Multimodality in Project Studies: Integrating Discourses, Visuals, and Materiality
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Call for Papers
Multimodality in Project Studies: Integrating Discourses, Visuals, and Materiality
Journal: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 30 June 2027
The International Journal of Managing Projects in Business invites high-quality submissions for its Special Issue on Multimodality in Project Studies: Integrating Discourses, Visuals, and Materiality.
About the Special Issue
This Special Issue explores the emerging role of multimodality in project studies, examining how discourses, visual artefacts, material objects, technologies, sensory experiences, and digital environments collectively shape project management and governance. It encourages researchers to move beyond traditional language-centric perspectives and investigate how multiple forms of communication and practice influence project work.
The issue welcomes interdisciplinary and phenomenon-driven research that advances understanding of project organising through multimodal approaches. Contributions may employ innovative qualitative, quantitative, computational, or mixed methods to explore decision-making, stakeholder engagement, identity, collaboration, power dynamics, and organisational transformation in project environments.
Topics of Interest
Submissions may include, but are not limited to:
Visual, material, and sensory dimensions of project management
Discursive and non-discursive practices in project governance
Stakeholder engagement through multimodal communication
Power, technology, and material artefacts in project work
Time, sequencing, rhythm, and coordination in projects
Physical and digital environments shaping project organisation
Professional identity and role construction in project teams
Multimodal practices during disruption, conflict, and change
Video ethnography, sensory mapping, and innovative research methods
Computer vision, voice analytics, and AI in project studies
Visual essays, graphic narratives, and alternative research outputs
Ethical issues surrounding multimodal and biometric data
Preferred Article Types
The journal welcomes:
Original Research Articles
Theoretical Papers
Empirical Studies
Methodological Papers
Interdisciplinary Research
Mixed-Methods Research
Submission Information
Opening Date for Manuscript Submissions: 01 June 2026
Abstract Submission Deadline: 30 September 2026
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 30 June 2027
Manuscripts must be submitted through ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Authors should select the Special Issue title during the submission process.
Submitted articles must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere.
Authors may submit abstracts and related correspondence via the Guest Editors' email addresses provided in the call.
All submissions must follow the journal's official Author Guidelines.
Guest Editors
Dr. Lingchuan Song
Dr. Johan Ninan
Dr. Sunila Lobo
Dr. Jinbo Song
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