Important notice: Papers are assigned to the Editorial Board once a month. Papers submitted by the 25-th of each month are assigned to the Editorial Board within ten days of submission.
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking welcomes and encourages the submission of manuscripts for potential publication in the journal. The journal has approximately 10,000 subscribers, a commitment to a rapid but thorough review process, a fairly short time from paper acceptance to actual publication, and an outstanding editorial board. To authors, the journal offers an attractive vehicle for rapid and wide dissemination of their research results. For readers, the journal is the place to go for the most important, up-to-date research developments in the field.
All papers submitted should be within the scope of the journal.
All papers should be written in English. It is essential that each manuscript be accompanied by a 75 to 200 word abstract that clearly outlines the scope and contributions of the paper. Introductory discussion should be kept at a minimum and material published elsewhere should be referenced rather than reproduced or paraphrased. Authors should strive for maximum clarity of expression, bearing in mind that the purpose of publication is dissemination of technical knowledge and that an excessively complex or poorly written presentation would obscure the significance of the work described. Care should also be taken in organizing the results such that contributions of the work, as well as a logical, consistent progression of thought are evident. It is strongly suggested that material which is not essential to the continuity of the text (e.g., proofs, derivations, or calculations) be placed in Appendices.
Electronic submission of manuscripts is required. Instructions for electronic submission can be found at http://www.ton.cs.umass.edu/esubnew.html .
Upon acceptance, the authors will be required to submit a signed IEEE Copyright assignment. This form is available for copying in the February issue of each year of IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, or can be obtained electronically. The copyright will be held by IEEE, with ACM having republishing rights. The copyright is held by IEEE during the review period.
If the submission contains material which has been previously published, the Editor-in-chief should be notified at the time of submission. Note: Papers that are published, or concurrently submitted to another journal, conference, or book will not be considered for publication in IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking. Revised or extended versions of papers published in conference, workshop or symposium proceedings may be submitted to the Transactions. There is no strict guideline regarding how different a submission must be from a conference publication. However, it is the opinion of the Transactions on Networking editorial board that any such paper can be improved as a result of conference refereeing, presentation in a public forum, and feedback provided by that forum. Submissions based on conference publications must be so identified.
Finally, it is the policy of this publication that all clearance for all of the authors and included material be obtained before submission of the paper for publication. Company clearance, if needed, should also be obtained before submission. The authors are responsible for obtaining all necessary copyright releases for copyrighted material which has appeared in non-IEEE publications.
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