{"id":21384,"date":"2025-11-09T10:18:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T10:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deazone.com\/en\/?p=21384"},"modified":"2025-11-09T10:20:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T10:20:21","slug":"omega2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/deazone.com\/en\/omega2026","title":{"rendered":"Call for Papers: Special Issue of OMEGA on Data-Enabled Analytics for Insightful and Responsible Decision-Making"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/deazone.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Omega.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21386\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Call for Papers<\/strong>:  <em>Special Issue <\/em>of OMEGA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Special Issue on: \u201cData-Enabled Analytics for Insightful and Responsible Decision-Making\u201d<\/strong><br><strong>Submission Deadline:<\/strong> 31 December 2026<br><strong>Submission Opens:<\/strong> 10 November 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guest Editors:<\/strong><br><em>Prof. Dariush Khezrimotlagh<\/em><br>School of Science, Engineering, and Technology,<br>Pennsylvania State University \u2013 Harrisburg<br><a>dk@psu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Prof. Joshua Ignatius<\/em><br>Department of Business Analytics and Information Systems,<br>Aston Business School, Aston University (UK)<br><a>j.ignatius@aston.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Motivation and Scope<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In today\u2019s complex and dynamic environment, organizations must move beyond siloed descriptive analytics and adopt <strong>integrated, data-enabled approaches<\/strong> for decision-making.<br>This special issue focuses on <strong>intelligent data-driven methods<\/strong>\u2014including efficiency analysis, causal inference, machine learning, explainable AI, and real-time analytics\u2014to support <strong>robust, fair, and transparent decisions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We welcome contributions that push the boundaries of analytics to handle <strong>real-world complexity<\/strong>\u2014balancing competing objectives, stakeholder interdependence, and the need for timely and trustworthy insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Topics of Interest<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We invite submissions on (but not limited to):<br>Hybrid analytics frameworks (e.g., DEA, ML, causal inference)<br>Causal and predictive modeling for actionable insights<br>Benchmarking and performance evaluation beyond surface metrics<br>Fairness, ethics, and trustworthy AI<br>Game-theoretic and strategic analytics for data-rich environments<br>Human-centric and explainable decision support<br>Real-time and dynamic analytics under uncertainty<br>Empirical validation and industry collaboration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Expected Contributions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Submissions should:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Combine <strong>methodological rigor<\/strong> with <strong>practical relevance<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide clear <strong>managerial or policy implications<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demonstrate <strong>empirical or simulation-based validation<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Submit<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When submitting to the journal\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editorialmanager.com\/omega\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">editorial system<\/a>\u00a0, please select the article type:<br><strong>\u201cVSI: Data-Enabled Analytics.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keywords:<\/strong><br>Data-enabled analytics \u00b7 Hybrid frameworks \u00b7 Causal and predictive modelling \u00b7 Explainable and Responsible AI \u00b7 Game-theoretic analytics \u00b7 Performance analytics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call for Papers: Special Issue of OMEGA Special Issue on: \u201cData-Enabled Analytics for Insightful and Responsible Decision-Making\u201dSubmission Deadline: 31 December 2026Submission Opens: 10 November 2025 Guest Editors:Prof. Dariush KhezrimotlaghSchool of Science, Engineering, and Technology,Pennsylvania State University \u2013 Harrisburgdk@psu.edu Prof. Joshua IgnatiusDepartment of Business Analytics and Information Systems,Aston Business School, Aston University (UK)j.ignatius@aston.ac.uk Motivation and Scope &hellip; 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