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-Powered Data Management and Analysis for Cyber-Physical-Systems submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1617 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Systems Thinking for District Health Systems: Applications, Issues and Challenges submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2531 | 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)
Intelligent Sensing and Computing Methods for Cyber-Physical Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)
Business Intelligence as a Tool for Business Competitiveness submission deadline 30 Oct 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9679 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
Futures Thinking in Design Systems and Social Transformation
edited by , Anna Barbara, Peter Scupelli and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8163 | Submission Open
Keywords: futures thinking; social transformations; future-oriented design; futures literacy; design foresight
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Design)
Data-Driven Decision-Making Models with Their Applications in Various Industries submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2199 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Engineering)
Selected Papers from the 42nd Chinese Control Conference (CCC 2023)
edited by Tong Yang, and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 514 | Submission Open
Keywords: system modeling; control theory; nonlinear system and control; optimization and planning
Digital Innovations after COVID-19: Emerging and Systemic Models or Complexities
edited by and Najmeh Hafezieh
submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
The Systems Thinking Approach to Strategic Management
edited by and Martin Kunc
submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 882 | 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)
Decision Making with Model-Based Systems Engineering submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 744 | Submission Open
Keywords: decision making with MBSE; decision analysis with MBSE; systems analysis with MBSE
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)
Developing Resilient Systems: Engineering Solutions for a Changing World submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open
Keywords: designing resilient systems; engineering resilient systems; resilient infrastructures; system resilience; verification and validation (V& V) of resilient systems; robust systems; adaptive systems; agile methods for designing resilient systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Theory and Methodology)
Transforming Risk and Reliability Engineering through Artificial Intelligence and Model-Based Paradigms
edited by Bryan M. O'Halloran
submission deadline 20 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open
Keywords: model-based systems engineering (MBSE); digital engineering; artificial intelligence (AI); condition-based maintenance (CBM); risk and reliability engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)
Blockchain Technology for Future Supply Chain Management
edited by Hamid Jahankhani
submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1967 | 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)
Service Ecosystems: Resilience and Sustainability submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1254 | 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)
Advances in System Dynamics and Agent-Based Modeling for Social-Ecological Systems Research submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 614 | 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)
AI-Driven Information and Engineering Systems for Future Mobility
edited by Mario Döller
submission deadline 30 Nov 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 542 | Submission Open
Multi-Criteria Decision Making in Supply Chain Management
edited by Omid Jadidi and Fatemeh Firouzi
submission deadline 15 Dec 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 665 | 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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8751 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent information technologies; software engineering; computer systems; cybersecurity
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 5655 | Submission Open
Keywords: group decision making; linguistic decision making; consensus-reaching process; preference modeling
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 5365 | 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)
System Dynamics Modeling for Green Supply Chain Management submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5262 | 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)
Trends in Practical Applications of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems and Simulating Cognitive Mimetics submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Complex Systems)
Lean Manufacturing in Industry 4.0
edited by Rossella Pozzi and Violetta Giada Cannas
submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 243 | 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)
Digital Twin Strategies for Systems Engineering
edited by Aditya Akundi, Faisal Aqlan and Sergio Luna
submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twins; systems engineering; MBSE; digital engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)
Performance Analysis and Optimization in Transportation Systems submission deadline 31 Dec 2023 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Engineering)
Enablers and Capabilities for the Digital Supply Chain
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11974 | 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 3311 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4129 | 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 773 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)
Communication for the Digital Media Age submission deadline 31 Jan 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 14154 | Submission Open
Keywords: communications; leadership; women; fake news; happiness management; tourism; health
(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 977 | Submission Open
Keywords: chaos; coherence; equivalence; incompleteness; meta; multiplicity; pending systems; quantum systems; quasi; recurrence; re-emergence; remote; tolerance
Managing Complexity: A Practitioner's Guide submission deadline 29 Feb 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21142 | 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 17501 | 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 5130 | 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 3146 | Submission Open
Blockchain Technology in Supply Chain Management and Logistics
edited by
submission deadline 29 Feb 2024 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Supply Chain Management)
Intelligent Systems and Cybersecurity submission deadline 20 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3790 | 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 2233 | 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 83 | 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 55 | 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
Research and Practices in Technological Innovation Management Systems
edited by Wen-Hsiang Lai and Sheng-Tung Chen
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1030 | 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 | Viewed by 686 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Engineering)
Cybernetics and Systems Theory at the Time of Great Reset
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 66 | 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 98 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Practice in Social Science)
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