Cryptologia is the only scholarly journal in the world dealing with the history, the technology, and the effect of the most important form of intelligence in the world today - communications intelligence. It fosters the study of all aspects of cryptology -- technical as well as historical and cultural.
The journal's articles have broken many new paths in intelligence history. They have told for the first time how a special agency prepared information from codebreaking for President Roosevelt, have described the ciphers of Lewis Carroll, revealed details of Hermann Goering's wiretapping agency, published memoirs - written for it -- of some World War II American codebreakers, disclosed how American codebreaking affected the structure of the United Nations, translated from the Arabic portions of the world's first texts on cryptanalysis and from the German a study of Nazi cryptanalysis, printed an archivally-based article on a hitherto-unknown area: German Western-Front codebreaking in World War I, reprinted Winston Churchill's 1920s pleading to be given intercepts, and many many others. The journal has published a speech by the head of the National Security Agency, the nation's codebreaking and codemaking organization that is larger than the CIA, and an analysis of the government-proposed national Data Encryption Standard. Technical articles analyzed the cryptosystems generated by cipher machines, including the famous Enigma, using algebra and have reported the solution of historical cryptograms. They have explained the linguistic basis of the Navajo language used by codetalkers in the Pacific and how digital communications can conceal illustrations or "watermarks" that authenticate the source. One article demonstrated the inadequacy of ciphers based on music. The journal carried the obituary of the premier bibliographer of cryptology. And it reviews the many new books on the wide spectrum of ideas in cryptology and its associated fields
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General
Articles must make a major point. They must be original, not previously published, and not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material from other sources and are required to sign an agreement for the transfer of copyright to the publisher. All accepted manuscripts, artwork, and photographs become the property of the publisher. Authors are urged to read over and correct their articles on paper, not just on screen, before submitting them. Please number manuscript pages consecutively throughout the paper.
Submission of Manuscripts
Articles must include the author's full name, address, e-mail address, home and office telephone and fax numbers, a short biography, an abstract, keywords, and a shortened version of the title suitable for the running head, not exceeding 50 character spaces. Articles must be submitted electronically as attachments to emails or instructions as to how to download them from a website. Manuscripts should be double spaced, unjustified with wide margins, top, bottom, and sides. Send electronic version of the manuscript with a cover letter identifying the format of the manuscript, e.g., LaTeX, WORD, ASCII, etc. to: cbauer@ycp.edu.
Authors must also send one copy of the manuscript with no author identifications as a pdf file for we use a double-blind referee system. In the event that the author cannot send the manuscript electronically, two copies - one with and one without author indentification -- may be sent to:
Craig Bauer, Editor
York College
Physical Sciences Department
York, PA 17405
If accepted, refereed and edited manuscripts will be sent to the author for approval. Upon final agreement and acceptance by the author and the editor of the approved and edited article, send one pdf file of the paper and one electronic (LaTeX, WORD, ASCII, etc.) copy to the West Point office.
References
References should follow the latest edition of the Chicago Manual of Style. For example: Journal:
1. Taylor, R. W. and Vanden, H.E. September 1982. Defining Terrorism in El Salvador, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 463(4):107-129.
Book:
2. Mills, C.W. 1956. The Power Elite, New York: Oxford University Press, p. 171.
Citations should be inserted into the text as [3, p.23], for reference number 3, page 23. Authors of technical manuscripts who wish to use AMS style are welcome to do so.
Exceptions: Only codewords use all capital letters. All quotations in foreign language must be translated into English. British spelling will be retained. Footnotes will be published at the bottom of appropriate page. All works cited will be included in the references. Thus, authors should list all works referenced in the references.
Illustrations
Illustrations (line drawings, halftones, photos, photomicrographs, etc.) should be clean originals or digital files. Digital files are recommended for highest quality reproduction and should follow these guidelines:
- 300 dpi or higher
- sized to fit on journal page
- EPS, TIFF, or PSD format only
- submitted as separate files, not embedded in text files
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Tables and Figures
Tables and figures should not be embedded in the text, but should be included as separate sheets or files. A short descriptive title should appear below each table with a clear legend and any footnotes suitably identified below. All units must be included. Figures should be completely labeled, taking into account necessary size reduction. Captions should be typed, double-spaced, on a separate sheet. All original figures should be clearly marked in pencil on the reverse side with the number, author's name, and top edge indicated.
Color illustrations will be considered for publication; however, the author will be required to bear the full cost involved in their printing and publication. The charge for the first page with color is $900.00. The next three pages with color are $450.00 each. A custom quote will be provided for color art totaling more than 4 journal pages. Good-quality color prints or files should be provided in their final size. The publisher has the right to refuse publication of color prints deemed unacceptable.
Proofs
All proofs must be corrected and returned to the publisher. If the proofs are not returned within the allotted time, the editor will proofread the article and it will be printed per the editor's instructions. Only correction of typographical errors is permitted.
Offprints
Each corresponding author of an article will receive 3 complete copies of the issue in which the article appears, as well as a PDF file of the final version of their article. The corresponding author is responsible for distribution of copies to co-authors