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Author Guidelines

Submission

Manuscripts should be submitted to the editor in Word, Word Perfect or RTF formats.  The editor of the JDFSL, may be reached via email at editor@jdfsl.org.

Copyright

The copyright of all material published in JDFSL is held by the Association of Digital Forensics, Security and Law (ADFSL). The author must complete and return the copyright agreement before publication.
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All manuscripts should be word-processed (letter or correspondence-quality font). If the paper has been presented previously at a conference or other professional meeting, this fact, the date, and the sponsoring organization should be given in a footnote on the first page. Funding sources should be acknowledged in the "Acknowledgements" section. Articles published in or under consideration for other journals should not be submitted. Significantly enhanced versions of manuscripts previously published may be considered. Authors need to seek permission from the publishers of such previous publications. Papers awaiting presentation or already presented at conferences must be significantly enhanced (ideally, taking advantage of feedback received at the conference) in order to receive consideration.

The following information applies to both the review and the final version of the manuscript except that the review submission should not include Authors Names section, Biography section, or Acknowledgments section (if it contains information identifying the authors). Please follow review submission system guidelines.

If an article is accepted, author(s) must provide a machine-readable (Word or Word Perfect) version and graphics (figures) in GIF, TIF, or PowerPoint (preferred) format. Permissions for reprinted material are the sole responsibility of the author(s) and must be obtained in writing prior to publication.

Page Formatting

* Margins - 1":top 1":bottom 1":inside .88":outside
* Paper - 6.75" width X 9.75" height

PAGE 1

PAPER TITLE (6-12 words)

• Separate line centered; bold, all caps, Times New Roman 16 point ;

Author Name(s)

• Separate line centered; bold, Times New Roman 12 point: Do not include author name(s) anywhere else in paper except in bio or reference list as appropriate;

Address(es);

• Phone numbers; • Fax numbers; • E-mail addresses.

Keywords

• Begin with heading of "Keywords:" on same line as text, Times New Roman 11 point. Select 5-10 words or phrases to be used for indexing, in consultation with a technical thesaurus, if helpful. These might include important terms from the title, their synonyms, or related words. Do not use prepositions. Do not use hyphens unless the hyphenated parts are always treated as a unit. Use terms that are as specific as possible and whose meaning is generally known.

ABSTRACT

• Begin with heading of ABSTRACT on a separate line centered over text, bold, all caps, Times New Roman 11 point ;
• Abstract body is Times New Roman 11 point ;

BODY

MAJOR HEAD

Separate line centered over text; bold, all caps, numbered, Times New Roman 11 point ;

First Subhead

Separate line centered over text; bold, upper/lower case, numbered;, Times New Roman 11 point

Second Subhead

Separate line, flush left; bold, upper/lower case, numbered, Times New Roman 11 point ;

Third Subhead

On the same line as beginning of text, flush left, bold, upper/lower case, followed by a colon, Times New Roman 11 point :

Body

Times New Roman 11 point single spaced - single column
Paragraph Spacing - 1pt before and 5 pt after

Last Sections of Manuscript

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES (optional)

60 to 100 words in paragraph form. These may include present position, titles, degrees, experience, major publications or presentations, research interests, areas of professional expertise, etc.

REFERENCES

Sequence: Entries should be ordered alphabetically (in text and Reference section) according to authors' or editors' last names, or the title of the work for items with no author or editor listed. References in text must be included in Reference section and vice versa. References in text should be of the format: (Jones et al. 1995; Smith 1996).

References to items in periodicals: Author, year, title, journal, volume, number, month, pages. For authors, last names are given first, even for multiple authors.

References to reports or proceedings: Author's name, year, title of report (same style as above), report number, source, editor and/or publisher as appropriate, city and state/country of publisher OR conference as appropriate, including date and pages.
References to books: Author's name (same style as above), year, title, publisher, city, state/country, page, or chapter.

JDFSL References Style Sheet

Book
Smith, J.P. (Year Published), Book Title, Name of Publisher, London.

Chapter in Book
Jones, R.H. (Year Published), ‘Chapter Title’, in Title of Book, eds. J.Q.Public and M.J. Smith, Name of Publisher.

Journal
Smith, A.B. (Year Published), "Article Title," Journal Name, Vol# (Issue#): Page Number(s).

Newspaper Article
Kent, Clark (Year Published), ‘Title of Article’, Newspaper Name, Date Published.

Website
Web Page Author (Year Accessed), ‘Web Page Title’, URL, Date Accessed.

Conference Proceedings
Smith, J.P. and Jones A.B. (Year Published). 'Title of the article'. Name of the conference. Dates Conference was Held. Location of Conference.

Thesis
Whiz, G. (Year Accepted). 'Title of the thesis'. Department. Name of the school, Name of the Univ

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
2. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
4. The text is single-spaced; uses a 11-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

Copyright Notice

The author(s) hereby warrants that the manuscript being submitted to the Association for Digital Forensics, Security and Law (ADFSL) for publication in the Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law (JDFSL), the Proceedings of the Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law and/or the Proceedings of the Lex Informatica Conference, IS ORIGINAL AND HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION OR PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE. The Publisher will not accept a manuscript for which the copyright is held by a third party.

The author(s) in consideration of the publication of the manuscript being submitted also understand that IF AND ONLY IF the manuscript is accepted:

1. Author agrees to, and does hereby assign all rights, title and interest, including copyrights, in and to the manuscript to Publisher. When the manuscript is ready for publication, it will be published at Publisher's own expense, under the Publisher's name or any other name Publisher in its sole discretion elects.

2. Author(s) understand that no royalties or remuneration will be paid by the Publisher to the author for the above named submitted manuscript. Further, Author(s) acknowledge the manuscript is being provided on a volunteer basis for the professional recognition obtained by the publication.

3. The Author will indemnify and defend Publisher against any claim, demand or recovery against Publisher by reason of any violation of any proprietary right or copyright, or because of any libelous or scandalous matter contained in the Manuscript.

4. The Author agrees that until the publication of the manuscript Author will not agree to publish, or furnish to any other publisher, any work on the same subject that will infringe upon or adversely affect the sale of the manuscript.

5. The publisher will have the right to edit the work for the original edition and for any revision, provided that the meaning of the text is not materially altered.

6. The Publisher will furnish 1 copy of the Journal to each Author without charge. Additional copies for the Author's use shall be supplied at a 40% discount from the list price.

7. When the Publisher decides that the public demand for this work no longer warrants its continued manufacture, the Publisher may discontinue manufacture and destroy any or all plates, books, and sheets without liability to the Author.

8. The Publisher may permit others to publish, broadcast, make recordings or mechanical renditions, publish book club and micro-film editions, make translations and other electronic versions, show by motion pictures or television, syndicate, quote, and otherwise utilize this work, and material based on this work.

9. The author(s) retain(s) the right to make copies of all or part of the published article for their use in classroom teaching or for any other presentation.

10. The author(s) retain(s) the right to reuse all or part of this material in a compilation of their own works or in a textbook of which they are the author.

11. The author(s) retain(s) the right to make copies of the published work for use within the institution that employs them.

12. This Agreement, whenever called upon to be construed, shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia

13. The parties to this Agreement consent and agree that all legal proceedings relating to the subject matter of this Agreement shall be maintained in the courts in Virginia

14. This Agreement represents the entire understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and this Agreement supersedes all previous representations, understandings of agreements, oral or written, between the parties with respect to subject matter hereof and cannot be modified except by a written instrument signed by the parties hereto.

15. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives.

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