Online submission
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Word processors
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Article Length. Authors are encouraged to write concisely.

Title. Concise and informative. Avoid abbreviations and formulae.

Author names and affiliations. Where the family name may be ambiguous (e.g., a double name), please indicate this clearly using appropriate script (capital cases as first letter of authors' first (given) names and surnames followed by lower cases). Present the Authors' current affiliation addresses below the names. Refer to all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the Author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name, and, if available, the e-mail address of each Author. If the actual work was done at a different affiliation indicate that with a footnote.

Corresponding Author. Clearly indicate who is willing to handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also post-publication. Ensure that telephone and fax numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address.

Abstract. A concise abstract should briefly state the purpose of the research and the main results. An abstract should be presented separate from the article, so it may be quoted on its own.

Keywords. Provide up to 6 keywords.

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References
All citations in the text should refer to:
- Single Author: the Author's name (without initials, unless there is ambiguity) and the year of publication;
- Two Authors: both Authors' names and the year of publication;
- Three or more Authors: first Author's name followed by "et al." and the year of publication. Examples: "as demonstrated in (Allan, 1996a, 1996b, 1999; Allan and Jones, 1995). Lee et al. (2000) have recently shown"

In the references list references should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same Author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters "a", "b", "c", etc., placed after the year of publication. Please note the order of presentation, the punctuation and italicization within a reference. Examples:

Journal article
Hsieh, C.K., M. Akbari & H. Li. (1992). Solution of inverse Stefan problems by a source-and-sink method. International Journal of Numerical Methods Heat Fluid Flow, 2(4), 391-406.

Journal supplements
Alnaser, W.E., A.S.A. Abdu & N.H.A. Al-Jufairi. (1995). Use of soil temperature measurement to estimate the insolation of Qatar. Applied Energy, 52(Suppl), 421-444.

Whole book
Suzaki, K. (1987). The new manufacturing challenge. New York: Free Press.

Chapter in book
Sarler, B., B. Mavko & G. Kuhn. (1993). Solution of solid-liquid phase change problems by the boundary element method. In: L.C. Wrobel, & C.A. Brebbia, Computational methods for free and moving boundary problems, vol. 1 (2nd ed., pp. 373-398). Oxford: Elsevier.

Proceedings book
Apgar, H.E. & J.M. Daschbach. (1987). In: W.E. Eder, Proceedings of the 1987 International Conference on Engineering Design (pp. 759-766). New York: ASME.

Unpublished report
Overhauser, A.W. (1968). Analytical definition of curve and surfaces by parabolic blending. Technical report, SL6840. Detroit: Ford Motor Company.

Published report
Davids, J., & D. Smith. (1996). Analysis of constant-velocity joints under high torque (pp. 1-8). London: HMSO.

Thesis
Akbari, M. (1993) Source and sink method of solution of two and three-dimensional Stefan problems. Ph.D. thesis. Orlando, FL: University of Florida.

Citing and listing of Web references. As a minimum, the full URL should be given. Any further information, if known (Author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.

Double blind review. Since the journal employs double blind review please do not include information in the body of the article, the figures or computer printouts that could disclose your identity. Proper credits and acknowledgements can be given in the final accepted version of the article.

Submission checklist
* One Author designated as corresponding Author:
* E-mail address
* Full postal address
* Telephone and fax numbers
* All necessary files have been uploaded
* Keywords
* All figure captions
* All tables (including title, description, footnotes)
* Manuscript has been "spellchecked"
* References are in the correct format for this journal
* All references mentioned in the Reference list are cited in the text, and vice versa
* Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Web)

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