Special Issue on Digital Frontiers of Entrepreneurship: Integrating AI, Gender Equity, and Sustainable Futures 2026

Submission Process
Important Dates
Formatting and Language

Benefits of Publishing in this Special Issue

Special Issue Editors

	Dr. Muhammad Nawaz Tunio Role: Guest Editor Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management and Business Administration, University of Sufism and Modern Sciences, Pakistan
	Dr. Aamir Rashid Role: Guest Editor Department of Business and Economics, School of Business and Information Systems, York College, City University of New York (CUNY), United States
	Prof. Imamuddin Khoso Role: Guest Editor Institute of Business Administration, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Special Issue Information

The digital revolution fueled by Artificial Intelligence (AI), data analytics, and automation is transforming the way entrepreneurship and management are conceptualized and practiced. As businesses navigate this era of rapid technological advancement, the intersections of digital innovation, gender inclusivity, and sustainability emerge as critical determinants of long-term success and societal progress.

This special issue seeks to advance a multidisciplinary dialogue on how AI and other digital technologies are reshaping entrepreneurial ecosystems, business strategies, leadership practices, and organizational cultures while contributing to sustainable development goals (SDGs). By bringing together research from entrepreneurship, business administration, management, and sustainability studies, this collection invites diverse scholarly perspectives that interrogate both opportunities and challenges in building equitable, tech-driven, and future-ready enterprises.

The special issue welcomes conceptual, empirical, and review papers from scholars, practitioners, and policymakers exploring digital transformations and their implications for inclusive entrepreneurship, strategic management, innovation, and sustainable business development.

Manuscript Submission Overview

Submission Process

Manuscripts should be submitted online through the ASTESJ submission system by registering and logging in to the system. Once registered, authors may submit manuscript until the special issue deadline. All submissions that pass the initial editorial and technical screening are sent for independent external peer review. Accepted papers are published online after acceptance and listed together on the special issue website.

Research articles, review articles, and technical notes are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract of about 250 words may be sent to the Editorial Office for an initial scope check.

You can download the Online Submission Guidelines for the step-wise submission process.
During Online submission, authors must select Special Issue Paper from the Track menu and then select SI on Digital Frontiers of Entrepreneurship (AI, Gender Equity) 2026 in Special Issue/Selection. (Screenshot attached below)
In the cover letter section, the author must specify the topic from the above list (minimum 1 with maximum 3) and also write the Invitation code in it.

Important Dates:

Paper Submission Deadline: open until June 30, 2026
Acceptance Notification: 4-6 weeks (after submission)
Publication Date: 2 weeks after acceptance

Submitted manuscripts must not have been published previously and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere, except where a related conference version is fully disclosed and properly extended. Authors should review the Instructions for Authors, Editorial Process, Publishing Ethics, Open Access Policy, and Publication Fee pages before submission.

Formatting and Language

For initial submission, ASTESJ journal formatting is not required. The manuscript should be clear, anonymized for review, and organized using the IMRaD structure where applicable: Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion.

Submitted papers should be written in good English, use SI units where applicable, define abbreviations at first use, and provide enough technical detail for editorial screening and external peer review. Authors may use the ASTESJ template package when preparing revised or final files.

There is no submission fee. Article processing charges, discount options, waiver options, and any page charges are described on the Publication Fee page.

Benefits of Publishing in this Special Issue

Focused visibility: accepted papers are grouped under a clearly defined ASTESJ special issue theme.
Easy navigation: readers can access the special issue call, Special Issue Editors, topics, and published papers from one page.
Topic-level discoverability: each article remains linked to the special issue page, section page, DOI, PDF, and article metadata.
Same journal standards: all submissions follow ASTESJ editorial screening, independent peer review, publication ethics, and final editorial decision rules.
Continuous publication: accepted papers can be published online after acceptance and then listed together under the special issue page.

Special issue submissions follow the same editorial screening, independent peer review, publication ethics, and final decision standards as regular ASTESJ submissions. Guest Editor involvement does not guarantee acceptance and does not replace independent peer review or final editorial decision-making.