Human Factors, the quarterly journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), publishes original articles about people in relation to systems, including hardware, software, and environmental factors. Evaluative reviews of the literature, definitive articles on methodology and procedures (including prescriptive methods for task simulation and evaluation, quantitative and qualitative approaches to theory (including models of human performance and safety), and empirical articles reporting original research are considered for publication.
Human Factors also publishes special sections that focus on important areas of human factors/ergonomics in an integrated manner.
Suitably revised papers printed in the proceedings of technical meetings may be submitted for consideration. In the cover letter, explain how the paper being submitted for consideration in Human Factors differs from the proceedings paper.
If you are not certain that the subject matter of your submission is applicable for Human Factors, feel free to send an inquiry, along with the paper title and abstract, to the Journal Administrator. If the work described in your paper has a strong applications orientation, consider submitting it to Ergonomics in Design, another peer-reviewed publication from HFES. Learn more about Ergonomics in Design.
Published issues of Human Factors are now available online for 2003 and 2004. The online journal features easy searchability and linked references. HFES members receive the journal free in either paper or online form. Join HFES for this member benefit or subscribe as a nonmember.
MANUSCRIPT TYPES AND LENGTH LIMITS
Please see the Manuscript Types and Length Limits PDF for details on the various types of manuscripts accepted by HF: regular articles, research reports, review articles, special section articles. This PDF also has details on the new length restrictions and instructions for word counts
Human Factors POLICIES
Please review the journal policies before submitting your paper. Receipt of your submission by HFES indicates your consent to abide by these policies.
REVIEW PROCESS
All manuscripts submitted to Human Factors undergo single-blind review (reviewers are anonymous to the author). However, if you prefer that your identity be concealed from the reviewers, please follow these instructions:
1. Do not put any author information on the cover sheet of your manuscript. This page is visible to the reviewers.
2. Do not include biographies with the online submission; send them in an e-mail message to Andrea Tomcsanyi, Journal Administrator.
3. When submitting a revised manuscript and providing responses to the reviewers' comments, do not include any identifying information. This information is visible to the reviewers.
The information in the cover letter will identify you to the editor, but any identification in the three areas noted above will eliminate the possibility of a double-blind review.
Generally, decisions on first submissions are sent within 12 weeks. Although Human Factors does not impose a deadline for submitting revisions, authors are encouraged to respond promptly (e.g., within 8 weeks) to expedite the review process. Manuscripts for which no activity has been logged for 9 months will be deleted from the system.
Human Factors accepts about 25% of submissions.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
Human Factors manuscripts should be prepared according to editorial style and ethical guidelines of the Fifth Edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA, 750 First St., NE, Washington, DC 20002; 800/374-2721).
General information is included below; consult the Publication Manual for more detailed instructions.
Submitted manuscripts that do not conform to APA Publication Manual style, or the guidelines noted here, will be rejected.
Language. Only articles written in English will be considered.
Subheadings. Level 1 text headings should appear in solid caps, centered; Level 2 headings are lowercase bold caps, flush to the left margin; and Level 3 headings are in italics, indented, and run in with the rest of the paragraph they precede.
The manuscript should contain the following information:
- Article title/subtitle (caps/lowercase)
- Name of each author and the author's primary institution, city, state, and country (caps/lowercase)
- 250-word, structured abstract (see below)
- Contact information for the author to whom requests for reprints should be sent (give complete address)
- Short version of the title for running heads
- Several keywords for indexing purposes (exclude words that already appear in the title/subtitle)
Units of measure. Magnitudes of all measured quantities must be given in the International System of Units (SI).
Footnotes. Use of substantive or explanatory footnotes is not permitted. Such notes should be incorporated into the text or omitted.
Structured abstract. The abstract is very important to readers because it is often the only part they read, and it generally determines whether they decide to dig deeper. Prepare a one-paragraph abstract of no more than 250 words, with information arranged under the following subheadings (include the subheadings in your abstract):
1. Objective
2. Background
3. Method
4. Results
5. Conclusion
6. *Application
*Construct a statement that reflects to a broad audience the practical impact of this work. This is very important to Human Factors.
We recognize that these categories may be a bit awkward for review papers or papers that use nontraditional methodologies such as modeling or naturalistic observation, but we encourage the authors to do their best to adapt to this structure.
View examples of structured abstracts (empirical article and review article).
Tables. Each table should be on a separate page and all tables grouped together at the end of the manuscript.
Figures. Provide all figure legends on a separate sheet at the end of the manuscript. Each figure should be on a separate page and all figures grouped together at the end of the manuscript. Photos, graphs, line drawings, and other nontabular graphics should be high resolution (at least 200 dpi). Do not use shading as background or to indicate differences in quantity (e.g., as sometimes appears in bar graphs); instead, use patterns such as horizontal, vertical, diagonal, and zigzag lines (avoid fine dot patterns). Line weight should be at least 1 point. The image size should be large enough so that even if the figure is reduced to fit a single-column width (2-3/4 inches), the type will be no smaller than 8 points. Graphics created in or imported into PowerPoint are not acceptable.
If any of your figures contain colors other than black, and retaining those colors is critical to the meaning of the image, HFES can print in multiple colors provided that the cost of color printing is borne by the author. To obtain an estimate of the color printing cost, please contact the Journal Administrator at 310/394-1811, fax 310/394-2410.
Acknowledgments. If applicable, include an acknowledgments section recognizing funding sources and other pertinent disclosures. If no such acknowledgments are present in the initial submission, HFES will assume that no disclosures are necessary.
Biographies. For each author, indicate the current affiliation and highest degree obtained (field, year obtained, institution). Type biographies on a separate page at the end of the manuscript.
Permissions. When quoting more than 150 words from another source, or using a table or figure from another source, it is necessary to obtain written permission from the copyright holder of that source. In the case of adaptations of tables and figures drawn from other sources, written permission must be obtained if more than 40% of the original material is used in the adapted table/figure. Following acceptance of your manuscript, submit permission letters to HFES when the final production-ready manuscript is ready for uploading.
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR MANUSCRIPT ONLINE
All submissions to Human Factors should be uploaded to the following Web site: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/humanfactors
Pls see the Online Submission Details PDF for additional instructions on HF’s online submission process.
All submissions to Human Factors must be uploaded to the journal site for consideration. If you do not have Internet access or encounter difficulties using the system and Technical Support is not able to resolve those problems, please contact the Journal Administrator. You will be asked to send the details listed above, along with one printed copy of your manuscript and cover letter, PLUS an electronic version of the manuscript and cover letter, to the following address:
U.S. Postal Service First Class or Priority Mail ONLY:
Editor, Human Factors
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
P.O. Box 1369
Santa Monica, CA 90406-1369
Overnight (e.g., UPS, FedEx, DHL) or U.S. Postal Service Express Mail:
Editor, Human Factors
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
1124 Montana Ave., Suite B
Santa Monica, CA 90403
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