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Newsletter
Nonlinear Theory and Its Applications, IEICE (NOLTA) - January 2026 ISSUE-
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A Happy New Year from the editorial board of NOLTA, IEICE.
Nonlinear Theory and Its Applications, IEICE (NOLTA) is an all-electronic OA journal published quarterly by the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE).
NOLTA covers the entire field of nonlinear science, engineering and mathematics.
The journal home page:
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/nolta/-char/en======= NEWS and INFORMATION ========
1. APC revision
Due to increased expenses (including NOLTA society operational costs and visibility measures
such as SEO), we will revise the article processing charges (APCs) as follows:
- IEICE and sister society members: JPY 132,000
- Non-members: JPY 154,000
For papers submitted to the regular section, the new APC will apply to manuscripts formally
accepted via the submission system on or after April 1st, 2026 (Japan time).
For special sections, please refer to the respective call for papers.
2. Advanced publication(starting October 1, 2026)
The accepted papers will be published online on J-STAGE soon after the notification of acceptance, starting October 1, 2026.
For details, please refer to our updated Information for Authors (scheduled for January 2026, subject to change).
3. Accepted for inclusion in Scopus
NOLTA, IEICE has been accepted for inclusion in Scopus provided by Elsevier, and is currently indexed in Scopus.
https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/211012888104. Journal Impact Factor
The Journal Impact Factor, provided by Clarivate, has been updated to 0.6 in June 2025.
5. Indexed in DOAJ
NOLTA, IEICE is indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).
https://doaj.org/toc/2185-41066. Invited Review series
NOLTA publishes a series of Invited Review papers contributed from top-notch researchers. You will find good articles for the latest knowledge you need.
The list of the Invited Review papers:
https://www.ieice.org/nolta/journal/invited_papers.html======== LATEST ISSUE: Volume 17, Issue 1, 2026 ===============
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/nolta/17/1/_contents/-char/enTABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Special Section on Recent Progress in Neuromorphic AI Hardware
Foreword
Hirofumi Tanaka
Setting Conditions for Enhancing Task Accuracy in Reservoir Computing Using Superconductors
Ken Arita, Edmund Soji Otabe, Yuki Usami, Hirofumi Tanaka, Tetsuya Matsuno
Time Series Prediction Capability of Coupled Spin Hall Oscillator Array-Based Reservoir Computing
Chisato Yamanaka, John Rex Mohan, Feng Ruoyan, Yosuke Hasunaka, Yasuhiro Fukuma
Modeling Signal Transduction Pathways with Biologically-Inspired Deep ESN for Membrane Voltage Dynamics in C. elegans Olfactory Neurons
Ryousuke Ishibashi, Jinto Kuroki, Keiichi Nakanishi, Noriko Sato, Takeshi Ishihara, Terumasa Tokunaga
Effective simulation of in-materio physical reservoirs: A unidirectional cluster-based echo state network approach
Tu Truong Huynh, Yuichiro Tanaka, Moulika Desu, Alif Syafiq Kamarol Zaman, Muzhen Xu, Yuki Usami, Hirofumi Tanaka
Enhancing memory capacity of reservoir computing via external structures: Delay, Passthrough, and Parallel Connections
Atsuki Yokota, Ichiro Kawashima, Yohei Saito, Hakaru Tamukoh, Osamu Nomura, Takashi Morie
Sign Language Recognition using Parallel Bidirectional Reservoir Computing
Nitin Kumar Singh, Arie Rachmad Syulistyo, Yuichiro Tanaka, Hakaru Tamukoh
Hierarchical Pooling-Enhanced Bidirectional 2D Reservoir Computing for Edge-Efficient Image Anomaly Detection
Keiichi Nakanishi, Ryosuke Ishibashi, Ren Takeyama, Terumasa Tokunaga
Environment-specific knowledge acquisition system for home service robots via brain-inspired memory and commonsense knowledge
Akinobu Mizutani, Yuichiro Tanaka, Hakaru Tamukoh, Osamu Nomura, Katsumi Tateno, Takashi Morie
2. Special Section on Nonlinear Science and Its Applications to Ultra-Early Disease States
FOREWORD
Hiroyuki Kitajima, Masashi Kajita, Hiroyuki Yasuda
EKF-based system parameter estimation under high-dimensional low-sample-size data
Zhenhui Xu , Hampei Sasahara , Jun-ichi Imura
Snapshot Data-Driven Covariance Steering for Linear Dynamical Systems
Yosuke Inoue, Masaki Inoue, Kenji Kashima, Yasuhiro Onogi
Designing efficient interventions for pre-disease states using control theory
Makito Oku
Dynamical network biomarker analysis using multi-organ RNA sequencing in metabolic syndrome model mice
Makito Oku, Akiko Inujima, Keiichi Koizumi, Kazutaka Akagi, Shiho Fujisaka, Tsutomu Wada, Yasuhiro Onogi, Toshiyasu Sasaoka, Kazuyuki Tobe, Makoto Kadowaki, Xun Shen, Jun-ichi Imura, Kazuyuki Aihara, Shigeru Saito
Orthogonality-Guided Feature Selection for Energy Landscape Analysis of Health Transitions
Keiichi Ueda, Iwao Kimura, Mayu Kokubo, Kazuyuki Tobe, Yoshiki Nagata, Makito Oku
Atrial fibrillation detection using reservoir computing and anomaly detection method from automated blood pressure measurements
Kentaro Takeda, Hiroyuki Kitajima, Makoto Ishizawa, Tetsuo Minamino
Distance-Related Consistency of Imaging Photoplethysmogram Dynamics
Hayato Sato, Nina Sviridova
Transformers for Time-Series Forecasting: A Comprehensive Survey through 2024
Yuji Okamoto
3. Regular Section
A Metaheuristic Strategy for Solving Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem by Using Chaotic Dynamics
Fengkai Guo, Takafumi Matsuura, Takayuki Kimura, Tohru Ikeguchi
Estimating Circadian Rhythms and Their Association with Sleep Efficiency Using Long-term Biological Signals
Isshu Wakita, Kazuya Maruyama, Sou Nobukawa, Aya Shirama, Tomiki Sumiyoshi
Excitable Multivibrators: Switching Dynamics Between Astable and Monostable Modes via Opto-Electronic Threshold Modulation
Hiroshi Ueno, Hiroshi Kawakami, Koichiro Sadakane
Application of Battery Storage to Switching Predictive Control of Power Distribution Systems Including Road Heating
Chiaki Kojima, Yuya Muto, Hikaru Akutsu, Rinnosuke Shima, Yoshihiko Susuki
Stochastic modeling of deterministic laser chaos using generator extended dynamic mode decomposition
Kakutaro Fukushi, Jun Ohkubo
=========CALL FOR PAPERS(SPECIAL Section)===============
https://www.ieice.org/eng_r/information/schedule/journals.php?type=05July 2026 Issue
Special Section on Recent Progress in Nonlinear Theory and Its Applications
https://www.ieice.org/eng/s_issue/cfp/2026_7EN.pdf========================================================
Editorial Committee
Nonlinear Theory and Its Applications, IEICE (NOLTA)
Contact:
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