[UAI] Behaviormetrika: Special Issue on "Bayesian network and its applications" Behaviormetrika
Special Issue: Â¡Â§Bayesian network and its applicationsÂ¡Â¨

Call For Papers

Recently a method of reasoning using probabilities, variously called 
Bayesian networks, belief networks, and so on, has become popular within 
the AI probability and uncertainty community. For particular recent years, 
much research effort has been spent on their applications to actual huge 
data, such as  Â¡Â§data miningÂ¡Â¨, Â¡Â§Web Intelligence Â¡Â§, Â¡Â§Decision support 
systemÂ¡Â¨ .
The journal Â¡Â§BehaviormetrikaÂ¡Â¨ calls for papers on the special issue 
Â¡Â§Bayesian network and its applicationsÂ¡Â¨ to be published March, 2008. The 
submission deadline is November 20, 2007.
The possible topics of interest are as follows but the other appropriate 
topics can be chosen:

Â¡Â¼	Basic researches on Bayesian networks
Â¡Â¼	Learning Bayesian networks
Â¡Â¼	Probabilities Propagations algorithms 
Â¡Â¼	Data mining methods based on Bayesian networks
Â¡Â¼	Test theories and Bayesian networks
Â¡Â¼	Psychometric studies and Bayesian networks
Â¡Â¼	Marketing science and Bayesian networks
Â¡Â¼	Web Intelligence and Bayesian networks
Â¡Â¼	Human interface and Bayesian networks
Â¡Â¼	Human Behaviors analysis and Bayesian networks
Â¡Â¼	NaÃ¯ve Bayes and Bayesian networks
Â¡Â¼	Bayesian artificial intelligence

Guest editors
Maomi Ueno (The University of Electro-Communications)
Russell Almond (ETS)
Chao-Lin Liu (National Chengchi University)
Robert J. Mislevy (University of Maryland)

Paper submission deadline: 
November 20, 2007

Paper submission

Behaviormetrika publishes original research papers and notes as well as 
invited papers, concerning theory, methodology, and application in all 
areas of behaviormetrics. All papers except for invited papers will be 
reviewed. 
Four copies of each manuscript should be sent to the Chief Editor, Tatsuo 
Otsu, Research Division, National Center for University Entrance 
Examinations, 2-19-23 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8501 Japan. 
Except for rare cases, manuscripts should not exceed 20 journal pages 
(approximately 13,000 words). All manuscripts should be typed on white 
bond paper (8 1/2Â¡Ã11" or A4) and double-spaced throughout, including 
references, footnotes, and abstract. Each page of the manuscript should be 
numbered. 
The first page should contain the title, author's name, and affiliation. 
At the bottom of this page, the name and complete mailing address of the 
person to whom proofs are to be sent should be indicated. The second page 
should contain an abstract of approximately 120 words. Below the abstract, 
5 to 10 key words and phrases should be listed. 
In the text, sections should be numbered in order, such as "2. 
Experiment", "2.1 Method", and "2.2. Apparatus". Equations in the text 
should be numbered in parentheses to the right of the equation such as 
(1.2.3), indicating the third equation in Section 1.2. Equations should be 
cited as equation such as Eq. (1.2.3) or simply (1.2.3), except at the 
beginning of the sentence in which the word Equation should be fully 
spelled out. Every symbol in the text and footnotes should be underlined 
in order to be italicized. (Symbols in equations will automatically be 
italicized unless otherwise indicated). 
Footnotes in the text should be identified by superscript numbers as 1), 
2), and listed consecutively on a separate page. 
Tables and figures should be typed or drawn clearly on separate pages, 
each page containing only one table or figure, and should be numbered 
consecutively. Captions and headings of figures should be listed on 
separate pages. 
References should be cited in the text by author's last name and the year 
of publication such as Magnus and Neudecker (1988), O'Hagan (1994, pp. 63-
95), or Rummelhart et al. (1986a, 1986b). 
A list of references should be alphabetized and typed on separate pages. 
Journal titles should be typed out gully without abbreviation. Names of 
multiple authors should be the translation in parentheses. 
Examine the following examples. 
Akaike, H. (1973). Information theory and an extension of the maximum 
likelihood principle. In B.N. Petrov & Casaki (Eds.), Second international 
symposium on information theory (pp. 267-281). Budapest: Akademiai Kiado.
American Psychological Association. (1994). Publication mannual of the 
American Psychological Association (4th ed.). Washinton, DC: Author.
Anderson, T.W. (1984). An introduction to multivariate statistical 
analysis (2nd ed.). New York: Wiley.
Bentler, P.M., Poon, W.Y., & Lee, S.Y. (1988). Generalized multimode 
latent variable models: Implementation by standard programs. Computational 
Statistics and Data Analysis, 6, 107-118.
Hayashi, C. (1992). Quantitative social research -Belief systems, the way 
of thinking and sentiments of five nations. Behaviormetrika, 19, 127-170.
Magnus, J.R. & Neudecker, H. (1988). Matrix differential calculus with 
applications in statistics and economics. New York: Wiley.
O'Hagan, A. (1994). Bayesian inference. Kendall's advanced theory of 
statistics (Vol. 2B). London: Edward Arnold.
Yanai, H., Shigemasu, K., Mayekawa, S., & Ichikawa, M. (1990). Inshi 
bunseki - Sono riron to houhou (Factor analysis: Theory and methods). 
Tokyo: Asakura Shoten (in Japanese). 
The author receives 100 reprints of his article. The author may be charged 
the extra costs for printing and professional preparation of tables and 
figures. 

If you have any further questions, please contact the chief editor Prof. 
Otsu at otsu@rd.dnc.ac.jp.



