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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i><u><a data-auth="NotApplicable" class="OWAAutoLink elementToProof" id="OWA60e4d000-dff0-5570-0c41-974f2abe861b" href="https://link.springer.com/journal/44227">International Journal of Networked and Distributed Computing</a></u></i> is
soliciting papers for a new Open Access Topical Collection on the </span><span style="color: rgb(11, 76, 180);"><u><a style="color: rgb(11, 76, 180);" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA62c2114c-0b2c-f209-4e94-ba8d42afcb97" href="https://link.springer.com/collections/acgdigcdec?utm_medium=email&utm_source=generic&utm_content=null&utm_term=null&utm_campaign=APSR_44227_CON1_GL_PHSS_03HEQ_acgdigcdec">Accelerated
HPC in the Cloud-Edge Continuum</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></div>
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The <i>International Journal of Networked and Distributed Computing</i> is an international peer-reviewed open-access journal that publishes articles on both theory and practice, which address foundations, crucial challenges, state-of-the-art solutions, and
implications on all aspects of networked and distributed computing.</div>
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I am the Guest Editor and would like to invite you to contribute to our Collection. I believe that your contribution would elevate the level of interest in the Topical Collection.</div>
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Please find below the <b>Scope of the collection</b>:</div>
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<i>The </i><b><i>Accelerated HPC in the Cloud-Edge Continuum (AHPC3)</i></b><i> aims at bringing together Cloud, Edge computing and HPC experts from academia and industry to identify new challenges, discuss novel systems, methods and approaches for in Hybrid
and accelerated HPC Cloud-Edge infrastructures and architectures, as well as to promote this vision toward academia and industry stakeholders.</i></div>
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All articles published by JNDC are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication. You can access the topical collection via this
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To <span style="color: rgb(11, 76, 180);"><u><a style="color: rgb(11, 76, 180);" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA5a88e801-56c8-7d1f-2b28-e2228cf4d2fa" href="https://www.editorialmanager.com/jndc/default.aspx">submit your manuscript</a></u></span> for
consideration at JNDC<i> </i>as part of this Collection, please follow the steps detailed on this
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When submitting your manuscript, please select the relevant collection name as a response to the question Are you submitting this manuscript to a Special Issue? under the Additional Information section. Authors should also express their interest in the Collection
in their cover letter.</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">All manuscripts submitted to a collection are assessed according to the standard Journal editorial criteria and peer review process and are subject to all standard journal policies. If accepted for publication,
</span><span style="color: rgb(11, 76, 180);"><u><a style="color: rgb(11, 76, 180);" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAa6236c97-d838-8a9f-12bd-52d6bf9d304a" href="https://link.springer.com/journal/44227/how-to-publish-with-us#Fees%2520and%2520funding">an
APC - article processing charge</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> applies (with a</span><span style="color: rgb(11, 76, 180);"><u><a style="color: rgb(11, 76, 180);" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAc9b4ce6a-1a40-5dcc-139a-399aea7c9528" href="https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-research/policies/journal-policies/apc-waiver-countries"> standard
waiver policy</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">). Please be aware that recently, in Springer Nature, the marketing pilot for
<b>Indian manuscripts</b> includes discounts ranging from 60% to 90%.</span></div>
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This topical collection is a great opportunity to highlight this important area of research, and we hope you will be able to contribute.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Best regards,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Valerio Besozzi, Guest Editor of the AHPC3 Collection</span></p>
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