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Purpose of Site ~ Instructions for Submission of Papers

Science:

The original and continued purpose of these pages is to provide free access to original and historical works on theoretical and applied physics. This purpose has since been expanded to include all aspects of science and philosophy. Readers who have opinions on the subjects are encouraged to participate. Please make use of the GSJ forum for any dialogues that may serve to highlight and explore the subjects covered on-site for the benefit of correspondents and other readers.
With respect to papers, two forms of submissions are accepted.

Communications The purpose of this segment is to provide a resource for the informal display of papers without the restrictions (formatting, abstracts, references,) normally applied to a full research paper. This allows free expression of ideas without formal proofs, etc. Research Papers: (See Style Guidelines Below)

Submisssions on a variety of scientific subjects and in many languages identifies the major purpose of the site; an opportunity for public presentation of theories, etc. without prior and arbitrary assessment, criticism or rejection by the recipient. Judgement by the few runs counter to the spirit of scientific exploration. The internet provides a potential world of criticism and support. Authors who make their theories known in this manner will probably find both.

List of Editors: Papers may be submitted to the GSJ editors by email. Please review the List of Editors for the appropriate email address. A Few Rules:

a. Papers must be submitted by the author or legal representative.
b. Papers remain the property of the author.
c. Although original emails containing the author's papers are archived by GSJ, it is strongly recommended that authors copyright their papers.
d. Papers may be updated or removed by the author at any time.
e. Papers may be sent in any language, but it is requested that an English abstract be included.
f. Common courtesy applies in all submissions and correspondence.
g. Spamming will not be tolerated and will result in removal of the offending article with no possibility of reinstatement.
h. Please email your submissions to the appropriate editor, listed below. I. Please insure your email address is current and update your papers if it changes!

Style Guidelines for Presentation of Papers: Uniform styling and formatting insures readability and adds a level of professionalism and identity. By far the best format available for the internet is PDF. It provides a reading clarity not possible with other methods and for this reason, has been adopted as the standard on GSJ. The Adobe PDF program is widely used. Some word processors, such as Wordperfect and Open Office provide automatic conversion. Free programs for converting to PDF from many source programs (MSWord, HTML, etc) are available for download from the internet. PDF papers are preferred, but must conform to the style guidelines: Papers may be forwarded as Open Office or MSWord documents for conversion to PDF by GSJ if minor editing is required.

Identification:
The GSJ logo may be copied by clicking HERE or by entering http://wbabin.net/gs3.bmp in your browser address line. Right-click the logo and select "Save Picture As" from the drop-down menu. The logo should be placed on the left top of the title page of your paper.

Font:
Please click: SAMPLE RESEARCH PAPER for the recommended format for your submission. A copy may be downloaded in your PDF reader.

Spacing: Use double spacing to separate paragraphs, diagrams and text from formulas, and single-spacing throughout. Multiple line formulas may be single-spaced.

Communication:

Papers on-site contain the email addresses of the contributors for direct communication.

Links:

Requests for links to scientific sites are welcome. Reciprocation appreciated.

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