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PQE Conference Proceedings Call for Papers

The proceedings of the 2008 PQE conference will be published as a special issue of the Journal of Modern Optics. The special issue will be edited by George Welch and Frank Narducci.

All plenary and invited speakers are encouraged to submit a written version of their PQE contribution to be published in the Conference Proceedings. (Written submissions from presenters of poster papers will be considered under special circumstances only. For further inquiries, please contact one of the editors.

Please note:
  • Manuscripts will be reviewed according to normal journal procedures.

  • We are sorry if we appear difficult, but please do not submit if you are not willing to review two other people's papers.

Contributions from invited speakers should be no longer than eight journal pages, or about 4000 words less any space utilized by figures, equations, and tables. Contributions from plenary speakers should be no longer than 16 journal pages, or about 8000 words, again less the space used by figures, equations, and tables.

Here are instructions for paper submission:

  • First, general information about the Journal of Modern optics and submission can be found at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09500340.asp

  • Next, instructions for authors can be found at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/tmopauth.asp

    But please note that the website says that papers can be up to 8000 words long. We need to impose a stricter page limit for the PQE special issue because of space limitations.

  • Finally, manuscripts are submitted by using the online submission system: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tmop

  • Important:You must make sure the paper is designated for the PQE special issue

    There is a box in the submision process where the author may state whether the paper is for a special issue or a regular issue, and which special issue it is for. In addition to this, authors may write in their cover letter that it is intended for the PQE special issue.

Manuscripts are due by February 29, 2008 to ensure publication in the special issue. If you need more time than this, or if you have difficulty with the online submission system, please contact either George or Frank at the addresses below.

Editorial contacts:

George Welch    [ grw (at) tamu (dot) edu ]
Frank Narducci    [ francesco.narducci (at) navy (dot) mil ]