AMS Author Upload

AMS requirements for peer-review submission

Items that must be in place before a submitted manuscript package can begin the peer-review process:

  1. Properly signed AMS copyright forms from all authors (submitted individually or together). Signed forms may be faxed, uploaded to the submission package, or scanned and emailed.
  2. Length of 7500 words or less (approximately 26 double-spaced pages, counting abstract through appendixes, but not the figure caption list or references). The author is required to request Chief Editor approval and provide justification to obtain an exception to the length limit via a cover letter uploaded to the submission package as an auxiliary file.
  3. Double-spaced text [3 typed lines per inch (2.5 cm) measured anywhere on the page, counting Abstract through Appendixes].
  4. Type that is 12-point font or larger.
  5. Captioned figures and captioned tables placed at the end of the manuscript, not embedded in the text.
  6. Tables must be black and white, not color or grayscale.  To highlight information within a Table, change the font style of the table entry.
  7. The following elements in the proper order: Title Page, Abstract, Body Text, Appendixes (if any), References. Figures and Tables should appear after the References section. Abstracts are required for Articles and Expedited Contributions. Comments and Replies may include Abstracts, but they are not required. Number all pages sequentially.
  8. References and citations must be in proper AMS style. See proper format below.

Additional items that must be in place before a manuscript can be accepted for publication:

  1. References and citations in proper AMS format.
  2. Separate double-spaced figure caption list provided.
  3. Abstract, Introduction (or paper body), and figure caption list begin on new pages.
  4. Double-spaced abstract, main text, appendixes, references, figure caption list, and table text and captions.
  5. Tables set one per page.
  6. Manuscript source files must be uploaded.

Proper reference and citation format

Here is the format for an article:

Reference:

Author(s), publication year: Article title. Journal Name (abbreviated, italic), volume number (bold), page range.

Example: Hubert, L. F., and L. F. Whitney Jr., 1971: Wind estimation from geostationary satellite pictures. Mon. Wea. Rev., 99, 665–672.

Citation:

Format: surname(s) (year of publication) or (surnames(s), year of publication)

Example: Smith et al. (1990) or (Johnson 2008)

Please refer to Section 12 of the Author's Guide for more detailed information.

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Latest update: 22-May-08