The Official Journal of the International Association for Statistical Computing
Guide for Authors
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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
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authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or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.
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The focus of the papers submitted to CSDA must include either a computational or data analysis component. Papers, which are purely theoretical
are not appropriate for CSDA, and will be returned to the authors. Whenever appropriate the manuscript should present an illustrative
example of application.
Manuscripts describing simulation studies must a) be thorough with regard to the choice of parameter settings,
b) not over-generalize the conclusions, c) carefully describe the limitations of the simulations studies, d) and should guide the user
regarding when the recommended methods are appropriate. In addition, it is recommended that the author(s) indicate why comparisons cannot
be made theoretically and why therefore simulations are necessary.
Papers reporting results based on computations should provide
enough information so that readers can evaluate the quality of the results, as well as descriptions of pseudo-random-number generators,
numerical algorithms, computer(s), programming language(s), and major software components that were used.
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Preparation of supplementary data Elsevier
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possibilities to publish supporting applications, movies, animation sequences, high-resolution images, background datasets, sound clips
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Title page
The title page should contain the article title, author(s) names and affiliations, related footnotes, an abstract of approximately 200
words, and a list of 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 book: Rao, C.R., 1973. Linear statistical inference
and its applications. Wiley, New York, 14-32.
For a paper in a journal: Ghosh, S., 1982. Robustness of BIBD against the
unavailability of data. J. Statist. Plann. Inference, 6(1) 29-32.
For a paper in a contributed volume: Bock, R.D. and Brandt,
D., 1980. Comparison of some computer programs for univariate and multivariate analysis of variance. In: P.R. Krishnaiah (Ed.), Handbook
of Statistics, Vol. 1, North-Holland, Amsterdam, 703-744.
For an unpublished paper: Pillai, K.C.S. and Saweris, B., Asymptotic
formulae for the distribution of Hotelling's trace for equality for two covariance matrices. Mimeo. (Dept. of Statistics, Purdue University,
Lafayette, IN, 1983).
In text, references should be indicated by arabic numerals enclosed in square brackets, in the list of references,
references should be numbered consecutively and be put at the end of the paper.
Mathematical symbols
All mathematical
symbols, which are not typewritten should be listed and explained on a separate sheet. The numbers identifying displayed mathematical
expressions should be placed in parentheses at the right margin. Parts of text should not be subject to this numbering.
Artwork
Submitting your illustrations, pictures, tables and other artwork in an electronic format helps us to produce your work to the best possible
standards, ensuring accuracy, clarity and a high level of detail. Colour illustrations
Submit colour illustrations
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Please note: Because of technical complications which can arise by converting colour figures to 'grey scale' (for the printed version
should you not opt for colour in print) please submit in addition usable black and white digital photographs or prints corresponding
to all the colour illustrations.
Proofs
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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
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be allowed at this stage. Proofreading is solely your responsibility.
Author enquiries
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Contact details for questions
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Author benefits
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