AFTE Journal Author's Publication Checklist

Please print and use this checklist as a guide prior to and during the drafting of an article, case report or technical report. Upon completing the draft, please complete the checklist and submit it to the editor with your materials. This form will help improve the quality of articles, case reports, and technical reports published in the journal.  No checklist is needed for Technical Notices, Membership Notices, or Association Business.

Name of Author_____________________________________ 

Work Phone________________

Title of Manuscript_______________________

Author’s Email Address_______________________ 

Document Checklist

______ Past AFTE Articles were used as a guide during creation of this manuscript. 

______Manuscript was saved as an MS Word or WordPerfect file.

______ No photographs have been pasted into the text file.

______ An ABSTRACT and Key Words have been included.

______ References have been properly listed for all applicable sources

 

Photograph & Chart Checklist

______ All hardcopy photographs are black & white and no larger than 4 x 5 inches (color photos will reproduce poorly) 
______ The back of the photograph has been marked with a photo number, and an arrow showing the top.
______ Digital Images have been saved as separate files and NOT pasted into the body of the text.

 

Pre-submission Quality Review

Please have at least two professionals review your manuscript for spelling, grammar, and usage. At least one of these per Sons should be a qualified firearm & toolmark examiner. List the name and phone number of each reviewer in the spaces provided, and submit with your materials, if your manuscript has passed a departmental review process, you need only check the space provided.

Name ______________________________________ 

Phone ___________________ FA/TM Examiner Yes  No

Name _______________________________________ 

Phone ___________________ FA/TM Examiner Yes  No

______ This manuscript passed my department’s literature review process prior to submission.

______ As the author, I would like the editorial committee to review this manuscript and return it to me with constructive comments.

My fax number is _____________________________________________

 

Submission Deadlines

All manuscripts are published on a first-come first-served basis. However, December 1st (Winter), March 1st (Spring), May 1st (Summer), and August 1st (Fall) are submission deadlines for publication. The editor reserves the right to edit submissions for clarity and space without contacting the author. If you wish to receive acknowledgment that your sub mission was received, mail your submission via registered mail, return receipt requested. if you wish anything re turned to you, include a note with a request for what is to be returned, and a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Please submit all items to the editor at the address listed on the Editorial Committee page.