期刊名称：NPG ASIA MATERIALS
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
A substantial share of the world’s materials research output comes from Asia-Pacific countries, and the region is making rapidly increasing contributions to global scientific research. In response to these developments, the Global Center of Excellence program for Materials Innovation at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, in collaboration with NPG Nature Asia-Pacific, the Asia-Pacific wing of Nature Publishing Group (NPG), launched the NPG Asia Materials website in 2008. With a view to establishing a new research journal devoted to materials research, NPG Asia Materials now publishes quarterly issues presenting high-quality peer-refereed reviews of the most rapidly advancing fields in materials science by world-leading researchers from the Asia-Pacific region. NPG Asia Materials reviews and research highlights are aimed at an audience of materials scientists and engineers, chemists, physicists and nanotechnologists.
Topics
Engineering materials (metals, alloys, ceramics, composites, porous materials)
Organic and soft materials (glasses, colloids, liquid crystals, polymers)
Biomaterials
Optical, photonic and optoelectronic materials
Electronic, magnetic and superconducting materials
Energy conversion, catalytic and separation materials
Nanoscale materials, processes and functions
Computation, modeling and materials theory
Design, synthesis, processing and characterization techniques
Instructions to Authors
1 Preparation of manuscripts
NPG Asia Materials publishes:
Original papers
Reviews
Editorials
Reviews and editorials are usually solicited by the editor.
Manuscript specifications by article type
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Article Type |
Abstract |
Word Count |
Main text sections |
Display Items |
References (maximum) |
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Original Article |
Max 200 words |
6,000 |
Introduction Materials and methods/ Experimental procedures/ Results/ Discussion/ Acknowledgements/ Conflict of interest (if applicable) References |
Up to 12 display items (e.g. figures, tables) to be prepared in separate files. |
40 |
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Review |
Max 200 words |
8,000 |
Main text Conflict of interest (if applicable) References |
Up to 20 display items (e.g. figures, tables) to be prepared in separate files |
80 |
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Editorial (solicited) |
N/A |
1,500 |
No sections |
1 |
20 |
Materials for submission should be organized as follows:
Cover letter
Please include:
The name, institution and e-mail address of all contributing authors
Suggestions for at least 3 potential referees, including contact information if known (This information will be requested during the electronic submission process.)
Referees to exclude (optional)
Total number of words
Conflict of interest statement for all authors
Title Page:
Title
Running title of less than 50 characters
Authors
Affiliations
Address/telephone/fax/e-mail of corresponding author
Abstract:
One single paragraph of no more than 200 words
Keywords:
For indexing purposes, a list of 2-7 keywords is essential. You will be prompted for these on the online submission form, but should include them with the manuscript too.
Main text:
The main text for Review articles should not exceed 8000 words excluding abstract, references and figure legends.
The main text for Original articles should not exceed 6000 words excluding abstract, references and figure legends and should be divided into the following sections:
Introduction
Materials and methods/Experimental procedures
Results
Discussion
Acknowledgements
Conflict of interest (if applicable)
References
References:
In the text of the manuscript, references to the literature should be numbered consecutively and indicated by a superscript. Each reference should be numbered individually and listed at the end of the manuscript; examples are given below. All authors should be quoted.
[Journal articles]
Authors (unrestricted). Article title. Abbreviated Journal title Volume, page range (Year).
Kim, S.-H., Lee, S. Y., Yang, S.-M., Yi, G.-R. Self-assembled colloidal structures for photonics. NPG Asia Mat. 3, 25–33 (2011).
[Chapters in books]
Authors (unrestricted). in Book Title (Editors) Ch. #, page range (Publisher, Place, Year).
Hyde, S. T. in Handbook of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (ed. Holmberg, K.) Ch. 16, 299-332 (Wiley, New York, 2001).
[Book]
Authors (unrestricted). Book Title Page range (Publisher, Place, Year).
Tromans, A. How to Edit a Manuscript 1–44 (Bourne and Hollingsworth, London, 1922).
Citations of ‘unpublished manuscript’ should be limited to the documents that were accepted for publication only. In the text, ‘unpublished data’ should be written parenthetically and in the references, ‘in press’ should be added following doi (digital object identifier) number. Preprint for ‘in press’ may be requested for review.
[Unpublished paper]
Authors (unrestricted). Article title. Abbreviated Journal Title, doi number (in press).
Tanaka, T. U. Chromosome bi-orientation on the mitotic spindle. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B, doi:10.1098/rstb.2004.1612 (in press).
[Unpublished book]
Authors (unrestricted). Book Title (Editors), Chapter(Part) number, page range (Publisher, Place, in press).
Shadwell, J. in Proc. 4th Int. Symp. Transylvanian Fish. Soc. 2nd edn (eds Howlett, R. & Thomas, A.) Part II, 4–5 (Springer, Berlin, in press).
Figure Legends
Figure legends should be brief, specific and should appear on a separate manuscript page after the References section.
Figures should be labeled sequentially, numbered and cited in the text. Each figure should be saved in a separate file. Figures should be referred to specifically in the text of the paper but should not be embedded within the text. The use of three-dimensional figures is strongly discouraged when the addition of the third dimension gives no extra information. If a table or figure has been published before, the authors must obtain written permission to reproduce the material in both print and electronic formats from the copyright owner and submit it with the manuscript. This follows for quotes, illustrations and other materials taken from previously published works not in the public domain. The original source should be cited in the figure caption or table footnote. For preparation of figures please refer to the below Artwork Guidelines.
Tables
These should be labeled sequentially as Table 1, Table 2, etc. Each table should be typed on a separate page, titled, and cited in the text. Each table should be saved in a separate file. Reference to table footnotes should be made by means of Arabic numerals. Tables should not duplicate the content of the text. They should consist of at least two columns; columns should always have headings. Authors should ensure that the data in the tables are consistent with those cited in the relevant places in the text.
Graphical Abstract
A graphical abstract, which summarizes the manuscript in a visual way, is designed to attract the attention of readers to the table of contents of the journal. Graphical abstracts are published with Original Articles and Reviews. The graphical abstract may contain chemical structures or images. Textual statements should be kept to a minimum. The graphic should be submitted as a single file using a standard file format (see below). All graphical abstracts should be submitted with a white background and imagery should fill the available width, whenever possible. Please see artwork guidelines for the resolution requirements of the graphic.
Non-Native Speakers of English
Researchers who are not native speakers of English and who submit manuscripts to international journals often receive negative comments from referees or editors about the English-language usage in their manuscripts, and these problems can contribute to a decision to reject a paper. To help reduce the possibility of such problems, we strongly encourage such authors to take steps to improve the presentation by, for example, having your manuscript reviewed for clarity by a colleague whose native language is English.
2 File Formats
Use a common word-processing package (such as Microsoft Word) for the text. Please follow Artwork Guidelines below for preparation of figure files. Further advice on file types is also available from the Tips web page.
Saving files with Microsoft Office 2007 or higher
Microsoft Office 2007 saves files in an XML format by default (file extensions .docx, .pptx and .xlsx). Files saved in this format cannot be accepted for publication.
Save Word documents using the file extension .doc
Select the Office Button in the upper left corner of the Word 2007 Window and choose "Save As"
Select "Word 97-2003 Document"
Enter a file name and select "Save"
These instructions also apply for the new versions of Excel and PowerPoint.
Equations in Word must be created using Equation Editor 3.0
Equations created using the new equation editor in Word 2007 and saved as a "Word 97-2003 Document" (.doc) are converted to graphics and can no longer be edited. To insert or change an equation with the previous equation editor:
Select "Object" on the "Text" section of the "Insert" tab
In the drop-down menu, select "Equation Editor 3.0"
Do not use the "Equation" button in the "Symbols" section of the "Insert" tab.
3 ARTWORK GUIDELINES
The quality of the graphics in the Journal depends on the quality of the originals provided by the author. Submit graphics in the actual size at which they should appear in the article. Graphics should be prepared at about the size they are to be typeset in one- or two-column, i.e. 86mm (single column) or 178mm (double column). The full depth of the page is 210mm.
Key Notes
Minimum resolution: 300 dpi for colour, 600 dpi for gray scale, 1000 dpi for line art
- Lines should be no thinner than 0.5 point in the actual size.
- Use sans serif typefaces such as Arial or Helvetica in your artwork and when labeling panels.
- Lettering should be no smaller than 6 points in the actual size; size of lettering should be uniform throughout the figure.
- Please refer to the Artwork Guidelines for details of artwork preparation.
File Format for artworks
ForFigures, we prefer to use TIFF and EPS files in PC format, preferably from Photoshop or Illustrator software. We can also accept Adobe, native PowerPoint, Word and Excel files, provided that each figure element is editable.
For Tables, please submit tables in (editable) Word or Excel* format. Please avoid setting Table rows in picture format and then saving the document in Word.
*Please ensure any MS Office 2007 files are set to ‘compatibility mode’ (97‐2003).
Chemical Structures
The authors should draw chemical structures with ChemDraw™ software. Figures containing chemical structures should be submitted in a size appropriate for direct incorporation into the printed journal. Chemical structures should be drawn using the ChemDraw program with the below setting:
Draw setting:
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Font |
8pt Arial |
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Chain angle |
120 o |
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Bond spacing |
18% width |
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Fixed length |
14.4pt (0.508cm) |
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Bold width |
2.0 pt (0.071cm) |
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Line width |
0.6 pt (0.0212cm) |
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Tolerance |
3 pt (0.106 cm) |
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Margin width |
1.6 pt (0.056 cm) |
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4 House Style
As the electronic submission will provide the basic material for typesetting, it is important that papers are prepared in the general editorial style of the journal.
See the artwork guidelines for information on labeling of figures.
Use a coarse hatching pattern rather than shading for tints in graphs.
Colour should be distinct when being used as an identifying tool.
Use SI units throughout
Spaces, not commas, should be used to separate thousands.
Abbreviations should be preceded by the words for which they stand at the first instance of use. An abbreviation should occur a minimum of 5 times in text so as to be used in the article. Else, spell out everywhere.
Text should be double spaced with a wide margin.
Use American spellings.
Usage of serial comma is not allowed.
Manufacturer address details should be queried for, at the first instance they are mentioned in text.
5 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Supplementary information is peer-reviewed material directly relevant to the conclusion of an article that cannot be included in the printed version owing to space or format constraints. It is posted on the journal's web site and linked to the article when the article is published and may consist of data files, graphics, movies or extensive tables.
The printed article must be complete and self-explanatory without the supplementary information. Supplementary information enhances a reader’s understanding of the paper but is not essential to that understanding.
Supplementary information must be supplied to the editorial office in its final form for peer review. On acceptance, the final version of the peer-reviewed supplementary information should be submitted with the accepted paper.
To ensure that the contents of the supplementary information files can be viewed by the editor(s), referees and readers, please also submit a ‘read-me’ file containing brief instructions on how to use the file.
Supplying supplementary information files
Authors should ensure that supplementary information is supplied in its FINAL format because it is not subedited and will appear online exactly as originally submitted. It cannot be altered, nor new supplementary information added, after the paper has been accepted for publication.
Please supply the supplementary information via eJP, the electronic manuscript submission and tracking system, in an acceptable file format (see below). Authors should:
include a text summary (no more than 50 words) to describe the contents of each file;
identify the types of files (file formats) submitted;
include the text ‘Supplementary information is available at (the journal’s name)’s website’ at the end of the article and before the references.
Accepted file formats
Quick Time files (.mov)
Graphical image files (.gif)
MPEG movie files (.mpg)
JPEG image files (.jpg)
Image tiff files (.tiff)
Video avi (.avi)
Sound files (.wav)
Plain ASCII text (.txt)
Acrobat files (.pdf)
MS Word documents (.doc)
Postscript files (.ps)
MS Excel spreadsheet documents (.xls)
PowerPoint (.ppt)
ChemDraw (.cdx)
Tex, Latex (.tex)
File sizes must be as small as possible, so that they can be downloaded quickly. Images should not exceed 640 x 480 pixels (9 x 6.8 inches at 72 pixels per inch), but we would recommend 480 x 360 pixels as the maximum frame size for movies. We would also recommend a frame rate of 15 frames per second. If applicable to the presentation of the supplementary information, use a 256-color palette. Please consider the use of lower specification for all of these points if the supplementary information can still be represented clearly. Our recommended maximum data rate is 150 KB/s.
The number of files should be limited to eight, and the total file size should not exceed 8 MB. Individual files should not exceed 1 MB. Please seek advice from the editorial office before sending files larger than the allowed maximum size to avoid delays in publication.
Further questions about the submission or preparation of supplementary information should be directed to the editorial office.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
In the interests of transparency and to help readers form their own judgments of potential bias, authors must declare whether or not there is any competing financial interest in relation to the work described. This information must be included in their cover letter and in the conflict of interest section of their manuscript, if applicable. In cases where the authors declare a competing financial interest, a statement to that effect is published as part of the article.
Editorial Board
Hideo Takezoe
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Editor-in-Chief
Martin Vacha
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Managing Editor
Hideo Hosono
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Eiji Yashima
Nagoya University, Japan
Soon Hyung Hong
KAIST, South Korea
Kilwon Cho
POSTECH, South Korea
Lei Jiang
Institute of Chemistry CAS, China
Ronghai Yu
Beihang University, China
Chih-Huang Lai
National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
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