Call for Special Issue proposals
Industrial Management & Data Systems (IMDS) invites interested researchers to submit a Special Issue proposal to be launched in 2025. We are open to any emerging topics that fit the aim and scope of IMDS. Special issue proponents must be familiar with IMDS’s guidelines.
Although not compulsory, we would prioritise IMDS board members, reviewers and authors when considering the special issue proposals.
Topics of interest and evaluation criteria
Examples of recent topics that we are interested in include, but are not limited to:
Operations/supply chain resilience
Responsible innovation management
Digital servitisation
Sustainable information systems
Ethical challenges in artificial intelligence
Immersive technologies
Methods focused topics.
The evaluation criteria include:
Originality and impact of the proposed topic
Experience of the guest editors
Plans on how to solicit a diverse range of papers.
How to submit
If you are interested in publishing a Special Issue in IMDS, please contact Prof. Zhao Cai, Managing Editor of IMDS, at [email protected] to receive a special issue proposal form and a call for papers template.
Timeline
Submission of Special Issue proposal forms will be open until 30th April 2025.
A decision will be made on the proposal in May 2025.