Theorising Time in a Digital Era: New Horizons for IS Research

Call for Papers

Special Issue: Theorising Time in a Digital Era: New Horizons for IS Research

Journal: European Journal of Information Systems

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group

Manuscript Deadline: 01 November 2026

About the Special Issue

European Journal of Information Systems (EJIS) invites submissions for its Special Issue titled "Theorising Time in a Digital Era: New Horizons for IS Research."

As digital technologies increasingly shape organizational and societal life, the concept of time and temporality has become central to Information Systems (IS) research. This Special Issue seeks to advance theoretical and empirical understanding of how digital technologies influence temporal experiences, organizational rhythms, decision-making, innovation, and long-term societal transformation.

The issue welcomes diverse methodological and theoretical contributions that place time as a core analytical construct, moving beyond traditional notions of speed and duration to explore richer perspectives on temporal complexity across individual, organizational, and societal contexts.

Scope and Topics of Interest

Submissions may address, but are not limited to:

• Time and temporality in Information Systems

• Digital technologies and temporal complexity

• Human interaction with digital platforms and infrastructures

• Organizational rhythms, routines, and coordination

• Digital transformation across micro, meso, artefact, and macro temporal scales

• AI, data governance, and digital infrastructures

• Digital collaboration, hybrid work, and asynchronous communication

• Time-aware system design and Information Systems development

• Computational approaches to studying temporality

• Information Systems, sustainability, climate change, and long-term societal challenges

Submission Guidelines

• Manuscript submission deadline: 01 November 2026

• Empirical, conceptual, philosophical, methodological, and commentary papers are welcome.

• Studies employing qualitative, quantitative, mixed-method, interpretive, critical, or computational approaches are encouraged.

• Submissions should foreground the Information Systems artefact and make strong theoretical contributions to temporality research.

• Authors should follow the European Journal of Information Systems author guidelines and submit manuscripts through the journal's submission system.

Special Issue Editors

Kieran Conboy
University of Galway, Ireland

Sirkka L. Jarvenpaa
The University of Texas at Austin, USA

Brian T. Pentland
Michigan State University, USA

Efpraxia D. Zamani
Durham University, UK

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