The Joumal of Fuzzy Mathematics seeks to publish articles of worth to the theory of fuzzy sets and their applications. Authors are required to follow the procedures listed below.

( 1 ) The submission of a manuscript implies that it is not being considered contemporaneously for publication elsewhere, All papers will be independently refereed.

( 2 ) Contributors are invited to submit three copies of their paper to the Editor-in-Chief or Deputy Editor-in-Chief. The paper should be written in English and accompanied by an abstract of about 200 words . A list of key words would be put at the end of the abstract.

( 3 ) The paper should be submitted in its final form, No new material may be inserted in the text at the time of proof reading unless accepted by the Editor.

( 4 ) The manuscript must be typed double spaced on one side of white paper with wide margins. Each page should be numbered .

( 5 ) All mathematical symbols should be listed and identified typographically on a separate page.

( 6 ) The original and two copies of each illustration should be provided . In order to make a direct reproduction possible , all illustrations should be carefully lettered , and drawn large enough in India ink on a separate page with wide margins . Each illustration must be numbered and the title and name of the author of the paper must be written on the reverse side .

( 7 ) Reference should be listed alphabetically at the end of the paper , For example :

[1].L.A.Zadeh, Probability measures of fuzzy events , J.Math.Appl., 23(1968),421-427.

[2].C.V.Negoita and D.A.Ralescu , Fuzzy sets and their applications , Technical Press , Bucharest , 1974 .

( 8 ) No page charge is made . Reprints may be ordered by using the

reprint orders form which accompanies the proofs . prior to publication . Post-publication orders cannot be filled at regular reprint price.

( 9 )If an article is accepted for publication . the author will be asked to transfer the copyright of the article to the publisher .

Manuscripts may be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief Prof. Hu Cheng-ming . International Fuzzy Mathematics Institute . 44 East Beechwood Ave., Oaklyn ,NJ 08107 ,USA , or the Deputy Editor-in-Chief Prof. Xu Yang , Department of Applied Mathematics , Southwest Jiaotong University , Chengdu , Sichuan 610031, P.R. China.

The Journal of Fuzzy Mathematics is published quarterly by International Fuzzy Mathematics Institute . All correspondence should be addressed to International Fuzzy Mathematics Institute ,44 East Beechwood Ave., Oaklyn , NJ08107, USA . Send notices of change of address to the publisher at least 6 weeeks in advance. Please include both old and new addresses. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Journal of Fuzzy Mathematics , 44 East Beechwood Ave., Oaklyn , NJ08107, USA .