Instructions for Authors

  •  Manuscript Submission
  •  Review Process
  •  Revised and Final Version Submission
  •  Copyright
  •  Page Charges and Re-print


Manuscript Submission

We invites original, previously unpublished, research papers, review, survey and tutorial papers, application papers,
plus case studies, short research notes and letters, on both applied and theoretical aspects. Manuscripts should be
written in English. All the papers, except survey, should ideally not exceed 12,000 words (14 pages) in length.
Whenever applicable, submissions must include the following elements: title, authors, affiliations, contacts, abstract,
index terms, introduction, main text, conclusions, appendixes, acknowledgement, references, and biographies.

Papers should be formated into A4-size (8.27" x 11.69") pages, with main text of 10-point Times New Roman, in
single-spaced two-column format. Figures and tables must be sized as they are to appear in print. Figures should
be placed exactly where they are to appear within the text. Authors are strongly advised to follow the format of the final
version at this stage.

Papers should be submitted to the Journal's submission email addresses as below, with a covering email clearly
staring the name, address and affiliation of the corresponding author. Paper submissions are accepted only in PDF.
Other formats are not acceptable. Each paper will be provided with a paper ID for further reference.

Authors may suggest 2-4 reviewers when submitting their works, by providing us with the reviewers' title, full name
and contact information. The editor will decide whether the recommendations will be used or not.

Submission email addresses:
  • Journal of Computers:
  • Submission via E-mail to Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Prabhat Mahanti (Email: pmahanti@gmail.com)
  • Journal of Software:
  • Journal of Communications:
  • Journal of Multimedia:
  • Journal of Networks:

Submission implies that the manuscript has not been published previously, and is not currently submitted for
publication elsewhere. Submission also implies that the corresponding author has consent of all authors. Upon
acceptance for publication transfer of copyright will be made to Academy Publisher, article submission implies
author agreement with this policy


Conference Version

Submissions previously published in conference proceedings are eligible for consideration provided that the author
informs the Editors at the time of submission and that the submission has undergone substantial revision. In the
new submission, authors are required to cite the previous publication and very clearly indicate how the new
submission offers substantively novel or different contributions beyond those of the previously published work. The
appropriate way to indicate that your paper has been revised substantially is for the new paper to have a new title.
Author should supply a copy of the previous version to the Editor, and provide a brief description of the differences
between the submitted manuscript and the previous version.

If the authors provide a previously published conference submission, Editors will check the submission to determine
whether there has been sufficient new material added to warrant publication in the Journal. The Academy Publisher’
s guidelines are that the submission should contain a significant amount of new material, that is, material that has
not been published elsewhere. New results are not required; however, the submission should contain expansions
of key ideas, examples, elaborations, and so on, of the conference submission. The paper submitting to the journal
should differ from the previously published material by at least 30 percent.


Review Process

Submissions are accepted for review with the understanding that the same work has been neither submitted to, nor
published in, another publication. Concurrent submission to other publications will result in immediate rejection of
the submission.

All manuscripts will be subject to a well established, fair, unbiased peer review and refereeing procedure, and are
considered on the basis of their significance, novelty and usefulness to the Journals readership. The reviewing
structure will always ensure the anonymity of the referees. The review output will be one of the following decisions:
  1. Accept
  2. Accept with minor changes
  3. Accept with major changes
  4. Reject

The review process may take approximately three months to be completed. Should authors be requested by the
editor to revise the text, the revised version should be submitted within 3 months for a major revision or 1 month for a
minor revision. Authors who need more time are kindly requested to contact the Editor. The Editor reserves the right
to reject a paper if it does not meet the aims and scope of the journal, it is not technically sound, it is not revised
satisfactorily, or if it is inadequate in presentation.


Revised and Final Version Submission

Revised version should follow the same requirements as for the final version to format the paper, plus a short
summary about the modifications authors have made and author's response to reviewer's comments.

Authors are requested to use the Academy Publisher Journal Style for preparing the final camera-ready version. A
example paper is available (LaTex source: examplepaper_latex.tgz). A template in PDF (template.pdf) and an MS
word (template.doc) template can also be downloaded. Authors are requested to strictly follow the guidelines
specified in the templates. Only PDF format is acceptable. The PDF document should be sent as an open file, i.e.
without any data protection. Authors should submit their paper electronically through email to the Journal's
submission address. Please always refer to the paper ID in the submissions and any further enquiries.

Please do not use the Adobe Acrobat PDFWriter to generate the PDF file. Use the Adobe Acrobat Distiller instead,
which is contained in the same package as the Acrobat PDFWriter. Make sure that you have used Type 1 or True
Type Fonts (check with the Acrobat Reader or Acrobat Writer by clicking on File>Document Properties>Fonts to see
the list of fonts and their type used in the PDF document).


Copyright

Submission of your paper to this journal implies that the paper is not under submission for publication elsewhere.
Material which has been previously copyrighted, published, or accepted for publication will not be considered for
publication in this journal. Submission of a manuscript is interpreted as a statement of certification that no part of the
manuscript is copyrighted by any other publisher nor is under review by any other formal publication. By submitting
your manuscript to us, you agree on Academy Publisher copyright guidelines. It is your responsibility to ensure that
your manuscript does not cause any copyright infringements, defamation, and other problems.

Submitted papers are assumed to contain no proprietary material unprotected by patent or patent application;
responsibility for technical content and for protection of proprietary material rests solely with the author(s) and their
organizations and is not the responsibility of the Academy Publisher or its Editorial Staff. The main author is
responsible for ensuring that the article has been seen and approved by all the other authors. It is the responsibility
of the author to obtain all necessary copyright release permissions for the use of any copyrighted materials in the
manuscript prior to the submission. Click here for more information about Permission Request.

Authors are asked to sign a warranty and copyright agreement upon acceptance of their manuscript, before the
manuscript can be published. The Copyright Transfer Agreement can be downloaded here (in editable PDF).


Page Charges and Re-print

All the journals published by Academy Publisher are Open Access journals, which means that  the publication cost
should be covered by the author's institution or research funds. Click here to learn more about Open Access model.

The author's company or institution will be requested to pay EUR 240 for an accepted manuscript that is within 8
Journal's printed pages, and a page charge of EUR 50 per page exceeding 8 printed pages. The page charges are
mandatory. The maximum mandatory page charges are EUR 500 (14+ pages). In addition, translation paper
undergoes professional language checking will be charged EUR 10 per 1000 words (~1 page).

Authors can order hard copies of the issue with a price of EUR 100 for 1 copy, 160 for 2 copies, 180 for 3 copies, 50
per copy for 4 copies or more. Reprints of the paper can be ordered with a price of EUR 100 for 20, 160 for 40, 180
for 60, 50 per 20 for 80 or more reprints (without covers).

The Payment Form can be downloaded here (in editable PDF).

Manuscripts arising from research in developing countries may be eligible for half waiver of both publication and
print charges. A half waiver may also be granted for individual researchers without a host institution. Such application
however will be handled case by case.