The deadline for the paper submission for the proceedings is Sep 20th, 2009
To expedite the reviewing process, please bring a paper copy of your manuscript to the conference.
Here are the guidelines for online submission of the manuscript.

Proceedings of ISCS2009

Proceedings of the 36th International Symposium on Compound Semiconductors (ISCS-2009) will be published as a special edition of physica status solidi (c) following normal reviewing procedure according to the standards of physica status solidi (c). To submit your manuscript you must have previously submitted an abstract and received confirmation that it has been accepted.

Format and length restrictions

* Please be sure to meet the length restrictions, which are four pages for contributed papers and six pages for invited and plenary papers.
* Prepare your manuscript using Microsoft Word (preferred) or LaTeX. It is essential that you use the provided template and style files, respectively, to enable an easy length estimate of your article. All textual material (incl. figures, tables, captions, etc.) should be in one single file.
* For both Microsoft Word and LaTeX, please use the template at Wiley-pss website.
* In addition to the Word or Latex file (with separate figures for Latex files, if any), please accompany your submission by one printable file in Adobe PDF-format of your entire manuscript including the text as well as all tables and figures. Use only standard fonts Times New Roman and Symbol. Some fonts such as Asian or Russian character fonts may cause problems.
* For publication in physica status solidi (c), production will be done using your publication-ready manuscript file. You will not receive page proofs for correction.

Title and Author Information

* A corresponding address valid for the entire period from submission until publication must be given, especially if the current address differs from the author's affiliation in the paper.
* Please identify the corresponding author and add e-mail, phone, and fax as a footnote.
* A maximum of six PACS numbers must be given (PACS 2008 at www.aip.org/pacs ).
* An abstract of about ten lines is required.

Figures and Tables

* Figures must be submitted ready for reproduction. Lettering/symbols should be large and clear enough in the final figure size . Avoid small open symbols, small dots, small decimal points, hairlines, close-dotted or short-dashed lines. Draw a closed axes frame in diagrams. For numbers, use a decimal point instead of a comma.
* Figures and tables should be embedded in the manuscript file, in order to indicate their appropriate positions and required space. Figures must be submitted as separate files (PS/EPS, TIF, GIF, PDF) only if you are using Latex.
* Colour figures submitted in electronic format will generally remain in colour in the internet PDF version of an article at no cost. Print version will be black/white unless colour figures are purchased using the colour print authorization on the Reprint Order Form.

Quantities and Equations

* Both in the text and in equations, physical quantities should be given in italic , vectors in bold italic , units in upright letters. Tabulated functions should be given in upright letters.

Formatting of literature citations

* References should be numbered [in square brackets] and listed in the order of appearance at the end of the manuscript. In Word, it is not recommended to insert references as endnotes. Please apply the format used in physica status solidi from 2003 (see www.pss-a.com, www.pss-b.com, www.pss-c.com ).

Paper submission guidelines

Please upload your manuscripts online at the website http://conferences.wiley-vch.de After login (creating an account if you don't have an account on the system), please follow the links to => Physica Status Solidi => ISCS2009 author.

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If you have any questions or concerns please send an email to: iscs2009admin(at)ece(dot)ucsb(dot)edu