Editor in Chief invites submissions for the International Journal of Applied Pattern Recognition

16 July, 2026

Prof. Xilong Qu, Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Applied Pattern Recognition (IJAPR), cordially invites high-quality original submissions presenting advances in pattern recognition methods, systems and real-world applications.

IJAPR provides an international and interdisciplinary forum for researchers, academics, engineers, developers and industry professionals to disseminate research that combines methodological innovation, scientific rigour and practical relevance.

The journal welcomes

• Original research papers
• Review articles
• Short papers
• Application-oriented and interdisciplinary studies
• Proposals for special issues on important and emerging topics

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to

• Image, face, speech, speaker and biometric recognition
• Natural object, insect and plant recognition
• Natural language recognition and analysis
• Predictive modelling and large-scale data forecasting
• Geographic and spatial applications
• Pattern recognition in biosciences and health informatics
• Applications in library and information science
• Pattern recognition in computational science
• Real-world data analytics
• Evaluation, benchmarking, testing and standardisation of pattern recognition systems
• Emerging and interdisciplinary applications of pattern recognition

IJAPR particularly encourages submissions that address significant scientific or industrial challenges, introduce innovative methods or demonstrate clear value in practical applications.

The journal is indexed by the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), DBLP, Computer Science Bibliography, Google Scholar and in other international databases.

Researchers working in relevant fields are warmly invited to submit their latest work to IJAPR and contribute to the advancement of applied pattern recognition research.

For further information, author guidelines and online submission, please visit the IJAPR homepage.