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The Application of a Large Language Model (LLM) in Education Reform and Innovation
edited by and Shuo Zhao
submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8679 | Submission Open
Keywords: large language model application; big data; education innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering)
Integrating System Dynamics with AI and Other Analytical Methods: Advancements and Applications for Decision Making with/Within Complex Systems
edited by , and Pietro Vito
submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6088 | Submission Open
Keywords: system dynamics; systems thinking; agent-based modeling; modeling & simulation; artificial intelligence; machine learning; predictive analytics; data analytics; complex systems; decision making; decision support systems; strategic planning; sustainability and resilience; scenario analysis; policy design & evaluation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Complex Systems and Cybernetics)
Applying Systems Thinking to Enhance Ecosystem Services
edited by Benjamin L. Turner, Erica Rieder and Hector Menendez
submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17301 | Submission Open
Keywords: systems thinking; system dynamics; ecosystem services; environmental stewardship; ecological conservation; ecosystem management; teaching and learning about ecosystem dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
AI-Driven Transportation Systems: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Mobility
edited by Rongjun Cheng, and Cong Zhai
submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 7613 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent transportation systems; trajectory prediction; ship performance calculation and ship path planning; crew health system; traffic accident reconstruction; digital twin technology; deep learning; intelligent parking systems; transportation and energy integration emergency logistics; application of large language models in the transportation field
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering)
Sustainable Business Model Innovation in the Era of Industry 4.0 submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 29929 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovation; sustainability; sustainable business innovation; industry 4.0; digital technology; circular economy; SMEs; collaboration; smart technology; competitiveness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Risk Management in Project Management—How Two Major Dimensions (Relational and Processual) Influence Risk Management in Project Management
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16195 | Submission Open
Keywords: project management; risk management; people analytics; project lifecycle; project challenges; project network analysis; relational dimension; processual dimension; tools and techniques used in project management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)
Supply Chain Management towards Circular Economy
edited by Victoria Muerza and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8649 | Submission Open
Keywords: operations management; decision making; carbon footprint; life cycle assessment; reverse logistics; resilient supply chains
(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)
Strategic Management Towards Organisational Resilience
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7602 | Submission Open
Keywords: organisational resilience; strategic resilience; operational resilience; strategic management; organisational resilience culture; organisational resilience measurement; innovations; business models; leadership; uncertainty
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Systems Analysis of Enterprise Sustainability: Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3894 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital transformation for corporate sustainability; the impact of AI and IoT on the green environment; environmental policy and corporate sustainability; fintech and corporate sustainability; ESG and corporate management; green finance and corporate management; greenwashing and corporate management; organizational system analysis
Sustainable Strategies and Organizational Transitions for Green Economy
edited by Pellegrini Laura and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3869 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; organizational change; green economy; circular economy; ESG; green innovation; sustainable strategy; social responsibility; environmental impact; corporate governance; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Sustainable Construction Management through Systems Thinking submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2408 | Submission Open
Keywords: systems thinking approach; sustainable construction; construction technology; construction education; construction and demolition waste management; construction innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)
Operation and Supply Chain Risk Management
edited by and Xue Li
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2245 | Submission Open
Keywords: operation management; optimization and decision analytics supply chain risk management; maritime logistics; digital logistics; logistics risk management; information systems; sustainable production and consumption; market design; platform; and demand analytics behavioral economics and decision analysis; innovation and technology management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)
Business Intelligence and Data Analytics in Enterprise Systems
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1893 | Submission Open
Keywords: business intelligence; data analytics; enterprise systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning; systems thinking; process mining; digital transformation; decision support systems; data governance
Systems Thinking for Sustainable and Responsible Innovation
edited by Ehsan Nabavi
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 416 | Submission Open
Keywords: systems thinking; responsible innovation; sustainable innovation; governance and regulation; historical context and theoretical foundations; systemic risks in responsible innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Modeling and Simulation Innovations for Advanced Logistics Systems Management
edited by Yusheng Zhou and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6183 | Submission Open
Keywords: logistics systems modeling; supply chain simulation; decision support for logistics systems; predictive analytics in logistics; risk management in logistics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Digital Innovation and Business Model Transformation in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 18885 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital transformation; business model innovation; small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); digital technologies; Industry 4.0; organizational agility; value creation; digital strategy; technology adoption; innovation management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Education Systems as Learning Organizations: Challenges and Opportunities of Evolving Human–Machine Cooperation submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15515 | Submission Open
Keywords: education systems; digital transformation; digital technologies; AI tools; organizational learning; digital competences; AI literacy; human– machine cooperation; digital humanism; educational equity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Organizational Digital Innovation and Transformation in Enterprise and Government Strategies
edited by and Pingheng Tsai
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13631 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital innovation and transformation; organizational innovation; digital transformation; enterprise and government strategies; innovation facilitation; security and compliance; information security technology and system development; application of NLP technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Advancements in Practical Applications of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems and Digital Twins submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13547 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twins; simulating digital twins; simulation; modelling and analysis techniques; reasoning in digital twins; mathematical modeling; distributed problem solving; agent-based simulation; multi-agent systems (MAS); IoT and MAS; CPS and MAS; IoT; smart cities; Industry 4.0; cybersecurity and digital twins; ambient intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)
Optimization-Based Decision-Making Models in Rail Systems Engineering submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8856 | Submission Open
Keywords: optimization  ; infrastructure evaluation  ; vehicle dynamics  ; track degradation  ; predictive maintenance  ; transport organization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)
System Dynamics Modeling and Simulation for Public Health
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8357 | Submission Open
Keywords: system dynamics; public health systems; thinking disease management; population health; health care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Theory and Methodology)
Ensemble Learning-Driven Models for Managerial System Modelling and Applications
edited by Zhenkun Liu, , Pei Du and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5883 | Submission Open
Keywords: ensemble learning-driven models; managerial system modeling; renewable energy sources management; supply chain management; financial management systems; decision support systems; business intelligence systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Scheduling and Optimization in Production and Transportation Systems
edited by and Sihan Huang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4565 | Submission Open
Keywords: scheduling optimization; production systems; transportation systems; advanced scheduling algorithms; real-time data analytics; heuristic and metaheuristic methods; supply chain optimization; machine learning in scheduling; resilience in scheduling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)
Complex Systems Theory in Regional and Urban Marketing: Strategies for Resilient, Sustainable, and Smart Cities submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3414 | Submission Open
Keywords: complex systems theory in social sciences; urban marketing; resilient cities; sustainable cities; smart cities; citizen participation in cities; agent-based simulation; urban planning; regional and urban development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Complex Systems and Cybernetics)
Enterprise Sustainability: From Management System to Corporate Social Responsibility submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2971 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; management system; corporate social responsibility; business management; governance; ESG
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Navigating Complexity in a Changing World: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chains
edited by Jaeyoung Oh, Joonhwan In and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2570 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; resilience; trade-offs and synergies; ESG strategies; data-driven decision-making; AI and machine leaning in supply chains; circular economy; supply chain risk management; supply chains for SMEs and service industries; policy and regulation for ESGs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)
Application of the Safe System Approach to Transportation
edited by and Brayan González-Hernández
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1550 | Submission Open
Keywords: transportation safety; safe system approach; systemic safety; road safety; accident prevention; human factors in transportation; transport safety technologies; traffic safety policies; risk management; transportation network safety; transferability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Emerging Disruptions in Healthcare Systems: How Digital Innovation Is Reshaping Policy, Practice, and Patient Outcomes submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1252 | Submission Open
Keywords: patient-centered digital innovations (eHealth); service delivery; and treatment outcomes; AI and data-driven decision support systems in strategic planning; telemedicine; remote monitoring; and mobile health (mHealth); integration and interoperability of electronic health records (EHRs); digital health literacy and user engagement strategies; governance; policies; and regulatory challenges in digital health; data privacy; security; and ethics in digital healthcare ecosystems; digital tools for public health surveillance and emergency response; socio-technical barriers and enablers of digital transformation; cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary approaches to digital health; impacts of digital health innovations on institutional/system performance
Systems Thinking in STEM Education: Pedagogies and Applications submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 909 | Submission Open
Keywords: engineering education; graduate education; k-12; mathematics education; science education; STEM education; systems thinking; technology education; undergraduate education; vocational education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Theory and Methodology)
Sustainable Urban Transport Systems
edited by Konstantina Anastasiadou and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 869 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable urban mobility; transport planning; urban planning; sustainability; urban transport systems; micromobility; sustainable transport
Ethical Leadership and Organizational Resilience in the Age of Digital Transformation
edited by Elisenda Tarrats-Pons, David Gallardo-Pujol, Nuria Arimany-Serrat and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 622 | Submission Open
Keywords: ethical leadership; organizational resilience; digital transformation; university education; future leaders; artificial intelligence ethics; sustainability; innovation culture; inclusive leadership; positive psychology interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Operations Research in Optimization of Supply Chain Management submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 550 | Submission Open
Keywords: operations research; supply chain optimization; mathematical modeling; logistics and transportation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)
Safety, Security, and Dependability in Embedded Systems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open
Keywords: embedded system; safety; security; dependability; resilience; system of systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)
CyberSystemic Transformations for Social Good
edited by and Vojko Potočan
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3554 | Submission Open
Keywords: cybernetics; general systems; artificial intelligence; regenerative economics; management; systems engineering; social good
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Digital Engineering: Transformational Tools and Strategies
edited by , and Hanumanthrao Kannan
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital engineering; digital transformation; digital engineering applications; digital engineering metrics; digital engineering maturity models; data integration and interoperability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering)
Systems Approaches in Knowledge Management and Organizational Innovation
edited by Halil Zaim
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12006 | Submission Open
Keywords: knowledge management; innovation; systems approaches; supply chain management; knowledge management processes; knowledge generation; knowledge creation; knowledge sharing; knowledge utilization; research and development; organizational learning; intellectual capital; decision making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Innovative Systems Approaches to Healthcare Systems
edited by Peter Tsasis
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3967 | Submission Open
Keywords: health system complexity; interconnected networks; multidisciplinary perspectives; integrated solutions; systems theory; interdependencies; system failures; complex adaptive systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Sustainable Project Management in Business submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10693 | Submission Open
Keywords: project management; sustainability; sustainable project management; frameworks; green project management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Decision-Making in Sustainable Business Models: Prediction and Modeling submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9267 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable business models; business management; sustainable business systems; sustainable; business models; decision-making in business; management decision-making; prediction in business; modeling in business
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Theory and Methodology)
Systems Approach to Innovation in Construction Projects
edited by , , Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7786 | Submission Open
Keywords: complex systems; construction projects; construction project management; innovation; systems thinking; systems approach
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)
Business Process Management Based on Big Data Analytics
edited by and José Luis Mota Pereira
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1493 | Submission Open
Keywords: business process management; big data; decision making; data analytics; AI integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Digital Engineering Strategies of Smart Production Systems
edited by and Esma TALHI
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1318 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart production system; digital transition strategy; digitalization methods; integration technologies methods; data-driven control; cloud manufacturing; IIoT systems cyber– physical production systems; industrial distributed systems; smart manufacturing control systems; digital twin; mobile manipulators; state of research on digital engineering strategies; smart production features
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)
Strategic Management in Enterprises: From the Industry and Society 4.0 to 5.0 Era
edited by , and Agnieszka Thier
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 662 | Submission Open
Keywords: strategic management; industry; society; Era 4.0; Era 5.0
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Economic System Management, Sustainability, and Innovation in Digital Environments
edited by Raquel Ibar-Alonso, Maria-Carmen García-Centeno and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 654 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital transformation; innovation; big data analytics; artificial intelligence; disruptive technologies; resource optimization; sustainability; competitiveness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Uncertainty-Aware Decision Making in Supply Chain and Logistics: Integration of Fuzzy, Stochastic, and Analytical Approaches
edited by Omid Jadidi and Fatemeh Firouzi
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open
Keywords: supply chain uncertainty; fuzzy and stochastic optimization; decision support systems; resilient and sustainable supply chains; data-driven decision making; hybrid modeling approaches
Modeling of Complex Systems and Systems of Systems
edited by Hidekazu Nishimura and James Martin
submission deadline 24 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open
Keywords: business analysis and synthesis; cyber– physical systems; human systems integration; digital engineering; digital twin; enterprise architecture; mission engineering; MS& A (modeling; simulation and analysis); smart cities; smart manufacturing; intelligent transportation systems; software-intensive systems; socio-technical systems; ecological systems; systems science
Advances in the Modeling and Analytics of Health and Healthcare Systems
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16334 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare modeling; predictive analytics; health system dynamics; patient-centric modeling; interdisciplinary healthcare research; machine learning in healthcare; simulation for healthcare systems; optimizing resource allocation in healthcare; public health analytics; enhancing patient outcomes.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Business Model Innovation in the Context of Digital Transformation submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9075 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital transformation; business model innovation; digital ecosystems; data-driven decision-making; customer-centric approach
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Theory and Methodology)
Operation Optimization and Performance Assessment of Complex Social-Economic Systems
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5591 | Submission Open
Keywords: complex socio-economic systems; data envelopment analysis; multi-agent systems; AI; operation optimization; performance assessment; socio-economic system resilience; decision making; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Operations Management in Healthcare Systems
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2873 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare systems; system design; system dynamics; simulation and modelling; contract mechanisms in healthcare systems; estimation; time series model; machine learning; decision-making; productivity and efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
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