Guidelines For Submission

 

 

The Journal of Forensic Document Examination (JFDE) is an official publication of the Association of Forensic Document Examiners.
JFDE publishes articles of the following types:

 

1.  Research Papers—Papers covering the author's in-depth research of a topic related to document examination, including full
documentation. New research is encouraged. Research papers must contain an abstract and full bibliography. Papers must begin
with a statement of purpose, and end with a statement of findings.

2.  Case Reports——Brief reports of unusual cases. No paper dealing with a case still in litigation will be considered.
Indicate in your introduction what was unusual about the case you are reporting and summarize your findings.

3.  Technically Speaking—Reports of varying length on techniques, materials, processes or instruments related to document
examination. These articles may be expressive of the author's point of view and need not include a bibliography, unless references are cited.

4.  Commentaries/Book Reviews—We welcome readers' suggestions of relevant new books for our review.

     Preference is given to members of the Association of Forensic Document Examiners (AFDE) in the reading and acceptance of
manuscripts, but original material submitted by nonmembers, who are employed as professional document examiners, or by recognized
experts in related forensic fields, will also be considered. Publication will depend upon space available and suitability for inclusion in the
JFDE, as determined by the Editorial Board. JFDE editors reserve the right to clarify and/or condense any material submitted for publication,
but request that authors submit only work they believe to be in finished form and suitable for our format.

     Previously published materials will be considered, but must be accompanied by release from all previous publishers; such release remains
the responsibility of the author. All material appearing in the JFDE is copyrighted by AFDE.

 

          Please note new standards for submission. To ensure that the JFDE can accept papers, please follow the guidelines:

 

                     1. Send an electronic copy of the article in WORD format. The paper should linclude the place where each image, figure or table

                         should be inserted.

                     2. Send each image, table and figure in separate JPEG, PDF, BITMAP or TIFF file formats at 300 dpi. Bibliographical material must
                         conform to the style of the American Psychological Association Publication Manual. Include a title page with the author's name
                         and correspondence address (if more than one author, please designate one address.) Indicate highest academic degree. Include
                         an abstract, a list of keywords, and a brief biographical note relevant to questioned document work. Please forward the electronic

                         files to doclab@pacbell.net, or mail the CDs with the text and separate images to:

                         Patricia Fisher
                         Editor/Journal of Forensic Document Examination
                         510 Third Street, Suite 201
                         Oakland, CA, 95607, USA

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