Optical Switching and Networking (OSN) is an archival journal aiming to provide complete coverage of all topics of interest to those involved in the optical and high-speed opto-electronic networking areas. The editorial board is committed to providing detailed, constructive feedback to submitted papers, as well as a fast turn-around time.

Optical Switching and Networking considers high-quality, original, and unpublished contributions addressing all aspects of optical and opto-electronic networks. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Optical and Opto-Electronic Backbone, Metropolitan and Local Area Networks
• Optical Data Center Networks
• Elastic optical networks
• Green Optical Networks
• Software Defined Optical Networks
• Novel Multi-layer Architectures and Protocols (Ethernet, Internet, Physical Layer)
• Optical Networks for Interet of Things (IOT)
• Home Networks, In-Vehicle Networks, and Other Short-Reach Networks
• Optical Access Networks
• Optical Data Center Interconnection Systems
• Optical OFDM and coherent optical network systems
• Free Space Optics (FSO) networks
• Hybrid Fiber - Wireless Networks
• Optical Satellite Networks
• Visible Light Communication Networks
• Optical Storage Networks
• Optical Network Security
• Optical Network Resiliance and Reliability
• Control Plane Issues and Signaling Protocols
• Optical Quality of Service (OQoS) and Impairment Monitoring
• Optical Layer Anycast, Broadcast and Multicast
• Optical Network Applications, Testbeds and Experimental Networks
• Optical Network for Science and High Performance Computing Networks