Collins Foundation Press Presents

Light Bucket Astronomy
Edited by Russ Genet, Jo Johnson, and Vera Wallen

Author’s General Instructions 

Thank you for submitting your chapter for consideration for this volume being published by the Collins Foundation Press. You can help the process by carefully following the instructions below so that publications go as smoothly and effectively as possible.  If your paper varies significantly from these instructions we will need to return it to you for compliance.

1.  Contributor Information: Please list your name under your paper title as you wish it to appear in the published volume. Include your affiliation on your paper, below the author name(s). The affiliation(s) will also be listed in a Contributor section in the front of the published volume. You may include, as an optional Author’s Note, a short biography and/or contact information or acknowledgements at the end of your chapter, before the reference list. 

2.  Title: It is best to keep titles to 75 characters, since they are used as a running header for each page. If it is not possible to keep your title that short, the editors will need to shorten it for the header (but leave it full length in the table of contents) or you may suggest a header.  

3.  Readership: The primary audience we intend to target is professional and amateur astronomers, engineers, students, and intelligent laypersons who want an overview of recent advances in modest aperture telescopes, instruments, observatories, and astronomical research.

4.  Word count: Typically 2,000 to 3,000 words, including references; please try to write concisely and clearly. Please note that each chapter will have its own references rather than having an overall reference list at the end of the volume.

5.  Permissions: If you cite lengthy quotations or a large amount of material from another source, please obtain appropriate reprint permissions from the copyright holder. In a book of this type, it is best to not use lengthy quotes. If you want to use your own previously published work for more than what is fair, be sure to obtain permission from the original publisher.

6.  Format: Your paper must follow our MS Word format. These format instructions are in a downloadable template found by clicking at the bottom of the page at:  http://www.collinsfoundationpress.com/CFP Publications Instructions to Authors 2.doc.  

 7.  Submit your paper electronically to  russmgenet@aol.com.  Deadline is January 31, 2009. Put “GL Paper” in the subject line. Name the file as described below.

8.  Graphics (tables, pictures, diagrams, photographs): These need to be submitted separately, with indication in the text where you want them inserted. We need graphics in a specific format, see the template at the Collins website, above.   

9.  File names: Please use the last name of the first author followed by first name with no other symbols or punctuation for the file name on your paper:  If submitting more than one chapter, please put a numeral after the name:

Doe John.doc (or .docx, .rtf, or .txt)
Doe John 2.doc (or .docx, .rtf, or .txt)

10.  Copies: Please keep both an electronic and hard-copy of your paper in case questions arise during the editing process. 

11.  Process: Chapters will be sent out for external review to insure quality and appropriateness for the intended readers. There also will be numerous edits by the edit team, as well as contact & review with authors as needed. 

QUESTIONS:

For questions about formatting or style, contact:
Vera Wallen at jvwallen@charter.net or 805-995-3334.

Questions about graphics may be directed to Jo Johnson at:
 jolyonjo87@hotmail.com or 805-748-5096.

Technical content questions may be directed to Russ Genet at:
russmgenet@aol.com or 805-438-3305.