Multidisciplinary Applications
A section of Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300).
Section Information
Few scientific concepts have such broad applicability throughout the sciences as entropy. At its root, this factor is due to the ubiquitous role played by entropy in characterizing notions of disorder, complexity and information in physics, through thermodynamics, (quantum) statistical physics, dynamical systems theory and information theory. In turn, this breadth has led to the development and application of various interpretations, generalizations and approximations of entropy, originating from various fields of research. Viewed in this way, it is no wonder that entropic concepts have permeated into a wide variety of application areas, often resulting in new insights and practical developments.
The section devoted to Multidisciplinary Applications is open to submissions describing original research in the natural, social, human, formal and applied sciences, where entropy in any of its forms or interpretations, or entropy-like quantities, are applied. Cross-disciplinary research, possibly shedding new light on the role of entropy in the various disciplines involved, is especially welcome.
In general, research related to entropy, but where entropic concepts or methods do not play a key role, will not be accepted for submission. Research in which entropy is used in a purely instrumental way is entirely acceptable, provided entropic ideas have more than a tangential bearing on the work. Authors are also invited to explore whether other sections of the journal may provide a better match for their work before considering submission to the section Multidisciplinary Applications.
Keywords
- thermodynamics
- statistical mechanics
- kinetic theory
- quantum mechanics
- fluid mechanics and turbulence
- information theory
- communications theory
- signal, image and video processing
- systems theory
- network theory and graph theory
- complex systems, nonlinear systems and chaos
- statistics
- probability theory
- inference
- uncertainty quantification
- stochastic processes
- decision theory
- information geometry
- machine learning
- neural networks
- deep learning
- artificial intelligence
- robotics
- multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary applications in physics, astronomy, cosmology, mathematics, computer science, data science, chemistry, materials science, geology, biology, genetics, ecology, climate science, life sciences, medicine, epidemiology, social sciences, psychology, neurology, linguistics, economy, electrical and electronic engineering, computer engineering, biomedical engineering, agricultural engineering, aerospace engineering, nuclear engineering, etc.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Entropy, Artificial Intelligence and the Financial Markets (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Entropy-Based Applications in Sociophysics, Third Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Entropy-Aware Graph Neural Networks: Theory, Methods, and Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Diagnosis and Prognosis of Incipient Faults Using Information Processing or Machine Learning, and Deep Learning (Deadline: 27 July 2026)
- Entropy in Biomedical Engineering, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Uncertainty Quantification and Robustness in Modern Artificial Intelligence (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Port-Hamiltonian Methods (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Insight into Entropy (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Uncertainty-Aware Feature Learning and Anomaly Detection for Unlabeled Complex Data (Deadline: 17 August 2026)
- Entropy Method for Decision Making with Uncertainty, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Entropy, Statistical Evidence, and Scientific Inference: Evidence Functions in Theory and Applications, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Geometric Machine Learning (Deadline: 25 September 2026)
- Spatial Statistics (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Recent Progress in High-Entropy Alloys (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Space-Air-Ground-Sea Integrated Communication Networks, Second Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Methods from Differential Topology and Differential Geometry in Information Geometry (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- The Information-Theoretic Approach in Density Functional Theory and Beyond (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Causal Entropy and Directed Information for Risk, Resilience, and Decision Support (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Deep Generative Models for Simulating Physical Systems (Deadline: 15 November 2026)
- Advances in Image Encryption and Chaotic Cryptography (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Uncertainty Quantification and Entropy Analysis (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Entropy-Guided Evolutionary Intelligence: Information Dynamics for Adaptive and Explainable Machine Learning (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Entropy-Based Applications in Economics, Finance, and Management, 4th Edition (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Entropy in Adaptive Learning Systems: Modeling Uncertainty, Information Dynamics and Personalized Education (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Statistical Approaches for Modeling Human Social Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Uncertainty and Fuzziness: Analysis and Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Complex and Data-Driven Systems: Methods, Evaluation, and Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Cutting-Edge Research in Nonlinear Dynamics, Memristive Devices, and Secure Image Processing (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Quantum Information and Probability: From Foundations to Engineering V (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- 70 Years of Maximum Entropy—from Jaynes’ Foundations to Modern Inference and Data Driven Science (Deadline: 30 June 2027)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
