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
Refereeing
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 author’s 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.
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Authors wishing to
submit manuscripts, which
may be sent by mail or e-mail, should send them
to:
Prof. Oleg L. Figovsky
Polymate
Ltd.
POBox 73, Migdal HaEmek 10550,
Israel
Phone : 972 4 6544764 /8248072
Fax : 972 4
6544765 /8248050
e-mail: [email protected]
[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:
Prof.
Oleg L. Figovsky
Polymate
Ltd. POBox 73, Migdal HaEmek 10550, Israel
Phone :
972 4 6544764 /8248072
Fax
: 972 4 6544765 /8248050
e-mail: [email protected] &
[email protected]
