Notice to Authors
Submit
To submit a manuscript, please visit the website of Space-Integrated-Ground Information Network. Click the button “Author Login”, and use the Academic Journal Management System. For a new user, please register an “Author Account”, and then submit a manuscript following the guidance.
The detailed contact information of the first author and corresponding author is required (please promptly inform the editorial office of any change of contacting addresses). Duplicate submission is forbidden. In this case, we will inform the author’s institution and the relevant journal.
Acceptance
For the paper with a great breakthrough result, quick publication will be arranged. After typesetting, page proof is usually sent electronically as email attachments to the corresponding author. The proof plus any minor corrections must be returned to the managing editor within 36 hours. Failure to do this will result in delays in publication. Corrections can be noticed in different ways: 1) highlight the corrections and send us the print proof pages; 2) highlight the corrections and send us the corrected page proof as email attachment.
Double-blind Peer Review
All submissions will be reviewed by referees selected by the editorial board. The decision of acceptance or rejection of a manuscript is made by the editorial board based on the referees’ reports. The entire review process may take 60 to 90 days, and the editorial office will inform the author of the decision as soon as the process is completed. If the editorial board fails to make a decision within 90 days, it is up to the authors to decide whether they would withdraw their paper and submit it elsewhere.
Publication
Generally speaking, articles accepted will be published online first. Each manuscript is citable with its DOI number. The printed version will be released with issue and page number according to annual plan.
Fees
Space-Integrated-Ground Information Networks is an open access journal without article processing fees (APCs). A publications fee is required for each publication. Page charges are 400 RMB for each page.
Copyright Transfer
Submission of a manuscript is taken to imply that all the named authors are aware that they are listed as co-authors, and they have seen and agreed to the submitted version of the paper. No change in the order of listed authors can be made without an agreement signed by all the authors.
Archiving
The electronic version of Telecommunications Science is backed up in CNKI and Wanfang Data. If the journal is no longer published, the published contents of Telecommunications Science can be viewed and downloaded from these two databases.
