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