Electronic manuscript: An electronic manuscript in Word format, Latex format or plain text format should be provided on a diskette. The electronic manuscript should follow the same general style as described in this document. The publisher will edit your file to make sure every article follows the same style. Figures in gif, jpg, ps or eps format should be saved on the diskette as separate files. It will be most helpful to include a README text file describing the content of the diskette.

Manuscripts can also be sent to the publisher via Web-based submission.

List of Symbols: The manuscript should contain a list of all symbols used in the paper. They should be identified typographically for the printer, not mathematically. This list will not appear in print, but is essential to avoid costly corrections in proof.

Footnotes: Text footnotes should be avoided whenever possible. If they must be used, indicate them by superscript numbers in the text, and type them all double-spaced on a separate page.

Equations should be typewritten and with the number placed in parentheses at the right margin. Reference to the equations should use the form "Eq. (3)" or simply (3).

References should be indicated in the text by numbers in square brackets and listed at the end of the paper in numerical order; they should be typed double-spaced on a separate page. Style and punctuation of references must be in accordance with the following examples:

1. T. Y. Kong and A. W. Roscoe, "Continuous analogs of axiomated digital surfaces," Comput. Vision Graphics Image Process 29, 1985, 60-86.
2. R. M. Haralick, "Edge and region analysis for digital image data", in Image Modeling (A. Rosenfeld, ed.), pp. 171-184, Academic Press, New York, 1981.
3. R. A. Schowengerdt, Techniques for Image Processing and Classification in Remote Sensing, Academic Press, New York, 1983.
4. Proceedings of 1999 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages, Tokyo, Japan, September 13-16, 1999, http://www.isl.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/vl99.html.

Reports should not be cited unless absolutely necessary. Tables should be numbered with Arabic numerals in order of appearance in the text. They should be typed double-spaced on separate pages. Each table should have a short descriptive caption. Table footnotes (indicated by superscript lower-case letters) should be typed at the end of the table. Figures should be numbered in order of appearance (with Arabic numerals) and should have short descriptive captions.

Line drawings must be professionally drafted originals, in black ink, with letterings large enough to be legible after a reduction of 50-60%. Photographs must be glossy prints. No figures should exceed 8.5 ´ 11 inch in size; they should be designed to fit the proportions of the printed page. All figures should have captions typed double-spaced on a separate sheet. Illustrations in color can be accepted only if the authors defray the cost.

Turnaround Time: There is no deadline. Papers can be submitted any time during the year. It generally takes about six months to have the paper reviewed and each round of review takes about six months. If a paper is accepted after one round of review, the time between the submission to actual publication is about one year. If a paper requires several rounds of review, longer time may be needed.

Send correspondence to:
Ms. Kim Tan, Production Editor of IJCPOL
World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
5 Toh Tuck Link #01-01
Singapore 596224
Tel: 65-64665775
Fax: 65-64677667
e-mail: kimtan@wspc.com.sg

Detailed instructions for preparation of manuscripts are available in:

• Latex2e (readme / Download)
• MS-Word (ZIP files) (readme / Download)