Systems

Scheduling and Optimization in Production and Transportation Systems

edited by

and Sihan Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3105 | 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

edited by

Luis Manuel Cerdá Suárez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2409 | 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)

Navigating Complexity in a Changing World: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chains

edited by Jaeyoung Oh, Joonhwan In and

Minseok Park

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1613 | 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

Davide Shingo Usami

and Brayan González-Hernández

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1113 | 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)

Enterprise Sustainability: From Management System to Corporate Social Responsibility

edited by

Rute Maria Gomes Abreu

and

Hualiang Lu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 843 | 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)

Systems Thinking in STEM Education: Pedagogies and Applications

edited by

Rea Lavi

and

Lykke Brogaard Bertel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 758 | 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)

Emerging Disruptions in Healthcare Systems: How Digital Innovation Is Reshaping Policy, Practice, and Patient Outcomes

edited by

Dalibor Stanimirović

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 540 | 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

Ethical Leadership and Organizational Resilience in the Age of Digital Transformation

edited by Elisenda Tarrats-Pons, David Gallardo-Pujol, Nuria Arimany-Serrat and

Albert Armisen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 506 | 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

edited by

Farnaz Ghazi-Nezami

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open

Keywords: operations research; supply chain optimization; mathematical modeling; logistics and transportation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)

Sustainable Urban Transport Systems

edited by Konstantina Anastasiadou and

Nikolaos Gavanas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban mobility; transport planning; urban planning; sustainability; urban transport systems; micromobility; sustainable transport

Safety, Security, and Dependability in Embedded Systems

edited by

Yutaka Matsubara

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 79 | 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

Massimiliano Pirani

and Vojko Potočan

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2358 | 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

Lawrence Dale Thomas

,

Ana Wooley

and Hanumanthrao Kannan

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 93 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7346 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3009 | 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

edited by

Cláudia Margarida de Sousa e Silva

and

José Magano

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8133 | 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)

Systems Approach to Innovation in Construction Projects

edited by

Fahim Ullah

,

Ahsen Maqsoom

, Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan and

Amir Ghanbaripour

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5048 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex systems; construction projects; construction project management; innovation; systems thinking; systems approach

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Decision-Making in Sustainable Business Models: Prediction and Modeling

edited by

Martin Holubčík

,

Jakub Soviar

and

František Pollák

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4564 | 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)

Business Process Management Based on Big Data Analytics

edited by

Jorge Oliveira e Sá

and José Luis Mota Pereira

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1073 | 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

Khaled Benfriha

and Esma TALHI

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 593 | 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)

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 181 | 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

Economic System Management, Sustainability, and Innovation in Digital Environments

edited by Raquel Ibar-Alonso, Maria-Carmen García-Centeno and

Raquel Quiroga-Garcia

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 169 | 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)

Strategic Management in Enterprises: From the Industry and Society 4.0 to 5.0 Era

edited by

Barbara Siuta-Tokarska

,

Magdalena Belniak

and Agnieszka Thier

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 90 | 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)

Modeling of Complex Systems and Systems of Systems

edited by Hidekazu Nishimura and James Martin

submission deadline 24 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 53 | 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

Mahmoud Elbattah

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13488 | 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

edited by

Fernando Díez

and

Pedro César Martínez-Morán

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6936 | 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

Feng Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3465 | 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

Aydin Teymourifar

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1949 | 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)

Systems Thinking in Education: Learning, Design and Technology

edited by

Roger Hadgraft

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems thinking; systems modelling; stakeholder engagement; systems engineering; emergence; feedback; causality; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Applying Systems Science to Place-Based Systems Change Efforts: Theoretical and Methodological Advances

edited by Therese Riley

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: place-based systems change; systems theory; systems approaches; place-based approaches; complex social problems; monitoring and evaluation

Servitization and Product–Service Systems (PSS): Design, Management, and Ethics for Human Well-Being

edited by

Bach Quang Ho

, Yutaro Nemoto and

Kentaro Watanabe

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: product– service systems; servitization; well-being; service design; social sustainability; digital technologies; extended producer responsibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Systems Approaches in E-Commerce and Business Intelligence: Innovations and Applications

edited by Jong-min Kim and

Rob Kim Marjerison

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: e-commerce; AI Systems; innovation; recent technological advances; competitive advantage; systems approaches

Exploring the Interrelation of Human Resource Management and Corporate Performance Using Systems Thinking

edited by

Gábor Szabó-Szentgróti

and

Usama Awan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate performance; systems thinking; organizational learning; strategic HRM; employee well-being; leadership development; job crafting; psychological safety; talent management; AI in HR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Model-Based Systems Engineering and Integration

edited by

Lawrence Dale Thomas

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: model-based systems engineering; systems engineering; systems integration; verification; validation; test planning; system test

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Smarter Infrastructure System Design for Sustainability

edited by Nilupa Herath and

Madhuwanthi Rupasinghe

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart infrastructure; sustainable design; digital technologies; resilient systems; sustainable materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Multi-Objective Decision Making in Supply Chain Management Under Uncertainty

edited by

Kristina Vaiciute

and

Aušra Katinienė

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision support systems; decision making; uncertainty factors; modeling; modeling methods; empirical research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)

Data-Driven Modeling of Sustainable Transportation Systems in Supply Chains

edited by

Kristina Vaiciute

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation decision support systems; data analysis systems; green transportation technologies and systems; big data; real-time data analysis; information systems for cooperation between different transport modes; modeling methods; empirical research; intermodal transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)

Advancing Systems Engineering in the Age of Digital Transformation

edited by

Ali Asghar Bataleblu

and David Cochran

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: system-of-systems engineering; transdisciplinary systems engineering; model-based systems engineering (MBSE); resilience; adaptability; sustainability; AI4SE and SE4AI; digital engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering)

Public Value and Public Service: Reconsidering Humans in a Vuca-D Society

edited by Giuseppe Modarelli, Mouna Nasr, Seda Çeken and

Giuseppe Catenazzo

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 432 | Submission Open

Keywords: public sector; new humanism; technology; digitalization; co-creation; network organization; innovation; sustainability

Advances in Operations and Production Management Systems

edited by

Miguel Vieira

, Bruno Gonçalves and

Telmo Pinto

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8342 | Submission Open

Keywords: operations management; digital transformation; advanced manufacturing applications; smart manufacturing systems; real-time data analytics; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering)

Data Analytics for Social, Economic and Environmental Issues

edited by

Martins Adelaide

,

Susana Silva

and Bruno Veloso

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4222 | Submission Open

Keywords: data analytics; big data; data governance; information systems; social; economic; and environmental dimensions; behavioral trends; reporting; economic analysis and forecast

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Agile Approaches to Organizational Governance: Towards a Resilient and Sustainable System

edited by

Nadeem Khan

and Nada Korac Kakabadse

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2576 | Submission Open

Keywords: governance; board; entrepreneurship; resilience dynamics; sustainability performance; system impact; leadership behaviors; high-quality decision making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Digital and Data-Driven Systems Engineering: Bridging Theory and Practice

edited by Melanie King

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2125 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems engineering; digital engineering; data engineering; digital twins; big data analytics; artificial intelligence; cyber-physical systems; model-based systems engineering (MBSE); digital transformation; data-driven risk management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering)

Digital Transformation and Innovation in Product–Service Systems in Industry 4.0

edited by

Ikpe Justice Akpan

, Onyebuchi Felix Offodile and

Olamide Jogunola

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1194 | Submission Open

Keywords: product-service systems; digital transformation; digitalization/servitization; Fourth Industrial Revolution/Industry 4.0; product/service systems engineering; digital service system transformation; value creation/co-creation; service innovation in digital service ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence and Digital Systems Engineering)

Systems Thinking and Healthcare Communities: A Community Approach to Transforming Healthcare

edited by Josep María Monguet-Fierro and

Alberto Paucar-Caceres

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 481 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems; healthcare; communities; innovation; integration; policy; technology; equity; health education; engagement; health literacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)

Management of Water Supply Systems Resilience and Reliability

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open

Keywords: water supply system; reliability analysis; resilience analysis; water supply management; diversification; risk assessment; drinking water quality; threats identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)

Applications of Decision Science and Operations Research in Smart City Logistics: Planning, Policy, and Implementation

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart city logistics; decision science and operations research; urban freight and last-mile optimization; multi-criteria decision making (MCDM); urban systems; sustainability; resilience

Ethical and Innovative Systems for High-Performing Sustainable Organizations

edited by

Ionela Munteanu

,

Liliana Ionescu-Feleaga

and Kamer-Ainur Aivaz

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: performant organizations; ethics and moral practices; sustainable business systems; waste management; risk management; resilience culture; green innovations; circular economic systems; value recovery; educational models

Systems Thinking and Design for Transformative Innovation

edited by Anita Mirijamdotter,