INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS

Sumbmission of Final Version

The following files should be bundled ( gz, tar.gz, tgz, zip) and sent to the final submissions site by DECEMBER 21 (this is a firm deadline):

• Completed copyright form.
• Source (input) files:
1. For example, LaTeX2e files for the text and PS or EPS files for figures.
2. Final DVI file (for papers prepared using LaTeX/TeX).
3. Final PS file (please avoid using the option ''reverse order'').
4. Final PDF file (if possible).

The texts in all files must be identical, and they must match the contribution printout.

The volume editors will check the contributions, decide in which order they shall appear in the printed volume, and send the complete package for the volume on to Springer.

All submissions must comply with the LNCS style as described bellow.

Copyright Form

If unable to scan and submit electronically together with the source files fax Copyright Form to

Page Limit

There is a 12 page limit on the length of proceeding versions (this is a strict limit)

Default Author Instructions

Please read the default author instructions file typeinst.pdf

Proceedings and Other Multiauthor Volumes - Using LaTeX2e

In order to allow Springer to add hyperlinks to your manuscript in the online version, we recommend the use of LaTeX2e for the preparation of your camera-ready manuscript, together with the corresponding Springer class file - llncs2e.zip - which contains:

1. llncs.cls, Springer class file;
2. llncs.dem, sample input file, you can use it as a source for your own input;
3. llncs.doc (actually a TeX file), the documentation of the class, with detailed instructions on how the macro package works;
4. llncs.dvi, DVI resulting out of llncs.doc.

Proceedings and Other Multiauthor Volumes - Sample File

A LaTeX2e source file of the ''Authors' Instructions'' which may serve as further sample input is also provided - typeinst.zip contains a separate LaTeX file for the text and EPS file for the figure.

Proceedings and Other Multiauthor Volumes - Using Other Packages

Please follow the ''Author Instructions'' closely in order to make the volume look as uniform as possible.

Figures

If possible, please produce your figures electronically - please download techinen.pdf - and integrate them into your text file.

For LaTeX and TeX users Springer recommends using the style files psfig.sty (available at ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/graphics/psfig/psfig.sty) or epsf.tex (available at ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/knuth/local/lib/epsf.tex).

Supplementary Material

If you have supplementary material on your server, please give the volume editors a short description and give them the relevant URL, etc. Then Springer can add a description of this material to the LNCS Online volume entry, and create a link to your server, etc.

Springer LNCS author information site

For additional information on typesetting submissions see Springer LNCS author website.