Editorial Policy
Editorial Integrity
About Us
Conflict of Interest
Before Submitting a Manuscript
Requirements for Submission of Manuscripts
Sending the Manuscript to TerrorismCentral.com
Corrections of Research Findings
Confidentiality
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Editorial Integrity
It is difficult for companies or individuals with particular requirements to find a trusted, timely source for information about terrorism. The TerrorismCentral.com portal is the central resource to which all of these diverse audiences can turn to meet their needs.
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TerrorismCentral.com has a rigorous materials review process to ensure the integrity and validity of the material we publish. Our goal is to provide companies and individuals with the most complete, unbiased, and best possible information on terrorist topics.
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TerrorismCentral.com provides exclusive electronic distribution of all content produced by the International Center for Terrorism Studies (ICTS) and its affiliated institutions. We publish this material, along with public documents and other licensed content that we deem fit and appropriate.
ICTS is part of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, in Washington DC. It and its affiliated organizations create and aggregate content that allows them to:
This content comprises over forty years of primary and secondary research, government documents, conference proceedings and more, provided through a network of international resources. We cover a variety of topics, including: profiles of terrorist groups, chemical terrorism, biological terrorism, nuclear terrorism, cyber terrorism, incident analysis, and emerging threats.
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Editors and Staff
When submitting a body of work, authors are responsible for recognizing and disclosing any and all financial and other conflicts of interest that might bias their work. Authors should acknowledge in the manuscript all financial support for the work and other financial or personal connections to the work.
External reviewers are responsible for fully disclosing to TerrorismCentral.com any conflicts of interest that could bias their opinions of the body of work, and they will disqualify themselves from reviewing specific manuscripts if they believe a conflict of interest exists. Reviewers should not use knowledge of the work, before its publication, to further their own interests.
Editors who make the final decisions about a manuscript have no personal or financial involvement with the work. Other members of the editorial staff, if they participate in editorial decisions, should provide editors with a current description of their financial interests (as they might relate to editorial judgments) and disqualify themselves from any decisions where they have a conflict of interest. Published manuscripts should include a description of all financial support and any conflict of interest that, in the editors' judgment, readers should know about. The staff of TerrorismCentral.com will not use the information gained through working with manuscripts for private gain.
Before Submitting a Manuscript
Redundant or Duplicate Publication
Acceptable Secondary Publication
Redundant or Duplicate Publication
Redundant or duplicate publication is publication of a body of work that overlaps substantially with one already published.
TerrorismCentral.com readers should trust that what they are reading is original except where there is a clear statement that the body of work is being republished by the choice of the author and editor. The bases of this position are international copyright laws, ethical conduct, and cost-effective use of resources.
When submitting a body of work, the author should always make a full statement to TerrorismCentral.com about all previous submissions that could be regarded as redundant or duplicate publication of the same or very similar work. The author should alert TerrorismCentral.com if the work includes subjects about which a previous body of work has been published. Any such work should be referred to and referenced in the new manuscript. Copies of such material should be included with the submitted body of work to help TerrorismCentral.com decide how to handle the matter.
If redundant or duplicate publication is attempted or occurs without such notification, authors should expect strict editorial action to be swiftly taken.
Acceptable Secondary Publication
Secondary publication in the same or another language, especially in other countries, is justifiable, and can be beneficial, provided all of the following conditions are met.
1. The authors have received the necessary approvals from the previous editors and/or publishers; TerrorismCentral.com must have a photocopy, reprint, or manuscript of the primary version.
2. A footnote on the title page of the secondary version shall inform readers, peers, and documenting agencies that the body of work has been published in whole or in part and states the primary reference. A suitable footnote might read: "This article is based on a study first reported in the [title of journal, with full reference]."
Requirements for Submission of Manuscripts
Technical Requirements
Preparation of Manuscript
Manuscripts on Disks
Title Page
Authorship
Abstract and Key Words
Acknowledgments
Style and References
Tables
Illustrations (Figures)
Legends for Illustrations
The type of article determines the overall format of the text. For example, the text of observational and experimental articles is often divided into Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion headings. Long articles may need subheadings within some sections to clarify their content. Other types of articles, such as court transcripts, legislative documents, reviews, and editorials, use their own standard formats.
Type or print out the manuscript on white bond paper, 216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 inches), or ISO A4 (212 x 297 mm), with margins of at least 25 mm (1 inch). Type or print on only one side of the paper. Use double spacing throughout, including for the title page, abstract, text, acknowledgments, references, individual tables, and legends. Number pages consecutively, beginning with the title page. Put the page number in the upper or lower right-hand corner of each page.
TerrorismCentral.com prefers to receive electronic versions of all materials, accompanied by three hard copies of all materials. When submitting disks, authors should:
1. Be certain to include a print-out of the version of the article that is on the disk;
2. Put only the latest version of the manuscript on the disk;
3. Name the file clearly, including file extension;
4. Label the disk with the format of the file and the file name;
5. Provide information on the hardware and software used.
The title page should carry 1) the title of the article, which should be concise but informative; 2) the name by which each author is known, with his or her highest academic degree(s) and institutional affiliation; 3) disclaimers, if any; 4) the name and address of the author responsible for correspondence about the manuscript; 5) the name and address of the author to whom requests for reprints should be addressed or a statement that reprints will not be available from the authors; 6) source(s) of support in the form of grants; and 7) a short running head or footline of no more than 40 characters (count letters and spaces) at the foot of the title page.
All persons designated as authors should qualify for authorship, and all those who qualify should be listed. Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions of the content. One or more authors should take responsibility for the integrity of the work as a whole, from inception to published article.
Authorship credit should be based only on 1) substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; 2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; and 3) final approval of the version to be published. Conditions 1, 2, and 3 must all be met. Acquisition of funding, the collection of data, or general supervision of the research group, by themselves, do not justify authorship.
Authors should provide a description of what each contributed. All others who contributed to the work who are not authors should be named in the Acknowledgments, and what they did should be described.
The order of authorship on the byline should be a joint decision of the coauthors. Authors should be prepared to explain the order in which authors are listed.
The second page should contain a summary of no more than 250 words. The summary should state the purposes of the body of work, main findings (giving specific data and their statistical significance, if possible), and the principal conclusions. It should emphasize new and important aspects of the study or observations.
Below the abstract authors should provide, and identify as such, 3 to 10 key words or short phrases that will assist indexers in cross-indexing the article and may be published with the abstract.
List all contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship, such as a person who provided purely technical help, writing assistance, or a department chair who provided only general support. Financial and material support should also be acknowledged.
Because readers may infer their endorsement of the data and conclusions, all persons must have given written permission to be acknowledged.
All materials should comply to the most recent edition of the Chicago Manual of Style.
Type or print out each table with double spacing on a separate sheet of paper. Do not submit tables as photographs. Number tables consecutively in the order of their first citation in the text and supply a brief title for each. Give each column a short or abbreviated heading. Place explanatory matter in footnotes, not in the heading. Explain in footnotes all nonstandard abbreviations that are used in each table. For footnotes use the following symbols, in this sequence:
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*, , !, §, ||, ¶, **, , !!,
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Identify statistical measures of variations, such as standard deviation and standard error of the mean.
Do not use internal horizontal and vertical rules.
Be sure that each table is cited in the text.
If you use data from another published or unpublished source, obtain permission and acknowledge them fully.
Any figures should be professionally drawn and photographed. Send hi-resolution, glossy, black-and-white photographic prints, usually 127 x 173 mm (5 x 7 inches) but no larger than 203 x 254 mm (8 x 10 inches). When sending electronic files, send Illustrator eps format files at 300 dpi at the actual size that the image is to be reproduced.
Letters, numbers, and symbols should be clear and even throughout and of sufficient size that when reduced for publication each item will still be legible. Titles and detailed explanations belong in the legends for illustrations not on the illustrations themselves.
Each figure should have a label pasted on its back indicating the number of the figure, author's name, and top of the figure. Do not write on the back of figures or scratch or mar either surface. Do not bend figures or mount them on cardboard.
If photographs of people are used, either the subjects must not be identifiable or their pictures must be accompanied by written permission to use the photograph.
Figures should be numbered consecutively according to the order in which they have been first cited in the text. If a figure has been published, acknowledge the original source and submit written permission from the copyright holder to reproduce the material. Permission is required irrespective of authorship or publisher except for documents in the public domain.
Type or print out legends for illustrations using double spacing, starting on a separate page, with Arabic numerals corresponding to the illustrations. When symbols, arrows, numbers, or letters are used to identify parts of the illustrations, identify and explain each one clearly in the legend.
Sending the Manuscript to TerrorismCentral.com
Include three copies of the manuscript in a heavy-paper envelope, enclosing the copies and figures in cardboard, if necessary, to prevent the photographs from being bent. Place photographs and transparencies in a separate heavy-paper envelope.
Manuscripts must be accompanied by a covering letter signed by all coauthors. This must include 1) information on prior or duplicate publication or submission elsewhere of any part of the work as defined earlier in this document; 2) a statement of financial or other relationships that might lead to a conflict of interest; 3) a statement that the manuscript has been read and approved by all the authors, that the requirements for authorship as stated earlier in this document have been met, and that each author believes that the manuscript represents honest work; and 4) the name, address, and telephone number of the corresponding author, who is responsible for communicating with the other authors about revisions and final approval of the proofs.
The manuscript must be accompanied by copies of any permissions to reproduce published material, to use illustrations or report information about identifiable people, or to name people for their contributions.
Corrections of Research Findings
TerrorismCentral.com assumes that authors are reporting work based on honest investigations and analysis. Nevertheless, two problems may arise.
Manuscripts are reviewed with due respect for authors' confidentiality. In submitting their manuscripts for review, authors entrust TerrorismCentral.com with the results of their research and creative effort, on which their reputation and career may depend. Authors' rights may be violated by disclosure of the confidential details of the review of their manuscript. Reviewers also have rights to confidentiality, which must be respected by the editor. Confidentiality may have to be breached if dishonesty or fraud is alleged but otherwise must be honored.
TerrorismCentral.com does not disclose information about manuscripts (including their receipt, their content, their status in the reviewing process, their criticism by reviewers, or their ultimate fate) to anyone other than the authors themselves and reviewers.
Manuscripts sent for review are privileged communications and are the private property of the authors. Therefore, the staff of TerrorismCentral.com respects the authors' rights by not publicly discussing the authors' work or appropriating their ideas before the manuscript is published. Reviewers may not make copies of the manuscript for their files and are prohibited from sharing it with others, except with the permission of the editor. Editors do not keep copies of rejected manuscripts.
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