Guide for Authors
Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics is an international journal that welcomes historical and philosophical studies of physics from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.


Submission Process

From the start of 2007 authors are requested to submit their articles electronically by using the journal's online submission and tracking tool at http://ees.elsevier.com/shpmp


This site will guide authors stepwise through the submission process. Authors should upload the source files of their articles in the preferred format of Microsoft (MS) Word, RTF, WordPerfect, or LaTeX for text and TIFF or EPS for figures. The system automatically converts source files to a single Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the article, which is used in the peer-review process. Please note that even though manuscript source files are converted to PDF at submission for the review process, these source files are needed for further processing after acceptance. Authors, reviewers, and editors send and receive all correspondence by e-mail.


For LaTeX submissions, the use of the "elsart" document class is highly recommended. Please note that the use of different document classes may cause processing errors when uploading your LaTeX source file.


Submission of a paper implies that it has not been published previously, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that if accepted it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the publisher.


Authors can keep track on the progress of their accepted article, and set up e-mail alerts informing them of changes to their manuscript's status, by going to http://www.elsevier.com/trackarticle


Proofs
Authors will receive proofs electronically in .pdf format from Elsevier. Authors should check proofs carefully and return them promptly, either by e-mail or by fax. Corrections should be restricted to typesetting errors; any others may be charged to the author. Any queries should be answered in full. Please note that authors are urged to check their proofs carefully before return, since the inclusion of late corrections cannot be guaranteed.


Offprints The corresponding author, at no cost, will be provided with a PDF file of the article via e-mail. The PDF file is a watermarked version of the published article and includes a cover sheet with the journal cover image and a disclaimer outlining the terms and conditions of use. Additional paper offprints can be ordered by the authors. An order form with prices will be sent to the corresponding author.


Style Conventions


Authors are responsible for conforming to the stylistic and bibliographic conventions of the journal. In cases of minor changes, the Editors may alter manuscripts wherever necessary. However, the Editors will return the manuscript to the author if major editing is required.


Manuscripts should include an abstract of no more than 200 words with a list of up to six keywords.


Use lower case fonts in manuscript and section titles, except at the beginning of the sentence.


Titles of books, periodicals and foreign words should be italicized.


Manuscripts should be numbered and sectioned with appropriate section titles.


Notes will be printed as footnotes and numbered consecutively and referred to in the text by superscripts. Few notes should be used and discursive footnotes are discouraged.


Indented quotations must end with the full reference and page numbers.


References

Note: Authors are strongly encouraged to check the accuracy of each reference against its original source.

When citing a paper from this journal, please use the full journal title Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics.


References both within the text and listed at the end of the submission should conform to the American Psychological Association (APA) format. 1. All publications cited in the text should be included in a list of references following the text of the manuscript. The manuscript should be carefully checked to ensure that the spelling of author's names and dates are exactly the same in the text as in the reference list.


2. In the text refer to the author's name (without initial) and year of publication, followed - if necessary- by a short reference to appropriate pages. Examples: "As Ellis (1989) points out, "cosmic censorship..." (p. 80)." "This is in agreement with results obtained later (Kramer, 1989, pp. 12-16)."


3. If reference is made in the text to a publication written by more than two authors the name of the first author should be used followed by "et al.". This indication however should never be used in the list of references. In this list names of all authors should be mentioned.


4. References cited together in the text should be arranged chronologically. The list of references should be arranged in alphabetical order according to authors' names, and chronologically per author. If an author's name in the list is also mentioned with co-authors the following order should be used: publications of the single author, arranged according to publication dates - publications of the same author with one co-author - publications of the author with more than one co-author. Publications by the same author(s) in the same year should be listed as 1974a, 1974b, etc.


5. Use the following system for arranging your references, please note the proper position of the punctuation and also note that the article titles do not have initial capitals:


Bennett, C. H. (1982). The thermodynamics of computation - A review. International Journal of Theoretical Physics, 21, 905-940.


Bub, J. (1997). Interpreting the quantum world. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Ellis, G. (1989). The expanding universe: A history of cosmology from 1917 to 1960. In D. Howard and J. Stachel (Eds.), Einstein and the history of general relativity - Einstein Studies, Vol. 1 (pp. 367 - 431). Boston: Birkh user


Einstein, A., Podolsky, B., & Rosen, N. (1935). Can quantum-mechanical description of physical reality be considered complete? Physical Review, 47, 777-780.


6. In the case of publications in any language other than English, the original title is to be retained. However, the titles of publications in non-Roman alphabets should be transliterated, and a notation such as "(in Russian)" or "(in Greek, with English abstract)" should be added.


7. Work accepted for publication but not yet published should be referred to as "in press". Authors should provide reference (such as a copy of the letter of acceptance).
8. References concerning unpublished data, theses, and "personal communications" should not be cited in the reference list but may be mentioned in the text.


Copyright

All authors must sign the 'Transfer of Copyright' agreement before the article can be published. This transfer agreement enables Elsevier Ltd to protect the copyrighted material for the authors, but does not relinquish the author's proprietary rights. The copyright transfer covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute articles, including reprints, photographic reproductions, microform or any other reproductions of similar nature and translations, and includes the right to adapt the article for use in conjunction with computer systems and programs, including reproduction or publication in machine-readable form and incorporation in retrieval systems. Authors are responsible for obtaining from the copyright holder permission to reproduce any figures for which copyright exists.
Authors retain at any time the right to post a pre-print version of the article on Internet web sites including electronic pre-print servers.


Author Enquiries

For queries relating to the submission of articles (including electronic submission), the status of accepted articles through our Online Article Status Information System (OASIS), author Frequently Asked Questions and any other enquiries relating to Elsevier, please consult http://www.elsevier.com/locate/guidepublication


For specific enquiries on the preparation of electronic artwork, consult http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions Contact details for questions arising after acceptance of an article, especially those relating to proofs, are provided when an article is accepted for publication.