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The Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) invites contributions to the 2004 Annual Meeting in the following categories: Refereed Research Paper, Non-Refereed Research Abstract, and proposals for a Workshop, Tutorial, Panel, Symposium, or Colloquium. Authors again have a choice of submitting a refereed research paper that will receive reviews from at least two referees or of submitting a non-refereed research abstract of 50 words or less (500 character maximum). If accepted, refereed research papers will be published in the Proceedings, as well as scheduled for presentation during the annual meeting. The Proceedings will be available in CD-ROM format only.

If an author elects to submit a non-refereed research abstract, it will be scheduled for presentation during the annual meeting, but will not be published in the Proceedings. Acceptance of abstracts and papers are subject to final approval by the track chairs. Proposals will be evaluated for possible inclusion in the annual meeting by appropriate track chairs or the program chair.

Authors are required to submit all contributions electronically using the instructions overviewed in the following section. When using the Web site for submission, contributors of refereed research papers and proposals for a workshop, tutorial, panel, symposium, and colloquium will also be required to submit an electronic version of their paper or proposal as an attachment. So that a double-blind review process can be maintained, the electronic file should contain only the body of the paper, with the title of the submission but no author identification information. Author identification information will be captured via a Web-based form.

Any individual-author or co-author may submit up to three refereed research papers and/or non-refereed research abstracts to the annual meeting. (This does not include invited papers, workshops, tutorials, panels, symposia, and colloquia.) The submission of a refereed research paper or non-refereed research abstract means the author certifies the manuscript is not copyrighted, has not been accepted for publication in a journal, has not been presented or accepted for presentation at a professional meeting, and currently is not under review for presentation at another professional meeting. (Material printed in its entirety in any conference proceedings is considered published.) Furthermore, the author certifies his/her intention to register for and attend the meeting to present the paper, abstract, or proposal if it is accepted. The copyrights for all forms of presentation at the Institute's Annual Meeting shall remain with the authors.

The submission deadline for refereed research papers is April 8, 2004. The submission deadline for non-refereed research abstracts and proposals for workshops, tutorials, panels, symposia, and colloquia is May 1, 2004. (Please refer to specific competitive awards for their respective submission deadlines.) All submissions will be acknowledged by email within two weeks. You must contact the program chair if you have not received a confirmation email within this timeframe.

Instructions for Electronic Submissions

  • Enter all required information on the Web-based submission form:
    • Title of submission (title changes will not be allowed at a later date),
    • Type of submission (i.e., Refereed Research Paper, Non-Refereed Research Abstract, or proposal for a Workshop, Tutorial, Panel, Symposium, or Colloquium),
    • Abstract of 50 words or less (500 character maximum, including spaces -longer abstracts will be automatically truncated),
    • Track that best fits the submission, and
    • Specify the file name, when you are prompted to submit an electronic file via a browser dialog box
      Note: The electronic file should contain only the body of the paper, with the title of the submission but no author identification information, for double-blind review.
      Note: The abstract of 50 words or less must be completed for all types of submissions including cases where an electronic paper is also being submitted.
      Note: All of the above information must be provided for the submission to be accepted. In addition, for a refereed research paper, you will also be asked to indicate if you want the paper scheduled for presentation at the annual meeting if it is not accepted for publication in the Proceedings (as if it had been submitted as a non-refereed research abstract).
  • When all data have been input on the Web-based submission form, please click on the "submit" button.

 

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Refereed Papers: April 8, 2004
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