This blog post aims to list the calls for papers from various Scopus and Web of Science-indexed journals to be published in special issues.
Most of the listed special issues will publish papers free of cost. Subjects like Computer Science and Management Multidisciplinary are covered.
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List of Calls for Papers in Scopus-Indexed Journals
1) Special Issue: Advances in Nature-Inspired and Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms: Theory, Applications, and Emerging Trends
Journal Title: Computers, Materials & Continua
Suggested themes for this special issue include:
· Development of nature-inspired and metaheuristic optimization algorithms.
· Theoretical investigations into the properties and performance of metaheuristics.
· Hybridization and integration of different optimization paradigms.
· Application of metaheuristics to large-scale and computationally intensive problems.
· Real-world case studies and innovative applications of nature-inspired optimization.
· Emerging trends and future directions in metaheuristic optimization research.
· Performance analysis and comparative studies of optimization algorithms.
ISSN: 1546-2218 (Print)
ISSN: 1546-2226 (Online)
Submission Deadline: 31 October 2025
2) Call for Papers: Use of Artificial Intelligence in Management Research Methods
Journal: Revista de Administração Contemporânea (RAC)
Focus Areas:
Use of AI and its impact on decision-making;
. How AI can either enable or inhibit the delivery of the goals for sustainable development;
. Programs that leverage AI tools to help countries achieve SDGs;
. AI for Green;
. Predict conflicts and humanitarian crises;
. International AI governance and policy recommendations;
. Close the global artificial intelligence (AI) skills gap;
. Regulatory insight and oversight for AI-based technologies.
Manuscript deadline: 03 April 2025
3) Human-Computer Interaction in Virtual Reality: Challenges and Solutions
Journal: International Journal Of Automation And Smart Technology
Publication Cost: No Publication Charges
Focus Areas
- Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
- Virtual Reality (VR)
- Gesture-Based Interaction
- Motion Tracking Technology
- Cognitive Ergonomics in VR
- Usability Evaluation in VR
- Immersive User Experience
Manuscript deadline: 05.08.2025
4) Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs for Semantics-driven Systems Engineering
Journal Title: Data & Knowledge Engineering, Impact Factor: 2.7
Focus Areas
- Information Systems and their EngineeringUser-Oriented Approaches
- Data and Information Management
- Enterprise Management and Engineering
- Domain-specific IS Engineering
- Data Science
- Information Infrastructures
- Reflective Research and Practice
Manuscript submission deadline: 01/02/2025
5) Understanding Language Use in Human-Generative AI Communication in Educational Contexts
Journal: Linguistics and Education, Impact Factor: 1.6
Focus Areas
human-GenAI communication
Role of GenAI in fostering linguistic competencies and influencing specific patterns of language use in educational contexts
Submission deadline: 07 April 2025
6) IoT-Based Systems for Resilient Smart Cities
Journal: Information, Impact Factor: 2.4
Focus Areas
- IoT systems architectures for urban security
- safety and security assessment of IoT systems
- multisensor data fusion for safety-critical systems
- middleware for real-time IoT-based applications
- software engineering for local digital twins
- model-based engineering of safety-critical IoT systems
- dependability of autonomous systems for smart cities
- semantic sensor networks and knowledge graphs for resilient cities
- ontologies for resilient IoT systems
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024
7) Microvascular Function: Experimental and Computational Perspectives
Journal: Microvascular Research, Impact Factor: 2.9
This special issue highlights computational modeling and experimental studies investigating hemodynamic transport, microvascular signalling, and their integral roles in regulating microvascular function.
Submission deadline: 31 December 2024
8) Trending topics in International Business and Finance
Journal: Research in International Business and Finance, Impact Factor: 6.3
Focus Areas
- Just Transition
- Financial inclusion
- Nature finance and biodiversity loss
- Circular economy
- Funding the transition
Submission deadline: 31 December 2024
9) Digital Technologies for Sustainable International Business
Journal: International Business Review, Impact Factor: 5.9
This Special Issue addresses the intersection of digitalization, internationalization, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within international business (IB) research.
Submission deadline: 31 January 2025
10) Moving Towards Sustainable Services in the Age of Digital Transformation
Journal: Journal of Service Theory and Practice
This special issue aims to coordinate and extend the scholarship on designing and managing sustainability in services in the age of digital transformation.
Closing date for manuscript submission: 10/06/2025
11) Call for Papers: Special Issue on Sustainable Computing
Journal: IEEE Internet Computing, Impact Factor: 3.7
This special issue seeks papers related to all aspects of Sustainable Computing.
Submissions Due: 15 October 2024
12) Rethinking science and technology strategies in a multipolar world
Journal: Research Policy
Focus Areas: role of science, technology, and innovation in the upcoming years
Submission deadline: 15 December 2024