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Author Guidelines

Authors in TATuP must read and adhere to the author guidelines. All published content undergoes a review process.

Contributions to TATuP – Journal for Technology Assessment in Theory and Practice address the interdisciplinary field of technology assessment, including related and overlapping fields of research such as systems analysis, risk assessment, practical ethics, sustainable development, innovation and technology analysis, or foresight.

TATuP's readership is inter- and transdisciplinary. Authors in TATuP adhere to scientific standards and present their topics in generally accessible language and style.

No fees are demanded for the peer review, or the publication of papers. There are no APC (author processing charges). Papers published in TATuP are open access both online and in print.

 

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Special topic is peer reviewed. Authors submit their manuscript by answering to the current CfA for section "Special topic" and use the appropriate TATuP Word template. Manuscripts count max. 28.000 characters including blanks (+/- 10%, counting over the entire document).

Research is peer reviewed. Authors submit at any time and use the appropriate TATuP Word template. Manuscripts count max. 28,000 characters including blanks (+/- 10%, counting over the entire document).

Interview is internally reviewed. Authors contact the editorial team before submission of a transcribed interview.

Reflections is internally reviewed. It includes book reviews and meeting reports relevant to the field of technology assessment, replies or comments to articles published in the journal's previous issues. Authors may submit their manuscripts at any time. Manuscripts must be no longer than 10,000 characters, including spaces. Please use the appropriate TATuP Word template for meeting reports or for book reviews.

TA Focus presents internally reviewed editorial content. Please send short news items with relevance for technology assessment to the editorial office at any time.

From the Network TA has been suspended. It was published from vol. 26, no. 1-2 through vol. 30, no. 3, presenting content exclusively from institutional members of the Network Technology Assessment.

Submission Preparation Checklist

Submission of abstracts in answer to a current CfA:

  • Copy-paste your abstract of max. 1.100 words (including bibliography) into the designated ‘Abstract’ field.
  • Select the appropriate section, i.e., ‘Abstract submission: CfA Title’

Submission of research articles, book reviews, meeting reports:

Authors have read and adhered to the author guidelines, in particular:

  • Only original research articles are submitted for publication, i.e., the findings have not been published before, nor are they taking part in another publication process at the time of submission.
  • Use the TATuP Word template and keep to the maximum of 28.000 characters (+/- 10%) per research article, or 10.000 characters (max.) per book review, or meeting report. Character count covers the entire document with all its components, including blanks.
  • All authors have contributed significantly to the research.
  • Figures and tables must be placed in the text, including caption and sources. Tables must be edited with the appropriate MS Word function (do not add tables as image files). Figures must be uploaded as individual data files and in a format that allows to edit the elements of illustrations and figures during production stage (e.g., colors, font styles and sizes etc.).
  • Author portrait photos must be uploaded as individual files and in print quality (300 dpi, or min. 500 KB) as a separate data file. Authors may declare that they wish publication without author portrait.

Abstract submission "Embracing the unknowable"

Current CfA for Special topic 36/2 (2027).

Research

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Reflections

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