Submission Information
You can download this file as a PDF here: Instructions for Authors.pdf
Thank you for choosing to submit your paper to ACTA Press. On this page, you can find instructions to help move your paper smoothly through peer review, production, and publication. Please follow the instructions thoroughly to ensure your paper matches our journal requirements and to avoid any delays due to formatting issues.About the Review Process
ACTA Press operates a double-blind review process for its journals to uphold the highest standards of scholarly peer review. Papers deemed suitable will be sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. ACTA Press publishes the following types of manuscripts:
- Original, unpublished papers
- Extended and enhanced versions of papers presented at conferences
- Surveys
- Tutorial papers
Preparing Your Paper
1. Formatting Instructions
The formatting specifications for both initial paper and final paper submissions are identical and must be followed exactly.
Language and Grammar
All papers must be written in English using British or Canadian.
Abbreviations are spelled out at first mention, but not thereafter unless
there is good reason to do so. For editorial guidelines, refer to The
Chicago Manual of Style, seventeen edition, The University of Chicago Press, 2010.
Document Structure
Initial and final papers must contain the following sections: title, abstract, key words, introduction, body, conclusion, and references.
Final papers must also include author information (under the title) and biographies (at the end of the paper).
Author information is to include each author’s full name, affiliation, postal address, telephone number, and email address. One author will need to be identified as the corresponding author.
The biography section is mandatory for the final paper and must NOT be present in the initial paper.
An acknowledgments section is optional.
NOTE: Authors must submit the final paper in the same format as the initial paper.
2. Check List
We request that you go through the
initial paper
checklist
or the
final paper checklist of
formatting specifications and check off each item as it is completed. Compliance with these
formatting instructions will expedite the publication process and ensure high-quality
publication of your work.
3. Initial Paper Submission
You are asked to use our initial paper
checklist
and
initial Word template
when submitting your paper to ACTA Press. The initial paper and the revised
paper MUST be submitted as a Microsoft Word file (“*.doc” and “*.docx”).
Upon submission, a reference number will be assigned to the paper that is to be used in all future correspondence.
Authors will be required to suggest two potential reviewers for all new manuscript submissions.
Authors should also check their papers for originality before submitting the manuscripts to ACTA Press.
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NOTE: Author names, affiliations, etc. should NOT appear on this manuscript file, nor
should biographies be present. We ask that you upload a separate Microsoft Word file called
“Cover Page” that includes the article title, abstract, author titles, author names, and author
affiliations. Author names and affiliations should be placed in separate paragraphs; for
example, this:
John Smith, Professor
Stanford University, Serra Mall, Stanford, CA, USA
Not this:
John Smith, Professor, Stanford University, Serra Mall, Stanford, CA, USA
Data included in this file is used to populate information for you later in the submission process.
4. Final Paper Submission
If your paper is accepted, we will ask that you send us a copy of your final paper. Ensure that
your final paper is in double-spaced, single-column format (same formatting requirements as
initial paper submissions).
Use our
final paper checklist and final document template (Word template) when making your submission.
Your final paper (text and embedded figures) must be sent as
• an MS Word document
NOTE: Camera-ready copies will NOT be accepted.
If high-resolution figures are not already embedded in your final paper, an electronic copy of
your figures must be sent along with your final paper. Acceptable figure formats include
high-resolution JPEG, TIFF, EPS, PSD, and PDF.
Include a brief biography for all authors at the end of your final paper. Small passport-size
photographs of the authors should also be included.
Submitting Your Paper
ACTA Press uses Editorial Manager to manage the peer-review process. If this is your first time submitting a paper to ACTA Press, you will be asked to create an account in the submission centre. If you submitted a paper to ACTA Press prior to 2018, you will be asked to update your profile in Editorial Manager’s submission centre and to reset your password. Please read the Editorial Manager Tutorial for Authors before your submission.
Final Paper for Printing
Your final paper will be sent for copyediting and typesetting. Once this has been completed, you will receive a copy of the paper from the typesetter, which you must carefully proofread. Pay particular attention to the equations. After noting any errors and indicating the corrections to be made, return the paper as an email attachment to journals@actapress.com.
Copyright Assignment Form
For Accepted Papers ONLY
In order for your paper to be published in a standard journal (not open access), we require that
authors fill out a Copyright Assignment Form. Please print off and fill out the copyright form
and return it to us by email to journals@actapress.com
Publication Charges
All fees must be paid in United States dollars (USD).
For article publication charges, go to the RATES section of the journal of interest.
Extra-Page Charge
The publisher will reformat the final paper submitted by the author into the publication format
(single-spaced, double-column, 12-point font). If it exceeds eight printed pages, including
illustrations, there is a charge of $100.00 per additional page.
Authors may estimate their final page count by converting their papers to our publication format.
We strongly advise authors to reformat their paper into the publication format only for the
purpose of estimating the page count (but do NOT submit it in this format). Submissions will
ONLY be accepted in our submission format: double-spaced, one-column, 12-point font. We will
contact the corresponding author if a paper exceeds the eight-page limit. The extra-page fees
must be paid in full before we publish the paper.
Please contact ACTA Press (journals@actapress.com) for the exact amount.
Policy on Plagiarism
ACTA Press has a zero-tolerance policy on plagiarism. An advanced plagiarism detection
software called iThenticate is used to check each submitted paper and ACTA Press will
investigate every allegation of plagiarism.
If a submitted paper has been plagiarized in whole or in part, the paper may be rejected and the
author prohibited from submitting papers to ACTA Press in the future.
Policy on Self-plagiarism
The Editor-in-Chief may require the author to include a full citation to the original paper and
make modifications to the submitted paper to include a discussion of the original paper; or the
paper will be rejected.
Open Access
ACTA Press is actively engaged with Open Access. This gives the authors’ work maximum exposure within the academic community and promotes the sharing of research and ideas to the widest possible audience.
