Digital Communications and Networks publishes rigorously peer-reviewed, high quality original articles and authoritative reviews that focus on communication systems and networks. All articles are published fully Open Access on ScienceDirect. The journal is indexed by Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Scopus.

Conference papers may be accepted if they have been substantially extended. Special issues of the journal that focus on a particular aspect of the field are also occasionally published.

Special areas of interest include but are not limited to:

• AI-Driven Communications and Networks
• Big Data Networking and Applications
• Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies
• Cellular Communications and Networks
• Coding and Information Theory
• Communications and Networking Standards
• Consumer Communications and Networking
• Cyber-Physical Systems
• Edge, Fog, and Cloud Computing and Networks
• Future Internet Architecture, Protocols, and Applications
• Green Communications
• Industrial Internet and Industry 4.0
• Internet of Things
• Intelligent Communications and Networking Systems
• Network, Service, and Applications Management
• Optical Communications and Networking
• Pervasive Computing and Networking
• Quantum Computing, Communications, and Information
• Satellite Communications and Networking in Space
• Trust, Security, and Privacy Protocols
• Unified Communications, Computing, and Control
• Vehicular Communications and Networks
• Wireless Communications and Networking
• Wireless Sensor Networks