Abstract

Fred B. Schneider: The mechanics of paper submission and review

Lots must happen between the birth of an idea and its publication in a conference proceedings or professional journal.  This talk will survey the least intellectually exciting steps of that process:

 o  How to choose a venue for publication
 o  Exactly what the editor or program committee chair does after the paper is received.
 o  How to write a referee report that is helpful for the editor and author.

Hints on writing papers emerge from knowledge of these mechanics, and these hints will be discussed.