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*** CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS ***
Blockchain and Sustainability
Fostering Environmental, Economic and Social Progress with
Distributed
Ledger Technology
(published by Springer)
Mankind is currently facing numerous existential challenges.
Environmental damage, economic volatility and social unrest pose
serious
threats not only to humans, but ultimately to the diversity of
life on
Earth. Creative solutions for myriad sustainability challenges are
therefore urgently needed and modern technology might be an
important
means to tackle some of these threats. Blockchain technologies,
which in
the context of this book include all kinds of distributed ledger
technologies, have the potential to impact many areas of modern
life.
Not surprisingly, several authors have already emphasized the
potential
of the Blockchain to foster sustainability, but systematic and
rigorous
research in this area is still scarce. This book will close this
gap by
providing a selection of papers that not only structure the
research
domain, but also present practical solutions.
In this call for papers, I therefore invite chapters that describe
the
application of the Blockchain and related technologies to foster
different aspects of environmental, economic, and social
sustainability.
Papers that simultaneously tackle more than one of these areas are
especially welcome. I am particularly looking for articles that
outline
how the Blockchain has been applied, what the rationale for its
application was, and, most importantly, what sustainability
impacts
resulted from its application. It is the goal of this book to
provide a
conceptual overview as well as to present applications,
experiences, and
lessons learned pertaining to a wide variety of different
sustainability
areas.
*** Structure ***
Each empirical chapter needs to clearly specify how the technology
was
applied and what exactly the outcome was. Conceptual and
theory-building
chapters are also welcome, as long as they expand the horizon of
current
research. More specifically, the requirements for acceptance are:
• Relevance to the book’s theme
• Objectives are clear and well-described
• Content is of interest to the audience
• Structure is well organized and flows logically
• Methodology is appropriate
• Evidence supports authors’ arguments
*** Formatting ***
All final submissions must have 6,000-9,000 words and follow the
template provided by the publisher. The references must be
formatted
following APA style. Submissions that do not use this template or
deviate from the formatting requirements will be rejected without
review.
*** Important Dates ***
• Submission of an extended abstract (~ 1,000 words): before
September 30, 2019
• Submission of the chapter: before February 28, 2020
*** Procedure ***
Interested authors can learn more, or submit a paper, by
contacting the
editor directly.
An MS Word template can be found at:
https://www.modul.ac.at/about/departments/international-management/projects/
https://www.modul.ac.at/about/departments/international-management/projects/
*** Contact ***
Horst Treiblmaier, Professor, Head of the Department of
International
Management, MODUL University Vienna,
horst.treiblmaier@modul.ac.at
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