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 via: 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 | Advisory Committee | |
|---|---|---|
| Junzo Watada, Waseda University, Japan | Jinhua Li, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China | |
| Heping Zuo, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, China | Marinko Skare, University of Pula, Croatia | |
| Bing Xu, Zhejiang Association of Quantitative Economics, China | Qingfeng Liu, Hosei University, Japan |
International Program Committee Chairs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Paul Jones, Swansea University, UK | Virginia Simon-Moya, Universitat de Valencia, Spain | |
| Zhongming Ouyang, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, China | Giampaolo Viglia, University of Portsmouth, UK | |
| Domingo Ribeiro-Soriano, University of Valencia, Spain | Juan Piñeiro-Chousa, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| Jose Luis Gasco, University of Alicante, Spain | Sascha Kraus, University of Siegen, Durham, Germany | |
| Yan Chen, Hunan University, China | M. Angeles Lopez-Cabarcos, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| Daniel Palacios, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain | Vincenzo Corvello, University of Messina, Italy | |
Organizing Chairs | Publicity Chairs | |
|---|---|---|
| Bingqiang Li, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, China | Don Jeng, National Chengchi University, China | |
| Samuel Ribeiro-Navarrete, VIZJA University, Poland | Juying Zeng, Hangzhou City University, China |
Paper Submission | |
|---|---|
| Abstract Submission | 01 March – 30 June, 2026 |
| Final Manuscript Submission | 01 May – 30 Aug., 2026 |
| Notification of Acceptance | 01 July – 30 July, 2026 |
| Registration Fee: 850 € | 01 Sept. – 30 Sept., 2026 |
Papers Publication
All of the 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, Journal Consumer Behaviour, and Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics.
| Initiated by |  Academy of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Knowledge, Spain | |
|---|---|---|
 International Society of Management Engineers, Waseda University, Japan | ||
| Organized by | Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University; | |
| Zhejiang Wuyun Digital Technology Co., Ltd, China. |