Submissions and review
Submission categories
Papers
Authors are invited to submit a paper upon the approval of the abstracts. This invitation will include comments and most probably suggestions of the reviewers. The abstract reviewer will read and comment also on the paper draft.
– Full Papers may address any of the areas identified in the conference topics and should take cognisance of the conference theme. Full papers would be expected to be about 40′000 characters long, maximum 50′000, references included.
– Short Papers may focalize on late-breaking research results and on work in progress or innovative ideas.
Short Papers should not exceed 15′000 characters references included.
Both full and short papers will be published in the SDN 2009 proceedings.
Interactive Posters / Demonstrations / Panels
The program structure of the first conference afternoon schedules a series of parallel sessions addressed to smaller audiences. This allows to submit abstracts for various formats as mentioned above.
– Interactive poster submissions should consist in a two pages abstract including references plus a visual draft on one page A4.
– Demonstrations of procedures and prototypes should be submitted in a two A4 pages description which highlights conceptual or technical advances of the research finding, including the description of the live demonstration in the congress.
– Panel proposals should promise stimulating debate on forward-looking and/or contentious issues. They can be submitted by individuals interested in developing a panel session as well as by a group of participants with a common interest. Submission of abstract should consist in a two A4 pages description. Panel submissions are not anonymous.
Submissions should report original work and must not have been published previously.
Review process
The process for review is in two stages: abstracts and complete version for one of the conference formats as Full Papers, Short Papers, Interactive Posters / Demonstrations / Panels.
Both stages in the submission of Full and Short Papers will be peer-reviewed by an international panel of experts. For each abstract and paper, two reviewers will review in a double blind process, that will retain the anonymity of authors and reviewers.
Complete submissions for posters, demonstrations and panels in the second stage will be reviewed by the program committee.
Abstracts
Written abstracts should not exceed 7′500 characters plus references. The abstract should indicate the context of the research including the main findings and conclusions. Detailed instructions on the format and the submission procedure will be available on the symposium web site soon.
