Transactions on Machine Learning and Data Mining (ISSN: 1865-6781)


Authors Instructions

Manuscript Preparation:

Structure:
Follow this order when typing manuscripts: Title, Authors, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords, Main text, Acknowledgements, Appendix, References, Vitae, Figure Captions and then Tables. For online submission, please supply figures imported into the text AND also separately as original graphics files. Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article and do not include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise.

Text Layout:
Use double spacing and wide (3 cm) margins. (Avoid full justification, i.e., do not use a constant right-hand margin.) Ensure that each new paragraph is clearly indicated. Present tables and figure legends on separate pages at the end of the manuscript. If possible, consult a recent issue of the journal to become familiar with layout and conventions. Number all pages consecutively, use 12 or 10 pt font size and standard fonts.

Corresponding author:
Clearly indicate who is responsible for correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, including post-publication. Ensure that telephone and fax numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address. Full postal addresses must be given for all co-authors. Please consult a recent journal paper for style if possible.

Abstract:
A self-contained abstract (no more than 200 words) outlining in a single paragraph the aims, scope and conclusions of the paper must be supplied.

Keywords:
Immediately after the abstract, provide a list of 5-10 relatively independent keywords (avoid, for example, 'and', 'of'). Be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible.

Symbols:
Symbols and formulae should be clearly identified. All non-standard abbreviations or symbols should be identified when first mentioned and a distinction should be made between the letter O and zero; the letter l and the number one; and between K and Kappa.

Units:
Authors must use SI units. Any alternative versions of units may be added in parenthesis following the appropriate SI value.

Maths:
Number consecutively any equations that have to be displayed separately from the text (if referred to explicitly in the text).

References:
All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references following the text of the manuscript.

Text:
All citations in the text should refer to:
1. Single author: the author's name (without initials, unless there is ambiguity) and the year of publication;
2. Two authors: both authors' names and the year of publication;
3. Three or more authors: first author's name followed by 'et al.' and the year of publication.
Citations may be made directly (or parenthetically). Groups of references should be listed first alphabetically, then chronologically. Examples: "as demonstrated (Allan, 1996a, 1996b, 1999; Allan and Jones, 1995). Kramer et al. (2000) have recently shown ...."

List:
References should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters "a", "b", "c", etc., placed after the year of publication.
Examples:
Reference to a journal publication:
Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, J.A.J., Lupton, R.A., 2000. The art of writing a scientific article. J. Sci. Commun. 163, 51-59.
Reference to a book:
Strunk Jr., W., White, E.B., 1979. The Elements of Style, third ed. Macmillan, New York. Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
Mettam, G.R., Adams, L.B., 1999. How to prepare an electronic version of your article, in: Jones, B.S., Smith , R.Z. (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age. E-Publishing Inc., New York, pp. 281-304.

Citation style for ICDM/MLDM

P. Perner (Ed.), Advances in Data Mining – Applications in Medicine, Web Mining, Marketing, Image and Signal Mining, lnai 4065, Springer Verlag, Heidelberg, 2006

A particular paper:

R. Schmidt and T. Waligora, Using Prototypes and Adaption Rules for Diagnosis of Dysmorphic Syndromes, In: P. Perner (Ed.), Advances in Data Mining – Applications in Medicine, Web Mining, Marketing, Image and Signal Mining, lnai 4065, Springer Verlag, Heidelberg, 2006, p. 1-10

Tables:
Tables should be numbered consecutively and given suitable captions and each table should begin on a new page. No vertical rules should be used. Tables should not duplicate results presented elsewhere in the manuscript (for example, in graphs). Footnotes to tables should be typed below the table and should be referred to by superscript lowercase letters.

Notification:
Authors will be notified of the acceptance of their paper by the editor. The Publisher will also send a notification of receipt of the paper in production.

Copyright Form:
Please do not forget to submit the copyright form together with your manuscript.

PUBLICATION FEES:
The publication fee details for each article published in the journal are given below:
The publication fee for each published article is Euro 1500.
Once the paper is accepted for publication, the author will receive by email an electronic invoice. The fee form is also available on the Web site at www.ibai-publishing.org/journals. Submissions from the Editorial Board Members of the journal will receive a special discount of 30% on the total publication fee.

Invited paper submissions will receive a special discount of 30% on the total publication fee.

REPRINTS:
High quality printed reprints of published articles are available for purchase, if ordered, with a minimum number of 100 reprints.

Checklist for paper submission:

If accepted, the author will receive by email an electronic invoice.
Paper will appear in one of the issues online and as hard-copy.