Submissions will be juried. Please read the instructions below thoroughly:
All Things Lighting® Association Submission Information
All Things Lighting® Association promotes the free dissemination of knowledge and exchange of ideas with respect to the science and engineering in, and related to, the lighting industry. All Things Lighting® Association provides online platforms to promote this free dissemination of knowledge and exchange of ideas, including the All Things Lighting® Research Articles; the All Things Lighting® Annual Review journals, online commentary, and discussions.
All Things Lighting® Association recognizes that the lighting industry is interdisciplinary, drawing on knowledge and expertise from many fields as they apply to lighting. As such, topics for publication are not restricted and may also include: (and are not limited to) electronics and controls, biology, law and policy, aesthetics and industrial design, and any other relevant topics as they relate to lighting.
Editorial Disclaimer
The views expressed in submissions published by All Things Lighting® Association do not necessarily reflect those of All Things Lighting® Association or represent endorsement by All Things Lighting® Association. Still, they may be of interest to the lighting industry as a whole.
Article Guidelines
All Things Lighting® Association members, academics, industry, and individuals interested in the science and engineering of lighting are invited to contribute research, engineering, and science-based articles, commentary, and discussion.
All article submissions are reviewed and may be published based on the following criteria:
- the content is supported by authoritative research;
- the topic is relevant to lighting in some capacity;
- the subject matter is technically oriented;
- the subject matter is of interest to the intended audience; and
- the intended audience will learn something.
Articles previously published elsewhere will be considered, but the submission must be accompanied by where the article has been or will be published, and the author must confirm in writing that they are within their legal rights to republish the work with All Things Lighting® Association.
Articles published by the All Things Lighting® Association are not exclusive to the All Things Lighting® Association and may be republished by the copyright holder in other technical and academic journals.
Commentary and Discussion Guidelines
All Things Lighting® Association welcomes its audience to comment and discuss published articles, including commentary on articles not published by All Things Lighting® Association.
All comments are reviewed by the All Things Lighting® Association prior to posting to ensure relevancy to the article and professional language.
Any comments containing disparaging language or product promotions will not be posted. Please limit your comment to 300 words or less. If you cannot condense your comment to fit the word limit, please consider expanding your comment to a full article submission.
Intellectual Property and Copyright
By submitting material to All Things Lighting® Association, you grant All Things Lighting® Association a non-transferable, perpetual, worldwide license to publish and promote that submission, or parts thereof, including a waiver of moral rights.
It is the author’s responsibility to confirm their right to reproduce images, videos, audio, or any other third-party content within their article and to indemnify All Things Lighting® Association for any breach thereof.
Reposting License
Permission is hereby granted by the author, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of any of the work published by All Things Lighting® Association and associated documentation files (the “Document”) to deal with the Document without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Document or its comments, and to permit persons to whom the Document or derivative works thereof is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The author(s), applicable copyright notice, and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial parts of the Document or derivative works thereof.
THE DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE DOCUMENT OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE DOCUMENT.
Submissions
All Things Lighting® Association maintains an ad hoc volunteer Science and Engineering Editorial Board drawn from the lighting community. The Science and Engineering Editorial Board reviews submissions as time permits. If your submission is approved, you will be notified when and on what platform your submission will be published. The Science and Engineering Editorial Board reserves the right to edit articles for clarity, spelling, grammar, and formatting and to ensure the overall readability of the submission for the intended platform.
The submission requirements include:
- Articles and commentary must be submitted in editable form, such as Microsoft Word.
- Articles and, where appropriate, commentary must be supported by in-text citations and corresponding references in a consistent format of the author’s choice.
- Sources for further reading are strongly encouraged.
- Full name(s) of the author(s), including any institution and affiliations, must be provided.
- Any time sensitivity for an article must be included. While All Things Lighting® Association will make reasonable efforts to review and, if warranted, publish your article or commentary in a timely manner, the nature and make-up of All Things Lighting® Association’s Editorial Board may prevent All Things Lighting® Association from committing to publication within a set time.
- Any prior or (known) future publication of the article outside of All Things Lighting® Association must be provided.
- Up to one (1) page abstract must be included with the article.
- Submissions shall not contain disparaging language.
- Submissions shall not be used to promote specific products.
The submission will be rejected and may be returned to you for revisions if any of the above criteria are not met.
While All Things Lighting® Association will make reasonable efforts to advise you if, when, and on what platform(s) a submission will be published in advance of its publication, All Things Lighting® Association reserves the right to inform you of publication after publication.
Impermissible Behaviour
All Things Lighting® Association is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge. Under no circumstances will online behaviour and postings which include threats, hate speech, violence, bullying, or harassment be tolerated. Equally, All Things Lighting® Association will not tolerate spam, content likely to spread misinformation, dangerous or harmful material, material likely intended to trick or mislead the audience, or material of an explicit nature.