About the Journal
ESS Conference Series: Social Science and Humanities is an open-access conference proceedings series published by ESS Press. The Series provides a scholarly platform for the publication of peer-reviewed research presented at international academic events in the fields of social sciences and humanities.
The Series aims to disseminate original research and promote academic dialogue across disciplines, institutions, and countries. Each volume is dedicated to a specific conference or scholarly event and reflects its thematic focus, objectives, and academic scope. The geographic location and organizing institutions may vary from issue to issue.
The Series publishes full papers and, where applicable, other scholarly materials associated with the conference programme (e.g., editorial forewords or conference information). All submissions undergo editorial screening and peer review in accordance with the Series’ editorial policies.
The Series follows principles of research integrity and publication ethics and is committed to transparent editorial and peer-review procedures. All content is published in immediate open access under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. Authors retain copyright to their work.
The Series is planned to publish two issues per year.
Current Issue
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026): Law, Digital Technologies and Sustainable Governance | Varna, Bulgaria
This issue of ESS Conference Series: Social Science and Humanities (2026, Vol. 1, Issue 1) presents peer-selected manuscripts prepared on the basis of the international event “Law, Digital Technologies and Sustainable Governance”, held in Varna, Bulgaria (13–22 June 2026) and hosted by Varna Free University.
The event was designed as a multidisciplinary academic platform bringing together researchers and practitioners working at the intersection of law, digital technologies and sustainable governance. Its aim was to examine how legal systems and governance institutions respond to accelerating digital transformation, and how these responses can be aligned with sustainability objectives.
The event was organized by Centre SIPD (Kyiv, Ukraine), E-Science Space (Warsaw, Poland) and ESS Press (Warsaw, Poland), and hosted by Varna Free University (Varna, Bulgaria).
The contributions included in this issue reflect the thematic priorities of the event, addressing the legal and institutional dimensions of digital transformation, the regulation of emerging technologies, data governance and protection, digitalisation of the public sector, and sustainable development standards in law and public governance. All manuscripts were selected and prepared in line with the editorial standards of the series.
Published:
01.09.2026
Full Issue
Law, Digital Technologies and Sustainable Governance (Varna, Bulgaria, 2026)
Law, Digital Technologies and Sustainable Governance
Varna Free University · Varna, Bulgaria · 13–22 June 2026
Full papers connected with the Varna 2026 programme are being collected for the forthcoming issue.
Submissions openPILC & SEITE Conference 2026: Human-centric Leadership
Poreč, Croatia · 23 September – 1 October 2026
Papers are accepted through the online submission system for the conference proceedings issue.
Paper deadline: 10 September 2026Journal Information
Publisher: ESS Press (Poland)
Publication model: Open Access
Peer Review: Double-Blind Peer Review
Frequency: Two issues per year
Language: English
First Issue: Vol. 1, No. 1 (2026)
ISSN: Pending
DOI Prefix: Pending
