Systems

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 Sep 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 20022 | 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)

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

edited by Melanie King

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17431 | Submission Open

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

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

Sustainable Business Models and Digital Transformation

edited by

Barbara Bradač Hojnik

submission deadline 19 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 25897 | 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)

Scheduling and Optimization in Production and Transportation Systems (2nd Edition)

edited by

Peng Guo

and Sihan Huang

submission deadline 21 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1122 | 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)

Systems Engineering Tools and Digital Twin Technologies for Industry 6.0

edited by

Andrej Škraba

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 465 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 6.0; symbiotic digital twin technology; systems engineering tools; cyber-physical-human-biological systems (CPHBS); autonomous human–AI–robot collaboration; model-based systems engineering (MBSE); trustworthy AI and collective intelligence; real-time hyper-connected simulation; autonomous robotics and swarm systems; AIoT/bio-IoT sensor integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

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

edited by Jong-min Kim and

Rob Kim Marjerison

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10528 | Submission Open

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

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

edited by

Ikpe Justice Akpan

, Onyebuchi Felix Offodile and

Olamide Jogunola

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7910 | 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)

Advanced Transportation Systems and Logistics in Modern Cities

edited by

Xu Xin

, Kang Chen and

Zhongzhen Yang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6039 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban transportation systems; integrated city logistics; resilient infrastructure and emergency management; port–city interfaces and maritime logistics; complex adaptive systems in logistics; smart mobility and intelligent planning; system dynamics and simulation modeling; sustainable socio-technical networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

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

edited by

Gábor Szabó-Szentgróti

and

Usama Awan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5918 | Submission Open

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

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

Complex Financial Systems: Dynamics, Risk, and Resilience

edited by

Tristan Lim

,

Zhiyuan Wang

and

Chong Guan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4679 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex financial systems; systemic risk; socio-technical finance; financial networks; system dynamics; behavioural market dynamics; digital and algorithmic finance; AI/ML decision systems; sustainability transitions; complex adaptive systems

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

Computational Methods for Complex Systems: Modeling, Optimization, and Decision Support Across Domains

edited by

Md Fashiar Rahman

,

Tzu-Liang (Bill) Tseng

and

Md Abdul Quddus

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3427 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex systems modeling; computational optimization; decision support systems; simulation-based methods; artificial intelligence; agent-based systems; system dynamics; sustainable systems engineering; resilient socio-technical systems; digital engineering

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

Optimization and Decision Analytics in Supply Chain Management

edited by

Farnaz Ghazi-Nezami

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3355 | Submission Open

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

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

Efficiency, Emissions, and Optimization in Sustainable Maritime Transport and Logistics Systems

edited by

Tatjana Stanivuk

,

Jelena Žanić Mikuličić

,

Ladislav Stazić

and

Branko Lalić

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3038 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime decarbonization; energy transition; integrated port operation; environmentally sustainable logistics; resilient supply chain systems

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

Systems Thinking and Systems Practice

edited by Roberto Palacios Rodriguez and Graeme A. Forbes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2187 | Submission Open

Keywords: systems practice; systems thinking; soft systems; problem solving; system consulting; system dynamics; organisational cybernetics; systemic intervention; systemic design; systemic innovation; critical systems; complex adaptive systems; systems multimethodology/metamethodology

Modelling, Planning and Management of Sustainable Transport Systems: Second Edition

edited by

Ewelina Sendek-Matysiak

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1803 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport; transport systems; transport policy; electromobility; hydrogen technologies; alternative powertrains; intelligent transport systems (ITS); transport digitalization; emissions and environmental impact; urban logistics; decision support systems in transport; transport process optimization

Sustainable Maritime Transport and Logistics: Efficiency, Optimization, and Decarbonization

edited by

Mohan Anantharaman

and

Rabiul Islam

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1757 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine transport; marine engineering; maritime logistics; engine and bride simulation; maritime management; decarbonisation; green house gas; reduction, emissions; sustainable transport; efficiency; economy

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

Enterprise Systems Engineering and Digital Transformation

edited by Xiaobo Li and Yijun Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1304 | Submission Open

Keywords: enterprise systems engineering; digital transformation; enterprise architecture; enterprise engineering; strategy management; business process re-engineering; risk management; complex network dynamics

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

Systems Engineering for Industry 4.0 Technologies

edited by

Sunny Katyara

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1137 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber-physical systems; industry 4.0 technologies; socio-technical systems; digital twins; skill digitization and knowledge transfer; workforce transformation; multi-robot systems; human factors engineering; construction and manufacturing automation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Risk Engineering in an Era of Global Uncertainty

edited by

Thordur Vikingur Fridgeirsson

, Helgi Thor Ingason and

Haukur Ingi Jónasson

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1098 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk engineering; uncertainty; resilience; antifragility; sustainability; black swan events; decision theory; artificial intelligence; system engineering; organizational risk management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

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 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 1042 | 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)

Smarter Infrastructure System Design for Sustainability

edited by Nilupa Herath and

Madhuwanthi Rupasinghe

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 503 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Accounting Controls for AI Systems

edited by Akhilesh Chandra

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 460 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; ethics; internal controls; risk; assurance; governance; security; financial accounting; managerial accounting

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

AI-Driven Cyber-Physical Systems: IoT and Automation Synergies

edited by

Moharram Challenger

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 366 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber-physical systems (CPS); artificial intelligence; Internet of Things (IoT); intelligent automation; smart systems and applications

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

Artificial Intelligence and Process-Aware Systems in the Industry 5.0 Era: Industrial and Higher Education Applications

edited by

Italo Cesidio Fantozzi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 335 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; Industry 5.0; process-aware information systems; human-centric systems; digital twin; serious games; simulation-based learning; higher education

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

Intelligent Supply Chain Systems: Digital Twins, AI, and Predictive Risk Management in Industry 5.0 Era

edited by

Matteo Gabellini

,

Francesco Gabriele Galizia

and

Marco Bortolini

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1425 | Submission Open

Keywords: industry 5.0; intelligent supply chain systems; artificial intelligence; large Language models; digital twin applications; forecasting ; prescriptive analytics; supply chain resilience ; data spaces; supply chain sustainability

Resilient Futures of Urban Systems

edited by

Pernille H. Christensen

and

Gabriela Quintana Vigiola

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3069 | Submission Open

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

Decision-Making and Policy Strategies for Sustainable Transportation Systems

edited by

Yao Jia

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 7388 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation; policy design and evaluation; decision-making; governance; equity; climate mitigation; transport demand management; resilient infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Data-Driven Modeling of Sustainable Transportation Systems in Supply Chains

edited by

Kristina Vaiciute

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5756 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by Hartmut Zadek,

Jettarat Janmontree

and

Kasin Ransikarbum

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1112 | Submission Open

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

Digital Twins for Decision Intelligence in Complex and Adaptive Systems

edited by

Adriana Reveiu

and

Lili Zheng

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 792 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin; decision support systems; intelligent systems; simulation and optimization; hybrid modeling; artificial intelligence; machine learning; human-in-the-loop systems; user experience; environmental and sustainable decision-making; sustainable tourism; coastal systems; predictive and prescriptive analytics; system architecture; uncertainty and resilience; hybrid modeling (model-based and data-driven)

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

Emergent Interdisciplinary STEM Education Systems: XR and Applied AI Perspectives

edited by Magesh Chandramouli and Jose Sanchez

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 688 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics-integrated STEM; mechatronics education; emergent STEM systems; adaptive learning ecosystems; interdisciplinary STEM education; XR-enhanced learning; applied AI in STEM education; human–machine learning systems; experiential and immersive learning; digital twin–based learning; smart manufacturing education; human–computer interaction (HCI); cyber-physical-human systems; systems modeling in education; Industry 4.0–aligned STEM frameworks

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

The Role of AI and Digital Technologies in Managing Sustainable Manufacturing in Complex Market Environments

edited by Okechukwu Okorie, Lampros Litos,

Shoaib Sarfraz

, Franklin Maduko and Khadija Tahera

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 470 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable manufacturing; VUCA environment; complexity management; circular economy; smart manufacturing; resilience; dynamic capabilities; sustainable operations; environmental and social governance (ESG); policy and regulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

Resilient Intelligent Systems for Quality and Security Management

edited by Peter A. Beling and Tyler Cody

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 379 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient intelligent systems; AI assurance and governance; cybersecurity and cyber resilience; systems engineering; human–AI teaming; system resilience; adaptive decision-making; anomaly detection; cyber-physical systems; quality management

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

Modeling and Managing Complex Supply Chain Systems: Resilience, Sustainability, and Innovation in Operations

edited by Eugenia Babiloni and Beatriz Andres

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1729 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain; resilience; sustainability; operations management; AI; optimization; innovation; ethics; circularity; human-centered

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

Systems Modeling and Analysis of Consumer Behavior and Business Management

edited by

Nikolaos Trihas

,

Markos Kourgiantakis

and

Athina Bourdena

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9041 | 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)

Governance of System of Systems (SoS)

edited by

Polinpapilinho Katina

and

Chuck Keating

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8100 | 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)

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 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5358 | 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

Redefining Knowledge Management Systems: The Role of Generative AI in Innovation, Learning, and Knowledge Processes

edited by Eric Tsui, Gang Liu and Muhammad Saleem Sumbal

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4913 | Submission Open

Keywords: knowledge management systems; generative AI; knowledge processes; innovation; learning

Multi-Objective Decision Making in Supply Chain Management Under Uncertainty

edited by

Kristina Vaiciute

and

Aušra Katinienė

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4219 | Submission Open

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

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

Modeling of Complex Systems and Systems of Systems

edited by Hidekazu Nishimura and James Martin

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3746 | Submission Open

Keywords: business analysis and synthesis; cyber–physical systems; human systems integration; digital engineering; digital twin; enterprise architecture; mission engineering; MS&A (modeling, simulation and analysis); smart cities; smart manufacturing; intelligent transportation systems; software-intensive systems; socio-technical systems; ecological systems; systems science

Digital Transformation of Business Ecosystems

edited by Florina Pînzaru and

Anagnoste Sorin

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2128 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; business ecosystem; ecosystem governance; coopetition; digital technologies

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

Decision Making and Modeling Approaches in Circular Economy

edited by Markus Zils and Peter Hopkinson

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1588 | 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)

Innovations in Multi-Agent Systems: LLMs, Social Simulation, and Disinformation Dynamics

edited by Darius Plikynas

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1358 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-agent systems; agent-based models; large language models; social simulation; generative agents; disinformation and propaganda; emergent behavior

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

Optimizing Urban Freight and Logistics Systems Through Advanced Modeling and Simulation

edited by

Róbert Skapinyecz

and

Péter Tamás

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 909 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban freight transport; urban logistics systems; optimization; simulation modeling; advanced modeling techniques; traffic simulation; vehicle routing; sustainable freight transport; location-allocation; micro-mobility

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

Enabling Technologies for Digital Transformation in Autonomous Systems: Connectivity, AI, Energy Management, and Simulation

edited by

Junwoo Kim

and

Jesus Jimenez

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 546 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous systems; digital transformation; industrial IoT; wireless sensor network; human–machine interaction (HMI); AI & ML; energy management; cybersecurity; simulation; edge computing

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

Digital Transformation of Healthcare System

edited by Anne Snowdon

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 469 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital health transformation evaluation; digital health transformation outcomes or value; digital health transformation barriers; system approaches to digital health transformation; digital health benefits or outcomes; digital transformation implementation; human-centered digital health; health system digitalization; digital minimalism; quality of digital work environments

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

Advances in Decision Theory Under Uncertainty

edited by

Ange Lionel Toba

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision theory; uncertainty modeling; artificial intelligence; resilience; energy-water nexus; critical infrastructure; simulation; risk analysis; resource management; socio-environmental systems

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

Value Creation and Capture in Digital Product-Service Systems

edited by Amna Javed

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital product-service systems; value creation; value capture; service-dominant logic; digital transformation; platform ecosystems; data-driven services; co-creation of value

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

Smart and Sustainable Tourism Systems: Innovation, Management, and Future Challenges

edited by

Michail Toanoglou

,

Leonard Jackson

and

Thomas Krabokoukis

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3308 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart tourism; sustainable tourism; regenerative tourism; tourism resilience; AI governance; digital transformation; artificial intelligence (AI); internet of things (IoT); big data analytics; blockchain; smart destinations; tourism management; hospitality innovation; green transition; smart governance; consumer behavior; cybersecurity and data privacy; climate resilience; destination marketing; tourism ecosystems

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

Systems Engineering Education: Design, Practice and Development

edited by

Reinhard Bernsteiner

,

Michael Kohlegger

and

Christian Ploder

submission deadline 18 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1657 | Submission Open

Keywords: GenAI in engineering and systems education: benefits, drawbacks, dependency, and integrity; systems thinking and literacy—to understand how individual components interact with each other and within larger systems; model-based systems engineering (MBSE) and large language models (LLM)—from natural language to formal models; best practices and experiences in engineering and systems education Digital Twins—from concept to lifecycle—“twin fidelity” from different viewpoints (technology, education, etc.); curriculum development in systems engineering—improve learners’ ability to handle real-world complexity, trade-offs, and multi-stakeholder problems; tools and tool chains for systems engineering education; participatory and co-creative approaches for complex socio-technical systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Systems Engineering)

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