CALL FOR PAPERS: Special Issue

CALL FOR PAPERS

Special Issue on
Intellectual Property, Innovation, Marketing and Finance: Emerging Interdisciplinary Perspectives in the Digital Economy

The Intellectual Property Journal (I.P.J) invites original and high-quality research contributions for a forthcoming Special Issue entitled “Intellectual Property, Innovation, Marketing and Finance: Emerging Interdisciplinary Perspectives in the Digital Economy.”
The Special Issue seeks to provide an interdisciplinary platform for researchers, academics, practitioners, policymakers, and scholars to examine the evolving relationship between Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), innovation, marketing, economics, and finance in an increasingly digital, knowledge-driven, and innovation-oriented global economy.
As businesses increasingly depend on intangible assets, intellectual property has moved beyond its traditional role as a mechanism for protecting inventions, creative works, brands, and technological developments. Patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets, and other forms of intellectual property increasingly influence firm valuation, investment decisions, innovation performance, competitive advantage, brand equity, consumer behaviour, entrepreneurship, technology commercialization, financing decisions, and economic growth.
This Special Issue therefore encourages interdisciplinary research that explores how intellectual property interacts with markets, financial systems, innovation ecosystems, and digital technologies to facilitate the creation, protection, commercialization, and capture of economic and social value.

Scope of the Special Issue
The Special Issue welcomes theoretical, empirical, conceptual, methodological, case-based, systematic literature review, and policy-oriented contributions addressing contemporary issues at the intersection of intellectual property, innovation, marketing, economics, and finance.
Potential areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
● Intellectual Property and Innovation
● Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
● Intellectual Property and Finance
● Digital Economy and Emerging Technologies
● Economics, Policy and Global Perspectives
The Special Issue is intentionally interdisciplinary and welcomes studies that connect law, management, marketing, economics, finance, innovation, entrepreneurship, technology, and public policy.

Submission Timeline
Call Opens: 10 September 2026
Submission Deadline: 20 February 2027
Manuscripts will be considered on a rolling basis throughout the Special Issue period. Authors are therefore encouraged to submit their manuscripts as early as possible. Papers will be subject to the journal's applicable editorial screening and peer-review procedures.

Guest Editors
Dr. Sonu Dua
Associate Professor, Dept. of Management,
IQAC and CAD Coordinator (MGT-DEPT)
Lyallpur Khalsa College Technical Campus, India

Dr. Sakshi Dua
Associate Professor, Lovely Professional University, India

Dr. Pawanpreet Kaur
Associate Professor, LKC-Technical Campus, IKG-PTU, India

Submission and Enquiries
Authors interested in contributing to the Special Issue are invited to submit their manuscripts and related enquiries to:
Email: drsonudua@gmail.com
Authors are encouraged to mention “Special Issue: Intellectual Property Journal” in the subject line of their submission correspondence.

Invitation to Researchers
The Guest Editors welcome contributions from scholars and researchers across disciplines who are working on emerging questions concerning intellectual property, innovation, marketing, economics, finance, entrepreneurship, and the digital economy.
The Special Issue aims to foster meaningful interdisciplinary dialogue and advance contemporary scholarship on how intellectual property and intangible assets are shaping innovation, markets, financial systems, and competitive strategies in the digital era.
Researchers, academics, practitioners, and policy scholars are cordially invited to contribute their original research to this Special Issue.