Transactions on Asian Language Information Processing
Information for Authors
Table of Contents
1. Scope
TALIP will primarily consist of research and survey papers and shorter concise research papers. The latter will provide a quick means for dissemination of information related to leading edge research in Asian language information processing, while the former is meant for publication of substantial research findings. Papers describing reproducible techniques and theory for systems and applications will also be considered. However, descriptions of specific products in the field with no proof of reproducibility will not be catered for.
TALIP will cover issues in NLP for Asian languages broadly. Aspects including theory, systems design, evaluation, and applications in the fields will be covered. Emphasis will be placed on the originality and the "re-use" value of theory, technology, and applications in the field.
2. Submissions
Please submit papers in PDF format using the web-based submission system Manuscript Central. The Editor-in-Chief will assign each submission to an Associate Editor with expertise in the appropriate area. The Associate Editor will be responsible for obtaining at least three reviews of the paper and make a recommendation to the Editor-in-Chief. According to the recommendation, the Editor-in-Chief will decide whether to publish the paper.
To ensure proper indexing, classification, retrieval, and dissemination, authors must include the following in the manuscript:
- Descriptive title
- Author names and affiliations
- Abstract
- Content indicators
- Citations to relevant literature
The following are guidelines for the preparation of this material.
3. Style Guidelines
The entire manuscript, including the abstract, text, footnotes, references, and figure captions, should be double-spaced. Numbered section headings should be used to facilitate readability. Language which reflects prejudice (e.g., sexism, racism) should be avoided. The introduction should clearly describe previous research on related topics. Care should be taken to specify clearly all procedures essential to the research. When a paper concerns a new piece of software, comparisons to similar programs, benchmarks, and a discussion of limitations should be included.
Generic names are preferred to specific product names. However, when they imply essential aspects of a procedure, as when a specific product has unique features, the product names may be included for clarity. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to quote long passages (60 words or more) from any material that appeared in a non-ACM publication.
3.1 Title and Abstract
Use a specific and informative title. Typically, a title might contain 6 to
12 words. Avoid special symbols and formulas in titles unless essential to
indicate content. Authors' names should be given without titles or degrees,
along with the name of the sponsoring or
The abstract should be 150 to 200 words long and should consist of short, direct, and complete sentences. The abstract should state the objectives of the work, summarize the results, and give the principal conclusions. It should also indicate whether the focus is on theoretical developments or on practical questions and whether subject matter or method is emphasized. Avoid starting with the words: This paper. Work planned but not done should not be described in the abstract. Because abstracts are often extracted from a paper and used separately, avoid the use of the first person, display mathematics, and citations.
3.2 Aids for Classification
Categories and Subject Descriptors should be selected from the ACM Computing Classification System (CCS), which can be found at http://www.acm.org/class/1998/. Use as many descriptors as applicable. General Terms are those common to more than one area of computing and are chosen from the fixed list that accompanies the classification system.
Additional Keywords and Phrases consist of English language words that may also be useful for indexing. These may be synonymous with terms in the classification system, may be more specific than the subject descriptors, or may not be covered by the existing system at all. In this last case, use specific terms whose meaning is generally accepted in the computing community. Do not use broad, catchall terms (such as computer, system, or automatic) and do not use private terms or acronyms.
3.3 Mathematical and Symbolic Expressions
Short mathematical equations and other expressions in the text should be run
in: (instead of each being displayed on a separate line). Avoid exponents
having multiple levels of superscription: e sup {x sup 2 + y sup 2}, use exp (x
sup 2 + y sup 2). Likewise, avoid the use of built-up fractions in the text.
For example, instead of {1} over {italic {n}}, use either 1 / italic {n} or the
ne
Equations that are referred to later in the text should be numbered sequentially and referred to, for instance, as Eq. 1. Do not number equations that are not referred to in the text.
3.4 Statistics
For empirical studies, the procedure should be presented in sufficient detail to be replicated by other researchers. Statistical tests should be included to support empirical claims. When reporting statistics, the name of the statistic, the degrees of freedom, the value obtained, and the p-value should be reported, e.g., F(3,65) = 4.83, p < 0.01.
3.5 Figures
Figures include graphs of results, schematic drawings, samples of output, screen, and photographs of special equipment or displays. Each figure should be numbered and have a caption. Upon publication, figures will be reduced to approximately 12.7 cm (5 inches) in width. Care should be taken to ensure that the legends and labels within the figure are large enough to be readable after they are reduced. For final submissions, high quality (at least 600 dpi) figures should be included. Color prints can be reproduced, although this adds to production costs and must be approved by the Editor-in-Chief.
3.6 Citations and the Reference List
Relevant publications accessible to the public (i.e., articles in standard journals and open conference proceedings) should be cited. References cited in the text should include the last name of the author(s) and the year of publication, for example [Bush 1945] or [Salton and McGill 1983]. When the citation(s) includes three or more authors, only the first author should be mentioned by name (e.g., [Foley et al. 1990]). A trailing lower case letter should distinguish multiple papers by the same author(s) published during a single year, for example [Winograd and Flores 1987a]. Multiple citations in the same sentence should be enclosed within brackets and separated by semicolons, for example, [Halasz 1988; VanRijsbergen 1975].
The reference list should be arranged alphabetically by the author's last
name, followed by the date. In the case of multiple listings by a single
author, the earliest publication appears first. When an author is listed both
as a single author and as a senior author with coauthor(s), all of the
single-author listings precede the multiple-author listings, with the latter
arranged alphabetically by last name of successive authors. A
References to items in periodicals: These should take the form: author, title, journal, volume number, date, and pages. Author(s) should be given last name first; likewise for editors, with the name followed by (Ed.). The author's name always ends with a period, either the period that follows the initial or a period specifically for that purpose. This is followed by the year. In the title, only the first word and proper names (or their derivatives) should be capitalized, and the title should end with a period. For example:
SCHWARTZ, J.T. 1980 Ultracomputers, ACM Trans. Program Lang. Syst. 2, 4 , 484-521.
References to reports or proceedings:
Author(s) and title - same as for periodicals. This is followed by the report number, source, date, and pages.
References to books: Author(s) - same as above. Title - all principal words start with a capital letter. The title is followed by the publisher, city, year, and any specific chapters or pages.
4. Copyright and Paper Charges
4.1 Copyright and Use Agreement
If the paper is acceptable after refereeing, each author will be asked to
sign an ACM copyright form, either transferring copyright to ACM or declaring
that the paper is part of government work. Copyright transfer forms may be
obtained from copyrightforms@acm.org.
The return of the signed form completes the acceptance process. Authors retain
liberal rights to material published by ACM. Further information may be
obtained from the
Abstracting of material in ACM publications is permitted with credit to the
source. Libraries are permitted to photocopy beyond the limits of U.S.
Copyright Law, for private use of patrons, those articles that carry a code at
the bottom of the first page, provided the per-copy fee indicated in the code
is paid through the
4.2 Proofs, Page Charges, and Reprints
The first author will receive either
Author's institutions or corporations are
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Last update: August 14, 2007