CALL FOR PAPERS
NEW SCTPLS QUARTERLY JOURNAL
Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, & Life Sciences
PURPOSE
The purpose of the proposed journal is to provide a forum for research on
applications of mathematical principles of nonlinear dynamics to life
sciences, specifically, psychology, biology, sociology, political science,
economics, anthropology; some of the emerging disciplines that are
combinations of the foregoing basic disciplines; and virtually any of
their subdisciplines. "Nonlinear dynamics" refers to a group of related
mathematical concepts that includes (but it not limited to) attractors,
equilibria and stability; bifurcations, catastrophes, and chaos; fractals,
solitons, cellular automata, and genetic algorithms.
SCOPE AND SPECIAL FEATURES
The anticipated contributions to Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, & Life
Sciences would make substantive theoretical advances in one or more core
disciplines through use of dynamics concepts, isolate new phenomena, test
hypotheses concerning dynamical structure, review and critique progress
in the foregoing pursuits, and contribute to the development of dynamical
research methods. Substantive articles that illustrate how nonlinear
dynamics form a bridge in understanding phenomena in one core discipline
in terms of a phenomenon observed in another core discipline are particularly
encouraged.
It is conceivable that Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, & Life Sciences
could produce special issues featuring new developments in a particular
topic area, especially where controversial matters emerge. The editorial
group is considering an occasional special feature on teaching and research
resources. This spot would variably feature a special book review, essay on
teaching techniques for nonlinear dynamics, or a software review.
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Stephen Guastello, Ph.D., Dept. Psychology, Marquette University,
Milwaukee, WI.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Keith Clayton, Ph.D., Dept. Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
Specialties: Cognitive psychology, measurement theory
Kevin Dooley, Ph.D., Dept. Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN. Specialties: Industrial and mechanical engineering,
organizational behavior, statistics and research design
Patricia Hamilton, Ph.D., Dept. Psychology, Texas Women's University, Denton,
TX. Specialties: Developmental psychology, public health.
Katherine Hayles, Ph.D., Dept. English, University of California, Los
Angeles. Specialties: Linguistics, cultural studies.
Akio Koyama, MD, Dr. Med. Sci., Dept. Preventive Medicine, Hakkaido
University, Japan. Specialities: neurophysiology, behavioral
psychology, preventive medicine.
Stephen J. Merrill, Ph.D., Dept. Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer
Science, Marquette University. Specialties: mathematics and
biological applications.
Mary Ann Metzger, Ph.D., Dept.Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Specialties: developmental and cognitive psychology.
Robert Porter, Ph.D., Dept. Psychology, University of New Orleans.
Specialty: physiological psychology.
J. Barkley Rosser, Jr., Ph.D., Dept. Economics, James Madison Univeristy,
Harrisonberg, VA; Specialties: micro- macro, and resource economics.
Robert Rosen, Ph.D., Dept. Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine,
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Specialities:
Physiology and biophysics, evolutionary processes.
William Sulis, M.D., Ph.D., Dept. Psychiatry, McMaster University, Ontario
Canada. Specialties: Clinical psychology and psychopathology,
biomedical applications, mathematics.
Peter J.Tonellato, Ph.D., Dept. Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science,
Marquette University. Specialities: fractals, time series analysis,
phyiology applications.
Douglas Vickers, Ph.D., Sc.D., Dept. Psychology, University of Adelaide,
Adelaide, South Australia. Specialties: Cognitive psychology,
human factors engineering,
The Board will function as a working board, meaning that they will provide
input concerning general trends in journal composition, invite review
articles of special significance, review manuscripts submitted for
publication, and maintain a roster of additional reviewers who will cover
the scope of the journal's intended content.
Instructions for Authors
The mission of Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology & Life Sciences is to publish
papers that augment the fundamental ways we understand, describe, model and
predict nonlinear phenomena in psychology and the life and social sciences.
The journal is multidisciplinary in scope. Therefore articles should make
an original contribution to at least one substantive area and should in
addition illuminate issues beyond that area's boundaries. Papers, however
excellent, which pertain only to an overly narrow field of interest, are
not appropriate for this journal.
Papers must be creative and sound. Papers can focus upon theory,
experimentation, algorithms, numerical simulation, applications to
problems in any of the foregoing substantive areas, or philosophy of
science if the subject matter is explicitly related to research and
theory developments nonlinear dynamical systems. Excessively theoretical
papers, however, in which the application to psychology or to life or
social science issues is not apparent are not appropriate for this journal.
In addition, papers involving experimentation, numerical simulations, or
application should include introductory or discussion remarks on the
theoretical explanations for the experimental results.
All manuscripts must be submitted in English and must meet common standards
of usage and grammar. In addition, because this is an interdisciplinary
journal, the introduction, at the very least, must be readable to a broad
range of life and social scientists. Arcane jargon should be avoided.
The scientific importance of the paper and its conclusions should be made
clear in the introduction. The introduction should contain a description of
the problem under study, its historical background, its relevance to
psychology, life or social science, the specific phenomena which can be
described or investigated, and the outstanding open issues.
MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION
Four copies of the manuscript should be sent to the editorial office:
Stephen J. Guastello, Ph.D., Editor
Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology and Life Science
Dept. Psychology, Marquette University, P.O. Box 1881,
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
Please include a cover letter designating the author to whom correspondence
should be sent and providing that author's current address, telephone and
fax numbers, and e-mail address. In addition the author may specify a member
of the editorial board to whom the paper is to be directed for technical
peer review. The names and areas of interest of the board member are
listed above and will also appear on the inside of the front cover. For
refereeing purposes, we require hard copy versions of your paper. Electronic
submission of the final manuscript may be possible once the paper has been
accepted. A disk copy will be required for production purposes.
TYPES OF ARTICLES
Four types of articles may be submitted. The word limits are recommended
guidelines. Length and efficiency of presentation should be balanced against
substance and scope.Research reports -- short communication detailing
original research results, typically under 2,000 words. Articles --
manuscripts reporting original theory or empirical research containing on
the order of 2,000 -- 10,000 words. Review Articles -- major overviews of
domains of inquiry relevant to the study of nonlinear phenomena in
psychology, life and social science, typically over 10,000 words. These
may be solicited by the editor although proposals are welcomed and should
be discussed directly with the editor. Reports -- objective summaries of
conferences, workshops, reviews of software which would be of interest to
the community of readers, typically under 3,000 words.
REVIEW PROCEDURES
All papers will undergo a two-part review process unless the editor notes
at once that the subject matter of the paper is not suitable for the journal;
in this case it will be returned promptly to the author. Manuscripts which
are considered suitable for review will be sent to the member of the
editorial board chosen by the author, and other reviewers at the discretion
of the editor. Board members will then arrange for additional peer review of
the technical content of the paper. Reviewers will be selected to advise on
the technical content of the paper as well as its accessibility and
applicability to a sufficiently broad audience within the psychology,
life and social science community. Every effort will be made to secure
a decision about the paper within 2 to 3 months and to publish papers
within a year of submission.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
Standard manuscript format is requested: double spaced type, one inch
margins, on 8 1/2 by 11 paper (or A4 size). Title page -- The title
should be brief, descriptive and appropriate for indexing. Each author's
name and affiliation should be listed. Abbreviated title -- On the bottom
of the title page list the essence of the title using no more than 50
characters for a running head. Keywords -- Please provide a list of up
to 5 keywords describing the subject areas of the paper.
Abstract -- The abstract should be no more than 200 words. It should
provide a summary of what was studied, the main results and the conclusions.
Abbreviations should not be used, mathematical formulas should be kept to a
minimum and citations written out in full. Abbreviations -- define
abbreviations when they first occur in the text and then use only the
abbreviations.
References -- References should follow the most current standards of the
American Psychological Association. This is a requirement. Please note that
all references mentioned in the text must appear in the reference list, and
all items in the reference must be mentioned in the text. Do not abbreviate
names of journals. Acknowledgements -- technical assistance, advice etc.
should be acknowledged in a separate section at the end of the text before
the references.
Tables -- Number tables consecutively in order of appearance. Each table
must have a caption typed above the tabular material. Symbols and
abbreviated units of measure referred to in a table must be explained
in the caption. All tables must be cited in the text. Please use as few
horizontal and vertical lines in the text as possible. Tables should be
aggregated to the end of the article following the references. A flag
indicating preferred placement of the table should appear in text such as
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Insert Table 1 About Here
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Illustrations -- Illustrations should be of professional, camera ready
quality, including the labelling. All illustrations must have captions.
Captions should be double spaced on a separate sheet and included with
the manuscript following the tables. Symbols and abbreviated units of
measure must be explained in the caption. All illustrations must be cited
in the text. Line drawings can be submitted on plain, good quality paper.
The preferred form for half tones is 5 by 7
unmounted glossy photographs. Color art is not yet available.
Mathematical notation -- Authors should provide a key to unusual or complex
notion. All variables will be set in italic type in the manuscript and should
not be otherwise marked. Reserve bolding of variables to specifically
indicate a matrix. Underbars written or typed in black under a variable
will be reproduced as underbars, and not italic. In other words, what
appears in the manuscript will appear on the printed page. If a variance
from this protocol is requested for any reason, make mention this point in
your cover letter.
Human subjects -- For studies utilizing human participants, authors must
state in a cover letter that the treatment of human participants during
the study was in accordance with American Psychological Association, or
National Institute of Health guidelines.
COPYRIGHT
Once a paper has been accepted, a contract will be issued to the
corresponding author whereby the copyright of the article is transferred
to the publisher on behalf of the journal. Journal will retain the sole
right to reproduce, etc., including electronic means. Previously published
illustrations, or other copyrighted material quoted in the manuscript, must
be accompanied by written permission from the author and publisher. This
is the authors' responsibility, and the journal will not be held liable for
and inadvertant infringement of copyright arising from authors' failure to
meet these requirements.
As matters now stand, authors will retain the right to reproduce portions
of their work in new works, so long as those works are of a noncommercial
nature. For commercial works, the Journal will ordinarily issue permission
to authors to reproduce their work so long as the authors notify the journal
of their intentions in this regard; further details have yet to be worked
out with the publisher on these matters.
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
It is the Society's intention to offer Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology,
& Life Sciences as a benefit of membership to dues-paid Society members.
NDPLS will also be available for other individual and institutional
subscribers. Additional subscription information will be posted as it
becomes available.
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-Stephen Guastello
6155guastell@vms.csd.mu.edu
http://hachiman.mscs.mu.edu/ctrnl