Special Issues

Systems runs special issues to create collections of papers on specific topics. The aim is to build a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors who are experts in the subject and oversee the editorial process for papers. Papers published in a Special Issue will be collected together on a dedicated page of the journal website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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AI-Driven Information and Engineering Systems for Future Mobility
edited by Mario Döller
submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 872 | Submission Open
Multi-Criteria Decision Making in Supply Chain Management
edited by Omid Jadidi and Fatemeh Firouzi
submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2282 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)
Intelligent Information Technologies for Quality and Security Assurance submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11333 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent information technologies; software engineering; computer systems; cybersecurity
Strategies to Build Startup Dynamic Capabilities for a Sustainable and Competitive Advantage: Engineering & Management Perspective
edited by , , Lawrence Peters, , and Antonio Ferreras
submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7267 | Submission Open
Keywords: dynamic capabilities; startups; sustained competitive advantage; innovation; pandemic; software engineering; process engineering; emerging technologies; business management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Preference and Consensus Modeling in Group Decision Making under Complex Contexts
edited by , , and Wenyu Yu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6742 | Submission Open
Keywords: group decision making; linguistic decision making; consensus-reaching process; preference modeling
System Dynamics Modeling for Green Supply Chain Management submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6458 | Submission Open
Keywords: green; supply chain management; system dynamics modeling; environment; value creation; manufacturing processes; inventory; information; product– service systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)
Performance Analysis and Optimization in Transportation Systems submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1442 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Engineering)
Lean Manufacturing in Industry 4.0
edited by Rossella Pozzi and Violetta Giada Cannas
submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 349 | Submission Open
Keywords: manufacturing systems; lean manufacturing; operational excellence; industry 4.0; lean automation; lean 4.0; digitization; operational performance; data science; smart manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)
Enablers and Capabilities for the Digital Supply Chain
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 20128 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)
Circular Economy Systems: Design, Use, and Innovation submission deadline 15 Jan 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3985 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Decision Making and Policy Analysis in Transportation Planning submission deadline 20 Jan 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6619 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Sustainable Supply Chain Management in a Global Context
edited by , Manu Sharma, and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1425 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)
Communication for the Digital Media Age submission deadline 31 Jan 2024 | 15 articles | Viewed by 22941 | Submission Open
Keywords: communications; leadership; women; fake news; happiness management; tourism; health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Systems Thinking for District Health Systems: Applications, Issues and Challenges submission deadline 31 Jan 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3819 | Submission Open
Keywords: systems thinking; systems dynamics; systems modeling; systems design; implementation research; one health; decentralization; fragmentation; low- and middle-income countries
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Digital Innovations after COVID-19: Emerging and Systemic Models or Complexities submission deadline 31 Jan 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1435 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Theoretical Issues on Systems Science
edited by , and Andrea Roli
submission deadline 31 Jan 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1388 | Submission Open
Keywords: chaos; coherence; equivalence; incompleteness; meta; multiplicity; pending systems; quantum systems; quasi; recurrence; re-emergence; remote; tolerance
The Systems Thinking Approach to Strategic Management
edited by and Martin Kunc
submission deadline 15 Feb 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3107 | Submission Open
Keywords: strategic management; critical systems heuristics; critical systems thinking; soft systems methodology; systemic design; system dynamics; viable system model; leadership; strategic planning; ESG
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Theory and Methodology)
Managing Complexity: A Practitioner's Guide submission deadline 29 Feb 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 26716 | Submission Open
Keywords: complexity; way of working; assemblages; practice; theory; managing; complex adaptive systems; environmental; systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Recent Advances and Applications of Forecasting and Evaluation Techniques in Energy, Environment and Economy Management submission deadline 29 Feb 2024 | 19 articles | Viewed by 22774 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy management; environment analysis  ; environmental efficiency; economic modeling  ; econometric models  ; grey system models  ; fuzzy theory  ; artificial intelligence  ; machine learning  ; deep learning; data mining; forecasting and evaluation; decision making; optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Manufacturing and Service Systems for Industry 4.0/5.0
edited by , Guozhu Jia, , Bernd Kuhlenkötter, Petri Helo and Wei Guo
submission deadline 29 Feb 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7009 | Submission Open
Keywords: manufacturing and service systems; product service systems; product design for services; supply chain; product life-cycle engineering and systems; industry 4.0/5.0; intelligent and interconnected equipment; fault diagnosis and maintenance; cyber physical social systems; artificial intelligence in manufacturing; systems engineering in manufacturing; system of systems in manufacturing; big data; industrial Internet; industrial Internet of Things; industrial software models; social manufacturing; cloud manufacturing; smart manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Engineering)
AI, IoT, and Edge Computing for Sustainable Smart Cities submission deadline 29 Feb 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4341 | Submission Open
Blockchain Technology in Supply Chain Management and Logistics
edited by and Albert Wee Kwan Tan
submission deadline 29 Feb 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 784 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)
Digital Twin Strategies for Systems Engineering
edited by Aditya Akundi, Faisal Aqlan and Sergio Luna
submission deadline 29 Feb 2024 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twins; systems engineering; MBSE; digital engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)
Socio-Ecological Systems and Their Applications submission deadline 10 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: resilience; biodiversity; adaptation; sustainability; human-nature interaction; ecosystem services; stakeholder engagement; governance; coupled systems; land use change; environmental management; conservation; anthropogenic impacts; ecosystem-based management; systems dynamics; complex systems; resource management; environmental policies; social-ecological networks; climate change adaptation
Intelligent Systems and Cybersecurity submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5499 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)
Systems Science Addressing Health Disparities: Thinking, Modelling & Practice submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2703 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Strategic Management in Digital Transformation Era
edited by Saqib Shamim and
submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Business Intelligence as a Tool for Business Competitiveness submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12981 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Business Innovation: From Management Systems to Corporate Social Responsibility
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open
Keywords: business innovation; management systems; corporate social responsibility; dynamic processes; strategies; sustainable outcomes; societal well-being; environmental well-being; economic growth; sustainable future
Modeling, Planning and Management of Sustainable Transport Systems submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: transport system; external costs; sustainable development of transport; efficiency; smart city; decision-making support; fleet conversion processes
The Application of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Equipment Maintenance Support
edited by
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: equipment maintenance support; big data; artificial intelligence; data decision-making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Engineering)
Blockchain Technology for Future Supply Chain Management
edited by Hamid Jahankhani
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3992 | Submission Open
Keywords: blockchain; cyberattacks; IoT; supply chain; smart contracts; AI; CSMM; trust; privacy; digital currency; digital transformation; cloud computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)
Research and Practices in Technological Innovation Management Systems
edited by Wen-Hsiang Lai and Sheng-Tung Chen
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3300 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovation strategy; industrial open innovation; industrial technology and market analysis; innovation processes and methods; innovation culture and leadership; intellectual property management; technology transfer and commercialization; innovation metrics and performance measurement; organizational learning and knowledge management; innovation ecosystems and collaborative networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Engineering)
Design Methods for Human–Machine Teams submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3070 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Engineering)
Service Ecosystems: Resilience and Sustainability submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4558 | Submission Open
Keywords: resource integration in service ecosystems; sustainable value creation; resourcefulness; adaptability; and flexibility in service ecosystems; analytics and smart service design; institutionalization and service ecosystems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Sustainability, Complexity and Resilience: Insights from Complex Systems Approaches
edited by Giuliano Punzo
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: complex systems; socio-technical systems; emerging social systems; complexity; resilience; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Complex Systems)
Integration of Cybersecurity, AI, and IoT Technologies
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open
Keywords: cybersecurity; Artificial Intelligence (AI); Internet of Things (IoT); AIoT systems; enterprise cybersecurity
Architectural Complexity of Systems Engineering submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open
Keywords: systems engineering; systems architecture; systems integration; systems complexity; systems design; systems analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)
Risk Management in Project Management—How Two Major Dimensions (Relational and Processual) Influence Risk Management in Project Management
edited by and
submission deadline 3 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 38 | 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 Project Management)
Harnessing Systems Thinking in Entrepreneurship: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Emerging Trends
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open
Keywords: systems thinking; entrepreneurship; globalization; digital transformation; innovation and technology; entrepreneurial ecosystem; policy and regulation; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Cybernetics and Systems Theory at the Time of Great Reset
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cybernetics)
Artificial Intelligence in Strategic Marketing Decisions
edited by Akhilesh Chandra
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Advances in System Dynamics and Agent-Based Modeling for Social-Ecological Systems Research submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1964 | Submission Open
Keywords: agent-based modeling; system dynamics; social– ecological system; complex adaptive system; ecological economics; feedback; hybrid modeling; leverage; non-linear dynamics; resilience; sustainability transformation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Applying Systems Thinking to Enhance Ecosystem Services
edited by Benjamin L. Turner, Erica Rieder and Hector Menendez
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 6 | 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 Natural Science)
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