The South African Computer Journal The South African Computer Journal The South African Computer Journal The South African Computer Journal
Volume No. 47. July 2011
ISSN 1015-7999
An official publication of the South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists Online: http://sacj.cs.uct.ac.za
Editor Co-Editor
Prof. Lucas Venter Prof. Paula Kotze
Director: Research Support, Meraka Institute
North –West University, Potchefstroom CSIR, Pretoria
[email protected] [email protected] Associate Editors: Information Systems
Prof. Irwin Brown Dr Elaine Byrne
Department of Information Systems Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Cape Town Mercer Street Lower, Dublin 2 [email protected] [email protected]
Associate Editors: Computer Science
A/Professor Scott Hazelhurst A/Professor Hussein Suleman School of Electrical & Information Engineering Department of Computer Science University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg University of Cape Town [email protected] [email protected]
Editorial Board
Prof. Judith M. Bishop
University of Pretoria, South Africa [email protected]
Prof. Richard J. Boland
Case Western University, U.S.A.
Prof. Donald. D. Cowan University of Waterloo, Canada [email protected] Prof. Jürg Gutknecht
ETH, Zurich, Switzerland [email protected]
Prof. R. Nigel Horspool University of Victoria, Canada [email protected]
Prof. Fred H. Lochovsky
University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong [email protected]
Prof. Kalle Lyytinen
Case Western Reserve University, U.S.A.
Prof. Mary L. Sofia
University of Pittsburgh, U.S.A.
[email protected] Prof. Basie H. von Soims
University of Johannesburg, South Africa [email protected]
Subscriptions
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Volume No. 47. July 2011
ISSN 1015-7999
An official publication of the South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists Online: http://sacj.cs.uct.ac.za
Notes for Contributors Scope
The South African Computer Journal is an accredited specialist IT academic journal, publishing research articles, technical reports and communications in English in the Computer Science and Information Systems domains. While it is intended primarily as a local forum for research publications, contributions from scholars from other countries are most welcome to submit articles for review. All research articles and technical reports submitted for publication are rigourously refereed by independent peer reviewers, ensuring that the journal publishes original work that is of international stature. The editorial board comprises local and international scholars of high repute. The journal, which appears approximately twice per year, is accessible through its online presence at sacj.cs.uct.ac.za. It is also distributed commercially through SABINET.
Electronic submission is preferred for all manuscripts. Register as an Author at
Sacj.cs.uct.ac.za.
Form of Manuscript
Manuscripts for review should be prepared according to the following guidelines:
• The first page should include:
o the title (as brief as possible) o the author’s initials and surname o the author’s affiliation and address o an abstract of less than 200 words o an appropriate keyword list
• Tables and figures should be numbered and titled.
• References should be listed at the end of the text in alphabetic order of the (first) author’s surname, and should be cited numerically.
Manuscripts accepted for publication should comply with guidelines as set out on the SACJ web page,
http://sacj.cs.uct.ac.za which gives a number of examples.
Charges
SACJ no longer has page fees.
Proofs
Accepted submissions that are not appropriately typeset by the author will be typeset by the production editor. Unless specifically requested, these typeset proofs will not be sent to authors prior to publication. Corrected proofs should be returned to the production editor within three days.
Letters and Communications
Letters to the editor are welcomed. They should be signed, and should be limited to about 500 words.
Announcements and communications of interest to the readership will be considered for publication in a separate section of the journal. Communications may also reflect minor research contributions.
However, such communications will not be refereed and will not be deemed as fully-fledged publications for state subsidy purposes.
Book Reviews
Contributions in this regard will be welcomed.
Views and opinions expressed in such reviews should, however, be regarded as those of the reviewer alone.
