Annamaria Barbagallo, University of Naples Federico II

Encarnación Algaba, University of Seville

Giovanna Bimonte, University of Salerno

Francesco Ciardiello, University of Salerno

This special issue aims to promote research on game theory as a fundamental framework for analyzing strategic interaction, cooperation, conflict, coordination, and decision-making in complex systems. The issue aims to showcase recent developments in game theory and its diverse applications, with particular emphasis on interaction dynamics and collective decision-making, encompassing theoretical contributions, practical applications, and interdisciplinary approaches.

In particular, we encourage participants of the European Meeting on Game Theory 2026 (SING21) to submit complete and expanded versions of the papers presented at the conference. Nevertheless, submissions of other relevant papers are also welcome. Papers based on conference presentations should be significantly revised and extended, and they should appropriately reference the original conference version where relevant.

All submissions will undergo a rigorous peer-review process coordinated by the Guest Editors. Accepted papers will be published online individually, before print publication.

Potential topics

• Cooperative games and their applications
• Non-cooperative games and strategic interaction
• Mechanism design
• Network
• Dynamic games
• Evolutionary games
• Stochastic games
• Voting, power indices, and collective decision-making
• Auctions and market design
• Bargaining
• Learning and experimentation in games
• Computational game theory
• Applications of game theory to management, energy, health policy, industrial organization, environmental and resource economics, transportation, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and other fields

Timeline

• April 20, 2027: Submission deadline

This special issue honors the contributions of Reinhard Selten to the fields of bounded rationality, behavioral economics, and game theory. The issue invites submissions that advance our understanding of how cognitive limitations and bounded rationality shape economic behavior and decision-making.

Contributions are welcome that explore the theoretical foundations and empirical applications of bounded rationality in various economic contexts, including but not limited to individual choice, strategic interaction, market behavior, and organizational decision-making.

Potential topics

• Bounded rationality and economic behavior
• Decision-making under uncertainty
• Behavioral economics
• Cognitive limitations in economic decision-making
• Game theory and bounded rationality

Timeline

• December 31, 2026: Full paper submission deadline