Manuscript order

Manuscripts submitted in LaTeX should be arranged as follows:

1. 1. Abstract
2. 2. Text (with tables, figures and captions embedded)  
3. 3. Acknowledgements (optional)
4. 4. Notes (optional)
5. 5. Competing interests declaration
6. 6. References
7. 7. Appendix(es) (optional)

Manuscripts submitted in Word should be arranged as follows:

1. 1. Abstract
2. 2. Text
3. 3. Acknowledgements (optional)
4. 4. Notes (optional)
5. 5. Competing interests declaration
6. 6. References
7. 7. Appendix(es) (optional)
8. 8. Tables with titles (optional)
9. 9. Figures with captions (optional)

Preparation of manuscripts

Manuscript pages should be numbered consecutively. All papers must include an abstract of 100 words or less.

Equations

All equations must be typewritten and numbered. Equation numbers should appear in parentheses in the right-hand margin. Text references to equations take the following form: "For a further discussion of this material, see Eq. (3.2)". All superscripts and subscripts in equations must be clearly typed above and below the line, respectively. End of proof signposts should appear as such: v.

Tables and figures

Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively and cited in numerical order in the text. For users of Word, table and figure titles/captions should be included at the end of the manuscript after the references. All tables must have titles and all figures must have captions. All tables and figures must have at least one text reference that takes the following form: "For a different view of this matter see Table 1 and Figure 3." Tables may have footnotes that follow directly after the body of the table. Table source notes should follow table footnotes.

Figures must be submitted "ready for reproduction." Authors are asked to submit figures in electronic form, preferably TIFF (line drawings at least 600 dpi, grey scale at least 300 dpi) or EPS (with fonts embedded) format. Figures should remain legible at a 50% reduction, and letters within a word should not touch one another. Labels on the figures should correspond to text notation as to italic or roman type-face, and superscripts and subscripts should be in superior and inferior positions.

Colour Figures

If you request colour figures in the printed version, you will be contacted by CCC-Rightslink who are acting on our behalf to collect Author Charges. Please follow their instructions in order to avoid any delay in the publication of your article

Footnotes

When more than a simple reference citation is needed, notes may be used. In general, however, they should be avoided.

References and citations

Complete bibliographic information should be given in the Reference section where references are to be listed alphabetically. The first reference that appears in the alphabetical list should be numbered "1" and subsequent references should be numbered accordingly. All references must be cited in the text. Use the author’s last name and the reference number in brackets. For three authors, give all names at the first citation; subsequently use first author and "et al". Below are examples of both text citations and a sample reference list.

Smith and Wollensky [4] have ascertained that the stress factor on metal parts varies with the amount of heavy metal ions included in such metal composition. According to Bishop et al. [1], this variance takes on an exponential factor not unlike that shown in the Mathew’s Variable Rate Differential (see Mathew [3, p. 110]). Wing stress tests conducted by the Max Einschuss Laboratory [2] have verified such findings.

References

1. Bishop, A.H., Brown, I.B., & Baker, Z.T. (1978). A review of the limits of stressography. International Journal of Metal Stress 61: 455-497.
2. Einschuss, M. (1987). Laboratory results: 1978-1986. New York: Cambridge University Press.
3. Mathew, P.B. (1982). A new view on metal stress: The eigenordnung. In P.J. Tucker & S.M. Leder (eds.), A collection of new wave engineering. Peabody, MA: Autumn-Orange Press, pp.104-112.  
4. Smith, T.D. & Wollensky, A.R. (1987). Certain new factors in metal stress research. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. (Available on request from A.R. Wollensky, 724 Cameron Drive, Cleveland, OH 44202.)  

Journal names must not be abbreviated.

For general stylistic questions, The Chicago Manual of Style (14th edition) should be used.

Copyediting and proofreading

The publisher reserves the right to copyedit all articles accepted for publication. Authors will be asked to review proofs of their articles to correct any typographical or technical errors.