Publication Guidelines

Please refer to our full submission guidelines (i.e., two-column, .5 inch margins, 10pt font, etc.).

Material for publication in Software Engineering Notes (SEN) may be submitted to the editor electronically as a .txt, .doc, or .tex file. CFPs and Advanced Programs for SIGSoft-sponsored or in-cooperation events may be submitted as .pdf files with all fonts embedded.

Because only the abstracts of papers and reports will appear in the print issue of SEN, authors should review their abstract to make sure it reflects the key points addressed in the document, which will appear in full in the ACM Digital Library.

By submitting your article for distribution in this Special Interest Group publication, you hereby grant to ACM the following non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide rights:

• to publish in print on condition of acceptance by the editor
• to digitize and post your article in the electronic version of this publication
• to include the article in the ACM Digital Library
• to allow users to copy and distribute the article for non-commercial, educational or research purposes

However, as a contributing author, you retain copyright to your article and ACM will make every effort to refer requests for commercial use directly to you.

Letters, abstracts, book reviews, specialized bibliographies, notices, news reports, etc., are all welcome. All contributions are considered personal rather than organizational; technical contributions are considered as unrefereed working papers. Controversy is encouraged, but personal attacks are not.

Submission Deadlines

SEN appears bimonthly (six issues a year). Please check with the editor for details on conference issues if you have a concern about the timeliness of a CFP or other contribution appearing in SEN.

Submission deadlines are 7 weeks before publication date or roughly:

• January 10th for the March issue
• March 10th for the May issue
• May 10th for the July issue
• July 10th for the September issue
• November 10th for the January issue

Note: SEN is transitioning to an all-electronic production process. It is anticipated that the production schedule may shorten to 4 weeks, in which case, the production schedule may allow additional time for late submissions. Please check with the editor if there are any questions on meeting the submission deadline.