Several new special issues of the Journal came out freshly from print or are under preparation, of quite important weight for the respective domains. Let us note, in particular, the following issues: Issue 1/2009, guest edited by M. Gorawski, T. Morzy and R. Wrembel, entitled "Techniques of Advanced Data Processing and Analysis", followed by Issue 2/2009, guest edited by Guy De Tre and Sławomir Zadrożny, entitled "Fuzzy Logic and Soft Computing in Processing of Imperfect Information", or Issue 4/2009, devoted to the 50th anniversary of Optimal Control, with papers by world leading specialists from the domain, devoted to the origins, history, and current results and developments in optimal control.  These are followed by the issues in 2010: special issue 1/2010, guest-edited by Z. Banaszak and O. Zaikin, on "Performance Evaluation Models of Manufacturing Systems", and 2/2010, guest edited by S. T. Wierzchoń and M. A. Kłopotek, on "Inteligent Information Processing & Web Mining".