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We warmly invite contributions to the StringMasters 2012 & 2013 Special Issue of the Journal of Discrete Algorithms according to the following CFP:

==> Note that the Call is open also to those who have not participated in any of the workshops, as long as the work deals with topics of StringMasters.

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*****  THIRD CALL FOR PAPERS: StringMasters 2012 & 2013  *****

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StringMasters is focussed on generating new collaborations, activating research and publishing papers that emerge out of discussions at the workshops. Hence a collection of papers originating from the Rouen 2012, London 2012, Verona 2013, and Prague 2013 meetings will be selected for a Special Issue of the Journal of Discrete Algorithms (JDA). For further information on this international journal please see:

http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaleditorialboard.cws_home/672711/editorialboard 

The special issue is centred on STRINGOLOGY, in any of the fields

- Combinatorics on words

- Algorithms on strings

- Applications of strings

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

* automata theory

* big data

* bioinformatics

* cache complexity

* compression

* data mining

* data structures

* geometry

* graphics

* graph problems

* indexing

* information theory

* internet issues

* musicology

* natural language processing

* network security

* statistics on words

* string matching

** Papers which are pure theory, theory supported by experimentation, and applied research are encouraged.

** Unpublished StringMasters results from previous workshops may be submitted (even if the authors were unable to attend any of the recent StringMasters). Submissions by non-participants are also welcome, subject to relevance.

** Papers must contain previously unpublished material; however, full versions of conference manuscripts may be submitted subject to citing the conference paper. 

** Survey papers which are relevant to the topics of the special issue are welcome and will be considered at the discretion of the editors.

** Submissions should be typically 10-20 pages (shorter or longer papers will be considered at the discretion of the editors).

** All submitted papers will be refereed according to the usual JDA refereeing process, namely a minimum of two reviews but usually three.

The Special Issue's schedule is:

 - Deadline for submission: 1 Nov 2013

 - Notification to authors: 1 March 2014

 - Submission of revised version: 15 April 2014

 - Response to authors: 1 June 2013

 - Submission of final version: 1 August 2014

To submit your article, go onto the JDA website at http://ees.elsevier.com/jda/, press the button 

"Submit your article", and from the pull-down menu "Choose your article type" select "StringMasters 2012 & 2013."

Expressions of interest in the StringMasters 2012 & 2013 special issue are welcome. 

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

Best regards from the guest editors,

Jackie & Maxime & Zsuzsa

Maxime Crochemore 

King's College, University of London

Jackie Daykin

Royal Holloway and King's College, University of London

J.Daykin@cs.rhul.ac.uk; jackie.daykin@kcl.ac.uk

Zsuzsanna Liptak

University of Verona, Italy

Co-Editors of the StringMasters 2012 & 2013 Special Issue Journal of

Discrete Algorithms, Elsevier

NOTE:

The websites of the four StringMasters meetings in 2012 and 2013 are:

* Rouen 2012 (30 Jan-1 Feb 2012):     http://www.stringmasters.org/2012/

* London 2012 (26-29 Mar 2012):    http://www.stringmasters.org/2012b/

* Verona 2013 (20-23 Feb 2013):    http://stringmasters.di.univr.it

* Prague 2013 (Sept. 2013):    http://www.stringology.org/event/StringMasters2013/

* previous meetings:   http://www.stringmasters.org/main_previous.php