ECON CFP ECON Special Issue EMI 2026

Special Issue
Digital Transformation with AI – Shaping the
Future of Work, Organizations and Economic
Value
Submission
period:
01 October 2025 01 December 2025
Description
This special issue is devoted to papers presented at the 11th
International EMI Congress that will be held in Istanbul, Turkiye.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a transformative force driving the next
wave of digitalization across industries and sectors. From
Guest
Editor:
automation to intelligent systems, AI is reshaping work, redefining
organizational capabilities, and generating measurable economic
value. This Special Issue aims to explore how AI-enabled digital
transformation
impacts
organizational
performance,
labor
Dr. A.Mohammed
Abubakar
markets, productivity, cost-efficiency, and long-term economic
Central Connecticut State
University, United States
a.abubakar@ccsu.edu
audience of Economics, we welcome either pure economics or
sustainability. In keeping with the editorial focus and intended
interdisciplinary contributions with a strong backbone of
economic analysis and methodology that investigate the
entrepreneurial,
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managerial,
technological,
and
economic
dimensions of AI in modern workplaces and enterprise systems.
We invite submissions that include but are not limited to the
economic analysis of the following themes:
AI-driven organizational change and innovation
Intelligent automation and economic efficiency
The economics of AI adoption and digital transformation
Impact of AI on labor markets, employment, and reskilling
Cost-benefit analysis of AI initiatives in enterprises
Planned
publication:
2026 (articles will be published
upon being accepted on an
ongoing basis)
Economic models of AI integration in business processes
Value creation through AI in supply chains, HRM, and
finance
AI and strategic decision-making under uncertainty
Other topics related to enterprenuership and
management are also welcome
Special Issue
Digital Transformation with AI – Shaping the Future of Work, Organizations
and Economic Value
How To Submit
Interested congress participants should please visit the journal website for writing tips and guidelines.
All submitted papers will be checked against plagiarism and language adequacy and will
subsequently undergo the peer review process.
Authors are kindly invited to submit their contribution via online submission system Editorial
Manager.
Please remember to select the correct article category – SI: EMI 2026
Manuscripts must be original and not under consideration elsewhere.
Before completing their manuscript, authors should carefully read over the journal’s
Instruction for Authors. Additional information can be found in our Editorial Policy (both files
are available on our website in the ‘Supplementary Materials’ section at the bottom).
Submissions previously published in the EMI Proceedings Book will be considered published
and CANNOT be accepted for this SI.
All abstracts published in the EMI Abstract Book must be properly
acknowledged in the submitted manuscript. For example, adding statement such as “An
earlier version of this paper was presented at the EMI Congress 2025, held in Istanbul, Turkiye”.
Please note that submissions will only be accepted during the official submission window.
Manuscripts submitted before or after the stated deadline will not be considered for this SI
Journal
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