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ACIEK(Winter) – ISME

Call for Papers

17 – 19 October 2026, Nanchang, China
Industry-Education Integration & New Quality Productivity: Global Vision, Local Action

The Academy of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Knowledge (ACIEK) has successfully organized 22 international conferences at leading academic institutions worldwide. A notable highlight was the ACIEK 2025 conference in historic Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, which brought together over 600 scholars from 70 countries and resulted in the publication of approximately 220 research papers. Further details are available at: https://www.aciek-academy.com/

Concurrently, the International Symposium on Innovative Management, Information & Production (IMIP)—founded in 2010 by the International Society of Management Engineers (ISME) at Waseda University—recently held its 17th edition in Asia, reinforcing its established academic legacy.

In a pioneering collaboration, ACIEK and ISME will co-host a joint symposium from October 17–19, 2026, in China, under the theme “Industry-Education Integration & New Quality Productivity: Global Vision, Local Action.” This gathering is designed to bridge the gap between academic research and practical application, fostering in-depth discussions on how emerging management models, green development strategies, and robust entrepreneurial ecosystems can jointly drive the transition to new quality productivity. The symposium will serve as a platform for sharing actionable insights and practical methodologies to advance deep industry-education collaboration.

Join us in this transformative dialogue to shape a future where academic innovation and industrial practice converge to foster sustainable growth and long-term prosperity.

Papers are invited from prospective authors with interest in the related areas. Every paper participating in the conference must be submitted online: http://ismeip.org

Meet the Editors: Engage with Editors-in-Chief of SSCI/JCR-indexed journals (Clarivate Analytics) in a discussion on key trends and challenges in academic publishing.

General Chairs

  • Hongwei Pei, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, China
  • Junzo Watada, Waseda University, Japan
  • Bing Xu, International Society of Management Engineers, China

Advisory Committee

  • Jinhua Li, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China
  • Marinko Skare, University of Pula, Croatia
  • Qingfeng Liu, Hosei University, Japan

International Program Committee Chairs

  • Paul Jones, Swansea University, UK
  • Heping Zuo, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, China
  • Domingo Ribeiro-Soriano, University of Valencia, Spain
  • Jose Luis Gasco, University of Alicante, Spain
  • Yan Chen, Hunan University, China
  • Daniel Palacios, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
  • Vincenzo Corvello, University of Messina, Italy
  • Xiong Yuan, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, China
  • Virginia Simon-Moya, Universitat de Valencia, Spain
  • Giampaolo Viglia, University of Portsmouth, UK
  • Cheng Zhang, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, China
  • Juan Piñeiro-Chousa, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
  • Sascha Kraus, University of Siegen, Germany
  • M. Angeles Lopez-Cabarcos, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Organizing Chairs

  • Bingqiang Li, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, China
  • Samuel Ribeiro-Navarrete, VIZJA University, Poland

Publicity Chairs

  • Xiaohui Chen, University of Valencia, Spain
  • Juying Zeng, Hangzhou City University, China
Paper Submission
Abstract Submission March 01 – June 30, 2026
Notification of Acceptance July 01 – July 30, 2026
Final Manuscript Submission May 01 – Aug 30, 2026
Registration Fee: 850 € Sep 01 – Sep 30, 2026
Papers Publication

All accepted papers presented at ACIEK(Winter)-ISME 2026 will be considered for possible publication in the following journals:

International Journal of Management Education, Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, Journal of Competitiveness, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, European Journal of Innovation Management, and Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics.