THANATOS
Suomalaisen Kuolemantutkimuksen Seura Ry
Sällskapet för finländsk dödsforskning
Finnish Death Studies Association
ISSN 2242-6280
Invitation to contribute:
THANATOS SPECIAL ISSUE 2026
THANATOCENE NOW! Death in Today's Ecological Crisis Every year Thanatos launches a special issue in the field of thanatology on a timely theme that calls for attention. This year, we welcome scholars from diverse disciplines to collaborate on the 2026 special issue, which focuses on “death and ecology”.
There are two possible categories of articles to which authors can contribute. Peer-reviewed original research articles (max. 8000 words) and discussion papers (3000 words) that comment on or elaborate on some aspects of the special issue theme in an academic or societal manner. The research articles are sent to two external reviewers, the discussion papers are reviewed by the editorial board.
For this special issue, we welcome papers from both scientific and artistic research perspectives that touch upon death, grief, and ecology. The theme of ecology can be broadly interpreted as relating to questions of sustainability in social and/or “natural” environments. Here, ecological crisis can refer to different aspects of the contemporary polycrisis, which tend to be entangled in multiple ways with death and destruction.
Submission deadline for full articles to be considered for the special issue is the 10th of May. More information about the journal and the submission guidelines can be found at https://journal.fi/thanatos/information/authors.
Kotimaisilla kielillä kirjoitetut artikkelit ja puheenvuorot ovat erittäin tervetulleita!
Papers in English are welcome! Any questions about the issue, please get in touch via thanatos.fdsa@gmail.com.