WISE 2025 - Call for Papers

Call for Papers

We are pleased to announce that the 36th Workshop on Information Systems and Economics (WISE) will be held in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, from December 17–19, 2025. WISE is the premier academic forum for research that examines information systems issues through the lens of economics. Presentations feature work that addresses critical business and societal questions, with a focus on information technology’s role in shaping organizational, market, and societal outcomes.

The theme for this year’s WISE is "Will the Circle Be Unbroken... by Digital Transformation?" Inspired by the classic country music that has shaped Nashville’s past and present, the conference will focus on how digital technologies are transforming traditional economic models, impacting human dignity, and influencing social cohesion. We welcome submissions across the following thematic areas:

I Will Always Love Data

(inspired by “I Will Always Love You” by Dolly Parton)

Papers that examine the growing influence of analytics, machine learning, and computational social science in organizational decision-making and policy development, as well as work that highlights how data-driven insights are reshaping business strategies, informing governance, and driving evidence-based practices across sectors.

Mama Tried (to Close the Digital Divide)

(inspired by “Mama Tried” by Merle Haggard)

Papers that explore how emerging technologies are influencing economic inequality and access to opportunity. Research that addresses strategies for promoting digital literacy, expanding technology access, fostering inclusive growth, empowering individuals, and protecting privacy in an increasingly digital society.

Coal Miner’s Data

(inspired by “Coal Miner’s Daughter” by Loretta Lynn)

Papers that examine the sustainability challenges of digital transformation, focusing on the environmental impact of digital technologies, the advancement of green IT practices, and the development of sustainable business models within the information systems domain.

Jolene, Please Don’t Take My Job

(inspired by “Jolene” by Dolly Parton)

Papers that explore the impact of artificial intelligence and automation on labor markets, workforce dynamics, and the future of work, including job displacement, skill transformation, economic restructuring, and strategies for building more resilient and inclusive labor systems in an AI-driven economy.

My Achy Breaky Business Model

(inspired by “My Achy Breaky Heart” by Garth Brooks”)

Papers that examine how emerging technologies are reshaping traditional economic models, disrupting established business practices, and driving innovation in processes, market structures, and consumer engagement.

AI Walk the Line

(inspired by “I Walk the Line” by Johnny Cash)

Papers that investigate the broader economic impacts of artificial intelligence, including changes to market structures, firm strategies, competition, innovation dynamics, and regulatory responses. We seek research that examines how AI is reshaping economic systems and creating new opportunities and challenges across industries.

Important Dates

Submission Portal Opens: June 1st, 2025
Submission Deadline: August 18th, 2025 (11:59pm PST)
Decision Notification: September 29th, 2025

Submission Guidelines

We invite the submission of extended abstracts, to be considered for presentation at WISE 2025. Submission can be performed via the EasyChair submission portal at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wise_2025.

Extended abstracts should be no more than 6 pages in length (double-spaced, 12 pt., Times New Roman font, with 1-inch margins). This page limit is inclusive of all text, figures, tables and references. Papers should be submitted in PDF format.

As part of your submission process, you will be asked to indicate the presenting co-author, should the paper be accepted. Additionally, you will be asked to indicate if the work is primarily student-led. Please note that no individual will be scheduled to present more than one paper at the conference.

We encourage submission of papers that would materially benefit from discussant and audience feedback. Accordingly, authors are strongly discouraged from submitting any work that has already received an invitation for revision, been conditionally accepted, or been accepted for publication at a journal at the time of WISE submission. Further, to minimize repeated exposure of the same paper, we also ask that authors not submit work that has been submitted / scheduled for presentation at either ICIS 2025 or WITS 2025. Finally, authors are discouraged from submitting more than two co-authored works to WISE, particularly if those works do not involve a student co-author. We will consider the number of papers a given individual appears on as co-author when developing the conference program and rendering paper decisions.

WISE does not assume copyright over accepted work and does not publish formal proceedings. Accepted extended abstracts included in the program will be posted unless otherwise requested by the submitting author.

Notes

We are planning to host two full days (morning and afternoon) of paper presentations. Accepted papers may therefore be scheduled for presentation during the morning or afternoon of Thursday, December 18th, or Friday, December 19th. Please submit only if you can attend and present your work in person on Thursday or Friday, morning or afternoon. Due to the anticipated size and complexity of the conference program, requested changes to the presentation schedule cannot be accommodated.

Because several aspects of the conference organization timeline are heavily dependent on paper processing timelines, the paper submission deadline (11:59pm PST on August 18th) cannot be extended.