The journal Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory provides a forum for original, high-quality papers dealing with any aspect of systems simulation and modelling.

The journal aims at being a reference and a powerful tool to all those professionally active and/or interested in the methods and applications of simulation. Submitted papers will be peer reviewed and must significantly contribute to modelling and simulation in general or use modelling and simulation in application areas.

Paper submission is solicited on:

• theoretical aspects of modelling and simulation including formal modelling, model-checking, random number generators, sensitivity analysis, variance reduction techniques, experimental design, meta-modelling, methods and algorithms for validation and verification, selection and comparison procedures etc.;

• methodology and application of modelling and simulation in any area, including computer systems, networks, real-time and embedded systems, mobile and intelligent agents, manufacturing and transportation systems, management, engineering, biomedical engineering, blockchains, artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT), education, transaction handling, etc.;

• simulation languages and environments including those, specific to distributed computing, cloud, fog and edge computing, high performance computers or computer networks, etc.;

• distributed and real-time simulation, simulation interoperability;

• tools for high performance computing simulation, including dedicated architectures and parallel computing.

Papers covering applications should be presented in such a way that the separate steps in the process, such as model development, computer implementation of the derived model, mathematical and scalability problems encountered and validation/verification with real data become transparent to all readers.

Theory may play an important role in a paper, but it should be presented in the context of its applicability to the work being described. For application-oriented readers it is essential that theoretical papers should cover the following aspects: why the theory is relevant and how it can be applied, what is the novelty of the approach and what are the benefits and objectives of a new theory, method or algorithm; what experience has been obtained in applying the approach and what innovations did result.

(Variations from these prototypes, such as comprehensive surveys of active research areas, critical reviews of existing work, and book reviews, will be considered provided they make a clear contribution to the field.)

Special issues on specific topics will be published from time to time; proposals for such issues are invited.

surveys
critical reviews 
book reviews

Editor-in-Chief
H.D. Karatza
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Informatics, Thessaloniki, Greece Email H.D. Karatza
Editorial Board
Z. Agioutantis
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States Expertise: Rock mechanics (geomechanics) mining systems, blasting, computer applications
I. Awan
University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom Expertise: Performance modeling of communication networks and network security
J. Barbosa
University of Porto, Porto, Portugal Expertise: Parallel computing, Scheduling algorithms on heterogeneous systems, Energy aware resource management, Cloud Computing
J.C. Burguillo-Rial
Universidade de Vigo Department of Telematic Engineering, Vigo, Spain Expertise: Intelligent Systems, Evolutionary Game Theory, Multiagent Systems, Self-organization and Complex Adaptive Systems.
S.R. Chakravarthy
Kettering University, Flint, Michigan, United States Expertise: Stochastic Modeling, Queues, Reliability, Inventory, and Discrete Event Simulation.
Y. Chen
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States Expertise: Service-oriented architecture, Service-oriented computing, robotics, IoT, cloud computing, big data processing.
G. D'Angelo
University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Expertise: Parallel And Distributed Simulation (PADS), Discrete Event Simulation (DES), Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation (ABMS), Computer and Internet Security
M.G. Dimopoulos
Dialog Semiconductor GmbH Design and Manufacturing, Germering, Germany Expertise: Analog, Digital, Mixed-Signal and VLSI Circuits and Systems, Circuit Test, Computer Aided Design
S. Ferretti
University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Expertise: Complex networks, Blockchain, Distributed systems
A. Furfaro
University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Italy Expertise: Parallel and distributed simulation, Petri nets modelling, simulation and verification cybersecurity, model checking, virtual environments, data analysis, real-time and embedded systems
E. Gelenbe
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom Expertise: Computer and Network Performance, Intelligent Systems and Networks
Z. Jiang
University of Dayton, United States Expertise: Modeling and real-time simulation of electrical power systems, FPGA-based simulation and control, hardware-in-the-loop simulation.
R. Kristiansen
UiT Arctic University of Norway - Narvik Campus, Narvik, Norway Expertise: Mathematical modelling and control, stability theory, synchronization and coordination, electromechanical systems.
P. Legato
University of Calabria, Rende, Italy Expertise: Discrete-event simulation, simulation-based optimization, queueing models, container terminal logistics, metaheuristics
H. G. Lemu
University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway Additive manufacturing technologies, Composite materials, Design optimization, Finite element analysis, Manufacturing system modelling, material modeling and characterization, Multi-body dynamics simulation
G. Loukas
University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom Expertise: Computer network modelling, Emergency response simulation, Cyber security, Distributed systems, Internet of Things
A. Markopoulos
National Technical University Of Athens School of Mechanical Engineering, Athens, Greece Manufacturing technology, machining, precision machining, micromachining, non-conventional processes, numerical modeling, finite element method, meshless methods
G. Mavros
Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom Expertise: Vehicle dynamics, multi-body dynamics, non-linear dynamics, multi-physics simulation, finite element analysis
N. Mi
Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Expertise: Performance Modeling,MapReduce/Hadoop Scheduling, Cloud Computing, Resource Management, Flash-based SSDs, Simulation, Virtualization
L. Nigro
University of Calabria Department of Computer Engineering Modelling Electronics and Systems, Rende, Italy Expertise: Modelling and simulation of complex systems, model checking, timed automata, multi-agent systems, real-time systems
P. Nikolakopoulos
University of Patras Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Patras, Greece Expertise: Tribology of Machine Elements(journal bearings, piston rings, floating ring and crank bearings), Simulation , Modeling and Experiments, Active Tribological Devices(magnetic bearings, magnetorheological and electrorheological devices)
A.D. Pimentel
University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Expertise: Computer architecture modeling & simulation, System-level modeling & simulation of multi-/many-core computer systems, Performance and power modeling of computer systems, Modeling and simulation of adaptive computer systems
G. Qi
Buffalo State College Computer Information Systems Department, Buffalo, New York, United States Expertise:Service-oriented computing, cloud computing, big data, simulation, data analysis, fault diagnosis, software testing, software verification and validation, image processing.
G. Sakellari
University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom Expertise: Edge computing, Energy optimisation and cloud computing, Network performance and QoS in networks, Admission Control.
G.L. Stavrinides
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece Expertise: Cloud Computing, Scheduling, Big Data, Real-Time Systems, Energy Efficiency, Fault Tolerance, Simulation and Performance Evaluation of Large-Scale Distributed Systems
J.L. Stein
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States Expertise: Proper modeling, automated modeling, control of vehicles, autonomous vehicles navigation, battery monitoring systems.
G. Tan
National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore Expertise: Parallel and Distributed Simulation, Traffic Simulation, Crisis Management Simulation.
T.R. Wan
University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom Expertise: Methodology and application of modelling and simulation in mobile and intelligent agents, medical and biomedical engineering, human-computer interactions, transportation systems and crowds, VR/AR and computer vision systems and applications, real-time systems
N. Xiros
University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Expertise: Marine and electromechanical systems engineering: process modeling and simulation; system dynamics, identification and control; signal, reliability and data analysis
F. Zanlungo
ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories, Kyoto, JapanExpertise:Complex Systems modelling, Crowd Dynamics, Simulation, Robotics
Editor Emeritus
H.J. Halin
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Email H.J. Halin
Founding Editor
L. Dekker †
Publisher
D. Sugrue