# Ad Hoc Networks

- **Publisher**: Elsevier
- **ISSN**: 1570-8705
- **Impact factor**: 5.4
- **CCF rank**: C
- **Trackers**: 35
- **Canonical page**: https://www.myhuiban.com/journal/41

## Special issues

| Title | Submission deadline |
|---|---|
| Agent-Based Autonomous Networking for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks | 2026-10-31 |
| Trustworthy and Resilient Edge AI Systems: Engineering, Validation, and Deployment under Cyber Disturbance and Data Degradation | 2026-09-30 |
| Intelligent and Resilient Networking for the Low-Altitude Economy: From Autonomous Systems to Scalable Services | 2026-08-08 |

## Call for papers

Aims & Scope The Ad Hoc Networks is an international and archival journal providing a publication vehicle for complete coverage of all topics of interest to those involved in ad hoc and sensor networking areas. The Ad Hoc Networks considers original, high quality and unpublished contributions addressing all aspects of ad hoc and sensor networks. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Mobile and Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Sensor Networks Wireless Local and Personal Area Networks Home Networks Ad Hoc Networks of Autonomous Intelligent Systems Novel Architectures for Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks Self-organizing Network Architectures and Protocols Transport Layer Protocols Routing protocols (unicast, multicast, geocast, etc.) Media Access Control Techniques Error Control Schemes Power-Aware, Low-Power and Energy-Efficient Designs Synchronization and Scheduling Issues Mobility Management Mobility-Tolerant Communication Protocols Location Tracking and Location-based Services Resource and Information Management Security and Fault-Tolerance Issues Hardware and Software Platforms, Systems, and Testbeds Experimental and Prototype Results Quality-of-Service Issues Cross-Layer Interactions Scalability Issues Performance Analysis and Simulation of Protocols

## Related conferences

- GRAPH-HOC — International Conference on Applications of Graph Theory in Wireless Ad hoc Networks and Sensor Networks — https://www.myhuiban.com/conference/2002
- Med-Hoc-Net — Annual Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop — https://www.myhuiban.com/conference/915
- ICAHN — International Congress on Ad-Hoc Networks — https://www.myhuiban.com/conference/4207
- ADHOCNETS — EAI International Conference on Ad Hoc Networks — https://www.myhuiban.com/conference/2773
- MASS — International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Smart Systems — https://www.myhuiban.com/conference/74

## Related journals

- International Journal on Applications of Graph Theory in Wireless Ad hoc Networks and Sensor Networks — https://www.myhuiban.com/journal/256
- International Journal of Ad hoc, Sensor & Ubiquitous Computing — https://www.myhuiban.com/journal/262
- International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing — https://www.myhuiban.com/journal/336
- Digital Communications and Networks — https://www.myhuiban.com/journal/613
- Neural Networks — https://www.myhuiban.com/journal/197

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