| GSA Today Guidelines | |
| 1. | Content and Submission |
| 2. | Sizing |
| 3. | Figures |
| 4. | Ethical Guidelines for Publication |
GSA Today
Sizing
Science articles should be no more (and preferably less) than six printed pages, including title, authors, abstract, text, references, figures, and tables.
TEXT: Science articles are limited to six print pages; this includes text, figures, tables, references, and so forth. For text, 6,500 characters (letters and spaces between words) = approximately one printed (published) page. To this number, add 1,400 characters (leeway needed for larger type for the title, authors, and addresses, boldface abstract, and space around figures and tables).
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, REFERENCES CITED, AND FIGURE CAPTIONS are set in smaller type than is text, so for these, 12,000 characters = approximately one printed (published) page.
"Groundwork" articles must be no longer than two print pages: ~1400 words with two small figures or ~1600 words with one figure. The philosophy behind this is twofold: (1) keeping an article short can increase the clarity and quality of the writing; and (2) a short article encourages readers to engage and seek more information.
Comment and Reply articles are limited to 900 words; this limit includes author names, affiliations, and references. If you would like to use a figure into your comment or reply, please reduce the text by at least 200 words to allow space for the figure and caption. Comments and Replies are no longer printed in GSA Today, but will be posted online.
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