A Call for Papers for the Special Issue of Demografie 2026/4
The editorial office of the journal Demografie announces a call for the submission of papers for a special issue titled ‘The Issue of Declining Fertility in Developed Countries’.
The decline in fertility rates that we have witnessed in Czechia in recent years has been occurring in almost all developed countries for the past 15 years or so. Even northern European countries such as Norway and Sweden, which managed to maintain total fertility rates of around two children per woman for a long time, have experienced a decline in fertility to levels as low as those currently being seen in Czechia. We would like to contribute to this debate with a special issue that will provide more context for the decline in fertility rates and shed light on the possible determinants behind it.
In this special issue, we invite original contributions that address topics such as:
- An analysis of fertility trends in developed countries with a focus on delayed parenthood, the rise in childlessness, and possible disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
- Determinants of low fertility levels with a focus on the influence of currently discussed factors such as housing availability, the changing values of the younger generation, and the climate crisis
- Family policy and its effectiveness
- The specifics of fertility trends in Czechia and international comparisons
- The demographic, social, and economic consequences of low fertility rates
Deadlines:
March 31, 2026 – deadline for the submission of papers
October 7, 2026 – notification of authors regarding acceptance/rejection
October 25, 2026 – deadline for submitting revised texts
December 15, 2026 – publication of Demografie 2026/4
Please submit articles to the email address of the editorial office: redakce@csu.gov.cz. Please indicate that the article is being submitted for this special issue.
Articles may be written in Czech or English.
The guidelines for authors are the same as those applied to articles in a standard issue of the journal: https://csu.gov.cz/for_authors_demografie.
Articles will be subjected to the same rigorous double-blind peer-review process as regular submissions:
https://csu.gov.cz/publication_ethics_and_malpractice_statement_demografie.
The journal Demografie is an open access journal that is indexed in the Web of Science database (in the Emerging Sources Citation Index), the Scopus database, the ICI Journals Master List, and the Directory of Open Access Journals.
Contact: Editorial Office – redakce@csu.gov.cz