Journal Publications

Journal Special Issues

High-scoring papers presented at APEC-CS 2027 will be invited for expedited peer review in top-quartile SCIE/Scopus journals.

Post-Conference Publication Opportunities

Journal Special Issues & Fast-Track Pipelines

In collaboration with premier IEEE and Elsevier scientific journals, top-ranked papers presented at the conference will be recommended for expanded journal publication.

Fast-Track Pipeline

Q1 IF: 5.3

IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking

Publisher: IEEE Communications Society • Indexing: SCIE, Scopus, Ei Compendex

Special Issue: "Energy-Efficient Semantic Networking and Sustainable Computing Architectures"

Lead Guest Editors: Prof. Ahmed Al-Hammadi, Prof. Fuhui Zhou, Prof. Laura Galluccio

Selected top papers presented at APEC-CS 2027 within Track 1 and Track 3 will be invited to submit significantly extended versions (at least 40% new technical material) to this flagship IEEE journal via an accelerated review pipeline.

Requires ≥40% new technical content Submission Criteria →

Premier Special Issue

Q1 (Top 5%) IF: 10.6

IEEE Internet of Things Journal

Publisher: IEEE • Indexing: SCIE, Scopus, Ei Compendex, DBLP

Special Issue: "Intelligent Edge Computing and Autonomous Cyber-Physical IoT Systems"

Lead Guest Editors: Prof. Qimei Cui, Prof. Merouane Debbah, Prof. Elisa Bertino

High-scoring accepted papers focusing on distributed edge orchestration, security, and low-latency IoT frameworks will be recommended for inclusion in this premier special issue with prioritized peer-review.

Requires ≥40% new technical content Submission Criteria →

Special Issue

Q1 IF: 5.6

Computer Networks (Elsevier)

Publisher: Elsevier Science • Indexing: SCIE, Scopus, Inspec

Special Issue: "Resilient Post-Quantum Networking and Zero-Trust Communication Systems"

Lead Guest Editors: Prof. Jianying Zhou, Assoc. Prof. Yayu Gao

Dedicated special issue for novel security protocols, zero-trust wireless architectures, and physical layer security algorithms originating from Track 4.

Requires ≥40% new technical content Submission Criteria →

Open Access Sponsored

Q1 IF: 7.9

Digital Communications and Networks

Publisher: KeAi / Elsevier • Indexing: SCIE, Scopus, Ei Compendex

Special Issue: "Immersive Communications, Digital Twins, and XR Streaming for 6G"

Lead Guest Editors: Dr. Fangzhou Zhao, Prof. Yao Sun, Dr. Runze Cheng

Special collection addressing ultra-reliable XR streaming, holographic rendering, and task-oriented compression methodologies featured in Special Session 1.

Requires ≥40% new technical content Submission Criteria →

Guidelines for Extended Manuscript Submissions

Eligibility & Selection Criteria

Invitations are issued exclusively by the TPC Co-Chairs and Lead Guest Editors based on average reviewer scores and presentation feedback during technical sessions.

Top 15% rated conference papers across all 5 regular tracks and 2 special sessions.
Original paper must be officially registered and presented in Abu Dhabi.

Technical Expansion Requirements

Per IEEE and Elsevier publication ethics, journal submissions must incorporate at least 40% new technical material not appearing in the conference proceedings.

Extended mathematical proofs, larger empirical benchmarks, or new testbed traces.
Explicit citation to the conference version in the introduction section.