Authors are invited to submit manuscripts related to the COVID-19 problem within the scope of complex dynamical effects. By bearing in mind the presently emerging `waves’ and those that are likely to occur in the near future, some of the highlighted topics are:

• Parametric or data-driven modeling of the virus infection and propagation

• New methods and algorithms for predicting the virus spreading dynamics

• Multi-scale evolution in time and the emergence of patterns

• Implementation of control strategies and prevention schemes for future pandemic cases

• Topics related to advanced models and epidemiological data analysis.

Submission deadline: December 30, 2020

Review Completion Date: April 30, 2021

Notification of Acceptance: May 15, 2021

Tentative Date of Publication: July 1, 2021

Guest Editors of the Special Issue

W. Lacarbonara, Sapienza University of Rome

J. Tenreiro Machado, Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Jun Ma, Lanzhou university of Technology

C. Nat Nataraj, Villanova University, USA

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