Call For Articles
Crossroads, the Association for Computing Machinery Student Magazine
Linux (Fall 1999)
DUE DATE: March 2, 1999
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http://www.acm.org/crossroads/
The Crossroads editorial staff invites authors to submit articles dealing
with topics drawn from several areas pertaining to Linux. The following partial list of topics is provided to give prospective authors ideas for articles
and is by no means exhaustive; other relevant topics will be considered.
History and future of Linux
Interaction between Linux and other operating systems; Interaction
between Linux and various windowing systems
Software development issues and projects; Compatibility and portability
issues; Linux system administration
Linux and the Internet
Legal issues surrounding Linux and licensing
Productivity software and Linux
Linux Multimedia Development (e.g. 3D graphics rendering etc)
Articles should include a basic description of the kinds of problems being
worked on, the state of the art of research, the state of the art of
commercial applications, open problems, or future research/commercial
development trends. Interviews with researchers; reviews of related books,
software, videos, or conferences; and opinion columns on related issues
are also welcome. We especially encourage both undergraduate and
graduate students to submit articles. However, articles written or
coauthored by professionals will also be considered.
Crossroads articles should be written for a broad audience. They should be
easily understandable by someone who has had only the most basic
computer science instruction, and yet still be interesting to the advanced
computer enthusiast. Articles longer than 6000 words will generally not be
considered for publication. Feature articles should be between 1500 and
6000 words; reviews should be between 800 and 2000 words; and
opinion columns should be between 800 and 3000 words. Articles should be
written in a magazine style rather than a research paper style. In
consideration of our diverse readership, authors should try to use
language that is inclusive of people regardless of their gender, race,
religion, nationality, or field of study. Additional writing
guidelines and submission information are available online at the
Crossroads web site
(http://www.acm.org/crossroads/ doc/information/writing.html).
Crossroads is published both online and in print. We have a print
circulation of about 15,000. All back issues are available for free
on our website. Authors that have an article printed in Crossroads
can receive complementary copies of the issue they were published in.
All submissions should be formatted in HTML or plain text format and
emailed to [log in to unmask] Please include your submission in the
body of your message: DO NOT include it as an attachment. If you have any
images or graphics, put them somewhere on your own website and use a
full URL reference to them inside the article
(example use img src= http://www.myhome.edu/me/pic1.gif).
Submissions are due March 2, 1999. They will be reviewed shortly
thereafter and authors of accepted submissions will be notified
within two to three weeks of the deadline. For detailed submission
guidelines, see
http://www.acm.org/crossroads/doc/information/writing.html
Prospective authors are invited to send email to the editors of
Crossroads ([log in to unmask]) indicating their intention to
submit an article. In this way we can keep everyone informed of
any changes in deadlines or formats and to make sure we have a
good variety of articles. General questions should also be
sent to the Crossroads editors.
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