The special issue is focused on the latest achievements in functional differential and difference equations. It will reflect both the state-of-the-art theoretical research and important recent advances in applications.

Differential and difference equations play a fundamental role in many applied problems arising in mathematical biology, physics, medicine, and social sciences. It is important to develop new methods, as well as to adapt and refine known techniques for the analysis of new classes of applied problems.

We believe that this special issue will further promote the journal Abstract and Applied Analysis positively affecting its impact factor and encouraging the exchange of ideas among researchers working in differential equations, dynamical systems, and related fields.

This special issue will focus on the qualitative and quantitative properties of differential and difference equations with a particular emphasis on, but not limited to, the following topics:

• Asymptotic behaviour of solutions
• Bounded and periodic solutions
• Nonoscillation and oscillation
• Representations of solutions
• Stability theory
• Numerical algorithms and computational aspects
• Applications to real-world phenomena

Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal's Author Guidelines, which are located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/aaa/guidelines/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/ according to the following timetable: