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Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 22:31:34 +1100 (EST)

Subject: Knowledge and Information Systems: Journal Announcement and CFP

Dear Colleague,

Starting early in 1999, Springer-Verlag will publish a new quarterly
journal called "Knowledge and Information Systems: An International
Journal."  This journal has grown out of increasing demands of such a
rapidly growing field in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Please find attached the instructions for authors and the aims and
scope of the journal. We strongly encourage electronic submissions to
expedite processing, and Springer-Verlag will offer the journal in
both electronic as well as print form.  The editors will emphasize
minimal delay in processing and publication, and plan to review papers
quickly and advise authors of their paper status with a target
turnaround time of 3 months from submission (4 to 6 weeks for short
papers).

Best regards,

Benjamin W. Wah             Xindong Wu           Ian Shelley
Honorary Editor-in-Chief    Executive Editor     Springer-Verlag
University of Illinois,     Monash University
Urbana-Champaign

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Knowledge and Information Systems: An International Journal
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Home Page: http://www.***.com/

Aims and Scope:
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Knowledge and Information Systems (KAIS) provides an international
forum for researchers and professionals to share their knowledge and
report new advances on all topics related to knowledge systems and
advanced information systems.  This quarterly peer-reviewed journal
publishes state-of-the-art research reports on emerging topics in
KAIS, reviews of important techniques in related areas, and
application papers of interest to a general readership.

The journal focuses on knowledge systems and advanced information
systems, including their theoretical foundations, infrastructure and
enabling technologies.  We solicit submissions of original research,
and experience and vision papers that address this theme. Suggested
topics include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

  - Knowledge and Information Processing: Theory, Techniques and
    Systems

     o knowledge and data engineering
     o decision support
     o active and dynamic systems

     o data sharing and warehousing
     o temp{*filter*}and spatial database processing
     o intelligent information retrieval

     o learning and adaptation
     o knowledge discovery and data mining
     o artificial life

     o modelling and object orientation
     o software re-engineering
     o co-operativeness, interoperability and software re-usability

     o human-computer interaction
     o hypertext, hypermedia and multimedia
     o data and knowledge visualization

  - Underlying Computational Techniques

     o soft computing (including neural nets, fuzzy logic,
       probabilistic reasoning, and rough set theory)
     o evolutionary computing
     o hybrid computing
     o uncertainty management
     o agent architectures and systems (including multi-agent
       scenarios)

  - Platforms

     o high performance computing systems
     o distributed intelligent systems
     o mobile systems

  - Application to Specific Problem Domains

    for example:

     o biomedical systems
     o geographical systems
     o software information systems
     o emerging applications
          (such as Internet technologies and digital libraries)

We publish critical review papers in each issue of the journal to
discuss the state of the art in particular areas, as well as
state-of-the-art research reports.  Accepted papers are grouped for
publication so that individual issues focus on a small number of theme
areas. In addition to archival papers, the journal also publishes
significant on-going research in the form of Short Papers (limited to
3000 words). We conduct reviews in a timely fashion and inform authors
of decisions with a target turnaround time of 3 months (4 to 6 weeks
for short papers).

Special issues devoted to relevant conferences are welcome. Good
papers with high quality reviews from relevant conferences can be
accepted after the expansion and revision is verified by an Associate
Editor of the Editorial Board.  Conference organizers are invited to
contact the Executive Editor for further information.

Editorial Structure:
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Honorary Editor-in-Chief

   Benjamin W. Wah
   Coordinated Science Laboratory, MC228
   University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
   1308 West Main Street
   Urbana, IL 61801-2307
   USA
   Phone: +1-217-333-3516
   Fax: +1-217-244-7175

   URL: http://www.***.com/

Executive Editor

   Xindong Wu
   School of Computer Science and Software Engineering
   Monash University
   900 Dandenong Road
   Caulfield East, Melbourne 3145
   Australia
   Phone: +61-3-9903-1025
   Fax: +61-3-9903-1077

   URL: http://www.***.com/ ~xindong/

Editors

   Nabil R. Adam
   CIMIC (Center for Information Management, Integration and
       Connectivity)
   Rutgers University
   180 University Avenue
   Newark, New Jersey 07102
   USA
   Phone: +1-973-353-5239
   Fax: +1-973-353-5003

   URL: http://www.***.com/ ~adam/

   John A. Barnden
   School of Computer Science
   The University of Birmingham
   Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT
   United Kingdom
   Phone: +44-121-414-3816
   Fax: +44-121-414-4281

   URL: http://www.***.com/ ~jab/

   Ning Zhong
   Department of Computer Science and Systems Engineering
   Yamaguchi University
   Tokiwa-Dai, 2557, Ube 755
   Japan
   Phone and Fax: +81-836-35-9949

   URL: http://www.***.com/ ~zhong/

Editorial Board (Associate Editors)

   Gautam Biswas, Vanderbilt University, USA
   Ivan Bratko, Ljubljana University, Slovenia
   Nick Cercone, University of Waterloo, Canada
   John Debenham, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
   Norman Foo, University of New South Wales, Australia
   Matjaz Gams, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
   Ramamohanarao Kotagiri, University of Melbourne, Australia
   Deyi Li, Beijing System Engineering Institute, China
   T.Y. Lin, San Jose State University, USA
   Hongjun Lu, National University of Singapore, Singapore
   Hiroshi Motoda, Osaka University, Japan
   Charles Nicholas, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA
   Setsuo Ohsuga, Waseda University, Japan
   Michael Papazoglou, University of Tilburg, The Netherlands
   Niki Pissinou, University of Southwestern Louisiana, USA
   Dave Robertson, Edinburgh University, UK
   Heinz Schmidt, Monash University, Australia
   Stephen F. Smith, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
   Lipo Wang, Deakin University, Australia
   Joe Wigglesworth, IBM Toronto Lab, Canada
   Xin Yao, Australian Defence Force Academy, Australia
   Yiyu Yao, Lakehead University, Canada
   Philip Yu, IBM Watson Research Center, USA
   Chengqi Zhang, University of New England, Australia

Information for Authors:
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Authors are invited to submit complete and original papers, which have
not been published elsewhere and are not currently under consideration
for another journal or conference. All submitted papers are thoroughly
reviewed for originality, soundness, significance, presentation, and
relevance. Manuscripts must include an abstract and a list of
keywords, and should be limited to 8000 words (3000 words for short
papers).

The journal emphasizes timely processing of submissions and minimal
backlogs in publication time. We review papers and advise authors of
their paper status with a target turnaround time of 3 months (4 to 6
weeks for short papers). We strongly encourage electronic submissions
in the form of postscript files. Authors can submit a postscript file
of their manuscript, including figures and tables, by ftp to the
following site:

           ftp insect.sd.monash.edu.au
           login as anonymous
           cd pub/kais/incoming
           put FileName.ps

If electronic submissions are not possible, authors can submit
hardcopy papers by sending 5 copies to any one of the 3 Editors or the
Executive Editor.

(and copied to the chosen Editor if you are sending hardcopies),
containing the title, authors (names, postal and e-mail addresses, and
a fax number of the corresponding author), a 200-word abstract and up
to 5 keywords.

The journal is published quarterly, with the first volume published in
early 1999 by Springer-Verlag. An electronic server containing
accepted articles will be made available by Springer-Verlag, and will
be accessible by subscribers to the journal.

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