The analysis of how intersectionality affects the relationship between equity and inclusion has been overlooked in recent accounting literature (Egan et al., 2024). In the context of this call, intersectionality can be a lens in which to view the dilemma of equity and / vs inclusion. Intersectional research that delves deeper into the identification of complexities and synergies between characteristics, such as age, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and ability, among others would be highly valued. As we look at intersectionality, research that can go beyond disciplinary orientation, borders and stasis to investigate which theoretical frames, in which settings, and through which accounting and governance practices, can marginalise or include people would be of significant interest (Haynes, 2025; Abbas, 2025; Daugherty, Wilson & Chowdhury; 2020).

In recent years, regulatory and organisational initiatives have sought to steer accounting research and practice towards adopting DEI policies (Brescia et al., 2024; De Villiers et al., 2024; European Commission, 2024; United Nations, 2016; World Bank, 2013). However, shifts in several national and international government agendas are now inhibiting these efforts to promote more inclusive corporate and business environments. This backlash raises questions about the values, motivations and commitment of multinational corporations and public organisations that had previously pledged to advance workforce inclusion. While accounting can support more inclusive DEI approaches, it may also function as a set of tools that hinder equity and meaningful inclusion. Indeed, accounting practices and governance systems can reinforce patriarchal and heteronormative structures (Haynes, 2025; Broadbent, 1998; Gilbert et al., 2024; Ghio et al., 2023; Jeacle, 2022; Rumens, 2017; Steele et al., 2024).

List of Topic Areas

• The tension between equity and inclusion in accounting practices
• The understanding, operationalisation and development of equity and inclusion
• The inclusion of marginalised groups in the value creation process
• Accounting for marginalised voices
• Accounting and reporting as tools for social (in)justice with specific regards to DEI
• The further exploration of marginalisation and marginalised spaces in accounting as spaces of unexpected value, activation, creativity and innovation in accounting
• Intersectionality in accounting DEI practices, going beyond disciplinary orientation, borders and stasis
• Case studies on DEI initiatives in accounting and management
• The role of regulatory and governance frameworks in promoting inclusive accounting environments and practices.

Guest Editors

Maria Chiara Demartini, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy, mariachiara.demartini@unipv.it

Nicholas McGuigan, Monash University, Australia, nicholas.mcguigan@monash.edu

Marisa Agostini, Università Ca’ Foscari, Italy, marisa.agostini@unive.it

Valentina Beretta, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy, valentina.beretta@unipv.it

Valerio Brescia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy, valerio.brescia@unimi.it

Sara Trucco, Università degli Studi Internazionali di Roma, Italy, sara.trucco@unint.eu

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Special Issue Workshop

A Workshop linked to this special issue will be held on 10th and 11th September 2026, at the ESCP Business School, Paris, France.

Authors interested in participating should submit an extended abstract (max 800 words, references excluded) or full paper by 31/05/2026 (acceptance notification: 15/05/2026) to the following email addresses:

aghio@escp.eu
Mariachiara.demartini@unipv.it
Marisa.agostini@unive.it
Nicholas.mcguigan@monash.edu
Sara.trucco@unint.eu
valentina.beretta@unipv.it
Valerio.brescia@unimi.it

Please note that presentation of paper(s) at the Workshop is not a prerequisite for submission, nor does it guarantee acceptance into the Special Issue.

Closing date for abstract submission: 31st May 2026

Journal Information: Scopus Journal Q1, H-Index 59

Key Deadlines

Opening date for manuscripts submissions: 14th September 2026

Closing date for manuscripts submission: 30th November 2026

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Accounting is central to this rethinking, as it plays a central role in shaping capitalist systems. Financial accounting information serves as the backbone of capital markets, providing standardised, timely data that investors and other stakeholders rely on to evaluate firm performance and risk, and ultimately to determine share prices (Nichols & Wahlen, 2023). Accounting defines what counts, what gets measured and what gets valued, and in doing so, it legitimises organisational behaviour (Hopwood, 1992; Hopwood, 2009; Miller & Power, 2013). However, far from being a neutral technical practice (Carnegie et al., 2021), accounting reflects and reproduces the logics of capitalism. It privileges financial capital while marginalising other forms of value such as social, human, intellectual and natural capitals (Halari et al., 2024). Accounting practices are deeply embedded in power structures, legitimising the interests of some while silencing the interests of others (Andrew & Baker, 2020; Cooper, 2015; Tinker, 1985).

Critical accounting scholarship has highlighted how accounting can both reproduce and challenge dominant logics (Deegan, 2002; Gray, 2002; O’Dwyer et al., 2005; Tinker, 1985) and has attempted to theorise how the deep-seated structures underpinning accounting practices work (Modell, 2020). Scholars and practitioners have sought to imagine how accounting might steer capitalism to more inclusive ends. Developments such as ESG investing, impact investing, stakeholder capitalism, B-Corps and Circular Economy models offer new spaces for reimagining the role of accounting and accountants (Halari and Baric, 2023). More radical approaches such as counter-accounting initiatives and dialogic approaches have promoted participatory and inclusive forms of accountability through challenging capitalism’s core logic (Brown, 2009; Dillard and Vinnari, 2019). These initiatives highlight both the potential and limitations of accounting in supporting alternative forms of capitalism in an increasingly uncertain and polarised world.

This Special Issue invites contributions that critically and constructively examine how accounting may contribute to reimagining capitalism for a more inclusive future. We welcome interdisciplinary perspectives from accounting, finance, economics, law, sociology, political theory, linguistics, history, media studies, and natural sciences. Submissions may adopt critical, interpretive, or mainstream approaches, and may be theoretical, empirical, conceptual, or methodological in nature.

Potential Research Avenues

We encourage submissions that explore, but are not limited to, the following themes:

1. Historical and Conceptual Foundations: How has capitalism been historically conceptualised and what role has accounting played in shaping the boundaries of inclusion and exclusion in capitalist systems?

2. Accounting and the Language of Inclusion: How is capitalism linguistically constructed in corporate reports, policy documents, and the media? Why and how has the term ‘capital’ become associated more with financial capital than other forms of capital (natural, social, human, intellectual) and what are the implications of this? How do metaphors (e.g., “capitalism with a conscience”) and anthropomorphic representations (e.g., “capitalism cares”) influence perceptions of accounting’s role?

3. Accounting and Technology: How are emerging technologies shaping accounting practices that either widen or narrow inclusion? How might they entrench exclusion, concentrate power, or reinforce surveillance logics within capitalist systems? How is capitalism represented and contested in digital platforms and social media? What role do accounting narratives play in shaping online debates around corporate responsibility, and more inclusive forms of capitalism?

4. Critical Perspectives: How do accounting practices reflect and reproduce capitalist logics? What are the tensions between accountability, transparency, and inclusion in capitalist enterprises? Can alternative frameworks (e.g., feminist, indigenous, or social accounting) challenge dominant paradigms?

5. Institutional and Policy Dimensions: How can governments, regulators, and standard-setters use accounting to promote more inclusive and responsible capitalism? What are the implications of developments such as integrated reporting, sustainability standards, and ESG metrics? How can accounting revalue resources, labour practices, or informal sectors? What role do impact investing, stakeholder capitalism, and B-Corps play in reimagining capitalism through accounting practices?

6. Religion, Culture and Norms: How do religious organisations, cultural traditions and societal norms shape accounting practices and in what way do these practices create pathways that can support financial and social inclusion, or, conversely, undermine such goals?

7. Management Accounting Practices: How can management accounting systems incorporate multi-capital perspectives? What role do incentive structures and performance measurement play? How do managers change the way they think and act to reflect more integrated and inclusive ways of thinking about value creation?

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Submitted articles must not have been previously published, nor should they be under consideration for publication anywhere else, while under review for this journal.

Workshop

A dedicated Workshop is scheduled for July 7th 2026, in Bergamo, Italy.

The workshop is hosted by the University of Bergamo and sponsored by the University of Auckland research centre Juncture: Dialogues on Inclusive Capitalism. Juncture treats inclusive capitalism as a systems challenge rather than a people problem, advancing thinking about institutional design, legal imagination, and cultural legitimacy.

The workshop is free of charge for participants.

Workshop Submission Details:

• Abstract Deadline: 20th May 2026
• Notification of Acceptance: 5th June 2026
• Length: 300–500 words
• Submit to: anwar.halari@open.ac.uk

Please note that participation in the workshop is not required to submit a manuscript for consideration in the AAAJ Special Issue. Additionally, participation in the workshop does not guarantee acceptance of a submission into the AAAJ Special Issue.

Workshop Organisers: 
Ruth Dimes, ruth.dimes@open.ac.uk

Matteo Molinari, matteo.molinari@unibg.it, Tahmineh Beheshti, Valeria Zanotti 

Key Deadlines

Opening date for manuscripts submissions: 1st November 2026

Closing date for manuscripts submission: 31st January 2027

Journal Information: Scopus Journal Q1, H-Index 136

Guest Editors

Charl de Villiers, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Ruth Dimes, The Open University, UK

Anwar Halari, The Open University, UK

Matteo Molinari, University of Bergamo, Italy

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Despite substantial growth in research on digital transformation, resilience, and global sourcing, the existing literature often treats these areas independently. Studies tend to examine technologies in isolation or focus narrowly on operational outcomes without integrating broader issues of risk mitigation, sustainability, and strategic sourcing. Consequently, a comprehensive understanding of how technological capabilities interact with supply chain resilience mechanisms, adaptive sourcing strategies, and sustainability goals remains limited.

This Special Issue addresses these gaps by offering an integrated platform for conceptual, empirical, methodological, and practice-oriented contributions. It seeks to advance theory and practice at the intersection of technology-enabled operations, global sourcing strategy, and supply chain resilience.

List of Topic Areas

The Special Issue encourages submissions that explore:

• New theoretical frameworks explaining how digital capabilities shape global operations and resilience.
• Empirical studies using qualitative, quantitative, simulation, or mixed methods to examine technology-enabled sourcing and supply networks.
• Industry-focused analyses demonstrating how organizations navigate disruptions through advanced data-driven decision-making.
• Insights into sustainability, ethical sourcing, circularity, and environmental performance enabled by digital systems.
• Comparative perspectives across industries, countries, or regions to understand cross-sector differences in technology-enabled resilience.

This Special Issue aligns with global policy and societal priorities, making direct contributions to multiple United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, including SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), and SDG 13 (Climate Action).

By addressing major contemporary challenges such as climate risk, geopolitical instability, and resource pressures, the Special Issue will offer actionable insights for academics, policymakers, and industry leaders.

Ultimately, this Special Issue aims to consolidate emerging perspectives that explain how digitalization, sustainability, and strategic resilience intersect to shape the future of global operations and sourcing. Through rigorous peer-reviewed contributions, the issue will advance scholarly knowledge, strengthen managerial practice, and guide organizations seeking to build adaptive and sustainable global supply chains.

Guest Editors

Dr. Aamir Rashid, City University of New York, USA, arashid6@york.cuny.edu

Dr. Rizwana Rasheed, City University of New York, USA, rizwana.rasheed@csi.cuny.edu

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Submitted articles must not have been previously published, nor should they be under consideration for publication anywhere else, while under review for this journal.

Journal Information: Scopus Journal Q2, H-Index 39

Key Deadlines

Opening date for manuscripts submissions: 1st March 2026

Closing date for manuscripts submission: 31st August 2026

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Traditionally, research in construction has examined workforce development, wellbeing, and governance as largely separate domains. However, there is increasing recognition that these dimensions are deeply interconnected and must be understood within a broader, system-level perspective.
This Special Issue aims to advance understanding of human-centric construction systems by examining ethical governance, workforce development, and wellbeing as interconnected   and strategic elements of contemporary construction practice. The aims will be met by publishing high-quality empirical, review and case-based studies that investigate organisational, project, and governance mechanisms influencing workforce outcomes, supported by rigorous methodologies, and practice-oriented insights relevant to industry and policy

Existing literature consistently highlights persistent challenges in construction related to ethical governance, workforce development, competence management, and wellbeing ( Karakhan et al., 2023; Lukhele, Botha and Mbanga, 2023; Hasan, Mishra and Kamardeen, 2024), yet these issues are often examined in isolation. Research documents ongoing skills shortages (Maqbool et al., 2023), fragmented training and competence assessment, and high workforce turnover, alongside the sector’s continued exposure to high accident rates and increasing psychosocial risks such as stress, fatigue, and burnout (Howe et al., 2024; Zong et al., 2024).

At the same time, complex project structures, multi-tier subcontracting, and the growing use of digital monitoring technologies have intensified ethical and governance concerns, including accountability gaps, labour exploitation, data privacy, and uneven enforcement of standards (Halder and Batra, 2024; Oladinrin, Aghimien and Goodhew, 2025). Although organisational culture, leadership, and project management practices are widely recognised as critical enablers of workforce outcomes (Rehan, Thorpe and Heravi, 2024; Zada et al., 2024), evidence remains dispersed, limiting integrated understanding and practical application. Recent industry events on worker wellbeing such as Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) report on mental health in the built environment (Barnett, 2025) underscore the need for a focused, system-level scholarly response. This Special Issue addresses these gaps by consolidating review, empirical, and case-based research to advance integrated, human-centric perspectives on construction systems with clear implications for practice, policy, and education.

List of Topic Areas

​​​1. Project and organisational management practices enabling human-centric construction systems: This theme will address issues such as integration of human-centric principles into project management, organisational alignment with workforce wellbeing, coordination across project structures, decision-making affecting workforce performance, and effectiveness of risk management, communication, and reporting systems in supporting ethical and productive construction environments.

2. Organisational culture, ethical leadership, and responsible construction practices: Issues to be addressed under this theme include the role of organisational culture in shaping ethical behaviour, leadership approaches influencing workforce wellbeing, promotion of responsible practices, alignment of values and conduct, and mechanisms for fostering accountability, trust, and integrity within construction organisations.

3. Strategic and ethical stakeholder engagement in construction projects: Issues to be addressed under this theme include distinguishing features of strategic and ethical engagement, organisational mechanisms for implementation, reconciling strategic and ethical approaches through theoretical and empirical insights, managing power asymmetries and transparency, and assessing long-term implications for stakeholders and project outcomes.

4.  Human-centric construction systems and their role in advancing social sustainability: Issues include conceptualising and operationalising social sustainability within human-centric construction systems, identifying key success factors, embedding relevant theoretical perspectives, examining leadership for socially sustainable practices, and evaluating impacts on workforce inclusivity, working conditions, and long-term project outcomes.

5. Ethical challenges in workforce management, labour practices, and employment relations: This theme will focus on issues such as fairness in employment practices, labour conditions and worker dignity, ethical implications of subcontracting arrangements, managing power asymmetries, and addressing challenges related to equity, transparency, and responsible workforce management in construction projects.

6. Workforce development, competence management, and skills formation in construction systems: Issues include approaches to workforce planning, skill development, upskilling and reskilling, competence assessment, alignment of training with industry needs, and the role of organisations in building and sustaining workforce capabilities in evolving construction environments.

7. Education, training practices, and the impact of digital technologies on workforce capabilities: Issues include innovation in construction education and training, integration of digital tools and platforms, effectiveness of technology-enabled learning, alignment with industry skill requirements, and the role of digitalisation in enhancing workforce adaptability and competence development.

8. Governance and organisational mechanisms for workforce wellbeing and psychosocial risk management in construction systems: Issues include governance frameworks for workforce wellbeing, regulation and accountability mechanisms, management of psychosocial risks such as stress, fatigue, and burnout, organisational policies and practices supporting mental health, and evaluation of interventions to improve workforce wellbeing in construction environments.

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Author guidelines must be strictly followed. Please see: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/jedt#jlp_author_guidelines​

Authors should select (from the drop-down menu) the special issue title at the appropriate step in the submission process, i.e. in response to ‘Please select the issue you are submitting to.’

Submitted articles must not have been previously published, nor should they be under consideration for publication anywhere else, while under review for this journal.

Journal Information: Scopus Journal Q1, H-Index 47

Key Deadlines

Opening date for manuscripts submissions: 01/07/2026 
Closing date for manuscripts submission: 11/11/2026 

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Conflict in the Indian sub-continent cannot be fully understood through frameworks developed primarily in Western organizational contexts. Family-owned enterprises, informal labor arrangements, gender, caste, regional identities, and collectivistic value systems profoundly influence how conflicts emerge, escalates, and addressed. The evolving realities demand context-sensitive theorizing and empirically grounded insights that reflect the lived experiences of individuals and organizations in the region.

This special issue seeks to advance scholarship on conflict management by foregrounding the unique institutional, cultural, and structural characteristics of the Indian sub-continent. It invites contributions that explore conflict at intra-, inter-personal, organizational, and societal level. We particularly encourage research that examines culturally embedded conflict resolution practices, indigenous negotiation styles, and hybrid mechanisms that blend formal legal frameworks with informal social norms.

Aligning with the goals of UN SDG, this special issue also aims to highlight the broader implications of conflict management for employee well-being, organizational sustainability, and social cohesion.

Bringing diverse theoretical perspectives, methodological approaches, and empirical contexts together, this special issue aspires to enrich global conflict management literature while amplifying voices and insights rooted in the Indian sub-continent. In doing so, it seeks to contribute not only to academic debates but also to more inclusive, equitable, and effective conflict management practices in organizations and societies.

List of topic areas

Potential    topics    include,    but    are    not    limited    to:

• Conflict   management   in   family-owned   businesses   and   SMEs.
• Precarious work, informal labor, and their relationship with organizational conflict.
• Negotiation styles and dispute resolution mechanisms unique to the subcontinent/ Legal and    Institutional    Mechanisms    of    Conflict    Resolution.
• Cross-border conflicts and their impact on multinational operations in the region.
• Digitalization,  remote  work,  and  emerging  forms  of  workplace  conflict.
• Culturally embedded conflict resolution practices in South Asian workplaces.
• Conflict in workplace and Well-being.
• Identity, Diversity, and Workplace Conflict.
• Gendered Dimensions of Conflict.
• Conflict in Gig and Unionized Work.

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Authors should select (from the drop-down menu) the special issue title at the appropriate step in the submission process, i.e. in response to ““Please select the issue you are submitting to”.

Submitted articles must not have been previously published, nor should they be under consideration for publication anywhere else, while under review for this journal.

Journal Information: Scopus Journal Q1, H-index 72

Key deadlines

Opening date for manuscripts submissions: 01/04/2026
Closing date for manuscript submission: 31/11/2026

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The role of BaSS and Investigative Psychology continues to be recognised within law enforcement, but the research literature is often dominated by more conceptual or theoretical contributions which lack real world impact. The core aim of this special edition is to bring together cutting-edge research which has clear and immediate application to current practice.

Whilst often characterised by out-dated perceptions of ‘offender profiling’, Behavioural Investigative Advice continues to evolve and we are looking to collate the latest cutting edge research focussed on applying existing methods to new and emerging crime types (such as cybercrime) or the development of new methods to tackle existing problems (e.g., violence against women and girls).

Papers can be empirical with quantitative and/or qualitative research designs or more reflective critiques relating to practice or policy – the key is to move the discipline forward within a research to practice paradigm.

International contributions as well as multidisciplinary papers are welcomed and we actively encourage joint submissions from academics, researchers, and practitioners. We are responsive to initial enquiries to ensure suitability for the journal and happy to support identification and approach to potential co-authors to maximise the practitioner/researcher collaboration.

All papers will be peer-reviewed.

List of Topic Areas

• Behavioural science,
• Behavioural investigative advice,
• Investigative psychology,
• Profiling

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Submitted articles must not have been previously published, nor should they be under consideration for publication anywhere else, while under review for this journal.

Journal Information: Scopus Journal Q1, H-Index 20

Key Deadlines

Opening date for manuscripts submissions: 01/05/2026 
Closing date for manuscripts submission: 30/09/2026

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Over the last decade, managers, policymakers, scholars, and society at large have grappled with an escalating series of interconnected shocks: climate emergencies, geopolitical tensions, economic volatility and rapid technological disruption (Cumming, 2022; Browning et al., 2023). What distinguishes the current era is not simply the frequency or severity of these shocks, but their deep interdependence, which is likely to prolong their effects for decades (Tooze, 2022). Climate events often trigger food insecurity that fuels political instability (Hadley et al., 2023); geopolitical conflict reshapes energy markets and trade flows (Bednarski et al., 2025); and technological breakthrough creates new vulnerabilities (c.f. Ren & Chowdhury, 2025) even as it may offer new capabilities (Chowdhury et al., 2024; Jazairy et al., 2025; Ren & Chowdhury, 2026). These dynamics do not unfold in isolation, but very often interact, amplify one another, and cascade across organisational boundaries and supply chains to impact sectors, regions and continents.

For scholars of business and management in general, and operations and supply chain management (OSCM) in specific, the polycrisis presents both an intellectual challenge and an opportunity. Existing theories of resilience, adaptation, governance and organisational design were not built for a world in which shocks are interacting rather than discrete, and in which cascading failures propagate through tightly coupled global systems (e.g. Dolgui et al., 2018). Likewise, OSCM research mainly focused on focal organisations and their upstream supply chains as the unit of analysis, while other actors and contextual factors have been largely neglected (Schleper et al., 2024). Empirical research has only begun to illuminate how organisations, supply chains and various institutional actors (private, public, not-for-profit) navigate these overlapping crises, reconfigure capabilities and experiment with new forms of coordination and collective action (George et al., 2016; Drori et al., 2025).

This Special Joint Initiative spearheaded by the Co-Editors-in-Chief by two leading management journals (the International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IJOPM) and the British Journal of Management (BJM)), seeks to showcase pathbreaking research that advances our understanding of how the polycrisis is impacting managers, policymakers and other stakeholders, as well as reshaping organisations and supply chains.

Authors should clearly justify why the selected set of crises is analytically meaningful and theoretically consequential, demonstrate how their interdependencies unfold within and across organisational contexts and explain how this multi-crisis perspective advances (theoretical and practical) understanding beyond ‘single crisis’ approaches. Methodological rigour and data transparency are essential. Manuscripts should provide clear accounts of data sources, sampling strategies and research designs, along with justification for their suitability in capturing polycrisis complexity, interdependencies and/or temporal dynamics. Finally, authors should acknowledge the limitations of their study and empirical data and ensure transparency in their analytical procedures to support replication and cumulative knowledge-building on how organisations and supply chains interpret, navigate and reshape systems under conditions of entangled crises.

Example topic areas of interest and guiding research questions

1. Leadership, stakeholder, and identity under polycrisis

• What leadership, human systems, and micro-foundations are required to navigate entangled crises across levels and time horizons?
• How do organisations and supply chains maintain legitimacy when actions addressing one crisis exacerbate another?
• How does polycrisis reshape (inter-) organisational identity and stakeholder expectations?

2. Understanding interacting disruptions/shocks and cascading failures

• How do climate, geopolitical, economic and technological crises interact to generate cascading disruptions across global supply chains?
• What mechanisms explain how a localised shock (e.g. drought, cyberattack, port closure) propagates/ripples through multi tier networks and across sectors and/or regions?
• How do organisations perceive, prioritise and make sense of simultaneous crises, and how does this shape their operational and strategic responses?

3. Rethinking resilience, risk, and adaptation during a polycrisis

• How should resilience be operationalised when disruptions are interacting rather than being discrete?
• What capabilities (e.g. sensing, scenario planning, digital twins, cross sector coordination) enable organisations to anticipate and/or mitigate cascading risks?
• What forms of adaptation (e.g. structural, technological, relational, contractual) prove most effective when crises overlap and/or reinforce one another?

4. Role of technology, innovation, and societal forces in polycrisis

• How do organisations leverage technological innovation to simultaneously pursue climate resilience, social justice and economic viability under overlapping crises?
• How do supply chain decisions made under polycrisis conditions shape long term societal resilience and sustainability?
• What new forms of coordination emerge when organisations, governments and civil society actors confront multi level, multi actor disruptions?

Operationalisation and procedures

This special joint initiative is edited by the five Co-Editors-in-Chief of IJOPM (Hugo Lam, Jens Roehrich, Martin C. Schleper) and BJM (Shuang Ren, Soumyadeb Chowdhury) and only targets empirical submissions.

• Submissions should follow the author guidelines outlined in the respective journal authors select to submit (either BJM or IJOPM). Manuscripts must comply with, for instance, the respective journal’s word limits, formatting requirements, and referencing style.
• Authors are responsible for ensuring that their manuscript fits the aims and scope of the selected journal (and the journal requirements outlined in the special joint initiative). Manuscripts deemed out of scope will be desk-rejected.
• Submissions that are not successful in one journal cannot be submitted to the other participating journal. Dual consideration across both journals is not permitted.
• Author(s) can submit only one manuscript to one journal (either IJOPM or BJM) under this special joint initiative. Multiple submissions by the same author to either (or both) of the participating journals will not be considered.
• All submissions will undergo the targeted journal’s standard double-blind peer review process.

In the first instance, authors should submit proposals of no more than 1,000 words, accompanied by brief authors’ biographies (outside the word limit, and not more than 100 words for each individual author). Proposals should clearly articulate the central research question(s), theoretical framing, empirical foundations, and the anticipated theoretical contributions and practical/policy/societal insights. Proposals should be submitted via email to jointsipoly@gmail.com between 1 July and 30 September 2026. We will ensure a timely turnaround in about 4 weeks with some guiding comments to the author(s).

*** Please note: Submitting a proposal does not guarantee that a subsequent manuscript will undergo full peer review, and not submitting a proposal does not prevent you from submitting a full manuscript to this joint special issue. ***

Key dates and activities

• May-June 2026: Informational webinars for interested authors.
• 27 June – 02 July 2026: EurOMA Conference 2026: Further information on the Special Joint Initiative will be circulated
• 01 July – 30 Sept 2026: Submissions portal for proposals open
• 09 – 11 Sep 2026: British Academy of Management Conference 2026: Further information on the Special Joint Initiative will be circulated
• 01 Nov – 31 Jan 2027: Submission portal (BJM and IJOPM) for full manuscripts is open

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Opening date for manuscripts submissions: 1st November 2026

Closing date for manuscripts submission: 31st January 2027

Journal Information: Scopus Journal Q1, H-Index 177

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It is a public university in Malaga, Spain, founded in 1972. It has a strong focus on research and offers a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs. UMA is a member of various international organizations and networks and boasts a significant number of research groups and international collaborations.

Centre for Advanced Study in International Humanitarian Law (CASH), RGNUL Patiala

It is an esteemed Research Center of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law which is dedicated to research in the field of International Humanitarian Law. It aims to ensure that future leaders and opinion makers understand the practical relevance of the subject of IHL and have a thorough knowledge of its basic principles. Therefore, the first and foremost function is to sensitize teachers, researchers and students about the provisions of IHL so that they may choose IHL as the focus of their future research endeavours.

Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

It is formerly Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, is a public university in South Africa. Nelson Mandela University has adopted a humanising pedagogy as the philosophical underpinning for curriculum transformation.

MEDIA PARTNERS

• Vedseadus Legal
• ADR HOC
• Vidhi Vaarta
• The Legal Lock
• ProBono India
• Better with Law
• The Mendes Legal

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The International Conference on Human Rights and Gender Justice recognizes the importance of youth engagement in this crucial issue. Therefore, special emphasis will be placed on the contributions of students and young scholars. Ultimately, this conference aims to foster a vibrant and inclusive platform for dialogue, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing. Through comprehensive discussions, exchange of ideas, and collaborative efforts, we can try to pave the way for a future free from gender inequality and human rights violations. The conference welcomes contributions across various themes, encouraging a multidisciplinary approach to the discussion. By exploring these themes from diverse perspectives, we can comprehensively understand the complex challenges at hand and work towards sustainable solutions.

CONCEPT NOTE

The gender gap remains a pressing global concern, serving as the foundation for numerous violations of human rights. Recognizing this urgent issue, the International Conference on Human Rights and Gender Justice aims to unite scholars, students, human rights activists, and members of civil society on a single platform. Together, we seek to invigorate the discourse surrounding gender inequality, with the ultimate goal of discovering shared solutions and promoting the best practices. Human rights serve as the fundamental link between all individuals, as they are rooted in the concept of human dignity. These rights are universal, transcending boundaries of nationality, religion, belief, race, ethnicity, and gender. However, the escalating gender disparities witnessed across the globe necessitate a collaborative effort. It is crucial to develop effective policies and enactments that can proactively prevent future violations while addressing the pressing need for global justice.

THEME

“Human Rights & Gender Justice”

SUB-THEMES

• Women Rights, Children Rights
• Minorities Rights
• Human Rights and Fight against Terrorism
• Disability and Human Rights
• Human Trafficking and Bride Trafficking.
• Human Rights and State Responsibility to protect against gender discrimination.
• Women’s property and inheritance rights
• Women’s representation and participation in politics/justice
• Role of NGOs in Advocacy for Human Rights
• Legal services for under-trial prisoners, women/child victims of trafficking and juveniles in the juvenile justice system
• Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and LGBTQ Rights
• Religion, Culture and Human Dignity.

Note – The above list isn’t exhaustive and Abstract can be on any title related to Human Rights.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• The Abstract shall not exceed 500–800 words.
• The full paper shall not exceed 4500–5000 words.
• It should include the title, keywords, the presenter’s name, designation, institutional affiliation, mailing address, contact number, and email ID.
• The Abstract should be typed in Times New Roman, font size 12 with line spacing 1.5.
• Kindly mention the title of the Abstract along with details of the co-author (if any).
• The Abstract shall be sent to submissionshrc@gmail.com with the subject line “Abstract – International Conference.”
• All submissions should be sent in .doc/.docx format only.
• The payment details and registration form will be shared after your abstract is selected.
• All word limits are inclusive of footnotes.
• Referencing and citations must conform to Bluebook 20th/21st edition

REGISTRATION PROCESS

FOR PRESENTERS

• Submit your abstract on submissionshrc@gmail.com.
• Your abstract will be reviewed within a week, if selected you will receive an acceptance e mail from the same ID. The acceptance mail will contain the link of the registration form and fee details.
• The fee is to be paid once you receive the acceptance e mail.
• Screenshot of the payment needs to be a attached in the registration form as well in and attachment in the same e mail.
• Acknowledgement of the payment and registration will be sent to you in the same e mail once the process is completed and that will make the registration process complete.

FOR ATTENDEE

To attend the conference as a attendee only please contact : Pooja Yadav- +91-8449643827

CONFERENCE DETAILS

MODE

• Virtual – 12^thSeptember 2026
• Physical – 13^thSeptember 2026

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION

• Abstract – 30^thJune 2026
• Full Paper – 21^st September 2026

VENUE – Indian Law Institute (ILI), New Delhi, Opposite Supreme Court of India.

OPPORTUNITY

• The best 3 papers, with less than 10% similarity, will be recommended for publication in a Scopus Journal.
• Best 20 papers with less than 10% similarity, will be published in an ISBN book after the conference. Authors will be required to purchase their own copies from the publishers.
• (Presentation/Participation) Certificate.

REGISTRATION FEE

• Indian Students and Research Scholars: Rs.1200
• Indian Professionals and Faculty Members: Rs.1500
• International Delegates: 70$
• Online presentation: Rs.2000
• Non-Presenters/Attendees (Online/Offline): Rs.1000

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

CONVENOR

Dr. Navtika Singh Nautiyal – (Faculty Advisor, Knowledge Steez EduHub)

CO – CONVENORS

• Deevanshu Shrivastava, Professor of Law at National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi (NUSRL)
• Ankita Upadhyay, Partner, Knowledge Steez Edu Hub, Founders Global Forum for Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Leadership (GFEIL)
• Reema Bhattacharya, Associate Professor Law, Jagannath University
• Bhumika Sharma, Assistant Professor, Sharda School of Law, Sharda University
• Advocate Mahak Rathee, Supreme Court of India
• Srishti Agarwal, Founder, Vedseadus Legal +91-8279898571

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

• Sukhwinder Virk, Assistant Professor of Law, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab
• Sangeeta Taak, Assistant Professor of Law, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab

STUDENT CO-CONVENORS

• Aditya: +91 9798488837
• Pooja: +91 8449643827
• Astitva: +91 9140768546
• Shubham: +91 9939984444
• Rupal Dhull: +91 8053961032

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This special issue invites contributions that examine democracy as a complex, self-referential and adaptive system. Anchored in cybernetics, systems theory and complexity-informed governance research, the issue explores how democratic institutions, organisations, media environments and publics observe, interpret, communicate and respond to threat. It is especially interested in second-order perspectives that move beyond linear cause-and-effect explanations and instead analyse feedback loops, recursive communication, boundary drawing, non-linearity and the unintended consequences of intervention.

The issue seeks to bring into a single conversation literatures that are too often separated: democratic theory, governance and public administration, securitisation and threat studies, organisation studies, communication and media research, information systems and resilience thinking. We welcome conceptual papers, theory-led empirical studies and methodological contributions that illuminate paradoxes such as liberty/security, inclusion/exclusion, transparency/control and stability/change. Contributions may focus on political institutions, public organisations, digital platforms, civil society, education systems, critical infrastructures or cross-sector governance arrangements.

A central objective is to develop a richer systems-theoretical vocabulary for understanding democratic resilience. Rather than treating resilience as mere recovery or adaptation, the issue encourages work that examines how democratic systems learn, re-code threat, preserve legitimacy and reorganise decision making without hollowing out pluralism or normalising exceptionalism.

The special issue is particularly suited to Kybernetes because it foregrounds organised complexity, second-order cybernetics and theory-driven inquiry. By connecting cybernetic reasoning to urgent challenges of democratic governance, the issue seeks to generate intellectually ambitious and practically relevant scholarship for an era of cascading crises.

List of Topic Areas

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Democracy as a self-referential and paradoxical system
• Democratic resilience, backsliding, institutional learning and adaptation
• Securitisation, threat construction, emergency politics and exceptional measures
• Disinformation, AI, digital platforms and democratic communication
• Migration, protest, border governance and inclusion/exclusion dynamics
• War, pandemics, climate stress and economic shocks as coupled crises
• Public administration, critical infrastructures and cross-sector governance
• Multilevel governance, polycentric coordination and state-business-civil society relations
• Formal and methodological innovations, including systems mapping, simulations, network analysis and truth tables
• Normative and design implications for reflexive, resilient and trustworthy democratic governance

Submissions Information

We welcome conceptual papers, theory-led empirical studies and methodological contributions that advance cybernetic and systems-theoretical understandings of democracy, threat and resilience. Multidisciplinary and cross-sector submissions are especially encouraged. This special issue aligns most closely with Emerald’s Fairer society goal and contributes particularly to UN SDGs 10, 11 and 16.

For pre-submission enquiries, please contact Mehmet Recai Uygur (mehmet.uygur@kolegija.lt), copying Eglė Celiešienė (egle.celiesiene@kolegija.lt) and Sami Çoksan (scoksan@uwo.ca).

Submissions are made using ScholarOne Manuscripts. Registration and access are available at: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/kyb
Author guidelines must be strictly followed. Please see: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/k#jlp_author_guidelines
Authors should select (from the drop-down menu) the special issue title at the appropriate step in the submission process, i.e. in response to “Please select the issue you are submitting to”.

Submitted articles must not have been previously published, nor should they be under consideration for publication anywhere else, while under review for this journal.

Journal Information: Scopus Journal Q1, H-Index 59

Key Deadlines

Opening date for manuscripts submissions: 01/05/2026 
Closing date for manuscripts submission: 31/12/2026

Full papers must be submitted via ScholarOne. Pre-submission enquiries may be sent to mehmet.uygur@kolegija.lt (cc: egle.celiesiene@kolegija.lt; scoksan@uwo.ca).

For more details refer here

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Enterprise and entrepreneurship education research has historically been evaluated through venture creation and start-up intention outcomes. However, most learners pursue entrepreneurial careers through employment, intrapreneurship, portfolio work and participation in innovation ecosystems rather than founding firms.

This Special Issue advances enterprise and entrepreneurship education beyond start-up by examining how educational practices develop capabilities that enable individuals to navigate careers and contribute to places, organisations and opportunity structures. The aim is not simply to document activity but to explain outcomes: how learning designs produce agency, networks, identity, judgement and value-creating behaviour, and under what conditions they succeed or fail.

We particularly encourage work that identifies mechanisms linking educational experience to credible outcomes and recognises that these outcomes are shaped by context — including institutions, labour markets, ecosystems and access to networks. Contributions should therefore move beyond descriptive accounts of programmes and instead provide theoretically informed evidence explaining what works, for whom, and why.

As this is a curated special issue, submissions are limited to invited authors. However, acceptance is not guaranteed and all manuscripts must meet the scholarly contribution required for publication in Education + Training.

List of Topic Areas

• Enterprise and entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial careers (employment, intrapreneurship, portfolio pathways)
• Mechanisms of capability development (identity, agency, networks, judgement, opportunity recognition)
• Educational design and long-term outcomes
• Ecosystems, place and opportunity structures as boundary conditions
• Access, inequality and participation in entrepreneurial networks
• Work-integrated enterprise and entrepreneurship learning and education work transitions
• Evaluation methods beyond start-up metrics (longitudinal, realist, mixed-method approaches)
• Institutional and policy contexts shaping educational effectiveness
• Enterprise and entrepreneurship education and societal challenges (sustainability, technological transition, regional resilience)

Submissions Information

Submissions are made using ScholarOne Manuscripts. Registration and access are available here: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/et
Author guidelines must be strictly followed. Please see here: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/et
Authors should select (from the drop-down menu) the special issue title at the appropriate step in the submission process, i.e. in response to ““Please select the issue you are submitting to”.
Submitted articles must not have been previously published, nor should they be under consideration for publication anywhere else, while under review for this journal.

Journal Information: Scopus Journal Q1, H-Index 91

Key Deadlines

Open submission window: 9th November 2026
Close submission window: 1st March 2027

For more details refer here

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