Call for Articles

The USENIX Journal of Election Technology and Systems (JETS) is a new hybrid journal/conference, in which papers will have a journal-style reviewing process and online-only publication. Authors of accepted papers for Volume 1, Number 1, presented their work at EVT/WOTE '13. Authors of accepted papers for Volume 2, Numbers 1–3, will appear at EVT/WOTE '14, which will be co-located with the 23rd USENIX Security Symposium in San Diego, CA. EVT/WOTE will take place August 18–19, 2014.

Important Dates for Volume 1, Number 1

  • Submissions due: April 17, 2013, 11:59 p.m. PDT
  • Initial notification to authors: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
  • Second-round revisions due: Friday, June 7, 2013
  • Final notification to authors: Saturday, June 29, 2013
  • Final files due: Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Further details on the submission and review process can be found here.

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Submission Instructions

Papers for Volume 1, Number 1, must be received by 11:59 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. All deadlines are hard—no extensions will be given. All submissions will be electronic. Submissions should be finished, complete papers (not work in progress) and must be in PDF format, submitted via the Web submission form. Detailed formatting and submission instructions are available here.

There will be additional, regular submission deadlines for JETS, and EVT/WOTE will continue to be an annual workshop. See the FAQ for details.