Submit a Manuscript to the Journal
Luxury
For a Special Issue on
Sustainable Luxury Consumption and Digital Transformation Across Cultures
Abstract deadline
Manuscript deadline
Special Issue Editor(s)
Dr. Tahir Islam,
Leeds Trinity University, UK
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Professor Dr. Thomas Kincl,
Prague University of Economics and Business (VŠE), Czech Republic
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Professor Dr. Ying Wang,
Youngstown University, USA
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Dr. Soniya Billore,
Linnaeus University, Sweden
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Sustainable Luxury Consumption and Digital Transformation Across Cultures
Luxury has continually evolved in response to shifting social values, cultural identities, aesthetic movements, and technological change. Today, however, luxury is being reshaped more profoundly than ever. The convergence of sustainability imperatives, digital transformation, and cross-cultural reinterpretations of value is generating new meanings, new practices, and new tensions in the global luxury landscape.
This Special Issue invites interdisciplinary scholarship that interrogates how sustainability and digital technologies—individually and together—are transforming luxury across diverse cultural, historical, artistic, economic, political, and philosophical contexts. We particularly welcome research exploring how museums, art institutions, cultural heritage sites, and creative industries influence and respond to these transformations. As luxury brands increasingly integrate artistic collaborations, immersive museum-style experiences, and culturally rooted storytelling into their value propositions, new questions arise about authenticity, ownership, identity, and cultural representation. The goal of this Special Issue is to develop new theoretical, methodological, and empirical insights that illuminate how luxury is experienced, produced, circulated, represented, contested, and imagined in a rapidly digitising world shaped by environmental urgency and cultural hybridity. We encourage contributions that address how museums and arts-based practices participate in shaping sustainable luxury narratives, preserving cultural heritage, and mediating cross-cultural meaning-making. This transformation is further accelerated by the rising influence of Millennials and Generation Z, whose expectations for ethical production, digital engagement, cultural authenticity, artistic expression, and values-driven consumption are redefining the future of luxury across global markets.
Submission Instructions
The special issue welcomes a diverse range of high-quality scholarly contributions. We encourage submissions employing different research designs, methodologies, and theoretical perspectives. The following types of papers will be considered:
- Quantitative Research Papers
Empirical studies using statistical, econometric, or experimental methods to test hypotheses and examine relationships between variables. - Qualitative Research Papers
Studies based on interviews, focus groups, case studies, ethnography, or other qualitative approaches that provide in-depth insights into phenomena. - Mixed-Methods Research
Papers that integrate both qualitative and quantitative approaches to provide comprehensive and robust findings. - Systematic Literature Reviews (SLR)
Structured and transparent reviews following established protocols (e.g., PRISMA) to synthesise existing knowledge in the field. - Meta-Analysis Studies
Quantitative synthesis of existing empirical findings to identify patterns, effect sizes, and research gaps. - Conceptual and Theoretical Papers
Papers that develop new frameworks, models, or theoretical insights, advancing understanding of the topic. - Case Study Papers
In-depth analyses of organisations, industries, or specific contexts that provide practical and theoretical contributions. - Methodological Papers
Contributions that introduce or advance research methods, tools, or analytical techniques relevant to the field. - Policy and Practitioner-Oriented Papers
Research that provides actionable insights, implications, and recommendations for policymakers, practitioners, and industry stakeholders.
The deadline for abstract submission is 28 September 2026, and the deadline for the full manuscript submission is 18 January 2027.
For word limit, see the journal policy.