Systems

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

edited by

, Onyebuchi Felix Offodile and

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2419 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2176 | 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)

Data-Driven Urban Mobility Modeling

edited by

Sailesh Acharya

and Chris Hoehne

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2072 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban mobility; systems modeling; multimodal transportation; simulations; data-driven modeling; machine learning; big data

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

Governance of System of Systems (SoS)

edited by

Polinpapilinho Katina

and

Chuck Keating

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1772 | Submission Open

Keywords: governance; SoS; SoSE; System of Systems Engineering; System of Systems; uncertainty; vulnerability; complexity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1585 | 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

Management of Water Supply Systems Resilience and Reliability

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 878 | 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)

Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Strategies for Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chain Management

edited by

Sebastian-Emanuel Stan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 599 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in supply chain management; big data analytics; sustainable supply chains; ESG-oriented management; digital transformation; smart logistics; resilience and risk management; econometric modeling; productivity and efficiency; decision support systems

(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

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and

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 377 | 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

Systems Thinking and Design for Transformative Innovation

edited by Anita Mirijamdotter,

Fisnik Dalipi

, Erdelina Kurti and Sadaf Salavati

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems thinking; sustainability; digital transformation; design; sustainable innovation; ethics

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

Using Digital AI Systems as a Response to High Economic Turbulence and Uncertainty

edited by Jong-min Kim and

Rob Kim Marjerison

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: economic uncertainty; digitalization; digital diffusion; AI; blockchain; risk mitigation; competitive advantage

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

Safe Systems for Road Safety: A Human Factors Perspective

edited by

Meghna Chakraborty

,

Anshu Bamney

,

Nischal Gupta

and Amrita Goswamy

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: safe systems approach; road safety; human factors; data-driven analyses; predictive modeling; vulnerable road users

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

Analysis, Evaluation and Optimization for Public Health Using Systems Thinking

edited by

Le Khanh Ngan Nguyen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems thinking; system dynamics; health systems modelling; systems mapping; group model building; soft and critical systems; complex adaptive systems; public health; health policy; complexity theory

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

Management and Simulation of Digitalized Smart Manufacturing Systems

edited by

Mohammed M. Mabkhot

,

Pedro Ferreira

and

Dorota Stadnicka

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20438 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; Industry 5.0 (I5.0); digital twin technologies; sustainable manufacturing; cyber-physical production systems (CPPS); intelligent circular economy; human-centric automation; manufacturing servitization; collaborative robotics; supply chain optimization; adaptive manufacturing systems; reconfigurable manufacturing; digitalized real-time monitoring; predictive maintenance; large language models (llms); artificial intelligence (ai); machine learning (ml); deep learning; lifelong learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Advancing Project Management Through Digital Transformation

edited by Lihong Zhang, Hao Dong and

Saeed Banihashemi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 23180 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; project management; building information modelling (BIM); artificial intelligence (AI); digital twins; Internet of Things (IoT); blockchain (Web3); smart project delivery; data-driven decision making; interoperability and cybersecurity; agile; project organization

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

Decision Making in Software Project Management

edited by Ikram Asghar,

Rahmat Ullah

and

Farhan Amin

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 17908 | Submission Open

Keywords: software project management; decision making processes; digital transformation; risk management; project success factors; agile methodologies; leadership in software projects; data-driven decision making; project planning and control

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

Generative AI Transformation in Education: Current Issues and Challenges

edited by Gila Kurtz and Antonella Poce

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15530 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative artificial intelligence; teaching and learning with artificial intelligence; assessment-based artificial intelligence; ethical artificial intelligence; artificial intelligence literacy; artificial intelligence in education; learning analytics; educational innovation; educational policy; educational equity

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

Systems Approaches in Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management

edited by

Anjali Awasthi

and

Sudhanshu Joshi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14627 | Submission Open

Keywords: concept mapping; complex adaptive systems; cognitive mapping; agent based modeling; system dynamics modeling; group model building; causal loop diagrams; network analysis; qualitative comparative analysis; system of systems; bayesian belief networks; influence diagrams; sustainable supply chain management; sustainable logistics; circular economy; green supply chains; digital technologies in logistics; resilient supply chains; system dynamics modeling

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

Technological Innovation Systems and Energy Transitions

edited by

Mahyar Kamali Saraji

and

Vishnu Suresh

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5608 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy integration; energy storage solutions; artificial intelligence in energy; machine learning for energy optimization; digital technologies in energy; smart grid innovations; advanced energy materials; technological innovation networks; energy policy impacts; multi-criteria decision-making in energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Smart Urban Planning and Governance: Rethinking Cities to Tackle Natural and Climate Risks

edited by Carlo Vermiglio, Vincenzo Zarone and

Héctor Saldaña Márquez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5350 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart urban planning; smart urban governance; smart city; natural disaster; climate crisis; inclusive cities; disaster risk financing; hybrid governance

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

Systems Modeling and Analysis of Consumer Behavior and Business Management

edited by

Nikolaos Trihas

,

Markos Kourgiantakis

and

Athina Bourdena

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4611 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems modeling; consumer behavior analysis; business management; agent-based modeling; system dynamics; machine learning in business; market simulation; behavioral economics; supply chain management; decision-making systems

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

Toward Innovative Hospitality and Tourism Systems: Exploring Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Kyuhyeon Joo

and Heather Markham Kim

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4260 | Submission Open

Keywords: consumer behavior; hospitality and tourism; technology-based services; eco-friendly management

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

Cognitive and Practical Perspectives on Resilience, Organization and Entangled Systems

edited by

Rasmus Gahrn-Andersen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3943 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognition; practices; ecosystems; normativity; sociality

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

In Search of Validity: Advancing the Science and Practice of Systems Thinking

edited by

Derek Cabrera

and

Ricardo Valerdi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1848 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognitive complexity; systems thinking; DSRP; adaptivity; neurodiversity; system dynamics; validity; efficacy; wicked problems; education; future ready

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

Human-AI (H-AI) Teams: Designing for Human-AI Interactions

edited by

John Robert Turner

and

Rose Baker

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open

Keywords: H-AI teams; HAT; AI; teams; human-AI interaction; explainable AI

Intelligent Optimization and Business Analytics for Supply Chain and Logistics Management in the Age of Industry 4.0

edited by

Young Sik Cho

and Euisung Jung

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent optimization; supply chain management; logistics; AI; machine learning; big data; blockchain; business analytics

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

Decision Making and Modeling Approaches in Circular Economy

edited by Markus Zils and Peter Hopkinson

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; systems modelling; circular economy value creation and capture; circular economy key performance indicators; multi-criteria decision making under uncertainty; decision support systems and models; circular economy business cases; case examples and best practice; advanced methods models for decision making

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

Systems Approach to the Safety Aspects of Sustainable Transport Systems

edited by Mohammad Rajabalinejad and

Nils Rosmuller

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility and energy transition; zero-emission transport; sustainable and smart transportation systems; hydrogen-powered vehicles and infrastructure; electric mobility and charging infrastructure; liquefied natural gas (LNG); compressed natural gas (CNG); and CO2 transportation; renewable energy integration in transport; safety; risk and resilience; risk analysis and risk assessment methods; integral safety analysis for transport systems; resilient infrastructure and system design; incident prevention; response; and crisis management; third-party safety and external risk exposure; occupational safety and workforce protection; transport infrastructure and logistics; transport infrastructure safety and reliability; road; rail; inland waterways; and public transport systems; transport chain optimization and sustainable logistics; multimodal transport systems and interconnectivity; data-driven transport monitoring and decision support

Data-Driven Formation and Development of Business Ecosystems

edited by Tine Bertoncel and

Maja Meško

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: data analytics; artificial intelligence; business ecosystems; business models; value creation

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

Systems Engineering in Smart, Sustainable, Green City Projects

edited by

Vahid Javidroozi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; systems engineering; digital transformation; sustainable and green infrastructure; AI and intelligent urban systems; digital twins; circular economy in cities; net zero and climate action; urban resilience; citizen-centric design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Harnessing Digital Technologies to Transition Towards a Circular Supply Chain

edited by

Thomas Laudal

and

Ali Turkyilmaz

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular value chains; digitalization; business model innovation; resource optimization; supply chain transparency and traceability

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

Logistics Systems at the Crossroads of Industry 4.0: Technological Challenges and Strategic Opportunities

edited by

Ágota Bányai

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; logistics systems; supply chain management; cyber-physical systems; Internet of Things (IOT); artificial intelligence in logistics; digital twins; autonomous transportation; big data analytics; sustainable logistics

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

Decision-Making and Simulation Applications in Intelligent Transportation Systems

edited by Jiří Křupka and Roman Hruska

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation systems; decision-making and multi criteria decision analysis; simulation modelling; agent-based modelling; digital twin; traffic optimization; multimodal transport and logistics; predictive analytics; sustainable mobility; transportation scenario testing

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

Intelligent and Complex Systems for Digital Business Transformation

edited by

Mitra Madanchian

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex systems; intelligent system; digital business; business processes; e-commerce management

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

The Application of a Large Language Model (LLM) in Education Reform and Innovation

edited by

Feng Zhang

and Shuo Zhao

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14303 | Submission Open

Keywords: large language model application; big data; education innovation

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

Sustainable Business Models and Digital Transformation

edited by

Barbara Bradač Hojnik

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12431 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable business model innovation; digital transformation and sustainability; circular economy and digitalization; technology-driven sustainability solutions; systemic approaches to business model evolution; artificial intelligence for sustainable business; digital entrepreneurship and sustainable ecosystems; corporate strategies for the sdgs in the digital era; governance and policy frameworks for sustainable digitalization; measuring sustainability impacts of digital business models

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

Digital Transformation in the Era of Technological Disruption: The Reshaping and Application of Emerging Technologies on Management Models

edited by

Jianhua Zhu

, Qingsong He, Jianmin Sun and

Ming Chen

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8277 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; management models; organizational systems; strategic innovation; technology integration; emerging technologies

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

Agile Design Methods: Enhancing Innovation in Industrial Product and Production Development

edited by

Denis A. Coelho

and Miguel Lourenço

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: agile design methods; product development; production systems; sustainability; user-centered design; human– technology– organization approach; computational simulation; optimization models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Resilient Futures of Urban Systems

edited by

Pernille H. Christensen

and

Gabriela Quintana Vigiola

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; climate action; place-based approaches; sustainable development; climate security

Data-Driven Modeling and Predictive Analysis in Business, Social, Economic, Education, and Engineering Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Mingche Lee

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: optimization techniques; supply chain management; infrastructure planning; environmental impact analysis; decision support systems; data-driven innovation; real-time analytics; interdisciplinary applications; sustainable engineering; information-based systems; generative AI; large language models (LLMs); retrieval-augmented generation (RAG); AR/VR/XR; immersive analytics; learning analytics; digital twin; interactive technologies; human-computer interaction (HCI); spatial computing; conversational agents

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

Systems Perspectives on Sustainable Supply Chains: Lessons from Renewable Energy Transitions

edited by Hartmut Zadek,

Jettarat Janmontree

and

Kasin Ransikarbum

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; supply chain resilience; systems modeling; renewable energy transition; energy systems integration; circular economy

Systemic Innovation Within Service Ecosystems and Business Models

edited by Mana Farshid

submission deadline 29 May 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: systemic innovation; service ecosystems; business models; digitalization; value co-creation; sustainability; platform economy

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

Information Systems: Discipline, Critical Research and Education

edited by Rasheed Mohammad and

Faisal Saeed

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 22714 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethical AI in education; assessment for AI-generated reports; AI-generated materials; AI readiness by educators; AI’ s impact on education; the future of education processes through co-existence with generative AI

(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

Marco Nunes

and

António Abreu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18444 | 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)

Modeling and Optimization of Transportation and Logistics System

edited by

Neven Grubišić

and

Luka Novačko

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5867 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport modeling; simulation-based optimization; freight logistics; intelligent transport systems; smart mobility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Project Management of Complex Systems (Manufacturing and Services)

edited by

Alencar Bravo

and

Darli Rodrigues Vieira

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2566 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex systems; systems engineering; project management; manufacturing; services; product lifecycle management; decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Complex Systems and Cybernetics)

From Assessment to Action: Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience in Global Networks

edited by

Giulio Marcucci

and

Raquel Sanchis

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1341 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain resilience; disruptions; risk management; resilience quantitative models; ripple effect

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

Sociotechnical Systems in Engineering Education

edited by Desen Özkan and

Kari Zacharias

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open

Keywords: sociotechnical systems; systems thinking; sociotechnical thinking; engineering education; sustainability; equity

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

Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence in Educational Systems: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Xuesong Zhai

,

Andreja Istenic

and Jiong Guo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitalization; artificial intelligence; educational systems

Beyond Automation: Building Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains with Integrative Industry 5.0 Technologies

edited by

Funlade Sunmola

and

George Baryannis

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chains ; supply chain resilience; circular economy ; human-centric systems ; socio-technical systems ; integrative technologies; system dynamics

Systems Approaches to Risk Management

edited by Benjamin Seligmann

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems theory; risk management; systems model; risk model; causal model; risk assessment; risk treatment; control effectiveness; control management; critical control; risk management system

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

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