Emerging Technologies on Digital Platforms
A special issue of Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research (ISSN 0718-1876).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2026 | Viewed by 86
Special Issue Editors
Interests: generative artificial intelligence (GAI); electronic health (eHealth); platform economy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rapid rise in emerging technologies—such as generative AI, blockchain, immersive interfaces, and algorithmic intelligence—is accelerating structural change across digital platforms. These technologies are redefining how platforms facilitate value creation, coordinate interactions, and shape user behavior. Yet, their theoretical and practical implications remain insufficiently examined, making it timely and necessary to dedicate a Special Issue to this topic.
This Special Issue aims to advance understanding of how emerging technologies transform platform innovation, governance, digital commerce ecosystems, and socio-technical outcomes. It aligns closely with JTAER’s core domains of Data Science, AI, and e-Commerce Analytics, focusing on algorithmic recommendations, AI-enabled services, and predictive platform intelligence; and Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Digital Business Models, emphasizing how novel technologies reshape platform-based innovation, ecosystem development, and new digital business models. It also connects with Immersive Commerce and Emerging Technologies, addressing metaverse environments, AR/VR-enabled commerce, and IoT-driven interactions.
Publishing this Special Issue in JTAER is highly appropriate given the journal’s leadership in electronic commerce scholarship and its strong emphasis on emerging technologies and platform research. By bringing together frontier theoretical and empirical studies, this Special Issue will contribute to deeper academic insight and guide practitioners navigating the next wave of digital platform transformation.
Prof. Dr. Xiaofei Zhang
Dr. Xiumei Ma
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- emerging technologies
- digital platforms
- generative AI
- platform governance
- digital commerce innovation
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