An International Journal devoted to all aspects of the Aqueous Processing of Metals

Papers should be submitted to one of the following Editors: Prof. K. Osseo-Asare, David M. Muir, or Nicholas Welham.

Online Submission of Articles
Submission to this journal proceeds entirely on-line via http://ees.elsevier.com/hydrom. 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.

Submission of an article is understood to imply that the article is original and unpublished and is not being considered for publication elsewhere.

General instructions

1. Manuscripts should be structured in a way that conforms to that of the journal.

2. Manuscripts must be written in English. Authors whose native language is not English are recommended to seek the advice of a colleague who has English as his mother-tongue before submitting their manuscript. Manuscripts written in correct English require less time for review and publication.

Language polishing:
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3. Authors should use IUGS terminology and S.I. units. The S.I. system should be used carefully, with proper symbols, using prefixes rather than powers of 10. L for litre is acceptable and preferred to dm cubed. Temperatures may be expressed in Kelvin (K) where thermodynamics are being discussed, otherwise degrees Celsius are preferred.

4. The manuscript should be prepared on a word processor and printed with double spacing and wide margins for ease of making editorial corrections. The various headings should be clearly differentiated, and first and second order headings should be numbered.

5. The entire manuscript should be paginated. However, in the text no reference should be made to page numbers; if necessary, you may refer to section numbers.

6. Manuscripts should generally be organized in the following order:

a. Title

b. Name(s) of the author(s) and their affiliations and fax and e-mail numbers. Fax and e-mail numbers should be placed as footnotes. In the case of more than one author please indicate to whom the correspondence should be addressed.

c. Abstract

d. Keywords

e. Introduction

f. Area descriptions, methods and material studied

g. Results and analyses

h. Discussion and conclusions

i. Acknowledgements

j. Appendices

k. References

l. Tables

m. Figure captions

n. Figures

Elsevier reserves the right of returning to the author for revision accepted manuscripts and illustrations which are not in the form given in this guide.

Keywords

Hydrometallurgy authors will be provided with a list of keywords by the editor upon submission of their manuscript.

Abstract

The abstract should be a concise summary of the paper stating the methods used, the main results and the conclusions in a way that does not require reference to the body of the paper or to the bibliographic references; it should not be longer than 500 words and should not contain equations.

References

1.The journal uses the name-date system of referencing and examples can be found below.

2. All references cited in the text are to be listed at the end of the paper, and all references should be in alphabetical order. The manuscript should be carefully checked to ensure that the spellings of authors' names and publication years are exactly the same in the text as in the reference list. Do not type author's and editor's names in capitals.

3. Name-date references should be set out as follows:

a. Journal-type publications:

Examples:

Paivio, A., Jansen, B., Becker L.J., 1975. Comparisons through the mind's eye. Cognition 37 (2), 635-647

Yuen, A.W.C., 1994. Lamotrigine: a review of antiepileptic efficacy. Epilepsia 35 (Suppl. 5). S33-S36

Glaser, R., Bond, L. (Eds.), 1981. Testing: Concepts and Research (Special Issue). American Psychologist 36 (10)

Yasuda, N., Takagi, S-i., Toriumi, A., 1997. Spectral shape analysis of infrared absorption of thermally grown silicon dioxide films. In: Hattori, T., Wada, K., Hiraki, A. (Eds.), ISCSI-2, Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on the Control of Semiconductor Interfaces, Karuizawa, Japan, October 28- November 1, 1997. Appl. Surf. Sci. 117-118 (June (II)), 216-220

Assink, E.H.M., Verloop, N., 1977. Het aanleren van deel-geheel relaties (Teaching part-whole relations). Pedagogische Studien 54, 130-142 (in Dutch)

H1 Collaboration, 1997. Nucl. Phys. B 504, 3

Weikert, S., Freyer, D., Weih, M., Isaev, N., Busch, C., Schultze, J., et al., 1997. Rapid Ca-dependant NO-production from central nervous system cells in culture measured by NO-nitrite/ozone chemoluminescence. Brain Res. 748, 1-11

b. Monographs:

Examples:

Strunk Jr., W., White, E.B., 1979. The Elements of Style, third ed. MacMillan, New York (Chapter 4)

Luria, A.R., 1969. The Mind of a Mnemonist. Avon Books, New York (L. Solotarof, trans.; original work published in 1965)

c. Edited books:

Examples:

Letheridge, S., Cannon, C.R. (Eds.), 1980. Bilingual Education; Teaching English as a Second Language. Praeger, New York.

Chaddock, T.E., 1974. Gastric emptying of a nutritionally balanced liquid diet. In: Daniel, E.E. (Ed.), Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Gastrointestinal Motility. Mitchell Press, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, pp. 83-92

Adams, M.J., Briscoe, B.E., Sinha, S.K., 1994. Interface friction and energy dissipation in soft solid processing applications. In: Dowson, D., Taylor, C.M., Childs, T.H.C., Godet, M., Dalmas, G. (Eds.), Dissipative Processes in Tribology. In: Dowson, D. (Ed.), Tribology Series, vol. 27. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 223-234

Wilson, J.G., Fraser, F.C. (Eds.), 1977-1978. Handbook of Teratology, vols 1-4. Plenum Press, New York.

Sluzki, C.E., Beavin, J., 1977. Symmetry and complementarity. In: Watzlawick, P., weakland, J.H. (Eds.), The Interactional View. Norton, New York, pp. 71-87. Acta Psiquiatrica y Psicologica de America Latin 11, 321-330 (1965) (reprint)

d. Electronic Publications:

Examples:

Yu, F., Wu, X.-S., 1992. Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 2996. Available from hep-th/9112009

4. In the case of publications in any language other than English, the original title is to be retained. Titles of publications in non-Latin alphabets should be transliterated, and a note such as `(in Russian)' or `(in Japanese, with English Abstr.)' should be added at the end of the reference.

Preparation of Illustrations

Submitting your artwork in an electronic format helps us to produce your work to the best possible standards, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and a high level of detail.

General points:

• Provide all illustrations as separate files.
• Make sure you use uniform lettering and sizing of your original artwork. Save text in illustrations as "graphics" or enclose the font.
• Only use the following fonts in your illustrations: Arial, Courier, Helvetica, Times, Symbol.
• Number the illustrations according to their sequence in the text.
• Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files, and supply a separate listing of the files and the software used.
• Provide captions to illustrations separately.
• Produce images near to the desired size of the printed version.
• A detailed guide on electronic artwork is available on our Web site at http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions. You are urged to visit this site; some excerpts from the detailed information are given here.

Formats:

Regardless of the application used, when your electronic artwork is finalized, please "save as" or convert the images to one of the following formats. (Note the resolution requirements for line drawings, halftones, and line/halftone combinations given below.).

EPS: Vector drawings. Embed the font or save the text as "graphics."
TIFF: Color or grayscale photographs (halftones): always use a minimum of 300 dpi.
TIFF: Bitmapped line drawings: use a minimum of 1000 dpi.
TIFF: Combinations bitmapped line/halftone (color or grayscale): a minimum of 500 dpi is required.
DOC, XLS, or PPT: If your electronic artwork is created in any of these Microsoft Office applications, please supply "as is."

Please do not:

• Supply embedded graphics in your word processor (spreadsheet, presentation) document.
• Supply files that are optimized for screen use (such as GIF, BMP, PICT, WPG); the resolution is too low.
• Supply files that are too low in resolution.
• Submit graphics that are disproportionately large for the content.

Colour figures can be accepted provided the author is prepared to meet the reproduction costs. Please consult the publisher for further information.

Tables



1. Authors should take note of the limitations set by the size and layout of the journal. A table should not exceed the printed area of the page. If this appears impossible, reversing columns and rows will often make the impossible possible.

2. Large tables should be avoided. Foldouts can only be accepted in exceptional cases. If many data are to be presented, an attempt should be made to divide these over two or more tables.

3. Tables should be compiled on separate sheets and must be numbered according to their sequence in the text. The text must include references to all tables.

4. Each table must have a brief and self-explanatory title. Column headings should be brief, but sufficiently explanatory. Units of measurement should be given in parentheses. Vertical lines must not be used to separate columns - leave extra space between the columns instead.

5. Explanations that are necessary to the understanding of the table should be given as footnotes at the bottom of the table. A footnote should be indicated by a lower-case letter.

Formulae

1. All formulae should be presented consistently and clearly with regard to the meaning of each symbol and its correct location. Formulae must be typed throughout.

2. All unusual symbols must be collected in a separate list in the appendix, giving a clear explanation of each symbol.

3. Please try to keep the notation as simple as possible, and avoid ambiguities. Do not use special typefonts if there is no urgent need to do so.

4. Different formulae should be clearly separated in the manuscript, at least by punctuation marks, if not by words. Avoid breaking formulae if breaking is not strictly necessary (i.e., if the equation is less than one typed line). Never let a sentence consist of formulae alone (i.e., without any connection with the preceding text).

5. Do not use complicated juxtapositions of symbols. Also, try to avoid complicated subscripts and superscripts; third-order indices especially present difficulties as to their size and position, and fourth-order indices are not acceptable.

6. The manuscript must show a clear distinction between similar symbols, (e.g., between zero (0) and the letter O, between one (1) and the letter l, and between multiplication (×) and the letter x).

7. Important formulae (e.g. definitions) must be displayed. All formulae which are to be referred to later on must be displayed and numbered consecutively throughout the paper; the number should appear on the right-hand side of the page.

8. In chemical formulae the valence of ions must be given as, for example, Ca²⁺ and CO₃ ² rather than as Ca⁺⁺ and CO₃ ^--.

9. Isotope numbers should precede the symbols (e.g., ¹⁸O).

Footnotes

1. Footnotes should only be used if absolutely essential. In most cases it will be possible to incorporate them in the main text.

2. If used, footnotes should be numbered consecutively throughout the manuscript, indicated by superscript arabic numbers, and kept as short as possible.

Page proofs

1. One set of page proofs will be sent to the corresponding author by e-mail to be checked for typesetting/editing. The author is not expected to make changes or corrections that constitute departures from the article that was accepted by the editor. Proofs should be returned within 3 days.



Copyright

1. 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 of information.

2. The author is responsible for obtaining permission to use any copyrighted material:

a. When quoting from someone else's work or when considering reproducing an illustration or table from a book or journal article, the author should ensure that he is not infringing copyright.

b. Although in general an author may quote from other published works, he should obtain permission from the copyright holder if he wishes to use substantial excerpts or to reproduce tables, plates, or other illustrations. If the copyrightholder is not the author of the quoted or reproduced material, it is recommended that the permission of the author in question is also sought.

c. Material in unpublished letters and manuscripts is also protected and must not be published unless permission has been obtained.

d. A suitable acknowledgement of any borrowed material must always be made.

3. Company clearance, if applicable, should be acquired prior to submission.

4. Submission of a paper for review is interpreted as a statement that the permission to reproduce and company clearance, if applicable, have been acquired.

5. The manuscript of a paper intended for publication in the journal may be reproduced and used elsewhere by the author, with the understanding that no use will be made of the material for commercial purposes.

6. Once the paper has been prepared in publication format by the publisher, the permission of the publisher is required for any use of the paper.

Offprints

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.



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