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Aims and Scope promoting the development of a consensus.
Patent Reviews: New patents of interest to the readers of
The journal Technology and Innovation, Journal of the T&I are included in this category.
National Academy of Inventors (T&I) is a forum for presen-
tation of information encompassing essentially the entire Book Reviews on Innovation and Technology: Solicited
field of applied sciences, with a focus on transformative or unsolicited short reviews of relevant books and issued
technology and academic innovation. Owing to the broad patents are considered for publication in this category.
nature of the applied sciences, authors should be guided by
the interest of the readers who are likely to be knowledge- Preparation of Manuscripts
able non-specialist scholars. Contributions containing the Submissions to Technology and Innovation must be in
following information will be considered for publication:
English, in an editable Microsoft Word-compatible elec-
• Description of advances in transformative technology tronic file, typed, 12-point font, double-spaced, formatted
and translational science for 22 x 28 cm (8.5 x 11 in) with a margin of 2.5-3 cm (1 in)
• Critical assessments of a segment of science, engi- at the top, sides, and bottom of each page. Tables should
neering, medicine, or other technologies be placed on separate page(s) sequentially at the end of the
• Economics of a technology, governmental and policy manuscript (after the ‘Reference’ section). Figures should
action, and innovation as related to intellectual prop- be submitted separately from text.
erty
• Environmental (including human health) impact of Title page: Each paper should include a title page with the
various technologies title of the paper, submission type, name(s) of author(s),
• Articles on historical, societal, ethical, and related and complete affiliation(s). Provide a short title to be used
aspects of science,engineering, medicine, or technol- as running head. Indicate the author to whom correspon-
ogy, provided they are written for the scientific com- dence and proofs should be addressed (i.e. ‘corresponding
munity and in a style compatible with a scientific author’), and provide a complete physical mailing address,
journal phone, fax, and email address.
• Articles should have a discussion on the process of Title: The title should be as short as possible but fully
innovation and invention descriptive.

Because T&I serves a multidisciplinary audience, authors Submission Type: The author should indicate the type of
are urged to avoid writing for specialists. In particular, they submission that best describes their manuscript (Article,
are discouraged from using expressions that are under- Commentary, Editorial, or Patent Review).
standable only to a select audience of specialists. For
example, mathematical expressions should be explained Abstract and key words: The abstract should contain a
in words to assure their appreciation by nonmathemati- summary of the article, including its results in 250 words
cians. All contributions will be subjected to peer review or less. Because many abstracting services use the abstract
and will be evaluated on the basis of their general useful- without reference to the content, the authors are urged to
ness for the readers, including scientific quality, originality, succinctly provide the essence of the paper in the (up to)
and compliance with the style and format of the journal. 250 words allocated. Additionally, provide 3 to 6 key words
The following categories of contributions will be consid- after the abstract.
ered for publication:
Tables and figures: Tables and figures should be under-
Articles: Most articles will be review format with no min- standable without excessive reference to the text; particularly,
imum or maximum length. The journal subscribes to the units and quantities should be clearly identified. In gen-
concept that the length of an article is determined by its eral, material should be presented in tables or figures but
content. However, a preference will be given for articles not in both. Avoid very wide or long figures and tables that
that are between 7 and 15 published pages. would not fit on a printed page. By default, tables and fig-
ures will appear in B&W. If color figures are necessary or
Commentaries and Discussions: (Letters to the editor, desired, there is a charge for their reproduction. Figures
editorials, and similar contributions also fall into this cat- should be submitted at the highest resolution possible,
egory.) These are subjected to peer review and are required preferably 300dpi at 7 inches (width or height). Low-res-
to follow T&I format and style and must be consistent with olution files that appear pixilated when printed will NOT
the requirements of a scholarly journal. The discussion of be accepted for publication.
contested areas of science where a consensus is lacking is
included in this category. Commentaries are shorter than Tables: Present each table on a separate page at the end of
regular manuscripts and must contain information that is the manuscript (i.e., not within the body of the text). Pro-
likely to invoke scientific discussion with the objective of vide a short title for each table. Cite all tables sequentially