[aims-announce] [CfP] JNSM - SI - Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers in Network and Service Management

[Bruno]

Dear Reader,

(Please accept our apologies if you have receive multiple copies of this 
message)

The *Journal of Network and Systems Management (JNSM)* seeks 
contributions to the *Special Issue (SI) on Blockchains and Distributed 
Ledgers in Network and Service Management*.

This special issue of JNSM will challenge researchers and experts to 
foster the investigations on the convergence of BCs and DLs and 
different components in a decentralized network infrastructure that 
drives cutting-edge innovations, espe­cially their service and 
management tasks in those differently organized distributions and their 
trust assumptions. Authors are invited to submit high-quality papers 
containing ori­ginal work from either academia or industry reporting 
novel advances in (but not limi­ted to) the following topics on BCs and 
DLs applied and deployed in Network and Service Mana­ge­ment:

      BCs and Network Security;
      BCs and DLTs Security and Privacy for IoT Healthcare Systems;
      BCs and DLTs for Internet-of-Things (IoT);
      Novel development of Smart Contracts in the BC-IoT Ecosystem;
      Machine Learning Approaches for the Convergence of IoT and DLTs;
      DLT solutions for Edge Computing/networking in IoT Systems;
      Applications of DLTs and BCs in edge, fog, and cloud computing;
      BC and DLT Applications in 5G or 6G;
      BCs and DLTs for a Secure and Privacy-strong Internet-of-Vehicles;
     Cooperative Overlays based on BCs;
     Decentralized Domain Name Servers (dDNS) based on BCs;
     Network Governance, Resilience, and Configuration Hardening;
     BC P2P Network Monitoring on BC P2P Network;
     Message Broadcasting on BC P2P Network;
     BC Node Recovery from BC Network and System failure.

Please contact the Guest Editors if you are uncertain if your submission 
is in scope for this special issue.

*Submission Schedule*

We use an “open” submission schedule, which means that you can submit 
your paper at any time before we close the call (see below) and that we 
will start the review process right after receiving the submission.
•    Call closes: November 30, 2021
•    Revision notification: 2 months after submission
•    Revised paper due: 1.5 months after the revision notification
•    Final notification: 1 month after the revised paper notification
•    Expected publication of the special issue: second quarter of 2022 
(early accepted papers will be accessible online before the deadline)

*Submission Format and Review Guidelines*

Submitted manuscripts must be written in English and must not exceed 30 
pages in Springer LNCS format. Your paper must describe original 
research not published or currently under review by other journals or 
conferences. Parallel submissions will not be accepted.
All submitted papers, if relevant to the theme and objectives of the 
special issue, will go through an external peer-review process. 
Submissions should (i) conform strictly to the Instructions for Authors 
available on the JNSM website (available as “Guide to Authors” at 
https://www.springer.com/journal/10922/submission-guidelines#contents) 
and (ii) be submitted through the Editorial Management system available 
at http://www.editorialmanager.com/jons.

*More info*

CfP page:
https://www.springer.com/journal/10922/updates/19367090

The CfP is available attached as PDF and also at WikiCFP:
http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=139186&copyownerid=118588

Best regards,
Bruno
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Bruno Rodrigues, Postdoctoral researcher
University of Zurich UZH
Department of Informatics IFI
Communication Systems Group CSG
https://www.csg.uzh.ch/csg/en/staff/rodrigues.html
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