Leonardo Electronic Almanac accepts both solicited
and unsolicited texts for review. Prior to developing
a complete manuscript, authors are encouraged to
submit an outline to the editors, who will make
a preliminary decision regarding the topic's relevance
to the journal's aims and scope and will provide
suggestions for developing the manuscript.
Manuscripts should be e-mailed directly to Nisar
Keshvani. Manuscripts for initial review may
be submitted with embedded low-resolution images,
which facilitates the review process. When submitting
a manuscript, authors should include a statement
indicating that the manuscript has not been published
previously and is not being submitted for publication
elsewhere. Manuscripts must be under the 3,000
word count limit (including references and figure
captions) before it will be considered for review.
The review process involves peer review of all
submitted articles longer than 500 words, including
those solicited by the editors. Generally each
manuscript is reviewed by one member of the LEA
editorial board, one technical peer reviewer and
an in-house editor. A request by an editor for
a manuscript is not a guarantee that it will be
published.
Authors are notified of acceptance, rejection
or the need for revision within two months. Texts
are judged on the basis of relevance to the aims
and scope of the journal, originality, rigor of
thought and the use of straightforward and precise
prose. Texts should be condensed as much as possible
and written to be accessible to the interested
lay reader. Papers may include statements of belief
and speculations, which should be denoted as such.
Most manuscripts require revision by the author
before final acceptance. Revised manuscripts accepted
for publication must be submitted as unformatted
word-processed text without embedded illustrations
or auto-formatted references. Each illustration
should be submitted as a separate high-resolution
file. All texts longer than 1,000 words must be
accompanied by an abstract. After a manuscript
is accepted, it is edited at the editorial office
and returned to the author for approval prior
to publication.
All texts must be submitted in English. Authors
not fluent in English should write in their native
language and then have the text professionally
translated before submitting it. Since the journal
is read in many countries, authors should avoid
esoteric words, non-English words, slang, idioms
and colloquialisms. Abbreviations and special
terms, especially highly technical terms, should
be defined in the text or in a glossary at the
end of the text. Acronyms should be spelled out
on the first appearance.
Authors should review previous Leonardo Electronic
Almanac texts for general style and format. Staff
will not make major editorial revisions and cannot
accept manuscripts requiring such revisions.
Please visit the submission
guide section on the website for more information.
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