Can I submit a manuscript that includes material previously published at workshops or conferences?
(A9) Yes; however, the journal version must meet the quality criteria of top-level journals and go beyond the previously published content, e.g., by providing detailed proofs, a more rigid evaluation, detailed overview of related work, an implementation, or any other contribution that makes the work worth publishing in a journal for archival purpose. Moreover, authors have to ensure that the submitted manuscript does not violate any copyrights that may have been transfered to the entity publishing the previous work. Finally, the submitted manuscript should also clearly state the previous publications it is based on.
