Editorial

Shaping the Future of Metaverse Research: Innovation, Collaboration, and Journal of Metaverse’s Academic Impact

Volume: 5 Number: 2 December 31, 2025
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Shaping the Future of Metaverse Research: Innovation, Collaboration, and Journal of Metaverse’s Academic Impact

Abstract

Journal of Metaverse has emerged as a global interdisciplinary platform in 2021 for research on the Metaverse, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Blockchain. In a short period, it has attracted contributions from internationally renowned scholars, further solidifying its academic influence. This article aims to critically examine the journal’s trajectory, its publication output over a defined period, and its editorial commitments. We outline the journal’s founding and developmental process, editorial policies, academic impact, and remarkable growth. Additionally, we reaffirm our dedication to advancing innovative research within the journal’s scope while outlining future expectations and strategic directions. Furthermore, we highlight the success story behind the journal’s high-impact publications and its recognition by prestigious indexing services such as Scopus, Web of Science, and DOAJ. The ongoing mission of the Journal of Metaverse is to shape the discourse on the technical and societal implications of the Metaverse and related technologies, enhance research visibility, and guide future innovations in this transformative field. Through this editorial, we seek to contribute to the broader scholarly conversation and share insights with publishers, authors, researchers, editors, and relevant stakeholders, fostering further collaboration and advancement in the field.

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Ethical Statement

This article followed the principles of scientific research and publication ethics. This study did not involve human or animal subjects and did not require additional ethics committee approval. All authors agree with the ethical declarations mentioned in this article’s Conflict of Interest section.

Thanks

Thanks to the İzmir Academy Association, publisher of the Journal of Metaverse.

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Details

APA
Karaarslan, E., Aydın, Ö., Yazıcı Yılmaz, S., Tınmaz, H., Eken, S., Gökçe Narin, N., Cali, U., Özkaynar, K., Gürcan, Ö., Fanea-ıvanovici, M., Güçlütürk, O. G., Qi, M., Kusetogullari, H., Challenger, M., & Bacanin, N. (2025). Shaping the Future of Metaverse Research: Innovation, Collaboration, and Journal of Metaverse’s Academic Impact. Journal of Metaverse, 5(2), 73-91. https://doi.org/10.57019/jmv.1664054
AMA
1.Karaarslan E, Aydın Ö, Yazıcı Yılmaz S, et al. Shaping the Future of Metaverse Research: Innovation, Collaboration, and Journal of Metaverse’s Academic Impact. JMv. 2025;5(2):73-91. doi:10.57019/jmv.1664054
Chicago
Karaarslan, Enis, Ömer Aydın, Senem Yazıcı Yılmaz, et al. 2025. “Shaping the Future of Metaverse Research: Innovation, Collaboration, and Journal of Metaverse’s Academic Impact”. Journal of Metaverse 5 (2): 73-91. https://doi.org/10.57019/jmv.1664054.
EndNote
Karaarslan E, Aydın Ö, Yazıcı Yılmaz S, Tınmaz H, Eken S, Gökçe Narin N, Cali U, Özkaynar K, Gürcan Ö, Fanea-ıvanovici M, Güçlütürk OG, Qi M, Kusetogullari H, Challenger M, Bacanin N (December 1, 2025) Shaping the Future of Metaverse Research: Innovation, Collaboration, and Journal of Metaverse’s Academic Impact. Journal of Metaverse 5 2 73–91.
IEEE
[1]E. Karaarslan et al., “Shaping the Future of Metaverse Research: Innovation, Collaboration, and Journal of Metaverse’s Academic Impact”, JMv, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 73–91, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.57019/jmv.1664054.
ISNAD
Karaarslan, Enis - Aydın, Ömer - Yazıcı Yılmaz, Senem - Tınmaz, Hasan - Eken, Süleyman - Gökçe Narin, Nida - Cali, Umit et al. “Shaping the Future of Metaverse Research: Innovation, Collaboration, and Journal of Metaverse’s Academic Impact”. Journal of Metaverse 5/2 (December 1, 2025): 73-91. https://doi.org/10.57019/jmv.1664054.
JAMA
1.Karaarslan E, Aydın Ö, Yazıcı Yılmaz S, Tınmaz H, Eken S, Gökçe Narin N, Cali U, Özkaynar K, Gürcan Ö, Fanea-ıvanovici M, Güçlütürk OG, Qi M, Kusetogullari H, Challenger M, Bacanin N. Shaping the Future of Metaverse Research: Innovation, Collaboration, and Journal of Metaverse’s Academic Impact. JMv. 2025;5:73–91.
MLA
Karaarslan, Enis, et al. “Shaping the Future of Metaverse Research: Innovation, Collaboration, and Journal of Metaverse’s Academic Impact”. Journal of Metaverse, vol. 5, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 73-91, doi:10.57019/jmv.1664054.
Vancouver
1.Enis Karaarslan, Ömer Aydın, Senem Yazıcı Yılmaz, Hasan Tınmaz, Süleyman Eken, Nida Gökçe Narin, Umit Cali, Kürşad Özkaynar, Önder Gürcan, Mina Fanea-ıvanovici, Osman Gazi Güçlütürk, Man Qi, Huseyin Kusetogullari, Moharram Challenger, Nebojsa Bacanin. Shaping the Future of Metaverse Research: Innovation, Collaboration, and Journal of Metaverse’s Academic Impact. JMv. 2025 Dec. 1;5(2):73-91. doi:10.57019/jmv.1664054

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