ICCSA 2009 Special Issues Instructions

 A.  Selected Journals

  Journal of Supercomputing

 Editor-in-Chief: Hamid Arabnia,  The University of Georgia (USA)

The Journal of Supercomputing is an archival journal publishing theoretical, practical, tutorial and survey papers on all aspects of supercomputing. The papers published fall into such topic areas as technology, architecture and systems, algorithms, languages and programs, performance measures and methods, and applications. Tutorial and survey papers are intended for workers and students in the fields associated with and employing advanced computer systems. The journal also publishes letters to the editor, especially in areas relating to policy, succinct statements of paradoxes, intuitively puzzling results, partial results and real needs.

  Concurrency and Computation

 Editors: Geoffrey C. Fox, University of indiana (USA) and Roberto Zicari, Johann Wolfgang Goethe- Universität (Germany)

Concurrency is seen in an increasing number of computing and communication systems. We have tens of millions of clients on the World Wide Web and many thousands of powerful nodes in high-end massively parallel machines (MPP).  The combination of concurrent digital and optical technology is expected to create a Global Information Infrastructure (GII) that will enable new applications, and open up a new set of communication and computer software and architecture challenges. We need portable and scalable (portable to the future and to hybrid heterogeneous world-wide systems) solutions. This technology is being driven by and used in a wide range of academic, research, and commercial application areas. This use is producing a substantial amount of practical experience in those problems that are enabled or enhanced by this amazing infrastructure. There are also new computational methods, such as mobile agents, cellular automata and massively parallel neural networks, which are particularly suited to concurrent execution. This journal will focus on practical experience with the application of these converging trends to solve real problems.

     Mobile Information Systems

 Editor: David Taniar, Monash University (Australia)

 The International Journal of Mobile Information Systems (IJMIS) presents visionary concepts and stimulating ideas in mobile information systems at both the theory and application levels. The objectives of the journal are to be a source for mobile information systems research and development, and to serve as an outlet for facilitating communication and networking among mobile information systems researchers, practitioners, and professionals across academics, government, industry and students. The journal is published multiple times a year, with the purpose of providing a forum for state-of-the-art development and research, as well as current innovative activities in mobile information systems. The main goal will be to provide timely dissemination of information.

     Transactions on Computational Science

 Editors: Marina Gavrilova, University of Calgary (Canada) and Kenneth CJ Tan, Qontix (UK)

Computational Science, an emerging and increasingly vital field, is now widely recognized as an integral part of scientific and technical investigations, affecting researchers and practitioners in areas ranging from aerospace and automotive to biochemistry, electronics, geoscience, mathematics, and physics. Computer systems research and the exploitation of systems research results naturally complement each other. The sheer size of many challenges in computational science demands the use of supercomputing, parallel processing, sophisticated algorithms and advanced system software and architecture. It is therefore invaluable to have input by systems research experts in applied computational science research.

   Journal of Algorithms

 Editors: D. Gabbay, King's College London (UK) and J. Siekmann, Universität des Saarlandes (Germany)

Algorithms are ubiquitous. They power any software system. However, the concept of an algorithm and algorithmic thinking go far beyond software systems and are relevant to all sciences and fields of human endeavour. The Journal of Algorithms will be a forum for algorithmic research in this broad sense. The subtitle Cognition, Informatics, and Logic emphasizes the intended breadth and interdisciplinary nature of the journal. JoA papers ideally combine novelty of approach and high technical quality.

   Journal of Universal Computer Science

Editors: Hermann Maurer, Graz University of Technology (Austria), Narayanan Kulathuramaiyer, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Malaysia),  and Klaus Tochtermann, KNOW Center, Graz (Austria) and supported by editorial assistant Dana Kaiser

The Journal of Universal Computer Science is a high-quality electronic publication that deals with all aspects of computer science. J.UCS has been appearing monthly since 1995 and is thus one of the oldest electronic journals with uninterrupted publication since its foundation.

   International Journal of Virtual Reality

 Editor: Zhigeng Pan, Zhejiang University (China)

The IJVR (published quarterly) is a multimedia publication dedicated to the cooperative development and application of diverse technologies associated with virtual reality. It is designed to disseminate relevant new information to professionals in all aspects of the field using the latest in publishing technology. All submissions related to virtual reality are welcome. 

B. CRITERIA

1. The paper must be presented in ICCSA2009 by one of the co-authors.
2. The paper must be extended extensively to include at least 50% new materials.
3. The paper must have at least the following qualities:
   a. Clear motivation and problem to be solved;
   b. Extensive critical comparison with the existing work;
   c. Clear proposed methods, supported by algorithms, formal models, analytical models, or any other scientific methods;
   d. Comprehensive evaluation of the proposed methods, supported by extensive performance evaluation results and implementation and/or case studies; and
   e. Citation of relevant papers from the journal of the special issue.

C. EVALUATION METHODS

Phase 1 (Pre-evaluation): Each paper will be checked against the above criteria. If any of the criteria is not met, the paper will be rejected without review. If the quality does not warrant any further review, the paper will be rejected immediately.

Phase 2 (Review and Ranking): Papers that have passed the pre-evaluation phase will be reviewed by the program committee members. After the review, all papers within each journal special issue will be ranked. Papers at the bottom half of the list will be notified a rejection. Papers ranked at the top half will be invited to revise.

Phase 3 (Revision): A revised version of the paper will be re-reviewed. A decision (reject or conditionally accept) will then be made by the guest editor. Papers that have been conditionally accepted by the guest editor will be recommended for an acceptance by the journal's editor-in-chief.

Phase 4 (Final Decision): Upon the receipt of papers which have been recommended by the guest editor, the editor-in-chief will make the final decision whether to accept guest editor's recommendation or to decline the recommendation.

D. SUBMISSION METHOD and DATE

Phase 1 (Intention to Submit): Deadline 15-Oct-2009
Authors who intend to submit an extended paper should email to the guest editor, David Taniar at dtaniar@gmail.com by the abovementioned deadline the following details:
a. ICCSA2009 Paper Title, Paper Number, and Authors;
b. The session (general theme or special session or workshop) where the paper was accepted in ICCSA2009;
c. The name (and the email address) of the co-author who presented the paper at ICCSA2009, and in which parallel session the paper was presented;
d. Tentative details of the extended papers, including title, authors, and abstract; and
e. The targetted journal name for the special issue.

Phase 2 (Full Paper Submission): Deadline 15-Nov-2009 (HARD DEADLINE)
Authors who have submitted their details during phase 1 above should email their extended papers in pdf format to the guest editor, David Taniar at  dtaniar@gmail.com by the abovementioned deadline.

E. FURTHER INQUIRIES

Inquiries about the special issues should be emailed to the guest editor, David Taniar at dtaniar@gmail.com