Special Issue of the Machine Learning Journal dedicated to Discovery Science is now open for submissions.

The special issue welcomes both extended versions of papers presented at Discovery Science 2025 (with at least 30% new material) and original research contributions covering all aspects of discovery science, including machine learning, data mining, knowledge discovery, AI for scientific discovery, complex data analysis, and trustworthy AI.

Full text of call for papers is available here: https://ds2025.ijs.si/specialIssue/

Key dates: - -Submission deadline: February 13, 2026 - -First notification: May 22, 2026 - -Final acceptance: September 18, 2026 - -Expected online publication: November/December 2026

Submissions should be made directly to the Machine Learning Journal via Springer, selecting “Special Issie: Discovery Science 2025” as the Collection type.

The special issue is edited by: Gianvito Pio (University of Bari Aldo Moro) Jurica Levatić (Jožef Stefan Institute) Nikola Simidjievski (Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris)