期刊名称：FRACTALS-COMPLEX GEOMETRY PATTERNS AND SCALING IN NATURE AND SOCIETY
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About the journal
The investigation of phenomena involving complex geometry, patterns and scaling has gone through a spectacular development in the past decades. For this relatively short time, geometrical and/or temporal scaling have been shown to represent the common aspects of many processes occurring in an unusually diverse range of fields including physics, mathematics, biology, chemistry, economics, technology and human behavior. As a rule, the complex nature of a phenomenon is manifested in the underlying intricate geometry which in most of the cases can be described in terms of objects with non-integer (fractal) dimension. In other cases, the distribution of events in time or various other quantities show specific scaling behavior, thus providing a better understanding of the relevant factors determining the given processes.
Using fractal geometry and scaling as a language in the related theoretical, numerical and experimental investigations, it has been possible to get a deeper insight into previously intractable problems. Among many others, a better understanding of growth phenomena, turbulence, iterative functions, colloidal aggregation, biological pattern formation, stock markets and inhomogeneous materials has emerged through the application of such concepts as scale invariance, self-affinity and multifractality.
The main challenge of the journal devoted exclusively to the above kinds of phenomena lies in its interdisciplinary nature; it is our commitment to bring together the most recent developments in these fields so that a fruitful interaction of various approaches and scientific views on complex spatial and temporal behaviors in both nature and society could take place.
The journal "FRACTALS: Complex Geometry, Patterns, and Scaling in Nature and Society" will publish the following types of peer-reviewed articles. i) Full-length research papers, ii) Short communications, iii) Reviews of both technical and pedagogical nature, and iv) Popular (educational, Scientific American type) articles.
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Instructions to Authors
The Manuscript
- Address manuscripts to only one regional Managing Editor, and only to the one responsible for the given region.
- Authors are encouraged to submit their manuscripts via the journal's online submission system at http://www.worldscinet.com/fractals/editorial/submitpaper.shtml. Manuscripts to be arranged in the order of (1) title page and abstract, (2) text, (3) acknowledgements, (4) references, (5) appendices (if any), (6) tables, (7) figures and legends.
- Number all pages in above sequence, beginning with title page and abstract as 1, etc.
- Type all matter on A4 size paper (215 × 280 mm), double spaced and on one side only. Leave wide margins on all sides of the page.
- Soft copies of the final accepted paper to be submitted to the publisher upon request.
The Title Page
- The title page should contain (1) title of article (do not use abbreviations); (2) authors' names; (3) authors' affiliations, including adequate postal addresses; (4) a short running head of no more than 40 characters, (5) abstract and (6) keywords.
Abstract
- The abstract should be short (about 250 words in not more than 2 paragraphs for major articles and about 100 words for short articles) and precise, but with enough information for the reader to understand the main points highlighted in the paper without having to read the whole article.
- List of not more than eight keywords.
The Text
- There is no artificial limit to the length of a paper, but letters to the Editor should preferably be restricted to 2 printed pages in order to speed up the refereeing process.
- The words, "section"/"sections", "figure/figures" and "equation"/"equations", should be abbreviated as "Sec./Secs.", "Fig./Figs.", and "Eq./Eqs.", respectively, whenever they occur within a sentence, e.g., Eq. (24), Eqs. (7)-(10), Fig. 11, Figs. 12-13, Sec. 5. They should, however, be spelled out in full when they occur at the beginning of a sentence.
- Number sections, figures and tables using arabic numerals. Subsections should be numbered using the decimal system (e.g. "3.2" means subsection 2 under section 3).
- For section headings, capitalize all letters except for articles, conjunctions, and prepositions. For subsection headings, only the first letter of important words is capitalized.
- Equations are labeled with arabic numbers which are enclosed within parentheses and set on the right-hand margin. When an equation is cited in the text, the equation number should be in parentheses, e.g. Eq. (7), not Eq. 7.
- Notations must be legible, clear, compact and consistent with standard usage. All nonstandard symbols must be defined when first mentioned and at all subsequent times when confusion might arise. Distinction should be made between capital and lower cases; between the letter O and zero (0); between the letter I and the number 1 and prime; between k and kappa. A vector will be printed boldface, and to indicate this, the letter should be underscored with a single wary line.
- Cite in numerical order every reference, figure and table. (Order of mention in text determines the number given to each). Use Arabic numerals in superscript to cite references.
Acknowledgements
- As a footnote to the text, one or more statements could specify:
- contributions that need acknowledging but do not justify authorship.
- acknowledgements of technical help.
- acknowledgements of financial material support.
References
- Place immediately after text.
- Number the references in order of which they are mentioned in the text.
- Abbreviate titles of journals according to the style used in the AIP Style Manual.
- Follow the correct form of citing references as shown below.
Tables
- Place each table on a new page.
- Give each table a number (in arabic numerals) and a title. Number tables in order of which they are mentioned in the text.
- Provide a footnote to each table - identifying in alphabetical order all abbreviations used.
Figures
- Figures should be professionally drawn; freehand lettering is unacceptable.
- Use black ink for all charts and line drawings. Make decimals, broken lines, etc. strong enough for reproduction.
- All essential details must be legible after a reduction of at least 50%.
- Use arrows to designate special features.
- Number figures in order of which they are mentioned in the text.
- Color photos will be published where appropriate at no cost to the authors.
Appendices
- Appendices, if any, will be placed at the end of the paper, after the list of references. Subsections within the Appendix will be numbered as A.1, A.2, etc.
Proofreading
- Authors will be provided with galleyproofs to proofread for typesetting errors. Important changes in data are allowed but authors may be charged for excessive alterations. Galleyproofs must be returned within the given deadline.
Examples of Proper Referencing*
Journals
Standard journal article: R. Loren and D. B. Benson, Deterministic flow-chart interpretations, J. Comput. System Sci. 27(2) (1983) 400-433.
Books and other monographs
Personal author(s)
L. S. Birks, Electron Probe Microanalysis, 2nd ed. (Wiley, New York, 1971), p. 40.
Chapter in a book
D. K. Edwards, in Proceedings of the 1972 Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics Institute, eds. R. B. Landis and G. J. Hordemann (Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1972), pp. 71-72.
Different authors, same book
R. G. Fuller, in Point Defects in Solids, eds. J. H. Crawford, Jr. and L. M. Slifkin, (Plenum, New York, 1972), Vol. 1, Chap. 2, pp. 103-150; M. N. Kabler, ibid., Vol. 1, Chap. 6, pp. 327-380.
Unpublished work
J. Moskawitz, presented at the Midwest Conference on Theoretical Physics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. 1966 (unpublished).
Others
Reference to patent: W. J. Thompson and D. R. Albert, U. S. Patent No. 7,430,020 (3 March 1975).
Reference to film
Technology: Catastrophe or Commitment?, film produced by Hobel-Leiterman Productions, Toronto (distributed by Document Associates, Inc., 880 Third Ave., New York, NY 10022; released 1974), 16 mm, color, 24 min.
Reference to computer program
N. R. Briggs, computer code CRUX (Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, 1972).
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Editorial Board
Honorary Editor
B B Mandelbrot
Department of Mathematics
Yale University
New Haven
CT 06520, USA
Tel: (+01) 203-432-6471
Managing Editors
M Frame (for North & South America)
Mathematics Department
Yale University
10 Hillhouse Ave
P O Box 208283
New Haven, CT 06520-8283
USA
michael.frame@yale.edu
S S Manna (for Asia-Pacific)
Satyendra Nath Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
Sector - III, Block - JD, Salt Lake
Kolkata - 700 098, India
Tel: (+91) 33-2335-5705/06/07/08 (x 228)
Fax: (+91) 33-2335-3477
manna@bose.res.in
M M Novak (for Europe)
Faculty of CISM
Kingston University
Kingston-upon-Thames
Surrey KT1 2EE, ENGLAND
Fax: (+44) 20-8547-7972
Tel: (+44) 20-8547-7481
novak@kingston.ac.uk
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