Paper format

All papers must be written in English. Please proofread your paper before submitting it.
The journal only accepts paper submissions as electronic versions of Microsoft Word files. LaTex files cannot be accepted. You can convert them into Word prior to submission.
Paper can be A4 or Letter size format, with a typical length of around 7,000 words, excluding figures. Text should be formatted in Times New Roman 11, 1 ½ line spacing and at least 2,5 cm (1 inch) margins and should not exceed 20 pages (plus one page with title and identification of authors).
The first page must include the paper title, name, affiliation, email and complete mail address of all authors (this page is not considered in the account of the 20 pages limit).
All illustrations, whether diagrams or photographs, are referred to as Figures. They should be black and white, not colour, and numbered sequentially. Please place them at the end of the paper, rather than in the middle of the text.
The text of the paper should begin with the title, followed by an abstract (100 to 150 words), a list of 5 to 10 keywords, the body of your paper ending with a conclusions section, references, endnotes if necessary and after these your tables, figures and their captions.
No names of authors, their biographical notes nor any acknowledgements should appear except at the first page. Please make sure that authors' names are not included in the document/file properties, to ensure complete anonymity.
Keep acronyms and abbreviations to a minimum and define those that do appear in the text. Footnotes should not be used; if you need to include them, use the endnote format.

Submission procedure

Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to the Editor-in-Chief as an attachment to an email, in Word and in PDF format.
The cover page should contain the paper title, and the name, affiliation, address, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address of each author
Submissions are to be permanently open (except for the first issue, for which it is already closed).
Together with your manuscrit please include a file with a short bio (around 100 words) for each contributing  author.

The review process will take approximately 12 weeks, and all the authors will be notified concerning the possibility of publication of the manuscript as soon as the review process is completed.
In case your manuscript is accepted for publication, it will be submitted to the publisher where it will be typeset. After typesetting, you (and your co-authors) will be sent a proof of the  manuscript to proofread, which should be returned to the editor-in-chief within five days.
All submissions and inquiries should be directed to the Editor-in-Chief.

Copyright issues

ICT’ae will publish only original papers. Submitted papers should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Upon acceptance of your manuscript, you will be required to sign a warranty that your manuscript is original and has not been submitted for publication or published elsewhere. If the submitted paper includes copyrighted images, it is the authors’ responsibility to obtain written permission from the copyright holder before the journal enters into production.
A captation for a copyrighted image should indicate the original source as follows:

Figure 1. - Figure caption. (© [insert copyright year here], [indicate the copyright holder’s name]. Used with permission).

If you are adapting an image, you should include the original source in the caption

Figure 1.  Figure adaptation. (Adapted from [indicate the source of copyrighted image]).

Please have in mind that acquiring permission for using an image can take significant time.
If use need to make reference to trademarks or enterprises (for example in case studies) you need also to obtain written permission to use the name.
Author copyright agreement to be made available later. 

Review Process

All papers are refereed through a double blind process, by at least three members of the Editorial Review Board, who will work with one Associate Editor to evaluate your paper. After a first evaluation, your paper can return to you for revision and after be evaluated again.

Instructions for accepted papers

(Authors of accepted papers will receive clear instructions)
Besides the electronic version, a hard copy of your paper should be sent to the editor-in-chief, together with the copyright, (and permissions when applicable).
Your paper should be sent electronically in MS-Word format. Send also the paper figures, tables, and other graphics saved in separate files. All illustrations must be clear enough to be read when printed in black-and-white.
For highest quality reproduction it is recommended that your illustrations are saved with 300 dpi or higher, in JPEG, TIFF format. Illustrations and tables must be sized to fit on the journal area, that is 13,5 x 20 cm (5.3 x 7,8 in). The journal is printed in B5 format.
Include a separate MS-Word file with a short bio of each author (approximately 100 words)

References

Your paper should ideally include at least 25-30 references, related only to the material cited in the manuscript, and appearing alphabetically in the references section formatted according t the APA 5th edition style (American Psychological Association), which are available in the current Reference management software.
We suggest you to visit APA’s Web site for frequently asked questions: http://www.apastyle.org/faqs.html

Indexing

Contacts are being established to prepare ICT’AE indexation in relevant indices as we have the first issue ready.