THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL

 

FOR MANUFACTURING SCIENCE & PRODUCTION

 

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

 

Manuscripts should be submitted directly to the editor-in-chief, Professor Ramana G. Reddy.

 

Manuscripts should be typed double spaced. The body of the text should not exceed 16.5 (width) x 22 (length) cm. Photographs should be submitted in duplicate. Please prepare these as glossy black and white copies with identification on the reverse in pencil. The cost of publishing color graphics must be borne by the author – a quotation is available upon request. Single copies of line drawings should be prepared in exact size. All lettering should appear on the illustration, but figure captions and all tables should be typed separately. Placement of figures and tables in the text should be indicated. Articles may be submitted together with an electronic copy using Microsoft Word for Windows, PC, and, if available, a pdf copy. Under the title of each manuscript, please indicate the corresponding author with a complete mailing address, e-mail address and fax number.

 

Please include a short abstract.

 

References should be indicated in the text by consecutive numbers in slashes, as /1/, /2/, etc. The list of references should be typed in numerical order at the end of the text as follows:

1.        Michelson AA, Morley EW. On the feasibility of establishing a light-wave as the ultimate standard of length. Am J Sci 1889; 37; 225.

2.        Rolt FH. Gauges and Fine Measurement (2 vols). London: Macmillan, 1929.

3.        Lazar JW, Bach RL. The national measurement system for length and related dimensional measurements, part I. U.S. Dept. of Comm., National Bureau of Standards (now NIST), NBSIR-75-926, Aug. 1976.

 

All accepted manuscripts are subject to editing.

 

Page charge and reprints:

From January 2009 this journal has introduced a page charge ($40 USD per final printed page) for each accepted paper. You will receive an invoice directly from the publisher. Please pay promptly in order for your paper to be published. Twenty-five reprints and a copy of the journal will be supplied free of charge to corresponding author. A reprint order form is incorporated in the galley proofs and must be returned together with the proofs. In the case of reviews submitted by more than one author, please indicate who is the corresponding author, and to whom reprints should be sent. Additional reprints are available at a special rate from the publisher. Order forms for this purpose will be included when page proofs are sent to authors.