@article{MOLINA2025102063, title = {The paradox of success in evolutionary and bioinspired optimization: Revisiting critical issues, key studies, and methodological pathways}, journal = {Swarm and Evolutionary Computation}, volume = {98}, pages = {102063}, year = {2025}, issn = {2210-6502}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.swevo.2025.102063}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210650225002214}, author = {Daniel Molina and Javier {Del Ser} and Javier Poyatos and Francisco Herrera}, keywords = {Bioinspired computation, Evolutionary computation, Metaheuristics, Methodological critique, Benchmarking, Innovation}, }