Optical Switching and Networking is an archival journal aimed at providing comprehensive coverage of all topics of interest to researchers involved in the fields of optical and high-speed optoelectronic networks. The editorial board is committed to providing detailed and constructive feedback on submitted papers, along with a rapid turnaround time. The journal considers high-quality, original, and unpublished contributions addressing various aspects of optical and optoelectronic networks. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to: • Optical and optoelectronic backbone networks, metropolitan area networks, and local area networks • Optical data center networks • Elastic optical networks • Green optical networks • Software-defined optical networks • Novel multilayer architectures and protocols (Ethernet, Internet, physical layer) • IoT optical networks • Home networks, vehicular networks, and other short-range networks • Optical access networks • Optical data center interconnect systems • Optical OFDM and coherent optical network systems • Free-space optical (FSO) networks • Hybrid fiber-wireless networks • Optical satellite networks • Visible light communication networks • Optical storage networks • Optical network security • Resilience and reliability of optical networks • Control plane issues and signaling protocols • Optical Quality of Service (OQOS) and damage monitoring • Optical layer unicast, broadcast, and multicast • Applications, testbeds, and experimental networks for optical networks • Optical networks for scientific and high-performance computing.