Manuscript Submission Guidelines
Indiana University Mathematics Journal
831 East Third Street
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405-7106
USA
Authors who wish to submit their papers online should upload either TeX files (any "flavor" of TeX is acceptable) or Portable Document Format (PDF) files . (In other words, what is wanted is the file whose name extension is either ".tex" or ".pdf".) If desired, a paper can be submitted using both formats. More specific information about file types and file naming can be found in http://www.iumj.indiana.edu/Authors/fileUploads.php .
To submit a paper, begin by filling out the registration form available from http://www.iumj.indiana.edu/Authors/newsub.php. The automated server will send username and password to the e-mail address you entered in the registration form, along with information as to how to upload your file. Manuscripts must be a single file with fonts and images embedded. You will receive an acknowledgment that your paper was received. Authors unable to upload PDF or PS files for whatever the reason may write to iumj@indiana.edu and attach the source file for their manuscript (that is, the file whose filename ends on ".tex"); also attach figure and bibliography files, custom macros files, and any other files needed for compilation. TeX has become the de facto lingua franca within the mathematical community. Accordingly, electronic submissions in MS Word or formatters other than LaTeX or plain TeX will not be accepted.
Submissions are accepted in English and French—English preferred. Authors should strive for expository clarity and good literary style. When evaluating a paper, emphasis is placed on significance, originality, lucidity, and expository concision. At least the introduction of each paper should be accessible to a wide range of readers.
Authors are encouraged to use LaTeX for typesetting: the preferred document class is amsart. However, our office will handle any flavor of TeX. Additional formatting guidelines are available from http://www.iumj.indiana.edu/Authors/format.php. Each manuscript should include an abstract. Bibliographic references should be listed alphabetically at the end of the text. The use of amsrefs is preferred but not required: further instructions are available from http://www.iumj.indiana.edu/Authors/biblio.php".
Diagrams should be professionally drawn and suitable for reproduction. When a LaTeX graphics package is not used, electronic graphics should be submitted as EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) files. If this is not possible, TIFF files are also acceptable as long as they can be opened within Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator.
Anticipated production times for this journal can be found at http://www.iumj.indiana.edu/Authors/timeline.php. Dynamically updated backlog data are available from http://www.iumj.indiana.edu/Authors/statistics.php. Authors may track their manuscript at every step of the editorial process by logging in at http://www.iumj.indiana.edu/Authors/login.php. Username and password are needed. An author's last name doubles as his or her username; the password is the id number assigned to every paper. This number appears in the Subject line of every email sent to authors by our Editorial office. (Authors whose last name includes diacritical marks, such as Sjögren or Baía, should, whenever possible, use a co-author's last name that does not contain diacritical marks. If this is not applicable, try either a common transliteration, such as Sjogren or Baia, or the appropriate TeX code, such as Sj\"ogren or Ba\'\i a.)
The submission of a paper implies the author's assurance that it has not been widely circulated, copyrighted, published, or submitted for publication elsewhere.
It is the publisher's desire to offer the Journal at the lowest possible subscription rates. This requires us to tap various funding resources - page and offprint charges play a non-trivial role in the Journal's income. This notwithstanding, payment is voluntary?--it is not a condition for publication. Page charges are $15 per printed page. Payment of some or all of the page charges is encouraged. When neither institutional nor individual grants will pay for any portion of the page charges, authors are asked whether they can help defray the cost of the offprints: these are assessed at $2.50 per printed page. Regardless of payment, corresponding authors receive 50 gratis offprints.
