Authors

Information for Authors

All contributed paper submissions will be peer reviewed. Accepted papers will be published in the CD-ROM version of the conference proceedings, which will be copyrighted and widely disseminated. The proceedings of the WSC are listed in the ACM and IEEE digital libraries. In addition proceedings since 1996 can be accessed openly in the Winter Simulation Archive. A paper must accompany all presentations and tutorials except those in the Vendor/Exhibitor track, the Poster Session, and the Ph.D. Colloquium.

Important Dates:

  • April 2, 2012: Electronically submit contributed papers not previously published or presented. Each submission must be a 3- to 12 page paper, including an abstract of not more than 150 words. Panel papers and papers in the tutorials tracks may be up to 15 pages. Submission implies that an author will attend WSC ‘12 to present the paper, and all clearance required for publication of the paper will be obtained by July 16, 2012. Use of the author’s templates in one of the following formats is required: Microsoft Word or LaTeX. See the 2012 Author Kit for details.
  • June 4, 2012: Contributors will be notified whether or not their paper has been accepted.
  • July 16, 2012: Authors electronically provide a final manuscript meeting all technical and format requirements to the Proceedings Editor.
  • August 20, 2012: Deadline to electronically submit abstracts for presentations in the Poster Session and Ph.D. Student Colloquium.
  • October 1, 2012: Notification of acceptance of abstracts.

Call for Papers - Printable version of the Call for Paper.

2012 Author Kit - Detailed instructions and samples for authors.

Contributed Paper Submission Form - This link takes you to the conference paper management site. The system will ask you to create an account before you can upload your paper. If you created an account last year, it is still active. If you have forgotten your password you can reset it via the 'forgot password' link on the login page. If you have a new email address, you can login with the old email address and then change to the new one via the 'My Account' link in the upper right of any page.