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Call for Papers/Abstracts<br> PracTeX Journal: Issue 2010-1<br> Issue theme: "LaTeX Academic Work Bench"<br> <a href="http://www.tug.org/pracjourn/">http://www.tug.org/pracjourn/</a><br>
<br> Submissions due <b>December 31, 2009</b> (extended)<br><br>Dear LaTeX and TeX Users,<br><br><br>Since its first edition in 2005, the PracTeX Journal has presented<br>a wide range of articles on the practical use of LaTeX and TeX. <br>
Among these articles are ones that describe tools and techniques<br>that can be used in teaching.<br><br>The PracTeX Journal 2010-1 issue has the theme "LaTeX Academic Work Bench".<br> <br>The goal of this issue is to present ideas on the use of LaTeX tools<br>
for education, teaching, and classroom purposes. We are looking for<br>articles that can discuss the development of the tools, and their use and effectiveness. Actual examples and LaTeX sources are encouraged.<br><br><br>
** Scope<br>The scope of the issue includes, but is not limited to :<br>- tools that assist the students/authors in preparing<br> graphics, indexes, bibliographies, and other parts of documents;<br>- text manipulation tools;<br>
- tutorials;<br>- short videos;<br>- free or almost free tools;<br>- teaching texts;<br>- homework styles;<br>- cross-platform tools.<br><br>We encourage you to submit original papers describing your experiences<br>using LaTeX and TeX tools in an academic setting, and also papers<br>
on tool development work in progress or completed.<br><br>** Submission Guidelines:<br>If you would like to submit an article or technical note for<br>publication please contact the editors <a href="mailto:pracjourn@tug.org">pracjourn@tug.org</a>.<br>
We will work with you to prepare the article. Also see <a href="http://tug.org/pracjourn/submit.html">http://tug.org/pracjourn/submit.html</a><br>for the Journal's guidelines.<br><br><br>** Important Dates:<br>Paper submission deadline: <b>December 31, 2009<br>
</b>Publication date: February 10, 2010<br><br>** News<br>Submissions in any language are acceptable.<br>Since its beginning in 2005, the PracTeX Journal has accepted<br>papers not only in English but also Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch,<br>
German, Norwegian, Chinese, Korean, Romanian, and Italian. <br>However, please contact the editors in English, and submit<br>an English abstract.<br><br>Best Regards,<br><br>Francisco Reinaldo<br>Paul Blaga<br>2010-1 Issue Editors<br>
<br>Lance Carnes<br>Main Editor<br>