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Introduction to IEEE CAS Publications Introduction to IEEE CAS Publications

Gianluca Setti12

• 1Dep. of Engineering (ENDIF) – University of Ferrara

2Advanced Research Center on Electronic Systems for Information Engineering and

Telecommunications (ARCES) – University of Bologna

gianluca.setti@unife.it

International Workshop on Complex Systems and Networks (IWCSN2007) Guilin Bravo Hotel, Guilin July 19th, 2007

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Outline

• List and Scope of CAS Publications
• How to submit a paper to one of the CAS Journals
• Do and Don’t … when you prepare a paper and a submission ☺

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CAS Publications - I

• Scope: publish regular papers (14 pages maximum length in double

column format; page charges of 110$/page after page 9) in all domain of the CAS society

• Specific topic: general theory of circuits and systems; neural networks, CNNs;

nonlinear circuits and systems, chaos and bifurcations; power electronics and systems; numerical, graphical and symbolic computational methods; adaptive, blind and statistical signal processing and learning paradigms; multimedia signal processing; multidimensional signals and systems; wavelets and filter banks; (wireless) communication and sensors networks; analog, digital, mixed-mode and RF circuits; MEMS, optoelectronics, quantum and nanoelectronics; biologically motivated circuits devices and associated computing paradigms […]

• Publishes several special issues in emerging topics (System Biology)

12 issues/year

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CAS Publications - II

• Scope: publish express briefs (5 pages maximum length in double

column format) in all domain of the CAS society. Journal of rapid publication (6 months from submission to publication for a good paper)

• f new ideas
• Specific topic: same as TCAS-I
• From 2008 Starts publishing special issues as well on advancement of

established fields, but:

– similar to a special session to the most prestigious conferences – short time from submission to publication (6-7 months)

12 issues/year

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CAS Publications - III

• Scope: publish short and full papers (5/14 pages maximum length in double

column format; page charges of 110$/page after page 9) related to video and image processing;

• Specific topics: Video A/D and D/A, display technology, image analysis and

processing, video signal characterization and representation, video compression techniques and signal processing, multidimensional filters and transforms, analog video signal processing, neural networks for video applications, nonlinear video signal processing, video storage and retrieval, computer vision, packet video, high-speed real- time circuits, VLSI architecture and implementation for video technology, multiprocessor systems--hardware and software-- video systems architecture, video quality assessment, and other video-technology-related topics

• Publishes also special issue

12 issues/year

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CAS Publications - IV

• Scope: publish full papers only (9 pages or the average in double

column format; page charges of 110$/page after page 9) aiming to bridge medicine and technology.

• Specific topic: bioelectronics; implantable and wearable electronics;

biotechnology sensor circuits; smart sensors; micropower imaging technology; biomems; lab-on-chip bio-nanotechnology; organic semiconductors; biomedical engineering technology; genomics and proteomics; neuromorphic engineering; low power micro- and nanoelectronics; mixed-mode system-on-chip; wireless technology in medicine; gene circuits and molecular circuits; system biology; electronics for brain science; healthcare information technology.

• Will publishes also follow-up of selected conferences such as BioCAS

(http://biocas.grm.polymtl.ca/)

4 issues/year

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CAS Publications - V

• Scope: publish short and full papers (5/14 pages maximum length in double

column format; page charges of 110$/page after page 9) realted to CAD and Electronic Design

• Specific topic: Methods, algorithms, and human-machine interfaces for

physical and logical design, including: planning, synthesis, partitioning, modeling, simulation, layout, verification, testing, and documentation of integrated-circuit and systems designs of all complexities. Practical applications

• f aids resulting in producible analog, digital, optical, or microwave integrated

circuits are emphasized.

• Special issues are published on selected conference (DATE, ICCAD,

…) as well as on selected topics

12 issues/year

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CAS Publications - VI

• Scope: publish articles (average of about 10 published pages)

presenting novel results, special insights, or survey and tutorial treatments on all topics having to do with the theory, analysis and (computer aided) design, and practical implementation of circuits, and the application of circuit theoretic techniques to systems and to signal processing.

• Specific style: 1) articles should be readable to the entire CAS

membership; 2) an effective use of graphs, diagrams and pictures is highly recommended.

• Starts publishing special issues as well (first on Wireless

Reconfigurable Terminals) focused on hot topics (similar to the SP Magazine)

4 issues/year

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Other CAS co-sponsored Transactions

• IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems
• IEEE Transactions on Multimedia
• IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
• IEEE Design & Test Magazine

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“What” to submit

• Manuscript must be written in English

– Recommendation: seek the assistance of a English mother-tongue colleagues or use a Presubmission Editorial Services such as the one

• ffered (for a modest fee) at IEEE (see http://www.prof-editing.com/ieee/)

– This is very important: if your paper does not meet a minimum English quality it will be returned without review

• Manuscript should clearly describe your idea and compare it with

previously know solutions

– Answer to the questions: What I am doing? Is there any advantage w.r.t. what is already present? Why this is the case? – This is very important: is your manuscript does not contains these key features, it will be most likely rejected

• Pay attention to other people work and cite it. In other terms pay

attention to your reference list. Make a good use of databases (IEEEXplore for instance, also in the forthcoming section)

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Where and how to submit? - I

• TCAS-I, TCAS-II, TCSVT, TCAD:

CAS Web Manuscript system @polito

• http://tcas1.polito.it
• http://tcas2.polito.it
• http://tcsvt.polito.it
• http://tcad.polito.it
• You need to register as an user

– Follow the information for Authors link and read the instructions ☺

• Do not sent the paper as an

attachment to the EIC ☺

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Where and how to submit? - II

• TBCAS use manuscript central (http://mc.manuscriptcentrac.com/tbcas)
• CAS Magazine: simply send the paper as an attachment to the EIC

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A few tips

• Scope: Try to submit your paper to the most appropriate transaction in

terms of scope.

– Use EDICS (list of keywords) to establish that… if you cannot find a good keyword, maybe this is not the right journal. If you have a doubt… write to the EIC. – Read the instructions for Authors in the part describing the scope of the journal.

• What if my paper is rejected?

– Take advantage of the reviewer comments and implement them. You may consider submitting an improved version of the paper somewhere else, but do not do so “verbatim”!

• Do not submit your paper (or 2 similar version of your paper) to 2

different journals. This is not a proper scholar behavior and will be hardly sanctioned if discovered.