Computer
Networks
The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking
Former title: Computer Networks and ISDN Systems
General Author Instructions
Each paper should be introduced by three to five keywords as well as by a selfcontained
abstract of no more than 100 words not counting the formulas.
Please make sure that the paper is submitted in its final form. Corrections in the proof
stage other than printer's errors should be avoided: costs arising from such corrections
will be charged to the authors.
Footnotes should be avoided if possible and be brief. They should be numbered
consecutively.
References should be listed alphabetically, as in the following examples: books [1],
articles in journals [2], papers in a contributed volume [3,4], unpublished papers [5].
[1] E. Borger, Computability, Complexity, Logic North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1989.
[2] D.E. Knuth, Theory and Practice, Theoret. Comput. Sci.90 (1991) 1-15.
[3] A.K. Lenstra, H.W. Lenstra, Jr., Algorithms in number theory, in: J. van Leeuwen,
(Ed.), Handbook of Computer Science, vol. A Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1990, pp.
673-715.
[4] M. Li, Lower bounds by Kolmogorov complexity, in: Proc. ICALP '85, Lecture
Notes in Computer Science, vol. 194, Springer, Berlin, 1985 pp. 383-393.
[5] A. Rajasekar, Semantics for logic programs, Ph.D. Thesis, Department of
Computer Science, University of Maryland, 1989.
Figures should be provided in a form suitable for photographic reproduction and
reduction. Lettering should be uniform of size corresponding to the anticipated reduction.
Handwritten lettering on figures is not acceptable. Figures should be identified by arabic
numerals and the captions should be typed, double-spaced, on a separate sheet rather
than lettered on the figures themselves. Photographs and coloured pictures must be of
impeccable quality. Please note that for colour photographs the publisher will charge the
printing costs to the author. A final accepted manuscript can be submitted in paper only
(typed on one side in double spacing with wide margins). An accepted article can also be
submitted in electronic form (a LaTeX file, or as a file from other word processers).
Electronic
submission: Non-LaTeX documents
Only the final accepted manuscript can be submitted on disk, along with a paper-printed
version which is identical to the file. Please label the disk with your name, and mention
which word processor you have used.
The word-processed text should be in single column format. Keep the layout of the text as
simple as possible; in particular, do not use the word-processor's options to justify the text
or to hyphenate the words.
The electronic text should be prepared in a way very similar to that of conventional
manuscripts.
The list of references, tables and figure
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figures and tables in the text; instead, indicate their approximate locations, either directly in
the electronic text or on themanuscript.
The final text should be submitted both in manuscript form and on diskette. Usestandard
3.5" or 5.25" diskettes for this purpose. Both double density (DD) and high density
(HD)diskettes are acceptable.
It is recommended to store the main text, list of references, tables and figure legends in
separate text files with clearly identifiable file names (for example, with extensions.TXT,.
REF, .TBL, .FIG).
The format of the files depends on the word-processor used.
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computer on which the text was prepared is clearly indicated on the diskette label or the
accompanying checklist.
The manuscript may contain parts (e.g.formulas or complex tables) or last-minute
corrections which are not included in the text on diskette; however, if this is the case then
the differences with the diskette version should be clearly marked on the manuscript.
Illustrative material (original figures or high-quality glossy prints, or photographs showing
a sharp contrast) should be included separately.
Electronic
Submissions: LaTeX documents
Only the final accepted manuscript can be submitted on disk, along with a paper-printed
version which is identical to the file. Please label the disk with your name, and mention
which wordprocessor you have used.
LateX files of papers that have been accepted for publication may be sent to the Publisher
by e-mail or on a diskette (3.5" or 5.25" MS-DOS). If the file is suitable, proofs will be
produced without rekeying the text. The article should be encoded in ESP-LaTeX, standard
LaTeX, or AMS-LaTeX (in document style "article"). The Elsevier-LaTex package, together
with instructions on how to prepare a file, is available from the Publisher. This package
can also be obtained through Elsevier Science FTP-server, or using anonymous FTP from
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ftp.tex.ac.uk; the directory is: /tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/elsevier.
Illustrative material (original figures or high-quality glossy prints, or photographs showing
a sharp contrast) should be included separately.
No changes from the accepted version are permissible, without the explicit approval by the
Editors.
For the purpose of further correspondence the manuscript should end with a complete
mailing address, preferably including email address, of at least one of the authors.
Keyword Instructions
Important Notice: please add one to five keywords to your article
Keywords are essential for the accessibility and retrievability of your article. Keywords
assigned to articles will be assembled in a keyword index which will be printed in the last
issue of each volume for each journal, and in cumulative indexes. In addition, it is planned
to make keywords available on Internet. To maximize the consistency with which such
keywords are assigned by different authors, the following guidelines have been drawn up.
Each keyword (which can be a phrase of more than one word) should describe one single
concept. Often words like "and" or "of" should be avoided. Avoid very general keywords
which become meaningless once in a keyword list. Examples to avoid are"action",
"computer", "mathematics". Check whether the keywords as a whole describe the outlines
of the article. Use natural language: for instance "automatic error recovery" rather than
"error recovery, automatic". Try to use nouns and adjectives as much as possible (i.e., use
"automatic error recovery" rather than "recovering errors automatically"). Do not use nouns
in the plural form. Use English ratherthan American spelling (regardless of the spelling
used for the article itself). Avoid the use of abbreviations as much as possible, unless an
abbreviation is so well-established that the full term is rarely used (e.g., use "laser"
instead of "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation", but use "computer
aided design" instead of "CAD").
Although these guidelines are not mandatory, they should be adhered to where possible.