A systemic understanding of supply chain resilience: cross-level interactions, multi-level frameworks, and theoretical innovations

CALL FOR PAPERS: A systemic understanding of supply chain resilience: cross-level interactions, multi-level frameworks, and theoretical innovations

Journal: The International Journal of Logistics Management
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Submission Deadline: 01 Oct 2026

Detailed Overview

The International Journal of Logistics Management calls for papers advancing a systemic view of supply chain resilience (SCRes) amid disruptions like COVID-19, geopolitical conflicts, and climate disasters. This special issue addresses fragmentation in SCRes research by exploring cross-level interactions (individual, organizational, network, environmental), multi-level frameworks, and theoretical innovations using systems thinking, socio-ecological resilience, and socio-technological perspectives.

Guest Editors:
Guoqing Zhao (Swansea University, UK, guoqing.zhao@swansea.ac.uk)
Samuel Fosso Wamba (TBS Education, Toulouse, France)
Maciel M. Queiroz (FGV EAESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Core Themes and Topics

• SCRes as multi-level framework (individual to environmental integration).

• Cross-level dynamics, contextual variations (cultural, institutional).

• Theoretical innovations (systems theory, panarchy, middle-range theory).

• Technology enablers (AI, IoT, blockchain, digital twins) across levels.

• Managerial practices balancing efficiency, flexibility, redundancy.

Key Dates

Submission Guidelines

• Submit via ScholarOne: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ijlm (select special issue title).

• Follow guidelines: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/ijlm.

• Original papers only; not under review elsewhere; peer-reviewed.

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