Submission of Articles General
The Editors welcome the submission of appropriate manuscripts. The original plus
a duplicate of each manuscript should be submitted in hard copy to:
The Editors Technology in Society
Box 693, Polytechnic
University
6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn
NY 11201, USA
Or via email to gschilli@poly.edu
It is essential to
give a fax number and e-mail address when submitting a manuscript. Articles must be written in good English.
Submission of an
article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published
lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all Authors
and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published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.
Submission to
the journal prior to acceptance
Two copies of the manuscript, including one set of high-quality original illustrations (where
applicable), suitable for direct reproduction, should be submitted. (Copies of the illustrations are acceptable for the other sets of
manuscripts as long as the quality permits refereeing).
Electronic format requirements for accepted articles General
Points
We accept most wordprocessing formats, but Word or WordPerfect for PC's is preferred. An electronic version of the text
should be submitted together with the final hardcopy of the manuscript. The electronic version must match the hardcopy exactly. Always
keep a backup copy of the electronic file for reference and safety. Label storage media with your name, journal title, and software used.
Save your files using the default extension of the program used. No changes to the accepted version are permissible without the explicit
approval of the Editor. Electronic files can be stored on 3? inch diskette, ZIP-disk or CD.
Wordprocessor Documents
It is important that the file be saved in the native format of the wordprocessor used. The text should be in single-column format. Keep
the layout of the text as simple as possible. Most formatting codes will be removed and replaced on processing the article. In particular,
do not use the wordprocessor's options to justify text or to hyphenate words. However, do use bold face, italics, subscripts, superscripts
etc. Do not embed "graphically designed" equations or tables, but prepare these using the wordprocessor's facility. When preparing tables,
if you are using a table grid, use only one grid for each individual table and not a grid for each row. If no grid is used, use tabs,
not spaces, to align columns. The electronic text should be prepared in a way very similar to that of conventional manuscripts (see also
the Author Gateway's Quick guide: http://authors.elsevier.com). Do not
import the figures into the text file but, instead, indicate their approximate locations directly in the electronic text and on the manuscript.
See also the section on Preparation of electronic illustrations.
To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to use the
"spellchecker" function of your wordprocessor.
Although Elsevier can process most wordprocessor file formats, should your electronic
file prove to be unusable, the article will be typeset from the hardcopy printout.
Preparation of Text Presentation
of manuscript General
Please write your text in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture
of these). Italics are not to be used for expressions of Latin origin, for example, in vivo, et al., per se. Use decimal points (not
commas); use a space for thousands (10 000 and above).
Authors in Japan please note that, upon request, Elsevier Japan will provide
authors with a list of people who can check and improve the English of their paper (before submission). Please contact our Tokyo office:
Elsevier, 4F Higashi-Azabu, 1 Chome Bldg, 1-9-15 Higashi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0044, Japan; phone: (03)-5561-5032; fax: (03)-5561-5045;
e-mail: jp.info@elsevier.com.
Print the entire manuscript on one side of the paper only, using double spacing and
wide (3 cm / 1 inch) margins. (Avoid full justification, i.e., do not use a constant right-hand margin.) Ensure that each new paragraph
is clearly indicated. Present tables and figure captions on separate pages at the end of the manuscript. If possible, consult a recent
issue of the journal to become familiar with layout and conventions. Number all pages consecutively.
Manuscripts should be type-written,
and contain no more than 6,000 words. Provide the following data on the title page (in the order given):
Title. Concise
and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations where possible.
Author names and
affiliations. Where the family name may be ambiguous (e.g., a double name), please indicate this clearly. Present the Authors' affiliation
addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately
after the Author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country
name, and, if available, the e-mail address of each Author.
Corresponding Author. Clearly indicate who is willing to handle
correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also post-publication. Ensure that telephone and fax numbers (with country
and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address.
Present/permanent address.
If an Author has moved since the work described in the article was done, or was visiting at the time, a "Present address" (or "Permanent
address") may be indicated as a footnote to that Author's name. The address at which the Author actually did the work must be retained
as the main, affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes.
A shortened title. Authors are
requested to provide an abbreviated title not exceeding 40 characters including spaces; this will be printed at the top of each page
of the article.
Abstract. A concise and factual abstract is required (maximum length 150 words). The abstract should state
briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separate from the article,
so it must be able to stand-alone. References should therefore be avoided, but if essential, they must be cited in full, without reference
to the reference list. Non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first
mention in the abstract itself.
Abbreviations. Define abbreviations that are not standard in this field at their first occurrence
in the article: in the abstract but also in the main text after it. Ensure consistency of abbreviations throughout the article.
Arrangement of the Article
Subdivision of the article. Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections
should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ?), 1.2, etc. (the abstract is not included in section numbering). Use this numbering also
for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to "the text." Any subsection may be given a brief heading. Each heading should appear
on its own separate line.
Introduction. State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding detailed
literature survey or a summary of the results.
Conclusion. A short Conclusion section is to be presented.
Acknowledgements.
Place acknowledgements, including information on grants received, before the references, in a separate section, and not as a footnote
on the title page.
Vitae. Include in the manuscript a short (maximum 100 words) biographical sketch of each Author.
Figure captions, tables, figures, schemes. Present these, in this order, at the end of the article. They are described in more
detail below. High-resolution graphics files must always be provided separate from the main text file (see Preparation of illustrations).
Text graphics. Present incidental graphics not suitable for mention as figures, plates or schemes at the end of the article
and number them "Graphic 1", etc. Their precise position in the text can then be defined similarly (both on the manuscript and in the
file). See further under the section, Preparation of illustrations. Ensure that high-resolution graphics files are provided, even
if the graphic appears as part of your normal word-processed text file.
Footnotes. Footnotes should be used sparingly. Number
them consecutively throughout the article, using superscript Arabic numbers. Many wordprocessors build footnotes into the text, and this
feature may be used. Should this not be the case, indicate the position of footnotes in the text and present the footnotes themselves
on a separate sheet at the end of the article. Do not include footnotes in the Reference list.
Table footnotes. Indicate
each footnote in a table with a superscript lowercase letter.
Tables. Number tables consecutively in accordance with their
appearance in the text. Place footnotes to tables below the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters. Avoid vertical
rules. Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the
article.
Preparation of supplementary data. Elsevier now accepts electronic supplementary material (e-components) to support
and enhance your scientific research. Supplementary files offer the Author additional possibilities to publish supporting applications,
movies, animation sequences, high-resolution images, background datasets, sound clips and more. Supplementary files supplied will be
published online alongside the electronic version of your article in Elsevier Web products, including ScienceDirect: http://www.sciencedirect.com. In order to ensure that your submitted material is directly usable, please ensure that data is provided in one of our recommended
file formats. Authors should submit the material in electronic format together with the article and supply a concise and descriptive
caption for each file. For more detailed instructions please visit our artwork instruction pages at the Author Gateway at http://authors.elsevier.com/artwork. Files can be stored on 3? inch diskette, ZIP-disk or CD (either MS-DOS or Macintosh).
References
Responsibility for the accuracy of bibliographic citations lies entirely with the Authors.
Citations in the text. Please
ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Any references cited in the abstract
must be given in full. Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned
in the text. If these references are included in the reference list they should follow the standard reference style of the journal and
should include a substitution of the publication date with either "Unpublished results" or "Personal communication" Citation of a reference
as "in press" implies that the item has been accepted for publication.
Citing and listing of Web references. As a minimum,
the full URL should be given. Any further information, if known (Author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.), should
also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired, or can
be included in the reference list.
Text. Indicate references by number(s) in square brackets in line with the text. The
actual Authors can be referred to, but the reference number(s) must always be given.
List. Number the references (numbers
in square brackets) in the list in the order in which they appear in the text.
Examples: Reference to a journal
publication:
[1] Van der Geer J, Hanraads JAJ, Lupton RA. The art of writing a scientific article. J Sci Commun 2000;163:51-9. Reference to a book:
[2] Strunk Jr W, White EB. The elements of style. 3rd ed. New York: Macmillan; 1979. Reference
to a chapter in an edited book:
[3] Mettam GR, Adams LB. How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In: Jones BS,
Smith RZ, editors. Introduction to the electronic age, New York: E-Publishing Inc; 1999, p. 281-304
Note shortened form for last
page number. e.g., 51-9, and that for more than 6 Authors the first 6 should be listed followed by "et al."
Preparation of Illustrations Preparation of electronic illustrations
Submitting your artwork in an electronic format helps us to produce your work to
the best possible standards, ensuring accuracy, clarity and a high level of detail.General points •Always supply high-quality
printouts of your artwork, in case conversion of the electronic artwork is problematic. •Make sure you use uniform lettering
and sizing of your original artwork. •Save text in illustrations as "graphics" or enclose the font. •Only use the
following fonts in your illustrations: Arial, Courier, Helvetica, Times, Symbol. •Number the illustrations according to their
sequence in the text. •Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files, and supply a separate listing of the files and
the software used. •Provide all illustrations as separate files and as hardcopy printouts on separate sheets. •Provide
captions to illustrations separately. •Produce images near to the desired size of the printed version.
Files can be stored
on 3? inch diskette, ZIP-disk or CD. A detailed guide on electronic artwork is available on our website: http://authors.elsevier.com/artwork. You are urged to visit this site.
Non-electronic illustrations
Provide all illustrations as high-quality
printouts, suitable for reproduction (which may include reduction) without retouching. Number illustrations consecutively in the order
in which they are referred to in the text. They should accompany the manuscript, but should not be included within the text. Clearly
mark all illustrations on the back (or - in case of line drawings - on the lower front side) with the figure number and the Author's
name and, in cases of ambiguity, the correct orientation. Mark the appropriate position of a figure in the article.
Captions.
Ensure that each illustration has a caption. Supply captions on a separate sheet, not attached to the figure. A caption should comprise
a brief title (not on the figure itself) and a description of the illustration. Keep text in the illustrations themselves to a minimum
but explain all symbols and abbreviations used.
Line drawings. Supply high-quality printouts on white paper produced with
black ink. The lettering and symbols, as well as other details, should have proportionate dimensions, so as not to become illegible or
unclear after possible reduction; in general, the figures should be designed for a reduction factor of two to three. The degree of reduction
will be determined by the Publisher. Illustrations will not be enlarged. Consider the page format of the journal when designing the illustrations.
Photocopies are not suitable for reproduction. Do not use any type of shading on computer-generated illustrations.
Photographs
(halftones). Please supply original photographs for reproduction, printed on glossy paper, very sharp and with good contrast. Remove
non-essential areas of a photograph. Do not mount photographs unless they form part of a composite figure. Where necessary, insert a
scale bar in the illustration (not below it), as opposed to giving a magnification factor in the caption. Note that photocopies of photographs
are not acceptable.
Proofs
When your manuscript is received by the Publisher it is considered to be in its final form.
Proofs are not to be regarded as "drafts". One set of page proofs in PDF format will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding Author,
to be checked for typesetting/editing. No changes in, or additions to, the accepted (and subsequently edited) manuscript will be allowed
at this stage. Proofreading is solely your responsibility. A form with queries from the copyeditor may accompany your proofs. Please
answer all queries and make any corrections or additions required. The Publisher reserves the right to proceed with publication if corrections
are not communicated.
Return corrections within 3 days of receipt of the proofs. Should there be no corrections, please confirm this.
Elsevier will do everything possible to get your article corrected and published as quickly and accurately as possible. In order to
do this we need your help. When you receive the (PDF) proof of your article for correction, it is important to ensure that all of your
corrections are sent back to us in one communication. Subsequent corrections will not be possible, so please ensure your first sending
is complete. Note that this does not mean you have any less time to make your corrections, just that only one set of corrections will
be accepted.
Authors' benefits •No page charges •25 reprints per contribution free of charge •30%
discount on Elsevier books
Author enquiries
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 using the "Track a Paper" feature of Elsevier's Author Gateway.
Please visit http://authors.elsevier.com
Contact details for questions arising after acceptance of an article, especially those relating to proofs, are provided when an article
is accepted for publication.
