Call For Articles
     Crossroads, the Association for Computing Machinery Student Magazine
                      Markup Languages (Winter 1999)

          DUE DATE: April 15, 1999
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SPECIAL NOTE: If you are interested in being a Student Guest Editor for
this issue, please contact us at [log in to unmask] or fill out the
online application for student guest editors
(www.acm.org/crossroads/doc/guested.html).

The Crossroads editorial staff invites authors to submit articles
dealing with topics drawn from several areas pertaining to Markup
Languages. 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, future, and comparisons of markup languages like
          Hypertext Markup Language (HTML),
          Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML),
          Extensible Markup Language (XML),
          Java Speech Markup Language (JSML),
          Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL),
          Handheld Device Markup Language (HDML),
          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/).

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. Submissions
are due April 15, 1999. They will be reviewed shortly thereafter and
authors of accepted submissions will be notified within two to three
weeks of the deadline.

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.