<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-normal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial;color:black">Applied
Network Science Special Issue on:</span></b></p>
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<p class="gmail-normal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-caps:small-caps">STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF CRIME<span style="color:black"></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://appliednetsci.springeropen.com/"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial;color:blue">https://appliednetsci.springeropen.com/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial;color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">Crime
is ubiquitous and poses a real danger to modern civilized societies. Recent
advances in fields such as criminology, sociology, physics, computer science,
mathematics, and police science have shown that criminal activities depend
strongly on the underlying network of actors involved. In this sense, the
application of Network Science to crime fighting has shown a great boom in the
last few years, establishing a strongly interdisciplinary community, which has
attracted attention not only from academia but also from law-enforcement and
intelligence agencies worldwide.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">Network
Science has been reshaping the way we think and approach the criminal
phenomenon from basic to applied analysis. In this regard, this Special Issue
aims to collect innovative research on the networked structure and dynamics of
crime, paving the way to a clearer data-driven understanding of criminality
with potential applications to crime fighting.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">Papers
of broader aspects of crime and their applications will also be considered as
possible contributions for this Special Issue. Survey and review papers are
welcome.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times,serif;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial;color:black">Manuscripts relevant to this special issue include, but are not
limited to, the following: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Times,serif;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;border:none;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">description of criminal networks;</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;border:none;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">data-mining for intelligence purposes;</span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;border:none;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">modeling crime interactions;</span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">dynamics of
terrorist events;</span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">disruption
of illicit markets;</span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">structure of
criminal enterprise groups;</span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;border:none;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">understanding crime as a complex system;</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;border:none;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">social dynamics and structure of transnational
crime;</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;border:none;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">social dynamics of criminal hotspots in cities;</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;border:none;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">use of social media for crime analysis;</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;border:none;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">dynamics of cyber-crime;</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;border:none;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">use of communication data in criminal activity;</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;border:none;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">detection of criminal organizations in cities;</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;border:none;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">social network analysis of co-offending;</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;border:none;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">network-based tools for analyzing crime;</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;border:none;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">sensitivity analysis to investigate missing data
and fuzzy boundaries; </span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;border:none;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">spatial networks and their influence on crime
patterns;</span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;text-align:justify;border:none;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">visualization of criminal networks.</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial"> </span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial"> </span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 18pt;background:rgb(252,252,252);font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial;color:black">Important dates</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:17pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(51,51,51)">
<br>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial;color:black">Expression of interest and abstract submission: August 23,
2019<br>
Abstract feedback notification: September 6, 2019<br>
Paper submission deadline: October 18, 2019. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:17pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial;color:black">Submission Instructions</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial;color:black"><br>
We invite authors to submit a brief <b>expression
of interest</b> containing a short outline or extended abstract (approx. 1000
words), including the topic, key concepts, methods, expected results, and
conclusions. Abstracts should be submitted via Easy Chair:</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial;color:black">They will be reviewed to determine if the submission is in the
scope of this special issue.<br>
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<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial;color:black">Publication</span></b></p>
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with accepted abstracts will be invited to submit their papers through the
journal submission system for a full review and publication. Manuscripts can be
submitted continuously until the deadline. Once a paper is submitted, the
review process consisting of three peer reviews will start immediately.
Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (in the first
issue available as soon as the paper is accepted). All accepted papers will be
listed together in an online virtual special issue published on the journal
website.</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial;color:black">Guest Editors</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Bruno Requião da
Cunha, </span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:blue"><a href="mailto:brunorequiao.brdc@gmail.com">brunorequiao.brdc@gmail.com</a></span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Federal Police,
Brazil and MACSI, University of Limerick, Ireland</span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="border:none;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">Gisela Bichler, </span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:blue"><a href="mailto:gbichler@csusb.edu">gbichler@csusb.edu</a></span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">California State University, USA</span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">Luiz G. A.
Alves, </span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:blue"><a href="mailto:lgaalves@northwestern.edu">lgaalves@northwestern.edu</a></span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">Northwestern
University, USA</span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">Marcos
Oliveira, </span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:blue"><a href="mailto:moliveira@tuta.io">moliveira@tuta.io</a></span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">GESIS,
Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany</span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">Toby Davies,
</span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:blue"><a href="mailto:toby.davies@ucl.ac.uk">toby.davies@ucl.ac.uk</a></span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-normal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial">University
College London, UK</span></p>
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