Free Open Access issue published by International Journal of Information and Communication Technology

The International Journal of Information and Communication Technology has published an Open Access issue. All of the issue’s papers can be downloaded via the full-text links available here.

• AI and ICT-enabled decision support system for hospital human resource management
• Towards group psychological state prediction with elastic computing resource allocation in large-scale open courses
• An intelligent accounting data integrity assurance system with blockchain and cloud computing collaboration
• A consistent simulation model for environmental art design generation driven by multimodal transformer
• Temporal attention-integrated simulation modelling of automotive component degradation for remaining useful life rediction

New Open Access article available: "Determinants of audit fees for robust financial report reliability"

The following Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development article, "Determinants of audit fees for robust financial report reliability", is freely available for download as an open access article.

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Research pick: Cheap as chips - "An empirical study on buying behaviour of diners through online food delivery platforms"

Online food delivery platforms have changed our eating habits considerably. Research in the International Journal of Knowledge Management in Tourism and Hospitality has looked at how everyday choices are made and suggests that the characteristics of the platforms have a major effect on consumer behaviour beyond simply offering kitchen-free food.

The researchers found that three factors guide decision-making: rationality, emotion, and attractiveness. Rationality refers to the practical considerations, the cost of the food, whether there are discounts or loyalty bonuses, delivery time, and convenience. These are the most obvious drivers for using online food delivery platforms, and consumers tend to show consistent preferences for minimising cost and effort. This broadly explains the repeat success of promotional offers and time-limited deals across platforms.

Rationality does not explain everything, though. The team also found that emotional factors, such as feelings of comfort, satisfaction, or even mild prestige, play a part. The very act of ordering food online can evoke these feelings, especially when the whole process is seamless. The team suggests that emotional responses are often boosted by specific design elements on the site or in the app.

That latter point also feeds into the third factor: attractiveness. If a platform, whether website or app is visually and functionally appealing, then it will be better received. In practical terms, a logical, practical, and attractive interface will bring users to the table. Also, high-quality food photos and ease of use in terms of menus and transactions will also improve the diner’s experience.

A fourth factor, social influence, also had a part to play. The ratings, reviews, and recommendations made by other users will shape one’s own decision to use a particular service. A lack of impact of age, gender, or profession seems also to suggest that digital consumption patterns in this sector, and perhaps others, are converging across different demographics.

The various factors discussed all feed into consumer decisions, but one factor that seemed not to play much of a role, despite its incessant focus in sales and marketing, was ‘brand loyalty’. In this sector there seems almost to be an absence of brand loyalty. Consumers, the team reports, frequently switch between platforms and services. Competition, they explain, is driven largely by price and promotions, especially among the time-poor younger generation.

Krishnan, H. and Kumar, R. (2026) ‘An empirical study on buying behaviour of diners through online food delivery platforms’, Int. J. Knowledge Management in Tourism and Hospitality, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp.47–61.

Free Open Access issue published by International Journal of Information and Communication Technology

The International Journal of Information and Communication Technology has published an Open Access issue. All of the issue’s papers can be downloaded via the full-text links available here.

• The construction of energy price legal regulation effect prediction model based on LSTM neural network
• Siamese network contrastive learning model for the objective evaluation of singing sound quality
• Constructing a talent cultivation model for audiovisual communication in broadcasting and hosting education integrated with AI programs in the era of artificial intelligence
• Vulnerable sections identification of distribution networks based on hybrid graph neural networks
• The impact of enterprise artificial intelligence applications on employee emotional labour

New Open Access article available: "Negotiating the legacy-leverage nexus: the contribution of major sports events to regional development"

The following International Journal of Tourism Policy article, "Negotiating the legacy-leverage nexus: the contribution of major sports events to regional development", is freely available for download as an open access article.

It can be downloaded via the full-text link available here.

Dr. Kotomichi Matsuno appointed as new Editor in Chief of Asian Journal of Management Science and Applications

Dr. Kotomichi Matsuno from Rissho University in Japan has been appointed to take over editorship of the Asian Journal of Management Science and Applications.

Free sample articles newly available from International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling

The following sample articles from the International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling are now available here for free:

• Solving supplier selection problem in a textile industry using an integrated grey-MABAC method
• Orientation-performance modelling for supply chain organisations ecosystem
• Exploring digital supply chain barriers: case study in automotive industry
• The factors influencing the acceptance of drones as delivery option for young consumers
• Essence and structure of value creation management system

Research pick: Chinese cloudbusting SMEs - "The adoption of accounting system based on cloud computing in Chinese SMEs: a research based on the technology acceptance model framework"

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in China are, like SMEs around the world, benefiting from cloud-based accounting systems. However, while in many parts of the world adoption has been rapid, it is lagging behind in China. Research in the International Journal of Internet Technology and Secured Transactions has looked at the reasons behind this.

Cloud-based accounting refers to financial software hosted on remote servers and accessed via the internet, rather than installed on a company’s own computers. This model allows firms to store financial data securely online, scale their usage as they grow, and collaborate in real time across different locations and devices. For SMEs, which typically operate with constrained budgets and limited in-house technical expertise, cloud flexibility can be a critical component to their day-to-day practices.

However, there is a gap between cloud potential and actual uptake. The team has used the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) framework to explain how users come to accept and use new technologies. TAM centres on two perceptions: perceived usefulness, meaning the extent to which a technology is believed to improve performance, and perceived ease of use, or how simple it is to learn and operate. These factors have been quoted widely in countless studies of cloud uptake across different countries. In the present study, though, these two factors alone were found not to account fully for the rate of uptake among SMEs in China.

The team found that there are other variables such as perceived security, cost-benefit evaluation, and government policy support. Perceived security explains how confident firms feel about storing their sensitive financial data in the cloud, particularly in a regulatory environment marked by strict cybersecurity and data protection rules. Cost-benefit evaluation reflects the sensitivity of an SME to financial constraints and their preference for investments that yield quick, tangible returns. The third factor, government policy support, refers to the role of subsidies, training programmes, and regulatory signals in encouraging digital adoption and may well be the most important factor of all in explaining the uptake of financial cloud computing among SMEs in China.

In China, where state involvement in the economy is more pronounced than it is in many other countries, policy frameworks and regulatory compliance play a central role in shaping business behaviour. This suggests that theories of technology adoption must be adapted to reflect regional institutional dynamics rather than treated as global one-size-fits-all explanations.

Feng, S., Roni, M. and Arham, A.F. (2026) ‘The adoption of accounting system based on cloud computing in Chinese SMEs: a research based on the technology acceptance model framework’, Int. J. Internet Technology and Secured Transactions, Vol. 13, No. 8, pp.1–30.

New Open Access article available: "Application of artificial intelligence: methods to detect the image changes in social media"

The following International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics article, "Application of artificial intelligence: methods to detect the image changes in social media", is freely available for download as an open access article.

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Free Open Access issue published by International Journal of Information and Communication Technology

The International Journal of Information and Communication Technology has published an Open Access issue. All of the issue’s papers can be downloaded via the full-text links available here.

• Transformation of the network and new media talent cultivation paradigm based on reinforcement learning and knowledge tracing from the perspective of human-machine collaboration
• Online oral English teaching system based on speech recognition technology and machine learning
• Temporal edges application of the ST-GCN algorithm in logical consistency assessment of academic English writing
• Compliance challenges in AI training data usage: a novel mechanism for fusion generative adversarial networks
• A news event evolution analysis and situation prediction model integrating knowledge graphs and spatio-temporal graph convolutional networks

Dr. Seth Young appointed as new Editor in Chief of International Journal of Aviation Management

Dr. Seth Young from the Aviation Planning Group, LLC in the USA has been appointed to take over editorship of the International Journal of Aviation Management.

Research pick: Legacy over lip-service - "Negotiating the legacy-leverage nexus: the contribution of major sports events to regional development"

A study of the 2019 Alpine and Biathlon World Championships in Jämtland, Sweden, published in the International Journal of Tourism Policy, is raising questions about how governments justify the substantial public investment required to host major sporting events, arguing that the widely invoked promise of “event legacy” remains too vague to deliver consistent, measurable results.

The research examines “legacy” as it is commonly used in policy and planning. In this context, legacy refers to the long-term benefits, such as the economic, social, and environmental impact, that host regions are expected to gain after an event concludes. These benefits might include increased tourism, improved infrastructure, stronger local businesses, enhanced community cohesion, and of course, increased awareness and participation in the activities associated with the event.

However, despite legacy often being an essential part of the application to host a major event, the IJTP study found that the term is often poorly defined and inconsistently applied. This makes it difficult to evaluate whether any of the purported benefits materialise or to put policies in place to ensure they do.

Using the World Championships initiative, known as WCR2019, as a case study, researchers analysed policy documents and interviewed stakeholders. The initiative was formally presented as a legacy programme intended to extend benefits beyond the immediate spectator and media attention. The event did foster collaboration, particularly between sporting organisations and the private sector; the study suggests that it fell short of delivering broader regional development outcomes. The research suggests that the main problem was a lack of clearly defined objectives, which makes measuring success difficult.

The researchers explain that the various issues they highlight are not unique to their case study but point to a broader structural problem with the concept of legacy itself. Legacy is often treated as something that will emerge organically after an event, but it doesn’t. There has to be a strategy in place to make it happen, and the researchers offer a framework that might help future planners ensure that there is more legacy than lip service in major sporting events.

Wallstam, M., Pettersson, R. and Ioannides, D. (2026) ‘Negotiating the legacy-leverage nexus: the contribution of major sports events to regional development’, Int. J. Tourism Policy, Vol. 16, No. 7, pp.1–16.

Free Open Access issue published by International Journal of Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems

The International Journal of Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems has published an Open Access issue. All of the issue’s papers can be downloaded via the full-text links available here.

• Spatio-temporal big data-based rural economic situation awareness and decision support
• Development of deep learning combined with spectrum analysis to separate human voice from musical instrument sound in music production
• ANS-REA algorithm for dynamic corporate financial distress prediction
• Development of a key dimension inspection and error correction system for product design drawings combining computer vision and YOLOv10
• Optimised design of commercial building interior spaces and landscapes using enhanced ResNet and virtual reality technology
• Application of convolutional neural network in normative detection and error correction of college students' physical exercise actions
• A general-purpose tourism intent understanding and route planning based on multimodal spatio-temporal pre-training

New Open Access article available: "Bibliometric insights into spray cooling research: trends, applications, and future directions"

The following International Journal of Hydromechatronics article, "Bibliometric insights into spray cooling research: trends, applications, and future directions", is freely available for download as an open access article.

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Free sample articles newly available from International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management

The following sample articles from the International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management are now available here for free:

• Multifaceted issues of cybercrime in contemporary era
• Managing the spillover effects of digitalisation
• An inventory of leader behaviours for nurturing team flow in research and development project teams
• An analysis of export of software services in India since 2010: a systematic literature review with future agenda
• The condition of science, technology and innovation policy in Iran: a historical evolutionary perspective based on network governance

Free Open Access issue published by International Journal of Information and Communication Technology

The International Journal of Information and Communication Technology has published an Open Access issue. All of the issue’s papers can be downloaded via the full-text links available here.

• Construction of interactive narrative in children's drama driven by generative adversarial networks
• Student psychological stress classification model based on sensor data fusion and neural network
• Digital reconstruction method of intangible cultural heritage painting integrating MSI and improved U-Net
• Algorithm application and verification for sports training load feature analysis
• Cross-modal understanding-driven reconstruction of style coherence in AIGC-generated artistic images

Research pick: Socialising governance - "A FAIR measurement of governments’ social media"

Research in the International Journal of Public Sector Performance Management suggests that governments hoping to maintain or even improve public trust in an increasingly digital society must move away from conventional one-way communication, such as leafleting and the party political broadcast, and adopt more effectively modern forms of engagement, such as social media.

The study finds an important issue that stymies effective modern government: accountability is vital to democracy, but standard communication models do not allow citizens to easily participate. Given the advent of social media over the last two decades, there is an increasing need for governments to adopt this two-way form of communication. In doing so, citizens will be able to respond directly to official messages, ask questions, raise concerns, and in turn expect a timely response from public authorities. Given time, this approach to communication between government and governed might improve public sentiment, especially in turbulent times and in times of political upheaval.

Social media, the researchers suggest, could enhance transparency, making government actions and decisions more open to public scrutiny. This, in turn should reduce corruption, favouritism, and nepotism by exposing public services. This openness would, hopefully, improve the public perception of service quality and boost trust where it is due. Conversely, it should allow the public to more readily call to account unscrupulous politicians and, indeed, anyone in governmental office.

Unfortunately, social media works with social rules that are very different from the traditional public communication rules, as one might expect. There is an expectation of immediacy, responsiveness, and ongoing dialogue. As such, governments would be obliged to familiarise themselves fully with those rules of the online world and to ensure that interactions are monitored in real time and responses are timely and relevant.

Alafwan, B., Siallagan. M. and Putro, U.S. (2026) ‘A FAIR measurement of governments’ social media’, Int. J. Public Sector Performance Management, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp.311-332.

Free Open Access issue published by International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling

The International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling has published an Open Access issue. All of the issue’s papers can be downloaded via the full-text links available here.

• Deep learning-driven simulation modelling for mine geological risk assessment integrating multi-source data
• Deep learning and multi-agent simulation for spatiotemporal inventory management in e-commerce

New Open Access article available: "Study on gas-water-sand-hydrate foam flow and discharge in the wellbore during hydrate depressurisation production"

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Free sample articles newly available from International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems

The following sample articles from the International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems are now available here for free:

• Analysis and evaluation of CFD simulation uncertainty based on aerodynamic drag of the Ahmed car
• Advancing transport safety with faster pre-convoluted neural networks and lightweight multi-scale fusion for driver distraction detection
• Optimisation enabled deep learning model for traffic sign recognition
• Development of a direct yaw moment control strategy for an articulated bus equipped with on-board electric motors
• Implementation of multi input DC-DC converter based fuel minimisation in hybrid vehicle using HBO optimisation method
• Assessment of the dynamic stability of mine-rollers equipped heavy vehicle

Free Open Access issue published by International Journal of Information and Communication Technology

The International Journal of Information and Communication Technology has published an Open Access issue. All of the issue’s papers can be downloaded via the full-text links available here.

• Modelling of professional competence indicator system for architecture students integrating industry and education perspective
• Optimisation analysis of music and dance teaching mode based on intelligent communication technology and constitutional neural network
• Interest-aware and context-adaptive model for personalised travel route recommendation
• Quantification of academic pressure perception based on multimodal knowledge distillation in social media
• Dynamic evolution monitoring of brand sentiment based on causal discovery neural networks

Research pick: Food, sustainable food! - "Utilising the potential of circularity: novel strategies for minimising food loss and waste in the circular economy"

Policy reform and improved demand forecasting could be used to reduce global food loss and waste in a circular economy approach to the sector, according to findings in the International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Management and Informatics. The paper is rather timely given how governments and industry are facing increasing pressure to reduce food waste and feed a growing world population sustainably.

It is estimated that about one-third of the food we produce is never consumed. This not only represents a significant waste of resources and a tragedy for those living with serious hunger, but it also amounts to an environmental catastrophe, as the resources to produce the food have been wasted in their production, and then the waste itself is a major environmental concern that will lead to increased carbon emissions if the waste is simply landfilled or burnt.

There are two main categories in this area: food loss, which occurs before products even reach consumers, damage during harvesting, transport, and processing and spoilage en route, and food waste, which refers to food discarded by food outlets and households. The IJSAMI study looks at how we might adopt a circular economy approach to food production to address these problems. In a circular economy, the conventional take-make-dispose model of production is turned around.

In this approach, the lifecycle of resources is extended, and maximum value is extracted. In addition a circular economy involves the recovery and regeneration of materials. In the food sector, this might involve reusing agricultural byproducts, recycling water, integrating renewable energy, and designing packaging to reduce environmental impact. It might also involve creating reverse flows in supply chains, whereby surplus or waste products are redirected into productive uses rather than simply being discarded.

The research discusses the various factors that might allow a circular economy to be used in various areas of the food sector. It highlights the need for new technological and operational measures to be put into place to improve water recycling in agriculture, the adoption of renewable energy sources, and the development of sustainable packaging materials that extend shelf life while minimising waste.

Agrawal, SK., Singh, S., Shukla, A. and Kandpal, B. (2026) ‘Utilising the potential of circularity: novel strategies for minimising food loss and waste in the circular economy’, Int. J. Sustainable Agricultural Management and Informatics, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp.135–163.

Free sample articles newly available from International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies

The following sample articles from the International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies are now available here for free:

• Enhancing stock market predictions using hybrid machine learning approach with XGBOOST-LSTM and XGBOOST-GRU models
• Evaluating relationship amongst soluble solids content and twist in soft drinks for modelling technical variability and system reengineering
• Impact of emerging technologies on firm sustainable development: a comparison between internet of things and factory of things technologies
• Online shopping and consumption rate: does online buying of electronic products boost consumer purchase intention and sales performance of the electronic products
• Credit risk management: bibliometric analysis

New Open Access article available: "Evaluating financial performance excellence through application of interest rate derivatives: a research study"

The following International Journal of Business Excellence article, "Evaluating financial performance excellence through application of interest rate derivatives: a research study", is freely available for download as an open access article.

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Free Open Access issue published by International Journal of Information and Communication Technology

The International Journal of Information and Communication Technology has published an Open Access issue. All of the issue’s papers can be downloaded via the full-text links available here.

• Integration and application of data visualisation technology in a data analysis teaching platform
• Generative adversarial network-enhanced spatio-temporal graph convolution for driving fatigue monitoring in athletic training
• Multimodal emotion feature extraction and information fusion methods for video content
• Upgrading path of aging friendly functional layout in residential spaces based on biology and computer software engineering
• A YOLO11-based lightweight traffic sign detection model

Free sample articles newly available from International Journal of Behavioural and Healthcare Research

The following sample articles from the International Journal of Behavioural and Healthcare Research are now available here for free:

• Inter-relationship of operational factors in hospitals
• An investigation of factors associated with COVID-19 related fear and preventive behaviour among young adults in Bangladesh: a case study
• Exploring the driving forces behind healthcare provider adoption of e-health technology
• The sensory approaches on improving gross motor skills in children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review

Research pick: Carbon myopia - "Managerial myopia and low-carbon transition development: evidence from listed companies"

The transition to a low-carbon economy is being impeded not only by technology and regulation but also by the mindset of corporate leaders, according to research in the International Journal of Sustainable Development. The study looks at companies in China and finds a degree of managerial myopia, where short-term financial gains are prioritised over efforts to reduce emissions and adopt more sustainable practices. The same lack of foresight is likely to be seen the world over.

Managerial myopia is a decision-making bias whereby executives prioritise immediate gains over long-term value creation. While this bias can improve short-term performance, this study shows that it commonly leads to underinvestment in areas essential for future growth, particularly environmental innovation.

The research focuses on what the team refers to as low-carbon total factor productivity. This is a measure of how efficiently a company uses inputs, such as labour, capital, and energy, while reducing its carbon footprint. In practical terms, it determines whether or not a firm can produce more with fewer resources and less environmental harm. The findings indicate that companies led by short-termism perform consistently worse on this metric.

Several mechanisms explain this relationship. Managers focused on near-term profits tend to cut spending on research and development, which is vital for developing cleaner technologies. They also scale back investment in environmental protection measures, such as pollution controls or energy-efficient systems. The team also notes that this mindset compromises human capital, which includes the skills, knowledge, and experience of employees. Training and development programmes, which support innovation and adaptability, are often reduced or even removed under short-term pressure. Such behaviour ultimately weakens a company’s capacity to transition to low-carbon operations.

Ma, F. and Li, H. (2026) ‘Managerial myopia and low-carbon transition development: evidence from listed companies’, Int. J. Sustainable Development, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 209–219.

New Open Access article available: "Socio-technical transformations in citrus supply chains: a literature review based on bibliometric analysis"

The following International Journal of Integrated Supply Management article, "Socio-technical transformations in citrus supply chains: a literature review based on bibliometric analysis", is freely available for download as an open access article.

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Free sample articles newly available from International Journal of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing

The following sample articles from the International Journal of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing are now available here for free:

• Study on the influence of friction coefficient on the wheel-rail contact and rolling contact fatigue for the low-floor vehicle 
• Contact stiffness modelling and analysis of brake disc with rough geometrical topography and manufacturing deviation 
• Enhanced SLAM based on 2D LiDAR and RGB-D camera fusion for mobile robots navigation 
• Evaluation of the rationality of urban road traffic sign setting in Nanchang city based on real vehicle test

Free Open Access issue published by International Journal of Computational Systems Engineering

The International Journal of Computational Systems Engineering has published an Open Access issue. All of the issue’s papers can be downloaded via the full-text links available here.

• The role of modular MOOCK design based on empirical learning in printmaking teaching
• Research on integrating naive Bayes and collaborative filtering into an online-course recommendation model for universities

First issue: International Journal of Artificial Intelligence Governance and Human Rights (free sample issue available)

 

The International Journal of Artificial Intelligence Governance and Human Rights proposes and fosters discussion on the issues, challenges and governance of artificial intelligence within the context of human rights and the welfare of human beings at large. The journal explores privacy, equality and non-discrimination in relation to artificial intelligence, as well as the protection and strengthening of human rights as a socio-economic and institutional process.

There is a free download of the papers from this first issue.