Submission is for manuscripts that have neither been published nor submitted for publication elsewhere. Newly developed languages or modifications to existing simulation languages could be included under this category. Include brief descriptions of methods, new equipment, implementations, programs, additions or modifications of popular computer software, and other topics of interest to a large part of the general simulation community.
Significant emphasis is placed on practical applications.
Typical examples might include adding a graphics facility to a popular simulation package, modifying a differential equation solver to handle one or a few discontinuities, simplifying a transformation for inputs that are random or have a narrow bandwidth, generating arrival patterns with special constraints, combining a statistical package with a simulation language, or developing special hardware as part of a simulator. There should be a clear explanation in a technical note or comment of the problem under consideration, the reasons why it is significant, the ways in which the author's approach differs from earlier work, and the areas in which the current work might have practical significance. A technical note or comment should be a way for simulation professionals to share their knowledge and expertise with a wider community. The major criteria are to make the technical note or comment brief, to the point, interesting, and useful. If submission is not for a regular technical article, authors should select one of the above three categories.