期刊名称：APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
|
 |
Applied Physics was founded in 1973 by H.K.V. Lotsch and is one of the leading international, peer-reviewed journals in the area of experimental and theoretical investigations in applied research. It is issued in two parts: Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing, and Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics. Both parts appear monthly in issues of varying size. In addition, one extra issue is published quarterly to allow for topical issues. Four issues constitute one volume, and four volumes are published per year.
Applied Physics A publishes regular articles, rapid communications, and invited papers about new results, focusing on the condensed phase including nanostructured materials and their applications. In addition to those about surfaces and thin films, papers on advanced processing and characterization techniques are of interest for the readers of this journal. The high print quality ensures excellent reproduction of photographs obtained in fields such as scanning probe microscopy.
Instructions for authors are found at http://springer.com/00339, then click on Instructions for Authors
Once a manuscript has been accepted, it is published quickly and free of page charges if page restrictions are observed (see Instructions for Authors). Fifty offprints are delivered at no cost.
Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing is available at SpringerLink. All articles are published OnlineFirst for speedy publication using the Digital Object Identifier (DOI). Extensive reference linking is also provided through CrossRef and other services. The table of contents and the abstracts are accessible free of charge. The full text and references with reference linking are accessible to subscribers |
Instructions to Authors
Submission of Manuscripts
Manuscripts should be submitted as pdf file per e-mail to the Editor-in-Chief to apa@gwdg.de or to the member of the board of editors most familiar with the topic of the paper. A list of the members of the board of editors together with their special fields can be found on page 3 of the journal. Each manuscript should be prepared according to the instructions given below.
Rapid communications Important new results may be considered as a rapid communication. The length of those papers is restricted to 4 printed pages. Manuscripts should be sent in triplicate directly to the Editor-in-Chief and are handled by the editorial office in a special procedure that ensures rapid reviewing. Rapid communications appear in print within 2 months after acceptance.
In order to speed up publication, authors are urged to submit the final version of all papers not only as hard copies in triplicate but also in electronic form, preferably in LATEX. For details please refer to the following section.
Once a manuscript is accepted, it will be published quickly and free of page charges up to a prescribed maximum length: 4 printed pages for rapid communications, 8 printed pages for contributed papers. A standard page contains approx. 4000 characters.
LATEX Manuscripts
Authors who submit theirmanuscript in LATEXare encouraged to make use of the SVJour document class that has been developed for the LATEX2ε standard. Manuscripts coded in pure LATEX are also welcome.
The macro package is directly available from the Applied Physics A web page on springerlink.com or via anonymous ftp from the server ftp.springer.de (IP number: 192.129.24.142) in the directory
- /pub/tex/ latex/svjour/global
Please adhere to the definitions in the macro packages and do not alter any of the definitions in them.
Manuscript Preparation
Arrangement of the manuscripts
Manuscript contents Manuscripts should in general contain in the following order:
- Title
- author’s name
- address of author’s institution
- fax number and e-mail address
- abstract
- main text
- acknowledgements
- list of references
- list of figure and table captions
- tables and figures
Title
- The title of the paper should be concise but informative. A shortened version of the title consisting of maximum of 120 characters (incl. spaces) for running headers should also be provided.
Authors and addresses
- The names and addresses of all authors should appear on the manuscript. There should be a number for each address and the author names should be marked with the appropriate numerical superscript(s). Footnotes relating to the authors should employ lower-case letters.
To speed up communication between authors, readers, and publisher, authors are requested to provide fax number, e-mail address, and telephone number. Unless the authors request otherwise the fax number and e-mail address will be published along with the affiliation to facilitate efficient information exchange between readers and authors.
Abstract
- The abstract should be informative, indicate the general scope of the paper, and contain the main results obtained and conclusions drawn. It should be complete in itself; mathematical expressions should not be included. The abstract must not exceed 200 words and should be suitable for publication without change in abstracting journals.
Main text
- Manuscripts should be divided into numbered sections and subsections, starting with an numbered introductary text. Subsections should be numbered 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 etc.; appendices with A, B etc. All sections must have a short descriptive title.
Figures
- Figures illustrate and enrich the text and should conform to the following quality criteria: Line illustrations (only black and white elements) should have a resolution of 800 dpi; for greyscale figures 300 dpi is sufficient (with reference to final size). Please include all fonts used when saving the figures to ensure exact reproduction of special characters. The preferred figure format is .eps. Other formats such as .tif, .jpg or .doc are also acceptable. Figures should be consecutively numbered and have a brief descriptive caption. Each figure must be cited in the text.
Captions should be included in the text and not in the figure file, and figure parts (e.g., Fig. 1a,b) should have the part designation included at an appropriate place in the figure.
Color illustrations
- Color illustrations will be published free of charge in the printed issue if the use of color is scientifically required and approved by the Editor-in-Chief. Otherwise color will be shown in the online version only, while b/w or gray scale will be used in the printed edition.
Footnotes
- Footnotes in the main text should be avoided if possible. Where absolutely necessary, they should be marked with an asterisk or numerical superscript and placed at the foot of the relevant page (not at the end of the article, and not in the form of references).
References
References should be cited by numbers in square brackets, for example, [5], [5, 7, 10], [5--8]. They should be numbered and listed in the order in which they are cited. Please do not group two or more publications under one number. Each item in the reference list must have a separate number to enable electronic reference linking. In preparing the reference list please adhere to the following format:
for journal articles:
- 1. S. Preuss, A. Demchuk, M. Stuke: Appl. Phys. A 61, 33 (1995)
for books:
- 2. H. Ibach, H. Lüth: Solid-State Physics (Springer- Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1996)
A paper published online but not (yet) in print can be cited using the Digital Object Identifier (DOI). The DOI should be added at the end of the reference in question.
Example:
- J. Ward, P. Robinson: Eur. Radiol., DOI: 10.1007/s00330-004-1450-y (2004)
Authors may also be cited by name in the text, but without initials; here, “et al.” should be used whenever there are more than two authors, e.g., Preuss et al. [1]. In the reference list itself the names of all authors must be given. The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. Personal communications should only be mentioned in the text.
Units and abbreviations
- Please adhere to internationally agreed standards such as those adopted by the commission of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) or defined by the International Organization of Standardization (ISO). The journal will in general comply with the notation and abbreviations set out in the Style Manual of the American Institute of Physics. Metric SI units should be used throughout except where non-SI units are more common [e.g. (l) litre for volume].
Equations, fonts, and special symbols
- Equations should be typewritten sequentially numbered. The number should appear in parentheses at the right-hand side of the page and this form, e.g. (7), is sufficient to refer to the equation in the text. Special care should be taken to distinguish subscripts, superscripts and certain symbols. Symbols and letters representing physical and mathematical variables should be in italic. Units, abbreviations and special functions (Å, rf, dc, exp, tan, etc.) should be upright. Please add a note to explain any other special symbols.
Electronic supplementary material (optional)
Electronic supplementary material (ESM) for an article in the journal will be published in SpringerLink provided the material is:
- submitted to the Editor(s) in electronic form together with the paper and is subject to peer review
- accepted by the journals Editor(s)
ESM may consist of
- information that cannot be printed: animations, video clips, sound recordings
- information that is more convenient in electronic form: sequences, spectral data, etc.
- large original data that relate to the paper, e.g. additional tables, illustrations (color and black & white), etc.
After acceptance by the journal´s Editor(s) ESM will be published as received from the author in the online version only. Reference will be given in the printed version.
Copyright
The copyright to the article is transferred to Springer- Verlag (for U.S. government employees: to the extent transferable) effective if and when the article is accepted for publication. The copyright transfer covers the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, translations, photographic reproductions, microform, electronic form (offline, online) or any other reproductions of similar nature.
Page Proofs
For all papers page proofs will be sent to the authors. Please note that corrections should be restricted to typographical errors; costs for extensive additional changes will be charged to the author. Where absolutely essential the addition of a “Note added in proof” will be considered.
Offprints
Fifty offprints of each contribution are supplied free of charge. If you wish to order additional offprints you must return the order form with the corrected proofs.
Please Note
Please note that manuscripts not complying with these Instructions may be returned to the author(s) for completion.
Final Check
- Names and full addresses of all authors (including Fax, e-mail) given on title page?
- All characters in formulae unambiguous?
- All figures enclosed?
- References complete and cross-checked?
Open Choice Publication
In addition to the normal publication process (whereby an article is submitted to the journal and access to that article is granted to customers who have purchased a subscription), Springer now provides an alternative publishing option: Springer Open Choice. A Springer Open Choice article receives all the benefits of a regular ‘subscription-based’ article, but in addition is made available publicly through Springer’s online platform SpringerLink. To publish via Springer Open Choice, upon acceptance please visit the link below to complete the relevant order form and provide the required payment information. Payment must be received in full before publication or articles will be published as regular subscription-model articles.We regret that Springer Open Choice cannot be ordered for published articles.
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
M. Stuke
Max-Planck-Institut f¨¹r biophysikalische Chemie, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
(Fax: +49 -551/201-13 30)
Board of Co-editors
D. Bäuerle
Institut f¨¹r angewandte Physik, Johannes-Kepler-Universität Linz, 4040 Linz, Austria
(Fax: +43 -732/24 68-92 42)
Special fields:
Beam-matter interactions, applications in materials processing
J. G. Bednorz
IBM-Forschungslaboratorium, Säumerstrasse 4, 8803 R¨¹schlikon, Switzerland
(Fax: +41 -1/724-89 56)
Special field:
Novel materials
E. E. B. Campbell
School of Physics and Engineering Physics, Gothenburg University and Chalmers University of Technology, 41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
(Fax: +46 -31/7 72-34 96)
Special fields:
Clusters and nanostructured materials, fullerenes, femtosecond laser-material interactions
Y. Chen
Quantum Science Research, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, 1501 Page Mill Road, MS 1123, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
(Fax: +1 -650/8 13-33 12)
Special fields:
Nanofabrication, micro-nano optical/optoelectronic/bio/mechanical systems, nanoscale electronic materials and devices, ultra-scale spatial and temporal characterization
W. Eberhardt
BESSY GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
(Fax: +49 -30/63 92-29 89)
Special fields:
Electronic structure of solids, surfaces, and interfaces; synchroton radiation; clusters
T. Elsaesser
Max-Born-Institut, Max-Born-Straße 2A, 12489 Berlin, Germany
(Fax: +49 -30/63 92-14 09)
Special fields:
Ultrafast phenomena, hot carrier dynamics
C. Fotakis
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, FORTH ? Foundation for Research and Technology ? Hellas, P.O. Box 1527, Vassilika Vouton, 71110 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
(Fax: +30 -81/391318)
Special fields
Ultrafast laser interactions with molecular substrates, surface modification applications, lasers in art restoration
W. Frank
Max-Planck-Institut f¨¹r Metallforschung, Heisenbergstrasse 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
(Fax: +49 -711/689-19 32)
Special fields:
Radiation effects, diffusion, and plasticity
U. Gösele
Max-Planck-Institut f¨¹r Mikrostrukturphysik, Am Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany
(Fax: +49 -345/55 82-5 66)
Special fields:
Smart materials, diffusion, crystal defects, electron microscopy
Y. Horikoshi
Dept. of Electric, Electronics and Information Technology, School of Science and Technology, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169, Japan
(Fax: +81 -3/32 09-34 50)
Special fields:
Semiconductor and optoelectronic devices; crystal growth and film deposition
J. Horwitz
4121 Elizabeth Lane, Fairfax, VA 22032, USA
(Fax: +1 -202/767-53 01)
Special fields:
Oxide electronic ceramics, pulsed laser deposition (PLD), film nucleation and growth
H. Kuzmany
Universität Wien, Institut f¨¹r Materialphysik, Strudlhofgasse 4, 1090 Wien, Austria
(Fax: +43 -1/42 77-51 375)
Special fields:
Soft solids, nanostructures, solid state spectroscopy
Ph. Lambin
Solid-state Physics Laboratory, University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, 5000 Namur, Belgium
(Fax: +32 -81/7 24-7 07)
Special fields:
Carbon nanotubes, theory of scanning tunneling microscopy and electron diffraction
H. Linke
Physics Department, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1274, USA
Fax: +1 -541/3 46-58 61)
Special fields:
Brownian motors, ballistic and quantum electron transport, non-linear and non-equilibrium phenomena
H. L¨¹th
Institut f¨¹r Schichten und Grenzflächen, Forschungszentrum J¨¹lich GmbH, 52425 J¨¹lich, Germany
(Fax: +49 -2461/61-23 33)
Special fields:
Semiconductor interfaces and surfaces, semiconductor technologies
D. E. Luzzi
Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 3231 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6272, USA
(Fax: +1 -215/573-2128)
Special fields
Structure and properties of carbon nanotubes, interfaces in structural materials, mechanical properties of laves phases
M. Menu
Laboratoire de recherche des mus¨¦es de France, Place du Carrousel, 75001 Paris, France
(Fax: +33 -1/470303246)
Special fields:
Materials science of art, ion beam analysis (PIXE, NRA, RBS), archaeometry, color
F. Priolo
INFM & Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Universit¨¤ di Catania, via Santa Sofia 64, 95123 Catania, Italy
(Fax: +39 -095/37 85 231)
Special fields:
Silicon-based materials and devices for micro- and optoelectronics; ion-beam processing of materials
H.-J. Queisser
Max-Planck-Institut f¨¹r Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstrasse 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
(Fax: +49 -711/6 89-16 02)
Special field:
Semiconductor physics
W. Richter
Institut f¨¹r Festkörperphysik, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstr. 36, 10623 Berlin, Germany
(Fax: +49 -30/31 42-17 69)
Special fields:
Epitaxy of semiconductors: growth mechanism, characterization, devices and applications (specifically MOVPE), processing of semiconductor (hetero-) structures, surface/interface physics; semiconductors, electronic and optical properties, optical properties of materials
M. Stuke
Max-Planck-Institut f¨¹r biophysikalische Chemie, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
(Fax: + 49 -551/201-13 30)
Special fields:
Laser-induced surface modification; beam surface processing; photoprocesses in organometallics
M. Wanke
Sandia National Labs, Albuquerque, NM 87185-0603, USA
(Fax: +1 -505/844-89 85)
Special fields:
Hot carrier dynamics; semiconductor and optoelectronic devices; semiconductors, electrical and optical properties; microelectronic/optoelectronic devices processing
M. Wolf
Institute of Experimental Physics, FU Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany
(Fax: +49 -30/8 38-56 059)
Special fields:
Ultrafast processes at surfaces and interfaces, electronic and optical properties of metals, magnetism, spintronics
D. Zhu
Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, P.R. China
Fax: +86 -10/62 55-93 73)
Special fields:
Organic solids, nanostructured materials, molecular crystals, conducting organic crystals, thin organic films and organic devices
|
