Cosmology
Cosmology (from Greek κοσμολογία - κόσμος-, kosmos, "universe"; and -λογία, -logia-, "study") is the study and understanding of existence in its totality, encompassing the infinite and eternal, and the origins and evolution of the cosmos, galaxies, stars, planets, earth, life, woman and man.
Yet of the thousands of scientific journals published yearly world wide, not one is dedicated to the study of Cosmology.
Most scientific journals are aimed at specific, narrowly defined areas of research; tailored to those specialists who devote their lives to learning more and more about less and less. The alternative, we are told, is to learn less and less about more and more, and thus "generalists" and interdisciplinary journals are rare indeed, for how many wish to discover how little they know?
The interdisciplinary Journal of Cosmology is devoted to the study of "cosmology" and is dedicated to those men and women of rare genius and curiosity who wish to understand more and more about more and more: The study of existence in its totality.
The Journal of Cosmology
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The Journal of Cosmology is devoted to the advancement of Science and will publish original contributions in the fields of Cosmology, Astronomy, Astrobiology, and Earth & Planetary Sciences. Papers related to these general areas including those concerning biology, genetics, geology, climate change, meteorology, physics, celestial mechanics, astrophysics, particle physics, paleoastronomy, chemistry, panspermia, abiogenesis, extinction, and the origin and evolution of life, are welcome.
The Journal of Cosmology will review and publish 5 types of scientific articles:
1) Research: Major scientific discoveries and original research articles which address important theoretical issues and make a significant contribution to science.
2) Theoretical: Comparing and contrasting specific theories (e.g. big bang vs steady state, panspermia vs abiogenesis), or the presentation of new theories.
3) Reviews: explanatory overviews and discussions of historical and recent discoveries or theoretical developments within the field.
4) Commentary & Opinion: Commenting, criticizing, discussing, or offering opinion and points of view about recent developments or controversies.
5) Speculation: Hypotheses and scientifically grounded speculation.
The Journal of Cosmology is open to all scientific points of view which are supported by published scientific research.
General Editorial Guidelines: Prior to publication, all (1) Research, (2) Theoretical and (3) Review will be peer reviewed by at least two recognized experts whose specialize in the topic under consideration. All articles are peer reviewed. All papers must be written in English.
Make your article interesting, informative and to the point. A short article is more likely to be read than a long article. All articles must avoid jargon, and must be written to be understood by a wide range of scientists specializing in areas of science other than those addressed by the author.
Cosmology also publishes book reviews, editorials, and opinion. For additional details
The first edition of Cosmology was published on September 15, 2009. All editions of JOC will be devoted to and organized around this theme: Origins and Evolution of the Cosmos, Galaxies, Stars, Planets, Life....
The Journal of Cosmology will not publish announcements of meetings or general notices.
All papers must be submitted electronically in PDF format.
DO NOT USE "LAYTEX" WORD PROCESSING PROGRAMS
Articles, commentary, editorials, speculation, news releases, and any other material published in the Journal of Cosmology represent the opinions of the authors and should not be construed to reflect the opinions of the Editors or the Publisher.
Article Rejection Statistics
"Invitation" to publish does not guarantee acceptance. All articles are peer reviewed.
Approximately 30% of invited articles have been rejected.
Approximately 50% of invited articles have been rejected then revised and then resubmitted following peer review, and then accepted.
Approximately 20% of invited articles have been accepted without suggested revisions following peer review.
Approximately 90% of all articles submitted without invitation, have been rejected.
Peer Review
The Journal of Cosmology welcomes great ideas.
Authors should submit the names, affiliations, and email addresses of 5 scientists qualified to review their paper. Do not submit the names of friends or colleagues. The Editor may use these to guide the selection of referees.
All papers are reviewed anonymously by at least two independent referees who are experts in the field in question. If the article is accepted authors will be asked to respond to criticisms and suggestions by the referees prior to publication.
If reviewers suggest publication pending revision, authors will be invited to revise and resubmit the manuscript and to address and respond to criticisms and suggestions by the referees. Reviewers will be consulted about resubmitted manuscripts.
If the paper is rejected by one referee but accepted by a second referee, a third referee will be asked to review the article.
Referees opposing publication will be required to provide detailed, fact-based evidence, demonstrating that the rejected manuscript suffers from specific, and significant short-comings.
Papers rejected by both referees cannot be revised and resubmitted.
Papers published following peer review will be identified as "peer reviewed" in the upper right hand corner of the title page of the published article.
Conditions & Permissions for Submission
Manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that the same work is not under review for publication elsewhere, and has not been previously published.
Submission for publication must be approved, in writing, by all of the authors.
Any person cited within the paper as a source of a personal communication must approve of the citation, in writing. Do not cite manuscripts in preparation, unpublished work, anonymous ftp files, or databases.
Copyright
Authors submitting a manuscript do so on the understanding that if it is accepted for publication, copyright for the article, including the right to reproduce the article in all forms and media, will be assigned to the Publisher, Cosmology. The Copyright Transfer Agreement must be signed by all the authors. All authors retain the right to reprint and distribute their articles.
Publication & Availability of Your Work
Publication in the Journal of Cosmology makes your best work immediately available to a worldwide audience of scholars, researchers, policy makers, journalists, educators, and the general public.
Published papers will be promoted to the media, and the titles and first author of all accepted papers will be featured or listed on the home page of the JournalofCosmology.com for 60 days. Thereafter, links to these papers, or links to general area Table of Contents pages that lists and links to these papers, will be maintained within the home page and inner pages of the JournalofCosmology.com.
Papers published by the Journal of Cosmology will be available, online in their entirety, within the JournalofCosmology.com website, for perpetuity, and can be viewed by the public and other scientists at no charge.
Per the request of the author, links to their websites or webpages will be established at the bottom of their articles. Further, at the bottom of your article, links to books or DVDs for sale at Amazon.com, payable to your account, are also permissible.
Bound volumes of Cosmology may be made available to libraries.
Citing & Referencing Papers Published by the Journal of Cosmology
Citation information for all papers published in the Journal of Cosmology, will be provided in the upper left hand corner of each title page, e.g. Becker, R., "Particle Physics & the Plasma Universe," Journal of Cosmology, 2010, Vol 1, pages 44-87.
Abstracting and Indexing
The articles of the Journal of Cosmology will be indexed/reviewed in the following databases/resources:
* Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
* Google Scholar
* INSPEC
* Open J-Gate
* Polymer Library
* Scopus
SUBMISSION PROCESSING FEES
Open access publishing provides immediate, worldwide, free access to the full-text of all published articles. Open access allows scholars, scientists, public and government officials, and the general public to view, download, print, and redistribute any article without a subscription. Open access publishing insures a far superior and superior means of distribution compared to the traditional subscription-based publishing model.
Because there are no subscription fees, publication costs are paid from an author's research budget, or by their supporting institution, in the form of Article Processing Charges.
There are No Charges for Invited Papers.
The Journal of Cosmology is an Open Access journal and requires Article Processing Charges that will be billed to the submitting author upon submitting and upon acceptance of the article for publication. according to the following schedule:
1) Research: --Cosmology charges $150.00 to cover the costs of processing Research Articles.
2) Theoretical: --Cosmology charges $75.00 to cover the costs of processing Theoretical Articles
3) Reviews: --Cosmology charges $75.00 to cover the costs of processing Review Articles
4) Commentary & Opinion: --Cosmology charges $35.00 to process Commentary.
5) Speculation: --Cosmology charges $35.00 to process Speculation. Papers will be submitted for review upon receipt of these fees. Regardless of the decisions of the referees/reviewers, there will be no refunds.
Publication Charges
If the Research article is accepted for publication, Cosmology charges an additional $200.00 to cover formatting and publication costs.
There are no publication charges for Theoretical, Review, Speculation, or Opinion articles
Once accepted for publication and upon receipt of the finished manuscript, all papers will be posted online, usually within 72 hours, at both the Cosmology and Journal of Cosmology websites.
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