Call for Papers

General Editors-in-Chief (EiC) Dr. Mustapha LEBBAH (University of Paris 13, France) Dr. Franz Ko (Dong-A University, Korea)

International Journal of Networked Computing and Advanced Information Management (IJNCM) focuses on the traditional and/or hybrid researches/theories/technologies/architecture and its applications on the various aspects of advances in Networked Computing, Information Management and Sciences and Digital Content, Multimedia Technologies. Scope of IJNCM covers the following areas: Track 1: Research Issues and Technical/ Industrial Application results on Networked Computing, Advanced Information Science Track 2: Research Issues and Technical/ Industrial Application results on Advanced Information Management and Service Track 3: Research Issues and Technical/ Industrial Application results on Digital Content, Multimedia Technologies and their Applications For more details, click here Nowadays, the fields of Networked Computing, Information Management and Digital Content are facing more challenges than ever. IJNCM oversees fundamental advances and extraordinary opportunities for novel and future oriented applications. IJNCM will continue its mission of promoting high level research efforts and novel applications through specialized international journal. NCM strives to maintain its status as a genuine high quality international journal that gathers high quality papers from scholars and researchers all over the world. We hope to build solid foundation for further development of Networked Computing, Information Management and Digital Content. We believe that IJNCM will inspire and motivate scholars to pursue further research for the dynamic development of Networked Computing, Information Management and Digital Content. The aim of the journal is to provide fast publication of refereed, high quality original research papers in all branches of Networked Computing, Information Management and Sciences and Digital Content, Multimedia Technologies.

Submission: Authors are cordially invited to submit papers in IJNCM's web site. In order to submit the paper, you have to be registered in our web site. If you have some problems with paper submission or with registration in IJNCM's web site, please feel free to contact Dr. Yun Ji Na(ijncm@aicit.org, Executive Publication Editor-in-Chief). Please strictly follow the designated format for IJNCM. To download the template file, click here => (DOC). Manuscripts submitted to this journal will be deemed as they have not been published and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Please visit the journal's site for more information. (http://www.aicit.org/ijncm)

Paper Types: We welcome all kinds of the papers, reports and articles which can give meaningful information to other authors/members. - Original Research papers - Technical Reports - Technical Articles - Surveys and/or Analysis of the New Trends We invite you to submit a letter of 4-6 pages (between 3000-4000 words in length) or a full paper of 8-14 pages (more than 5000 words in length).

FORMAL CONDITIONS OF ACCEPTANCE

Papers will only be published in English. Each typescript must be accompanied by a statement that it has not been submitted for publication elsewhere in English. Previous presentation at a conference, or publication in another language, should be disclosed. All papers are refereed, and the Editor-in-Chief reserves the right to refuse any typescript, whether on invitation or otherwise, and to make suggestions and/or modifications before publication. Typescripts which have been accepted become the property of AICIT. It is a condition of acceptance that copyright shall be vested in AICIT.

Publication and Review Period

Publication - Biannually (April 30, October 31, 2 times in a year)

Review - 4-6 weeks, by 3-4 reviewers

Call for Colleagues (Associate Editors-in-Chief, Editors, Editors-in-Chief of Topics) We are inviting some scholars who serve the journal as editors, associate editors-in-chief and editors-in-chief of topics. If you want to be colleagues, please visit the website and submit your information. For more details, please visit the menus and see the conditions. - Call for Editors and Associate Editors-in-Chief: http://www.aicit.org/ijncm/calls/call_for_editors.html?jname=IJNCM - Call for Editors-in-Chief of Topics: http://www.aicit.org/ijncm/calls/cfeic.html?jname=IJNCM

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Copyright Notice

Dear Authors,

For successful publication in the IJNCM, your agreement is required. Please carefully read the terms of this license. Please understand that submission of the FINAL version of your paper to the IJNCM online system means that you and all co-authors of this paper agree to the terms of license. A copyright form is not required for confirmation.

Submitting your paper to the IJNCM means that you grant us the exclusive right to reproduce and/or distribute your article in a whole (including abstract and references) throughout the world in electronic, printed or any other medium. You agree that we at any time may publish your article, and that we may sell or distribute it, on its own, or with other related material.

The paper that authors submit to the IJNCM must be an original work, never published earlier in any medium and not currently under consideration for publication. Authors guarantee to the best of your knowledge that your paper does not contain anything that may be considered illegal, libelous or infringes other organization/publisher/party's copyright. Authors must also guarantee that authors have the unrestricted permission of the owner of any copyrighted material that you use in the paper. This guarantee should be clearly acknowledged in the text. After the paper has been submitted and accepted for publication, the author may use the paper just as any other academic material.

We guarantee to respect all the rights of the authors. We will make sure that the authors' names are clearly and promptly associated with the published work. Apart from some necessary editorial changes that are required for publication following our official standard, we will not make any substantial alterations to the papers without discussing it with the author.

IJNCM Publication Team

Publication Ethics

The journals of AICIT strictly adhere to the publication ethics outlined below and prohibit any malpractices regarding publication. Ethical standards for publication encourage high-quality scientific research and papers and thus very important for the development of promising and respected network of knowledge. In this regard we declare publication ethics for authors, editors, reviewers and publisher itself.

• Duties of Authors (Taboos)

Falsification of data - Range from fabrication to deceptive reporting of findings and omission of conflicting data, or willful distortion of data, which disgrace the scientific mind and research and implant mistrust.
Plagiarism - The appropriation of ideas and works from others without giving them credit. Copying even one sentence from someone's manuscript without proper citation is considered plagiarism
Improprieties of authorship - Improper assignment of credit, such as excluding some who contributed to the work or including some who didn't make a definite contribution.
Multiple or concurrent submissions - Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously, which therefore, waste the time of editors and peer reviewers, and possibly defame the journal's reputation if published in more than one.
Redundant publications - Publishing many very similar manuscripts based on the same experiment.
Inappropriate behavior in relation to misconduct - This includes unfounded or knowingly false accusations of misconduct, failure to report known or suspected misconduct, withholding or destruction of information relevant to a claim of misconduct and retaliation against persons involved in the allegation or investigation.

• Duties of Editors and Reviewers

The journals of AICIT has a Double-blind peer review process, which includes two reviewers from editors and one from invited reviewer from experienced professors or doctors and author recommends 3 additional reviewers. After 3 to 6 reviewers review the paper, the editor-in-chief makes the final decision.
Editors and reviewers during the review process should follow the principles stated below:

- Fair play
- Confidentiality
- Promptness
- Contribution to the final decision
- Standards of Objective
- Acknowledgement of Source
- Disclosure and Conflicts of interest

• Duties of the Publisher

Advanced Institute of Convergence Information Technology (AICIT) as a respected and credible international journal, ensures that we strictly observe principles and standards on ethical matters and are strongly against any malpractices regarding publication, maintaining the integrity of the published record and publishing the most objective and unbiased information possible. We also do not allow advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue to have any influence on our publication decision as well as our journals cannot be used for personal or commercial interests. AICIT always works for the development of information convergence in science, technology and many others.