INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TURBO & JET ENGINES

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

• Contributions must be original and should not have been published elsewhere. Conference papers and preprints are not considered to be previous publications and hence are acceptable for the review process in our journal.

• The manuscript should be arranged in the following order: title and author abstract, notation, text, acknowledgements, references, legends for illustrations.

• Papers must be submitted in English. Spelling should be consistent throughout the paper. Papers should be written as concisely as possible. The title should be brief. Metric system units are preferable.

• The Editor reserves the right to return a manuscript to the author for retyping or any alteration. Authors should retain copies of their manuscripts.

• Suggestions for Typing: Manuscripts should be typewritten on one side and double spaced. The author’s name is to be typed below the title. The institute or company affiliation (including complete mailing address, e-mail address and fax number) should follow on the next line, with the author’s rank or title given, at his discretion, in a footnote.

• Equations and Symbols: Equations should be numbered within parentheses at the right-end of the line. Greek letters and unusual symbols should be identified by a pencil note in the margin. To eliminate confusion of symbols and letters, they should be clearly differentiated, e.g. the letter 1 and figure 1; the letter o or O and the figure 0, etc. Also indicate subscripts, superscripts, and capitals whenever necessary. Complicated special symbols should be avoided. Use standard symbols and notations whenever possible.

• Tables: Tables should be planned to fit the page width of the journal. Insert a horizontal line at the top under the column headings, and a horizontal line at the bottom. Avoid vertical lines. Each table must have a number and a caption.

• Figures: Line drawings must be clear and sharp. Use India ink on white drawing paper or tracing paper. Letters, dimensions and other details should be large enough to legible after reduction. Halftone photographs should be on glossy contrast paper. Each illustration must have a number and a caption, the captions should be listed on a separate sheet. Illustrations should be identified in their margins by the author’s name and the figure number. the place in which the figure is to appear should be indicated on the margin of the text.

• Acknowledgements: Acknowledgements should be placed at the end of the text. They should include only significant contributions or help and financial support of research, not the routine aid of typists and technicians.

• References: A complete and accurate list of references cited in the text and used by the author should be grouped at the end of the paper.

• Computer diskettes: Please submit the paper with an accompanying copy on diskette for IBM Word for Windows