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<p>Dear Reader,<br>
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(Please accept our apologies if you have receive multiple copies of
this message)<br>
<br>
The <b>Journal of Network and Systems Management (JNSM)</b> seeks
contributions to the <b>Special Issue (SI) on Blockchains and
Distributed Ledgers in Network and Service Management</b>.<br>
<br>
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:<br>
<br>
BCs and Network Security;<br>
BCs and DLTs Security and Privacy for IoT Healthcare Systems;<br>
BCs and DLTs for Internet-of-Things (IoT);<br>
Novel development of Smart Contracts in the BC-IoT Ecosystem;<br>
Machine Learning Approaches for the Convergence of IoT and
DLTs;<br>
DLT solutions for Edge Computing/networking in IoT Systems;<br>
Applications of DLTs and BCs in edge, fog, and cloud computing;<br>
BC and DLT Applications in 5G or 6G;<br>
BCs and DLTs for a Secure and Privacy-strong
Internet-of-Vehicles;<br>
Cooperative Overlays based on BCs;<br>
Decentralized Domain Name Servers (dDNS) based on BCs;<br>
Network Governance, Resilience, and Configuration Hardening;<br>
BC P2P Network Monitoring on BC P2P Network;<br>
Message Broadcasting on BC P2P Network;<br>
BC Node Recovery from BC Network and System failure.<br>
<br>
Please contact the Guest Editors if you are uncertain if your
submission is in scope for this special issue.<br>
<br>
<b>Submission Schedule</b><br>
<br>
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.<br>
• Call closes: November 30, 2021<br>
• Revision notification: 2 months after submission<br>
• Revised paper due: 1.5 months after the revision notification<br>
• Final notification: 1 month after the revised paper
notification<br>
• Expected publication of the special issue: second quarter of
2022 (early accepted papers will be accessible online before the
deadline)<br>
<br>
<b>Submission Format and Review Guidelines</b><br>
<br>
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.<br>
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 <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.springer.com/journal/10922/submission-guidelines#contents">https://www.springer.com/journal/10922/submission-guidelines#contents</a>)
and (ii) be submitted through the Editorial Management system
available at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.editorialmanager.com/jons">http://www.editorialmanager.com/jons</a>.<br>
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<b>More info</b><br>
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CfP page:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.springer.com/journal/10922/updates/19367090">https://www.springer.com/journal/10922/updates/19367090</a><br>
<br>
The CfP is available attached as PDF and also at WikiCFP:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=139186©ownerid=118588">http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=139186©ownerid=118588</a><br>
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Best regards,<br>
Bruno<br>
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Bruno Rodrigues, Postdoctoral researcher<br>
University of Zurich UZH<br>
Department of Informatics IFI<br>
Communication Systems Group CSG<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.csg.uzh.ch/csg/en/staff/rodrigues.html">https://www.csg.uzh.ch/csg/en/staff/rodrigues.html</a><br>
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