An International Journal Sponsored by the American Carbon Society
Guide for Authors
Types of Contribution
Carbon publishes papers that deal with original research on carbonaceous solids with
an emphasis on graphene-based materials. These materials include, but are not limited to, chars, carbon blacks, activated carbons, pyrolytic
carbons, glass-like carbons, graphites, carbon fibers and filaments, and carbon nanotubes. Papers on composites will be considered if
carbon is a major component that influences the properties. Papers on organic substances, including coals, will be considered if they
are precursors for such carbon materials. Papers will be selected on the basis of the importance of the new knowledge they provide.
They must be in adequately finished form, and should not be deficient in information as to the materials and processes used.
Submissions
of Papers
Authors must submit their manuscript to the Editor–in–Chief, Prof. P.A. Thrower, using the online
submission system,
http://ees.elsevier.com/carbon. The manuscript may subsequently be assigned by the Editor-in-Chief to
another Editor for handling.
A Chinese version of the submission instructions for Carbon can be found here.
The system automatically converts source files to a single Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the article, which is used in the
peer-review process. Please note that even though manuscript source files are converted to PDF at submission for the review process,
these source files are needed for further processing after acceptance. All correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision
and requests for revision, takes place by e-mail and via the Author's homepage, removing the need for a hard-copy paper trail.
All
papers are to be submitted in English. Submission of a paper implies that it has not been published previously, that it is not under
consideration for publication elsewhere, and that if accepted it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any
other language, without the written consent of the publisher.
English Language
Manuscripts should be proof-read
and have English language errors corrected before submission as we may have to return papers due to poor language usage. Elsevier has
negotiated with five different language editing companies to provide their services to our authors at favourable rates. You will find
a listing of these companies which provide pre-submission language editing on http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authorsview.authors/languageediting/.
General:Manuscripts must be word processed, double–spaced with wide
margins and a font size of 12 pt. The corresponding author should be identified by * and contact details (fax number and e–mail
address) given as a footnote to the first page. Full postal addresses and affiliations must be given for all co–authors. The Editors
reserve the right to adjust style to certain standards of uniformity.
Abstracts: Abstracts are required for Letters
to the Editor and for Research Papers. For Research Papers the abstract should be no longer than 200 words, and for Letters to the Editor
no longer than 100 words.
Text: Follow this order when preparing manuscripts: Title, Authors, Affiliations, Abstract, (Please note that Keywords are no longer required), Main text, Acknowledgements, Appendix, References, a list of Captions for
figures and Tables. All footnotes (except for table footnotes and that giving the corresponding author contact details) should be identified
with superscript Arabic numbers. The paper should only contain a detailed technical description of methods used when such methods are
new. Figures and tables should be embedded at an appropriate place in the text.
Sections: Sections should be given
Arabic numbers with subsections numbered using the decimal system. For example: 3. Experimental 3.1 Sample preparation 3.1.1 Sample modification Roman numerals are not used. The Editors reserve the right to combine sections when
subdivisions have been used to excess.
Units: The SI system should be used for all scientific and laboratory data.
References
All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references following the text
of the manuscript. All references must be archival. Web pages, private communications, unpublished results, etc. should be given as footnotes.
Cite references in the text by a number in square brackets on the line (e.g. Because Palmer et al. [1]), suggested the use of ...). The
full reference should be given in a numerical list at the end of the paper. References should be given in the Vancouver style. Use the
following examples for guidance:
Journal Article [1] Dresselhaus MS, Dresselhaus G. Saito R. Physics of carbon
nanotubes. Carbon 1995; 33(7):883–91 [2] Kaneko K, Katoris T, Shimizu N, Maeda T. Changes in the molecular adsorption
properties of pitch–based activated carbon fibers by air oxidation. J Chem Soc Faraday Trans 1993; 88(9);1305–9
[3] Fonseca A, Hernadi K, Pioedigrosso P, Colomer JF, Mukhopadhyay K, Doome R, et al. Synthesis of single– and multi–wall
carbon nanotubes over supported catalysts. Appl Phys A 1998,67(1):11–22
Entire special issue of journal [18]
McEnaney B, Mays TJ, Rodriguez–Reinoso F, editors. Fundamental aspects of active carbons special issue. Carbon 1998;36(10).
Book [7] Pierson HO. Handbook of carbon, diamond and fullerenes. Park Ridge NJ: Noyes. 1993: 87–94
Chapter
in edited book [12] Radovic LR, Rodriguez–Reinoso F. Carbon materials in catalysis. In: Thrower PA, editor. Chemistry
and physics of carbon, vol 25, New York; Dekker: 243–358
Papers in published proceedings [13] Brown DK,
Garner CE, Mueller J. Unidirectional carbon/carbon for ion engine optics. Extended abstracts, 22nd biennial conf. on carbon. UC San Diego
(California. USA): American Carbon Society, 1995; 152–3.
Report [16] Henson RW. A simple theory of the
thermal expansion of graphite. Harwell UK, AERE R6652, 1970.
Thesis [14] Jones LE. The effect of boron on carbon
fiber microstructure and reactivity. University Park PA USA, Penn State Univ, PhD thesis, 1987.
Patent [8] Brunmore
RT. Process for producing carbon fibers of high strength. US patent 358697, 1995.
IMPORTANT NOTES List all
authors in each reference. For references with more than six authors give the first six names followed by et al. (e.g. [3] above).
Give each reference a different number, do not use 14a. b. c etc.
The page span (first – last pages) is required
for each article.
Article titles must be supplied for all references.
Illustrations
General:
Charts, diagrams, schemes and photographs are all to be referred to as "Figures", and should be numbered consecutively in the order to
which they are referred. Low resolution figures should be embedded at the appropriate point in the text, with captions placed immediately
above, or immediately below the figure. You will then be asked to individually submit the original high–resolution figures which
will be used in the production process.
Preferred Image Formats: For the production of your paper we require high–resolution
graphic files in one of the preferred formats, TIFF or EPS. For detailed information about electronic artwork visit http://authors.elsevier.com/artwork.
We will always aim to use the electronic artwork provided; however, electronic artwork files are not always usable due to stringent format,
resolution, and font size requirements. We therefore ask you to be prepared to send high quality originals of your figures with captions
on a separate sheet, after your paper has been accepted, to: Login Department, Elsevier, Stover Court, Bampfylde Street, Exeter, Devon,
EX1 2AH, UK. Please ensure that all figures are labelled with the relevant figure number and with the unique code of your manuscript
(allocated at submission stage).
Line Drawings: All lettering, graph lines and points on graphs should be sufficiently
large and bold to permit reproduction when the diagram has been reduced to a size suitable for inclusion in the journal. Do not use any
type of shading on computer–generated illustrations.
Photographs: Photographs should only be included where
they are essential and must be supplied as they are to be reproduced (e.g. black and white or colour). Micrographs must have a clear
scale mark in one corner.
Colour Illustrations (Print):
Illustrations can be printed in colour when they are judged
by the Editor to be essential to the presentation. The publisher and author will each bear part of the extra costs involved. The charge
to be passed onto authors of articles containing colour figures is EUR 485 for the first page containing colour and EUR 236 for each
additional page containing colour. In cases where colour is paid for, authors will receive an additional one hundred free offprints.
Colour Illustrations (Web):
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 and other sites) regardless
of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in colour in the printed version. For further information on the preparation of
electronic artwork, please see http://authors.elsevier.com/artwork
Please note: Because of technical complications which
can arise by converting colour figures to 'grey scale' (for the printed version should you not opt for colour in print) please submit
in addition usable black and white prints corresponding to all the colour illustrations.
Tables: Tables should be
numbered consecutively in the order to which they are referred. Tables should be included at the appropriate point in the text. Footnotes
to tables should be typed below the table and should be referred to by superscript lower case letters. No vertical rules should be used.
Tables should not duplicate results presented elsewhere in the manuscript, (e.g. in graphs).
Supplementary Data:
Elsevier now accepts electronic supplementary material to support and enhance your scientific research. Supplementary files offer the
author additional possibilities to publish supporting applications, movies, animation sequences, high–resolution images, background
datasets, sound clips and more. Supplementary files supplied will be published online alongside the electronic version of your article
in Elsevier web products, including ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com. In order to ensure that your submitted material
is directly usable, please ensure that data is provided in one of our recommended file formats. Authors should submit the material in
electronic format together with the article and supply a concise and descriptive caption for each file. For more detailed instructions
please visit http://authors.elsevier.com/artwork and follow the link to "Multimedia Files".
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor should not be more than five double–spaced manuscript pages (including references) in length, and should
include no more than five tables and figures combined. The figures should be provided in a form suitable for reproduction in a single
column of the journal. Letters to the Editor may be used to (a) report research results of special significance and importance, (b) comment
on papers previously published in the journal and (c) document results on carbons produced from new precursors using established techniques
but which show no unusual features.
Proofs
Electronic proofs (PDF format) of all manuscripts will be sent as an e–mail
attachment to the submitting author. Corrections should be returned within 48 hours on a printed copy (by fax), or by e–mailing
a list of corrections. Corrections should be restricted to typesetting errors; any others may be charged to the author. Please note that
authors are urged to check their proofs carefully before return, since the inclusion of late corrections cannot be guaranteed.
Twenty–five offprints will be supplied free of charge. Further offprints can be ordered at a specially
reduced rate using the order form sent to the corresponding author after the manuscript has been accepted. Orders for reprints will incur
a 50% surcharge.
Copyright
All authors must sign the "Transfer of Copyright" agreement 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. This 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.
Author Enquiries
Authors can keep track of the progress of their accepted
article, and set up e–mail alerts informing them of changes to their manuscript status, by using the "Track a Paper" feature of
the Author Gateway, http://authors.elsevier.com/trackpaper.html.
The Author Gateway, http://authors.elsevier.com
also contains detailed submission instructions, artwork guidelines and other author–related information. For specific enquires
on the preparation of electronic artwork, consult http://authors.elsevier.com/artwork.
Contact details for questions
arising after acceptance of an article, especially those relating to proofs, are provided when an article is accepted for publication.
