POLYMAS Case Research Welcomes Professor William X. Wei as Its Founding Editor-in-Chief

POLYMAS is delighted to welcome Professor William X. Wei as the Founding Editor-in-Chief of POLYMAS Case Research, a new international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary case research.

Professor Wei is currently Faculty Chair and Full Professor, Faculty of Computer Science and Technology, at Algoma University, Canada. He also serves as President of the International Case Research Association (ICRA) and Vice President of the North American Case Research Association (NACRA).

With extensive experience in academic leadership, international business research, and case publishing, Professor Wei has made significant contributions to the development of case research and education. He previously served as the inaugural Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics at Algoma University and has held several senior academic leadership positions at Canadian universities.

Over the past two decades, Professor Wei has published more than 60 business cases through Harvard Business Publishing and Ivey Publishing, alongside approximately 150 journal articles and conference papers. His contributions to international case publishing include establishing the Ivey–MacEwan co-branded business case collection in 2009, founding the Case in Chinese Language Track at NACRA in 2018, introducing the Case Debate method in 2024, and initiating the Ivey–ICRA case collection in 2025.

Under Professor Wei's academic leadership, POLYMAS Case Research aims to foster rigorous, innovative, and interdisciplinary case scholarship, connecting research methodologies with real-world challenges across academic and professional disciplines.

We sincerely welcome Professor Wei to POLYMAS and look forward to working together to advance international case research and scholarly exchange.

Scholars worldwide are warmly invited to submit their manuscripts to the journal. We also welcome expressions of interest from researchers wishing to serve as Editorial Board Members. For further information, please contact the Editorial Office via cr@polymas.org.