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Aims and Scope Patent Reviews: New patents of interest to the readers of
T&I are included in this category.
The journal Technology and Innovation, Journal of the
National Academy of Inventors (T&I) is a forum for pre- Book Reviews on Innovation and Technology: Solicited
sentation of information encompassing essentially the entire or unsolicited short reviews of relevant books and issued
field of applied sciences, with a focus on transformative patents are considered for publication in this category.
technology and academic innovation. Owing to the broad
nature of the applied sciences, authors should be guided by Preparation of Manuscripts
the interest of the readers who are likely to be knowledge-
able non-specialist scholars. Contributions containing the Submissions to Technology and Innovation must be in
English, in an editable Microsoft Word-compatible elec-
following information will be considered for publication:
tronic file, typed, 12-point font, double-spaced, formatted
• Description of advances in transformative technology for 22 × 28 cm (8.5 × 11 in) with a margin of 2.5-3 cm (1
and translational science in) at the top, sides, and bottom of each page. Tables should
• Critical assessments of a segment of science, engi- be placed on separate page(s) sequentially at the end of the
neering, medicine, or other technologies manuscript (after the ‘Reference’ section). Figures should
• Economics of a technology, governmental and policy be submitted separately from text.
action, and innovation as related to intellectual prop-
erty Title page: Each paper should include a title page with the
• Environmental (including human health) impact of title of the paper, submission type, name(s) of author(s),
various technologies and complete affiliation(s). Provide a short title to be used
• Articles on historical, societal, ethical, and related as running head. Indicate the author to whom correspon-
aspects of science,engineering, medicine, or technol- dence and proofs should be addressed (i.e. ‘corresponding
ogy, provided they are written for the scientific com- author’), and provide a complete physical mailing address,
munity and in a style compatible with a scientific phone, fax, and email address.
journal Title: The title should be as short as possible but fully
• Articles should have a discussion on the process of descriptive.
innovation and invention
Submission Type: The author should indicate the type of
Because T&I serves a multidisciplinary audience, authors submission that best describes their manuscript (Article,
are urged to avoid writing for specialists. In particular, they Commentary, Editorial, or Patent Review).
are discouraged from using expressions that are understand-
able only to a select audience of specialists. For example, Abstract and key words: The abstract should contain a
mathematical expressions should be explained in words summary of the article, including its results in 250 words
to assure their appreciation by nonmathematicians. All or less. Because many abstracting services use the abstract
contributions will be subjected to peer review and will without reference to the content, the authors are urged
be evaluated on the basis of their general usefulness for to succinctly provide the essence of the paper in the (up
the readers, including scientific quality, originality, and to) 250 words allocated. Additionally, provide 3 to 6 key
compliance with the style and format of the journal. The words after the abstract.
following categories of contributions will be considered
for publication: Tables and figures: Tables and figures should be under-
standable without excessive reference to the text;
Articles: Most articles will be review format with no min- particularly, units and quantities should be clearly identi-
imum or maximum length. The journal subscribes to the fied. In general, material should be presented in tables or
concept that the length of an article is determined by its figures but not in both. Avoid very wide or long figures
content. However, a preference will be given for articles that and tables that would not fit on a printed page. By default,
are between 7 and 15 published pages. tables and figures will appear in B&W. If color figures are
necessary or desired, there is a charge for their reproduc-
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contested areas of science where a consensus is lacking is Tables: Present each table on a separate page at the end of
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regular manuscripts and must contain information that is vide a short title for each table. Cite all tables sequentially
likely to invoke scientific discussion with the objective of in the text and provide publishing staff with a cue for where
promoting the development of a consensus. they should approximately appear in the manuscript (e.g.,

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