Authors are encouraged to submit their Communications electronically, using the online submission tool for SSC at the following website:
http://www.ees.elsevier.com/ssc. Authors can recommend an editor who is an expert in a field close to the author's field
of endevour if this is not possible, one in their general geographical area. A current list of members of the Board of Editors is supplied
at http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaleditorialboard.cws_hom/230/editorialboard and is also published on the inside
front cover of Solid State Communications. Authors should note that once a Communication has been submitted, all subsequent correspondence
should be with the chosen Editor until it is accepted for publication.
JOURNAL POLICY
Manuscripts must be submitted in
English. Papers are submitted on the understanding that the subject matter has not been previously published and is not being submitted
to another Journal or to another editor of Solid State Communications. Authors must include a statement to this effect with their submission.
Authors must accept full responsibility for the factual accuracy of the data presented and
should obtain any authorisation necessary
for publication. All papers are sent to referees who advise the Editor on the matter of acceptance in accordance with the high standards
required. Referees' names are not disclosed, but their views are forwarded to the authors for consideration. Authors can provide names
of suitable referees during the process of uploading their compuscript.
General requirements
Communications should not
exceed 6 journal pages in length. However, upon approval of the Editor-in-Chief, longer papers will sometimes be accepted as Research
Papers; please see the first issue of each volume or http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ssc for further details. The corresponding
author's full e-mail address and fax number are required.
Title
The title should be brief, specific and rich in informative
words; it should not contain any literature references.
Authors and affliations
Please supply given names, middle initials
and family names for complete identification. Use superscript lowercase letters to indicate different addresses, which should be as detailed
as possible, and must include the country name. The corresponding author should be indicated with an asterisk, and contact details (fax,
e-mail) should be placed in a footnote. There should be only one
corresponding author. Information relating to other authors (e.g. present
addresses) should be placed in footnotes indicated by appropriate symbols.
Abstract
Communications and Research Papers
must include a short abstract that states briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions.
Text
Text should be subdivided in the simplest possible way consistent with clarity. Headings should reflect the relative importance of the
sections. Ensure that all tables, figures and schemes are placed and cited in the text in numerical order. Abbreviations should be used
consistently throughout the text, and all non-standard abbreviations should be defined on first usage. Owing to the international character
of the Journal, no rigid rules concerning notation and spelling will be applied, but each paper should be consistent within itself as
to symbols and units.
References
References are indicated in the text by Arabic numbers, and the full reference should
be given in a list at the end of the paper in the following form: W.A. Harrison, Phys. Rev. 123 (1961) 85 (for a journal reference);
M.A. Lambert, A. Rose, R.W. Smith, Advances in Semiconductor Science, Pergamon, London, 1959, p. 49 (for a book reference). Abbreviations
of journal titles should follow those
given for Physical Abstracts. It is particularly requested that the authors' initials and appropriate
volume and page numbers should be given in every case.
Tables and Figures
Tables and Figures should be so constructed
as to be intelligible without reference to the text. Units of measure must also be clearly indicated. The same data should not be published
in both tables and Figures. All tables should be cited in the text, and numbered in order of appearance with Arabic numerals. All table
columns should have a brief explanatory heading and, where appropriate, units of
measurement. Vertical lines should not be used. Footnotes
to tables should be typed below the table, each on a separate line, and should be referred to by superscript letters.
Graphics
Information on creating graphics can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ssc. The following points should be taken
into consideration when preparing electronic graphic files: Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) or Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files are
preferred. Files of scanned line graphics can be accepted at a minimum resolution of 1000 dpi, for scanned halftones, 300 dpi, and scanned
line/tones, 500 dpi. Colour should be scanned at 300 dpi (500 dpi for colour line/tones). Figures, schemes and equations must be cited
in the text and numbered in order of appearance with Arabic numerals; other graphics should be placed at a particular position in the
text but not specifically referenced. All graphics (including chemical structures) must be supplied electronically (column width 160
mm). Please ensure that all illustrations within a paper are consistent in type and quality. Captions should not be included as part
of the graphic; instead all captions should be supplied in the text. All graphics files must be named with the figure or scheme number.
Note: you may be asked to supply hard copy versions of any graphics that are found to be not suitable for reproduction.
Colour
Illustrations
If, together with your accepted article, you submit usable colour figures then Elsevier will ensure, at no additional
charge, that these figures will appear in colour on the Web (e.g., ScienceDirect) regardless of whether or not these illustrations are
reproduced in colour in the printed version. For colour reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from
Elsevier after receipt of your accepted article. Please indicate your preference for colour in print or on the Web only.
Photographs
Photographs should be scanned and saved as EPS or TIFF format, and saved in true colour at at least 300 dpi resolution.
PACS
codes/Keywords
Please supply one or more PACS classification codes (available from http://publish.aps.org/PACS/
(see, "Phys. Astron. Classif. Scheme (PACS)") and and up to 4 keywords for indexing purposes. Please note that a delay in supplying PACS
codes or keywords may delay the
publication of your paper. The keywords should ideally be selected from the keyword list provided in
each issue and on the website of the journal. Each keyword should be accompanied by the capital letter denoting the category from which
the keyword has been selected, e.g. a manuscript on tunnelling in quantum wells may have the following list of keywords: Keywords: A.
Quantum wells; A.
Semiconductors; D. Tunnelling. If the keywords from the list are not relevant, authors may choose their own keywords,
but each of these should also be accompanied by the capital letter denoting the category into which it falls.
Formats
We can accept most word-processing formats (but prefer Microsoft Word 97 for Windows: Word98 Macintosh files should be saved as Word97
Windows). Most formatting codes will be removed or replaced on processing your article so there is no need for you to use excessive layout
styling. In addition, do not use options such as automatic word breaking, justified layout, double columns, automatic paragraph numbering
(especially for numbered references) or EndNote. However, do use bold face, italic, subscripts, superscripts, etc.
COPYRIGHT
GUIDELINES
Shortly after acceptance of an article, the author(s) will be asked to transfer copyright of the article to the Publisher.
The copyright agreement must be completed before the article can be published. This transfer agreement enables Elsevier Ltd to protect
the copyrighted material for the authors, but does not relinquish the author's proprietary rights. The copyright transfer covers the
exclusive
rights to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, photographic reproductions, microfilm or any other reproductions
of similar nature and translations, and includes the right to adapt the article for use in conjunction with computer systems and programs,
including reproduction or publication in machine-readable form and incorporation in retrieval systems. Authors are responsible for
obtaining
from the copyright holder permission to reproduce any figures for which copyright exists.
PROOFS
One set of page proofs
in PDF format will be sent to the corresponding author, to be checked for typesetting/editing approximately 4 weeks after acceptance.
Authors should respond within 24 hours after receipt of their proofs. Extensive modifications of the contents of a manuscript at proof
stage may require the approval of the accepting editor and, perhaps, an additional round of review.
REPRINTS
The corresponding
author of each papaer will be provided with a PDF of the article in its published form. Authors wishing to order additional paid reprints
should indicate the number of reprints required when returning proofs.
PAGE CHARGES
There are no page charges for Solid
State Communications.
Further information can be found on the journal website:
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ssc
