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Software and Systems Modeling - Theme Section: Model Driven Engineering for Digital Twins

Digital Twins are virtual, digital representations of real-world systems or objects that are kept in sync with data from the real-world system and can be used for advanced analysis, predictive exploration, control, and (semi-) automated transformation of these systems and objects. Digital Twins promise tremendous potential in domains such as automotive, avionics, manufacturing, and medicine. 

Digital Twins are based on models representing aspects of a real system. Whether the model is the basis of what-if simulation, or more sophisticated control and adaptation, Digital Twins present an interesting research challenge for the modeling community in terms of quality-based development and deployment. Digital Twin engineering is currently ad-hoc which is a challenge for quality-controlled development, deployment, and operation. Hence, MDE is crucial to leverage the potential of digital twins fully and systematically.

This Theme Section of SoSyM aims to provide a platform for Digital Twin researchers and practitioners to report emerging results, evidence of success and good practice, and to outline roadmaps to deliver high-quality Digital Twins using Model Driven Engineering

The Journal of Software and Systems Modeling (this opens in a new tab)(SoSyM) invites original, high quality submissions for its Theme Section on Model Driven Engineering for Digital Twins. Articles describing any aspect of MDE applied to Digital Twins are in scope and we would particularly encourage submissions addressing:

  • Applying proven results from model driven engineering of software systems to Digital Twin development. 
  • Building industry-scale Digital Twins. 
  • The integration of modeling with Digital Twin technologies such as: simulation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, control theory, human behavior (psychology and sociology), uncertainty. 
  • An MDE-based Digital Twin Syllabus. 
  • Digital Twins for DevOps. 
  • Case studies, research roadmaps, experience reports, and comparisons.

SoSyM is committed to publishing research that advances the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This special issue welcomes submissions related to SDG 9, covering: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: (https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal9 (this opens in a new tab)).  

General Author Information

  • Papers must be written in a scientifically rigorous manner with adequate references to related work. 
  • Submitted papers must not be simultaneously submitted in an extended form or in a shortened form to other journals or conferences. It is however possible to submit extended versions of previously published work if less than 75% of the content already appeared in a non-journal publication, or less than 40% in a journal publication. Please see the SoSyM Policy Statement on Plagiarism (this opens in a new tab) for further conditions. 
  • Submitted papers do not need to adhere to a particular format or page limit. Please consult the SoSyM author information (this opens in a new tab) for submitting papers. 
  • Each paper will be reviewed by at least three reviewers.

Making a submission

  • Communicate your intent to submit a paper by emailing the theme section editors the following information before the Intent to Submit deadline: Title, Authors, and an Abstract
  • Possible submission formats are:     

                    o Word (.doc, without macros)

                    o Rich Text Format (.rtf) 

                    o PostScript (.ps, special fonts must be embedded) 

                    o PDF (saved as readable in version 5.0 or earlier)

                    o In step 1, select “Theme Section Paper” as the manuscript type. 

                    o In step 5, make sure field "Cover Letter" includes                      the line "Submission for Theme Section on Model                      Driven Engineering for Digital Twins."

Further information

If you have any questions or require additional information about this theme section, please contact the editors.

Submission guidelines

Papers must be prepared in accordance with the Journal guidelines: https://www.springer.com/journal/10270/submission-guidelines (this opens in a new tab)  

Submitted papers should present original, unpublished work, relevant to one of the topics of the theme section. All submitted papers will be evaluated on the basis of relevance, significance of contribution, technical quality, scholarship, and quality of presentation, by at least three independent reviewers. It is the policy of the journal that no submission, or substantially overlapping submission, be published or be under review at another journal or conference at any time during the review process. Manuscripts will be subject to a peer reviewing process and must conform to the author guidelines available on the SoSyM website at: https://www.springer.com/10270 (this opens in a new tab)

Author Resources

Authors are encouraged to submit high-quality, original work that has neither appeared in, nor is under consideration by other journals.  

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