Announcements

The journal Studies of Transition States and Societies (STSS) welcomes submissions to its 2026 summer issue.

Timeline and submission instructions

16th of February 2026 – papers submitted through the journals online submission system

June 2026 –issue published

Each manuscript should be written according to the Author Guidelines and full papers should be submitted electronically to STSS via the journal's online submission system. All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed according to the policy of the journal.

Questions may be directed to STSS managing editor Epp Reiska (epp.reiska@tlu.ee) 

Studies of Transition States and Societies is published on a new, modern platform.

All previously published issues, as well as new Online First articles and book reviews, are available here. New submissions are welcome via this website, and future issues of the journal will be released on this platform.

Please note that user accounts from the previous system could not be migrated. All users are kindly asked to register to submit manuscripts, participate in peer review, and receive journal updates. Submissions already under review on the former platform will continue there during the transition period.

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Kairit Kall has joined the editorial team of Studies of Transition States and Societies (STSS) as a Junior Editor.

The journal Studies of Transition States and Societies (STSS) published by IISS and SOGOLAS at Tallinn University is dedicating its next issue to the memory of Prof. Ellu Saar, a long-time editor in chief of the journal.

We are now pleased to announce that Prof. Marge Unt has taken up the position of Editor-in-Chief for the sociology section of STSS.