Conference Proposal
Use this page to put together a proposal for publishing a curated set of conference proceedings in the Journal of Socio-Technical Systems and Human Dynamics. Proposals are accepted on a rolling basis.
Eligible conferences
- Peer-reviewed academic conferences, workshops, and symposia whose scope intersects with JSTHD: socio-technical systems, human factors in technology adoption, platform governance, organisational change, future of work, and socio-technical design.
- Events that have completed at least one prior edition with published outputs are preferred; first-edition events may be considered with a strong programme committee.
- Single-discipline and interdisciplinary conferences are both welcome.
What to include in a proposal
- Conference details — full name, edition, host institution, location, dates, programme committee, and prior editions (if any).
- Scope statement — one paragraph describing how the conference's themes align with JSTHD's scope.
- Guest editor team — up to three guest editors with affiliations, ORCIDs, and a one-line statement of editorial responsibility for the proceedings collection.
- Indicative table of contents — expected number of articles (typical range 6–14), proposed sections, and short titles or themes.
- Peer-review plan — how reviewers will be sourced for the JSTHD double-blind review, how conflicts of interest with the conference programme committee will be handled.
- Timeline — proposed deadlines for article submission, peer review, revisions, and final publication.
- Open-access disclosure — confirmation that all articles will be published under CC BY 4.0 in line with the journal's Open Access Policy.
How to submit
Email the proposal as a single PDF to [email protected] with the subject line: JSTHD Conference Proceedings — Proposal — [Conference Acronym] [Year]
Editorial review timeline
- Acknowledgement: within 5 working days of receipt.
- Initial editorial decision: within 4 weeks (accept / accept-with-revisions / decline).
- Article submissions opened: within 2 weeks of proposal acceptance.
Article workflow once accepted
After a proposal is accepted, individual papers are submitted through the standard JSTHD submission system with a pre-agreed section identifier (e.g. proceedings-{conference}-{year}). Each article goes through JSTHD's standard double-blind peer review. Standard APCs apply, with bulk arrangements available at proposal stage.
