Submission Form

     Computer scientists have been conducting research projects and obtaining results that they have subsequently published in research papers and computer software. Of the two, the research paper is the more familiar format of publication and has been generally regarded as a fair measure of productivity. On the other hand, the impact of many well-known projects is best felt through the software produced. For example, Linux, X Window, Latex and Mosaic are all popular and practical software projects that have made monumental contributions not only to computer science but also human society.

     The aim of the Software Publication Track (SPT) of the Journal of Information Science and Engineering (JISE, http://www.iis.sinica.edu.tw/) is to provide a forum in which researchers (from both Taiwan and other countries) can publish their innovative and/or high-impact open source software, and receive recognition for their efforts during the early stages of their careers. This recognition is desirable in that it can enable many researchers to continue their projects and receive the support needed to sustain their research. Software publication may also accelerate the adoption of the software beyond the small community accessible by the authors through published research papers.

     The mission of JISE SPT is four-fold: to provide a venue for open source software authors to publish their works; to enable authors to present their studies and design rationale; to invite peers to review the software produced; and to recognize distinctive projects.

     We encourage submissions (software with a short paper) on significant results of and lessons learned through software design and development. Alongside publication of an accepted work, we expect the authors to contribute and register their original source code or projects with OSSF (OSSF Supports Software Freedom, http://www.openfoundry.org/) and/or other established open source hosting sites, such as SourceForge, Savannah, BerliOS, Freshmeat, GNA, CPAN, etc. Our goal with SPT is, firstly, to recognize the authors of original software projects and, secondly, to allow others to improve on these projects and/or create their own works based upon them.

The following materials will be required of all submissions to SPT:

1) The open source code and its technical document (registered with OSSF or other open source sites)
2) A technical (short) paper containing the following:

• Motivation, design and result of the work
• Related works and software existing in the literature or public domain
• The methodology, architecture, algorithms and platform of the implementation
• Major issues and technological barriers
• Performance of and experience with execution of the software
• Benchmark and experimental results
• An evaluation and potential improvements
• Missing features and possible extensions
• Practical impact of the software
• The popularity of the project (e.g., the number of downloads from OSSF, the user group size, the number of follow-up projects, etc.)
• Evidence of software adoption (e.g., products providing significant services based on the software)
• Qualitative descriptions of non-measurable contributions of the software (e.g., ease of use, extensibility, etc.)

     Authors are invited to submit previously unpublished software works. All submissions will be reviewed for originality, significance, technical soundness, practical contribution, and clarity of reporting. Please follow the JISE manuscript format as described under ˇ§Information for SPT Authorsˇ¨ at http://www.iis.sinica.edu.tw/. Five copies of the complete manuscript and an electronic file in the Postscript, PDF, Word or plain text format should be sent to Assistant Editor Ms. Chris H. C. Tseng, Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan, with a clear indication that the submission is for the Software Publication Track (SPT).



JISE-SPT Editor-in-Chief:

K. J. Lin, EECS, University of California, Irvine

Editors:

Jan-Ming Ho, IIS, Academia Sinica

Chung-Ta King, CS, National Tsing-Hua University

Tei-Wei Kuo, CSIE, National Taiwan University

Yau-Hwang Kuo, CSIE, National Cheng-Kung University

Jane Liu, IIS, Academia Sinica

Li-Ming Tseng, CSIE, National Central University

ASSISTANT EDITORS
Chris H. C. Tseng, Sophie H. Y. Tsai, and Elsa W. T. Pan
Institute of Information Science
Academia Sinica
Nankang, Taipei, 115 Taiwan
Tel: 886-2-27883799 ext. 2211
Fax: 886-2-27824814
E-mail: chris@iis.sinica.edu.tw
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