ACM Transactions on Internet Technology
Submission Instructions and Editorial Policies
This page details the process of submission and subsequent review, as well as the pertinent journal publication policies. Note that the instructions for authors have changed substantially as we have just completed the transition to an online system for processing papers. Please see the ACM journal guidelines or contact the Editor-in-Chief (EIC) if you have any questions.
Submission Guidelines
Each paper's content must be within the journal's scope. See the Subject Coverage page for further information. TOIT will not publish papers that have already appeared in conference proceedings, unless they have been extended or modified to add substantial "value" to previously published versions (see self prior publication policy below). Paper content must be substantially different from any work appearing in this or another journal.
Papers should be submitted via the Manuscript Central website:
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/acm/toit
Submissions must be in PDF using ACM's template. Recommended page length for submissions is 20-25 pages. Submissions should be no longer than 30 pages.
Vision Papers: Vision paper submissions are handled by the Editor-in-Chief with a selection of Associate Editors. The review process for vision paper submissions is the same as regular paper submissions. We encourage authors to contact the Editor-in-Chief to discuss a potential Vision Paper topic prior to submitting this manuscript type.
Special Issues: Submissions to a special issue will be evaluated together to select the top ranked papers for the special issue or a special session in a regular TOIT issue.
For Special Issue proposals, please refer to the Special Issue Proposal Instructions.
Prior Publication Policy/Self-plagiarism
We assume the content of every submission to be novel work of the authors. However, authors are allowed to base their submission on their own prior writings under the following conditions:
If a submission is based on any of the authors' previously published writings (e.g., those appearing in a conference proceedings), the authors should upload each such prior publication, cite it from the submission, and comment on the novelty of the submission with respect to it.
If a submission is based on any of the authors' unpublished writings (e.g., those released as a report or on their webpage), the authors should upload each such prior publication, but do not need to cite it from the submission.
In either case, authors should disclose any overlap in their cover letter. We evaluate all submissions for potential plagiarism and we encourage reviewers to judge the novelty of any submission. A failure by authors to disclose their prior work is grounds for rejection.
Our expectation is that any journal submission should make original contributions over existing literature, including the authors' own prior published results.
Please consult the ACM policy for additional guidance.
Submission & Review Process
The following describes the submission and subsequent review process for TOIT.
The author submits his paper to the Editor-in-Chief (EIC) via the Manuscript Central website. An initial cursory review by the EIC will validate that the paper content is appropriate both in scope and quality. If the paper is deemed inappropriate, it will be rejected without review. Otherwise, the EIC will decide to process the paper directly or assign it to one of the associate editors (see the TOIT Editorial Board for a list of potential editors).
If the Editor decides to put the submission through the regular review process, he/she may retain reviewers for expert opinions and detailed useful comments for the authors. The number of reviewers may range between 0 and 5, with the Editor optionally serving as a reviewer. In all but the most unusual cases, 3 external reviewers will be contacted. The Editor will work to limit each review cycle to an average of four months.
The Editor makes an editorial decision on the submission, using reviewers' comments and recommendations as input (only as input). If the reviews are not clear or detailed enough, or the reviews diverge substantially, the Editor may communicate with the reviewers and seek additional verbal comments, and use them as additional input. The Editor may send the authors some or all of the reviewers' comments, and may withhold certain comments from the authors at his/her discretion. The editorial decision may be one of reject, request for a minor revision, request for a major revision, conditional accept, and unconditional accept. In all cases of acceptance, the Editor will seek input from the Editor-in-Chief.
If the author disagrees with the reject decision, he/she should communicate with the Editor and make his/her case and/or seek clarification. If the author wishes to appeal the decision, he/she should request the Editor to seek arbitration by the EIC. The EIC will review all materials and make a judgement on the merits of the appeal. The decision by the Editor-in-Chief is final.
Note: Simple disagreement with the reviewers is not sufficient justification for re-evaluation. Authors must demonstrate that there was substantial procedural failure by the reviewers or AEs to obtain an EIC review.
Note regarding previously rejected manuscripts: Per journal policy, papers that have been rejected by ACM TOIT are not eligible for resubmission to ACM TOIT for 12 months following the rejection date.
Review Timeline
The following describes the typical review timeline for TOIT.
The initial cursory review by EIC often takes less than a week.
Each round of review takes about four months on average.
Accepted papers appear online in about one-two months on average.
Supplemental Online-only Material
Please provide a brief description of your supplementary online-only material (i.e., text and multimedia material) to be published in the Digital Library. A short "readme.txt" file will appear in the DL along with your supplementary material describing its content and whatever requirements there are for using it.
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