No, the question form only requires that a question and area of science be entered. Note - you will not receive notification concerning your question's status once it has been reviewed if you don't provide us an email address. This number is critical to following the progress of your question. Number 6 of this list describes how to use the ID to check the status of your question. Next, one of the MadSci Moderators will review your question.
Moderators are graduate students or professionals covering fields in their areas of expertise.
If you provided a valid email you will be notified if your question passes review. For questions not passing review, as time permits , the MadSci moderators respond directly to indicate where questions may best be directed. We ask that scientists respond within 7 days, or notify us that they will be unable to do so. We aim for a turn-around time of 2 weeks which allows questions to be sent to at least two individuals. We save questions for a maximum of 3 months, after which we send notification that an answer could not be found.