Instructions for Authors

Authors interested in publishing in Cognitive Technology should attend to the following instructions.

Manuscript Submissions and Cover Letter

Only electronic submissions are accepted. Email your manuscript to sfiore@ist.ucf.edu.

Please attach to your email message a separate cover letter that includes the following information:

• Name and current mailing address; telephone number and e-mail address of corresponding author
• Title of manuscript
• Co-authors’ names
• Disclosure information
• If relevant, describe any submissions or previous reports that might be regarded as redundant or duplicative publication. Include copies of such work in your submission.
• Only research that is not under simultaneous review at another journal is acceptable; a respective certification by the corresponding author should be included.
• Include a statement of any financial, technical, or other support received in doing the research reported in the manuscript; for example, reporting the results of research on a proprietary technology contributed to by the author(s).
• If the research reported included the use of human subjects, provide a certification that the subjects/participants were treated in accordance with appropriate ethical standards, such as Title 45 CFR Part 46 of U.S. Code or the ethical standards published by the American Psychological Association (APA; see www. apa.org/ethics/code2002.html).
• If desired, state any considerations that may aid the editors in selecting reviewers (e.g., potential conflict of interests, suggested reviewers).
• Number of manuscript pages, tables, and figures, and word counts for the abstract and the main body text (not including references).

Types of Manuscripts and Length Limits

Theoretical Analysis articles should be no more than 40 double-spaced manuscript pages inclusive of title page, abstract page, references, figures, tables, and appendices.

Empirical Research articles will vary depending upon the number of experiments. Short-report “single experiment” papers should be no longer than 20 double-spaced manuscript pages inclusive of title page, abstract page, references, figures, tables, and appendices. Multiple experiment papers should be no more than 50 double-spaced manuscript pages inclusive of title page, abstract page, references, figures, tables, and appendices.

Case Studies articles, Book Reviews, and Product Reviews should be no longer than 15 double-spaced manuscript pages inclusive of title page, abstract page, references, figures, tables, and appendices (where appropriate).

Title Page

The title page should include:

• Name(s) of the author(s)
• A concise and informative title that avoids abbreviations
• The affiliation(s) and address(es) of the author(s)
• The name, e-mail address, and telephone number of the corresponding author

Manuscript Header

To assist in double-blind-review (if desired; see also “Procedures for Review and Publication” below), indicate a brief header title on the title page and repeat this header title on the top of each manuscript page.

Abstract

Provide a concise and factual abstract of approximately 200 words. Within the abstract, briefly state the purpose of the article, the primary results, if appropriate, and the major conclusions.

Keywords

Please provide 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes. Suggestions for keywords can be found in the Thesaurus published by the American Psychological Association.

Manuscript Formatting

Submit the manuscript in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format. Manuscripts should follow the current publication standards of the American Psychological Association.

Language

Prepare your submission using standard U.S. or British English.

Headings

No more than four levels of displayed headings should be used.

Level 1 – CENTERED UPPERCASE ONLY HEADING

Level 2 – Centered upper and lowercase heading

Level 3 – Flush left upper and lowercase heading

Level 4 – Indented upper and lowercase heading

Citations

Following citation format of the American Psychological Association, cite references in the text by name and year in parentheses.

Footnotes

Footnotes in the text should be numbered consecutively. Footnotes in tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data).

Tables

All tables should be numbered with Arabic numerals and should always be cited in text in consecutive numerical order. Each table should include a table heading (table number and title). The table title should explain clearly and concisely the components of the table. Any footnotes within a table should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters, or asterisks in the case of significance values, and they should be included beneath the table body in a note.

Illustrations and Figures

Be sure to submit illustrations and figures as high-resolution JPEG or GIF images. Number the figures consecutively, according to the order in which they have been first cited in the text.

Abbreviations

Abbreviations and acronyms should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter. Minimize the use of uncommon acronyms.

References

References should only contain published material (e.g., books/articles/chapters/presentations) that is cited in the text. Personal communications and unpublished works should only be mentioned in the text. Footnotes or endnotes should not be used as a substitute for a reference section.

Acknowledgments

Electronic Material for Online Publication

Procedures for Review and Publication

Cognitive Technology uses the following procedures for review of manuscripts:

• The Editor of Cognitive Technology first reviews submitted articles to determine their appropriateness for the journal. Manuscripts are then assigned for review to an Associate Editor, if appropriate, or the Editor will send out directly for review to members of the consulting Editorial Board. If warranted, qualified scholars will be recruited as external reviewers for a given manuscript.
• Cognitive Technology uses masked review procedures. Typically, a “single-blind” review process is used. In this process, reviewers will know the identity of the author(s), but author(s) will not be told the identity of reviewers unless the reviewers choose to reveal their identities. If a “double-blind” review is desired, authors should note this in their cover letter and remove all identifying information from the title page and any acknowledgments.
• Cognitive Technology will work to achieve a complete review of an original submitted manuscript within 60 days of receipt.
• Cognitive Technology does require authors to transfer copyrights to the written work published in the journal’s various formats. But Cognitive Technology does routinely grant permission to authors to share such rights on a case by case basis with the journal when requested in writing prior to any such use. Cognitive Technology reserves the right to withhold such permission at its sole discretion.