Harnessing Technological Innovation for Managing Volatility and Advancing Sustainable and Regenerative Supply Chains
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Call for Papers
Harnessing Technological Innovation for Managing Volatility and Advancing Sustainable and Regenerative Supply Chains
Journal: The International Journal of Logistics Management
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Manuscript Submission Opens: 15 September 2026
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 15 March 2027
The International Journal of Logistics Management invites submissions for a Special Issue exploring how digital and emerging technologies can help organizations manage supply chain volatility while advancing sustainability, resilience, and regenerative practices.
About the Special Issue
Global supply chains are increasingly exposed to climate change, geopolitical instability, resource scarcity, pandemics, cyber risks, and growing regulatory and stakeholder expectations. These pressures are encouraging organizations to move beyond conventional efficiency-focused approaches and position sustainability and resilience as strategic supply chain priorities.
Technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT), digital twins, and advanced analytics are transforming supply chain design, governance, visibility, and decision-making. This Special Issue seeks to advance understanding of when and how these technologies enable—or constrain—environmental, social, and governance performance, circularity, resilience, responsible sourcing, and regenerative supply chain strategies.
Topics of Interest
Submissions may address, but are not limited to:
AI, IoT, and blockchain for sustainable supply chain management
Emerging technologies for supply chain resilience
Data-driven decarbonisation strategies
Emissions monitoring and transparency in logistics
Digital transformation and sustainable supply chains
Digital enablers of circular supply chains
Reverse logistics and closed-loop systems
Technology-enabled supply chain risk management
Digital technologies and resilience capabilities
Supply chain resilience and competitive advantage
Blockchain-based traceability and transparency
Technology-enabled ethical sourcing
Digital product passports
Lifecycle data integration
Governance and ethics in digital supply chains
Data integrity and cybersecurity
Institutional and regulatory influences on digital sustainability
Digital platforms for supplier sustainability assessment
Technology-enabled supplier collaboration
Techno-nationalism and global supply chains
Sovereign AI and supply chain management
Circular economy transitions
Digital capability disparities
Technology-sustainability-resilience linkages
Technology-enabled regenerative supply chain practices
Preferred Article Types
The Special Issue welcomes high-quality:
Conceptual contributions
Empirical research
Methodological contributions
Research should provide novel theoretical insights while generating actionable implications for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.
Research Focus
Contributions are particularly encouraged to examine how technological innovation can:
Improve supply chain visibility and predictive capabilities
Support decarbonisation and resource efficiency
Strengthen resilience against disruptions
Enable responsible and transparent sourcing
Facilitate circular and regenerative supply chains
Improve environmental, social, and governance (ESG) outcomes
Address geopolitical, regulatory, ethical, and cybersecurity challenges
Support long-term competitive advantage and value creation
Submission Information
Submission Opens: 15 September 2026
Submission Deadline: 15 March 2027
Manuscripts should be submitted through The International Journal of Logistics Management ScholarOne Manuscripts system.
Submit via ScholarOne
Journal & Author Guidelines
Authors must select “Harnessing Technological Innovation for Managing Volatility and Advancing Sustainable and Regenerative Supply Chains” from the Special Issue options during submission.
Submitted manuscripts must strictly follow the journal's author guidelines, be original, and must not have been previously published or be under consideration elsewhere while under review.
Guest Editors
Md Maruf Hossan Chowdhury
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Email: maruf.chowdhury@uts.edu.au
Shahriar Akter
University of Wollongong, Australia
Email: sakter@uow.edu.au
Mohammad Alamgir Hossain
RMIT University, Australia
Email: mohammad.hossain@rmit.edu.au
Kristijan Mirkovski
Deakin University, Australia
Email: k.mirkovski@deakin.edu.au
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