CFP: Coding Theory and Combinatorics – in Memory of Vera Pless
in Special Issue Posted on November 16, 2020Information for the Special Issue
| Submission Deadline: | Sun 28 Feb 2021 |
| Journal Impact Factor : | 1.009 |
| Journal Name : | Designs, Codes, and Cryptography |
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| Website for the Special Issue: | https://www.springer.com/journal/10623/updates/18567634 |
| Journal & Submission Website: | https://www.springer.com/journal/10623 |
Special Issue Call for Papers:
Guest Editors
Prof. Jon-Lark Kim (Sogang University, South Korea; ctryggoggo1@gmail.com)
Prof. Emeritus W. Cary Huffman (Loyala University, Chicago; caryhuffman@gmail.com)
Prof. Patrick Solé (Aix-Marseille Universite & CNRS; patrick.solé@telecom-paris.fr)
Theme and scope
This special issue is dedicated to the themes and ideas present in Vera Pless’s scientific career. A non-exhaustive list is as follows:
- Algebraic coding theory: cyclic codes, quadratic residue codes, double circulant codes, algebraic decoding
- Combinatorial Coding Theory: covering radius, frameproof codes
- Self-dual codes: arithmetic constructions, weight enumerates, formally self-dual codes, classification and enumeration
- Optimal codes: bounds, finite geometry constructions
- Codes over rings: codes over local rings
- Combinatorial designs: designs supported by codewords, codes spanned by incidence matrices
- Combinatorial games: greedy codes
- Code-based cryptography
Instructions for manuscripts
When submitting to the journal, authors should choose the special issue name ‘S.I. Coding Theory and Combinatorics’.
Important dates
Manuscript submission deadline: Feb 28, 2021
Notification of decision: within 2 months
Revised manuscripts due: within 1 month of decision
Final manuscript due: May 2021
