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for Papers for the Special Issue of the </span></span></h1>
<h1 align="center" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:150%"><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">International Journal of Communication Systems published by </span></em><span class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;line-height:150%">Wiley</span></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:150%;color:red">(<a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1099-1131">http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1099-1131</a>)<b></b></span></p>
<h1 align="center" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:150%"><span class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;line-height:150%">On
“Key Technologies for 5G, the Next Generation of Mobile Networks and Services”</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;line-height:150%"></span></h1>
<p align="center" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span lang="FI" style="font-size:14pt">Edited
By: Professor Mohammad S. Obaidat, Fellow of IEEE and Fellow of SCS</span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9pt"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt">Following the great success of 2G and 3G mobile
networks and the fast growth of 4G, the 5th generation mobile networks or 5th
generation wireless systems (in short 5G) were proposed to offer “infinite” networking
capability and unrivalled user experiences for mobile users at any time and in
any places and situations. 5G systems aim to involve and benefit from many
current technical advances including massive dense networks, Software-Defined
Networking (SDN), Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), data mining, mobile
ad hoc networks (MANET), cognitive radio, and so on. Their development and
deployment will also stimulate the evolution of many existing technologies,
such as social networking and cloud computing, as well as Internet of Things
(IoT). What are the key technologies to make 5G fly? How can 5G stimulate our
innovation? Without any doubt, 5G systems introduce tremendous challenges in
both research and development. This special issue aims at providing a forum to
discuss the perspective of 5G, explore key 5G technologies, innovate new
techniques and solutions for 5G and investigate technology enablers and
business aspects for the next generation mobile networks and services. </span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt">Topics
of interest of this special issue include, but are not limited to: </span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 5pt 18pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">5G architecture </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 5pt 18pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Software defined networking and network functions virtualization</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 5pt 18pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">5G communication and network interoperability</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 5pt 18pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">High speed transmission collaboration</span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">MANET and pervasive computing for 5G</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 5pt 18pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">5G security and trust technologies</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 5pt 18pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Privacy preservation and enhancement in 5G</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 5pt 18pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">5G identity management</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 5pt 18pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">IoT technologies in 5G</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 5pt 18pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Mobile cloud computing/social computing and 5G</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 5pt 18pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Data mining and its applications in 5G</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 5pt 18pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Innovative 5G service platforms</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 5pt 18pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Energy efficiency and 5G QoS</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 5pt 18pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Cognitive radio with artificial intelligence and evolution</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 5pt 18pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">5G terminals</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 5pt 18pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Experimental prototypes and results related to the above topics</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 5pt 18pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Performance evaluation studies</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0cm 0cm 5pt 18pt;text-indent:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt">Submissions</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt">Concerning the preparation of manuscripts, please
refer to the “Author Guidelines” page at the journal website,
<a href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/5996">http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/5996</a>. Manuscripts must be
submitted through the online submission system: <a href="http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/IJCS">http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/IJCS</a>
by selecting the “Special Issue Title” “5GKeyTech”. Contributing authors may
also be asked to review some of the papers submitted to this special issue. All
papers will be rigorously reviewed by at
least three international experts. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-top:6pt"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt">Important
Dates</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt">Paper
submission due: December
1<sup>st</sup>, 2014</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt">Notification
of decision: March
1<sup>st</sup>, 2015</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt">Revision
due: April
1<sup>st</sup>, 2015</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt">Acceptance
notification: July
1<sup>st</sup>, 2015<span style="background-color:rgb(217,217,217)"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-left:6cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt">Approximate publication date: Second half of 2015, subject to journal
publication schedules</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-top:6pt"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt">Guest
Editors</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black">Prof. Zheng Yan, Xidian University, China, Email:
<a href="mailto:zhengyan.pz@gmail.com">zhengyan.pz@gmail.com</a></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt"></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt">Prof. Valtteri Niemi,
University of Turku, Finland, Email: <a href="mailto:valtteri.niemi@utu.fi">valtteri.niemi@utu.fi</a></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt"></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;color:black">Prof.
Laurence T. Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada, Email:
<a href="mailto:ltyang@gmail.com">ltyang@gmail.com</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt"></span></p></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></span></div></div>