Guide
for Authors
Failure to follow this
guideline will severely postpone the management of a submission.
Articles submitted to Scientific Inquiry
must be original contributions. The author must justify that the work is not a
violation to any existing copyright and will indemnify the publisher of Scientific
Inquiry against any breach of such warranty. For ease of distribution and
to make certain of apt policing of use, contributions and papers become the
lawful copyright of the publisher if not arranged otherwise. Send your
submissions to:
Yi Lin, Editorial Office, 260 Elm Street, Slippery Rock, PA 16057, USA.
No internet submission will be accepted.
Scientific Inquiry is a forum of the highest
professional quality for both scientists and nonscientists alike to exchange
ideas and publish new discoveries on a vast array of topics and issues. This
forum aims to bring forth anything from either innovative understandings to
known theories or unexplainable discoveries not adequately studied in
mainstream science. It provides everyone opportunities to present, criticize,
and discuss their findings, theories, and ideas with others.
The goal of Scientific Inquiry is to provide such an
opportunity for people with inquiring minds to express their thoughts that may
have the potential of leading to the next scientific revolution and,
consequently, improving the quality of human well-being.
Since Scientific Inquiry covers all areas of
learning and is distributed worldwide, make sure each paper is clearly written
and understandable to those of different disciplines and to those of whom
English is not their first language. Asking colleagues of dissimilar
disciplines to comment the clarity of your paper is often helpful.
For detailed information on how to prepare the
paper for final submission, please refer to the document “Typesetting of Papers Prepared for Scientific
Inquiry”.
Step 1:
Mail three high-quality one-sided copies of the manuscript prepared according
to the instruction found in “Typesetting
of Papers Prepared for Scientific Inquiry” along with a 3.5” disk,
Zip disk, or CD-ROM for Windows (Macintosh is not accepted) saved in Microsoft
Word format. Label the disk with: author’s name(s), title of article, journal
title, and file name.
Step 2:
Along with the submission, send no more than 5 and no less than 3 reprints of
previously published papers this new work is related to or based on.
Step 3:
Attach a completed copy of the copyright transfer
form and a list of seven (7) potential reviewers with their detailed and
current postal and email addresses along with their individual academic
achievements. The editor may also select reviewers beyond this list.
Each copy of a revised paper should be accompanied
with its electronic file and a copy of the author’s response to referees’ and
editor’s comments on the earlier version of the paper.
The article should also be accompanied with a brief
cover letter from the corresponding author. Be sure it contains the author’s
full current postal address, telephone and fax numbers, and email address.
Please state in the cover letter on why your article should be published in Scientific
Inquiry. Brevity here is essential.
Do not fax or email any paper unless the editor
requests the final version to be an attachment to an email.
Once submitted, no author may discuss his/her work
with the media and other journals until after the publication date. Any
violation to this standard will lead to unconditional rejection by Scientific
Inquiry.
Upon publication, the corresponding author will
receive twenty copies of reprints of his work. At the same time, Scientific
Inquiry will not be responsible to answer any media inquiries regarding any
published work in the journal.
Publication
fees: US$300 for paper up to six journal pages and $20 per
additional page. This fee will be used to partially offset publication related
costs. US$20.00 included in this fee will be used to cover expenses of the
rigorous review process, and the rest editing and publication related expenses.
Fee Waivers: If a work is worthy the
publication in Scientific Inquiry but the author cannot afford to pay
for the fees, please contact the editor for possible fee waivers.
Before the final publication, the author is expected to have the relevant page charges transferred to the IIGSS account. More specifically, please follow the instruction below:
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If prefer wire-transfer orders, follow these instructions: |
In this case, please
forward a message indicating the bank transfer to the Billing
Department so that appropriate credits can be acknowledged. (In
this bank transfer instruction, be sure to direct payment to IIGSS account.
Here, SRU Federal Credit Union is a branch of Mid-Atlantic) |