A note to authors and readers of Dyes and Pigments regarding the submission and publication of articles about dye removal

Submission of Papers

Submissions should be sent Professor Burkinshaw via the Elsevier Editorial System at http://ees.elsevier.com/dypi

Online Submission of Articles
Submission to this journal proceeds entirely on-line via http://ees.elsevier.com/dypi. You will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of the various files. 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.

Types of Contributions
BEFORE YOU BEGIN

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Copyright
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Role of the funding source
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Journal Policy

Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the publisher. Authors accept full responsibility for the factual accuracy of the data presented and should obtain any authorization necessary for publication.

As such the contents of the papers are the sole responsibility of the authors and publication shall not imply the concurrence of the editors or publisher.

All papers are submitted to referees who advise the editors on the matter of acceptance in accordance with the standards required, on the understanding that the subject matter has not been previously published and is not under consideration elsewhere. Referees will be asked to distinguish contributions meeting the above requirements and having an element of novelty, timeliness, and urgency that merits publication in the journal. We ask referees to help in the selection of articles that have this breadth and suggest that papers covering narrower aspects of the field be sent to journals specializing in those areas. Referee names are not disclosed, but their views are forwarded by the editor to the authors for consideration. Authors are required to suggest names of three independent experts in the field when manuscripts are first submitted.

If revision of the original manuscript is required, authors will have a maximum of three months (from receipt of the referees comments) to revise and re-submit. A revised manuscript received by the Editor later than three months after the author s receipt of the referees comments will be treated as a new submission. Authors are allowed to revise the original manuscript only once. If further revisions are requested the manuscript will be treated as a new submission.

The aim of the published articles is to demonstrate novel processes, discoveries, and developments within the scope of the journal. Manuscripts that do not meet the general criteria or standards for publication in Dyes and Pigments will be immediately returned to the authors, without detailed review.

Manuscript Preparation

General: Manuscripts must be typewritten, with double line spacing and wide (3 cm) margins on one side, using a 12 pt font size, avoiding full justification (i.e., do not use a constant right-hand margin.) All pages must be numbered consecutively.

Language and Style: Manuscripts must be written in clear, concise English; the editor reserves the right to reject papers on the basis alone of unacceptable English. Authors whose native language is not English should have the spelling, grammar, and style checked by someone fully proficient in the English language.

Manuscripts which are not written in fluent English will be rejected automatically without refereeing.

International Science Editing and Asia Science Editing can provide English language and copyediting services to authors who want to publish in scientific, technical and medical journals and need assistance before they submit their article or, before it is accepted for publication. Authors can contact these services directly: International Science Editing ( http://www.internationalscienceediting.com) and Asia Science Editing ( http://www.asiascienceediting.com) or, for more information about language editing services, please contact authorsupport@elsevier.com who will be happy to deal with any questions.

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Manuscript: The order of the manuscript should be: title, author(s) and affiliation(s), telephone and fax numbers as well as e-mail addresses of the corresponding author, abstract, keywords, text, references. Present tables and figure legends on separate pages at the end of the manuscript. Sequences of tables, figures and schemes should be numbered with Arabic numerals. Ensure that each new paragraph is clearly indicated. If possible, consult a recent issue of the journal to become familiar with layout and conventions.

Paper Length: Generally the size of the manuscript should not exceed 10,000 words or about 20 printed pages.

Title: The title should be concise, informative and representative of the contents of the manuscript.

Authors and affiliations: Where possible, 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. Information relating to other authors (e.g., present addresses) should be placed in footnotes indicated by the appropriate symbols.

Abstract: An abstract of approximately 100 to 150 words identifying the new and significant results of the study must be provided for all manuscripts, including articles, reviews, and communications. The abstract should comprise a brief and factual account of the contents and conclusions of the paper as well as an indication of any new information presented and its relevance. Abstracts should be self-contained. References to formulae, equations or references that appear in the main text are not permissible.

Keywords: Six keywords, to facilitate indexing and on-line searching should also be included.

Text: The main text should include introduction, experimental section, results, discussion and conclusion. Headings and subheadings for different sections of the papers should be used and clearly identified and should reflect the relative importance of the sections. If each section needs to be numbered, a sequence such as 2., 2.1., 2.1.1., etc should be used. All footnotes (except for table footnotes) should be identified with superscript Arabic numbers.

For full-length manuscripts, a proper introduction is required. The purpose of the introduction is to briefly summarise previous work and recent progress in the field and not to repeat information found in previous publications. The introduction must be kept to a minimum length and only references that pertain to the information in the manuscript should be used. For shorter articles, introductions should be correspondingly brief.

The preferred position for chemical structures should be indicated. Trade names should be avoided wherever possible; if used they should be italicised. Use the appropriate C.I. Generic Name (if available) for all commercial colorants rather than trivial or trade names.

Abbreviations should be used consistently throughout the text, and all non-standard abbreviations should be defined on first usage.

Authors are requested to draw attention to hazardous materials or procedures by adding the word CAUTION followed by a brief descriptive phrase and literature references if appropriate.

The experimental section should provide sufficient detail of the materials, methods and equipment to allow repetition of the work elsewhere, but should not contain excessive detail of commonly used procedures. The procedures should be written in the past tense and include the mass, mmol, volume, etc., in parentheses after the names of the substances or solvents. General reaction conditions should be given only once. The title of an experiment should include the chemical name and compound number of the product prepared; subsequently, this compound should be identified by its number. Details of the workup procedure must be included. Physical and spectroscopic data, including NMR, high-resolution mass analysis, and elemental analysis, can be included in the experimental section or presented in tables.

Tables: Ensure that all tables, figures, and schemes are cited in the text in numerical order. All table columns should have a brief explanatory heading and, where appropriate, units of measurement. Vertical lines should not be used. Each table should have a descriptive heading, which, together with the individual column headings, should make the table, as nearly as possible, self-explanatory. When preparing tables, if you are using a table grid, please use only one grid for each separate table and not a grid for each row. If no grid is being used, use tabs to align columns not spaces. Footnotes to tables should be typed below the table and should be referred to by superscript lower case letters. Tables should not duplicate results presented elsewhere in the manuscript (e.g. in graphs).

Acknowledgements: An acknowledgement section may be included. It should be placed after the manuscript text and before the references.

References: Author(s) carry the full responsibility for the accuracy of their references. The format of references must be uniform and consistent with those found in a typical issue of Dyes and Pigments. All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references following the text of the manuscript. In the text refer to references by a number in square brackets on the line (e.g. Smith and Lever [1]), and the full reference should be given in a numerical list at the end of the paper in the following form:

1. Lever ABP. Inorganic electronic spectroscopy. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1968.
2. Karishin AP, Samusrnko YV, Magda VM, Dzhurka GF. In: Markovskii L, editor. Proc 14th Ukrainian Conf on Org Chem. Odessa: University of Odessa, 1982. p. 103.
3. Merkle K, Schafer H. In: Temple C, editor. Pigment handbook, Vol. III. John Wiley and Sons, Inc, 1973. p. 157-167.
4. Bulut M, Erk C. Improved synthesis of some hydroxycoumarins. Dyes and Pigments 1996;30(2):99-104.

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.

The digital object identifier (DOI) may be used to cite and link to electronic documents. The DOI consists of a unique alphanumeric character string which is assigned to a document by the publisher upon the initial electronic publication. As the assigned DOI never changes, it is an ideal medium for citing a document, particularly "Articles in press" because they have not yet received their full bibliographic information. The correct format for citing a DOI is shown as follows (example taken from a document in the journal Physics Letters B):

doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2003.10.071

When you use the DOI to create URL hyperlinks to documents on the web, they are guaranteed never to change.

Units: The SI system should be used for all scientific and laboratory data. In all other cases, the recommendations of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) should be followed ( http://www.iupac.org/). Always leave a space between units and use superscripts rather than /. For instance: use mg mL^-1 and not mg/ml. Do not use ppm or ppb to denote solid/liquid concentrations.

Symbols: Abbreviations and acronyms should only be used for unwieldy terms and names that occur frequently in the manuscript.

Maths: Detailed mathematical discussion should be placed in an appendix. Equations and formulae should be typewritten.

Nomenclature: It is the responsibility of the authors to provide correct nomenclature. Nomenclature should conform to current scientific usage. Author(s) should use systematic names similar to those used by Chemical Abstracts Service and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. Chemical Abstracts (CA) nomenclature rules can be found in Appendix IV of the Chemical Abstracts Index Guide.

Guidelines for Text Files and Formats: Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect are accepted. Please check the current style of the journal, particularly the reference style, and avoid excessive layout styling as most formatting codes will be removed or replaced during the processing your article. In addition, do not use options such as automatic word breaking, justified layout, double columns or automatic paragraph numbering (especially for numbered references). However do use bold face, italic, subscripts, superscripts, etc.

Guidelines for Artwork/Illustration: Basic guidelines for submitting artwork/illustrations: (For in-depth information about submitting electronic artwork visit http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions . Photographs, charts and diagrams are all to be referred to as "Figure(s)" and should be numbered consecutively in the order to which they are referred. They should accompany the manuscript, but should not be included within the text. All illustrations should be clearly marked on the back with the figure number and the author's name. All figures are to have a caption. Captions should be supplied on a separate sheet.

1. Please save graphics as an Encapsulated PostScript file (EPS) or a Tagged Image File Format (TIFF). Suggested packages for line graphics are Adobe Illustrator (version 3.0 or above), Freehand, and Corel Draw. Graphics made in WordPerfect or Word generally have too low a resolution. The minimum acceptable resolution for line art images is 1000 dpi. For halftones and halftone/line art combinations, the minimum resolutions are 300dpi (500dpi if lettering is present).
2. Black and white photos, micrographs etc should not be saved as colour.
3. Colour reproduction is available if the author is prepared to bear the additional reproduction and printing costs. A quotation will be provided on request. At the editors discretion colour may be provided at no cost to the author, if it is deemed essential to the clarity and presentation of the article. Colour illustrations should be scanned at 300 dpi (500 dpi for halftones/line art combinations).
4. For best results, illustrations should be prepared and submitted in the actual size at which they should appear in the journal and fit a single column width. Each illustration should have a maximum width of 8.25 cm and a maximum depth of 24 cm. Only if it is absolutely necessary will a two-column width be allowed; this requires a minimum width of 10.5 cm, a maximum width of 17.8 cm and a maximum depth of 22 cm. The minimum font size for lettering appearing in a figure should be 6 pt; lines should be no thinner than 0.5 point and of uniform density. When original illustrations do need to be reduced to fit a single or double column, use larger lettering and thicker lines so that, when reduced, the artwork meets the above-mentioned parameters.
5. Chemical Structures should be produced with the use of a commercially available drawing package. No hand-drawn chemical structures will be accepted. To help authors provide actual size graphics, it is suggested that the following settings be used with CSC ChemDraw and ISIS Draw: font 10 pt Helvetica, chain angle 120 , bond spacing 18% of length, fixed length 10.08 pt (0.354 cm), bold width 1.4 pt (0.049 cm), line width 0.42 pt (0.015 cm), margin width 1.12 pt (0.040 cm), and hash spacing 1.75 pt (0.062 cm). Compound numbers should be in boldface. In order to accurately design schematics to print out at the proper width, the original drawing cannot exceed a column width of 8.4 cm (for single column) and 17.7 cm (for double column). Layout design is facilitated if authors submit their original artwork in the actual size to be published.

Should the image files require compression then the compression software used must be indicated.

Software: Software used as part of computer-aided drug/agent design (e.g., molecular modelling, QSAR, conformational analysis, molecular dynamics) should be readily available from accepted sources and the authors may specify where the software can be obtained. Assurance of the quality of the parameters employed for the relevant potential functions should be detailed in the manuscript.

Supplementary material
Elsevier 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 are 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. Video files: please supply 'stills' with your files: you can choose any frame from the video or make a separate image. These will be used instead of standard icons and will personalize the link to your supplementary information. For more detailed instructions please visit our artwork instruction pages at http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions.

Submission Checklist
It is hoped that this list will be useful during the final checking of an article prior to sending it to the journal's Editor for review. Please consult this Guide for Authors for further details of any item.
Ensure that the following items are present:

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)
Further considerations

• Manuscript has been "spellchecked" and "grammar-checked"
• 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)
• color figures are clearly marked as being intended for color reproduction on the Web (free of charge) and in print or to be reproduced in color on the Web (free of charge) and in black-and-white in print
• If only color on the Web is required, black and white versions of the figures are also supplied for printing purposes
For any further information please visit our customer support site at http://epsupport.elsevier.com.

Proofs

Proofs will be sent to the author (first named author if no corresponding author is identified of multi-authored papers) and should be returned within 48 hours of receipt. Corrections should be restricted to typesetting errors; any others may be charged to the author. Any queries should be answered in full. Please note that authors are urged to check their proofs carefully before return, since the inclusion of late corrections cannot be guaranteed. Proofs are to be returned to the Log-in Department, Elsevier, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK.

Offprints

The corresponding author, at no cost, will be provided with a PDF file of the article via e-mail. The PDF file is a watermarked version of the published article and includes a cover sheet with the journal cover image and a disclaimer outlining the terms and conditions of use. Additional paper offprints can be ordered by the authors. An order form with prices will be sent to the corresponding author.

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. 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 Services

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