期刊名称：JOURNAL OF COMBINATORIAL THEORY SERIES B
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
The Journal of Combinatorial Theory publishes original mathematical research dealing with theoretical and physical aspects of the study of finite and discrete structures in all branches of science. Series B is concerned primarily with graph theory and matroid theory and is a valuable tool for mathematicians and computer scientists.
Instructions to Authors
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Guide for Authors
Editorial Office
Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series B
Department of Combinatorics and Optimization
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
E-mail: jctb@math.uwaterloo.ca
Elsevier
E-mail: jctb@elsevier.com
Aims and Scopes
The Journal of Combinatorial Theory publishes original mathematical articles dealing with theoretical and physical aspects of the study of finite and discrete structures in all branches of science. Series B is devoted mainly to graph theory and matroid theory.
Submission of Manuscripts
Manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that the same work has not been published and will not be nor is currently submitted elsewhere, and that its submission for publication has been approved by all of the authors and by the institution where the work was carried out; further, that any person cited as a source of personal communications has approved such citation.
Copyright and Permissions
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to transfer copyright (for more information on copyright, see http://authors.elsevier.com). This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. A letter will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript. A form facilitating transfer of copyright will be provided after acceptance.
If material from other copyrighted works is included, the author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit the source(s) in the article. Elsevier has preprinted forms for use by authors in these cases: contact Elsevier Global Rights Department, P.O. Box 800, Oxford OX5 1DX, UK; phone: (+44) 1865 843830, fax: (+44) 1865 853333, e-mail: permissions@elsevier.com.
Electronic Submission
Authors are requested to transmit the text and art of the manuscript in electronic form, via computer disk or e-mail, each time a new version is submitted. Submission as an e-mail attachment is acceptable provided that all files are included in a single archive the size of which does not exceed 2 megabytes. Manuscripts prepared using TeX or LaTeX are welcome; however, LaTeX(2e) is strongly preferred. Authors are encouraged to use the LaTeX template available at http://www.authors.elsevier.com/latex for manuscript preparation. Note that the use of other specialized versions of TeX or extensive use of custom macros may necessitate conventional typesetting from the hard-copy manuscript. Hard-copy printouts of the manuscript and art that exactly match the electronic file must be supplied. The manuscript will be edited according to the style of the journal, and authors must read the proofs carefully.
Manuscripts should be prepared according to the following style rules. Deviation from these rules may cause publication delays.
Preparation of Manuscript
Manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout on one side of 8.5 x 11-inch or A4 white paper. Number all pages consecutively and organize the paper as follows.
The title page (page 1) should contain the article title,authors' names and complete affiliations, footnotes to the title, and the address for manuscript correspondence (including e-mail address and telephone and fax number).
The abstract (page 2) must be a single paragraph that summarizes the main findings of the paper in less than 150 words. After the abstract a list of up to 10 keywords that will be useful for indexing or searching should be included.
Footnotes in text should be avoided. If absolutely necessary, identify them by superscript Arabic numerals in order of their appearance and type them together on a separate page, double-spaced.
References. Cite references in the text by an Arabic number between square brackets, as [1], [1, 2], [1, Theorem 1.5]. References should be styled and punctuated according to the following examples.
[1] J.F. Geelen, B. Guenin, Packing odd circuits in Eulerian graphs, J. Combin.Theory Ser. B 86 (2002) 280-295.
[2] N. Biggs, Algebraic Graph Theory, second ed., Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, 1993.
[3] W. Mader, On k-critically n-connected graphs, in: J.A. Bondy, U.S.R. Murty (Eds.), Progress in Graph Theory, Academic Press, New York, 1984, pp. 389-398.
For unpublished lectures or symposia, include title of the paper, name of the sponsoring society in full, and date. For journal names, follow "Abbreviations of Names of Serials" reviewed in Mathematical Reviews(American Mathematical Society, 1995).
Tables. Number tables consecutively with Arabic numerals in order of appearance in the text. Type each table double-spaced on a separate page with a short descriptive title directly above and essential footnotes below. Authors should submit complex tables as camera-ready copy.
Figures should be in a finished form suitable for publication. Number figures with Arabic numerals, and indicate the top and the authors on the back of each figure. Lettering on drawings should be professional quality or generated by high-resolution computer graphics and must be large enough to withstand appropriate reduction for publication. Figures should not be embedded in the text. Digital artwork of at least 300 dpi resolution is accepted in eps or TIFF formats. Please visit our Web site at http://authors.elsevier.com/artwork for detailed instructions on preparing electronic artwork. Type all legends consecutively on a separate sheet. Color art is permissible, but the extra printing costs will be charged to the author.
Equations. All equation numbers for displayed equations should be placed in parentheses at the right margin. References to equations should be in the form "Eq. (3)" or simply "(3)."
Proofs
Proofs will be sent to the author, with a reprint order form. Authors will be charged for alterations in excess of 10% of the cost of composition.
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Guide to Online Submission
Introduction
Welcome to the Elsevier online submission service. This service has been designed to be as easy as possible to use. Authors can upload their article as a LaTeX, Microsoft?(MS) Word?/I> or WordPerfect?/I>. It is also possible to submit an article in PostScript or Adobe?Acrobat?PDF format, but if the article is accepted it will be necessary to send in the original source files.
The system generates an Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the article which is used for the reviewing process. Authors, Reviewers and Editors send and receive all correspondence by e-mail and no paper correspondence is necessary. Note: articles are converted into PDF for the review process but may be edited after acceptance to follow journal standards.
Click here for a walkthrough of the online submission process
What to submit?
Journal specific guidelines on types of article accepted and how to prepare your article can be found in the Author Gateway journal page, in the Guide for Authors.
File Formats
Word Processor Formats
Please submit your article as a file in one of the following formats:
MS Word 6
MS Word 97
MS Word 98 for Macintosh?
MS Word 2000
WordPerfect 6.1 or higher
RTF
Important notes on word processor file preparation
For review purposes you must submit your article as a SINGLE FILE. You need to embed all your figures and tables within this file.
Fonts: Please choose Times, Times New Roman, Courier, Arial or Helvetica fonts as much as possible. Other fonts (e.g. Chinese, Japanese and Korean (CJK) character fonts) may cause the PDF conversion to fail. If your manuscript does not correctly convert to PDF, replace the font(s) where necessary and try again.
Most formatting codes will be removed or replaced on processing your article so there is no need for you to apply excessive layout styling. In addition, avoid options such as automatic word breaking, justified layout, double columns, automatic paragraph numbering (especially for numbered references). However, do use bold face, italic, subscripts, superscripts, etc.
For the production of your article you will also have to submit your graphic files separately as high resolution graphics. (See also the section on Electronic Artwork below.)
LaTex
For general instructions on how to prepare an article using LaTeX, see the Latex file guidelines. In addition, please note the following:
Include all your graphics in the LaTeX file, e.g. with the \includegraphics from the graphics package.
Submit any special class (or style) files and other macro files with your article. We are using an up-to-date TeX installation (TeXLive5d), so you need not include any of the standard packages.
PDF
If possible, please submit the original LaTeX or word processor files: this website will take care of converting them into a PDF file.
If you wish to create your own PDF, download the ES_review.joboptions to the "Settings" folder of your Acrobat Distiller and choose the "ES_review" joboptions before converting your file.
Note: This joboptions file is for Adobe Distiller v4.05 and later. If you are still working with an older version, or if you need more help, see. PDF settings .
File naming
To avoid confusion, please make sure your file has a short, descriptive name. Short means less than 30 characters and descriptive means names like figure1.tif and smith-article-version1.doc.
Electronic Artwork
For the production of your paper in the journal we need high-resolution graphic files in either TIFF or EPS. For information on how to prepare your artwork for electronic submission, see http://authors.elsevier.com/artwork.
The online submission process
1. Find the journal on the Author Gateway by searching or browsing
2. Read the 'Guide for Authors' for specific instructions on submitting a paper to that journal
3. Click on the 'online submisssion' link in the right hand journal services box
4. Log in if you are already a registered user (if you are not already a registered user you need to 'create a profile' by submitting your contact details and choosing a username/password combination). This creates a completely secure environment to send your paper to us online.
5. Once you are logged in you are taken to the Journal's submission page where you choose to 'Submit New Paper'. You are taken through the following steps:
i. Enter data related to your manuscript (Title, Authors, Keywords etc.)
ii. Choose the accepting Editor. (if the Journal has more than one Editor, you will find a drop-down list with the names of all the Editors of this Journal to whom you may submit your article. The journal Guide for Authors will give you more information on how to decide which Editor to choose)
iii. Upload your manuscript file(s). See the section on File Formats for more information.
iv. The website creates a PDF from your source file(s). You must check this PDF as it will be sent to the reviewers. If the PDF is not OK edit and resubmit your source file(s) or contacts author support for advice - PDF/PostScript source can be submitted as well as LaTeX/Word Processor files.
v. Upload your figures separately for the production process and select how you want your figures to appear in print (colour or black and white). If the figures are too large (>5 Mb) you may send manually direct to the editor.
vi. Check your submission details are correct and press submit to send your files to the journal editor
6. You will receive an acknowledgement email to say the paper is under review
7. Until the review process is completed you will not be able to update your submission from the website. If you have made a mistake you must contact the editor.
If revision is required:
1. You will receive an email from the editor
2. You can revise your paper by using the link in the email which takes you back to the online submission service (when revising your paper all the previous information is retained - no retyping is needed but it can be updated and new files attached). Alternatively you can access the paper directly from the Journal's online submission page or from 'my home' on the Author Gateway.
3. Make any changes necessary and add or remove figures/other files
4. A revised PDF is created which is sent to the editor at the end of the process and you receive an acknowledgement email
5. Once your new version is submitted you will not be able to make any further revisions from the website
After submission
For information on the status of your article, please contact the Editor to whom you submitted your article. There is an email link to the editor in the journal's online submission service or on 'my home' in the Author Gateway.
Final decision:
You will receive an email containing the final decision of the Editor, containing editorial comments.
After acceptance
Once your paper has been accepted you can track its progress from your home page on the Author Gateway. It will automatically move from the 'Online Submissions' section of 'my home' to 'Accepted Papers'. From here you can view the progress of your paper through the production process to the final published article. We will also email you with the major milestones, including a direct link to your article when it appears on ScienceDirect. For more information on tracking go to Getting Published with Elsevier.
Help
If you have any comments about this document, or any difficulties using this electronic submission site, please contact Author Support at Elsevier.
Editorial Board
Editors-in-Chief:
A. Bondy, Laboratoire de Mathématiques Discrètes, Universit?Claude Bernard, Lyon, France
U.S.R. Murty, Faculty of Mathematics, Department of Combinatorics and Optimization, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada
Managing Editors:
W.H. Cunningham, Faculty of Mathematics, Department of Combinatorics and Optimization, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada
P.E. Haxell, Faculty of Mathematics, Department of Combinatorics and Optimization, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada
Editorial Office
Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series B
Department of Combinatorics and Optimization
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
E-mail: jctb@math.uwaterloo.ca
Elsevier
E-mail: jctb@elsevier.com
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