PUBLICATION POLICY
Research Papers should be submitted as comprehensive accounts of original unpublished research.
Short Communications on research or development should be limited to not more than 2,000 words.
Reviews may be invited by the Editor or by members of the International Editorial Board. The journal is also open to the publication of unsolicited reviews. A short review may be up to 5,000 words. Long reviews may be accepted of 20,000-40,000 words. Before submitting a review authors are requested to send a short outline to the Editor.
Submission of Papers: Please submit directly to the Editor.
Scope:
Manuscripts should be typed with double spacing. A single copy is sufficient. It is preferred, however, that the final version of the manuscript be accompanied by a 3.5 inch diskette for IBM-compatible MS-DOS format.
Figures: Photographs should be submitted in duplicate. Please prepare these as black and white glossy copies, with identification on the reverse in pencil. Single copies of line drawings should be prepared measuring about twice the size of the estimate illustration in the text. Placement of figures and tables in the text should be indicated.
Abstract: Please submit a 10 line abstract.
SI Units: Please use only SI units in the text.
References: References should be indicated in the text by consecutive numbers inside slashes. The list of references should be typed in numerical order at the end of the text. Please use abbreviations for titles of journals in accordance with those listed in Chemical Abstracts.
Reprints:
Authors will be provided with 25 reprints free of charge. In the case of reviews submitted by more than one authors, please indicate to whom the reprints should be sent.