Instructions for Authors
- Deadlines for quarterly submissions are:
- Spring – February 1
- Summer – May 1
- Fall – August 1
- Winter – November 1
- Draft manuscripts using a word processing program (such as Microsoft Word), not PDF. Use Times New Roman, font size 12.
- Papers should be 6,000 words or fewer. With seven or more graphics, reduce the number of words by 500 for each graphic.
- Include an abstract of 150-200 words. Include two- to three- sentence bios of the authors.
- Graphics must be in black & white or grayscale. Graphics must be easily resizable by the Editor to fit the Journal’s page size (approx. 9 in. x 6 in.). They must be referenced in the text.
- Use endnotes, not footnotes. The bibliography may be in a style considered standard for the discipline or professional field represented by the paper.
- Include the author’s name, affiliation, and contact information — including postal address. Membership in an Academy-affiliated society may also be noted, but membership is not required.
- Manuscripts are peer reviewed and become the property of the Washington Academy of Sciences.
- There are no page charges.
Please send email and manuscripts to the Editor using our contact page.
Board of Discipline Editors
The Journal has a 13-member Board of Discipline Editors representing many technical fields including: anthropology, atmospheric studies, biology, botany, computer sciences, engineering, environmental natural sciences, health, history of medicine, mathematics, physics, science education, and systems science.
The members of the Board of Discipline Editors are affiliated with a variety of scientific institutions in the Washington area and beyond – government agencies such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology; universities such as George Mason University; and scientific societies, such as IEEE.