Open Source Journal

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If you wish to contribute with a submitted article, please email janm@cakesolutions.net

Now it is your turn. We need your articles and your experience in any open source language, framework, operating system -- anything goes. When we receive your article, we will forward it to the reviewers, who will work with you to ensure that your article is truly outstanding. Once the review process is completed, the reviewers will give their feedback to the editors, who will decide whether your article can be published online. If this is the case, the editors may contact you for final clarifications, your biography, a paragraph about your company and your picture. If your article makes it to the printed edition, we will contact you again to make sure that the article is still up to date and ask for any late corrections.

Editorial guidelines

The articles will run for about 2 - 3 printed pages. We accept any modern word editing format (e.g. Open Document, OpenXML, RTF, HTML, Wiki markup). We simply ask that you use as simple formatting as possible.

Allowed styles & formatting

Please use only the following styles & formatting:

  • headings 1, 2, 3
  • normal text
  • monospaced text
  • captions
  • references & citations

Figures

If you include figures (i.e. images, diagrams), please submit them in lossless format at at least 150 dpi.

References

All citations and references must be clearly marked, and must use the ISO 690-2 notation.

Examples

"... When trying out a new framework, the first step is usually the most complex one. The documentation and numerous blogs on Spring Framework already assume you know how to find your way around Spring applications."[1]. " ...the flow pulsations cause the film to cool 30 % faster than cooling without flow pulsations."[2].

[1] Machacek, J.; Vukotic, A; Chakraborty, A.; Ditt, J. _Pro Spring 2.5_. New York. APress, 2007. ISBN 1234-55555.

[2] Seo, H. J.; Lee, J. S.; Ligrani, P. M. The effect of injection hole length on film cooling with bulk flow pulsations. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 1998, vol. 41, no. 22, s. 3515-3528. ISSN 0017-9310.

Source code

If your article contains any example source code, make sure that the example is usable on any platform, and, where possible, without depending on a specific IDE. Include all common-sense steps needed to setup the readers' systems to successfully build the sample applications.

Not scared yet?

Good! Whether you'd like to discuss potential article or if you already have an article that you'd like to publish, please get in touch at editor@opensource-journal.com!

Submitted articles

When MVC isn't enough. Advice for GWT Developers too young (or too old) to remember swing
Brendan Lawlor (DeCare Systems Ireland)

Open Source and Cloud Computing - A One-sided Love Affair?
Russ Miles (Open Credo)

Drupal
Adam Evans (CTI Support Network)

The Past, Present and Future of Ruby
Andrew Chalkley (Cake Solutions)

Extending Spring @MVC
Aleksa Vukotic (Cake Solutions)

 

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