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                *African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation & Development (AJSTID)*
<br>Call for Papers for the Special Issue on "Catching–Up Along the Global
<br>Value Chain: Models, Determinants and Policy Implications in The Era of the
<br>Fourth Industrial Revolution"
<br>
<br>The CatChain research project is funded by the European Union Horizon 2020
<br>to investigate the development of Catching-up process both from the
<br>developed as well as developing countries’ perspective at the country,
<br>sector and firm level. The project is coordinated by ICRIOS in Bocconi
<br>University with global partners in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe
<br>with countries such as Greece, the Netherlands, Estonia, France, Spain,
<br>Brazil, India, Costa Rica, Malaysia, South Africa and Republic of Korea.
<br>The research is organised through the exchange of scholars among the
<br>developed and developing parts of the globe. Scholars are exchanged to
<br>share their research experience among the partners. This multidisciplinary
<br>approach allows the project to have a strong focus on the delivery of high
<br>quality research output by undertaking both primary and secondary data
<br>analyses by using rigorous scientific methodologies.
<br>The scholars that have participated in the secondment have to generate
<br>research output; and the publications of their work both in journals and
<br>books are expected to be delivered. The African Journal of Science
<br>Technology Innovation and Development (AJSTID) calls both those who joined
<br>the secondment of the EU-Horizon 2020 Cat/Chain GVC and other scholars to
<br>submit research papers for peer review of the first special issue that
<br>includes the presentations that have been made in the first cat/chain GVC
<br>Research Seminar on January 29, 2020 with the TUT-FMS.
<br>
<br>*Objectives and scope of the special issue : *
<br>The general objective of the special issue is focusing on specific issues
<br>in bridging catching-up approach with the GVCs literature, to provide a
<br>strong scientific answer as to preparedness of a country to enter into the
<br>global market. The focus is on, but not limited to: what are the roles that
<br>entry, learning, and upgrading strategies interconnected with different
<br>Business Models play in fostering the process of catching-up; how can
<br>building innovation capabilities contribute to sustainable
<br>industrialization; what opportunities and challenges exist, and what type
<br>of policy frameworks need to be in place, and what interventions are
<br>required; what value chain approach can be adopted to give attention to
<br>opportunities and challenges of SMEs in the global economy; how can the
<br>fourth industrial revolution change the GVCs; how can countries and firms
<br>take advantage of engaging with GVC in building effective  sustainable
<br> innovation system at global, regional, national, sectoral, technology
<br> levels?
<br>
<br>*The thematic areas include:*
<br>
<br>   - Catch-up along the value chain through country specific case studies
<br>   at firm and sectoral level towards infrastructure and sustainable
<br>   social-eco-system development
<br>   - Design and implementation of innovation policies for industrial
<br>   development
<br>   - Micro-level performance of domestic producers and services (import and
<br>   export handling)
<br>   - Policy framework that facilitates entries and supports SMEs towards
<br>   inclusive and sustainable industrialisation for catching-up in the Global
<br>   Value chain.
<br>   - Building effective sustainable innovation systems at different levels
<br>   and identifying the factual policies in order to prepare tomorrow’s
<br>   workforce for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
<br>
<br>*Submission guidelines:*
<br>We would like to invite you to submit a full manuscript to be considered
<br>for publication in the Special issue of ‘Catching–Up along the Global
<br>Value
<br>Chain’. Submission of a full manuscript does not indicate automatic
<br>acceptance for the present special Issue.
<br>1. In order to submit, authors should read carefully the *journal
<br>instructions and requirements
<br>*
<br>in terms of length, reference style etc.
<br>2. All full manuscripts to be considered for the special issue must be
<br>submitted through the *online submission system
<br>* at the website of
<br>African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and Development (AJSTID
<br>) published by Taylor
<br>and Francis. During the submission process, authors must indicate that the
<br>manuscript is intended for this Special Issue, by selecting:
<br>*“Catching–Up
<br>along the Global Value Chain: Models, Determinants and Policy Implications
<br>in The Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution”*.
<br>3. All manuscripts will be subjected to double blind peer review and
<br>inclusion in the Special Issue will be determined on a final acceptance
<br>decision by the Editor of African Journal of Science Technology Innovation
<br>and Development, on the basis of peer reviews and recommendations made by
<br>the Guest Editors.
<br>4. Successful papers will go through the production process and be assigned
<br>a DOI and uploaded online to the website of African Journal of Science
<br>Technology Innovation and Development.
<br>Important dates:
<br>
<br>   -  1st March 2020 : Full Manuscript submission will be open
<br>   -  31st August 2020 : Submission deadline for full manuscript.
<br>   -  July 2021 : Expected publication date
<br>
<br>*Editorial Advisors: *
<br>
<br>   - Prof. Mammo Muchie (Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa),
<br>   - Prof. Franco Malerba (Bocconi University, Italy)
<br>   - Dr. Roberto Mavilia (Bocconi University, Italy)
<br>   - Dr. Yemisi Abisuga (Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa)
<br>   - Dr. Thokozani Simelane (Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria)
<br>
<br>
<br>*Handling Editors:*
<br>
<br>   - Prof. Mammo Muchie, (e-mail: mammo.muchie2019[@]gmail.com)
<br>   - Dr. Angathevar Baskaran (email: anga_bas[@]yahoo.co.uk)
<br>   - Dr. Swapan Kumar Patra (e-mail: skpatra[@]gmail.com)
<br>   - Dr. Emmanuel Ojo (email: Emmanuel.Ojo[@]wits.ac.za)
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