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for Prospective Authors
Submission
of original and review articles is encouraged. There is no limit
on length. Four copies of the manuscript should be submitted,
which should be typed, one side only, double-spaced, with at least
a 2.5-cm (1-inch) margin. Submission will be taken to imply that
the paper has not been previously published, that it is not being
considered elsewhere for publication, and that if accepted it
will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in any language,
without the consent of the editor or publisher.
Authors must agree to transfer copyright
to the publisher when an article is accepted for publication.
Unless notified to the contrary by the authors, the publisher
assumes that the act of submitting the article signifies the
authors' agreement to such copyright transfer to the publisher.
The corresponding author should be identified, and the address,
phone, fax, and E-mail address should be included if possible.
The journal carries a voluntary page charge.
Each
manuscript should include:
A
separate title page, headed by a concise, meaningful title
(no abbreviations). This page should provide:
o The name and affiliations of each contributing author at
the time the paper was prepared.
o Acknowledgment of any prior oral presentation and original
source of the material.
A separate abstract page, consisting of a single paragraph,
text only, of 100-200 words to be headed by the title and
the names and addresses of the authors. Define any abbreviations
for substances or methods (such as ABS, SAXS, etc.).
A list of references, on a separate page at the end of the
text, numbered in order of text citation. The references
are to be abbreviated in the form used in Chemical Abstracts,
using the names of all authors preceded by initials; see
Bibliographic Guide for Editors and Authors, American Chemical
Society, Washington, D.C.
- Within the text, the reference citations are typed in parentheses
in line with the main copy (no superscripts or subscripts),
thus:
According to Agassant et al. (1)
- In the list of references the general style is as follows:
For periodicals:
1. J.F. Agassant, A. Fortin, and Y. Demay, Polym. Eng. Sci.,
34, 110 (1994).
The journal name is underlined or italicized, the volume
number is boldfaced, and the year is placed in parentheses.
The issue number is given only when needed for identification.
The article name is eliminated unless the reference is unclear
without it.
For books: The title is spelled out in full and underlined
or italicized.
9. J.M. Dealy and K.F. Wissbrun, Melt Rheology and Its Role
in Plastic Processing, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York (1990).
(Include the state or country when the city is not identifiable.)
(Add page number after title, if appropriate.)
For patents:
12. R. Colombo, U.S. Patent 2,820,249 (1958).
As necessary, add a nomenclature list before the references,
identifying symbols and abbreviations. Footnotes are to be
avoided.
As necessary, equations, numbered and typed in the appropriate
place in the text.
As necessary, tables, each typed on a separate page, with
a heading, and numbered with Arabic numerals that correspond
to the order in which they are cited in the text. The tables
should be inserted in the manuscript after the references
and before the figures.
Important: English spelling is standard U.S., not British.
(For example: behavior, mold, analyze, characterize, while,
among; BUT NOT behaviour, mould, analyse, characterise, whilst,
amongst.)
Figures are to be assembled at the end of the manuscript
and preceded by a separate typed list of captions that explain
them. Each should be identified on the front edge or on the
back (photographs) with the name of the first author and
the figure number (e.g., Smith, Fig. 1). Originals are to
be prepared with high contrast India ink and to bear uniformly
stenciled notations. Line drawings and photos should be of
a quality suitable for good photographic reproduction and
retained legibility upon size reduction to 7.6 cm (3 inch)
width. Gray scales are to be avoided. Manuscript transmittal
letter should indicate if the figures are to be returned
to author.
Upon acceptance of manuscript, submit the text on a computer
disk in one of the following formats: IBM-Microsoft Word
for Windows, 5.0 or higher, files must be saved as Text Only
(*.txt); or Word Perfect for Windows, 6.0 or higher, files
must be saved as ASCII (DOS) Text (*.*); Macintosh-Word for
Macintosh, 5.0 or higher, files may be saved as a Word Document
or Text Only. Disk must be accompanied by hard copy of manuscript.
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Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor
Institute of Materials Science
University of Connecticut
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Silvio O. Conte Polymer Research Center
University of Massachusetts
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Department of Chemistry
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