Special Issue in Honor of the 77th Birthday of Professor Huan-Nan Shi

01.09.2025

Call for Papers: Special Issue in Honor of the 77th Birthday of Professor Huan-Nan Shi

Professor Huan-Nan Shi, born in 1948 in Hunan Province, China, is a distinguished scholar whose academic career has significantly advanced the field of mathematics. From 1980 until his retirement in December 2008, he served at the Teachers College of Beijing Union University in China. Throughout his career, Professor Shi has been a sought-after lecturer at numerous universities across China. He has held prominent roles, including membership in the Academic Committee of the Teachers College of Beijing Union University, editorial board member of the Journal of Beijing Union University (Natural Science Edition), and vice chairman of the second council of the Society for Mathematical Inequalities & Applications in China. Currently, he serves as a consultant to the third council of the same society, a commentator for the American Mathematical Review, and an editor for the International Journal of Mathematics and Physics.

Professor Shi’s scholarly contributions are extensive, with over 180 published papers and six Chinese monographs. In 2019, with support from the National Science and Technology Academic Publications Fund, his two-volume English monograph, Schur-Convex Functions and Inequalities, was published by Harbin Institute of Technology Press and Walter de Gruyter GmbH. In 2024, his Chinese prose collection, The Road to Life: Selected Essays of Shi Huan-Nan, was published by World Joint Publishing House Pte. Ltd. He has also led and contributed to five research projects funded by Beijing and Fujian Province.

His research interests span majorization theory, analytical inequalities, mathematical means and their applications, convex analysis, and probabilistic applications, leaving a lasting impact on these fields.

Purpose of the Special Issue:
This special issue aims to honor Professor Huan-Nan Shi’s remarkable contributions to mathematics while showcasing cutting-edge advancements in theory, methods, and applications. We warmly invite researchers to submit original, high-quality research papers that will drive progress in majorization theory, convex analysis, analytical inequalities, mathematical means, and probabilistic applications.

Submission Guidelines:
We invite submissions that present novel perspectives, innovative methodologies, or impactful applications in the fields highlighted above. All submissions must be original, unpublished works that adhere to the highest standards of academic rigor and clarity. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

Majorization theory and its applications
Mathematical inequalities and means
Convex analysis
Matrix theory
Probability theory

Keywords

Majorization theory
Mathematical inequalities
Mathematical means
Convex analysis
Matrix theory
Probability theory

Submission Deadline: 1 March 2026

Accepted papers will be published upon approval, independent of the special issue’s final publication date.

Submission System: https://inequalmath.com/index.php/pub/about/submissions

Any submission to this special issue should be indicated for this special issue "Special Issue in Honor of the 77th Birthday of Professor Huan-Nan Shi" in the "Comment to the Editor" section.

Important Note: If your article is accepted please change your tex file to the style of JIMA. You can download the Manuscript Template and Copyright Transfer Form from the following link:

https://inequalmath.com/index.php/pub/templates.

Lead Guest Editor

Prof. Dr. Wei-Shih Du,

Department of Mathematics, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, 824004, Taiwan

E-mail: wsdu@mail.nknu.edu.tw

URL: https://sites.google.com/mail.nknu.edu.tw/homepage-wei-shih-du/

Guest Editors

Prof. Dr. Feng Qi,

17709 Sabal Court, University Village, Dallas, TX 75252-8024, USA

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