JOURNAL OF ALGORITHMS IN COGNITION, INFORMATICS AND LOGIC
Guide for Authors
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Manuscripts should be prepared according to the following
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Preparation of manuscript. Manuscripts should be double-spaced
throughout on one side of 8.5 x 11-inch or A4 white paper. Number all pages consecutively and organize the paper as follows:
Title
page (page 1). This page should contain the article title, authors' names and complete affiliations, footnotes to the title, and
the address for manuscript correspondence (including e-mail address and telephone and fax number).
Abstract (page 2). The
abstract must be a single paragraph that summarizes the main findings of the paper in less than 150 words. After the abstract a list
of up to 10 keywords that will be useful for indexing or searching should be included.
References to the literature should
be cited by Arabic numerals between brackets as [1], [1,2], [1, Theorem 1.5] in the text and listed in numerical order at the end.
[1] P. Pritchard, On computing the subset graph of a collection of sets, J. Algorithms 33 (1999) 187-203.
[2] M. O. Rabin, Probabilistic
algorithms, in: J. F. Traub (Ed.), Algorithms and Complexity: New Directions and Recent Results, Academic Press, New York, 1976, pp.
21-39.
[3] T. H. Witten, Principles of Computer Speech, Academic Press, New York, 1983.
For unpublished lectures or symposia,
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of Serials, reviewed in Mathematical Reviews" (American Mathematical Society, 1995). When in doubt about employing certain abbreviations,
use clarity as a guide.
Footnotes. In text, footnotes should be avoided. If absolutely necessary, identify them by superscript
Arabic numerals in order of their appearance and type them together on a separate page, double-spaced.
Tables. Number tables
consecutively with Arabic numerals in order of appearance in the text. Type each table double-spaced on a separate page with a short
descriptive title directly above and essential footnotes below. Authors should submit complex tables as camera-ready copy.
Figures should be in a finished form suitable for publication. Number figures with Arabic numerals, and indicate the top and the authors
on the back of each figure. Lettering on drawings should be professional quality or generated by high-resolution computer graphics and
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simply "(3)."
Proofs. Article proofs will be sent to the corresponding author. Authors will be charged for alterations in
excess of 10% of the total cost of composition.
Author Benefits. The corresponding author, at no cost, will be provided with
a PDF file of the article via e-mail or, alternatively, 25 free paper offprints. 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.
Database
coverage.Journal of Algorithms is included in ACM Guide to Computing Literature, Compumath Citation Index, Computer
Contents, Mathematical Reviews, Research Alert, Science Abstracts, and Science Citation Index.
