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Science & Justice (Short) lnstructions to authors Science & Justice is the official publication of the Forensic Science Society which was founded, in 1959, with the objects of advancing the study, application and standing of forensic science, and facilitating co-operation among persons interested in forensic science throughout the world. Scier~ce& Justice is published four times a year, and will be of interest primarily to practising forensic scientists and their colleagues in related fields. It is chiefly concerned with the publication of formal scientific papers, in keeping with its international learned status, but will not accept any article describing experimentation on animals which does not meet strict ethical standards. The Editor welcomes original contributions in English on any aspect of forensic science; authors are asked to specify the section of Scierlce & Justice for which they wish the manuscript to be considered. Authors should aim to make their manuscripts comprehensible to the majority of Scierlce & Justice's readers, bearing in mind that this majority will not be specialists in the author's particular field. Those intending to submit manuscripts for publication in Scierlce & Justice are advised to study carefully the following instructions. Articles are published on the understanding that publication is not taken to imply endorsement of the views therein by either the Editor or the Council of the Forensic Science Society.
Copyright Unless otherwise agreed in writing, all material submitted for publication in Scierzce & Justice shall be received only on the basis that acceptance by the Editor of a manuscript for publication shall be deemed to operate as an assignment to the Forensic Science Society of the copyright therein.
Submission of manuscripts Three copies of the manuscript should be sent to the Journal Office, Clarke House, 18a Mount Parade, Harrogate, United Kingdom, HGl IBX. Authors who write in a language other than their mother tongue are urged to seek assistance in perfecting style, syntax and grammar. All submissions must be accompanied by a covering letter from the author who is to be responsible for correspondence about the manuscript. The covering letter should contain a statement that the manuscript has been seen and approved by all authors and by any person whose aid has been acknowledged. Authors working within an organisation where approval to publish is required should show in the covering letter that such approval has been obtained. Also included should be copies of any permission required to reproduce published material or recognisable photographs of individuals. Where the paper describes work done with material donated by volunteers or experimental work involving volunteer subjects the paper must include a statement indicating that the study protocol has been approved by a properly constituted Research Ethics Committee. The only exception will be where authors of the paper have used samples donated by themselves for the study.
Manuscript review and revision While the Editor may seek the opinion of a referee on any article submitted, it is editorial policy that all manuscripts submitted for publication in the Professional and Scientific and Technical sections are subject to peer review by at least two referees, who remain anonymous. Although referees are sent the manuscript without the title page, authors should recognise that their identity may be obvious from reading the manuscript. Authors may suggest the names of suitable referees, if they wish. Peer review of papers in the Proceedings section will be at the Editor's discretion. Every manuscript is given a date of receipt and a date of acceptance or rejection. The date of receipt published in Science & Justice will normally be that on which the paper was originally submitted, but papers returned for reconsideration after rejection, or after long delay following modification, will normally be given a revised date of receipt.
Manuscript layout Manuscripts prepared according to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals are acceptable, with the exception that in citations the journal title should be given in full and not abbreviated. Details of these requirements are available at several web sites including www.acponline.org/journals/resource/unifreqr.htm
References References should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. They should be identified in text, tables and legends by Arabic numerals in square brackets, not subscripted or superscripted. The terms 'Unpublished observations' and 'Personal communication' must not appear in the list of references, but may, if unavoidable, be used in the text. Accepted papers awaiting publication may be cited as references using the term 'In Press' in place of volume and page numbers. Authors are responsible for the verification of references against the original documents. The form of citation used by Scierlce & Justice is illustrated by the examples below. The title of the article and name of the journal are always given in full without contraction and careful punctuation is required: 1. Cousins DR, Fuller NA, Fysh RR and Russell LW. Microspectrophotometry as an aid for the identification of rodenticides and other pesticide preparations. Journal of the Forensic Science Society 1987; 27: 247-252.
For full instructions to authors please contact the Editor at journalQforensic-science-society.0rg.uk
Every manuscript is considered for publication on the strict understanding that (a) it is not being submitted to another journal at the same time and (b) it has not already been accepted or published elsewhere. Written confirmation of these points will be required from the corresponding author before publication. This does not preclude consideration of a complete report that follows publication of preliminary findings or of a manuscript where an abstract or report was published previously in the Society News section.
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Science & Justice (Short) lnstructions to authors Science & Justice is the official publication of the Forensic Science Society which was founded, in 1959, with the objects of advancing the study, application and standing of forensic science, and facilitating co-operation among persons interested in forensic science throughout the world. Scier~ce& Justice is published four times a year, and will be of interest primarily to practising forensic scientists and their colleagues in related fields. It is chiefly concerned with the publication of formal scientific papers, in keeping with its international learned status, but will not accept any article describing experimentation on animals which does not meet strict ethical standards. The Editor welcomes original contributions in English on any aspect of forensic science; authors are asked to specify the section of Scierlce & Justice for which they wish the manuscript to be considered. Authors should aim to make their manuscripts comprehensible to the majority of Scierlce & Justice's readers, bearing in mind that this majority will not be specialists in the author's particular field. Those intending to submit manuscripts for publication in Scierlce & Justice are advised to study carefully the following instructions. Articles are published on the understanding that publication is not taken to imply endorsement of the views therein by either the Editor or the Council of the Forensic Science Society.
Copyright Unless otherwise agreed in writing, all material submitted for publication in Scierzce & Justice shall be received only on the basis that acceptance by the Editor of a manuscript for publication shall be deemed to operate as an assignment to the Forensic Science Society of the copyright therein.
Submission of manuscripts Three copies of the manuscript should be sent to the Journal Office, Clarke House, 18a Mount Parade, Harrogate, United Kingdom, HGl IBX. Authors who write in a language other than their mother tongue are urged to seek assistance in perfecting style, syntax and grammar. All submissions must be accompanied by a covering letter from the author who is to be responsible for correspondence about the manuscript. The covering letter should contain a statement that the manuscript has been seen and approved by all authors and by any person whose aid has been acknowledged. Authors working within an organisation where approval to publish is required should show in the covering letter that such approval has been obtained. Also included should be copies of any permission required to reproduce published material or recognisable photographs of individuals. Where the paper describes work done with material donated by volunteers or experimental work involving volunteer subjects the paper must include a statement indicating that the study protocol has been approved by a properly constituted Research Ethics Committee. The only exception will be where authors of the paper have used samples donated by themselves for the study.
Manuscript review and revision While the Editor may seek the opinion of a referee on any article submitted, it is editorial policy that all manuscripts submitted for publication in the Professional and Scientific and Technical sections are subject to peer review by at least two referees, who remain anonymous. Although referees are sent the manuscript without the title page, authors should recognise that their identity may be obvious from reading the manuscript. Authors may suggest the names of suitable referees, if they wish. Peer review of papers in the Proceedings section will be at the Editor's discretion. Every manuscript is given a date of receipt and a date of acceptance or rejection. The date of receipt published in Science & Justice will normally be that on which the paper was originally submitted, but papers returned for reconsideration after rejection, or after long delay following modification, will normally be given a revised date of receipt.
Manuscript layout Manuscripts prepared according to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals are acceptable, with the exception that in citations the journal title should be given in full and not abbreviated. Details of these requirements are available at several web sites including www.acponline.org/journals/resource/unifreqr.htm
References References should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. They should be identified in text, tables and legends by Arabic numerals in square brackets, not subscripted or superscripted. The terms 'Unpublished observations' and 'Personal communication' must not appear in the list of references, but may, if unavoidable, be used in the text. Accepted papers awaiting publication may be cited as references using the term 'In Press' in place of volume and page numbers. Authors are responsible for the verification of references against the original documents. The form of citation used by Scierlce & Justice is illustrated by the examples below. The title of the article and name of the journal are always given in full without contraction and careful punctuation is required: 1. Cousins DR, Fuller NA, Fysh RR and Russell LW. Microspectrophotometry as an aid for the identification of rodenticides and other pesticide preparations. Journal of the Forensic Science Society 1987; 27: 247-252.
For full instructions to authors please contact the Editor at journalQforensic-science-society.0rg.uk
Every manuscript is considered for publication on the strict understanding that (a) it is not being submitted to another journal at the same time and (b) it has not already been accepted or published elsewhere. Written confirmation of these points will be required from the corresponding author before publication. This does not preclude consideration of a complete report that follows publication of preliminary findings or of a manuscript where an abstract or report was published previously in the Society News section.
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