JQYA Publications
Planned Publication on Complexity
Contribute to our upcoming interdisciplinary volume on Complexity.
The world we inhabit is increasingly complex. This book systematically examines the multidimensional nature of complexity, intending to elucidate its underlying structures and dynamics and assess how these insights may be leveraged to advance the development of a sustainable, just, and resilient future. Our approach is intended to be genuinely interdisciplinary, blending insights from traditionally distant fields into accessible, thought-provoking contributions intended for both academic and informed non-academic audiences.
We welcome short chapter proposals that:
- address timely and significant aspects of complexity,
- emerge from interdisciplinary collaborations, ideally spanning distant and complementary disciplines,
- involve both senior and early-career researchers,
- are written in a style that is accessible across disciplines and to a broad readership, including the general academic public, policymakers, and educators interested in complexity.
Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or ideas you would like to discuss.
We are very much looking forward to your contributions.
Important dates
- JQYA Complexity volume announcement at the Academy School on September 30, 2025
- Working title and abstract (max. 300 words) submission deadline on October 31, 2025
- Editorial decision on submissions and structure of the book on November 30, 2025
- Chapter submission deadline on June 30, 2026
Editorial Team
Ana Clemente, Elena Galeano Weber, Henrique Valim, Oliver Völker, Katarina Pitasse-Fragoso, Eric Helfrich and Katharina Welling
Enquiries and submissions
First ideas
To inspire your thinking and encourage collaboration, here is a non-exhaustive list of potential topics and keywords, many of which emerged from past JQYA events, and which might be combined in novel ways:
- Order and chaos
- Equilibrium
- Freedom (e.g., academic freedom)
- Change
- Energy
- Evolution
- Time
- Learning
- Justice (e.g., inequalities in cities)
- Climate change
- Globalisation
- Communication (e.g., is mathematics the universal language of science?)
- Democracy (e.g., elections, political systems)
- War
- Migration
- Resilience
- Art and expression
- Water and resources
- Fallibility of research (e.g., with Lego, we teach our children how humans make technology)
- Magic
Q&A
- Is this an academic or outreach contribution?
Each chapter should be a scholarly contribution, written in a style accessible across disciplines and to a broad readership, including the general academic public, policymakers, and educators interested in complexity. - Is shared authorship mandatory, or can I submit an individual chapter?
Contributions must be collaborative, the fruit of genuine interdisciplinary synergy between at least two scholars - Would a collaboration between a theoretical and an experimental physicist count as interdisciplinary?
We strongly encourage engaging in truly interdisciplinary collaboration between distant disciplines on topics of common interest. - Can we invite collaborators external to the JQYA?
Yes, collaboration is not restricted to JQYA academics, but should rely on the sole criterion of research quality. - Do I need to be part of the JQYA?
At least one of the authors should be linked to the JQYA.
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Edited by: Magnus Ressel, Susanne Fehlings, Javier Ortiz-Tudela, Sofia-Iris Bibli, Stanislau Paulau, Katharina Welling
From the book series Johanna Quandt Young Academy at Goethe University, Volume 2, published by Franz Steiner Verlag, 2025.
The e-book is now available as an open access title on the eLibrary.
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Edited by: JQYA, Matthias Lutz-Bachmann, Enrico Schleiff, Elena Wiederhold
From the book series Johanna Quandt Young Academy at Goethe University, Volume 1, published by Franz Steiner Verlag, 2023
The e-book is now available as an open access title on the eLibrary
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JQYA Fellow Stanislau Paulau
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Augustan Cultural Memory in Roman Athens
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JQYA Fellow Muriel Moser
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Meiner Verlag, Blaue Reihe, 2022.
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
JQYA Fellow Hanieh Saeedi
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