𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱: 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀

𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱: 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀

𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹:
Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿:
Taylor & Francis Group

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:
31 May 2027

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲

The Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies invites submissions for a Special Issue on “Digital Technologies and Governance Systems in the Majority World: Mobilising Accounting and Accountability for Sustainable Futures.”

The Special Issue explores how digital technologies—including artificial intelligence, fintech, digital platforms, big data infrastructures, environmental monitoring technologies, and the metaverse—are reshaping governance systems, organisational practices, and sustainable development pathways across the Majority World.

It seeks to examine how accounting and accountability are mobilised in response to rapid technological transformation and how digital systems influence value creation, governance mechanisms, state-market relations, and sustainability transitions. The issue particularly focuses on challenges related to fragile institutional arrangements, digital colonialism, social inequalities, environmental degradation, and the accountability implications of technology-driven development.

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁

Submissions may address, but are not limited to:

• Accounting and accountability in digital and technology-enabled governance systems
• Socio-technical infrastructures and changing state-market relations
• Digital technologies, sustainability reporting, and environmental accountability in the Majority World
• Accounting, datafication, and platform-based regulation
• Artificial intelligence, fintech, and financial governance transformation
• Technology-enabled public sector reforms and smart governance practices
• Hybrid governance arrangements and institutional experimentation in comparative contexts
• Accounting and accountability in mediating technological inequalities and sustainability transitions
• Tensions, limitations, and unintended consequences of digital technology-driven accountability practices
• Digital architectures, imperial control, and accountability implications for sustainable futures
• Digital colonialism and technology domination in the Majority World
• Accounting and accountability implications of digital technologies in professional practice and education
• Comparative perspectives across Majority World contexts and their intersections with Western institutions and regulatory systems

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀

The Special Issue places particular emphasis on understanding how accounting and accountability systems can contribute to inclusive, just, and sustainable futures amid rapid digital transformation. It encourages multidisciplinary scholarship that critically examines technology-driven governance systems and their implications for organisations, societies, and sustainable development in emerging and developing economies.

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀

• The Special Issue welcomes qualitative, quantitative, mixed-method, conceptual, and critical research contributions.
• Manuscripts should follow the Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies author guidelines and be submitted through the journal's online submission system.
• Authors must select the Special Issue option and clearly indicate that the manuscript is intended for consideration in this issue.
• High-quality papers presented at the 2026 African Accounting and Finance Association (AAFA) Conference and the 2026 International Conference of Accounting and Business (iCAB) are especially encouraged to submit.

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀

• Yinka Moses, Wellington School of Business and Government, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
• Wafa Khlif, TBS Business School, Barcelona, Spain
• Tankiso Moloi, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
• Musa Mangena, Nottingham University, United Kingdom

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘂 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 — 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

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