Washington Academy of Sciences
The Journal
The Journal , the official organ of the Washington Academy of Sciences, publishes original scientific research, critical reviews, historical articles, proceedings of scholarly meetings of its affiliated societies, reports of the Academy, and other items of interest to Academy members. The Journal appears four times a year (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter). The Winter issue contains a directory of the current membership of the Academy.
Subscription Rates:
Memberships, fellows, and life members in good standing receive the Journal without charge. Subscriptions are available on a calendar year basis, payable in advance. Payment must be made in U.S. currency at the following rates:
| U.S. and Canada………………….. | $30.00 |
| Other countries | $35.00 |
| Single copies when available. | $15.00, U.S. and Canada |
| Individual articles | Post-1960, U.S. and Canada, $15.00, Other Countries, $20.00 Pre-1960, priced individually. Send inquiry to Journal@washacadsci.org. |
| The Washington Academy of Sciences had its origin in the Philosophical Society of Washington which was organized in 1871. In 1898, the Academy was formed as a federation of the more specialized scientific societies in the greater Washington area | ||
| The purpose of the new academy was to encourage the advancement of science and “to conduct, endow, or assist investigation in any department of science”. Over the years, the number of affiliated societies has increased from the original eight to over sixty. | ||
The Proceedings of the WAS was published during the period 1899-1911. The Journal superseded the Proceedings in 1911, and it has been published ever since.
Contributions appearing in the Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences normally are original papers which have not been published elsewhere.
Members of the Academy may request that downloadable copies of specific articles be posted on the website. To make such requests, please contact the Journal editor at WAS@washacadsci.org.
Instructions to Contributors
Revised March 2006
Supersedes all earlier versions
- The Journal is published quarterly. Deadlines for submisions are:
- Spring: Submissions 4/15
- Summer: Submissions 7/15
- Fall: Submission 10/15
- Winter: Submission 1/15
- Papers should be submitted in single column format inWord, WordPerfect, or rtf — not in pdf.
- Papers should consist of no more than 6000 words. If more than 6 figures or other graphics are to be included, reduce the number of allowable words by 500 for each excess figure.
- Figures or graphics must be in black and white only. They must be in a form that allows them to be relocated and resized; preferably they should be placed at the end of the document, with their appropriate placement in the text clearly indicated.
- References should be presented as endnotes, and may be in any style considered standard for the discipline or scientific field represented by the paper.
- Papers should be sent as e-mail attachments to the editor, jamaffucci@gmail.com They may also be submitted on a CD and mailed to Washington Academy of Sciences, 1200 New York Ave., Suite 631, Washington DC 20005, ATTN: Journal Editor
- Be sure that papers include the author’s name, institutional affiliation, and full contact information including postal and e-mail addresses. Membership in an Academy affiliated professional society may also be noted.
- Papers will be subject to peer review, unless they have been especially invited by a Journal editor. In special cases, peer review will be waived if the paper has been accepted for presentation at a meeting organized by WAS or an affiliated professional society.