International Journal on Soft Computing (IJSC)
ISSN: 2229 - 6735 [Online]; 2229 - 7103 [Print]
https://airccse.org/journal/ijsc/ijsc.html

Scope & Topics

Soft computing is likely to play an important role in science and engineering in the future. The successful applications of soft computing and the rapid growth suggest that the impact of soft computing will be felt increasingly in coming years. Soft Computing encourages the integration of soft computing techniques and tools into both everyday and advanced applications. This journal serves as a platform that fosters new applications for all scientists and engineers engaged in research and development in this fast growing field.

Topics considered include but are not limited to:

Foundations of soft computing

Fuzzy Systems and Fuzzy Logic
Granular Computing and Uncertainty Modeling
Probabilistic Reasoning and Bayesian Approaches
Evolutionary Computation and Metaheuristics
Swarm Intelligence and Nature Inspired Optimization
Hybrid Intelligent Systems and Neuro Fuzzy Models
Symbolic and Neuro Symbolic Machine Learning
Quantum Inspired Soft Computing

Machine learning & neural computation

Deep Learning Architectures and Algorithms
Representation Learning and Self Supervised Learning
Reinforcement Learning and Deep RL
Multi Agent Reinforcement Learning and Safe RL
Continual, Lifelong, and Transfer Learning
Trustworthy, Robust, and Safe Machine Learning
Explainable AI (XAI) and Interpretable Soft Computing
Causal Inference and Causal Machine Learning
Neuroscience Inspired AI and Cognitive Computing

Generative & foundation model based soft computing

Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs)
Diffusion Models and Modern Generative Architectures
Large Language Models (LLMs) and Foundation Models
Multimodal Generative Models (Vision Language, Audio Text, etc.)
Foundation Model Enhanced Optimization and Reasoning
Neuro Symbolic Reasoning with Foundation Models

Evolutionary & bio inspired intelligence

Genetic Algorithms, Genetic Programming, Evolution Strategies
Co Evolutionary and Multi Objective Optimization
Bio Inspired Computing (Ant Colony, PSO, Firefly, Bee Colony, etc.)
Evolutionary Deep Learning and Neural Architecture Search (NAS)
Memetic Computing and Hybrid Evolutionary Systems

Vision, signal & multimodal intelligence

Soft Computing in Image Processing and Computer Vision
Deep Pattern Recognition and Visual Understanding
Signal Processing with Neural, Fuzzy, and Evolutionary Methods
Multimodal Learning (Vision, Audio, Text, Sensor Fusion)
Biomedical Image Analysis and Biomedical Signal Processing

Graph intelligence & network based soft computing

Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) and Graph Representation Learning
Network Science and Complex Networks
Soft Computing for Graph Mining and Link Prediction
Spatio Temporal Graph Learning

Agents, multi agent systems & distributed AI

Autonomous Agents and Multi Agent Learning
Distributed Soft Computing and Collective Intelligence
Adaptive and Decentralized AI Systems
Swarm Robotics and Multi Robot Coordination
Soft Computing for Cyber Physical and Embedded Systems

Soft computing for data science & scientific discovery

Soft Computing in Big Data Analytics
Data Mining, Clustering, and Feature Selection
Soft Computing for High Dimensional and Complex Data
Time Series Forecasting and Sequential Modeling
Visual Analytics and Data Centric Explainability
Soft Computing for Scientific Discovery (AI4Science)

Trends in emerging soft computing

Neuromorphic Computing and Spiking Neural Networks
Federated Learning and Privacy Preserving Soft Computing
Edge AI and Resource Efficient Soft Computing
Soft Computing for Autonomous Systems and Robotics
Human Centered and Cognitive Soft Computing
Soft Computing for Sustainability and Environmental Modeling

Applications of soft computing

Biomedical Engineering and Health AI
Intelligent Networks and Communication Systems
Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0
Finance, E Commerce, and Intelligent Business Systems
Environmental Modeling and Climate Intelligence
Soft Computing in Advanced Materials and Micro/Nano Scale Systems


Paper Submission

Authors are invited to submit papers for this journal through E-mail: ijsc@aircconline.com or through Submission System. Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this Journal.

Important Dates

Submission Deadline : February 14, 2026
Notification                   : February 25, 2026
Final Manuscript Due : February 27, 2026
Publication Date          : Determined by the Editor-in-Chief

Contact Us
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