------- Special Section on Advanced Technologies in Antennas and Propagation in Conjunction with Main Topics of ISAP2009 -------
 
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The IEICE Transactions on Communications announces that it will publish a special section entitled "Special Section on Advanced Technologies in Antennas and Propagation Conjunction with Main Topics of ISAP2009" in October 2010.

The 2009 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (ISAP2009) will be held in Bangkok, Thailand during October 20-23, 2009, which aims at providing an international forum for exchanging information on the progress of research and development in antennas, propagation, electromagnetic wave theory, and the related fields. This symposium is the 14th ISAP and a series of the symposia have gained high reputation for its excellent quality of the presented papers. By taking this opportunity the special section has been planned to publish papers on advanced technologies in antennas, propagation and the related fields. The special section seeks for submission particularly from, but not limited to, the authors of ISAP2009.

1. Scope
This special section aims at timely dissemination of research in these areas. The major topics include, but are not limited to:
      -Antennas and related technologies
      -Propagation and related technologies
      -Electromagnetic Wave Theory and related fields
      -Radio systems and related fields

2. Submission Instructions
           The standard number of pages is 8 for a PAPER and 2 for a LETTER. The maximum number of pages for the initial submission of a LETTER is 4. The page charges are considerably higher for extra pages. Manuscripts should be prepared according to the guideline in the "Information for Authors". The latest version is available at the web site, http://www.ieice.org/eng/shiori/mokuji_cs.html. The period for revising the manuscript after acknowledgement of conditional acceptance for this special section could be shorter than that for regular issues (60 days) because of the tight review schedule.
            This special section will accept only papers by electronic submission. Prospective authors are requested to follow carefully the submission process described below.

1. Submit a manuscript and electronic source files (TeX/Word files, figures, authors’ photos and biography) for publishing using the IEICE Web site https://review.ieice.org/regist_e.aspx by January 4th, 2010. Authors should choose the [Special-EB] Advanced Technologies in Antennas and Propagation in Conjunction with Main Topics of ISAP2009 as a "Type of Issue (Section)/Category of Transactions" on the online screen. Do not choose [Regular-EB].

2. Send “Copyright Transfer and Page Charge Agreement” and “Confirmation Sheet of Manuscript Registration” by E-mail, FAX or postal mail to the following address (guest editor of the special section) by the above due date. There is a possibility that we shall withdraw the manuscript without receiving them by the due date, even if we have received the manuscript by electronic submission. For additional guidelines on manuscript preparation, please visit the web-page:

http://www.ieice.org/eng/shiori/mokuji_cs.html

Submission to: Hisato Iwai
Faculty of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University
Address: Tatara Miytako-dani, 1-3, Kyotanabe, Kyoto, 610-0321, Japan
Tel: +81-774-65-6267, Fax: +81-774-65-6801, Email:isap2009@mail.doshisha.ac.jp

3. Special Section Editorial Committee
Guest Editor-in-Chief: Prayoot Akkaraekthalin(King Mongkut's Univ. of Technology North Bangkok)
Deputy Editor-in-Chief: Toru Uno (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
Guest Editors: Jiro Hirokawa(T. I. Tech.), Ryo Yamaguchi(NTT DOCOMO), Hisato Iwai(Doshisha Univ.)
Guest Associate Editors: Hiroki Shoki(Toshiba), Mitoshi Fujimoto(Univ. of Fukui), Hiroyoshi Yamada(Niigata Univ.), Chen Qiang(Tohoku Univ.), Keizo Cho(NTT DOCOMO), Monai Krairiksh(King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang), Chuwong Phongcharoenpanich(King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang), Tuptim Angkaew(Chulalongkorn Univ.), Danai Torrungrueng(Asian Univ.), Titipong Lertwiriyaprapa(King Mongkut's Univ. of Technology North Bangkok)

* Please note that if accepted, all authors, including authors of invited papers, are requested to pay for the page charges covering partial cost of publications. Authors will receive 50 copies of reprints.
* At least one of the authors must be an IEICE member when the manuscript is submitted for review. Invited papers are an exception. We recommend that authors unaffiliated with IEICE apply for membership. For membership applications, please visit the web-page, http://www.ieice.org/eng/member/OM-appli.html