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Begin forwarded message: > From: Robert Marks <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Tue May 21, 2002 05:15:58 AM Europe/London > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Call for Papers: Complex Multi-agent interaction dynamics > Reply-To: [log in to unmask] > > Call for Papers: Complex Multi-agent interaction dynamics > > Please forward this call for papers to any relevant lists or individuals > > The journal Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society (DDNS) is > producing a > special issue on the topic of "Complex multi-agent interaction > dynamics". > > DDNS's main field of interest is the use of nonlinear difference > equations > to model complex phenomena in natural and social systems. However, the > rise > in computer processing power, and the development of powerful parallel > processing hardware and software, has made it possible to model many > complex systems as the result of the interactions of discrete agents. > > This special issue of DDNS will focus exclusively upon this approach to > system modelling. Papers will be considered on any and all topics, so > long > as the paper meets the parameters of using interactive multiple agent > systems to generate or explain complex systems. > > While it is expected that the majority of papers will report on computer > simulations of complex systems, we will also consider papers that > consider > the philosophical and methodological issues involved, or that consider > the > relationship of this approach to modelling to more traditional > techniques > (such as systems of difference or differential equations). Book reviews > are > also invited. > > The editors for this special issue are: > > Steve Keen, University of Western Sydney: [log in to unmask] > > Ric Herbert, University of Newcastle: [log in to unmask] > > Russell Standish, University of New South Wales: > [log in to unmask] > > Papers should be no more than 6,000 words in length (2,000 words for > book > reviews), and should where possible include colour reproductions of any > graphics (DDNS frequently prints high quality colour plate > reproductions). > > Submitted papers should use the following format: > > * Electronic submission, either by anonymous ftp to: > ftp://parallel.hpc.unsw.edu.au/DDNS; or > by email attachment to the editors for this special issue > > PDF is the preferred file format (check with the editors before > submitting > files in any other format apart from PDF or Microsoft Word); > > Two files must be submitted: One an abstract noting author(s), > affiliations, & physical and email addresses; a second file containing > the > submitted paper plus abstract, without authorship details; > > File names should follow the convention > DDNS_PrimaryAuthorSurnameAbstract & > DDNS_PrimaryAuthorSurname; these will be changed to a numerical naming > system when sent to referees; > > Headers and footers should identify the paper title, page number etc., > but > should not mention author names; > > Limitations should be placed on the quality of any graphics to keep file > size below 2 megabytes; > > The deadline for paper submission is August 31st, 2002. > > About the Journal > > DDNS is an refereed international multidisciplinary research and review > journal, published 4 times a year by Gordon and Breach Harwood Science > Publications, which is a Member of the Taylor & Francis Group. For more > information, please consult the journal's Web Page: > http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/10260226.html > > > Home Page: http://www.debunking-economics.com > http://bus.uws.edu.au/steve-keen/ > http://www.stevekeen.net > Associate Professor Steve Keen > School of Economics and Finance > Campbelltown Campus, Building 11 Room 30, > UNIVERSITY WESTERN SYDNEY > LOCKED BAG 1797 > PENRITH SOUTH DC NSW 1797 > Australia > [log in to unmask] 61 2 4620-3016 Fax 61 2 4626-6683 > Mobile 0409 716 088 > > > -- > Robert MARKS, Australian Graduate School of Management, > UNSW SYDNEY, NSW 2052, Australia > Home page: <http://www.agsm.edu.au/~bobm> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > DISCLAIMER: This email and any files transmitted with it are > confidential and may be subject to copyright. They are intended solely > for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. 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