Journal of Cosmology
The Journal of Cosmology is devoted to the advancement of Science and will publish original contributions in the fields of Cosmology, Astronomy, Astrobiology, Earth Sciences, and the Origins of Life. 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, the origin and evolution of life and nature of the universe, 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. Maximum length: 10 pages.
5) Speculation: Hypotheses and scientifically grounded speculation. Maximum length: 10 pages
Make your article interesting, informative and to the point. 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.
The Journal of Cosmology also publishes news, press-releases, book reviews, editorials, opinion, and science articles written for the general public. For additional details
The first edition of Cosmology was published, online, on October 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
"Invitation" to publish does not guarantee acceptance. All articles are peer reviewed.
Approximately 30% of invited articles have been rejected.
Approximately 50% of invited article 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.
Editorial Process
The following is the editorial workflow that every manuscript submitted to the journal undergoes during the course of the peer-review process.
All manuscripts are submitted and tracked by the online Manuscript Tracking System. Once a manuscript is submitted, the manuscript is reviewed by the Managing editor and submitted to the Editor-in-Chief. If the Editor-in-Chief determines that the manuscript is not of sufficient quality to go through the normal review process, the Editor rejects the manuscript with no further processing.
If the Editor-in-Chief determines that the submitted manuscript is of sufficient quality and falls within the scope of the journal, he assigns the manuscript to a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5 external referees for peer-review. The reviewers submit their reports on the manuscripts along with their recommendation of one of the following actions to the Editor:
* Publish Unaltered
* Publish after Minor Changes
* Review Again after Major Changes
* Reject: Manuscript is flawed or not sufficiently novel
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. This information should be included on page 1 of your manuscript. 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.
To ensure that all manuscripts are reviewed fairly, the names of the referees will not be communicate to the authors.
Therefore, based on the written recommendations of the referees the Editor-in-Chief will then make one of the following editorial recommendations:
* Publish Unaltered
* Review Again after Minor Changes
* Review Again after Major Changes
* Reject
If the Editor recommends “Publish Unaltered,” the manuscript is accepted for publication.
If minor changes are required, the manuscript is returned to the authors who act accordingly and then resubmit the paper detailing exactly where and what changes were made.
If major changes are required, this information will be communicated to the authors who may then resubmit the paper for additional review.
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 exclusively to the Publisher, Cosmology. The Copyright Transfer Agreement must be signed by all the authors.
Manuscript Proofs & Corrections
If your manuscript is accepted for publication, the publisher requires an editable electronic copy. Authors must email or upload the complete article, including tables, figures, and references as a PDF document. Figures will be accepted in .tif jpg. or .gif formats at 72 pixels per inch, and no larger than 8 inches in width.
After the paper has been accepted, and upon the request of the author(s) and payment of additional fees, Cosmology will employ a professional science writer to stylistically enhance the readability of the article.
An internet link to the proofs of the article will be sent to the corresponding author. The author is encouraged to carefully review the manuscript as it appears online, for this is the form it will take and which will be viewed by the readers of Cosmology and other interested scientists and scholars.
Corrections only. Authors will be charged for alterations or additions in proof, other than the correction of errors. All of your corrections must be sent back to us via email. Each paragraph containing the corrections must be included in the body of the email. Include only the corrected paragraph(s). Subsequent corrections will not be possible, so please ensure your first sending is complete.
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