The reference section must be double spaced and all works cited must be listed. Avoid abbreviations of journal titles and incomplete information. References should refer only to material cited within the text, listing all references in alphabetical order, and placing them on separate pages following the manuscript. Nonretrievable material, such as papers presented at meetings, reports of limited circulation, unpublished works, unrefereed sources such as newspapers or magazines, and personal communications, should be restricted to works absolutely essential to the article. Personal communications should be cited only within the text-not in the references.
Citations appear within the text itself in parentheses.
An alphabetical reference list is preferred, but a numbered reference list that may include commentary is acceptable if that is more appropriate to thenature of the article. As with publications of other scientific societies, the Journal of Scientific Exploration costs more to produce than the subscription price for individuals. Good quality copies of figures should be appended to the initial manuscript. Figure captions must be provided and should either be typed underneath the figure or collected on a separate appended page. If any photographs are to be included in the article, one black and white print of each is required along with the revised manuscript.