Jie Ma, Jilin University

Lihong Zhou, Wuhan University

Naya Sucha-xaya, Chulalongkorn University

This special issue seeks research examining how artificial intelligence is transforming information science, particularly from the Asia Pacific region. The collection aims to bring together cutting-edge theoretical and applied work that demonstrates how AI is reshaping the information ecosystem across traditional disciplinary boundaries.

The special issue prioritizes work that integrates AI with libraries, archives, and cultural heritage systems, emphasizes regional perspectives and case studies from Asia Pacific, and presents actionable research with societal impact linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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

Potential topics

• AI and Data Science in Digital Libraries, Archives, and Preservation
• Human Information Interaction and AI Enhanced User Experience
• Knowledge Discovery and Organization
• Data & Information Policy, Ethics, and Governance
• Scholarly Communication, Bibliometrics, and Research Evaluation
• AI Applications in Education, Healthcare, Cultural Heritage, etc.
• Information Behavior and Social Informatics
• Interdisciplinary and Emerging Topics in Information Science

Timeline

• March 1, 2027: Opening date for manuscript submissions
• June 1, 2027: Closing date for manuscript submissions

This special issue examines the global energy transition from fossil fuels to low-carbon technologies, addressing the systemic transformation required to mitigate climate change and achieve sustainable development. The call seeks applied, problem-solving research that explores the interplay between technological innovation, policy frameworks, market dynamics, and geopolitical factors across different geographical contexts.

The special issue welcomes contributions on energy sector management, simulation tools, circular economy approaches, and integrated models that assess economic and environmental pathways. Research should address challenges such as green finance, supply chain resilience, carbon neutrality, and policy mechanisms for successful energy transitions, as well as emerging topics including leadership development, gender issues, and professional training in the energy sector.

Appel publié par International Journal of Energy Sector Management. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Potential topics

• Fossil Low Carbon Structural Shift in Energy Sector
• Future Agenda & Bibliometric Reviews on Energy Transition
• Energy Asset Prioritization & Modernization for Energy Development
• Technological Innovation in Renewables For Future Energy Markets
• Solutions to Bottlenecks for Sustainable Energy Efficiency Models
• Simulation & Digital Tools in Energy Transition Assessment
• Energy Transition Shift: The Market & Pricing Dynamics
• Resilience in Renewable Supply Chain Management
• Green & Climate Finance interface of Energy Transition
• Energy-Climate-Environment Nexus
• Economic-Environmental Policy Pathways
• Carbon Emissions & Neutrality
• Future and Emerging Models of Circular Economy & Waste Management
• Corporate Energy Practice Attraction: Board Level Decision, Policy Dilemmas & Geopolitics
• Leadership, Gender & Human Capital

Timeline

• April 15, 2026: Abstract Submission Openings
• July 31, 2026: Abstract Submission Deadline
• August 15, 2026: Notification of Abstract Acceptance
• September 30, 2026: Full Paper Submission Open Date
• November 30, 2026: Closing Date of Full Paper Submission
• March 31, 2027: Notification of Acceptance of Full Paper

Senija Causevic, Université Internationale de Rabat

Manuel Alector Ribeiro, University of Surrey

Aaron Yankholmes, Nottingham Trent University

Africa's coastal regions remain significantly underrepresented in global tourism research despite comprising 38 coastal nations with extensive marine biodiversity. The gap reflects both historical legacies of colonialism and contemporary academic inequities, leaving African coastal communities marginalized in planning and governance processes. This special issue seeks contributions that move beyond critique toward co-creating regenerative coastal tourism models grounded in vernacular knowledge and local spatial politics.

Coastal tourism planning currently privileges aesthetic conservation and tourist interests over equitable resource distribution and environmental sustainability, often resulting in economic leakage, spatial exclusion, and increased climate vulnerability for local communities. The special issue invites research on governance frameworks, community-led approaches, and planning instruments that address spatial injustices, strengthen local value chains, and balance competing coastal uses including fisheries, conservation, and port development.

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

Potential topics

• Coastal tourism planning and development at the land–sea interface
• Planning instruments for coastal tourism (zoning, development controls, permitting, enforcement, accountability)
• Institutional coordination, planning capacity, and multi-level governance (local–regional–national)
• Data gaps, indicators, and monitoring systems for coastal destination performance and carrying capacity
• Cross-sector trade-offs in port and coastal cities (tourism–ports–fisheries–conservation–urban development)
• Spatial justice in coastal tourism development (land tenure, coastal access, displacement, and enclosure)
• Economic leakage, benefit-sharing, and strengthening local value chains (procurement, SMEs, labour linkages, etc.)
• Investment, public-private partnership, ownership, and concession models (including FDI) and implications for local livelihoods
• Financial planning for regenerative coastal tourism, i.e. public finance, climate finance, carbon markets
• Climate risk, adaptation planning, and resilience for coastal tourism infrastructure, ecosystems, and livelihoods
• Water security, resource pressures, and demand management in coastal and island destinations
• Nature-based solutions and coastal ecosystem restoration linked to tourism development (mangroves, dunes, reefs, etc.)
• Community participation, co-management, and community-led coastal governance innovations
• Indigenous knowledge in tourism planning, monitoring, and coastal management
• Tourism linkages with other sectors, i.e. fisheries, marine agriculture, etc. (livelihoods, resource conflicts, governance responses)
• Coastal and maritime heritage tourism (interpretation, ethics, memory, community partnership, connected heritage landscapes, etc)
• Destination diversification beyond enclave resort models (culture, conservation, science-based tourism, etc.)
• Domestic, diaspora/VFR, and intra-African tourism mobilities and their implications for coastal destination planning
• Relational and comparative research
• Connected-place and relational coastal tourism development across sea basins (Africa–Europe, Western Indian Ocean, Africa–Middle East, Africa-West Indies, etc.)
• Political conflict, power relations, and contested governance in coastal tourism development

Timeline

• July 27, 2026: Publication of special issue call for papers and submission portal opens
• October 1, 2026: Webinar
• September 20, 2027: Submission deadline

This multi-journal collection explores how entrepreneurship can contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 8, which focuses on productive employment and decent work for all. The initiative recognizes that labor markets and employment quality are shaped by societal, environmental, political, and economic factors, and that entrepreneurial activity could be instrumental in creating better working conditions, fair compensation, and improved job opportunities across diverse contexts.

The collection invites research examining the interconnections between entrepreneurship and working conditions, seeking to understand mechanisms through which new ventures and small businesses can foster employment quality. Contributions may be research or review articles submitted to one of nine participating journals, with rigorous peer review conducted according to each journal's standards.

Appel publié par Small Business Economics. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Potential topics

• Equal pay for work of equal value
• Gender discrimination in employment
• Immigration and employment
• Labor shortages after COVID-19
• Modern slavery and child labor
• Labor policy
• Entrepreneurial enterprises, SMEs, and family businesses
• Global entrepreneurial firms: organization design, emerging conceptions in entrepreneurship (i.e. born globals), globalization's challenges and opportunities, cultural differences
• Remote work
• Opportunity entrepreneurship as a direct way to generate high quality employment
• Measuring and dealing with positive and negative externalities of new businesses

Timeline

• Invalid DateTime: Submission deadline

Shanyong Wang, University of Science and Technology of China

Liang Wan, University of Science and Technology of China

Jun Li, Hefei University of Technology

The COVID-19 pandemic and climate disasters have revealed the limitations of market-based institutions and governments in managing systemic crises. This has prompted increased attention to corporate moral motivation and business ethics as essential for sustainable development. The special issue examines how moral adaptation, business strategy, and innovation interconnect in addressing global challenges.

The relationship between these dimensions is complex. Moral evolution and environmental justice reshape corporate strategy, yet traditional economic theory struggles to reconcile justice with efficiency and ethics with innovation. Simultaneously, businesses play an increasingly vital role in developing solutions to major societal problems, including climate change, through strategic adaptation that affects both their operations and their broader ecosystems.

The special issue calls for research reconsidering business ethics in light of contemporary environmental and social concerns. It welcomes global submissions exploring how ethics, institutional frameworks, and innovation interact to support sustainable business practices and address grand challenges.

Appel publié par Managerial and Decision Economics. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Potential topics

• History, ethical evolution, and innovation
• Neuro-economic foundation of ethics and the future development in business ethics
• Ethics, culture/institutions, and sustainable development
• Ethics, culture/institutions, and innovation
• Ethics and public good investments, and innovation

Timeline

• October 30, 2026: Submission deadline

Meena Chavan, Macquarie University

Christina Theodoraki, IAE Aix-Marseille University

Michelle Evans, University of Melbourne

Jane Menzies, University of Sunshine Coast

Anna Earl, University of Canterbury

Alex Maritz, La Trobe University

Bella Galperin, University of Tampa

This special issue examines Indigenous-led enterprises as drivers of sustainable regional development. Indigenous entrepreneurs worldwide create ventures that blend economic ambition with cultural stewardship, community well-being, and sustainability, often emerging from contexts of historical marginalization and systemic exclusion. The issue broadens geographic scope beyond Anglophone regions to include insights from Latin America, Asia, Africa, and beyond, recognizing Indigenous entrepreneurship as a global phenomenon.

The special issue situates Indigenous entrepreneurship at the intersection of place-based enterprise, sustainability, and regional development. Indigenous ventures are deeply embedded in specific lands, ecosystems, and social networks, operating as collective processes that integrate cultural values with business strategy. Many pursue triple bottom-line objectives combining economic, social, and environmental goals, challenging mainstream entrepreneurship paradigms to adopt more inclusive, community-centric frameworks.

Appel publié par Entrepreneurship & Regional Development. Lire l'appel complet sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Potential topics

• Indigenous entrepreneurial ecosystems and community-driven support systems
• Indigenous enterprise in CSR/ESG and sustainability goals
• Leadership styles and communal decision processes in Indigenous enterprises
• Market expansion and authenticity for Indigenous businesses
• Branding and storytelling around Indigenous cultural heritage
• Cultural appropriation and intellectual property rights protection
• Indigenous worldviews integrated into business and management frameworks
• Entrepreneurship education and capacity-building programs
• Enterprise as self-determination and pathways to economic independence
• Technology adoption by Indigenous entrepreneurs
• Challenges and resilience in Indigenous business development
• Indigenous women entrepreneurs and their contributions
• Policy and place-based development initiatives
• Global comparative perspectives on Indigenous entrepreneurship
• Culture-based enterprise models for heritage preservation
• How Indigenous cultural values shape entrepreneurial decision-making
• Institutional voids and barriers faced by Indigenous entrepreneurs
• Community networks, kinship ties, and competitive advantage
• Balancing profit motives with social and environmental responsibilities

Timeline

• December 1, 2025: Launch of call and submissions open
• February 1, 2026: Virtual Paper Development Workshop (for North and South America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Asia-Oceania)
• May 1, 2026: Virtual Paper Development Workshop
• August 1, 2026: Virtual Paper Development Workshop
• October 30, 2026: Full paper submission deadline