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Instructions to Authors
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Types of Articles
Two categories of articles will appear in each issue of Complexity. General Articles consisting of surveys, tutorials, commentaries, and essays will be published, as well as peer-reviewed Research Papers consisting of full-length research articles and short technical communications.
General articles
The majority of these articles will be commissioned by the Editor in conjunction with the Associate Editors. However, authors who wish to contribute this type of paper may contact the Editor or an appropriate Associate Editor to discuss the contribution. These papers should be concise and of interest to a broad range of educated readers consisting of scientists, engineers, and students. Both solicited and unsolicited articles are subject to review prior to acceptance for publication.
Because articles in this category consist of essays, tutorials, views, and general surveys and not original research papers, they should provide an informed introduction and summary of recent literature on the subject being discussed, and should be adequately but not exhaustively referenced. Any terms in the text that may not be generally understood should be defined. The introductory paragraph should briefly summarize the article.
Throughout the manuscript, identify phrases or sentences that highlight the most important points. These phrases or sentences will be set in boldface type to attract the reader's attention. Six to eight such items are sufficient for most articles. Parts of your text may be set apart in boxes. Authors are encouraged to suggest material to be put in boxes, although the editors will make the final decisions. The kinds of material that are appropriate for inclusion in boxes are alternative interpretations, striking examples, authoritative comments, and historical information.
Survey articles. A synthesis of current research, a survey of methodology, and/or a description of applications of complexity in specific problem areas. Not only should these articles review accepted past results, but they should also present the current and future implications and/or unresolved issues.
Tutorials. Basic introductions to the analysis and/or applications of complexity.
Commentaries. Short article arguing a particular point of view or addressing a controversial theme in the field of complex adaptive systems.
Essays. General articles written in an engaging but authoritative style for a broad audience. These articles will emphasize concepts and ideas.
Research papers
These peer-reviewed papers will make original contributions to the theoretical development and methodology of complexity. They must have recognizable, explicit scientific content. An acceptable paper will: a) present a formalization of the problem it addresses (i.e., a mathematical model) and use this formalization to arrive at some conclusions, b) describe a computer model (i.e., simulation) of the problem it addresses, or c) suggest some definite experiments that could be carried out in a laboratory that would test assertions made in the paper.
Research articles. Full-length research articles are expected to contain new data. They will be well referenced and should be 4000 words or less in length.
Short communications. These will be short (under 1000 words), peer-reviewed announcements of important research results in the science of complexity.
A note about Abstracts
All technical papers should include a brief nontechnical abstract. Authors of commentaries, essays, or short communications have the option of including a brief summary of their paper.
Manuscript Preparation Guidelines
Submission
Prospective authors should submit hard copy (five copies) of the complete manuscript to: Alfred Hubler, Executive Editor of Complexity, P.O. Box 6865, Santa Fe, NM 87502, USA. Camera ready illustrations (originals plus one copy) must accompany the manuscript. Manuscripts may be e-mailed to the journal at complexity2@comcast.net.
Manuscripts should be submitted in English on standard 8 1/2 x 11 inch (21.5 x 28 cm) or A4-size paper with 1-inch (2.5 cm) margins. All copy, including captions, footnotes, and references, must be typed double-spaced and on one side of the sheet only. Manuscripts should include a title page which contains the title of the paper; name, address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address of the author to whom all correspondence and proofs are to be addressed; names, affiliations, and addresses of all other authors; and the number of text pages, figures, and tables included. A technical abstract of not more than 100 words should accompany each article. In addition, authors of Research Articles and Technical Communications should provide a 50-100 word nontechnical, jargon-free summary of their results for the nonspecialist. Authors should provide up to five key words or phrases that characterize their manuscript. The paper should be reasonably subdivided into sections, and if necessary, subsections. Where possible, material intended for footnotes should be inserted in the text as parenthetical material.
Mathematical Symbols. Authors are cautioned to type, whenever possible, all mathematical symbols, equations, and formulas. If these must be handwritten, please write clearly and leave ample space above and below for printer's marks; please use only ink. All Greek or unusual symbols should be identified in the margin the first time they are used. Please distinguish in the margins of the manuscript between capital and small letters of the alphabet wherever confusion may arise (e.g., k, K). Please underline with a wavy line all vector quantities. Use fractional exponents to avoid radical signs.
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References. The references should be numbered consecutively in the order of their appearance and should be complete, including all authors' initials followed by their surnames; the title of the paper or book; the name of the journal, sponsoring society, or publisher; inclusive page numbers; and the date.The reference section should follow the text, beginning on a separate page, and the citations should conform to the following style:
Reference Examples:
1. Holland, J.H.; Holyoak, K.J.; Nisbett, R.E.; Thagard, P.R. Induction: Processes of Inference, Learning, and Discovery. MIT Press: Cambridge, 1989.
2. Axelrod, R. Disseminating cultures. In: The Complexity of Cooperation; Axelrod, R., Ed.; Princeton University Press: Princeton, NJ, 1997; pp 145-177.
3. Deffuant, G.; Neau, D.; Amblard, F.; Weisbuch, G. Mixing beliefs among interacting agents. Adv Complex Systems 2000, 3, 87.
4. Yu, T.; Miller, J. Neutrality and the evolvability of boolean function landscape. In: Genetic Programming, Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference, EuroGP 2001, Lake Como, Italy, April 18-20, 2001; Miller, J.; Tomassini, M.; Lanzi, P.L.; Ryan, C.; Tettamanzi, A.G.B.; Langdon, W.B., Eds.; Springer-Verlag: Berlin, 2002; pp 204-217.
Figures. Figures should be professionally prepared and submitted in a form suitable for reproduction (camera-ready copy). Computer-generated graphs are acceptable only if they have been printed with a good quality laser-printer. All figures must be cited in the text, numbered, and supplied with captions. All captions should appear together on a separate sheet after the reference listings. The figures should be submitted with the text in a separate folder. To ensure that your digital graphics are suitable for print purposes, please go to Rapid Inspector?at http://rapidinspector.cadmus.com/zwi/index.jsp. This free, stand-alone software application will help you to inspect and verify illustrations right on your computer.
Tables. All tables should be cited sequentially in the text, numbered, and supplied with explanatory captions. Table columns should have explanatory headings. Tables should be supplied, typed on separate sheets, and placed at the end of the manuscript following any figure captions. Tables should never be typed within the body of the manuscript. Manuscripts and illustrations not conforming to the above requirements may be returned to the author and will have to be re-submitted for a future issue of the journal.
Permissions
It is the author's responsibility to obtain written permission to reproduce material which has appeared in another publication.
Proofs
Authors will be supplied with proofs to check the accuracy of typesetting. Authors may be charged for any alterations to the proofs beyond those needed to correct typesetting errors. Proofs must be checked and returned within 48 hours of receipt.
Reprints
Authors will receive one complimentary copy of the issue in which their article appears. Reprints can be ordered and purchased by filling out the form provided by the Publisher with the proofs. Neither the manuscript nor its figures will be returned following publication unless a request for return is made when the manuscript is originally submitted.
Copyright
No article can be published unless accompanied by a signed publication agreement which serves as a transfer of copyright from author to publisher. A publication agreement may be obtained from the editor or the publisher. Only original papers will be accepted and copyright in published papers will be vested in the publisher.
Article Status
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Article Status for Authors
Disk Submission Instructions
Please return your final, revised manuscript on disk as well as hard copy.
The hard copy must match the disk.
The Journal strongly encourages authors to deliver the final, revised version of their accepted manuscripts (text, tables, and, if possible, illustrations) on disk. Given the near-universal use of computer word-processing for manuscript preparation, we anticipate that providing a disk will be convenient for you, and it carries the added advantages of maintaining the integrity of your keystrokes and expediting typesetting. Please return the disk submission slip below with your manuscript and labeled disk(s).
Guidelines for Electronic Submission
Text
Storage medium. 3-1/2" high-density disk in IBM MS-DOS, Windows, or Macintosh format.
Software and format. A recent version Word is preferred, although manuscripts prepared with any other microcomputer word processor are acceptable. Please note: This journal does not accept Microsoft WORD 2007 documents at this time. Please use WORD's "Save As" option to save your document as an older (.doc) file type. Refrain from complex formatting; the Publisher will style your manuscript according to the Journal design specifications. Do not use desktop publishing software such as Aldus PageMaker or Quark XPress. If you prepared your manuscript with one of these programs, export the text to a word processing format. Please make sure your word processing program's "fast save" feature is turned off. Please do not deliver files that contain hidden text: for example, do not use your word processor's automated features to create footnotes or reference lists.
File names. Submit the text and tables of each manuscript as a single file. Name each file with your last name (up to eight letters). Text files should be given the three-letter extension that identifies the file format. Macintosh users should maintain the MS-DOS "eight dot three" file-naming convention.
Labels. Label all disks with your name, the file name, and the word processing program and version used.
Illustrations
All print reproduction requires files for full color images to be in a CMYK color space. If possible, ICC or ColorSync profiles of your output device should accompany all digital image submissions.
Storage medium. Submit as separate files from text files, on separate disks or cartridges. If feasible, full color files should be submitted on separate disks from other image files. 3-1/2" high-density disks, CD, Iomega Zip, and 5 1/4" 44- or 88-MB SyQuest cartridges can be submitted. At authors' request, cartridges and disks will be returned after publication.
Software and format. All illustration files should be in TIFF or EPS (with preview) formats. Do not submit native application formats.
Resolution. Journal quality reproduction will require greyscale and color files at resolutions yielding approximately 300 ppi. Bitmapped line art should be submitted at resolutions yielding 600-1200 ppi. These resolutions refer to the output size of the file; if you anticipate that your images will be enlarged or reduced, resolutions should be adjusted accordingly.
File names. Illustration files should be given the 2- or 3-letter extension that identifies the file format used (i.e., .tif, .eps).
Labels. Label all disks and cartridges with your name, the file names, formats, and compression schemes (if any) used. Hard copy output must accompany all files.
Print and return with labeled diskette(s)
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