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Policies for The Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

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Philosophy of The Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

For more information, please see The Journal of Humanistic Mathematics Aims and Scope page.

Who Can Submit?

Anyone may submit an original article to be considered for publication in The Journal of Humanistic Mathematics provided he or she owns the copyright to the work being submitted or is authorized by the copyright owner or owners to submit the article. Authors are the initial owners of the copyrights to their works (an exception in the non-academic world to this might exist if the authors have, as a condition of employment, agreed to transfer copyright to their employer).

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General Submission Rules

Submitted articles cannot have been previously published, nor be forthcoming in an archival journal or book (print or electronic). Please note: "publication" in a working-paper series does not constitute prior publication. In addition, by submitting material to The Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, the author is stipulating that the material is not currently under review at another journal (electronic or print) and that he or she will not submit the material to another journal (electronic or print) until the completion of the editorial decision process at The Journal of Humanistic Mathematics. If you have concerns about the submission terms for The Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, please contact the editors.

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Formatting Requirements

The Journal of Humanistic Mathematics has no general rules about the formatting of articles upon initial submission. There are, however, rules governing the formatting of the final submission. See Final Manuscript Preparation Guidelines for details. Although bepress can provide limited technical support, it is ultimately the responsibility of the author to produce an electronic version of the article as a high-quality PDF (Adobe's Portable Document Format) file, or a Microsoft Word file that can be converted to a PDF file.

It is understood that the current state of technology of Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) is such that there are no, and can be no, guarantees that documents in PDF will work perfectly with all possible hardware and software configurations that readers may have.

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Rights for Authors

As described in our copyright permission and submission agreement form, in consideration for publication of the article, authors agree to the condition that Journal of Humanistic Mathematics (JHM) applies the Creative Commons Attribution License (CCAL) to all works we publish (read the human-readable summary or the full license legal code). Under the CCAL, authors retain ownership of the copyright for their article, but authors allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute, and/or copy articles in JHM, so long as the original authors and source are cited. No permission is required from the authors or the publishers.

This broad license was developed to facilitate open access to, and free use of, original works of all types. Applying this standard license to your work will ensure your right to make your work freely and openly available. Learn more about open access. For queries about the license, please contact us.

Attribution and Usage Policies

Reproduction, posting, transmission or other distribution or use of the article or any material therein, in any medium is permitted by Journal of Humanistic Mathematics but requires credit to the author and journal.

General Terms and Conditions of Use

Users of the Journal of Humanistic Mathematics or Scholarship@Claremont website and/or software agree not to misuse the Journal of Humanistic Mathematics or Scholarship@Claremont service or software in any way.

The failure of Scholarship@Claremont to exercise or enforce any right or provision in the policies or the Submission Agreement does not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any term of the Submission Agreement or these policies is found to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision and the other provisions of the Submission Agreement and these policies remain in full force and effect. These policies and the Submission Agreement constitute the entire agreement between Journal of Humanistic Mathematics or Scholarship@Claremont and the Author(s) regarding submission of the Article.

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