Topic Editors


Advances in Sixth Generation and Beyond (6G&B)
Topic Information
Dear Colleagues,
Emerging Internet of Things (IoT) applications aim to bring people, data, processes, and things together, to fulfill the needs of our everyday lives. It is expected that upcoming Sixth-Generation and Beyond (6G&B) wireless networks, known as more than an extension of 4G/5G, will be the backbone of IoT and other services and will support IoT systems by expanding their coverage, reducing latency, and enhancing data rate. Next-Generation (NextG) wireless systems will require a paradigm shift in how they are networked, organized, configured, optimized, and recovered automatically, based on their operating situations.
We invite authors to submit original contributions on all areas of NextG (6G&B) networks.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- 6G and Beyond security standardization;
- 6G applications and use cases;
- 6G architectures and visions;
- 6G core networks;
- 6G direct links;
- 6G green networking and sustainability;
- 6G migration strategies;
- 6G physical layers and frequencies;
- 6G QoS and slicing;
- 6G RAN;
- 6G satellites and 3D networks;
- Al and machine learning for NextG wireless security;
- AI-/ML-driven network automation/orchestration techniques;
- Authentication, authorization, and accounting for 6G and Beyond security;
- Dynamic inter-domain service/slice design and provisioning;
- Edge and embedded edge cloud computing;
- Global 6G network automation;
- Localization in 6G;
- Physical layer security for 6G and Beyond;
- Secure, privacy-aware, and trustworthy IoT communications;
- Softwarization and virtualization in fixed and mobile networks;
- Trust models and trust handling/propagation for 6G and Beyond security;
- Zero-touch networks.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Luis Javier García Villalba
Dr. Ana Lucila Sandoval Orozco
Topic Editors
Keywords
- 6G & beyond (6G&B)
- NextG networks
- network security
- AI/ML (artificial intelligence/machine learning)
- network automation
- network slicing
- satellite/3D networks
- IoT (Internet of Things)
- 6G QoS and slicing;
- 6G RAN;
- 6G satellites and 3D networks;
- Al and machine learning for NextG wireless security;
- AI-/ML-driven network automation/orchestration techniques;
- Authentication, authorization, and accounting for 6G and Beyond security;
- Dynamic inter-domain service/slice design and provisioning;
- Edge and embedded edge cloud computing;
- Global 6G network automation;
Participating Journals
Journal Name | Impact Factor | CiteScore | Launched Year | First Decision (median) | APC | |
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AI
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3.1 | 6.9 | 2020 | 18.9 Days | CHF 1600 | Submit |
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Applied Sciences
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2.5 | 5.5 | 2011 | 18.4 Days | CHF 2400 | Submit |
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Computers
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2.6 | 7.5 | 2012 | 15.5 Days | CHF 1800 | Submit |
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Electronics
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2.6 | 6.1 | 2012 | 16.4 Days | CHF 2400 | Submit |
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Entropy
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2.1 | 5.2 | 1999 | 22.3 Days | CHF 2600 | Submit |
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Future Internet
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2.8 | 8.3 | 2009 | 16.9 Days | CHF 1600 | Submit |
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Information
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2.4 | 6.5 | 2010 | 16.4 Days | CHF 1600 | Submit |
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IoT
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- | 8.7 | 2020 | 27.8 Days | CHF 1200 | Submit |
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Sensors
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3.4 | 8.2 | 2001 | 18.6 Days | CHF 2600 | Submit |
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Telecom
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2.1 | 5.4 | 2020 | 20.5 Days | CHF 1200 | Submit |
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