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International Journal of Approximate Reasoning
Information for Authors
There are three options available for International Journal of Approximate Reasoning
- Authors are encouraged to submit their papers electronically by
using online manuscript submission at http://www.elsubmit.com/esubmit/ija. 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 ps or pdf file to the
editor-in-chief via e-mail.
- Alternatively, authors can send five copies of their paper
(including one original of the figures) to the
editor-in-chief.
For the up to date 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
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part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not
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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if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form,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.
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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
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3.5 inch diskette, ZIP-disk or CD (either MS-DOS or Macintosh).
LaTeX documents
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LaTeX".
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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
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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, an abstract of approximately
200 words, and a list of keywords.
Corresponding author
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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
In text, references should be indicated by arabic numerals enclosed
in square brackets. References should be listed consequtively
numberred at the end of the article and conform to the following
examples:
Journals, Proceedings papers
[1] A.B. Jones, C.D. Smith, Title of article, Journal title abbrev.
1 (2) (1998) 33-44.
[2] A.B. Jones, C.D. Smith, Title of article, Proceedings of the
3rd Conference on AI Pittsburgh, Penn., 1998, pp. 33-44
Books
[3] A.B. Jones, Title of Book, 3rd ed., Prentice Hall, Englewood
Cliffs, N.J., 1998, pp.33-44.
[4] A.B. Jones (Ed.), Title of Book, vol. 1, part 2,....
Chapters of Books
[5] A.B. Jones, Chapter title, in: C.D. Smith, E.F. Marks (eds.),
Book Title, Annals of Math. Studies, No. 22, Elsevier, New York,
1998, pp. 33-44.
Reports, Special Publications, Theses
[6] A.B. Jones, Paper title or report title, Tech. Report #3D-4D,
SRI International, Menlo Park, Calif., 1998.
[7] A.B. Jones, Title of dissertation, PhD Thesis, Univ. Of
Wisonsin, Madison, Wis., 1998.
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.
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. Clearly mark all illustrations on the
lower front side with the figure number.
For detailed guidelines on electronic figures, please refer to
the 'artwork instructions' at http://authors.elsevier.com/ArtworkInstructions.html?dc=AI1
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.
Proofreading is solely your responsibility.
Further Information
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