Call for Papers

 

The journal will consider two types of papers: articles and short papers. Articles will be full-length papers (between 12-20 typeset pages in length) reporting original contributions or significant results. Papers emphasizing applications are especially welcome. Prospective authors should submit one electronic copy of previously unpublished papers to the Editors or to the Editor-in-Chief. 

To facilitate communication, the address, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address of the corresponding author should be given at the time of paper submission. 

Papers should be written in English and arranged in the following order:
1) title of the paper;
2) name of all authors with affiliations and mailing address for each author;
3) an abstract (50-100 words) containing the purpose, scope, contribution of the paper;
4) up to 10 keywords with the first keyword being the most pertinent one;
5) introduction;
6) main body of the paper divided into sections and subsections where appropriate;
7) conclusion;
8) references; and
9) appendices (if any).

Submitted papers, if hardcopy, should be typed on standard 8.5 x 11” paper, one side only. Use a Roman typeface for your manuscript whenever possible (i.e., Times or Times New Roman). All paragraphs in the manuscript should be double spaced and typed flush with the left. Do not indent paragraphs, but allow extra space between them. Italicize words to be printed in italics and bold words to be printed in bold.

Both equations and figures must be numbered sequentially using Arabic numerals. Captions for figures should be in sentence format with the first word capitalized and a period at the end. Equations should be numbered sequentially with the number enclosed in parenthesis and placed at the right margin.

References should be listed separately at the back of the paper and numbered sequentially to match the notes within the text. Type each reference note using brackets, e.g. [2]. Please remember that every note in the text should have a corresponding note in the reference list. Type the reference list in the following manner: (for books, single author) 1. Author’s Last Name, First Name/Initial. Title of Book (italicized), Publisher’s Name, Year of Publication, pp. 222-233. (for journals, two or more authors) 2. Author’s Last Name, First Name or Initial, and Second Author’s First Name, Last Name. “Title of Article (in quotes).” Name of Journal (italicized). Publisher’s Name, Month and Year, pp. 23-26.

Page Charge IC-MED Journal has a paper charge policy of $500 standard charge for 10 final page paper and $100 per page extra above 10 pages. This fee will bring one-year subscriptions and 25 reprints of your paper with it. The charge will come up when we send you the galley proof of your manuscript at a later date.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Electronic submissions are encouraged. Please submit them in .pdf or .doc format to Yutaka Hata (hata@ieee.org) or to any regional editor near to contributor. Accepted papers can also be sent electronically along with copyright form, biographical sketches and photos of each author in .jpg format to the publisher, TSI Press (tsi@wacong.org). The above can also be mailed on a CD. The CD label(s) must indicate which software application and version was used to compose the text and specify the format type (DOS, Windows, or MAC). Microsoft Word is the preferred word processing program, also acceptable formats are FrameMaker, PageMaker and WordPerfect. LaTex is NOT an acceptable format. If you submit your manuscript in LaTex, you will be charged an additional fee. Please make sure that a laser quality copy of your manuscript accompanies your CD or diskette along with artwork and photos.

Figures should not be embedded. Submit figures individually on diskette in either .TIF or .EPS format. Figures that have very thin lines sometimes do not print well so please be sure lines on figures, graphs and charts are 1 point. Good, black hard copies of figures can be submitted for scanning and placed into your article, as long as they are labeled and insertion point noted within article. Accompany each file with either an original of the artwork or a laser quality copy in a size slightly larger than the size intended for the printed article. Original photos must be provided in a separate envelope with the figure number written on the back with a soft-tipped marker, or use a Post-It-Note (please do not use ball-point pen).

Each designated corresponding author will receive a proof to check the accuracy of the final typeset article. Only corrections for typesetting errors are allowed. Extensive author alterations will incur an extra fee to the author.

Correctly formatted articles with preset styles are available. Templates are available for Windows compatible: FrameMaker, PageMaker, Microsoft Word, and WordPerfect. For Macintosh: Microsoft Word, FrameMaker, and PageMaker. If you use any of these programs, these templates are highly recommended. Please e-mail requests for the template to debrarivard@yahoo.com (Ms. Debra Rivard). We will be happy to answer any other questions you may have.

REMEMBER: LaTex is NOT an acceptable format.