𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀

𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹:
Innovation

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿:
Taylor & Francis Group

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:
31 July 2026

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲

The journal Innovation invites submissions for its Special Issue titled Tradition and Aesthetic as Catalysts for Innovation: New Perspectives and Practices. The Special Issue seeks to explore how tradition, cultural heritage, and aesthetics can serve as powerful yet often underexplored drivers of innovation across disciplines, industries, and communities.

As organisations increasingly seek novel pathways to innovation, this Special Issue aims to advance academic and practitioner conversations by bringing together diverse perspectives on the relationship between cultural traditions, aesthetic values, creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation practices. The issue welcomes research that generates emerging insights, showcases international experiences, and offers meaningful implications for science, management, entrepreneurship, and community development.

𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀

This Special Issue encourages contributions that:

• Examine tradition and aesthetics as complementary and underexplored levers of innovation
• Explore the role of cultural heritage and artistic practices in shaping innovation processes
• Investigate interdisciplinary approaches to creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship
• Present international experiences and applications across different geographical and institutional contexts
• Generate actionable insights for scholars, managers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and communities
• Bridge academic research with industry practices and real-world innovation challenges

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀

• Manuscripts should not exceed 7,500 words, including references.
• The Special Issue welcomes different types of papers based on innovativeness, significance, and practical relevance.
• Cross-disciplinary perspectives, diverse research methodologies, and collaborations between academic researchers and industry practitioners are particularly encouraged.
• Authors are advised to follow the general formatting guidelines of the journal.
• During submission through ScholarOne, authors should select the Special Issue title: Tradition and Aesthetic as Catalysts for Innovation: New Perspectives and Practices.

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀

• Manuscript Submission Deadline: 31 July 2026
• First Round Review Notification: 15 February 2026
• First Author Revision Deadline: 15 May 2026
• First Round Feedback: 15 July 2026
• Final Author Revision Deadline: 1 October 2026
• Estimated Publication Date: Winter 2027

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀

• Antonio Lerro, University of Basilicata, Italy
• Giovanni Schiuma, LUM University "G. Degennaro", Italy
• Luca Iandoli, St. John's University, USA
• Min-Ren Yan, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

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