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KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
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Guide for Authors
Submission of articles
There are three options available for Knowledge Based Systems:
- Authors are strongly encouraged
to submit their papers electronically by using online manuscript submission at
 http://ees.elsevier.com/knosys. Authors interested
in online submission are requested to go to the website and upload their manuscript and its associated artwork. An electronic (PDF) proof
is generated and the reviewing process is carried out using that PDF. The PDF file may be edited after acceptance to follow journal standards.
Authors and editors send and receive all correspondence by email via the website and no paper correspondence is performed.
- Authors
can also submit their Word, ps or pdf file to the editor-in-chief via e-mail.
- Alternatively, authors can send four copies of
their paper (including one original of the figures) to the editor-in-chief.
For the name and address of the editor-in-chief,
please refer to the list of editors in each issue of the journal or on the journal's homepage.
General
Articles must be
written in good English.
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the
form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere,
that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out,
and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written
consent of the Publisher.
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to transfer copyright. This transfer will ensure the
widest possible dissemination of information. A letter will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript.
A form facilitating transfer of copyright will be provided. If excerpts from other copyrighted works are included, the author(s) must
obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit the source(s) in the article. Elsevier has preprinted forms for use by
authors in these cases. Please contact ES Global Rights Department, P.O. Box 800, Oxford, OX5 1DX, UK; phone: (+44) 1865 843830, fax:
(+44) 1865 853333, e-mail: permissions@elsevier.co.uk.
Contributions falling into the following categories will be
considered for publication: (1) Original high-quality research and review papers (preferably no more than 20 double line spaced manuscript
pages, including tables and figures). (2) Short communications, for rapid publication (no more than 10 double line spaced manuscript
pages, including tables and figures).
Sending accepted articles to Elsevier in electronic format
We accept most wordprocessing formats,
but Word, WordPerfect or LaTeX is preferred. An electronic version of the text should be submitted together with the final hardcopy of
the manuscript. The electronic version must match the hardcopy exactly. Always keep a backup copy of the electronic file for reference
and safety. Label storage media with your name, journal title, and software used. Save your files using the default extension of the
program used. No changes to the accepted version are permissible without the explicit approval of the Editor. Electronic files can be
stored on 3.5 inch diskette, ZIP-disk or CD (either MS-DOS or Macintosh).
LaTeX documents
If the LaTeX file is
suitable, proofs will be produced without rekeying the text. The article should preferably be written using Elsevier's document class
'elsart', or alternatively the standard document class 'article'.
The Elsevier LaTeX package (including detailed instructions for
LaTeX preparation) can be obtained from Elsevier's web site: http://authors.elsevier.com/latex. It consists of the files:
elsart.cls (use this file if you are using LaTeX2e, the current version of LaTeX), elsart.sty and elsart13.sty (use these two files if
you are using LaTeX3.09, the previous version of LaTeX), guidelines for users of elsart, a template file for quick start, and the instruction
booklet "Preparing articles with LaTeX".
Please use a LaTeX setup that uses Type 1 fonts instead of the sometimes default bitmap
fonts (Type 3, or pk fonts). For instance, using the LaTeX Times package may be enough to enable this adjustment. Please provide all
document related and temporary files on submission, as well as the resulting postscript or PDF file.
Presentation of manuscript
Print the entire manuscript on one side of the paper only, using double spacing and wide (3 cm) margins. (Avoid full justification, i.e.,
do not use a constant right-hand margin.) Ensure that each new paragraph is clearly indicated. Present tables and figure legends on separate
pages at the end of the manuscript. If possible, consult a recent issue of the journal to become familiar with layout and conventions.
Number all pages consecutively.
Title page
The title page should contain the article title, author(s) names and
affiliations, related footnotes, a self-contained abstract not exceeding 100 words, and a list of three to five keywords.
Corresponding author
Clearly indicate who is willing to handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication,
also post-publication. Ensure that telephone and fax numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address
and the complete postal address.
References
References should be listed alphabetically, in the same way as the
following examples:
For a paper in a journal: D.E. Knuth, Theory and Practice, Theoretical Computer Science 90 (1) (1991)
1 - 15
For a book: E. Borger, Computability, Complexity, Logic (North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1989).
For a paper in
a contributed volume: A.K. Lenstra and H.W. Lenstra, Jr., Algorithms in number theory, in: J. van Leeuwen, ed., Handbook of Computer
Science, Vol. A (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1990) 673 - 715.
M. Li, Lower bounds by Kolmogorov complexity, in: Proc. ICALP '85, Lecture
Notes in Computer Science, vol. 194 (Springer, Berlin, 1985) 383 - 393.
For an unpublished paper: A. Rajasekar, Semantics
for logic programs, Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland, 1989.
In text, references should be indicated
by [number].
Figures
Provide all illustrations on separate pages as high-quality printouts, suitable for reproduction
(which may include reduction). Number illustrations consecutively in the order in which they are referred to in the text. They should
accompany the manuscript, but not be included within the text. Clearly mark all illustrations on the back (or - in case of line drawings
- on the lower front side) with the figure number and the author's name and, in case of ambiguity, the correct orientation.
Captions
Ensure that each illustration has a caption. Supply captions on a separate sheet, not attached to the figure. A caption should comprise
a brief title (not on the figure itself) and a description of the illustration. Keep text in the illustrations themselves to a minimum
but explain all symbols and abbreviations used.
Line drawings
Supply high-quality printouts on white paper produced
with black ink. The lettering and symbols, as well as other details, should have proportionate dimensions, so as not to become illegible
or unclear after possible reduction; in general, the figures should be designed for a reduction factor of two to three. The degree of
reduction will be determined by the Publisher. Illustrations will not be enlarged. Consider the page format of Displays when designing
the illustrations. Photocopies are not suitable for reproduction. Do not use any type of shading on computer-generated illustrations.
Photographs (halftones)
Please supply original photographs for reproduction, printed on glossy paper, very sharp
and with good contrast. Remove non-essential areas of a photograph. Do not mount photographs unless they form part of a composite figure.
Where necessary, insert a scale bar in the illustration (not below it), as opposed to giving a magnification factor in the legend. Note
that photocopies of photographs are not acceptable.
Colour illustrations
Please submit colour illustrations as
original photographs, high-quality computer prints or transparencies, close to the size expected in publication, or as 35 mm slides.
Polaroid colour prints are not suitable. Further information concerning colour illustrations and costs is available from the Publisher.
For detailed guidelines on electronic figures, please refer to the 'artwork instructions' at http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions.
Proofs
When your manuscript is received by the Publisher it is considered to be in its final form. Proofs are not to be regarded
as 'drafts'.
One set of page proofs in PDF format will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author, to be checked for typesetting/editing.
No changes in, or additions to, the accepted (and subsequently edited) manuscript will be allowed at this stage. It is important to ensure
that all proof corrections are made in one communication. Subsequent corrections will not be possible, so please ensure your first sending
is complete. Proofreading is solely your responsibility.
Author enquiries
For enquiries relating to the submission of
articles, please visit http://www.elsevier.com/authors. This site also provides the facility to track accepted articles
and set-up e-mail alerts to inform you of when an article's status has changed, as well as detailed artwork guidelines, copyright information,
frequently asked questions, and more. Contact details for questions arising after acceptance of an article, especially those relating
to proofs, are provided when an article is accepted for publication.
Author benefits
The corresponding author, at no cost,
will be provided with a PDF file of the article via e-mail. The PDF file is a watermarked version of the published article and includes
a cover sheet with the journal cover image and a disclaimer outlining the terms and conditions of use. Contributors to Elsevier journals
are entitled to a 30% discount on all Elsevier books.
Authors in Japan, kindly note that, upon request, Elsevier Japan will provide
a list of people who can check and improve the English of an article before submission. Contact our Tokyo office: Elsevier K.K., Editorial
Service, 1-9-15 Higashi Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0044, Japan; tel.: + 81-3-5561-5032; fax: + 81-3-5561-5045; e-mail: info@elsevier.co.jp
NB:Papers submitted to Knowledge Based Systems, may also be posted on The Computer Science Preprint Server http://www.compscipreprints.com.
Such posting on The Computer Science Preprint Server is in conformity with Elsevier copyright policy and in no way conflicts with submission
to Knowledge Based Systems.
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