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Submission Guidelines

Definitions

• Technical Reports are scholarly research documents,such as pre-prints that will be submitted for publication,or software manuals
  
• Theses are master’s theses written by Texas State students in the Department of Computer Science.
  
• Other documents are scholarly works that do not fit in the above categories

The Approval Process

Finished documents are submitted by CS faculty through the CS department Tech Report webpage. Submitters should have prepared beforehand the title, author(s), and abstract in plain text and the document in pdf format.

The departmental Tech Report committee will review the document for suitability. This is not a peer review of the paper. If the document is approved, an appropriate cover will be pre-pended to the document, the submitting faculty member will be notified, and the document will be sent to the Texas State Library for posting on eCommons.

The Library System

eCommons at Texas State, http://ecommons.txstate.edu/, is an institutional repository, a permanent digital archive of scholarly material produced at Texas State.
For eCommons@Txstate Policies/FAQ vist http://www.library.txstate.edu/ecommons/policies.htm

FAQ

Where can I find the library agreement form?
http://www.cs.txstate.edu/techreports/library-agreement.pdf

What are the different types of format for the document?
Currently we accept only PDF documents. If you have documents in other format please convert them to PDF.

How do I merge PDF files?
There are several ways to achieve this.
Using the full (standard) version of Adobe Acrobat : Open the main document. Go to the document menu and choose insert pages. Then select the PDF file you want to insert.
Using Ghostscript and Ghostview : Here are two webpages that explain this https://www.cs.tcd.ie/Shane.OConchuir/Misc/MergingPDFs.html http://ktmatu.com/info/merge-pdf-files/

What is the difference between submission date and report date?
Submission date is the date on which you submit the report to the committee. Report date is the date you want on the report cover sheet.

In what places will my document be listed?
eCommons & the CS techreports page

Can I edit a request I have already submitted?
No. You can withdraw your request if it hasn't already been approved. Then you can resubmit.

Can I withdraw a submitted request?
Yes. You can withdraw your request if it hasn't already been approved.

Can a rejected report be approved?
No. You will have to resubmit.

Can an approved report be rejected later?
No.

Can a report type be changed at a later date?
No.

Can a report be discontinued/de-activated at a later date?
No.

I am a student at Texas State. Can I submit my documents as a Technical Report?
Yes. A CS faculty member.will have to submit on your behalf.

I have a different question...
Contact the Committee