Nisreen Ameen, University of Reading

Federico Iannacci, University of Sussex

Daniel Gozman, University of Sydney Business School

James S. Denford, Royal Military College of Canada

This special issue examines how artificial intelligence embedded in public services shapes policy-making and how policies configure AI's development and use. The dynamic interplay between technology and policy intensifies with AI's scale and opacity. The issue seeks to understand how this reciprocal relationship creates, distributes or undermines public value—encompassing efficiency, equity, transparency, participation and welfare.

The special issue invites Information Systems research that theorises AI as central to policy formation and enactment. Manuscripts should examine how AI systems shape policy problems and evidence, how organisations translate AI policies into practice, and how communities participate in defining public value. Qualitative, quantitative, design science and practitioner-oriented contributions are welcome.

All submissions must include dedicated policy implications sections. Research may be set in public, private or nonprofit sectors and should address whose interests are encoded in AI systems, who benefits, who bears risks and whose experiences remain invisible.

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

Potential topics

• Creation and Distribution of Public Value: How AI creates, distributes or undermines public value, including efficiency, innovation, equity, participation, dignity, sustainability, security and welfare, and how related trade-offs are managed.
• AI Use and the Production of Policy: How AI models, data, classifications, system design and organisational routines shape policy problems, evidence, interventions and evaluation, and how policies evolve through AI-enabled systems.
• AI Governance Beyond Regulatory Compliance: How accountability, transparency, explainability, human oversight and decision authority are enacted in practice, and how AI governance can address societal purposes and outcomes beyond regulatory compliance.
• Policy Translation and Organisational Capability: How organisations translate AI-policy ambitions into procurement, system design, workforce skills, professional roles, implementation and service delivery, and build capabilities to sustain public value.
• Participation, Inequality and Contestation: How AI-enabled policies affect citizens and marginalised groups, reshape voice, access and opportunity, and enable affected communities to participate in defining public value.
• IS Knowledge and Policy Formation: How IS theory and evidence inform AI policy, and how research, practitioner insights and research–practice collaborations can connect evidence, policy, organisational practice and societal outcomes.

Timeline

• June 15, 2027: Submission deadline

This call invites papers that were presented at TPRC54 to be submitted for publication in Telecommunications Policy journal.

Appel publié par Telecommunications Policy. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Timeline

• December 18, 2026: Submission deadline

This special issue focuses on governance frameworks and policy approaches for ensuring safety in connected and automated vehicles. The issue seeks to integrate empirical evidence, ethical considerations, and innovative policy solutions to address the complex challenges posed by autonomous vehicle deployment in real-world transportation systems.

Appel publié par Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Timeline

• January 30, 2027: Submission deadline

This special issue in Research in Transportation Business & Management seeks contributions on intelligent transportation systems and sustainable mobility solutions within urban environments. The focus spans the development of analytical models, utilization of data analytics, operational management strategies, and policy frameworks that support the transition toward more efficient and environmentally conscious urban mobility systems.

Appel publié par Research in Transportation Business & Management. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Timeline

• December 17, 2026: Submission deadline

Natalia Vershinina, Audencia Business School

Amitabh Anand, Excelia Business School

Ivona Hideg, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Sanja Pekovic, University of Montenegro

Ivana Bulog, University of Split

Azra Bičo, International University of Sarajevo

Simona Kukovič, School of Advanced Social Studies & University of Ljubljana

The Western Balkans present a distinctive context for studying gender and work, combining labour-market gender gaps, high female inactivity, and informality with legacies of conflict and complex state-society relations. Women have played crucial roles in post-conflict recovery and civil society development, but existing global organizational theories inadequately capture these experiences and contributions.

This special issue seeks rigorous, comparative research that documents contemporary gendered labour dynamics in the region, theorizes how regional specificities—such as post-socialist transition, conflict legacies, and EU integration pressures—shape organizational practices and careers, and develops conceptual contributions relevant to global gender and organization scholarship. The issue particularly welcomes papers evaluating policy effectiveness and linking local practices to international regimes.

Appel publié par Gender Work and Organization. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Potential topics

• Gendered labour markets, informality, care work, and self-employment in the Balkans
• Gender pay inequality and organizational stratification
• Gendered leadership, management, and corporate governance
• Policy, Europeanization, and institutional change affecting gender equality
• Flexible work, gig economy, and new forms of gendered work
• Gender norms, education, and reproduction of inequality
• Patriarchy, religion, and gendered organizational cultures
• Urbanization, space, and gendered work practices

Timeline

• December 1, 2026: Submission deadline

Alex Bryson, University College London

Steve Raphael, University of California, Berkeley

Despite progress in educational attainment and women's occupational advancement, gender wage gaps continue to persist globally. Multiple factors contribute to this phenomenon, including gender stereotyping, occupational segregation, workplace discrimination and harassment, the effects of parenthood, and variations in preferences and skills between genders. This special issue seeks to understand the underlying causes of gender wage gaps worldwide and examine policy responses aimed at addressing them.

Appel publié par Industrial Relations A Journal of Economy and Society. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Potential topics

• What lies behind gender wage gaps across the world?
• How does selection into employment and into occupations impact gender wage gaps?
• What role do labor market institutions (unions, statutory wage floors) play?
• When and where do gender wage gaps emerge across the life-cycle?
• What is the role of parenthood and are policies promoting work-life balance having unintended consequences?
• What can occupation-specific studies tell us about gender wage gaps?
• What is the impact of gender differences in job search and wage bargaining on wage outcomes?
• What role does discrimination continue to play?
• How successful have policy interventions been in tackling the gap?

Timeline

• April 3, 2026: Extended abstract submission deadline
• September 17, 2026: Symposium at UC Berkeley's Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE)

Associate editors

• Nicole Fortin, University of British Columbia
• Manisha Shah, University of California, Berkeley

This special issue addresses the intersection of disability with health services research and policy. The collection seeks to advance understanding of how health systems and policies affect people with disabilities and to promote evidence-based approaches that improve healthcare delivery and outcomes for this population.

Appel publié par Journal of Health Services Research & Policy. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

This special issue seeks to explore the multifaceted ways in which political environments shape and influence the tourism and hospitality sectors. The political context encompasses governmental policies, political stability, regulatory frameworks, international relations, and geopolitical events that directly and indirectly affect tourism flows, hospitality operations, and industry development.

We invite submissions that examine how political factors influence destination competitiveness, tourism demand and supply, hospitality business strategies, employment patterns, and sustainable development in the sector. We particularly welcome research that addresses contemporary political challenges and opportunities in tourism and hospitality.

Contributions may include empirical studies, theoretical frameworks, case studies, and comparative analyses that provide insights into the complex relationships between political environments and tourism and hospitality industries globally.

Appel publié par Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Appel publié par Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Timeline

• October 30, 2026: Full paper submission deadline

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

Timeline

• November 1, 2026: Full paper submission deadline

Appel publié par Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Timeline

• September 30, 2026: Full paper submission deadline

This special issue is jointly established by Annals of Tourism Research and Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights.

Appel publié par Annals of Tourism Research. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Timeline

• August 31, 2026: Submission deadline

Appel publié par Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Timeline

• October 29, 2026: Submission deadline

This special issue aims to examine the relationship between uncertainty and economic activity, alongside the role of policy in managing these dynamics. The collection seeks contributions that explore how uncertainty affects various economic outcomes and what policy responses may be effective in mitigating negative consequences.

Appel publié par International Review of Economics & Finance. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Timeline

• November 30, 2026: Submission deadline