Journals

The Centre for Quantum Social and Cognitive Science (CQSCS) produces Quantum Economics and Finance (QEF), a Sage publication. It’s the first academic journal for this nascent field of academic research.

Volume 2, Issue 1 – online first articles can be found here.

Click here for more information on the special issues in Quantum Economics and Finance.

New book

• Athalye, V. and Haven, E. (2025): Quantum modelling of Economic and Financial Systems - Cambridge University Press

Special issues

• November 2025/December 2025: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A. 2 part special issue: Guest Editors: J. Busemeyer (Indiana University Bloomington, USA); G. Chichilnisky (Columbia University, USA); P. Hammond (Stanford University, USA); E. Haven (Memorial University, Canada): Part 1 and Part 2. 
  
  
• Quantum Economics and Finance. Mathematical Aspects in non-equilibrium systems: from micro to macro. Erice, Italy. Guest Editors: F. Bagarello (University of Palermo, Italy); F. Oliveri (University of Messina, Italy); V. Romano (University of Catania, Italy); E. Haven (Memorial University, Canada).

• Quantum Economics and Finance. Biennial International Quantum Structure Association (IQSA) Conference Quantum Structures 2024. Brussels, Belgium. Guest Editors: D. Aerts (University of Brussels, Belgium); S. Smets (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands); S. Sozzo (University of Udine, Italy); E. Haven (Memorial University, Canada).

• Theoretical Computer Science. Biennial International Quantum Structure Association (IQSA) Conference Quantum Structures 2024. Brussels, Belgium. Guest Editors: D. Aerts (University of Brussels, Belgium); S. Smets (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands); S. Sozzo (University of Udine, Italy); E. Haven (Memorial University, Canada).

• International Journal of Theoretical Physics.  Biennial International Quantum Structure Association (IQSA) Conference Quantum Structures 2024. Brussels, Belgium. Guest Editors: D. Aerts (University of Brussels, Belgium); S. Smets (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands); S. Sozzo (University of Udine, Italy); E. Haven (Memorial University, Canada).

• Quantum Economics and Finance. Workshop on Quantum Economics and Sustainable Futures. Universidad de Salamanca - Spain. Guest Editors: D. Widdows (IonQ, USA); J. Dominguez (University of Salamanca, Spain); E. Pothos (City Unviersity, UK).
  
  
• Quantum Economics and Finance.  Quantum Information and Probability: From Foundations to Engineering International Conference. Linnaeus University, Vaxjo, Sweden. Guest Editors: A. Khrennikov (Linnaeus University, Sweden); P. Khrennikova (University of Twente, The Netherlands); E. Haven (Memorial University, Canada).

Past special issues

• Poudel, R., McGowan, J., Georgiev, G., Haven, E., Gunes, U. & Zhang, H. (eds.) (2023). Thermodynamics 2.0: Bridging the Natural and Social Sciences. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A.
  
  
• Surov, I., Haven, E., Beim Graben, P., Sozzo, S., Moreira, C. et al. (eds.) (2023). Predictive Modelling of Cognition and Behaviour on Quantum Principles. Frontiers in Psychology.
  
  
• Chichilnisky, G., Eisenberger, P., Haven, E. & Khrennikov, A. (eds.) (2021). The Close Connection Between Economics and Quantum Theory: A Topological Exploration. Quantum Reports.
  
  
• Aerts, D., Sassoli de Bianchi, M., Sozzo, S. & Veloz, T. (2019). Worlds of Entanglement. Foundations of Science.
  
  
• Aerts, D., Melucci, M., Sassoli de Bianchi, M., Sozzo, S. & Velox, T. (2018). Quantum Structures in Computer Science: Language, Sematics, Retrieval. Theoretical Computer Science.
  
  
• Haven, E., Khrennikov, A., Ma, C. & Sozzo, S. (eds.) (2018). Quantum Probability and its Economic Applications. Journal of Mathematical Economics.
  
  
• Dzhafarov, E., Haven, E., Khrennikov, A. & Sozzo, S. (eds.) (2017). Quantum Probability and Contextuality in Psychology and Economics. Journal of Mathematical Psychology.
  
  
• Aerts, D., Broekaert, J., Gabora, L. & Sozzo, S. (2016). Quantum Structures in Cognitive and Social Science. Frontiers in Psychology.
  
  
• Haven, E. & Khrennikov, A. (eds.) (2016). Quantum Probability and the Mathematical Modelling of Decision-making. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A.
  

Books and chapters

• Bagarello, F., Gargano, F. & Oliveri, F. (2023). Quantum Tools for Macroscopic Systems. Springer.
  
  
• Chakraborti, A., Haven, E., Patra, S. & Singh, Naresh. (eds.) (2023). Quantum Decision Theory and Complexity Modelling in Economics and Public Policy. Springer.
  
  
• Khrennikov, A. (2023). Open Quantum Systems in Biology, Cognitive and Social Sciences. Springer.
  
  
• Plotnitsky, A.& Haven, E. (eds.) (2022). The Quantum-like Revolution: A FestSchrift for Khrennikov. Springer.
  
  
• Orell, D. (2022). Money, Magic and How to Dismantle a Financial Bomb: Quantum Economics for the Real World. Icon Books.
  
  
• Orell, D. (2022). Quantum Economics and Finance: An Applied Mathematics Introduction. Panda Ohana Publishing.
  
  
• Orell, D. (2019). Quantum Economics: The New Science of Money. Icon Books.
  
  
• Frieden, B.R., Hawkins, R. & D’Anna, J. (2007). Financial Economics from Fisher Information. In Frieden, B.R. & Gatenby, R. (eds.). Exploratory Data Analysis Using Fisher Information. (pp. 42-73). Springer London,

Articles/other publications

A sampling of publications representative of work by CQSCS council members (names in bold).

• Chichilnisky, G. (2022). The Topology of Quantum Theory and Social Choice. Quantum Reports.
  
  
• Hawkins, R. & D’anna, J. (2022) Behavioural Capital Theory via Canonical Quantization. Entropy (Basel).
  
  
• Plotnitsky, A. (2022). ‘Most Tantumising State of Affairs:’ Mathematical and Non-mathematical in Quantum-like Understanding of Thinking. Frontiers in Psychology.
  
  
• Contreras-Tejada, P., Scarpa, G., Kubicki, A., Brandenburger, A. & La Mura, P. (2021). Observers of Quantum Systems Cannot Agree to Disagree. Nature Communications.
  
  
• Orell, D. (2021). The Colour of Money: Threshold Effects in Quantum Economics. Quantum Reports.
  
  
• Sulis, W. (2020). Locality is Dead! Long Live Locality! Frontiers in Psychology.
  
  
• Khrennikov, A., Basieva, I., Pothos, E. & Yamato, I. (2018). Quantum Probability in Decision-making from Quantum Information Representation of Neuronal States. Scientific Reports.
  
  
• Kvam, P., Pleskac, T., Yu, S. & Busemeyer, J. (2015). Interference Effects of Choice on Confidence: Quantum Characteristics of Evidence Accumulation. PNAS.
  
  
• Aerts, D., Broekaert, J., Gabora, L. & Sozzo, S. (2013). Quantum Structure and Human Thought. Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

Media mentions/contributed articles

• Chichilnisky, G. (2020). Female Disrupters: Graciela Chichilnisky of ‘Global Thermostat’ on the Three Things you Need to Shake Up your Industry. Authority Magazine.
  
  
• Orell, D. (2022). Volatility Series. (ep. 9). Top Traders Unplugged.