On Thu, 8 Jun 2006 09:55:07 +0100, Lucas Figueiredo
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>Dear Colleagues,
>
>Sorry if I have some obvious questions, but I am not used to (I do not
>know) some academic procedures.
>
>Is the review important for a conference? I have been reading the
>previous proceedings and I felt (maybe I am wrong) that the quality
>decreased. How was the review process carried on in the the first,
>second and third conferences (which seem to have better papers)?
>
Hi Lucas,
You mean that there will be no refereeing of the papers?
That's great news -I'll send in several!
See:
http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/scigen/
All the best,
Rui
>The review I received in the last symposium was also (I think) about
>the abstract.
>
>Most of the citations I got from space syntax refer to the Symposium,
>few people publish the papers in Journals after the Symposium or
>no-one cite the final version. If there is no review, I wonder if it
>is a good idea carry on a research based on the proceedings (the core
>of space syntax publications).
>
>Apart Environment and Planning B, where does space syntax is published
>(with proper review)? Does anyone recommend a journal?
>
>Regards,
>Lucas
>
>On 07/06/06, Ayse Sema Kubat <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> It has been some time since the first call. We would like to thank for
all the
>> constructive feedback received from you. Accordingly, we, as Istanbul
>> organizers, finalized the decision regarding the refeering process.
>>
>> We will be refeering only the abstracts to avoid a complicated reviewing
>> process. In order to gauge the quality of the work, we are asking for a
>> detailed abstract (400 words) with references. The abstract should state
>> clearly the aims and objectives of the paper, the content and background
>> literature, the method of inquiry or argument, the findings,
conclusions, the
>> applicability to the field, and the work to be done next. Once the
abstract has
>> been accepted, the full paper will be published in the proceedings as
long as
>> it is send on time. I would also like to remind you that we still would
not
>> have much flexibility with late submissions.
>>
>> I am sending you the "Call for papers" as an attachment to this mail.
Please
>> help to reach the call to anyone who might be interested.
>>
>> As before, you can direct any inquires about the symposium to our web
site or to
>> myself. Please feel free to email me if you have any comments or
suggestions.
>>
>> With warm regards,
>>
>> Professor (PhD) Ayse Sema Kubat
>> Chairperson of the 6th International Symposium on Space Syntax
>>
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