Susan Sunila Sharma, Deakin University

Badri Narayan Rath, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Alok Kumar Mishra, University of Hyderabad

This special issue examines how geopolitical tensions, particularly conflicts in West Asia, influence international trade dynamics and economic development across the Asia-Pacific region. The initiative brings together academics, researchers, policymakers, and financial experts to explore the interconnections between geopolitical disruptions and trade relationships, and their implications for regional economic stability.

Papers should investigate how recent policy shifts in external, fiscal, and monetary domains reshape trade patterns and economic performance in Asia-Pacific economies. The special issue seeks high-quality research that deepens understanding of these complex relationships and their potential risks to sustainable growth in the region.

Appel publié par Emerging Markets Finance and Trade. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Potential topics

• Effects of geopolitical tensions on trade disruption and economic growth in Asia-Pacific Region
• Impact of ongoing conflict in West Asia on international trade
• External, fiscal and monetary policies and their effects on international trade and economic performance
• Complex interconnections between geopolitical tensions and international trade
• Risks to economic growth stability in the Asia-Pacific Region

Timeline

• April 1, 2027: Manuscript deadline

Boyu Lin, Macao University of Tourism

Jinwei Wang, Beijing International Studies University

Hongwen Chen, Nanchang University

Xin-Jean Lim, Universiti Putra Malaysia

This special issue examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping tourism planning and development across the Asia-Pacific region. Rather than focusing narrowly on technological efficiency, the call addresses broader transformations in destination governance, spatial flows, and how communities benefit from intelligent tourism systems. The collection seeks critical, theoretically informed research that explores the social, environmental, cultural, and economic implications of AI adoption in tourism contexts.

The Asia-Pacific region offers a particularly valuable setting for this inquiry due to its diversity: advanced smart cities coexist with rural destinations and climate-vulnerable communities, creating uneven experiences of AI-driven transformation. The region simultaneously faces urgent development challenges including overtourism, environmental pressures, and inequality, while becoming a global laboratory for experimental intelligent tourism systems. This context makes the region essential for understanding both opportunities and risks of AI-mediated tourism change.

Appel publié par Tourism Planning & Development. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Potential topics

• Generative AI and Tourism Planning Future
• Agentic AI and Autonomous Tourism Management Systems
• Platformization and Algorithmic Governance
• AI-mediated Trip Planning and Tourist Mobility
• AI-mediated Labor and Socioeconomic Transformation
• AI Adoption and Sustainable Tourism Development
• AI-driven Reconfiguration of Tourism Planning
• AI-driven Tourism Business Innovation in Regional Development

Timeline

• May 30, 2027: Manuscript deadline

Nuttawuth Muenjohn, Murdoch University

Chris Rowley, University of Oxford

Nirma Jayawardena, Bradford University

Amy Huang, Murdoch University

This special issue explores how global ESG pressures interact with local institutions and governance structures in Asia-Pacific economies. Most ESG frameworks are grounded in Western perspectives and often overlook the unique institutional features of APAC regions, including developmental states, government-linked companies, family-owned businesses, and concentrated ownership. The issue seeks research examining how firms interpret, adopt, and adapt global ESG standards within their specific institutional contexts.

The special issue welcomes diverse methodological approaches including qualitative, quantitative, comparative case studies, multi-country analyses, mixed-methods research, and policy-oriented studies. Submissions should address themes such as global ESG pressures and local translation, adaptation of reporting frameworks, investor and supply-chain influences, state-business relations, ownership structures, and corporate responses to sustainability challenges specific to Asia-Pacific contexts.

Appel publié par Asia Pacific Business Review. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Potential topics

• How do firms in Asia-Pacific economies interpret and translate global ESG norms within their local institutional environments?
• To what extent do national institutional systems shape organisational responses to global ESG pressures?
• How do firms reconcile global sustainability expectations with local regulatory and cultural contexts?
• How are global ESG reporting frameworks (e.g., GRI, TCFD, ISSB) adapted by firms operating in different Asia-Pacific institutional contexts?
• What factors influence the depth and credibility of ESG disclosures among APAC firms?
• Do firms in emerging APAC economies adopt global ESG standards symbolically or substantively?
• How do foreign investors and multinational buyers influence ESG adoption among local firms in Asia-Pacific economies?
• To what extent do global supply-chain sustainability requirements reshape environmental and labour practices among APAC suppliers?
• How do firms balance external stakeholder pressures with domestic institutional constraints?
• How do state-business relationships influence corporate sustainability strategies in Asia-Pacific economies?
• To what extent do institutional arrangements shape ESG governance and corporate accountability?
• How do variations in institutional development affect ESG outcomes across APAC economies?
• How do developmental states in Asia shape corporate ESG practices?
• What role do industrial policies and state-led sustainability initiatives play in promoting ESG adoption among firms?
• Do state-led sustainability policies generate genuine environmental and social outcomes or primarily symbolic compliance?
• How do different ownership structures influence ESG adoption and sustainability performance in Asia-Pacific firms?
• To what extent does ownership concentration shape long-term sustainability strategies?
• How do governance mechanisms influence ESG accountability in APAC corporations?
• How do ESG practices differ between state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and privately owned firms in Asia-Pacific economies?
• To what extent do political objectives influence ESG disclosure and sustainability performance in SOEs?
• How does government ownership affect corporate accountability for environmental and social impacts?
• How do family-controlled firms approach ESG practices compared with non-family firms in Asia-Pacific economies?
• Do family ownership structures promote long-term sustainability orientation or entrench resistance to ESG reforms?
• How do diversified business groups integrate sustainability across multiple affiliated firms?
• How do ESG practices influence labour conditions and decent work outcomes in Asia-Pacific firms?
• To what extent do corporate sustainability initiatives improve employee wellbeing and job quality?
• How do multinational supply chains shape labour standards in developing APAC economies?
• How do corporate environmental strategies influence regional sustainability outcomes in Asia-Pacific economies?
• What role do firms play in advancing low-carbon transitions in emerging Asian markets?
• How do industrial clusters and regional ecosystems shape corporate environmental performance?
• How do firms strategically integrate ESG considerations into their core business models?
• What organisational capabilities enable firms to move beyond compliance-driven ESG strategies?
• How do firms in Asia-Pacific markets build sustainability capabilities under institutional constraints?

Timeline

• February 26, 2027: Manuscript deadline

Appel publié par Pacific-Basin Finance Journal. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Timeline

• December 31, 2026: Full paper submission deadline

This special issue is associated with the Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) 2026 and will be published in Information & Management.

Appel publié par Information & Management. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Timeline

• June 1, 2027: Full paper submission deadline