We are happy to announce that our collection of Special Issues on Computational Molecular Biology has become the Computational Molecular Biology Series, an ongoing regular feature of "Discrete Applied Mathematics".
Series Editors: Sorin Istrail, Pavel Pevzner, Ron Shamir
Submission Deadline for the next volume: September 1, 1998
"Don't ask [only] what mathematics can do for biology,
ask what biology can do for mathematics."
Stanislaw Ulam
Manuscripts are solicited for a volume of "Discrete Applied Mathematics" on topics concerning the development of new combinatorial and algorithmic techniques in computational molecular biology. This volume will be the third in the Computational Molecular Biology Series of Discrete Applied Mathematics, which publishes papers on the mathematical and algorithmic foundations of the inherently discrete aspects of computational biology. The refereeing of the papers in this series will be thorough and will follow the general pattern of refereeing of regular papers in the journal.
The traditional partnership of mathematics and physics has advanced and enriched both disciplines. In a similar partnership, mathematics and algorithms are becoming crucial tools in the rapid advancement of molecular biology. At the same time, the computational challenges of these biological disciplines raise exciting new problems in discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science.
The following is a (non-exhaustive) list of possible topics of interest for the series:
The response to the first two calls for papers in this series was very strong, and resulted in two high quality volumes; the first appeared in 1996 (Discrete Applied Mathematics, Volume 71), and the second will appear later this year. (A list of papers accepted to the second volume is attached to this message.)
In view of the success and strong response for these two volumes, the Editor-in-Chief of Discrete Applied Mathematics and the special volumes guest editors have decided to create an ongoing series of the journal, the Computational Molecular Biology Series. The Series Editors will continue to assure a thorough and timely refereeing process. We expect this third volume in the series to appear in the Fall 1999.
Seven (7) hard copies of complete manuscripts should be sent to any of the series editors by September 1, 1998. Manuscripts may be submitted earlier and their refereeing process will be initiated upon submission. The submission should be accompanied by an email message containing only the plain text (ASCII) of the abstract of the paper. Authors are encouraged to send also a LaTex or postscript file of the manuscript via email, to expedite the reviewing process. This does not replace the need for hard copy submission. Manuscripts must be prepared according to the normal submission requirements of Discrete Applied Mathematics, as described in each issue of the journal.
Further information on the series is available from: