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          submissions of novel research articles for a special issue of <i>Discrete
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          lang="EN-US">on <b>Combinatorial Optimization</b>.</span><span
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          lang="EN-US">This special issue will be dedicated to the
          International Symposium on Combinatorial Optimization ISCO
          2022 that was held online on May 18–20, 2022. </span><span
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          ZH-CN" lang="EN-US">is also open to papers that were not
          presented at the conference. Contributions arising from papers
          given at the symposium should be substantially extended and
          should cite the conference paper. </span></p>
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          lang="EN-US">High-quality research papers are solicited to
          address theoretical as well as practical issues of</span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"
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"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
          ZH-CN" lang="EN-US">Combinatorial Optimization. Topics of
          interest include, but are not limited to:</span><span
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          lang="EN-US">Approximation algorithms</span></p>
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          lang="EN-US">Branch-and-bound algorithms</span></p>
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          lang="EN-US">Branch-and-cut-and price algorithms</span></p>
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          lang="EN-US">Computational biology</span></p>
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          lang="EN-US">Computational complexity</span></p>
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          lang="EN-US">Computational geometry</span></p>
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          lang="EN-US">Exact and parameterized algorithms</span></p>
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          lang="EN-US">Graph and network algorithms</span></p>
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          lang="EN-US">Interior point methods</span></p>
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          lang="EN-US">Linear and nonlinear (mixed-)integer programming</span></p>
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          lang="EN-US">Local search algorithms</span></p>
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          lang="EN-US">Multiobjective optimization</span></p>
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          lang="EN-US">On-line algorithms</span></p>
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          lang="EN-US">Polyhedral combinatorics</span></p>
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          lang="EN-US">Randomized algorithms</span></p>
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"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
          ZH-CN" lang="EN-US">All submissions will be thoroughly
          refereed according to the high standards of <i>Discrete
            Applied Mathematics</i>. </span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        text-align:justify"><b><span
            style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-font-style:
            italic" lang="EN-US">Guide for authors can be found at: </span></b></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        text-align:justify"><span lang="FR"><a
href="https://www.elsevier.com/journals/discrete-applied-mathematics/0166-218x/guide-for-authors"><span
              style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;
              mso-bidi-font-style:italic" lang="EN-US">https://www.elsevier.com/journals/discrete-applied-mathematics/0166-218x/guide-for-authors</span></a></span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ansi-language:
          EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-font-style:italic"
          lang="EN-US"></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:.1pt"><span
          style="font-family:
"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
          ZH-CN" lang="EN-US">Full papers must be submitted through the
          Elsevier Editorial Manager (EM) system (</span><span
          style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><a
            class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
            href="https://www.editorialmanager.com/dam/default1.aspx">https://www.editorialmanager.com/dam/default1.aspx</a></span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ansi-language:
          EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN" lang="EN-US">).  When
          submitting your paper, be sure to specify that the paper is a
          contribution for the special issue of <b>ISCO 2022</b>, so
          that your paper is assigned to the Guest Editors. Please see
          the Author Instructions on the site if you have not yet
          submitted a paper through EM. Be sure to note that your work
          is intended for the special issue and to select the article
          type <b>ISCO 2022</b>.</span><span style="font-size:
10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
          mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:.1pt"><span
          style="font-family:
"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
          ZH-CN" lang="EN-US">The deadline for submission is <b>December
            30, 2022</b>.</span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"
          lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:10.4pt"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"
          lang="EN-US">Accepted papers will be published online
          individually, before print publication.</span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"
          lang="EN-US"></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        text-align:justify;line-height:13.8pt"><span style="font-family:
"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
          ZH-CN" lang="EN-US">Additional information about the special
          issue can be obtained from the Guest Editors.</span><span
          style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"
          lang="EN-US"></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        text-align:justify;line-height:13.8pt"><span style="font-family:
"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
          ZH-CN" lang="EN-US">We look forward to receiving your
          contribution.</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        text-align:justify"><b><span
            style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"
            lang="EN-US">Guest Editors:</span></b></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"
        style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        text-align:justify">Ivana Ljubic, <a
          class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext"
          href="mailto:ivana.ljubic@essec.edu">ivana.ljubic@essec.edu</a><br>
        <br>
        Francisco Barahona, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated
          moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:barahon@us.ibm.com">barahon@us.ibm.com</a><br>
        <br>
        Santanu Dey, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated
          moz-txt-link-freetext"
          href="mailto:santanu.dey@isye.gatech.edu">santanu.dey@isye.gatech.edu</a><br>
        <br>
        A. Ridha Mahjoub, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated
          moz-txt-link-freetext"
          href="mailto:ridha.mahjoub@lamsade.dauphine.fr">ridha.mahjoub@lamsade.dauphine.fr</a><br>
        <br>
        <b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"
            lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"
            lang="EN-US"></span></b></p>
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"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"
        lang="FR"> </span>
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