📅 Manuscript Submission Deadline: 2026-10-30
🌐 Journal Website: Advance Journal of Business Management & Social Sciences
Thematic Issue Guest Editor
Dr. Xiaowei Ding
Lecturer, School of Management, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, China
Dr. Xiaowei Ding is a Lecturer at the School of Management, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, China. His research focuses on corporate green development strategy, ESG performance, digital transformation, and environmental regulation. He has published nearly 10 SSCI/SCI articles as first author in journals such as Technology in Society, Environment, Development and Sustainability, and Post-Communist Economies. He also serves as an anonymous reviewer for several SCI/SSCI journals.
Dr. Ju Guo
Associate Professor, School of Management, Chengdu University of Information Technology, China
Dr. Ju Guo is an Associate Professor at the School of Management, Chengdu University of Information Technology, China. Her research focuses on organizational behavior, human resource management, management psychology and behavior, organizational digitization, and innovation and entrepreneurship. She has published nearly 10 SSCI articles as first author in journals such as Managerial and Decision Economics, Current Psychology, Journal of Child and Family Studies. She also serves as an anonymous reviewer for several SSCI journals.
Dr. Yali Liu
Lecturer, School of Management, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, China
Dr. Yali Liu is a Lecturer at the School of Management, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, China. Her research focuses on audit market development, performance auditing, digital economy, and corporate social responsibility. She has published several articles in journals such as Environment, Development and Sustainability, Sustainability, Accounting, Analysis, Auditing, and Finance: Theory and Practice. Her recent work includes co-authored studies on the impact of corporate social responsibility practices on high-quality development in China’s manufacturing sector.
Scope and Rationale of the Theme
Background and motivation: The deep application of digital technologies is reshaping corporate operations, value creation, and competitive landscapes, while introducing responsibility challenges such as data security, algorithmic bias, digital divides, and ethical misconduct. Balancing technological innovation with social responsibility has become a critical concern.
Relevance: This special issue responds to the UN SDGs, rising ESG investment trends, and regulatory demands for transparency and accountability in AI and data governance, addressing urgent societal needs.
Key Subject Areas:
- Restructuring of traditional CSR in digital contexts.
- Conceptualization, measurement, and governance of Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR).
- Stakeholder engagement and accountability in digital settings.
- Digital technologies enabling green innovation.
- Mechanisms and boundary conditions of digital transformation’s impact on ESG performance.
- Digital finance and quality of green innovation.
- Multi-actor responsibility allocation in digital ecosystems.
- Policies integrating digitalization with SDGs.
Expected contribution: This issue provides a coherent platform for research at the intersection of digital transformation, corporate responsibility, and sustainability, advancing governance frameworks, measurement tools, and policy insights to support responsible digital innovation.
Expected Article Types, Submission Process and Guidelines
Authors are invited to submit original research and review articles that align with the theme of this special issue and must comply with AJBMSS author guidelines. Authors should submit their manuscripts via the journal’s Online Journal System (OJS) at https://ajbmss.cmpublisher.com/index.php/ajbmss_ojs/login
Note: All submissions to a Thematic Issue must include a formal cover letter including name of the theme and guest editors.
All papers will undergo a double-blind peer review process according to AJBMSS editorial standards to ensure high-quality contributions.
Important Dates
Anticipated Manuscript Submission: July 1, 2026 – October 30, 2026
Expected Completion of the Thematic Collection: February 28, 2027
Contact Information
For editorial or any inquiries regarding this special issue, please contact:
Ms. Bella Morris
Editorial Manager
Advance Journal of Business Management and Social Sciences (AJBMSS)
Email: bellamorris@cmpublisher.com, ajbmss@cmpublisher.com
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