An International Journal

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Information for Authors

Technological Forecasting and Social Change selects for publication articles that deal directly with the methodology and practice of technological forecasting as a planning tool, or the analysis of the interaction of technology with the social, behavioral and environmental aspects in integrative planning. Readability and good writing style are important criteria for publication. Content and presentation must meet the normal standards for scientific credibility and must be of scholarly caliber. Short research notes describing significant work in progress or posing problems for research are also invited.

Manuscripts may be submitted to any one of the Editors via Elsevier's on–line submission system (EES).

Manuscripts are normally received with the understanding that their content is original material not previously published and is not being submitted for publication elsewhere. Any exceptions must be brought to the attention of the Editors upon submission.

Upon acceptance of an article by the Journal, the author(s) will be asked to transfer copyright in the article to the Publisher. This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information under the US Copyright Law.

Form of manuscript. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically, preferably in Word. Footnotes, reference lists, tables and figures should be placed on separate pages. References to the literature are indicated in the text by on-line arabic numbers in brackets, i.e. [1]. References are numbered in the order cited in text, i.e., the first reference is [1]. References are not listed alphabetically. Footnotes to the text are indicated by superscript numbers. In the Journal they will be placed at the foot of the page on which they are cited. An Abstract of about 200 words should be included. The title page should include full names of the authors, with the mailing address for proofs and correspondence. A brief biographical endnote for each author, with current affiliations and city, state, country located, should be placed following the references. If the title of the article exeeds 45 characters and spaces, include a brief running title.

Mathematical notation. Use typewritten letters, numbers, and symbols wherever possible. Identify boldface, script letters, etc., the first time that they occur. Distinguish between Arabic “1” and the letter “l” and between zero and the letter “O”, capital or lower case, wherever confusion might result.

The following reference style should be observed:

Journal. B. Bowonder, P.K. Rohatgi, Technological forecasting: applicability, relevance and future crisis analysis in a developing country, Technol. Forecast. Soc. Change 7(3) (1975) 233 256.

Book. H.R. Varian, Microeconomic analysis, 2nd ed., Norton, New York, NY, 1984, p.6.

Chapter in edited book. J. Ludlow, Delphi Inquiries and Knowledge Utilization, in: H.A. Linstone, M. Turoff (Eds.), The Delphi Method: Techniques and Applications, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1975.

Theses, reports, and other unpublished material. Style as a journal article with as much source information as possible.

Figures. Figures should be submitted as original line illustrations (one set of original figures with two sets of photocopies), as professionally done as possible, complete and ready for photoreproduction. Laser prints are suitable. Please avoid screen tints (shading). Lettering and data points should be large enough so that, when reduced to fit on the Journal page (5 in. width x 7¾ in. depth maximum), they can be read with ease.

Proofs and reprints. Authors receive proofs, which should be proofread, corrected, and returned within 48 hours of receipt. Reprints may be ordered by using the order form that accompanies proofs.