Topic Editors

Department of Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence (DISIA), Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Office 431, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), 28040 Madrid, Spain
Group of Analysis, Security and Systems (GASS), Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), 28040 Madrid, Spain

Advances in Sixth Generation and Beyond (6G&B)

Abstract submission deadline
31 August 2026
Manuscript submission deadline
31 October 2026
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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
AI
ai
3.1 6.9 2020 18.9 Days CHF 1600 Submit
Applied Sciences
applsci
2.5 5.5 2011 18.4 Days CHF 2400 Submit
Computers
computers
2.6 7.5 2012 15.5 Days CHF 1800 Submit
Electronics
electronics
2.6 6.1 2012 16.4 Days CHF 2400 Submit
Entropy
entropy
2.1 5.2 1999 22.3 Days CHF 2600 Submit
Future Internet
futureinternet
2.8 8.3 2009 16.9 Days CHF 1600 Submit
Information
information
2.4 6.5 2010 16.4 Days CHF 1600 Submit
IoT
IoT
- 8.7 2020 27.8 Days CHF 1200 Submit
Sensors
sensors
3.4 8.2 2001 18.6 Days CHF 2600 Submit
Telecom
telecom
2.1 5.4 2020 20.5 Days CHF 1200 Submit

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