Where is the content submission form? Click here to open the content submission form in a new browser window.
What are the three most useful links to visit before submitting citations for review?
- A Content Submission Checklist
- The Most Common Mistakes
- Search The Infography to review samples of content submissions that have been published.
What information must be submitted?
- Contact Information: name, email address, postal address, and primary affiliation (e.g., college or university, if applicable)
- Subject Heading Specific to the Citations: a Library of Congress subject heading or a specialized subject phrase
- Keywords: words (including synonyms) that describe the subject and the citations
- Résumé or Curriculum Vitae: a short, narrative biography or URL link to a web page are also acceptable
- Six Superlative Sources: exactly six citations; English-language sources only; cite any type of media; any citation style
- Other Excellent Sources: any number of citations; any language; cite any type of media; any citation style
What are the most common mistakes in content submissions?
- Applicant is not objective and favors his or her own publications over better sources written by other authors. It is commonplace for our specialists to be authors of prime sources about their particular subjects of expertise, but Fields of Knowledge intensely scrutinizes content submissions with self-citations. Pristine objectivity is a matter of academic honor in this reference resource.
- Applicant does not submit exactly six citations as a list of six superlative sources, or the applicant includes citations to foreign-language sources in this list.
- Applicant's citations are rushed and laden with spelling and punctuation mistakes. Further evidence of haste is the absence of any other excellent sources. The students and librarians who refer to The Infography deserve the results of expert judgment and careful composition.
- Applicant attempts to address a subject too broad for her or his specific research interest. For example, a scholar with expertise about "Prarie Dogs" should not submit his or her research recommendations under the general subject heading of "Biology."
Can we see samples of other content submissions?
Yes. Search The Infography to peruse samples from other professors, librarians, and research scholars.
What colleges are represented by the subject specialists who have contributed research recommendations to The Infography?
A list of colleges, universities, and other institutions where the subject specialists teach and conduct research is available here.
GUIDELINES FOR SUBJECT SPECIALISTS
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Annotations Audience Available Subjects Benefits Citation Style Colleges Represented Common Mistakes Content & Criteria Contract Deadline Founding Specialists Introduction Keywords Languages Multiple Submissions Other Excellent Sources Other Excellent Sources—Subdivisions Order of Citations Revenue Royalty Payments Sample Citations Search The Infography in a New Window Self-Citation Six Superlative Sources Subject Heading Submission Form in a New Window Submission Checklist Terms of Publication Updating Citations |
