Call for papers: Transactions on Computational Systems Biology, special issue on “Computational models for cell processes”. Submission deadline: March 31, 2010 http://combio.abo.fi/special_issue_10.php Guest editors: - Ralph Johan Back (Åbo Akademi University, Finland) - Ion Petre (Åbo Akademi University, Finland) - Corrado Priami (Microsoft Research - University of Trento, Centre for Computational and Systems Biology, Italy) - Erik de Vink (Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands) LNBI Transactions on Computational Systems Biology calls for paper submissions for a special issue on “Computational Models for Cell Processes”. Original papers and surveys are sought in all areas that relate to the relevance and potential of formal methods and computational modeling and simulation in systems biology. Of special interest are contributions that present biological processes requiring special tools and techniques that have not been investigated so far in the context of formal methods, as well as extensions of already existing formalisms introduced to improve their applicability in the life sciences. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: • Formal models for cellular pathways • Qualitative biological modeling • Quantitative formal methods • Theoretical comparison of formalisms for biological processes • Biologically-inspired extensions to formal methods and concurrency theory • Differential, discrete and/or stochastic modeling languages • Reconstruction of biological networks based on empirical data • Decomposition and modularization of large biological networks • Applications of formal methods and computational modeling • Membrane systems as a modeling platform The list of topics is suggestive rather than exhaustive. We are open to a wide range of approaches from theoretical methodological papers to case studies. Papers should be submitted to ipetre@abo.fi in the LNCS format (see link below). Manuscripts submitted to this special issue should have at most 25 pages, including figures, tables, and the list of references. For queries about this special issue, please feel free to contact the special issue guest editors, Ralph-Johan Back (backrj@abo.fi), Ion Petre (ipetre@abo.fi), Corrado Priami (priami@cosbi.eu), and Erik de Vink(evink@win.tue.nl). Important dates: - Paper submissions: March 31, 2010 - Acceptance notification: June 30, 2010 - Final papers: August 31, 2010 Submission guidelines: - http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs - http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-7-72376-0