期刊名称：CURRENT OPINION IN SOLID STATE & MATERIALS SCIENCE
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science aims to provide a snapshot of the latest research and advances in materials science. Every year, in six issues, Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science publishes a series of reviews covering the most exciting and developing areas of materials science. Each issue contains 2-3 sections of reviews commissioned by international researchers who are experts in their fields. The result is a journal that gives the materials scientist the opportunity to keep informed of all the current developments in their own, and related, areas of research, ensuring the cross fertilization of ideas across an increasingly interdisciplinary field.
Topics covered regularly include: Electronic Materials, Solid Catalysts and Porous Solids, Synthesis and Reactivity of Solids, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Metals and Alloys, Biomaterials, Characterization Techniques, Amorphous Materials, Molecular Crystals, Surface Science, Ceramics, Composites and Intergrowths, Modelling and Simulation of Solids, Polymers. Special issues containing 'one-off' sections on other important areas will also appear.
Instructions to Authors
CURRENT OPINION IN SOLID STATE AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
Important: Please read these guidelines carefully before you begin writing your review. Please contact Lucy Dickinson if you have any questions (Telephone +44 1865 843541; E-mail l.dickinson@elsevier.co.uk).
CONTENTS
1. Selection of articles for review
2. The review
3. References
4. Illustrations: Figures and photographs
5. House style: Typing the manuscript
6. Formatting the disk
**All reviews and illustrations must be received by the deadline specified in your invitation letter.**
1. SELECTION OF ARTICLES FOR REVIEW
1.1 Aim of the review
The aim is to review recent articles published in your subject, with particular emphasis on those articles published in the last 12-18 months.
2. THE REVIEW
The review should be approximately 2000-2500 words, i.e. around 10 double-spaced typed pages (not including references or reference notes). You should highlight and discuss all interesting developments in your subject focusing on the review period (i.e. last 12-18 months), referring to the most important, relevant published articles. In addition to describing recent trends, you are encouraged to give your subjective opinion of the topics discussed, wherever appropriate.
2.1 Title page
The title page should include the full title of the review (preferably no more than seven words) and each author's full postal address, phone number, fax number and e-mail address.
2.2 Major recent advances
Each manuscript should contain a short paragraph of about 50 words that specifically mentions the major recent advances of the past year. The paragraph should not contain any abbreviations or references, and should not be merely an abstract of the review.
2.3 Introduction
The introduction should describe what you will discuss (the scope of the review), as well as providing some general background to the topics that will be covered in the review, and the time period that will be covered. As a wide variety of scientists read these journals, the introduction should avoid use of jargon and concepts not familiar to nonspecialists. The introduction should include only a few background references.
2.4 Conclusions
The conclusion should summarize the topics discussed, i.e. the major findings, as well as describing future directions.
2.5 Abbreviations
Abbreviations, if used, should be kept to a minimum and should be defined on their first appearance. Any not accepted by international bodies should be avoided. Abbreviations should be avoided in the summary, introduction and subheadings.
3. REFERENCES
The reference list should include about 50 references in total. The majority of the references should come from the period under review (i.e. last 12-18 months), and, in general, half of these should be selected as being papers of special or outstanding interest (see 3.2 below).
3.1 Reference list
References should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are cited in the text, followed by those that are only cited in the figure legends or tables. Papers accepted as 'in press' may be included (but see 3.3 below). Papers presented at conferences must have full publication details or they will be included in the text as personal communications, as they will be unavailable to readers.
3.2 Selected references
Please select papers that are of special interest (*) or outstanding interest (**) from the review period (i.e. last 12-18 months) or papers 'in press' only. For each selected reference, please provide a brief description of the major findings of the study and say why, in your opinion, as a frontrunner in research, this is important and/or interesting.
3.3 Unpublished data and abstracts
Unpublished data (including papers in preparation, papers submitted for publication and personal communications) should not be mentioned in the reference list. If you feel that the unpublished work is crucial to the review, please mention it in the text only. Please keep in mind that citations of abstracts and conference proceedings should be restricted to sources freely available to most readers. (If a submitted paper is accepted for publication before we go to press, then this information can be added as a 'Note added in proof'. These references should be presented in the text as follows (please list all authors):
1. Personal communications: (SW Churchill, personal communication)
2. Author's own submitted papers: (IMN Author, unpublished data)
3. Abstracts: (A Early, Abstract 54, 3rd International Meeting of Ichthyology, 13--16 September 1998, Washington DC.) or (A Early, Soc Neurosci Abstr 1998, 4:154). Full information, except for title of abstract, is required.
Personal communications must be authorized by those involved. You are responsible for the accuracy of the References and for obtaining permission to use personal communications.
4. ILLUSTRATIONS: Figures and photographs
We encourage you to include a maximum of six figures, black and white photographs and/or tables with your review. Many figures can be reproduced directly as provided by you, but only if they are sent to us at reproduction quality. Figures that do not fulfil this criterion can sometimes be redrawn by our illustrators; please send the highest quality and clarity possible. Please do not expect us to be able to reproduce figures sent in to us as poor quality photocopies of figures published elsewhere. However, if you have generated your figure(s) using Adobe Illustrator (AI, EPS), Adobe Photoshop (TIF, PSD, EPS) or PostScript (PS), then we would be grateful if you could supply a disk copy, as well as a hard copy of the figure(s). We cannot accept figures as email attachments; if necessary, we can accept FTP files. Please call or email us for instructions. If possible, please avoid using previously published figures and tables, as the copyright holder does not always grant permission to reproduce the material.
Please supply a title for every figure, photograph or table, as well as a figure legend that fully describes the figure, so that the figure and legend can be understood independently of the text.
4.1 Line drawings
Original diagrams that summarize ideas, concepts or new findings are particularly welcome. Please supply the full reference (including original figure or table numbers) for any illustrations or tables that have been or are about to be published elsewhere, or that are adapted from previously published material. Please also include a clear photocopy or preprint of the original version of any adapted material or of any figure that has been or is about to be published elsewhere (note that copyright restrictions apply to material published elsewhere and it is your responsibility to obtain permission for reproduction).
4.2 Photographs
If submitting a photograph, glossy prints should be supplied. Text, arrows etc. should not be pasted directly onto the photo. You should instead indicate on a separate photocopy or rough sketch where these labels should appear.
4.3 Colour figures and photographs
Colour figures can be included ONLY if the author is able to cover the additional cost. Please write to the editor if you want to submit a colour figure or photograph, explaining why colour is necessary.
5. HOUSE STYLE: Typing the manuscript
Please send us your review on disk, along with a hard copy, as well as sending hard copy(s) directly to the section editor(s). For instructions on how to submit the disk, please see section 6 below.
5.1 Page layout
Manuscripts should be typed on A4 or American letter paper (9" x 11"). All sections of the manuscript must be double spaced with margins of no less than 25mm (1") at the sides, top and bottom of each page.
5.2 Order
Please ensure that the document is typed in the following order:
1. Title
2. Author(s)
3. Postal address of author(s) including telephone/fax/e-mail
4. Abstract
5. Introduction
6. Text of review
7. Conclusions
8. Acknowledgements
9. References
10. Figure legends
11. Tables
5.3 General typing rules
Text should be typed unjustified (ragged-right), with no soft hyphenation, i.e. hyphens should only appear in compound words. Do not centre or indent any text, particularly when typing the references.
i. Use carriage returns to end headings and paragraphs only - not to rearrange lines.
ii. Reference numbers throughout the text should be typed inside square brackets and asterisks used to mark bulleted references, e.g. [1], [1,*2,**3]. Do not type reference numbers as superscript. Also, please do not put a space after commas between reference numbers.
iii. Do not type page numbers or any other running material. Label the hard copies by hand at the bottom of the page.
iv. Do not use lower-case 'l' (ell) for 1 (one) or 'o' for (zero). This is important for submission of reviews on floppy disk as they are not interchangeable electronically.
v. Courier typeface is preferred if possible.
vi. Use single quotation marks only, i.e. 'word' not "word".
vii. Separate ranges of numbers with two hyphens, e.g. 100- -120 mg; [14- -20].
viii. If you are not able to reproduce a special character in your file, such as a Greek letter or a mathematical symbol, write it in red on the manuscript, and we will insert the correct character.
5.4 Reference style
Please type the references in our house style: this avoids retyping of the references, in which errors may be introduced. (See sections 3.1 and 3.3 for instructions on what to include here.) The most important points are listed below; please follow these guidelines:
i. DO NOT INDENT any part of a reference.
ii. Mark bulleted references with asterisks to the left of the number, e.g. [*1] Bloggs J,
iii. The only letters in the reference titles that should be capitalized are the ones starting the title, acronyms and any proper nouns (e.g. Huntington's, DNA, Drosophila).
iv. JOURNAL NAMES should be abbreviated as in Index Medicus or Current Contents.
v. PUNCTUATE the references exactly as shown in the examples following.
JOURNAL example: [*1] Bloggs J, Smith A, Jones B. Synergistic activation of transcription by multiple binding sites for NF-kB. J Mol Biol 1998;4:25-27.
BOOK example: [1] Bloggs J, Smith A, Jones B. Some aspects of the biology of cells and their possible evolutionary significance. In: Schnell TW, Bonnet AH, editors, Organization and Control of Cells, 3rd edn, New York: Chapman and Hall, 1992:25-27.
6. SUBMISSION OF DISKS
Please label the disk with the first-named author and the word processing package and version used. Please include the same information in your cover letter.
6.1 Disks
Ideally, text should be sent on IBM or compatible format disks (Apple Macintosh users, see below) in any of the following sizes and densities: 5? 360Kb, 3? 720Kb, 5? 1.2Mb, 3? 1.44Mb. Some other formats can also be read - please call to check.
6.2 Word processors
Save the text as a word processor file. If you are also able to save the text as an ASCII file, make a copy of the file(s) in this format. This will speed up typesetting should the word-processing file not convert to our typesetting format. When updating software, authors are strongly advised not to delete the former version until the updated package appears in the list below.
6.3 Equations If you have produced mathematical equations in your review using TEX, please include them on the disk in a separate file. We are unable to use LaTEX files. Files produced in LaTEX will probably be retyped.
6.4 Apple Macintosh
Apple Macintosh users should also save files in plain text format, as well as saving files in their primary format by using the SAVE AS function in their wordprocessor. Please be aware that Greek letters, equations and embedded objects are not always successfully converted.
6.5 Avoiding disk damage
When sending the disk, ensure that it is adequately protected to avoid damage by bending or X-ray inspection. We suggest wrapping the disk in silver foil and placing between two layers of stiff card. Do not include any copyright material (e.g. wordprocessor software or operating system files) on the disk because this can cause difficulties with custom clearance.
6.6 When you send a floppy disk, remember...
i. Check the final copy of your review carefully before submitting it for spelling mistakes, inconsistencies and errors. In the case of a discrepancy between the disk and the hard copy, the latter will be taken as the definitive version.
ii. Manuscripts submitted on disk must be accompanied by one hard copy, which may be used to set the paper, if setting from disk proves impracticable.
iii. Manuscripts will undergo some editorial modification, so it is important to read the proofs carefully.
We are able to accept the following text and graphic formats: (preferred format is highlighted in bold text)
Ami Pro (1.x, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0)
Ami Professional Graphics
Automatic Recognition
Communications Format
CompuServe (GIF)
Computer Graphics Metafile
dBase IV, 1.0, III, III+
DCA/FFT (Final Form Text)
DCA/RFT (Revisable FormText)
DCA/RFT - Display Write 5)
DEC DX
Digital DX
Digital WPS-PLUS
DisplayWrite 2,3,4,5
DisplayWrite (native)
EBCDIC
Enable (1.1, 2.0, 2.15)
Encap. PostScript Bitmap Preview
Excel (Mac) 2.1, 3.0, 4.0
Excel (PC) 2.1
Final Form Text
FoxPro for Windows
FrameMaker (MIF), Windows, Mac, Unix
Framework III 1.0, 1.1, IV
HP Advance Write Plus
HP PCL
IBM Writing Assistant 1.0
Interleaf Publisher 1.1, 5.2
JPEG
Legacy 1.x, 2.0
Lotus 1-2-3 Versions 1A,2.0,2.1,3.0
Lotus Manuscript 2.0, 2.1
Macintosh QuickDraw
MacWrite II, 1.0, 1.1, 4.5, 5.0
Mass-11 PC Version 8.0
MASS-11
Microsoft Rich Text Format
Microsoft Word (3.0, 3.1, 4.0, 5.0)
Microsoft Word (6.0,7.0)
Microsoft RTF (ANSI Char Set)
Microsoft RTF (Code Page 850)
Microsoft RTF (Mac Char Set)
Microsoft RTF (PC Char Set)
Microsoft Windows Write 3.x
Microsoft Word for Windows 1.x, 2.0
Microsoft Word 5.x Mail Merge
Microsoft Word Macintosh 3.0, 4.0, 5.0
Microsoft Works 3.0
MultiMate (3.3)
MultiMate Advantage 3.6, II 3.7
MultiMate 4
Navy DIF
Navy DIF (GSA)
Navy DIF (WordPerfect)
Office Writer 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 6.1
Paradox 3.5, 4.0
PC Paintbrush
Peach Text 5000, Version 2.12
PeachText 5000 (2.12)
PFS: First Choice (1.0, 2.0)
PFS: Write Version C
PFS: First Choice 3.0
PFS: First Choice 3.0 database
Professional Write 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2
Professional Write Plus
Q & A 3
Q & A Write (1.0)
Q & A 4 (wp)
Q & A Write, Q & A 3.0 (wp)
Quattro Pro DOS
Quattro Pro Windows
RapidFile (Memo) (1.2)
RapidFile (memo writer) 1.0
Samna Word IV and IV Plus (1.0, 2.0)
Signature 1.x
Sun Raster Graphics
Tagged Image File Format
Total Word 1.2, 1.3
Volkswriter (3, 4)
Volkswriter Deluxe (2.2)
Volkswriter Deluxe Plus
Wang PC (3.0)
Wang PC Version 3
Windows Bitmap
Windows Metafile
WordPerfect (3.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1)
WordPerfect for Windows 5.x 6.0
WordPerfect 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1
WordPerfect Mac 1.0 2.0, 2.1
WordPerfect Mac 1.0 (w/o pics)
WordPerfect Graphics 1, 2
WordStar (3.3, 3.45, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0)
WordStar for Windows
WordStar for Windows 1.x
WordStar 3.3, 3.31, 3.45, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0
WordStar 2000, Release 3.0, 3.4
WriteNow 3.0
XyWrite for Windows
XyWrite IV, III, III Plus
If you are not able to save using any of these formats, then please save as an ASCII file (all formats).
Thank you for your co-operation.
Editorial Board
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- Editors:
- A.K. Cheetham, Director, Materials Research Laboratory, Engineering II, Room 1355, University of California at Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
J. Meurig Thomas, The Master's Lodge, Peterhouse, University of Cambridge, CB2 1QY, UK.
- Editorial Board:
- M.W. Anderson, UK
M. Anpo, Japan
A. Atkinson, UK
A. Belcher, USA
H. Bhadeshia, UK
K. Binder, Germany
A. Briggs, UK
R.W. Cahn, UK
R. Catlow, UK
G. Desiraju, India
H.G. Drickamer, USA
H. Eckert, Germany
J. Eckert, USA
P. Edwards, UK
S.R. Elliott, UK
A.G. Evans, USA
G. Ferey, France
R.H. Friend, UK
P.L. Gai
G.N. Greaves, UK
L.L. Hench, USA
J. Hulliger, Switzerland
H. Inokuchi, Japan
H. Iwamura, Japan
A. Jacobson, USA
B.A. Joyce, UK
H. Knozinger, Germany
J. Mark, USA
T. Maschmeyer, The Netherlands
P. Midgely, UK
Y. Murata, Japan
V. Narayanamurti, USA
R.E. Newnham, USA
J.M. Newsam, USA
C.N.R. Rao, India
J. Ripmeester, Canada
J. Speck, USA
A.M. Stoneham, UK
G.D. Stucky, USA
U.W. Suter, Switzerland
B. Thompson, USA
I.M. Ward, UK
G.M. Whitesides, USA
F. Wudl, USA
J.I. Zink, USA
F. Zok, USA
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