The International Journal on the Science and Technology of Desalting and Water Purification

Guide for Authors

Submission information

With immediate effect, authors wishing to submit manuscripts to Desalination should now do so electronically via the Elsevier Editorial System at http://ees.elsevier.com/des/

Pages should be numbered consecutively.
Type the text flush left without an attempt at layout. Type text flush left. Do not use tabs, centers or footnotes. Words should not be hyphenated. Papers containing a substantial number of equations must have a list of symbols with units. Authors are urged to express all quantities in SI units, with other units in parentheses if desired.

Submission of Papers
Submission of an article is understood to imply that the article is original and unpublished and is not being considered for publication elsewhere.
Upon acceptance of an article by the journal, the author(s) will be asked to transfer the copyright of the article to the publisher. This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination under the U.S. Copyright law.
All manuscripts will be judged by two independent referees.

Types of Contributions
1. Original research papers in the field of desalting and water purification.
2. Review papers about the various desalination methods - the present status and expected developments.
3. Technical papers concerned with design features of desalination plants and operational experience with such plants.

Manuscript preparation
Manuscripts should be written in proper English.
Abstract
An abstract of about 200 words should preface the manuscript.
Keywords should be provided.
Symbols
Please express all quantities in SI units, with other units in parenthesis if desired. Use italics for symbols where appropriate. Provide a list of symbols at the end of the paper (before the References).

References
References must be identified by Arabic numerals (e.g. 1, 2 etc). numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text (between square brackets) and listed at the end of the paper. For example:
Articles in journals:
M. Tasaka. J. Membr. Sci. 9 (1993)51-60.
Chapters in books:
J.M. Dickson, Jn: B.S. Parekh, (Ed.), Reverse Osmosis Technology, Marcel Dekker, New York. 1988, pp. 56-70.
Books:
K.S. Spiegler and Y. El-Sayed, (Eds.), A Desalination Primer, Balaban Desalination Publications, Rehovot, 1994.

Tables
Each table should have a descriptive title. Separate columns by one tab.

Illustrations
Illustrations (figures, photos and graphs) are referred to the text and should be numbered consecutively throughout the paper by Arabic numerals (Fig. 1, Figs. 1-5).
Make sure lettering is proportional to the figure and suitable for appropriate reduction if necessary.
Figures should be submitted with high contrast in black and white unless color is required. Do not use a gray background in line drawings.
Format: Please take into consideration that the journal is in two columns of 7.5 cm each, a total width of 16 cm. The total height is 20 cm (without running head).

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 the journal homepage at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/desal.

Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to sign a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (for more information on this and copyright see http://www.elsevier.com/copyright). Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail (or letter) will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.
Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Permission of the Publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution and for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations (please consult http://www.elsevier.com/permissions).
If excerpts from other copyrighted works are included, the author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit the source(s) in the article. Elsevier has preprinted forms for use by authors in these cases: please consult http://www.elsevier.com/permissions.

Funding body agreements and policies
Elsevier has established agreements and developed policies to allow authors who publish in Elsevier journals to comply with potential manuscript archiving requirements as specified as conditions of their grant awards. To learn more about existing agreements and policies please visit http://www.elsevier.com/fundingbodies

Authors Benefits
Reprints
The corresponding author, at no cost, will be provided with a PDF file of the article via e-mail or, alternatively, 25 free paper offprints. 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 reprints can be ordered with the reprint order form available from the editor.

Contributors to Elsevier journals are entitled to a 30% discount on most Elsevier books.

Author enquiries:
For enquiries relating to the submission of articles please contact the Editor-in-chief, Miriam Balaban at balaban@desline.com. Contact details for questions arising after acceptance of an article, especially those relating to proofs, are provided after registration of an article for publication.