Simulation & Gaming
Multidisciplinary in Scope
The broad scope and interdisciplinary nature of Simulation & Gaming are demonstrated by the wide variety of interests and disciplines of its readers and contributors, who practice in areas such as: business, cognition, communication, decision making, economics, education, educational technologies, engineering, entrepreneurship, environmental issues, human resources, international studies, language training, learning theory, management, marketing, medicine, multiculturalism, negotiation, organization studies, peace and conflict studies, policy and planning, political science, project management, psychology, research methodology, sociology, teamwork, and technology.
Special Theme Issues & Debates
Simulation & Gaming frequently publishes single-theme Symposium Issues and Special Sections guest-edited by experts in the field.
Distinguished Sponsors
International Simulation and Gaming Association
North American Simulation and Gaming Association
Rigorous Peer Review
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
For more than five decades, Simulation & Gaming has served as a leading international forum for the study and discussion of simulation/gaming methodologies used in education, training, healthcare, consultation, and research. This outstanding quarterly journal not only examines these methodologies, but also explores their application to real-world problems and situations. Simulation & Gaming: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Theory, Practice and Research contains articles examining academic and applied issues in the expanding fields of simulation, computerized simulation, gaming, modeling, play, roleplay, debriefing, game design, experiential learning, and related methodologies. The broad scope and interdisciplinary nature of Simulation & Gaming are demonstrated by the wide variety of interests and disciplines of its readers, contributors, and editorial board members. Areas include: healthcare, sociology, decision making, psychology, language training, cognition, learning theory, management, educational technologies, negotiation, peace and conflict studies, economics, international studies, communication, policy and planning, organization studies, political science, education, environmental issues, multiculturalism, and research methodology.
| Toshiko Kikkawa | Keio University, Japan |
| Marlies Schijven | University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| Olivier Barreteau | National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, France |
| Christophe Le Page | Agricultural Research Centre for International Development, France |
| Silke Geithner | University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Education and Nursing Dresden, Germany |
| Mindi Anderson | University of Central Florida, USA |
| Maria Laura Angelini Doffo | Universidad Católica de Valencia, Spain |
| Sylvester Arnab | Institute for Creative Cultures, Coventry University, UK |
| Fabrizio Balducci | University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy |
| Esther Barsom | Amsterdam University, Netherlands |
| Geertje Bekebrede | TU Delft, The Netherlands |
| Femke Bekius | Radboud University, The Netherlands |
| Guido Borghi | University of Bologna, Italy |
| Kristen M. Brown | Johns Hopkins University, USA |
| Marieke de Wijse-van Heeswijk | Radboud University, Netherlands |
| Hafize Demirici | University Medical Centers of Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Apinya Dhatsuwan | Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Thailand |
| Desiree Díaz | University of Central Florida, USA |
| Vinod Dumblekar | MANTIS, New Delhi, India |
| Esther Edo Agustín | Universidad de Zaragoza, España |
| Tim Feenstra | University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| James Fielder | Colorado State University, USA |
| Matthew T. Fish | East Carolina University, USA |
| Maria Freese | Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany |
| Andreas Gerber | Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Switzerland |
| Rebecca Grossman | Hofstra University, USA |
| Casper Harteveld | Northeastern University, USA |
| Mátyás Hartyándi | Corvinus University, Hungary |
| Willy C. Kriz | University of Applied Sciences, Voralberg, Austria |
| Elizabeth H. Lazzara | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA |
| Elyssebeth Leigh | ISAGA, Australia |
| James Leung | McMaster University / McMaster Children's Hospital, Canada |
| Orna Levin | Achva Academic College, Israel |
| Elena Likhacheva | Moscow State University, Russia |
| Heide Lukosch | University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Egemen Manci | Izmir Democracy University, Turkey |
| Igor Mayer | Tilburg University, the Netherlands |
| Sebastiaan Meijer | KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden |
| Souvik Mukherjee | Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, India |
| Tania O. Peralta | Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands |
| Miguel Overzier | University Medical Centers of Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Kapil Rajwani | Weill Cornell Medical College, USA |
| David L. Rodgers | Indiana University School of Medicine, USA |
| Michael Rosen | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA |
| Mattia Thibault | Tampere University, Finland |
| Yusuke Toyoda | Ritsumeikan University, Japan |
| Rachel A. Umoren | University of Washington, USA |
| Sebastiaan van der Storm | University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| Marcin Wardaszko | Kozminski University, Poland |
| Elizabeth Wells-Beede | Texas A&M University, USA |
| Cevin Zhang | KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden |
| Miranda Smith | University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA |
| Hans Christian Arnseth | University of Oslo, Norway |
| Hugh Cannon | Wayne State University, USA |
| Pierre Corbeil | Universite de Montreal, Canada |
| Daniel Druckman | George Mason University, USA |
| Richard Dukes | University of Colorado, USA |
| Amparo Garcia-Carbonell | Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain |
| Toshiyuki Kaneda | Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan |
| Dmitry Kavtaradze | Moscow State University, Russia |
| Jan Klabbers | KMPC, Bemmel, The Netherlands |
| Richard Teach | Georgia Institute of Technology, USA |
| Shigehisa Tsuchiya | Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan |
| Joseph Wolfe | University of Tulsa, USA |
Manuscript Submission Guidelines: Simulation & Gaming (S&G)
Please read the guidelines below then visit the Journal’s submission site https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/sg to upload your manuscript. Please note that manuscripts not conforming to these guidelines will be returned.
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Simulation & Gaming (S&G): An Interdisciplinary Journal of Theory, Practice and Research serves as a leading international forum for the exploration and development of simulation/gaming methodologies used in education, training, consultation, and research. S&G appraises academic and applied issues in the expanding fields of simulation; computer and internet mediated simulation, virtual reality, educational games, video games, industrial simulators, active and experiential learning, case studies, and related methodologies.
S&G encourages original research and reviews on innovative uses of simulation and/or gaming and ready to use games. We will consider case reports on a case by case basis, where the editors feel that the article will contribute to innovative ways of thinking about the use of simulation and gaming.
Further information
Any correspondence, queries or additional requests for information on the manuscript submission process should be sent to:
Toshiko Kikkawa
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