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        On this page you will find detailed information about submission
        requirements for /IEEE TCBB/.


    Submission Information

*How to Submit*
Manuscript Central: Login Instructions <#login>
Uploading Materials for Peer Review <#uploading>

*Submission Types & Formatting*
Templates <#templates>
Manuscript Types & Formatting <#manuscript>
Comments Paper/Correspondence Item <#comments>
Keywords/Index Terms <#keywords>
Abstracts <#abstracts>
Color Images <#color>
Supplemental Material <#supplemental>
Non-Technical Material <#nontechnical>

*Other Information & Guidelines*
Author Contact Information <#author_contact>
Author Affiliation <#affiliation>
Author Responsibilities <#responsibilities>
Concurrent/Duplicate Submissions <#concurrent>
Preliminary/Conference Version(s) <#preliminary>

*Peer Review Details & Information*
IEEE Review Process Statement <#statement>
Requesting/Excluding Reviewers <#reviewers>
Double-Blind Review <#double>
Length of Review Process <#length>

	


    Information for Accepted Papers

Submitting Final Publication Materials <#final>
Online first publication model <#OnlineFirst>

*Forms & Charges*
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Pre-order an Issue
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*Copyright*
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Copyrights and Author Responsibilities <#Stone>

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      Manuscript Central: Login Instructions

To submit a manuscript to /TCBB/ please use Manuscript Central
<http://cs-ieee.manuscriptcentral.com>.

Sign in using your User ID and password. If you already have an account
but have forgotten your login or password, click "check for existing
account". Enter your email address and the system will send your account
information to you if it already exists. If you do not receive that
email, or if you do not already have an account, click "create a new
account". The bold fields are required information.

We ask that you enter some keywords in the "keyword" text box. Our
system links keywords to the names of potential reviewers, a feature
that expedites the review process. Also, if you anticipate that you will
need to be notified by more than one email address, please include it in
the "2nd email (CC)" field. You may mark this email address "active" or
"inactive" as appropriate.

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      Uploading Materials for Peer Review

You can upload your materials by using Manuscript Central
<http://cs-ieee.manuscriptcentral.com>. After you sign in, click "author
center" in the main menu. Then click "submit first draft of a new
manuscript". The system will guide you through the process.

*Editing Uploaded Files (Prior to Submission)*

Files may be edited after uploading.

    * Order: Please be sure to keep your main manuscript as number 1 in
      the list. Click on the pull-down menu in the "order" column and
      select the appropriate number. For example, if you want a file
      that is third in the list to appear second, then change the 3 to a 2.
    * Category: To change the category of a file, click on pull-down
      menu next to the category name and select a different category
      from the list.
    * Change Description: To change the description of a file click on
      the "i" button and type a new description into the field.
    * Delete: To delete a file you have uploaded click the "x" button.
      If you are deleting a file that was converted into PDF format,
      please be sure to delete both the original file and the file for
      review.

*Proofing and Submitting Files*

It is imperative that you carefully proofread your uploaded files before
completing the submission process, as we do not allow duplicate
submissions. Please check all special characters, mathematical symbols,
Greek letters, equations, tables and images, to ensure that they appear
properly.

Errors can be corrected by going to the original document located on
your computer and making any necessary changes. Then, return to the file
upload center ( screen 10
<javascript:screen('http://computer.org/portal/cms_docs_transactions/transactions/trans_all/author/help_page_images/screen10.jpg');>),
click "uploaded file ID", and re-upload the corrected manuscript, again
making sure to proofread it carefully. You may delete any previously
uploaded files by clicking on the trashcan icon.

You may leave files in the file manager and return to them later;
however, please be aware that your paper is not entered into the system
and we cannot begin the review process until you click the "submit your
manuscript" button on screen 12
<javascript:screen('http://computer.org/portal/cms_docs_transactions/transactions/trans_all/author/help_page_images/screen12.jpg');>.

*Emailing Corrected Files (After Submission)*

If you find that you have made an error in the submission of your
manuscript (e.g,. uploaded the wrong file, left one or more files out,
etc.), please email the TCBB Assistant <mailto:tcbb@computer.org> . Do
not attempt to delete and/or resubmit it into Manuscript Central, as
this will only produce duplicate entries of the paper.

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      Templates

These templates are meant to aid you in preparing a draft of your
manuscript for peer-review as well as to prepare final publication
materials that will closely translate into the final publication format.
This does not mean that the published paper will appear in this format.
The published paper will appear as formatted by IEEE Computer Society
publication staff.


        Double Column

    * LaTeX (TAR)
      <http://computer.org/portal/cms_docs_transactions/transactions/trans_all/author/transguide/ieeetran-final_sub.tar>
    * LaTeX (ZIP)
      <http://computer.org/portal/cms_docs_transactions/transactions/trans_all/author/transguide/ieeetran-final_sub.zip>
    * Word (ZIP)
      <http://www.computer.org/portal/cms_docs_transactions/transactions/trans_all/author/transguide/Trans_final_submission.zip>


        Single Column

    * LaTeX (TAR)
      <http://computer.org/portal/cms_docs_transactions/transactions/trans_all/author/transguide/ieeetran-peer_review.tar>
    * LaTeX (ZIP)
      <http://computer.org/portal/cms_docs_transactions/transactions/trans_all/author/transguide/ieeetran-peer_review.zip>
    * Word (ZIP)
      <http://www.computer.org/portal/cms_docs_transactions/transactions/trans_all/author/transguide/Peer_Review_Sample_Format.zip>

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      Manuscript Types & Formatting

/TCBB/ manuscript types and submission length guidelines are as follows:

    * Regular paper* – 14 double column pages
    * Short paper – 8 double column pages
    * Comments paper <#comments> – 2 double column pages

While double column is preferred, authors wishing to submit a single
column manuscript must adhere to the following page limits:

    * Regular paper* – 35 single column pages
    * Short paper – 15 single column pages
    * Comments paper <#comments> – 4 single column pages

Please note that double column will translate more readily into the
final publication format.

* Special Issue papers must adhere to the same page limit as regular and
short papers. Please contact our Peer Review Manager <mailto:
sawagner@computer.org> for more information regarding Special Issue papers.

A double column page is defined as a 7.875" x 10.75" page with 9.5-point
type, 12-point vertical spacing, and 1/2 inch margins. A single column
page is defined as an 8.5" x 11" page with 12-point type and 24-point
vertical spacing, containing approximately 250 words. All margins should
be one inch (top, bottom, right and left). These length limits are
taking into account reasonably-sized figures and references.

Submissions must include the following elements: title page, abstract,
index terms, illustrations, and bibliography. References should appear
in a separate bibliography at the end of the paper, with items referred
to by numerals in square brackets.

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. We
ask that you embed the figures in order to provide a smoother review
process for the editors and reviewers. Figures not correctly sized will
be returned to the author for reformatting.

Our Vice President for Publications has asked us to strictly enforce
these guidelines. So although we may have allowed papers to be submitted
in different formats in the past, we are no longer doing so.

For further style or formatting information, please see the submission
templates, consult the IEEE Computer Society Style Guide
<http://www.computer.org/portal/pages/ieeecs/publications/author/style/index.html>,
or direct questions to the TCBB Assistant <mailto:tcbb@computer.org>.

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      Comments Paper/Correspondence Item

A comments paper is a paper commenting on an error one has found in, or
a disagreement one has with, a previously published paper.

When submitting a comments paper, you must include the title and/or log
number of the previously published paper. The assistant will retrieve as
much information as possible about the paper being commented on, and
will forward the appropriate materials to the editor-in-chief (EIC). If
the editor who was assigned to the previously published paper is no
longer available, the EIC will assign the comments paper to another
editor whose expertise areas closely match the paper's topic.

For more information regarding this type of submission, please contact
the TCBB Assistant <mailto:tcbb@computer.org>.

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      Keywords/Index Terms

Keywords should be taken from the taxonomy
<http://www.computer.org/portal/pages/ieeecs/publications/author/ACMtaxonomy.html>.
Using the keywords from the keyword list is essential to the review
process because Manuscript Central
<http://cs-ieee.manuscriptcentral.com> links them to names of potential
reviewers who are associated with that area of expertise, thereby
expediting the review process.

We encourage all users to include keywords as part of their account
information. If you currently do not have keywords included as part of
your account information, you may add them by clicking the "edit your
information" button on the main menu. Scroll down the page until you
reach the "keywords" box. You may then select the keywords that apply to
you from the list provided.

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      Abstracts

An abstract must clearly state the nature and significance of the paper
and is required at the head of the manuscript. Abstracts must not
include mathematical expressions or bibliographic references.

Word limits for abstracts are:

    * Regular/Special Issue paper – 100 to 200 words
    * Short paper – 50 words

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      Color Images

This journal allows submissions that contain color images. You may
indicate the presence of color images in your paper on screen 1
<javascript:screen('http://computer.org/portal/cms_docs_transactions/transactions/trans_all/author/help_page_images/screen1_color.jpg');>
of the submission process. Please note that you must explain your
reasoning for including color images within your manuscript in the
"comments to editor-in-chief" box on screen 9
<javascript:screen('http://computer.org/portal/cms_docs_transactions/transactions/trans_all/author/help_page_images/screen9.jpg');>.
Images will be printed in color only when color is necessary. Final
approval to publish in color must be given by the editor-in-chief.

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      Supplemental Material

IEEE Computer Society Transactions accepts supplemental materials for
review with regular paper submissions. Types of supplemental material
can include: proofs, code, experimental data, short movies, appendices,
animations and audio files. These materials may be published on our
Digital Library <http://www.computer.org/publications/dlib/> with the
electronic version of the paper, where they can be accessed for free. A
pointer to the supplemental material will be included in the printed
version.

If an appendix makes a manuscript exceed the page limit, you will be
asked to designate the appendix as supplemental material. If the paper's
appendix is not designated as supplemental material, you must reduce the
paper in order to fit the page limit. As an example, Appendix F in this
guide
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has been posted as supplemental material.

All materials must follow US copyright guidelines and may not include
material previously copyrighted by another author, organization or
company. Please see our guidelines below for file specifications and
information. Any submitted materials that do not follow these
specifications will not be accepted.

    * Movies/Animations: .MOV, .AVI, .QT files acceptable, QuickTime 3
      format preferred, under 4 minutes in length, 320x240 pixels. File
      size must be minimized and download time must be considered. We
      recommend files not exceed 10 MB. Files larger than this may be
      returned for modification to make them smaller.
    * Audio: .AIFF, .AIFC, .WAV file formats acceptable, MP3 files
      preferred.

All downloadable media and files that require plug-ins, viewers, or
other special software not typically included in a default browser
configuration should include a link to the appropriate helper application.

If portions of your manuscript or supplemental files contain material
that is the legal property of another party, you must retain
pre-authorized written permission for reuse. Without proper clearance,
your files will not be reviewed or published. If you do have clearance,
please fax the documentation to 714.821.9975, to the attention of the
TCBB Assistant <mailto:tcbb@computer.org>, and mail the original along
with your signed and dated IEEE copyright transfer form to:

/TCBB/ Assistant
IEEE Computer Society
10662 Los Vaqueros Circle
Los Alamitos, CA 90720-2513
USA

In order to avoid delays, we recommend that authors outside of the USA
use a courier express service to send the form.

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      Non-Technical Material

It is essential that discussions of the social as well as the purely
technical aspects of electrical and electronics engineering work be
included in IEEE Publications. The following policies shall be
implemented by the Publication Services and Products Board and followed
by editors and authors:

    * The subject matter shall be relevant to the field of electrical or
      electronics engineering, or computer science, and the field's
      impact on society.
    * Reasonable efforts shall be made to provide for adequate and
      timely presentations of differing viewpoints.
    * Materials shall include a statement that the opinions expressed
      are those of the author, and no endorsement by the IEEE, its
      officials, or its members is implied.

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      Author Contact Information

Manuscript Central <http://cs-ieee.manuscriptcentral.com> requires
authors to enter a name and email address while registering. Email is
our primary means of communication, so it is very important to verify
that all information submitted is correct.

To update your account information at any time, click the "edit your
information" button in the main menu. Enter the new information in the
appropriate fields and click "submit information".

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      Author Affiliation

Additional institutions that contributing authors may be affiliated with
can be included in the "comments to editor-in-chief" box on screen 9
<javascript:screen('http://computer.org/portal/cms_docs_transactions/transactions/trans_all/author/help_page_images/screen9.jpg');>
of the submission process. You can also make any necessary changes to
the affiliation(s) when or if you upload a revised version. Use the
"previous" button until you reach screen 2
<javascript:screen('http://computer.org/portal/cms_docs_transactions/transactions/trans_all/author/help_page_images/screen2.jpg');>
in order to make changes.

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      Author Responsibilities

The IEEE outlines publication principles including authorship and author
responsibilities in the IEEE Policy 8.2.1
<http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs_iportals/iportals/publications/PSPB/opsmanual.pdf>
Responsibilities of Manuscript Authors. Items specific, but not limited,
to these principles are highlighted here:

    * Authorship credit and technical contribution
    * Coauthor awareness and approval of submission (or any revised version)
    * Ordering of authors on manuscript
    * Role of the corresponding author
    * Author conduct regarding plagiarism, dual submission, previous
      related work, and discussion of manuscript with reviewers
    * Citing the submitted paper in other relevant work under
      consideration for publication
    * Author responsibility for obtaining written permission to use
      material (i.e., charts, photographs, or other graphical or textual
      material) copywritten by other parties

Authors are responsible for reading and adhering to these guidelines.
You must withdraw your submission immediately if you are unable to
comply with any of them.

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      Concurrent/Duplicate Submission

Submissions to /TCBB/ must represent original material.

Papers are accepted for review with the understanding that the same work
has been neither submitted to, nor published in, another journal or
conference. If it is determined that a paper has already appeared in
anything more than a conference proceeding, or appears in or will appear
in any other publication before the editorial process at /TCBB/ is
completed, the paper will be automatically rejected.

Papers previously published in conference proceedings, digests,
preprints, or records are eligible for consideration provided that the
papers have undergone substantial revision, and that the author informs
the Transactions Assistant at the time of submission.

The question regarding concurrent submission appears on screen 1
<javascript:screen('http://computer.org/portal/cms_docs_transactions/transactions/trans_all/author/help_page_images/screen1_concurrent.jpg');>
in Manuscript Central <http://cs-ieee.manuscriptcentral.com>. Concurrent
submission to these Transactions and other publications is viewed as a
serious breach of ethics and, if detected, will result in immediate
rejection of the submission.

We do not accept duplicate submissions of manuscripts. If you need to
notify us of significant changes to the paper, please email the TCBB
Assistant <mailto:tcbb@computer.org>. Please do not attempt to upload
modified versions of papers that are already in Manuscript Central.
Identical submissions will be immediately rejected.

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      Preliminary/Conference Version(s)

If any portion of your submission has previously appeared in or will
appear in a conference proceeding, you should notify us at the time of
submitting, make sure that the submission references the conference
publication, and supply a copy of the conference version(s) to our
office. Please also provide a brief description of the differences
between the submitted manuscript and the preliminary version(s).

You must select the appropriate designation for the files on screen 11
<javascript:screen('http://computer.org/portal/cms_docs_transactions/transactions/trans_all/author/help_page_images/screen11_designation.jpg');>,
step 2 of the uploading process. The proper designation of files will
help the assistant, editors, and reviewers with differentiating between
the files

Please be aware that editors and reviewers are required to check the
submitted manuscript to determine whether a sufficient amount of new
material has been added to warrant publication in /TCBB/. The IEEE
Computer Society's guidelines specify that authors should only submit
original work that has neither appeared elsewhere for publication, nor
which is under review for another refereed publication. If you have used
your own previously published material as a basis for a new submission,
then you are required to cite the previous work(s) and clearly indicate
how the new submission offers substantively novel or different
contributions beyond those of the previously published work(s). Any
manuscript not meeting this criteria will be rejected. Copies of any
previously published work affiliated with the new submission must also
be included as supportive documentation upon submission.

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      IEEE Review Process Statement

The IEEE shall not accept or publish manuscripts in an archival journal
without prior peer review. There shall be a review process of
manuscripts by two or more independent referees who are conversant in
the pertinent subject area.

Editors of all regular technical periodical IEEE publications, except
IEEE SPECTRUM and Society newsletters, shall follow the review process
which shall be defined in the Publications Services and Products Board
(PSPB) Operations Manual.

Reviewers shall treat the contents of papers under review as privileged
information not to be disclosed to others before publication. It is
expected that no one with access to a paper under review will make any
inappropriate use of the special knowledge which that access provides.
Contents of abstracts submitted to conference program committees shall
be regarded as privileged as well, and handled in the same manner.

Periodicals which are published in cooperation with non-IEEE
organizations shall be encouraged to have a review policy that ensures
the quality of papers. This policy should be generally consistent with
the IEEE review policy contained in Policy 6.10 and procedures which
shall be specified in the PSPB Operations Manual.

The review process shall ensure that all authors have equal opportunity
for publication of their papers. Acceptance and scheduling of
publication of papers in these periodicals shall not be impeded by added
criteria and procedures beyond those contained in the review process.

To view the operations manual, or read IEEE Policy Section 6-Publication
Activities in its entirety, visit the IEEE Publication Services and
Products Board page <http://www.ieee.org/web/publications/PSPB/index.html>.

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      Requesting/Excluding Reviewers

You must indicate the reason for requesting or excluding reviewers in
the "comments to editor-in-chief" box on screen 9
<javascript:screen('http://computer.org/portal/cms_docs_transactions/transactions/trans_all/author/help_page_images/screen9_exclude.jpg');>
of the submission process.

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      Double-Blind Review

The peer review process assures the anonymity of the reviewers. You can
request review in which your identity is also kept from the reviewers.
This is called a double-blind review.

Requests for a double-blind review should be clearly indicated on screen
1
<javascript:screen('http://computer.org/portal/cms_docs_transactions/transactions/trans_all/author/help_page_images/screen1_doubleblind.jpg');>
of the submission process. It is your responsibility to ensure that all
electronic files and materials submitted for double-blind review do not
reveal your identity or the identities of contributing authors. This
includes files submitted as supplemental material <#supplemental> and
preliminary/conference versions <#preliminary>.

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      Length of Review Process

The length of the review process varies between papers, and many factors
affect the time it takes to review a paper. The time it takes for an
associate editor to be assigned, and for available, qualified reviewers
to be located, depends on the complexity and the type of material
submitted for review. /TCBB/ makes a concerted effort to keep the review
time to a minimum that is consistent with keeping /TCBB/'s reputation
for quality and integrity. Each submission placed into review is sent to
at least three reviewers, making one submission correspond to roughly
three review requests. The review process may take approximately six
months to be completed.

Since we make an effort not to "over use" individual reviewers, we hope
that you will make it a priority to help with the review of other /TCBB/
submissions when we call upon you.

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      Submitting Final Publication Materials

When your paper is accepted for publication, you will be sent a detailed
guide and an author checklist <#checklist> designed to help you meet the
final submission requirements. The guide describes acceptable text
editors and specifies style and formatting requirements. Please consult
this guide carefully to ensure proper submission format. Please note
that all IEEE Computer Society Transactions papers are edited
electronically; therefore, electronic materials are required for all
final submissions.

You will be required to submit your final publication materials by the
due date given in the acceptance letter. To avoid delays in the
publication process, please refer to the author checklist <#checklist>
below when preparing your materials. For more detailed information on
submitting your final publication materials (regarding graphics, file
submission, etc.) please click here
<http://www.computer.org/portal/pages/ieeecs/publications/author/transguide/electronicsub.html>.

*Author Checklist*

    * one non-editable copy (.pdf or .ps) of your complete manuscript
    * one editable copy (.doc or .tex) of your complete manuscript
      a complete manuscript includes:
    *
          o abstract
          o keywords/index terms
          o author affiliation data
          o main text
          o figures and tables (including captions and titles)
          o footnotes, if any
          o references*
          o photo and biography of each author** (regular or survey
            papers only)
    * a readme file including:
          o complete contact information for each author, with
            corresponding author indicated, including
                + mailing address with postal code
                + email
                + phone
                + fax
          o affiliation
          o any notes regarding production
    * signed copyright transfer form***

* Please do not send a .bib file, we only use .bbl files. Please include
only those references pertaining to the paper you are submitting.

** We prefer photos in .tif, .jpeg, or .eps format at 300dpi and sized
at 1"x1.25".

*** The author, in providing a signed copyright form, understands that
all copyrights in and to the above work are assigned to The Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. ("IEEE"). All text and
figures must be owned and created by the author, except possibly for
material such as text passages, figures, and data that clearly identify
the original source, with permission notices from the copyright owners
where required. Copyright clearance must be provided for the use of
commercial or non-public domain images. The author represents that
he/she has the power of authority to make and execute this assignment.

Please direct questions to the TCBB Assistant <mailto:tcbb@computer.org>.


      Online first publication model

Please be advised that as of 1 January 2007, the IEEE Computer Society
will move to an online first publication model, which means that your
paper will be posted online shortly after you submit all publication
materials. The PDF you submit will be stamped as a "Preprint" and sent
to the IEEE for posting in Xplore. After your paper has been edited and
you have reviewed your proofs, it will then be restamped as a "Rapid
Post," indicating that the paper is complete with the exception of
pagination.

If for any reason you would prefer not to have your paper posted as a
Preprint, please advise the Transactions Assistant immediately;
otherwise, your paper will be submitted for online posting shortly after
all materials are received.

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      Voluntary Page Charges and Reprints

After a manuscript is accepted for publication, the author's company or
institution is asked to pay a charge of $110 per printed page to cover
part of the cost of the publication. Page charges for the IEEE Computer
Society Transactions are not obligatory—payment is not a prerequisite
for publication. However, the author will receive 100 free reprints if
the charge is honored. Detailed instructions on paying page charges and
ordering reprints are sent to authors at the time the manuscript is
prepared for publication. Administration of page charges is handled by
the IEEE Computer Society Publications Office in Los Alamitos,
California. Please click here
<http://www.computer.org/author/reprint.htm> for further information
about purchasing reprints.

For additional information, please visit the IEEE Computer Society Web
site or contact the TCBB Assistant <mailto:tcbb@computer.org>.

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      Copyright Information

The author is responsible for obtaining copyright releases and corporate
and security clearances prior to submitting material for consideration.
It is the IEEE's policy
<http://www.ieee.org/web/publications/rights/copyrightpolicy.html> to
assume that all clearances are granted when a paper is submitted.

The copyright form should be printed out, reviewed, and signed and dated
(by hand). To avoid delays and ensure that the form is kept with the
correct manuscript, the top potion of the form should be completely
filled out with the manuscript title, the names of each author, and the
name of the publication to which the manuscript has been submitted.

The original, signed form should be mailed to:

/TCBB/ Assistant
IEEE Computer Society
10662 Los Vaqueros Circle
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      Copyrights and Author Responsibilities

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by Harold Stone outlines basic author responsibilities in the area of
copyright, re-use of material from your own previous publications and as
well as publications by others. It also touches on issues of duplicate,
simultaneous, and plagiarized publications.

"All /.../ authors should be familiar with the guidelines summarized in
Table 1 of this paper. Also, as recommended at the end of the paper,
authors should actually read the copyright agreement that they sign."

–Kevin Bowyer, emeritus EIC, /IEEE TPAMI/, 19 June 2000

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