About the Journal

The Future of Work and Digital Management Journal (FWDMJ) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to the study of the evolving nature of work and management in the context of rapid digital transformation. The journal seeks to bridge the gap between scholarly research and practical application by exploring emerging paradigms, innovative practices, and the socio-technical dynamics that are reshaping work environments, managerial roles, and organizational structures across industries and geographies.

The FWDMJ serves as a scholarly platform for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and thought leaders interested in understanding how digital technologies—including artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, remote collaboration tools, and data-driven decision-making—are altering the landscape of work and the principles of management. The journal fosters interdisciplinary dialogue by publishing high-quality, original research articles, conceptual papers, case studies, and reviews that offer fresh insights into the future trajectories of work and managerial processes.

As an open-access journal with a rigorous double-blind peer-review process, the FWDMJ upholds the highest standards of academic integrity, research transparency, and editorial excellence. The journal is published online quarterly, and all accepted articles are made freely available to the global scholarly community without subscription or paywall barriers.

Aims and Scope

The Future of Work and Digital Management Journal aims to contribute to the advancement of scholarly understanding and practical solutions in the following key areas:

  • Digital Transformation and Work Reorganization: Exploring how digital technologies are transforming work structures, employee roles, and employment relations.

  • Remote and Hybrid Work Models: Investigating trends, challenges, and opportunities in distributed workforces and digital collaboration.

  • AI and Automation in the Workplace: Studying the impact of intelligent systems on job design, task automation, and managerial oversight.

  • Digital Management and Leadership: Examining evolving leadership models and managerial practices in tech-intensive environments.

  • Platform Economies and Gig Work: Understanding how digital labor platforms are reshaping employment models and worker protections.

  • Cybersecurity and Data Governance in Work Environments: Analyzing how organizations manage risk, privacy, and compliance in digital operations.

  • Human-Centered Technology Design: Highlighting the role of UX/UI and digital well-being in the workplace.

  • Ethics and Regulation of Digital Work: Addressing normative concerns around surveillance, algorithmic bias, and equitable access to digital employment.

  • Organizational Learning and Change Management: Exploring how companies adapt to ongoing digital disruptions through reskilling, agile processes, and cultural transformation.

  • Digital Talent Acquisition and HRM Innovation: Investigating the digitization of human resource practices, including e-recruitment and performance analytics.

The journal welcomes empirical studies, theoretical contributions, methodological innovations, critical analyses, policy evaluations, and practice-based insights from fields including—but not limited to—management, organizational studies, information systems, labor economics, digital sociology, and public policy.

Open Access Statement

The Future of Work and Digital Management Journal is committed to the principles of open access. All content published in the journal is freely available to readers worldwide immediately upon publication, without any subscription or access fees. By removing financial and technical barriers, the journal promotes broad dissemination and engagement with research, ensuring that knowledge produced reaches the widest possible audience—academics, professionals, students, and the public alike.

The journal operates under the belief that open access facilitates greater visibility, usage, and citation of scholarly work, thereby increasing the impact and value of academic research. Authors are encouraged to share and distribute their work freely, in accordance with the journal's copyright and licensing policies.

Copyright and License

Authors publishing with the Future of Work and Digital Management Journal retain full copyright over their work. Upon acceptance, authors grant the journal the right to publish the manuscript and to identify FWDMJ as the original place of publication.

All articles are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). This license permits others to copy, distribute, display, and perform the work, and to make derivative works based on it, only for non-commercial purposes, and only if they give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the journal.

Authors are encouraged to retain the right to reuse their work for educational, professional, or research purposes, and are also allowed to deposit their final published version in institutional or disciplinary repositories in accordance with our archiving policies.

Plagiarism Policy

The Future of Work and Digital Management Journal maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward plagiarism in all its forms. Every submitted manuscript undergoes a rigorous plagiarism check using iThenticate, an industry-standard plagiarism detection software. Manuscripts containing suspected instances of unattributed content, verbatim copying, or self-plagiarism will be immediately flagged and reviewed by the editorial team.

If plagiarism is detected at any stage—before or after publication—the editorial board reserves the right to reject or retract the manuscript, issue formal notices of misconduct, and inform the authors’ affiliated institutions.

Authors are strongly advised to ensure the originality of their manuscripts and to appropriately cite and paraphrase all borrowed ideas, texts, or data sources. All submissions must include a signed declaration confirming the authenticity and originality of the work.

Article Processing Charges (APCs)

To support its open-access publishing model and cover the costs associated with editorial processing, digital archiving, peer review, and website maintenance, the Future of Work and Digital Management Journal charges an Article Processing Charge (APC) of 1,500,000 Tomans for each accepted manuscript.

The APC is payable only after the article has been accepted for publication following peer review. There are no charges for submission, revisions, or rejections. The APC ensures that the final published article is freely available online to all readers without any restrictions.

Authors may request a waiver or discount in cases of demonstrated financial hardship, particularly if affiliated with institutions in low-income countries. Waiver requests must be submitted at the time of initial manuscript submission and are considered on a case-by-case basis by the editorial board.

Peer-Review Process

The Future of Work and Digital Management Journal employs a double-blind anonymous peer-review process to ensure the highest standards of scholarly integrity, objectivity, and quality. In this process, both the identities of the reviewers and the authors are concealed from one another throughout the review period.

Each submitted manuscript is initially screened by the editorial team for relevance, originality, and compliance with submission guidelines. Manuscripts that pass this initial screening are then assigned to two or three qualified reviewers, selected for their expertise in the relevant subject area.

Reviewers are asked to evaluate the manuscript on criteria including:

  • Originality and contribution to knowledge

  • Methodological rigor and clarity

  • Theoretical or practical relevance

  • Quality of writing and organization

  • Ethical compliance and research transparency

Reviewers submit detailed evaluation reports along with a recommendation (accept, minor revision, major revision, or reject). Authors receive anonymized feedback and are given the opportunity to revise and resubmit their manuscripts in response to reviewer comments. Revised submissions may be re-evaluated by the same or additional reviewers, depending on the extent of revisions required.

The typical review cycle lasts 4–8 weeks, although this may vary depending on reviewer availability and manuscript complexity.

Archiving and Repository Policies

The Future of Work and Digital Management Journal is committed to the long-term preservation and accessibility of its published content. The journal follows a self-archiving policy that supports the deposit of both submitted and published versions of an article in institutional, disciplinary, or personal repositories.

Journal Website Archiving:

All articles published in FWDMJ are permanently archived on the journal’s official website in the “Archives” section. Each article is assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) and remains accessible in perpetuity, even in the event of the journal ceasing operations in the future.

Self-Archiving:

Authors are encouraged to deposit any version of their manuscript (preprint, accepted manuscript, or published version) in:

  • Institutional repositories

  • Disciplinary repositories (e.g., SSRN, RePEc, arXiv)

  • Personal websites

  • Academic social networks (e.g., ResearchGate, Academia.edu)

All self-archived versions must include a citation to the original publication in the Future of Work and Digital Management Journal, including DOI and license information.