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Submission of Manuscripts

Three copies of the manuscript in final form, including reproducible figures, should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief, Robert Trappl, Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Freyung 6/6, 1010 Vienna, Austria or by e-mail: sec@ofai.at in Latex or PostScript format. Authors are strongly encouraged to submit manuscripts via e-mail or on disk. Disks should be clearly labeled with the authors' names, file name, and software program. Each manuscript must be accompanied by a statement that it has not been published elsewhere and that it has not been submitted simultaneously for publication elsewhere. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material from other sources and are required to sign an agreement for the transfer of copyright to the publisher. All accepted manuscripts, artwork, and photographs become the property of the publisher.

Order of Presentation

Page 1 of the manuscript should include a brief, clear, and descriptive article title (10 words or fewer), author name(s) and institutional affiliation(s) including zip code(s), an abbreviated title (maximum of 40 characters) to be used as a running head, and a complete mailing address for proofs. Subsequent material should be arranged as follows: abstract of 50-150 words, introduction, main body of paper, references, tables, figure captions, and figures.

Preparation of Manuscript

The manuscript must be typed, double-spaced (including references), on one side of the paper only and with margins of at least 1 inch. All pages should be numbered.

Equations

Mathematical equations should be typewritten, with subscripts and superscripts clearly indicated. Greek letters and other special symbols must be identified in the left margin the first time they appear. Carefully distinguish between one and “el,” zero and upper- or lower-case “oh,” lower-case t and Greek tau, and so on. Indicate vectors with a wavy underscore. Only equations referred to in the text should be numbered serially at the right margin by Arabic numerals in parentheses. They should be cited in the text in the following manner: Eq. (10), Eqs. (10)-(16).

Computer Languages and Instructions

Titles of computer languages should be capitalized (for example, LISP, PROLOG). Syntax words should be in boldface (use a wavy underscore), comments in roman, and everything else in italic (use a straight underscore).

Footnotes

Any footnotes of acknowledgment or author identification will appear on the opening page of the paper. Text footnotes should be keyed with symbols (*, t, t, @) by page.

References

Alphabetize the reference list by author and double space it in a separate section at the end of the paper. Reference style should follow The Chicago Manual of Style, 14th ed. (Journal article, book, thesis, report, proceedings, and edited book):

Brachman, R. J. 1983. What isa is and isn't: An analysis of taxonomic links in semantic networks. lEEE Comput.October:67-73.

Columbus, P. Q, and 0. B. Smith. 1984. Artificial intelligence. 2d ed. 2 vols. London: Oxford University Press.

Cite references in the text by author and date: (Brachman, 1983), (Columbus and Smith, 1984), (Hartley et al., 1982).

Illustrations

Illustrations submitted (line drawings, halftones, photos, photomicrographs, etc.) should be clean originals or digital files. Digital files are recommended for highest quality reproduction and should follow these guidelines:

• 300 dpi or higher
• Sized to fit on journal page
• EPS, TIFF, or PSD format only

Color illustrations will be considered for publication; however, the author will be required to bear the full cost involved in their printing and publication. The charge for the first page with color is $900.00. The next three pages with color are $450.00 each. A custom quote will be provided for color art totaling more than 4 journal pages. Good-quality color prints or files should be provided in their final size. The publisher has the right to refuse publication of color prints deemed unacceptable.