Call for thematic and special issue proposals for Vezetéstudomány / Budapest Management Review (Volume LVIII., 2027)

Vezetéstudomány / Budapest Management Review publishes up to two thematic issues and two special issues per year. The thematic issues focus on a prominent and current area of research in management science, while the special issues usually showcase the work of a leading think tank or a specific professional community.

If you would like to initiate a thematic or special issue for 2027 (volume LVIII), please contact our editorial office by 5 April 2026. (Editorial contact: Dr. Krisztofer Szabó, Editorial Secretary: titkarsag.veztud@uni-corvinus.hu, Dr. Márta Aranyossy, Editor-in-Chief: vezetestudomany@uni-corvinus.hu). This first exchange of correspondence will be followed by the completion of a detailed fact sheet regarding the proposed thematic/special issue by 20 April 2026 at the latest.

Thematic issues are tentatively scheduled for June and December, but the final timing will, of course, depend on further consultation and progress of the review process. A thematic issue may be proposed in relation to areas of focus in business and management that are of significant interest to the research community. The editors of the thematic issue should be former authors or reviewers familiar with the Journal's publication practices, while an international guest editorial team member and/or international publication experience are advantages. It is also an added advantage if the guest editors have editorial experience, and it is particularly valuable if they have such experience with a reputable international journal. Guest editors of thematic issues will ensure that submitted articles are handled in the journal's online review system and guided through the normal review process. 

Guest editors can co-author a maximum of one article in their own thematic issue. An article in which a guest editor is a co-author will go through the normal peer-review process, handled by one of the permanent section editors; i.e., no one can edit their own article. A thematic issue may contain 5-7 articles. If more than this number of articles are accepted on the same theme, the guest editor should choose a maximum of seven, aiming for quality and the greatest possible diversity of authors, i.e., selecting studies from as many research communities as possible. Articles that do not make it into the thematic issue but that successfully pass peer review may appear in a regular issue. If fewer than five papers are submitted, the compilation may be published as a thematic section. The call for papers for a thematic issue should be open and public, advertised in the print issues of Management Science, on the website, and in the research network of guest editors to ensure that the news reaches as many potential authors as possible.

Special issues (non-numbered) may appear in any month of the year, in parallel with the regular issues. Guest editors of special issues are responsible for financing all publication costs. In all other respects, the same principles apply to special issues as to thematic issues.

Submissions for thematic and special issues received by 20 April will be discussed by the Associate Editorial Committee, which will decide expectedly 2 thematic and up to 2 special issues by 30 May. It will publish its decision on its website and inform the guest editors of the issues.