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is a call for book chapters on Digital Transformation of Supply Chain, which
will be published by Springer (Scopus-indexed book series) in 2025. Please
submit a proposal if you are interested in contributing with a chapter.</span></p>
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Ph.D.</span></p>
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Operations Management</span></p>
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Japan</span></p>
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+81-3-3238-4068</span></p>
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<a href="mailto:khojast@sophia.ac.jp">khojast@sophia.ac.jp</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0mm;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0mm;text-align:center;line-height:17pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:12pt;font-family:"MS PGothic",sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0mm">Call for Book Chapters</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif;color:rgb(32,31,30)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:17pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><b><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Digital
Transformation of Supply Chain:</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:17pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><b><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Emerging
Technologies and Business Trends</span></i></b><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="line-height:15pt;margin:0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Editors:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Yacob
Khojasteh, Ph.D. (Sophia University, Japan)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S.M.
Mousavi Jahan Abadi, Ph.D. (Sophia University and Fujifilm Software Co., Japan)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Publisher:
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Springer
International Series in Operations Research & Management Science (<i><u>indexed
in <b>Scopus</b></u></i><b>)</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scope:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The book addresses a
critical need for a holistic examination of the current trends and future
prospects of digital transformation (DX) in the supply chains (SC). With the
growing interest in DX and SC among researchers, academics, and business
practitioners, there is a clear need for a comprehensive resource that
integrates theoretical foundations with practical applications. The major
objective of this proposed book is to have an excellent collection of book
chapters from leading academics and scholars on strategies, methods, and
applications for DX in the SC. Particularly, chapters will cover frameworks,
models, analyses, applications, and research findings that are essential for DX
in SC. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">It aims to explore
the key drivers and initiatives for DX in SC, delve into the aspects of supply
chain management, discuss the impact of emerging technologies, and examine the
innovative business models that are shaping the future of the supply chain. It
also intends to provide a practical guide to the modelling and optimization of
supply chain processes, and share real-world cases and applications, which
provide unique insights into the actual implementation of these concepts.<s> </s></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The book could be an
essential source for students and scholars who are interested in digital
transformation and supply chain management. It could also provide an
informative read for managers and practitioners who need to deepen their
knowledge on digital transformation in the supply chain domain</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0mm;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0mm;text-align:justify;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Topics covered: </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Potential
topics related to digital transformation of supply chain include, but are not
limited to following:</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0mm 21pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Drivers
& Initiatives for DX of SC</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0mm 21pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Supply
Chain Management</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0mm 35.45pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Supply Chain Network</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0mm 35.45pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Reshoring/ Nearshoring</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0mm 35.45pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Cybersecurity, Risk Management,
Responsiveness, Agility, Visibility, …</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0mm 21pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Production
and Warehousing in Supply Chain</span></p>
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</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Business
Models for DX in SC</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0mm 35.45pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Digital Supply Chain (E-Commerce,
On-Demand Economy, Supply Chain as Service, …) </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0mm 35.45pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Industry 4.0 and Logistics 4.0</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0mm 35.45pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Global Supply Chain</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0mm 21pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Modelling
and Optimization</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0mm 35.45pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Decision Making in Supply Chain</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0mm 35.45pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Optimization of Inventory, Production and
Distribution </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0mm 21pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Emerging
Technologies for DX in supply Chain</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0mm 35.45pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">AI (Artificial Intelligence), Data Science
and Business Intelligence</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0mm 35.45pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">IoT, Blockchain and RFID</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0mm 35.45pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Robotics and Automation</span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin:0mm 0mm 0mm 21pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">DX
Journey of Supply Chain</span></p>
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</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Cases
and Applications</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm 13.4pt 0mm 0mm;line-height:15pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm 13.4pt 0mm 0mm;line-height:15pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Submission:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm 13.4pt 0mm 0mm;line-height:15pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Interested contributors are invited to submit a 2-3-page
chapter proposal </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">clearly explaining the aims and objectives of the
proposed chapter by <font color="#0000ff"><b>April 15</b><b>, 2024</b></font>. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm 13.7pt 0mm 0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm 13.4pt 0mm 0mm;line-height:15pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
proposal (a single PDF file) should contain: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="line-height:15pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">1)
Title of the proposed chapter, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="line-height:15pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">2)
Authors of the chapter (including positions, affiliations, and <u>email addresses</u>), </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="line-height:15pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">3) Type
of contribution (research paper, case study, etc.), </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="line-height:15pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">4)
Estimated number of pages, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="line-height:15pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">5)
Keywords (2 to 5), </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="line-height:15pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">6)
Extended abstract (about 500 words) describing contents of the book chapter
(including methodology).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm 13.4pt 0mm 0mm;line-height:15pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:3pt 13.7pt 4pt 0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Important
Dates:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm 13.6pt 0mm 0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">April 15, 2024: Proposal
submission deadline</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm 13.6pt 0mm 0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">April 30, 2024: Notification
of acceptance/rejection</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm 13.6pt 0mm 0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">July 31, 2024: Full
chapter submission</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm 13.6pt 0mm 0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Oct. 31, 2024: Review
reports</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm 13.6pt 0mm 0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dec. 31, 2024: Revised
chapter submission</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm 13.6pt 0mm 0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mar. 31, 2025: Final
chapter submission</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm 13.7pt 0mm 0mm;line-height:15pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm 13.7pt 0mm 0mm;line-height:17pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Address
for any queries:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm 13.7pt 0mm 0mm;line-height:17pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Yacob Khojasteh (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:khojast@sophia.ac.jp" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext">khojast@sophia.ac.jp</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">), or </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm 13.7pt 0mm 0mm;line-height:17pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">S.M.
Mousavi (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:mousavi@sophia.ac.jp" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext">mousavi@sophia.ac.jp</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm 13.7pt 0mm 0mm;line-height:17pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm 13.7pt 0mm 0mm;line-height:17pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Submission link:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm 13.7pt 0mm 0mm;line-height:17pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please submit your proposal </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsophiamail-my.sharepoint.com%2F%3Af%3A%2Fg%2Fpersonal%2F01040891_sophiamail_sophia_ac_jp%2FEkEWmbO3VaJHgI1Snd4RW0kBKZIDVhDAJJ4ab4-rFRsL0A&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Cff021818b908462a57b408dc44939047%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638460648689040035%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=eGpGyzvim20DtJl4KIDjxszDJwpI6jS%2BlLb4gV5oT1E%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://sophiamail-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/01040891_sophiamail_sophia_ac_jp/EkEWmbO3VaJHgI1Snd4RW0kBKZIDVhDAJJ4ab4-rFRsL0A" shash="kMgsn/2kanotqPrt23Kx7OSGF5T/5Bvo4kYbPDDPb69hohentX2lZ4ZaAFaE4lPRyvUgjQETMcWRxfhzF1whFEh0WPw/U9yQ4smqG3UtYgBDg2c1wXH/F67RiL6UFtBS8HRTAZrEfdWo1ytQfxrGU3fQBOH+ExEG2XvF2jAyI3U=" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">here</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin:0mm;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Century,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p></div>