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1、投稿方式：邮箱投稿。
2、期刊网址：https://direct.mit.edu/artl
3、官网邮箱：editor@alife.org
4、期刊刊期：季刊，一年出版4期。
2021年11月10日星期三
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Artificial Life
Submission Guidelines
Scope
Artificial Life is intended to be the primary vehicle for the dissemination of original scientific and engineering research involving the synthesis of life and life-like phenomena in wetware, hardware, and software, and the application of such techniques toward the enhancement of our theoretical understanding of life and life-like phenomena. It is also intended to serve as a forum for the discussion and evaluation of the many technological, philosophical, social, and ethical issues involved in our attempts to synthesize vital phenomena artificially.
Article types
Contributions will be accepted in the following categories:
Letters—Short communications detailing original research results, typically of less than 2,000 words.
Articles—Manuscripts reporting original research, typically of 6,000 to 12,000 words.
Fast Track Articles—Short communications (typically about 2000 words) describing especially timely or important original research results or perspectives; editorial decisions are communicated to authors typically within a matter of weeks.
Reviews—Major overviews of domains of intellectual inquiry relevant to the field of artificial life, typically of more than 12,000 words.
Reports—Objective summaries of conferences, workshops, and other intellectual gatherings that would be of interest to the artificial life community, typically under 2,000 words.
If you have an exciting piece of research or a perspective on current developments in artificial life that you can summarize in about 2000 words, Artificial Life can offer you a Fast Track option in order to have your work reviewed quickly, in a matter of weeks. This process is meant to support the cutting-edge research and ideas of the Artificial Life community and increase the impact of your work. The editorial team is ready to assist you. Please contact us if you are interested in this route for publication.
Review articles will generally be solicited by the editors, but proposals for reviews will be accepted for consideration, in which case a brief summary and outline consisting of no more than 10 pages should be sent first.
Initial Submissions
Manuscripts (PDF) are to be submitted electronically to the Editor at the e-mail address at the bottom of the page. Submissions should include a cover letter that:
states the article type being submitted
explains how the article fits in the scope of Artificial Life
includes suggestions of three suitable referees (name, institution, email address, relevant expertise) who are not from any of the authors’ institutions, and have no other conflict of interest.
By submitting a manuscript, the authors are warranting that the manuscript is substantially unique and not currently published or under review elsewhere.
Revised Submissions
Manuscripts may need to be revised in light of reviewers’ comments. Revised versions should be submitted to the Editor, and should include:
A "clean copy” of the revised manuscript
A "highlighted copy”, clearly showing all changes from the previous version (e.g. set the font-colour for newly added text to blue, strike-through removed text etc.)
A “reviewer response” document describing, point by point, how each review comment has been addressed
Accepted Submissions
Upon acceptance for publication in Artificial Life, the accepted version should be submitted to the Editor following these guidelines:
Text
The submission format is LaTeX or Microsoft Word.
The cover page should include:
title
each author’s details:
name
affiliation and address
e-mail address (indicate the corresponding author)
Twitter handle (optional; for use if the journal tweets about the article)
abstract
5–6 keywords
The main content should start on the second page.
The entire manuscript, including abstract, references, and figure captions, should be single column, double-spaced.
Final submissions must include (where NAME is the family name of the corresponding author, and NN is the figure number):
the entire manuscript as PDF: NAME.pdf
the editable source file: NAME.tex or NAME.docx
each figure also in a separate file: NAME.figNN.*
(LaTeX only) bibliography file: NAME.bib
completed Publication Agreement form
completed copyright release forms (where applicable)
“feature figure” file: NAME.featurefig.* (optional; for use if the journal tweets about the article). Details on acceptable feature figures are provided below.
Figures
Format: Figures should be provided in postscript or vector-based PDF, .tiff, .eps or other high-resolution image format. Line art must be a minimum of 600 dpi, and halftones a minimum of 360 dpi. Color figures should be in CMYK (four color) or RGB format.
Permissions: If your article contains third party copyrighted material (images, illustrations, etc.) that you do not own copyright to, you must obtain and submit a copy of the required copyright release forms. You must include the proper copyright notice as required by the original copyright holder in the text.
If a figure or illustration is redrawn from copyrighted material, it must be substantially different from the original before it removes the need for a copyright release.
Feature figures: A feature figure can be a duplicate or modified key image from the article, or it can be a specifically designed graphical- / visual-abstract that does not appear in the article. The feature figure will assist in the promotion of your research via social media to increase readership and enhance the impact of your publication. The ideal feature figure is attractive and self-explanatory. It should encapsulate the key research of the accepted paper in a stand-alone fashion.
Feature figures must be original, unique images and are subject to the same copyright and ownership requirements as other images associated with the accepted article.
Feature figures should be provided in bitmap format (JPG, GIF, PNG) free of visible compression artefacts around text and linework. Set feature figure image file dimensions to 1200 x 675px or above, maintaining an aspect ratio of 16:9. If text is included within the image, a clear sans serif typeface (e.g. Helvetica) is preferred at a clearly legible size at 1200 x 675px. Don’t include text such as “Feature Image” or “Graphical Abstract” within the image.
Citations and bibliography
Artificial Life follows the American Psychological Association (APAv7) style for citations and references.
Citations in the body of the text have the format (Name, Year), or Name (Year), as appropriate grammatically. The reference list is in alphabetical order by first author.
LaTeX: an appropriate bib style file for APA v7 is available at https://ctan.org/pkg/apa7
Microsoft Word: Word 2016 and later currently support APA v6, available under References>Citations & Bibliography>Style>APA. This format is sufficiently similar to v7 for submission purposes.
Data and code policy
It is the responsibility of all authors submitting research for publication to ensure that all data contributing to the findings of that research are properly cited in the article itself and that the data is made publicly available where possible. Therefore, submissions must conform to the MIT Press Research Data Policy.
Open Access Option
Upon acceptance of their article for publication in Artificial Life, authors have the option to publish as open access (OA), making it freely accessible to the public worldwide. For more information on this option, and the associated fee, see the Artificial Life Open Access Program.
Contact details
All submissions, questions and comments should be sent to:
Editor, Artificial Life
E-mail: editor@alife.org
