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Call for Chapters: Building Applied Models for Problem Solving

Editors

Shalin Hai-Jew, Hutchinson Community College, United States

Call for Chapters

Proposals Submission Deadline: April 20, 2025
Full Chapters Due: August 3, 2025
Submission Date: August 3, 2025

Introduction

Applied models are abstractions that describe particular phenomena in a way that is accurate to the world. These applied models are used to help people understand complexity, arrive at certain conclusions, predict an outcome, make certain decisions, and otherwise engage the world with heightened knowledge, skills, and abilities / attitudes. Some models are generalist and apply to the wider word. Other models are designed for particular contexts and purposes. Applied models may be expressed in different ways. They may be expressed as text, symbols, maths, diagrams and visuals, and mixed modalities. Some are emplaced in software programs. Some inform digital simulations on background. Applied models are built in various ways…abstracting from projects, data, observations, research, theorizing, and other approaches, in stand-alone ways and in combinatorial ones. The abstracting of in-world phenomena is an important way of understanding the world. Ideally, applied models map well to reality and add value for those who will adopt the models. After all, the models may illuminate a context, a system, a procedure, or a decision. For many, applied models are heritable. They may have inherited from others, and modular pieces may be added. All models can be modified as well for a better fit to the local context. New modules may be added for other capabilities.

Objective

This work will collect various research works and case studies related to the building (and use) of applied models for problem solving.

Target Audience

This is for administrators, faculty, staff, and others in modeling and problem-solving. This is for researchers.

Recommended Topics

Rationales for the creation of applied models

Theories and principles of applied models

Applied work-based models

Building applied models from data

Building applied models from projects and programs

Building applied models from observational research and fieldwork

Building applied models from multiple-sources

Abstracting applied models for heritability and generalizability

Avoiding overfit to local realities, local data, local dimensions, in applied models

Ensuring heritability of applied models

Testing applied models in vitro (in a lab, in an artificial setting)

Testing applied models in vivo (in the world)

Scenarios (contexts) for applied modeling

Operationalizing / actualizing applied models

Different types of applied models

Adoption of (inheriting) applied models

Retrofitting applied models

Adding new modules to applied models

Cultural adaptations to applied models

Fine-tuning applied models for heightened accuracy and sensitivity

Testing the (in)efficacy of applied models

Distribution and publishing of applied models

Inspirations for applied models



Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before April 20, 2025, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by May 4, 2025 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines.Full chapters of a minimum of 10,000 words (word count includes references and related readings) are expected to be submitted by August 3, 2025, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-anonymized review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Building Applied Models for Problem Solving. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-anonymized peer review editorial process.

All proposals should be submitted through the eEditorial Discovery® online submission manager.



Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global Scientific Publishing (formerly Idea Group Inc.), an international academic publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. IGI Global Scientific Publishing specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit https://www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2026.



Important Dates

April 20, 2025: Proposal Submission Deadline
May 4, 2025: Notification of Acceptance
August 3, 2025: Full Chapter Submission
October 5, 2025: Review Results Returned
November 16, 2025: Final Acceptance Notification
November 30, 2025: Final Chapter Submission



Inquiries

Dr. Shalin Hai-Jew Hutchinson Community College haijes@gmail.com

Classifications


Business and Management; Education; Social Sciences and Humanities
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