Instructions for Authors
Submission of papers is welcomed for
consideration by the Editor. Papers
should not have been published elsewhere, or submitted simultaneously to other
journals. Any previous oral presentations should be noted by the author.
The following types of contributions will
be considered:
Papers
describing original research,
Literature
reviews of 3,000 to 10,000 words
All contributions will be
refereed, and may require revisions before final acceptance. Once accepted, papers may be amended by the
Editor.
Manuscripts
Papers should not normally
exceed 10,000 words, with allowance made for tables and illustrations. Three
copies of the manuscript should be submitted, typed double spaced on only one
side of the paper with a margin of at least one inch (25mm) on either side of
the text. An abstract of 100 - 200 words
should accompany the paper. SI units
should be used.
References
should be listed at the end of the text, numbered in order of
citation, denoted by superscript numbers in the text. For periodicals they should read: name of
author(s), journal, volume number, year of issue (in parentheses), page number. For books: name of author(s), title, city and
country of origin, year of issue (in parentheses). For conference papers: author(s), conference
name, paper number, location, year of event (in parentheses).
Illustrations
Wherever possible, graphs and
diagrams should be supplied as camera ready copy, on individual A4 sheets, with
figure numbers and captions.
Computer generated graphics can
also be accepted in a number of formats (e.g. TIFF, Autocad, EPS). No amendments can be made to the
illustrations supplied.
Photographs
These should be black and white glossy prints. They should be clearly labelled with the
authors name and figure number. A scale, where appropriate, should be marked
or indicated in the figure caption.
Offprints
No page charges are
applied. Authors will be sent 1journal,
free of charge, and in the case of multi-authored papers, will be sent to the
first-named author unless specifically requested otherwise.
Authors wishing to submit manuscripts, which may be sent by mail or e-mail, should send them to:
Polymate Ltd.
Fax : 972 4 6544765 /8248050
e-mail: [email protected]
GUIDELINES FOR ELECTRONIC
SUBMISSION:
Storage medium
Please send your text on 3.5 inch IMB disks.
Manuscripts may be sent via e-mail.
Software and format
Pre-layout editing is usually carried out at
Polymate using Microsoft Word (version 6.0).
We can accept most graphics formats, although .EPS,
.TIF or .BMP files are preferred. If you
plan to use any other type of graphics package please contact us and we will
run some test data to check compatibility.
Please do not use complex formatting commands, as
the manuscript will be styled in-house according Polymate design
specifications.
Please use a word processing package in preference
to a DTP package. If you have to use DTP
software, please export the file in a word processing format, e.g. Microsoft
Word.
Please label each disk used with your name, file
names, and the journal to which you are submitting the manuscript.
Illustrative material
Required resolution: photographs: 240+dpi, line drawings:
300-400+dpi
Colours: black and white or greyscale.
Spectra and similar
analytical outputs
These can be accepted electronically if they are
provided in any of the graphic formats referred to previously. Please ensure that they are stored as black
and white only.
Chemical structures and
reaction schemes
We use ChemDraw (Mac version) but we can accept
structures from other packages, provided the files are exported in any of the
graphic file formats discussed above.
Graphs
Graphs may be exported from spreadsheet software
and presentation software e.g. Harvard Graphics and PowerPoint. These can be
accepted if they are exported to standard file format such as .TIF, .EPS,
.BMP. They must be black and white, we
cannot accept coloured graphs. Fill
patterns must be clearly distinguishable for bar charts, pie charts etc.
PREPARING A MANUSCRIPT:
Please use A4 white paper and print on one side
only.
Leave large margins at the top and bottom (4cm) and
right (4cm) and left (6cm) sides of the page. Type in 10 point or larger, with
at least 10 point spacing between the lines. No number each page
Please supply 2 complete copies, including all
figures, of your manuscript. You may
wish to delay submitting the electronic version until we have contacted
you with any revisions recommended as a result of the peer-review process.
If you have any questions
concerning the preparation of a manuscript, please contact:
e-mail:
[email protected] &
[email protected]