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