Journal Submission Instructions

Direct Submissions | Conference Submissions | General Comments

We invite direct submissions to any of our journals at any time. These submissions should be submitted directly to the Executive Director. All direct submissions should begin with the Direct Journal Submission Form (currently under construction). Once you have filled out the form, you must e-mail your submission as a Word Perfect or Word file (in accordance with our publication guidelines ) to the Executive Director (ED). The ED will acknowledge receipt of your files and forward the submissions on to the appropriate Editor. We no longer accept mailed direct submissions.

In general, our Editors strive for a 25% acceptance rate on direct submissions. The referee process normally requires about three months, and revisions are likely. There is no submission fee, but all authors of manuscripts accepted for publication must become members of the appropriate Academy prior to publication. Membership fees are $75 per year.

As is the case with other journals, we do require the work to be original and unpublished. We also expect that manuscripts submitted for consideration will not be under review at any other journal. Prior presentation of the material at a conference and/or publication in a proceedings does not preclude consideration for journal publication. In fact, if the manuscript has been presented at a previous Allied Academies' conference, you should disclose that fact on the submission form as we are especially pleased to have the opportunity to referee our members' work.

Submission to a Conference only requires an Abstract. After an abstract has been accepted for presentation at a Conference or for presentation through the Internet Division, the full manuscript may be submitted for awards consideration. All manuscripts submitted for awards consideration are read in a blind review process by a panel of referees and ranked. The top 25% of the manuscripts in each Academy area are selected to receive an award and also for publication in the appropriate journal.

Submissions must be in accordance with our publication guidelines, however, there is no page limit for award submissions. You must include a cover page at the beginning of the document with the full names, affiliations, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses of all authors, and the identity of the corresponding author. If you do wish to be considered for an award, start going to the Award Submission page, then e-mail the completed manuscript to the Executive Director. At least one author per paper must register at the time of submitting a paper for award consideration. Papers will not be considered for awards until a registration fee is received. We no longer accept mailed award submissions.

All authors of manuscripts selected for awards and publication must become members of the appropriate Academy prior to the publication of the manuscript. Those authors who registered for the Conference are already members, but those who did not register for the Conference will be expected to become members.

As is the case with other conferences and journals, we do require the work to be original and unpublished. We also expect that manuscripts submitted for Awards consideration will not be under review at any other journal. You may not submit a manuscript for Awards consideration which has previously been presented at a conference and/or published in a proceedings, although you may submit such a manuscript for direct consideration as described above.

The purpose of the Allied Academies is to assist in the publication and dissemination of our members' work. We are not funded or supported by any university or agency. Accordingly, all of our financial support comes from Conference registrations and membership fees, with Conference fees bearing the major portion of the cost of journal publication. For that reason, we do afford a greater opportunity for publication through Conference participation and the ranking process. The traditional referee process which occurs with direct submissions does not afford referees the opportunity for direct comparison of manuscripts. Therefore, each manuscript is judged on an individual basis, and the process is slow as it is in all traditional refereed journals. The ranking process occurs faster and winners are announced at the Conference itself.

Most of our journals are published one or twice yearly and are published in both hard copies and on our web site. These two publications carry different ISSN designations, as is required by the International Serials bureau, although they are identical in content.

Whether you decide to submit a manuscript through a Conference or to submit it directly to one of our journals, we welcome your work. If you have any questions, please feel free to call us, fax us, or e-mail us, or contact any of our Editors at any time. We look forward to serving you in any way and we greatly appreciate your sharing your work with us and giving us the opportunity to support your research.