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JOURNAL OF COMPUTER AND SYSTEM SCIENCES

Guide for Authors

The purpose of the Journal of Computer and System Sciences is to publish original research papers in computer science and system science, with emphasis on the relevant mathematical theory and its applications. Papers may deal with such subjects as automata theory, databases, complexity, computational learning theory, parallel computation, quantum computation, computational biology, computer network algorithms, cryptography and computer/communication security, theory of formal languages and formal systems, theory of algorithms, computer programming theory, mathematical theory of systems (discrete or continuous, deterministic or stochastic), optimization of systems, mathematical programming, computational biology and genomics, and applications of mathematics to the study of complex systems.

Submission of Manuscripts

Electronic submission of manuscripts is accepted. Manuscripts must be written in clear, concise, and grammatical English and should be submitted in duplicate to:


Professor Edward. K. Blum, Managing Editor
Journal of Computer and System Sciences
Mathematics Department
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
Telephone: (213) 740-2391
Fax: (213) 740-2424
E-mail: blum@pollux.usc.edu


Editorial Assistant: Chaunte Williams
Telephone: (213) 740-2400
Fax: (213) 740-2424
E-mail: cwill@math.usc.edu

There are no submission fees or page charges. Each manuscript should be accompanied by a letter outlining the basic findings of the paper and their significance.

Manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that no substantial portion of the study has been published or is under consideration for publication elsewhere and that its submission for publication has been approved by all of the authors and by the institution where the work was carried out. It is further understood that any person cited as a source of personal communications has approved such citation; written authorization may be required at an editor's discretion. Articles and any other material published in the Journal of Computer and System Sciences represent the opinions of the authors and should not be construed to reflect the opinions of the Editor(s) or the Publisher. Manuscripts that do not meet the general criteria or standards for publication in the Journal of Computer and System Sciences will be immediately returned to the authors, without detailed review.

Copyright and Permissions

Authors submitting a manuscript do so on the understanding that if the manuscript is accepted for publication, copyright for the article, including the right to reproduce the article in all forms and media, shall be assigned exclusively to the Publisher. The Copyright Transfer Agreement should be signed by the appropriate person in the correct section.

Preparation of Manuscripts

Authors are strongly encouraged to use the LaTeX template available at http://www.elsevier.com/latex for manuscript preparation. Note that extensive use of custom macros may necessitate conventional typesetting from the hard-copy manuscript. Hard-copy printouts of the manuscript and art that exactly match the electronic file must be supplied. The manuscript will be edited according to the style of the journal, and authors must read the proofs carefully.

Manuscripts should be prepared according to the following style rules.

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 numbers).

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.

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.

Equations. Numbers for displayed equations should be placed in parentheses at the right margin. References to equations should use the form ''Eq. (3)'' or simply ''(3).''

References to the literature should be cited by number in square brackets in the text and listed in numerical order at the end. Cite references in text by Arabic numerals between brackets as [1], [1,2], [1, Theorem 1.5]. Please note the following examples:

[1] H. Ibarra, J. Su, A technique for proving decidability of containment and equivalence of linear constraint queries, J. Comput. System Sci. 59 (1999) 1-28.

[2]. R.M. Haralick, Edge and region analysis for digital image data, in: A. Rosenfeld (Ed.), Image Modeling, Academic Press, New York, 1981, pp. 171-184.

[3] R.A. Schowengerdt, Techniques for Image Processing and Classification in Remote Sensing, Academic Press, New York, 1983.

For unpublished lectures or symposia, include the title of the paper, name of the sponsoring society in full, and the date. For journal names, follow ''Abbreviations of Names of Serials Reviewed in Mathematical Reviews'' (Mathematical Reviews Annual Index, American Mathematical Society, http://www.ams.org/msnhtml/serials-list). When in doubt about employing certain abbreviations, use clarity as a guide.

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 must be large enough to withstand appropriate reduction for publication. Please visit our Web site at http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions for detailed instructions on preparing electronic artwork. Type all legends consecutively on a separate sheet. Illustrations in color are acceptable only if author defray printing costs.

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.

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Author Benefits
There are no submission fees or page charges. 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.
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