SUBMIT AN ARTICLE

Submit Manuscript

Manuscripts should be emailed to the current and presiding Editor-in-Chief of JoASC:  joasc@stateclimate.org

Page Charges, Waivers, and Fees

To cover production and management costs, page charges are as follows:

• AASC Member (Full, Associate) as 1st author: $25/typeset page
• non-AASC Member as 1st author: $50/typeset page

Fees are invoiced after a manuscript has been approved for publication and the authors approve of the final proofs.  Payments are made to the American Association of State Climatologists at: treasurer@stateclimate.org

Formatting and Manuscript Components

Order of manuscript components

1. 1. Title
   2. Authors – names, affiliation, and corresponding author email
   3. Abstract – concise (<=250 words) summary of article including conclusions and methods.  First-person construction and reference citations are not permitted.
   4. Body Text – divided into sections, each with a separate heading and numbered consecutively
   5. Acknowledgments (if any) – if funded, include recipients and grant numbers, as well as conflict of interest
   6. Appendix (if any)
   7. Tables – do not embed tables in the body of the manuscript.  They should appear after the references and before the figures.  Each table must be cited specifically in the text and in numerical order, and each table must have a caption
   8. Figure Caption List – optional.  Can include captions with figures.
   9. Figures – do not embed figures within the body of the manuscript.  All figures should have a caption and be cited specifically in the text and in numerical order.
2. Length
   1. Abstract – 250 words.
   2. Articles – up to 7500 words (approximately 26 double-spaced pages), including the body text, acknowledgments, and appendixes.  The word limit does not include the title page, abstract, references, captions, tables, and figures.  If a submission exceeds the word limit, the author must provide a justification for the length of the manuscript and request the Chief Editor’s approval of the overage.
3. Margins – one inch (2.5cm)
4. Line Spacing – All pages must be double spaced, including the references and list of figure captions
5. Paragraph Breaks – Paragraph breaks must be visually designated.  Please either indent the first line of each new paragraph or insert an extra line space between the paragraphs.
6. Page, Line, and Section Numbering – All submissions must include line numbering.  Pages must be numbered sequentially.  Please see Body Text (below) for more details about section numbering.
7. Font – Black text.  Sized 12 pt. font or larger.
8. Tables – All tables should have a double-spaced caption.  If desired, the preferred way to highlight table information is to use bold or italic font styles.