Systems

Applying Systems Thinking to Enhance Ecosystem Services

edited by Benjamin L. Turner, Erica Rieder and Hector Menendez

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11988 | 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,

Xiaofei Ye

and Cong Zhai

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3799 | 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

edited by

Anna Lewandowska

,

Justyna Berniak-Woźny

and

Naveed Ahmad

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15615 | 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

Marco Nunes

and

António Abreu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12363 | 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

Emilio Larrodé

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5771 | 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

Tatjana Volkova

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2820 | 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)

Sustainable Strategies and Organizational Transitions for Green Economy

edited by Pellegrini Laura and

Andrea Roncella

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1401 | 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

edited by

Piyush Pradhananga

and

S M Jamil Uddin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1098 | 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)

Systems Analysis of Enterprise Sustainability: Second Edition

edited by

Shanyue Jin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 777 | 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

Operation and Supply Chain Risk Management

edited by

Yanfeng Liu

and Xue Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 537 | 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)

Systems Thinking in Education: Learning, Design and Technology

edited by

Roger Hadgraft

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 250 | 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)

Business Intelligence and Data Analytics in Enterprise Systems

edited by

Ana Ramona Bologa

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 241 | 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 228 | 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)

Circular Economy for Food Systemic Design

edited by

Sina Ahmadi Kaliji

,

Ashkan Pakseresht

and

Riza Radmehr

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy systems; complex adaptive food systems; system dynamics in food systems; network theory in food sustainability; decision theory in the circular economy; blockchain in food supply chains; technology acceptance in circular systems; systems engineering in food waste valorization; digital transformation in sustainable food systems; socio-technical transitions in agri-food

(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

Kum Fai Yuen

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2361 | 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)

Education Systems as Learning Organizations: Challenges and Opportunities of Evolving Human–Machine Cooperation

edited by

Renate Motschnig

and

Dominik Dolezal

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8920 | 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)

Advancements in Practical Applications of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems and Digital Twins

edited by

Philippe Mathieu

,

Fernando De la Prieta Pintado

and

Alfonso González-Briones

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8847 | 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)

Digital Innovation and Business Model Transformation in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises

edited by

Agostinho Da Silva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7821 | 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)

Organizational Digital Innovation and Transformation in Enterprise and Government Strategies

edited by

Wei-Hung Chen

and Pingheng Tsai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7477 | 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)

System Dynamics Modeling and Simulation for Public Health

edited by

Karim J. Chichakly

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6089 | 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)

Optimization-Based Decision-Making Models in Rail Systems Engineering

edited by

Maja Ahac

,

Stefano Ricci

and

Szabolcs Fischer

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5181 | Submission Open

Keywords: optimization ; infrastructure evaluation ; vehicle dynamics ; track degradation ; predictive maintenance ; transport organization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Ensemble Learning-Driven Models for Managerial System Modelling and Applications

edited by Zhenkun Liu,

Yan Hao

, Pei Du and

Jianzhou Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2849 | 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

Peng Guo

and Sihan Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1942 | 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 1802 | 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)

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 825 | 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)

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 762 | 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)

Systems Thinking in STEM Education: Pedagogies and Applications

edited by

Rea Lavi

and

Lykke Brogaard Bertel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 664 | 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)

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 401 | 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 233 | Submission Open

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

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

Enterprise Sustainability: From Management System to Corporate Social Responsibility

edited by

Rute Maria Gomes Abreu

and

Hualiang Lu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 196 | 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)

Sustainable Urban Transport Systems

edited by Konstantina Anastasiadou and

Nikolaos Gavanas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

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

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 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 103 | 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)

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

edited by

Dalibor Stanimirović

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 99 | 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

Safety, Security, and Dependability in Embedded Systems

edited by

Yutaka Matsubara

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 58 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1544 | 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 73 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5203 | 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 2476 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6886 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3306 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2130 | 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 781 | 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 | Viewed by 418 | 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)

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 113 | 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 104 | 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

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 45 | 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)

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 5838 | 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)

Operations Management in Healthcare Systems

edited by

Aydin Teymourifar

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 923 | 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)

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 138 | 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)

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

edited by Therese Riley

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

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

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