征稿期刊
Technological Forecasting and Social Change
期刊级别
IF 13.3 (JCR 2024)
SSCI
Q1 (BUSINESS 4/316)
Q1 (REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING 1/55)
征稿主题
Forecasting and Managing Complex Innovation Systems: From Multi-Strand Technologies to Strategic Convergence
细分领域
Mapping and forecasting multi-strand innovation systems
Cost convergence and readiness modeling across enabling technologies
The role of complementary assets in shaping innovation timing
Strategic foresight for long-horizon or systemic innovations
Strategies for monitoring, investing, and developing slow-developing technologies include acquisitions and corporate venture capital.
The role of partnerships and strategic alliances in developing and exploiting multi-strand innovation systems
Policy tools and public-private models for enabling convergence (e.g., DARPA, NIH, Horizon Europe)
Technology roadmaps, TRLs, and other tools for managing innovation uncertainty
Organizational strategies for sensing and preparing for convergence windows
Case studies in synthetic biology, autonomous systems, generative AI, space tech, clean energy, or quantum
New metrics for innovation system maturity and convergence
Ethical, regulatory, and social dimensions that influence system readiness
重要时间
Submission Deadline: 1 May 2026