FNL is intended to be a journal, where a high quality standard of refereeing and editorial judgment is provided for interdisciplinary scientific articles on random noise and fluctuations. This is guaranteed by the selection of Editors from among the leading scientists of the field and by a particular editorial process which provides thorough reviewing of articles and proper appealing opportunities.

• Letters,
• Current opinions,
• Topical reviews.

2.1. Letters are short reports of new scientific findings, with relevance to random noises and fluctuations. An interdisciplinary nature of the article is required, i.e., the goals and conclusions should be of interest also to scientists in other fields. They should normally not exceed 5 pages of FNL. If the importance of the content justifies, a longer length is negotiable. An extended introduction should be written for the General Reader. This should contain a proper introduction to the field and the problems, the outline of the specific work and the general conclusions. The body of the paper, as well as the conclusions, should be written clearly and simply, so that they are accessible, as much as possible, to noise scientists with general mathematical, physical and biological background and to readers for whom US English is not their first language. It is the best to present sophisticated technical issues in an Appendix, such as details of mathematical and measurement techniques, details of sample preparation, etc. Letters are peer-reviewed articles.

2.2. Current opinions are brief articles focusing on an important hot topic, including unsolved problems or controversial issues. An interdisciplinary nature of the article is required, i.e., the goals and conclusions should be of interest also to scientists in other fields, as much as possible. They should normally not exceed 4 pages of FNL. If the importance of the content justifies, a longer length is negotiable. An extended introduction should be written for the General Reader. This should contain a proper introduction to the field and the problems, the outline of the specific work and the general conclusions. The body of the paper, as well as the conclusions, should be written clearly and simply, so that they are accessible, as much as possible, to noise scientists with general mathematical, physical and biological background and to readers for whom US English is not their first language. Proposals to invite a Current Opinion article can be sent to any Editor of FNL. Current opinions are peer-reviewed articles.

2.3. Topical reviews are short surveys of the development of selected hot topics, with relevance to random noises and fluctuations. An interdisciplinary nature of the article is required, i.e., the scope and the conclusions should be of interest also to scientists in other fields, as much as possible. They should normally not exceed 10 pages of FNL. If the importance of the content justifies, a longer length is negotiable. An extended introduction should be written for the General Reader. This should contain a proper introduction to the field and the problems, the outline of the specific work and the general conclusions. The body of the paper, as well as the conclusions, should be written clearly and simply, so that they are accessible, as much as possible, to noise scientists with general mathematical, physical and biological background and to readers for whom US English is not their first language. It is the best to present sophisticated technical issues in an Appendix, such as details of mathematical and measurement techniques, details of sample preparation, etc. Proposals to invite a Topical Review article can be sent to any Editor of FNL. Topical reviews are peer-reviewed articles.

All articles, including invited ones, will go through the same refereeing process. An Editor will review the paper with the assistance of two independent Referees. During the review process, this Editor will communicate with the Author and the Referees via Editorial Manager. The Editor may decide either to accept the paper for publication, or to ask the author(s) to make amendments, or to reject the paper.

1. Manuscripts must be submitted online via Editorial Manager (EM) at http://www.editorialmanager.com/fnl/login.asp a fully web-based submission, peer-review, and tracking system.

   If you are submitting via this system for the first time, you will first be required to register. From the account you create, you will be able to monitor your submission and make subsequent submissions.

2. Hardcopy submissions, or submissions via email to the Editor-in-Chief are discouraged. They will only be accepted where there is a good reason.

3. All contributions should be written in English with a brief abstract and keywords.

4. Submission of a manuscript indicates a tacit understanding that the work is original, that the material has not been published in substantially the same form elsewhere, and that the paper is not actively under consideration for publication with any other journal.

Any manuscript which does not conform to the instructions may be returned to authors for revision before publication.

Copyright Transfer Form

Detailed instructions for preparation of manuscripts, Latex style file and Word template file (with built-in macros) are available in:

• Latex2e (readme / Download)
• MS-Word (ZIP files) (readme / Download)