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ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
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JOURNAL OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS
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The Journal of Complex Systems is a new journal, published by
HERMES Publishing Co. Web page: http://www.santafe.edu/~bonabeau.
Subscriptions: hermes@iway.fr, Attn: Subscriptions Dept.
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AIMS and SCOPES
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The Journal of Complex Systems aims to provide a medium of
communication for multidisciplinary approaches, either empirical
or theoretical, to the study of complex systems in such diverse
fields as biology, physics, engineering, economics, cognitive
science and social sciences, so as to promote the cross-
fertilization of ideas among all the scientific disciplines
having to deal with their own complex systems. By complex system,
it is meant a system comprised of a (usually large) number of
(usually strongly) interacting entities, processes, or agents, the
understanding of which requires the development, or the use of,
new scientific tools, nonlinear models, out-of equilibrium
descriptions and computer simulations. Understanding the behavior
of the whole from the behavior of its constituent units is a
recurring theme in modern science, and is the central topic of the
Journal of Complex Systems.
Papers suitable for publication in the Journal of Complex Systems
should deal with complex systems, from an empirical or theoretical
viewpoint, or both, in biology, physics, engineering, economics,
cognitive science and social sciences. This list is not exhaustive.
Papers should have a cross-disciplinary approach or perspective, and
have a significant scientific and technical content.
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EDITORIAL BOARD
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Eshel Ben-Jacob, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Eric Bonabeau (Editor-in-Chief), Santa Fe Institute, USA
Jean-Louis Dessalles, Telecom Paris, France
Nigel R. Franks, University of Bath, UK
Toshio Fukuda, Nagoya University, Japan
Paolo Gaudiano, Boston University, USA
Alfred Hubler, University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign, USA
Cliff Joslyn, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
Alan Kirman, GREQAM EHESS, France
Erik Mosekilde, The Technical University of Denmark
Avidan U. Neumann, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Scott Page, University of Iowa, USA
Diana Richards, University of Minnesota, USA
Frank Schweitzer, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
Ricard V. Sole,Universitat Politcnica de Catalunya, Spain
Peter Stadler, University of Vienna, Austria
Luc Steels, Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Guy Theraulaz, Paul Sabatier University, France
Andreas Wagner, Santa Fe Institute, USA
Gerard Weisbuch, Ecole Normale Superieure, France
Yi-Cheng Zhang, Universite de Fribourg, Switzerland
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INSTRUCTIONS for prospective AUTHORS
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Original papers can be submitted as regular papers or as letters.
Regular papers report detailed results, whereas letters are short
communications, not exceeding 3000 words, that report important new
results. Ideally, regular papers should contain between 3000 and
12000 words, but the editors may consider the publication of shorter
or longer papers if necessary. Short reviews and tutorials will also be
considered. Please contact the Editor-in-Chief (bonabeau@santafe.edu)
before embarking on a review or tutorial.
It is extremely important that papers contain a sufficiently long
introduction accessible to a wide readership, and that results be put
in broader perspective in the conclusion. However, the main body of a
paper should not have a low technical content under the pretext that
the journal is multi-disciplinary.
The submission of a manuscript will be taken to imply that thematerial
is original and has not been and will not be (unless not accepted in
the Journal of Complex Systems) submitted in equivalent form for
publication elsewhere.
Papers will be published in English. The American or the British forms
of spelling may be used, but this usage must be consistent throughout
the manuscript.
Electronic submission is requested. Authors that use LaTex should use
the template files which are available at the journal's web page
(http://www.santafe.edu/~bonabeau. Authors using word processors should
conform to the style given in the sample postscript file (jcs.ps) which
can also be downloaded from the journal's web page. A postscript file
is sufficient for the first submission. Source files will be requested
when the paper is accepted for publication.
To submit a paper, upload it by ftp:
> ftp ftp.santafe.edu
> Name: anonymous
> Password: you email address
> cd pub/bonabeau/incoming
> mput files
> bye
Files cannot be downloaded from there, and directories cannot be
created. After uploading your files, send an email to
bonabeau@santafe.edu including a list of all uploaded files, a brief
description of the paper and a list of keywords.
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SCHEDULE
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The first issue will be launched in late Spring 1998, based primarily on
refereed papers contributed by members of the editorial board. However,
papers for future issues can already be considered.
4 issues yearly.
Subscriptions: hermes@iway.fr, Attn: Subscriptions Dept.