H ow to C ontribute to I con R esearch
Submission & Editorial Process
Contributions to the Journal of Icon Studies are solicited in all areas of icon research.
Submissions, and any questions about submissions, should be made in electronic form to
[email protected]. The Journal of Icon Studies follows editing practices
of The Chicago Manual of Style, including the transliteration of Russian Cyrillic characters.
Peer Review
All submitted articles are given an initial review by the Editor of the Journal of Icon
Studies. This initial evaluation is guided by the following criteria:
• The language of the proposed article is English or Russian.
• The material is original and important.
• The writing is grammatically correct and clear.
• The data are appropriate to the topic and factually correct.
• The conclusions are reasonable and clearly supported by the data.
• The topic has general interest to the icon research community.
Based on these criteria, the Editor assesses the paper’s initial eligibility for publication.
If a manuscript does not satisfy all these criteria, it is rejected and notice sent to the
author. If the manuscript satisfies most of these criteria, it is sent to three members of the
Editorial Board with knowledge of the topic of the submission. They may, in turn, submit
it to outside reviewers. The identity of the specific reviewers is kept confidential from
the author(s) just as author identities are kept confidential from the reviewers. Reviewers
are required to maintain confidentiality about the manuscripts they review and must
not divulge any information about a specific manuscript or its contents to anyone not
involved in the review process.
Editing
If the manuscript is accepted as is, the author is so notified and the publication process
is begun. If it is accepted with revisions, the manuscript is returned to the author for
revision with reviewer comments. Authors are responsible for all statements made in
their work, including changes made during editing. The final form rests in the hands of
the Editor of the Journal after consultation with the author and reviewers. The finished
product will appear exactly as in a printed publication, but, when appropriate, with added
features available only on an online site.
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