SIGPLAN

"To explore programming language concepts and tools focusing on design, implementation and efficient use."

Information for Authors

ACM Sigplan Notices is an informal unrefereed, monthly publication of the Special Interest Group on Programming Languages (SIGPLAN) of ACM. Articles appearing are to be taken as working papers and personal, rather than organizational statements. Technical contributions are printed at the discretion of the editor, based upon the following criteria:

Is the subject matter of relevance to the SIGPLAN interest area and membership?
Does the work say something likely to be interesting or useful to the SIGPLAN membership?
Does the paper meet acceptable professional standards for writing (including proper English grammar and spelling) and presentation?

Contributions should be transmitted electronically with unnumbered pages in PDF or Microsoft Word. Postscript is also acceptable. Contributions longer than one page must be single spaced. For typeset material, 10 or 11 point font is recommended with interline spacing of no more than 2 pt. Regardless of the paper size your article is formatted for, the entire text for each page must fit within a box of 7" (17.5 cm) by 9" (23 cm); contributions that do not conform to these requirements cannot be accepted. There should be no page headings, footings, or page numbers, but submissions should be numbered in pencil on the back of each page. Legibility is key to acceptance for printed papers.

The limit is 10 pages for technical submissions; additional pages are often allowed for language definitions. Authors are encouraged to make efficient use of page space, while paying close attention to the margin and legibility requirements noted above. All technical contributions must include the following on the first page: the names of all authors and the mailing address of at least one; a list of relevant keywords for the article; and a brief (100 words maximum) abstract. Technical contributions must be accompanied by a statement that the item is for publication. Generally, ACM SIGPLAN Notices will not publish an article that has appeared elsewhere.

All technical contributions, letters and announcements will be assumed to be intended for publication, both on paper and in any digital format ACM currently uses or may use in the future, unless a cover letter or email message indicates otherwise.

Promotional information for conferences and workshops sponsored by or in cooperation with SIGPLAN will be inserted into SIGPLAN Notices at no charge. Announcements may be limited to a single page, depending upon page limitations. Materials promoting non-SIGPLAN conferences will be accepted for a fee; for more information, please contact Lynne Lancaster in ACM's Advertising Department at (212) 869-7440 or lancaster@acm.org. Commercial product announcements are not accepted, but a technical article concerning a product may contain contact information.

If a letter or article is explicitely critical of another contribution, the editor reserves the right to delay publication to give the criticized author an opportunity to reply in the same issue. Requests for reprints, copies of reports, or references should be sent directly to the authors.

Methods of Contact

Contributions conforming to the above requirements should be sent to the Editor, using one of the following modes:

via Postal Mail:

Professor Mark Bailey
Department of Computer Science
Hamilton College
198 College Hill Road
Clinton, NY 13323

via Email:

sigplan@hamilt on.edu

Please use ASCII, MIME-encoded attachments, or UUENCODE.

Last modified: 17-Oct-2007 3:09 PM

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