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CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH
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Guide for Authors
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS: The publication process for Cement
and Concrete Research is handled electronically. Papers should
be submitted
electronically through the Elsevier Editorial System
(EES)  http://ees.elsevier.com/cemcon. Manuscripts submitted using
the
online system will be handled substantially quicker than those
submitted by mail. If papers are sent by mail, please send them in
triplicate
to the Editor-in-Chief at the address given below.
Authors submit their article online by simply registering,
logging-in, and submitting.
Editors will then invite potential
reviewers by email. Detailed instructions on the use of the online
submission system are available
at http://ees.elsevier.com/cemcon.
Please read the ''Hints'' for information on how to register, and
review the ''Tutorial
for Authors'' for a run-through of the
submission process. Please note that you must have an email
address to use the online submission
system. If you need any further
help, please do not hesitate to contact our Author Support Department
at: authorsupport@elsevier.com
CATEGORIES OF PAPERS: The journal accepts four types of
article: Research Papers, Reviews, Communications (maximum
submitted
length of 6 manuscript pages) and Discussions (maximum
submitted length of 4 manuscript pages) - the maximum number of
manuscript pages
includes tables and figures. The Journal publishes
papers in English only. All papers deemed within the scope of the journal will be
independently refereed. For more information about how the process is conducted for this journal, please take a look at the peer review
policy statement
here
Reprint order forms
will be sent to the
authors whose papers have been accepted for publication. There
are no mandatory page charges.
TRANSFER OF
COPYRIGHT: Authors will be required to transfer
the copyright of their article to the publisher. Papers cannot be
published until
the copyright transfer form is received. This transfer
will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information.
PREPARATION
OF MANUSCRIPT: Manuscripts should be typed,
double spaced, with wide margins. Concise writing is required: do not
repeat data, i.e.,
use either tabular or graphical presentation of a set
of data, not both. All textual elements should begin flush left, with no
paragraph
indents. Two returns should be placed after every element
such as title, headings, paragraphs, and figure legends. Automatic
numbering
or footnoting features must not be used. The manuscript
should conform to the following guidelines:
1. The title page should contain
the title of the paper, author(s),
affiliation(s) with address, and country, and correspondence
footnote. Superscript letters should
be used to denote affiliation: a;
b. The corresponding author should be identified with an asterisk.
2. Each paper should be accompanied
by an abstract. The abstract
should not be more than 150 words for Reviews, Papers, and
Communications, and not more than 100 words for
Discussions.
3. Major headings, e.g., Introduction, Methods, Results, etc., should
be numbered, as well as any subsidiary headings
(1.1, 1.2).
4. Figures and tables can be submitted as separate files; the
''Description'' field can be used to enter the caption.
Figures and
tables are normally reduced to single-column width (i.e. slightly less
than half-page width). For this reason, please keep
the blank space
around figures and tables to a minimum as this will ensure that the
content of figures and tables can be reproduced as
large as possible.
Use large enough lettering so that the smallest elements (i.e.,
superscript or subscript characters) will be readable
when the figure
is reduced.
5. Online publication via ScienceDirect allows the inclusion of colour
images and multimedia (e.g. movies
and animations). However,
color images can only be reproduced in the printed journal in
exceptional cases and at additional cost to the
authors. If colour or
multimedia is included in ScienceDirect, please ensure that
appropriate monochrome images are available for the
printed
journal.
6. References should be indicated in the text by consecutive
numbers in brackets, i.e., [1,2], as part of the text,
not raised
above it. Full references should be cited in a numbered list on a
separate sheet of paper. References should contain the names
of all authors of any one paper together with their initials, the
article title, the title of the journal (abbreviated if possible in
accordance with The World List of Scientific Periodicals), volume
number, page numbers, and year, as illustrated below. References
to
books should contain the publisher's name and
location.
Journal: [1] H. Uchikawa, S. Hanehara, T. Shirasaka, D.
Sawaki, Effect of water
curing, Cem Concr Res 22
(2) (1992) 115-120.
Book: [2] H.F.W. Taylor, Cement Chemistry, Academic
Press, New York, 1990.
Article in
Edited
Book: [3] D.F. Hewlett, P.D. Jones, The effect of superplasticizers
on concrete materials, in: G. Fontinou,
P.D. Jones (Eds.), Chemical
Admixtures, Academic
Press, New York, 1981, pp. 135-155.
7. Use only standard symbols and abbreviations in text and
illustrations.
8. Units should be expressed in the International System of
Measurement (SI) or metric system. Where desirable, conversion
into a
duplicate set of units may be shown in parentheses in text or
illustrations.
9. Any numbered equations in text, as well as all tables
and figures,
must be cited in text, i.e., (Eq. 1), (Table 3), (Fig. 1), see Eq. (1), etc.
COMMUNICATIONS: If more rapid publication
is sought to report
novel or innovative research, a paper of a maximum of 6
manuscript pages, which includes tables and figures, should
be
sent directly to the Editor-in-Chief with a request that it be sent to
an Associate Editor for consideration as a Communication. Manuscripts
accepted in this way will be published with a minimum of
delay. The Associate Editor who accepts the paper for publication
will remain
anonymous.
Authors should follow the regular instructions for the preparation of
manuscripts.
DISCUSSIONS: Contributions
submitted to the Editor-in-Chief under
this heading may be concerned with matters of opinion and criticism
of interest to the community
of scientists, engineers, and technologists
in the cement and concrete field. These contributions are
subject to the same format and
layout requirements as regular
papers, including tables and figures. Discussions should be limited to
4 manuscript pages (which includes
tables and figures).
EDITORIAL OFFICE ADDRESS: Manuscripts should be supplied
electronically via the following website: http:/ees.elsevier.com/ cemcon. All inquiries and requests for information should be
addressed to the Editor-in-Chief, Professor Karen Scrivener,
Laboratory
of Construction Materials (STI IMX LMC), Station 12,
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015 Lausanne,
Switzerland; E-mail: cacr@bluewin.ch.
AUTHOR ENQUIRIES: For enquiries relating to the submission of articles (including electronic
submission), the status of accepted manuscripts through our "Track a Paper" feature, specific enquires on the preparation of electronic
artwork, author Frequently Asked Questions and any other enquiries relating to Elsevier, please consult Elsevier's Author
Gateway.
CEMENT and CONCRETE RESEARCH KEYWORDS
Authors should select a maximum of five keywords. Each keyword should be accompanied by the capital letter denoting the category
from which the keyword has been selected. If authors wish they may nominate one keyword which is not included in the list below. The
list of up to five keywords should appear on the title page of each paper
A. PROCESSING
Acceleration
Bleeding
Calorimetry
Curing
Dispersion
Drying
Fineness
Fresh Concrete
Grinding
Humidity
Hydration
Kinetics
Microwave
Processing
Mixture Proportioning
pH
Reaction
Retardation
Rheology
Temperature
Thermal Treatment
Vibration
Workability
B. STRUCTURE, MICROSTRUCTURE, CHARACTERIZATION
Amorphous Material
Backscattered Electron Imaging
Calcium-Silicate-Hydrate (C-S-H)
Characterization
Crack Detection
Crystal Size
Crystal Structure
EDX
Glass
Hydration Products
Image Analysis
Interfacial Transition Zone
Mercury Porosimetry
Microcracking
Microstructure
Particle Size Distribution
Petrography
Pore Size Distribution
Pore Solution
SEM
Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering
Spectroscopy
Surface Area
Surface Layer
TEM
Thermal Analysis
Thermodynamic Calculations
X-Ray Diffraction
C. PROPERTIES
Adsorption
Aging
Alkali-Aggregate Reaction
Bending Strength
Bond Strength
Carbonation
Compressive Strength
Corrosion
Creep
Cycles
Degradation
Delayed Ettringite Formation (DEF)
Diffusion
Durability
Elastic Moduli
Electrical Properties
Electrochemical Properties
Expansion
Fatigue
Finite Element Analysis
Fracture
Toughness
Freezing and Thawing
Long-Term Performance
Magnetic Properties
Mechanical Properties
Micromechanics
Permeability
Physical Properties
Pull-Out Strength
Shrinkage
Stability
Strain Effect
Sulfate Attack
Tensile Properties
Transport Properties
D. COMPOSITION
Admixture
Aggregate
Alkali Activated Cement
Alkalis
BaO
Blended
Cement
CdO
Ca3Al2O6
Calcium Aluminate Cement
Calcium Aluminoferrite
CaO
Ca2SiO4
Ca(OH)2
Ca3SiO5
3CaO˙3Al2O3˙CaSO4
CaCO3
Cement
Cement Paste
Chemically Bonded Ceramics
Chloride
Chromium
Clinker
Cobalt
Ettringite
Filler
Fly Ash
Fluoride
Fluxes
Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag
Heavy Metals
High-Range Water Reducers
Hydrogarnet
Lead
Lithium Compounds
Metakaolin
MgO
Mineralizers
Monosulfate
Nitrate
Organic Acids
Organic Materials
Polymers
Portland Cement
KOH
Pozzolan
Reinforcement
Silica Fume
Sulfate
Sulfate Resistant Cements
Sulfoaluminate
Toxic Metal
Zinc
E. APPLICATIONS, SPECIAL TREATMENT
Cement Manufacture
Composite
Concrete
Fiber
Reinforcement
High-Performance Concrete
Modeling
Mortar
Oil Well Cement
Precast Units
Radioactive Waste
Refractory
Cement
Waste Management
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