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CfPs: AJSTID Special Issue on "Catching–Up Along the Global Value Chain: Models, Determinants and Policy Implications in The Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution"

African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation & Development (AJSTID)
Call for Papers for the Special Issue on "Catching–Up Along the Global
Value Chain: Models, Determinants and Policy Implications in The Era of the
Fourth Industrial Revolution"

The CatChain research project is funded by the European Union Horizon 2020
to investigate the development of Catching-up process both from the
developed as well as developing countries’ perspective at the country,
sector and firm level. The project is coordinated by ICRIOS in Bocconi
University with global partners in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe
with countries such as Greece, the Netherlands, Estonia, France, Spain,
Brazil, India, Costa Rica, Malaysia, South Africa and Republic of Korea.
The research is organised through the exchange of scholars among the
developed and developing parts of the globe. Scholars are exchanged to
share their research experience among the partners. This multidisciplinary
approach allows the project to have a strong focus on the delivery of high
quality research output by undertaking both primary and secondary data
analyses by using rigorous scientific methodologies.
The scholars that have participated in the secondment have to generate
research output; and the publications of their work both in journals and
books are expected to be delivered. The African Journal of Science
Technology Innovation and Development (AJSTID) calls both those who joined
the secondment of the EU-Horizon 2020 Cat/Chain GVC and other scholars to
submit research papers for peer review of the first special issue that
includes the presentations that have been made in the first cat/chain GVC
Research Seminar on January 29, 2020 with the TUT-FMS.

Objectives and scope of the special issue :
The general objective of the special issue is focusing on specific issues
in bridging catching-up approach with the GVCs literature, to provide a
strong scientific answer as to preparedness of a country to enter into the
global market. The focus is on, but not limited to: what are the roles that
entry, learning, and upgrading strategies interconnected with different
Business Models play in fostering the process of catching-up; how can
building innovation capabilities contribute to sustainable
industrialization; what opportunities and challenges exist, and what type
of policy frameworks need to be in place, and what interventions are
required; what value chain approach can be adopted to give attention to
opportunities and challenges of SMEs in the global economy; how can the
fourth industrial revolution change the GVCs; how can countries and firms
take advantage of engaging with GVC in building effective sustainable
innovation system at global, regional, national, sectoral, technology
levels?

The thematic areas include:

- Catch-up along the value chain through country specific case studies
at firm and sectoral level towards infrastructure and sustainable
social-eco-system development
- Design and implementation of innovation policies for industrial
development
- Micro-level performance of domestic producers and services (import and
export handling)
- Policy framework that facilitates entries and supports SMEs towards
inclusive and sustainable industrialisation for catching-up in the Global
Value chain.
- Building effective sustainable innovation systems at different levels
and identifying the factual policies in order to prepare tomorrow’s
workforce for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Submission guidelines:
We would like to invite you to submit a full manuscript to be considered
for publication in the Special issue of ‘Catching–Up along the Global
Value
Chain’. Submission of a full manuscript does not indicate automatic
acceptance for the present special Issue.
1. In order to submit, authors should read carefully the journal
instructions and requirements

in terms of length, reference style etc.
2. All full manuscripts to be considered for the special issue must be
submitted through the online submission system
at the website of
African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and Development (AJSTID
) published by Taylor
and Francis. During the submission process, authors must indicate that the
manuscript is intended for this Special Issue, by selecting:
“Catching–Up
along the Global Value Chain: Models, Determinants and Policy Implications
in The Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution”
.
3. All manuscripts will be subjected to double blind peer review and
inclusion in the Special Issue will be determined on a final acceptance
decision by the Editor of African Journal of Science Technology Innovation
and Development, on the basis of peer reviews and recommendations made by
the Guest Editors.
4. Successful papers will go through the production process and be assigned
a DOI and uploaded online to the website of African Journal of Science
Technology Innovation and Development.
Important dates:

- 1st March 2020 : Full Manuscript submission will be open
- 31st August 2020 : Submission deadline for full manuscript.
- July 2021 : Expected publication date

Editorial Advisors:

- Prof. Mammo Muchie (Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa),
- Prof. Franco Malerba (Bocconi University, Italy)
- Dr. Roberto Mavilia (Bocconi University, Italy)
- Dr. Yemisi Abisuga (Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa)
- Dr. Thokozani Simelane (Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria)


Handling Editors:

- Prof. Mammo Muchie, (e-mail: mammo.muchie2019[@]gmail.com)
- Dr. Angathevar Baskaran (email: anga_bas[@]yahoo.co.uk)
- Dr. Swapan Kumar Patra (e-mail: skpatra[@]gmail.com)
- Dr. Emmanuel Ojo (email: Emmanuel.Ojo[@]wits.ac.za)
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