Papers must be original. Please send your manuscripts in Word or PDF format to the Editors by email.

All articles from authors in the USA, Canada, and South America should be sent to: Laurie Murphy, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Pacific Lutheran University: cse.editors@gmail.com

Manuscripts from all other areas should be sent to: Sally Fincher, Computing Laboratory, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK: cse.editors@gmail.com

Papers should normally be around 7000 words in length, but longer or shorter articles may be considered.

Manuscripts should be typed on one side of paper with double spacing and a wide margin to the left. All pages should be numbered. All submissions must be properly formatted for reviewing (see Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition, 2001, for instructions). Authors' names and institutions should be typed on a separate page. The full postal and email address of the author who will check proofs and receive correspondence and offprints should also be included.

Each paper should include an abstract of 100 to 150 words on a separate page.

Tables and captions to illustrations. Tables must be on separate pages and not included as part of the text. The captions to illustrations should be gathered together on a separate page. Tables and Figures should be numbered consecutively by Arabic numerals. The approximate position of tables and figures should be indicated in the manuscript. Captions should include keys to any symbols used.

Figures. Please supply one set of artwork in a finished form, suitable for reproduction. Figures will not normally be redrawn by the publisher.

Citations of other work should be limited to those strictly necessary for the argument. Any quotations should be brief, and accompanied by precise references.

Proofs will be sent to authors if there is sufficient time to do so. They should be corrected and returned to the Publisher within three days. Major alterations to the text cannot be accepted.

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