[Announcements] [HCIS_CFP] Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences (NEW! 2026 SI)

Tue Feb 10 01:30:35 EST 2026

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*HCIS Journal (202**6** Edition)*

*(Call for Papers & Published Papers)*

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*Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences (HCIS)*

*ISSN: 2192-1962, Editor-in-Chief: Jong Hyuk Park*

*Impact Factor: 3.**0*

*http://hcisj.com/* <http://hcisj.com/>

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    Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences (HCIS) received an
official Impact Factor of 3.0 in category "COMPUTER SCIENCES, INFORMATION
SYSTEMS", which was released in the 2025 Journal Citation Reports®
(Clarivate Analytics, 2024).

*1.      **Call for **P**apers*

·         *Special Issues (Opening)*

*◆**         Privacy Protection and Collaborative Optimization of Federated
Learning in Edge Computing of the Internet of Things*

Important Dates & Lead Guest Editor

• Manuscript Submission Open: 1st February 2026

• Manuscript Submission Deadline: 30th June 2026

• Author’s Revision Notification Date: 30th August 2026

• Final Decision Notification Date: 30th October 2026

• Publication Date: The publication date will follow the journal’s policy.

Guest Editors: Prof. Mei Zhang, Prof Dr Victor Chang, Prof. Dr. Andrew W.
H. Ip, JOHN WANG

CFP Link: *Human-Centered Large-Scale Knowledge Discovery in Information
Retrieval through Computational Intelligence
<http://hcisj.com/issues/issue_view.php?wr_id=31&type=1>*

*◆       **Human-Centered Large-Scale Knowledge Discovery in Information
Retrieval through Computational Intelligence*

Important Dates & Lead Guest Editor

• Manuscript Submission open: 30th December 2025

• Manuscript Submissions Deadline: 30th March 2026

• Author’s Revision Notification Date: 30th June 2026

• Final Decision Notification Date: 30th August 2026

• Publication Date: The publication date will follow the journal’s policy.

Guest Editors: Surbhi B. Khan, Dr. Sushil Kumar Singh, Prof. Agoston
Restas, Akshi Kumar, Amna Asif

CFP Link: Human-Centered Large-Scale Knowledge Discovery in Information
Retrieval through Computational Intelligence
<https://hcisj.com/issues/issue_view.php?wr_id=31&type=1>

*◆** Fuzzy-Based Information Systems for Uncertainty Modeling and Knowledge
Discovery*

Important Dates & Lead Guest Editor

• Manuscript Submission Open: 30 September 2025
• Manuscript Submission Deadline: 28 February 2026
• Author’s Revision Notification Date: 30 May 2026
• Final Decision Notification Date: 30 July 2026
• Publication Date: The publication date will follow the journal’s policy.

Guest Editors: Dr. Acep Irham Gufroni, Dr. Rubén Grande Muñoz, Dr. Ahmad
Fathan Hidayatullah, Dr. Nurul Hiron

CFP Link: Fuzzy-Based Information Systems for Uncertainty Modeling and
Knowledge Discovery
<https://hcisj.com/issues/issue_view.php?wr_id=29&page=1&type=1>

·         *Regular Issues (Opening)*

*Aims and Scope*

Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences (HCIS) publishes
outstanding research papers which cover the various theories and practical
applications related to human-centric computing and information sciences.
The papers that we publish present results of significant value in relation
to the need to solve various problems with application services and other
problems falling within the scope of HCIS. Furthermore, we expect that they
will trigger further related research and technological improvements
relevant to our future lives.

*Topics*

Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences is related to the
continuous evolution and convergence of information technologies, including
the following:

·         Human-computer Interaction and the Multimodal

·         Internet of Things and Sensors

·         Cloud, Edge and Fog Computing

·         Social Computing and Intelligence

·         Computer-assisted Learning and Cognition

·         Blockchain and Data Mining

·         Privacy, Security and Cryptography

·         AI and Big Data Analytics for HCIS

·         Ambient Intelligence

·         Cyber-physical Systems and Smart Devices

·         Mobile Computing and Wireless Communications

·         Smart city - applications and services

·         Quantum information technology (application and services)

·         Metaverse applications and services

·         HCIS Services, Applications, and Implementations

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*Editorial Board*

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***Editor-in-Chief***

 James J. (Jong Hyuk) Park, Seoul National University of Science and
Technology (SeoulTech), Korea

***Associate Editors-in-Chief***

Kim-Kwang Choo, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA

Young-Sik Jeong, Dongguk University, Korea

Qun Jin, Waseda University, Japan

***Managing Editors***

Jisu Park, Jeonju University, Korea

Seyd Hassan Shah, California State University, United States of America

Jin Wang, Changsha University of Science and Technology, China

***Advisory Board***

Hamid Arabnia, University of Georgia, USA

M. Atiquzzaman, University of Oklahoma, USA

Jiannong Cao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Han-Chieh Chao, National Ilan University, Taiwan

Hsiao-Hwa Chen, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Mohsen Guizani, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence,
United Arab Emirates

Krishna Kant, Temple University, United States of America

Victor Leung, University of British Columbia, Canada

Mohammad S. Obaidat, The University of Jordan, Jordan

Yi Pan, Georgia State University, USA

Sethuraman Panchanathan, Arizona State University, USA

Doo-Soon Park, Soonchunhyang University, Korea

Vincenzo Piuri, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy

Philip Yu, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

Wanlei Zhou, City University of Macau, Macau

***Senior Editors***

David Camacho, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Madrid, Spain

Sahil Garg, École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), Canada

Jungho Kang, Baewha Women’s University, Republic of Korea

Muhammad Khan, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Neeraj Kumar, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, India

Jaime Lloret, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain

Ka Man, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China

Joel Rodrigues, National Institute of Telecommunications (Inatel), Brazil

Arun Kumar Sangaiah, VIT University, India

Enrique Herrera Viedma, University of Granada, Spain

Yang Xiao, University of Alabama, United States of America

Sherali Zeadally, University of Kentucky, United States of America

***Associate Editors***

You can find the details on the following HCIS website.

http://hcisj.com/about/editorial_board.php

*2.      **Published Papers (2026)*

• Article Title: GazeSpeaker: Gaze-driven Response Depth Adaptation in
Exploratory Information-Seeking Dialogues with Smart Speaker

Authors: Kihun Lee, Sunkyeung Yoo, and Joongseek Lee*

Publication Title: Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences 2026
16:19

Research Published on: 30 March 2026

https://doi.org/10.22967/HCIS.2026.16.018

• Article Title: BHSS: Early Prevention for Financial Frauds—A Blockchain
Hyperledger for Proposing Cost-Effective Scalability and Security to the
Underdeveloped Countries

Authors: Shahid Karim,, Akeel Qadir, Abdullah Ayub Khan, Asif Ali
Laghari,*, and Irfana Bibi

Publication Title: Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences 2026
16:18

Research Published on: 30 March 2026

https://doi.org/10.22967/HCIS.2026.16.019

• Article Title: Predicting Early-Stage Dementia in Older Adult Individuals
Using Artificial Intelligence

Authors: Kyung-yeul Kim, Jihie Kim, and Ji Su Park,*

Publication Title: Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences 2026
16:17

Research Published on: 30 March 2026

https://doi.org/10.22967/HCIS.2026.16.016

• Article Title: Optimized Fall Detection Using CNN and Quantized Xception
Model for Real-Time Applications

Authors: Farhana Ahmed1, Md. Khaliluzzaman2, Anith Khairunnisa Ghazali3,
Rosli Besar1,3, and Nor Hidayati Abdul Aziz1,3,*

Publication Title: Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences 2026
16:16

Research Published on: 15 March 2026

https://doi.org/10.22967/HCIS.2026.16.017

• Article Title: Side-Informed Attention Collaborative Filtering for
Enhanced Wine Rating Predictions

Authors: Byungmin Kim, Minsu Chu, and Hyunjoo Song1,*

Publication Title: Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences 2026
16:15

Research Published on: 15 March 2026

https://doi.org/10.22967/HCIS.2026.16.015

• Article Title: A Hybrid Approach Using Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Sets and
MCDM Methods with Human–Computer Interaction Criteria for Optimizing
Distance Education Platforms

Authors: Waeal J. Obidallah*

Publication Title: Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences 2026
16:14

ResearchPublished on: 15 March 2026

https://doi.org/10.22967/HCIS.2026.16.014

• Article Title: Federated Split Learning with Efficient File-Based
Gradient Synchronization

Authors: Dinh Tuan Anh, Eru Choi, and Min Choi*

Publication Title: Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences (2026)
16:13

Research Published on: 28 February 2026

https://doi.org/10.22967/HCIS.2026.16.013

• Article Title: Design and Fabrication of a Novel Leaf-Shaped Hexa-Band
Monopole Antenna for UWB High-Speed Communication Applications

Authors: Mohammed Ayad Alkhafaji* and Muhammet Tahir Guneser

Publication Title: Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences (2026)
16:12

Research Published on: 28 February 2026

https://doi.org/10.22967/HCIS.2026.16.012

• Article Title: Prosthetic Keypoint Estimation for Alternative Exercise
Recommendation in Lower Limb Disabilities

Authors: Taebeom Lee, Dongyoon Seo, Chiho Park, Sunghee Hong, and Sangpil
Kim*

Publication Title: Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences (2026)
16:11

Research Published on: 28 February 2026

https://doi.org/10.22967/HCIS.2026.16.011

• Article Title: Multimodal Spatiotemporal Holistic Interaction Transformer
Network for Behavior Recognitions

Authors: Qiutong Dong, Xiaosen Li, Xinlong Xing, Jianwei Shuai, Xiaoming
Jiang, Ou Liu, and Fangfu Ye*

Publication Title: Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences (2026)
16:10

Research Published on: 15 February 2026

https://doi.org/10.22967/HCIS.2026.16.009

• Article Title: VQAD-Sec: A Variational Quantum Anomaly Detection for
Intrusion Detection in Maritime Networks

Authors: Minji Kim, Abir EL Azzaoui, and Jong Hyuk Park*

Publication Title: Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences (2026)
16:09

Research Published on: 15 February 2026

https://doi.org/10.22967/HCIS.2026.16.010

• Article Title: QHGA: An Effective Quantum Hybrid Genetic Algorithm to
Achieve a Reliable Qubit Allocation

Authors: Naixue Xiong, Hongding Zhang, Yuxiang Chen, Kai Jin, and Wei Liang*

Publication Title: Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences (2026)
16:08

Research Published on: 15 February 2026

https://doi.org/10.22967/HCIS.2026.16.008

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* An Important Notice for SI Manuscript Submissions*

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·         Please check the main idea and topic of your manuscript for the
HCIS SI submission!!

If they are not included in the SI main scope, the manuscript will be
directly declined without a review process.

·         HCIS Publishing regulation and policy. https://hcisj.com/#this

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* Indexing Services*

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All articles published in Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences
are listed in the following indexing services:

Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Scopus, Google Scholar, DOAJ, OCLC,
SCImago, Summon by ProQuest

Impact Factor: 3.0

Journal Citation: Q2 (118/258)

HCIS-journal citation report-2024
<https://jcr.clarivate.com/jcr-jp/journal-profile?journal=HUM-CENT%20COMPUT%20INFO&year=2024>

Citation Score: 7.2 (44/239, Q1), Source Normalize: 1.067, SCImago: 0.686

https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100358314?origin=resultslist#tabs=0

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*Submission*

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=Preparing Manuscript=

All manuscript submissions must be made in electronic format, e.g., PDF
format (preferred) or MS Word. Manuscripts should follow the formatting of
the sample manuscript and reference.

·         Download our manuscript template (only MS Word)
http://hcisj.com/images/HCIS_Template(2024New).docx

·         Download Authorship change template
http://hcisj.com/images/HCIS_Authorships_Change_Form(KCIA).doc

·         Download our biography template (only MS Word)
http://hcisj.com/images/HCIS_Author_Biography.docx

·         Submit your manuscript (https://mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/hcis)

*Details:*

http://hcisj.com/submission/preparing_manuscript.php

*Contacts:*

HCIS Journal Office: hcis.secretary01 at gmail.com

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