ESG, Innovation, and Sustainability Transitions in the Age of Digital Transformation and AI

Call for Papers

ESG, Innovation, and Sustainability Transitions in the Age of Digital Transformation and AI

Journal: Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity
Publisher: Elsevier
Submission Deadline: 30 September 2026

Introduction
ESG has evolved from voluntary disclosure to central governance mechanism amid rapid digital transformation and AI. Technologies like AI, digital twins, IoT, big data analytics, and blockchain reshape ESG measurement, management, and strategic impact. This Special Issue examines how digital innovation transforms ESG from compliance reporting into engines of sustainability transitions through open innovation ecosystems and platform-based business models.

Guest Editors
Chavis Ketkaew (Khon Kaen University, Thailand)
Phaninee Naruetharadhol (Khon Kaen University, Thailand)
Chanchai Phonthanukitithaworn (Mahidol University, Thailand)
Heungju Ahn (DGIST, Korea)
Giovanna Del Gaudio (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)

List of Topic Areas
Submissions invited on (but not limited to):

• Digital ESG reporting, MRV systems, and real-time sustainability governance

• AI, digital twins, blockchain integration into ESG decision-making

• Open innovation ecosystems for ESG coordination across value chains

• Dynamic capabilities linking digital transformation with ESG performance

• ESG-driven business model innovation and platform ecosystems

• Sustainable finance instruments and ESG-linked market mechanisms

• Industry 4.0/5.0 architectures enabling sustainability transitions

• Regulatory frameworks and digital ESG standards convergence

Guest Editors Contact Details

Submission Process & Deadlines
Submit via Editorial Manager at https://www.editorialmanager.com/JOITMC/default.aspx before 1 August 2026, selecting "VSI: Age of DT&AI".
Double-blind peer review by minimum two experts. Open access publication.

Submission Guidelines
Submission Portal: https://www.editorialmanager.com/JOITMC/default.aspx
Guide for Authors: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-open-innovation-technology-market-and-complexity/publish/guide-for-authors

About the Journal
Journal of Open Innovation (CiteScore 14.0), published by Elsevier, specializes in technology-market-complexity intersections and open innovation dynamics.

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