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Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated Networks (STINs) have emerged as a pivotal architecture for providing seamless, global, and resilient communication services, bridging coverage gaps and enhancing the capacity of terrestrial systems. By combining the extensive reach of satellites with the high-capacity and low-latency advantages of terrestrial networks, STINs enable a wide range of applications, including broadband connectivity in remote areas, emergency communications, intelligent transportation, and Internet of Things (IoT) services. However, the unique characteristics of STINs, such as heterogeneous link qualities, dynamic network topologies, long propagation delays, and varying channel conditions, pose significant challenges for reliable, efficient, and adaptive communication. Advanced wireless communications techniques are essential to address these challenges, enabling robust channel estimation, interference mitigation, resource allocation, and adaptive modulation and coding in complex and dynamic space-ground network environments.

Potential topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Cooperative and Distributed Wireless Communications in STINs
• Integrated Sensing and Communication in STINs
• Channel Estimation in Satellite-Terrestrial Networks
• Beamforming and Precoding for Space-Ground Links
• Massive MIMO for Satellite Communications
• Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) in STINs
• Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces (IRS) for Space-Ground Integration
• Interference Mitigation in Heterogeneous Space-Ground Environments
• Adaptive Modulation and Coding for STINs
• Cross-Layer Signal Processing and Resource Allocation
• AI/ML-Assisted Resource Management for STINs
• Joint Source-Channel Coding for Integrated Networks
• Spectrum Sharing and Cognitive Radio for STINs
• Delay-Tolerant and High-Latency Communication Techniques
• Robust Synchronization in Dynamic Space-Ground Channels
• Error Correction Coding for Long-Distance Space-Ground Links
• Multi-Beam and Multi-Satellite Coordination Techniques

Submission Guidelines

Prospective authors should submit their manuscripts following the IEEE OJCOMS guidelines. Authors should submit a manuscript through Manuscript Central.

Important Dates

Manuscript Submission Deadline: 30 June 2026
Publication Date: First Quarter 2027

Lead Guest Editor

Weiwei Jiang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Guest Editors

Aryan Kaushik, RakFort, Ireland
Muhammad Ali Jamshed, University of Glasgow, UK
Hüseyin Arslan, Istanbul Medipol University, Türkiye
Güneş Karabulut Kurt, Polytechnique Montreal, Canada
Xingqin Lin, NVIDIA, USA
Miguel Dajer, Futurewei Technologies, USA