IJBIC discusses the new bio-inspired computation methodologies derived from the animal and plant world, such as new algorithms mimicking the wolf schooling, the plant survival process, etc.Topics covered include:-New bio-inspired methodologies coming fromcreatures living in natureartificial society-physical/chemical phenomena-New bio-inspired methodology analysis tools, e.g. rough sets, stochastic processes-Brain-inspired methods: models and algorithms-Bio-inspired computation with big data: algorithms and structures-Applications associated with bio-inspired methodologies, e.g. bioinformatics.