Call for Papers

Special Issue on AI Change Management in Healthcare: Organizational Transformation in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

International Journal of Organizational & Collective Intelligence (IJOCI)

Guest Editors:

Prof Muthu Ramachandran Forti5 Tech Ltd [email protected]

Dr Peng Liu

Loughborough University UK

[email protected]

Overview

The International Journal of Organizational & Collective Intelligence (IJOCI) invites submissions for a special issue focused on "AI Change Management in Healthcare: Organizational Transformation in the Era of Artificial Intelligence." This special issue aims to explore the challenges, strategies, and best practices for managing organizational change driven by AI implementation specifically within healthcare institutions, systems, and services.

As AI technologies rapidly transform clinical decision-making, patient care delivery, administrative processes, and healthcare operations, organizations face unprecedented challenges in managing the transition to AI-augmented healthcare. This special issue seeks to advance theoretical understanding and practical knowledge in the emerging field of healthcare-specific AI change management, with particular attention to organizational, clinical, ethical, and technical dimensions of AI-driven transformations in the healthcare sector.

Topics of Interest

We welcome original research papers, case studies, theoretical frameworks, and systematic reviews that address (but are not limited to) the following topics:

• Change management frameworks specifically tailored for AI implementation in healthcare settings
• Clinical leadership approaches for guiding AI-driven transformation in healthcare organizations
• Healthcare workforce adaptation, upskilling, and reskilling in response to AI integration
• Resistance to AI adoption among healthcare professionals: causes, manifestations, and mitigation strategies
• Ethical considerations in healthcare AI change management, including patient privacy and care quality
• Cultural transformation for effective human-AI collaboration in clinical environments
• Measurement and evaluation of AI change management success in healthcare outcomes
• Cross-cultural and international perspectives on healthcare AI change management
• Healthcare-specific challenges and solutions in AI adoption (hospitals, clinics, telemedicine)
• Middle management's role in facilitating AI implementation across clinical departments
• Change communication strategies for AI initiatives in patient-centered care environments
• AI readiness assessment methodologies for healthcare organizations
• Generative AI applications in healthcare and their unique change management requirements
• Balancing innovation and patient safety during AI transitions
• Psychological impacts of AI implementation on healthcare workforce
• Governance structures for sustainable AI integration in healthcare systems
• Regulatory compliance considerations in healthcare AI change management
• Patient perspectives and engagement in AI-transformed healthcare delivery

Submission Guidelines

Manuscripts should be submitted through the journal's online submission system at [submission link]. All submissions must follow the journal's formatting guidelines available at the IJOCI author guidelines.

All manuscripts will undergo a double-blind peer-review process.

Important Dates

• Manuscript Submission Deadline: 12th July 2025
• First Round of Reviews: 12th August 2025
• Revised Manuscript Submission: 12th September 2025
• Final Notification of Acceptance: 30th September 2025
• Camera-Ready Submission: 12th October 2025
• Publication Date: 12th November 205

Contact Information

For questions regarding this special issue, please contact the guest editors at [email address].

For general inquiries about the journal or submission process, please visit the journal's website at https://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-organizational-collective-intelligence/1140.

About the Journal

The International Journal of Organizational & Collective Intelligence (IJOCI) publishes original research on the management of emerging forms of intelligence within organizations. The journal presents innovative research on collective intelligence, knowledge management, organizational learning, and their implications for organizational performance, adaptability, and innovation in the rapidly evolving global business environment.

Impact Factor: [Current Impact Factor] Indexed in: [List of indexing services] ISSN: 1947-9344 E-ISSN: 1947-9352 Published: Quarterly