Call for Papers

20th International Symposium SymOrg 2026

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 20th International Symposium SymOrg 2026, organized by the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, which will take place from 10 to 12 June, 2026 on Kopaonik, Serbia.

Symposium Main Topic

RESILIENT AND INTELLIGENT ORGANIZATIONS IN TIMES OF PERMANENT DISRUPTION

The aim of SymOrg 2026 is to promote the theory and practice of management, organization, computer, and information sciences, discuss new challenges and solutions in times of permanent disruption, and establish mutual collaboration among researchers, professionals, and the public sector.

The Symposium will be held at the Grand Hotel Kopaonik.

We welcome full papers, short papers, and posters addressing the challenges of resilient and intelligent organizations in times of permanent disruption and other related topics. Submissions from academic, research, consulting, industry, intermediary, and policy organizations are encouraged and should focus on the following general themes:

Adaptive Marketing and Strategic Communications in Disruptive Environments

Applied Software Engineering

Blockchain Technology in Business and Information Systems

Challenges of Green and Digital Transformation

Creativity, Innovation, and Sustainable Management

Data and Business Analytics

Designing Organizations for Digitally Transformed Business Ecosystems

Digital Operations and Logistics Management

E-Business Ecosystems and Technologies

Human Resource Management for Building Resilient Employees

Lean Management and Organization – Purpose, Process, People

Organizational Strategy and Hybrid Project Management

Quality Management and Standardization

Redesigning Finance for Permanent Disruption

Transformational Potential of Generative AI

Publishing Options

There are several publishing options. Accepted full papers and short papers will be published in the Official Springer Conference Proceedings Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series.

Accepted posters will be on the Zenodo platform, which will have DOI numbers and will be openly accessible online.

A number of outstanding contributions will be recommended for extended journal publications. Among them, Computer Science and Information Systems (ComSIS, Scimago Q2, IF (2024) 1.8) and Yugoslav Journal of Operations Research (Scimago Q3) will invite authors of top papers to submit extended versions of their work.

Selected papers from different sections will also be proposed for extension, review and publication to the editors of scientific journals (Management: Journal of Sustainable Business and Management Solutions in Emerging Economies, indexed in ERIH+; InfoM and Tehnika – Menadžment, Serbian national journals).

Yugoslav Journal of Operations Research and Management: Journal of Sustainable Business and Management Solutions in Emerging Economies are also included in the Academy of Management Community Accelerator Program.

Events

SymOrg 2026 will host several engaging events: International Forum of Organizational Sciences, keynote speaker presentations, roundtables on current topics, participants’ presentations, panel discussions, business forum, and informal gatherings and social events.

For any questions, do not hesitate to contact us directly at symorg@fon.bg.ac.rs

We are looking forward to meeting you on Kopaonik.

Professor Boris Delibašić

Chair of the Program Committee

Professor Maja Glogovac

Chair of the Organizing Committee