Submission Instructions for Accepted Materials

This web page provides information about submitting final copy for papers, panels, and specials sessions. Instructions for some required fields differ for papers, panels, and special sessions. So, please read the entire page and take note of specific requirements. Submissions that do not conform to the expected standards, specifications, and formats will be returned to the author for corrections and/or alterations. Submissions that fail to meet the expected standards, specifications, and formats by the deadline will not be published.

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Deadlines

Preparation of Final Copy

NOTICE TO ALL AUTHORS: Several activities must be performed to ensure that your work is correctly represented in the conference program and proceedings. Please follow this list of steps carefully.

  1. Database Information Verification:  DUE by Friday, November 5, 2004

    Double check the information about your submission that is recorded in the SIGCSE 2005 database. Some authors may make title changes based on reviewers' comments or instructions received from the Program Committee. Please make modifications to the final title and author list immediately in the online database. THIS MODIFICATION IS URGENT -- the information is needed to prepare the Advance Program.

    To check and/or update your Title and Author(s) listing in the SIGCSE database, use your submission ID number and password assigned to your submission by accessing Form for Submitting Materials and Updating Proposer Information, and proceed to the section entitled Verify/Update Previously-Submitted Materials.

    Next:

  2. Verify Conformance to Format Requirements:

    Double check that your submission adheres to the SIGCSE 2005 Format Instructions and includes all required sections (i.e., Abstract, Categories & Subject Descriptors, General Terms, and Keywords).  These are the same guidelines published when you submitted your paper/panel/special session, so hopefully you should not have to make any significant modifications. We encourage authors to use the templates available on ACM's website.

  3. Insert copyright statement:

     All papers, panels, and special sessions submissions must have a copyright or permission release statement inserted in the lower left of the first column.

    The Publisher's Web page for papers provides instructions on how to add the appropriate notice for papers.

    The Publisher's Web page for panels and special sessions provides instructions on how to add the appropriate notice for panels and special sessions.

Submission of Final Copy: DUE by Wednesday, December 1, 2004

Note: Publisher's website will be activated for uploading final submission documents on November 3, 2004.

Electronic Submissions Only  (requires Netscape or Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher):

Three submissions are necessary: one to the online database maintained by SIGCSE and two to the publisher. The publisher is to receive (1) the pdf file and (2) a copy of the actual source file. The source file is needed to allow the publisher to extract text and data to produce the metadata for ACM's Dgital Library. Paper authors must also submit a signed copyright release form. The instructions below will guide you in submitting the final copies to the online database and the publisher.

Step (1): Complete final editing of your submission according to the instructions listed above.

Step (2): Convert your paper into Adobe PDF format. Be sure to retain a copy of the source document, as well. Refer to our hints on creating PDF documents.

Step (3): Using your ID number and password assigned to your submission for review, submit the pdf file of the final copy to the SIGCSE online database by accessing the Verify/Update Previously-Submitted Paper form -- this now works for papers, panels, special sessions or workshops.

Step (4):  Submit two files (pdf and source) to the publisher -- follow the submission instructions at the Publisher's Website. Note that the Publisher's website will be activated for uploading final submission files as of November 3, 2004.

Step (5):  Fax the ACM Copyright Release Form (for papers), or ACM Permission Form (for panels and special sessions) to the publisher. 

Instructions for papers are available at the Publisher's web page for papers.

Instructions for panels and special sessions are available at the Publisher's web page for panels and special sessions.

Step (6):  Send email to sigcse05-confirm@cs.haverford.edu with the subject line "type # IDnumber - lname", where

For example, the subject line "panel # 4 - Foo" indicates that author Foo has completed the submission procedures for a panel with the submission ID 4.

This email will inform the Publications Editor that

Deadline: All electronic submissions must be received by Wednesday, December 1, 2004.