Call for Paper, NDPLS Special Issue, Organizations and Emergence

[Guastello, Stephen]

Dear Nonlinear Colleagues --

Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences is actively searching for manuscripts for a special issue to be entitled “Unshackling Organizations: Applications at the Leading Edge of Leadership, Organizations and Society” dedicated to Jeffrey A. Goldstein in memory of his outstanding contributions in the field of nonlinearity and complexity in organizational science. He was also a long-time member of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences.

Much of what we know about emergence and complexity is due to Jeffrey’s dedication and insight.  For example, his “far-from-equilibrium” model of resistance to change was one of the first to show how “social thermodynamics” could transform our understanding of organizing and management. Likewise, his book, “Unshackled Organization” explained how emergence dynamics can be leveraged by organizations, opening up new possibilities for innovation and strategic change.  His conceptual formulations of emergence (articles 1999-2014) have provided the foundations for complexity science as a longstanding and multi-vocal institution.  This Special Issue provides a unique opportunity for complexity scholars to share empirical and conceptual contributions at the leading edge of their fields. 

The full-text call for papers is available on the NDPLS home page.  The project is planned on the following schedule:

• Abstracts for intended articles should arrive by March 15, 2024.

• Full-text papers need to arrive by June 15, 2024. Please send the abstracts and manuscripts to the editor in chief and the special issue editors by e-mail (addresses below).

• Manuscripts should be prepared in APA style. Key style points and small variations that are specific to the journal can be found in the Instructions for Authors on the journal web site: www.societyforchaostheory.org/ndpls/author_instructions/

• Reviews will be completed by July 31, 2024, or sooner to the extent possible.

• Revisions and final edits should be received by Sept 30, 2024.

• Publication in January 2025.

We look forward to receiving your abstracts and papers. If you have any questions about the project, please do not hesitate to ask one of the editors below.

 

Sincerely,

 

James K. Hazy, Ed.D. (ha...@adelphi.edu), Adelphi University

Benyamin Lichtenstein, Ph.D. (b.licht...@umb.edu), University of Massachusetts, Boston

Published by the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences

P. O. Box 484

Pewaukee, WI 53072 USA

Stephen J. Guastello, Ph.D.

Dept. Psychology, Marquette University

P. O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881

Editor in Chief, Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences