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Submission Guidelines

The JoAT isn not a simple repository for all sorts of ship designs but is exclusively reserved to original and high-grade fan work. Our submission rules are intended to ensure this quality standard and to save the reviewers a lot of dull work. We are aware that a couple of older designs already in the database do not comply with all of the following requirements, but for future submissions we will insist on them. In order to avoid unnecessary further inquiries and extra efforts from the part of the editors, you are required to read this section carefully. The editors will discard incomplete or inappropriate submissions.

General Rules
The Journal of Applied Treknology (JoAT) accepts only designs and ideas in the spirit of Star Trek. We will reject any submissions not set in the Star Trek Universe or in strong conflict with established facts of the Star Trek Universe. We also reserve the right to disapprove of almighty über-warships, exaggerated specifications, grandiose or overly aggressive names or any form of silliness. Designations like "Fast Strike Cruiser" or "Megacannon" should be avoided. Ship designers are required to familiarize themselves with specs of canonical ships and with the Starfleet registry scheme. See also the typical design mistakes.

Technology
There is no specific format for submissions in the field of technology, but be sure to include as many of the following points as possible:
- Motivation
- Basics
- Overview of existing work
- Description of the idea
- Simulations or experimental results, limitations
- Possible implementation
- Conclusion
All submissions should contain at least a brief description of the technology and an illustration. Colloquial or advertising language should be avoided. If the technology is implemented in a specific device, please include its basic specifications.

Starship & Shuttle Specs
At least some basic specifications and figures are required for every submission (for more details refer to the form). You should adapt your specs to the format of the other entries in the JoAT. Most importantly, you have to refrain from Excessive Capitalization. It is "aft phaser array" and not "Aft Phaser Array".

Starship & Shuttle Artwork
Every submission must include at least one illustration of the vessel. The JoAT is not a place where you could request artwork, but where you have to provide it! Any form of artwork is welcome: pencil drawings, 2D CAD, 3D CAD or photos of physical models. The artwork should have a certain level of detail, not just a few coarse shapes. It has to be original. Mere renditions of existing designs from canon or fandom, even if made with the consent of the original designer, will not be accepted. The same applies to any work which is very similar to existing designs or otherwise does not include any visible innovation (such as attaching a third nacelle to a two-nacelled ship or similar cheap cut&paste work). If you are new to the JoAT, you must include some sort of logo on images or provide another proof (such as a link to a website or forum) that it really is your design. See the typical design mistakes.

Technical Requirements
After previous bad experience with texts that required excessive retyping we now only accept submissions through the below form. Images can be uploaded directly to the JoAT server. Only JPG and GIF images are supported. The file size limit is 200 kilobytes. If you have bigger files, you can attach them to a separate e-mail after submitting the basic data.

Legal Stuff
The JoAT solely accepts work (text and graphics) submitted by its very author or by an authorized person. All submitted works based on other work must include proper credits. All submitted work remains the intellectual property of its respective author. The author agrees that, upon submission, his work may be shown in the Journal of Applied Treknology for an indefinite time. The JoAT will credit the author showing his e-mail address and/or a hyperlink to his website. Please have patience with us. After your submission it will typically take several weeks until we have enough new designs to justify a site update.

Submission Form

All fields are required, unless otherwise noted. Once all fields are filled out correctly, you will be prompted to choose images to upload (send them later only if this shouldn't work).
Note that starship submissions without images will be discarded unless you indicate that images are following soon! Send only your own work, or work that you are authorized to submit! Unless we already know you, provide some sort of proof (hyperlink, logo on images) that it really is your work.

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