Special Issues

Participation in CESA 2026, including presentation of a paper at the conference, does not imply or guarantee acceptance for publication in any associated Special Issue. Papers submitted to Special Issues will be subject to the journal’s normal editorial procedures and peer-review process, and all publication decisions will be made independently by the relevant journal editors in accordance with the journal’s usual standards and policies. 

1.      Journal of International Management (ABDC = A) Special Issue & dedicated Paper Development Workshop

The Special Issue examines how China's changing role in the global economy is reshaping international management. Rather than treating China simply as an empirical context, it seeks research that uses China-related transformations to revisit, refine and extend international management theory. Topics include, but are not limited to:

• AI, digital platforms and intelligent technologies;

• internationalisation of Chinese firms and the changing strategies of foreign MNEs in China;

• state–market relations, industrial policy and nonmarket strategy;

• geopolitical and technological fragmentation;

• global value chains, location and network reconfiguration;

• cross-border innovation, data governance and technological standards; and

• legitimacy, institutions and international management theory.

Guest editors of the Special Issue will participate in the conference, and a dedicated PDW will provide authors with an opportunity to discuss and develop their papers and receive developmental feedback. The JIM Special Issue itself has a manuscript submission deadline of 31 July 2027, providing participants with time after the conference to further develop their work.

If you would like your conference paper to be considered for this dedicated PDW, please indicate clearly in your CESA submission:

“For JIM Special Issue on China and the Reconfiguration of International Management.”

2.  Economic Systems (SSCI Q1, B/ABDC)

“Governing the Green Transition as System Change: State Capacity, Policy Credibility, and Institutional Complementarities in Emerging and Transition Economies”

Guest editors: Yu Hao, Mariya Gubareva., Xunpeng (Roc) Shi.

Submission Deadline: 31 January 2027

Link: Economic Systems | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier – Economic Systems | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier

3. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management (SSCI)

 “AI as an Innovator for Green Growth and Climate Governance Reform”

Guest editors: Yunfei An (Henan University, China), Nophea Sasaki (Sasin School of Management, Thailand), Xueqi Zhai (Henan University of Economics and Law, China)

Open date for submission:       1/09/2026

Author submission deadline:  31/03/2027

Final acceptance:                   31/10/2027

Submissions address: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-papers/ai-innovator-green-growth-and-climate-governance-reform