Submission of Manuscripts

Manuscripts may be submitted to RADIOCARBON at any time, using the online submission of this system ScholarOne.

Professional Considerations

Authors listed on the title page should all have had some involvement in the writing of the article and/or the research and development underlying it. Authors should be listed in descending order of responsibility. If your submission is substantially similar to a prior publication, we ask that you note this in your cover letter and explain why you feel RADIOCARBON should treat it as an original submission. We do not ordinarily accept articles that duplicate previously published work, except in selected cases where the earlier version appeared in a language or format not readily accessible to our readership.

We do not accept articles that are or will be under consideration for publication in another journal (whether in print or online) while being reviewed by RADIOCARBON ("dual submission").

Please alert us to any potential conflicts of interest, such as financial interest in a product by one or more authors. We do publish technical descriptions of commercial products, but they should be written as scientific reports and not as advertisements.

Editorial and Review Process

All submissions are reviewed by at least one outside reviewer who, in the judgement of our editors, is an expert in the subject matter of the paper. Authors may suggest reviewers for their manuscripts, but RADIOCARBON retains the right of final decision regarding assignment. We will take under consideration authors' objections to negative reviews, but in submitting papers to RADIOCARBON, authors must understand that final decisions about publication rest with the journal editors alone.

Reviewers may choose anonymity, or may sign their reviews if they wish.

Under ordinary circumstances, we aim to return manuscripts with a decision to accept or decline within 4 weeks of first submission by the author.