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Types of contributions: Original papers, review papers and letters, on all aspects of fundamental and applied
science of engineering composites will be considered for publication. Submissions must be accompanied by a letter stating 1) the significance
of the paper for the research community and 2) what it contains that is most important, new or original. The new guideline of manuscript
length is a maximum of 22 pages including figures and tables. The text should be 12 point with double spacing and there should not be
more than two figures per page and no more than one table per page, depending on their sizes. The concise articles which communicate
new and important results, or letters to published articles, will be included in a short communication section, and will be published
with the minimum of delay. Short communications should consist of no more than four manuscript pages. Authors may accompany a brief statement
indicating the specific reason for urgency.
Original material: 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consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and that, if accepted, it will not
be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the Publisher. All papers
are independently refereed. For more information about how the process is conducted for this journal, please take a look at the peer
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that do not conform to the instructions for manuscript preparation and artwork instruction, as well as paper that do not fit the scope
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do not include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. Authors should consult a recent issue of the journal
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Abstract: A self-contained abstract outlining in a single paragraph the aims, scope and conclusions of the paper must be
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Keywords: Authors should select a maximum of five keywords from the Keyword List
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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
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References: 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. Since Wu [1]), and the full reference should be given in a numerical list at the end of the paper.
References should be given in the following form: 1. Wu W, Verpoest I, Varna J. A novel axisymmetric variational analysis of stress
transfer into fibres through a partially debonded interface. Comp Sci Tech 1998;58(12):1863-1877. 2. Wakeman MD. Non-isothermal compression
moulding of glass fibre reinforced polypropylene composites. PhD Thesis, University of Nottingham, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
1997. 3. Clemens S, Western E, Handermann A. Hybrid yarns for high-performance thermoplastic composites. In: Bossu Jd, Lissac P,
editors. Looking ahead for materials and processes, vol. 1. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1987. 4. Hogg P, Woolstencroft D. Non-crimp thermoplastic
composite fabrics - aerospace solutions to automotive problems. Advanced Composite Materials: New Developments and Applications Conference
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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
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Keywords: Authors should select a maximum of five keywords. Each Keyword should be accompanied
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is not included in the list below. The list of up to five keywords should appear on the title page of each paper submitted for consideration,
following the abstract.
