Feature articles submitted to TIP are usually sent to a specialist in the field for review. This is to ensure that we don't publish inaccurate or biased information. Furthermore, many of our articles are solicited from experts in the field. TIP is a magazine, not a journal, and the articles are written for a wide audience of science and technology professionals. Hard copy mailed is the best thing to circulate for review, especially if there is art work.
Express mail has the advantage of speed and traceability.
Faxing is O.K., but the copy that is circulated for review does not look as clean, and art may not fax well. Text in the body of an e-mail is OK, but does not look as good in the review phase, and does not handle tables and art well. Other electronic formats may be OK, but may require negotiation. Our editor will need an electronic version of the text at the editing stage, and works on a PC in Microsoft Word. It is easiest for us to examine photographic prints and slides.