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I. Manuscript Submission
Submission of a paper or article is understood to imply that
the article is original and is not being considered for publication elsewhere. Submission of a multi-authored manuscript implies the
consent of all the participating authors. Upon acceptance of the 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.
Authors are
advised to review the latest Aims & Scope of the journal to evaluate that the subject of the manuscript meets the Aims &Scope.
Manuscripts must be written in clear and grammatical English and should be submitted in electronic form by using online manuscript
submission available at http://ees.elsevier.com/recycl . This site will guide authors stepwise through the submission process.
Authors can upload their articles as Microsoft (MS) Word or WordPerfect files. It is also possible to submit an article in PostScript
or Adobe Acrobat PDF format, but if the article is accepted, the original source files will be needed. If you submit a word processing
file, the system generates an Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the article, which is used for the reviewing process. Authors, reviewers,
and editors send and receive all correspondence by e-mail and no paper correspondence is necessary.
If online submission is not possible,
manuscripts may be submitted by sending the source files on disk together with a matching hard copy (both text and figures and tables)
by registered mail to the editorial office (Please note that this is not the preferred way of submission and could cause a considerable
delay in publication of the article.)
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Review process:
All manuscripts are sent to at least two independent reviewers to ensure both accuracy
and relevance to the journal. The final decision on acceptance will be made by the Editor. Manuscripts may be sent back to authors for
revision if necessary. Revised manuscript submissions should be made as soon as possible (within 6 weeks) after the receipt of the reviewer's
reports.
All authors are asked to submit full contact details for three potential reviewers of their manuscript. Typically the Editor
will not contact all individuals, often one will be selected as a third reviewer.
Peer review is essential to maintain the quality
of the scientific literature. On acceptance of a manuscript for publication, it is expected that the authors will also serve as reviewers
of future manuscripts in the same area of research as the manuscript submitted to the journal.
II. Manuscript Preparation
In general manuscripts should be organised in the following order: Title (should be clear, descriptive and concise), Name(s) of author(s),
Complete postal address(es) of affiliations, Full telephone and fax numbers of the corresponding author (plus present address(es) of
author(s) if applicable), Complete correspondence address, Abstract, Keywords (indexing terms), Introduction, Material studied, area
descriptions, methods, techniques, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, References, Tables and Figures.
Text
Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced with side margins. The article should be preceded by a succinct abstract of no more than
300 words, clearly describing the entire paper, and a keyword list (5-10 words). No abstract is required for short articles/communications.
The title of the paper should be brief and stated on a separate page along with the authors' names and addresses to enable the Publisher
to prepare this text in the correct typeface and sizes. If the title exceeds 70 characters, a suggestion for an abbreviated running head
should be given. The SI system should be used for all scientific and laboratory data; if in certain instances it is necessary to use
other units these should be added in parentheses. Temperatures should be given in degrees Celsius. The unit 'billion' (109 in America,
1012 in Europe) is ambiguous and should be qualified when used. Where abbreviations are likely to cause ambiguity or not be readily understood
by an international readership, units should be given in full. Every page of the manuscript including the title page, references, tables
etc. should be numbered. However in the text no reference should be made to page numbers.
Language editing
The editors nor
Elsevier edit manuscripts for English language. Manuscripts must be written in clear and grammatical English. Information on author-paid
and pre-accept language editing services available to authors can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/languagepolishing,
by clicking on "Guide to Publishing with Elsevier."
III. 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 the author's name (without initials) and year of publication
(e.g. 'Since Peterson (1993) has shown that...' or 'This is in the agreement with results obtained later (Kramer, 1994)'). For three
or more authors use the first author followed by 'et al.', in the text. The list of references should be arranged alphabetically by authors'
names. The manuscript should be carefully checked to ensure that the spelling of authors' names and dates are exactly the same in the
text as in the reference list.
References should be given in the following form:
Journals/periodicals: Moore, J.N. and
Luoma, S.N., 1990. Hazardous wastes from large-scale metal extraction: a case study. Environ. Sci. technol., 24: 1278-1285;
Edited
symposia/special issues published in a periodical: Pelizetti, E., Minero, C., Sega, M. and Vincenti, M., 1993. Formation and disappearance
of biplenyl derivatives in the photocatalytic transformation of 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene on titanium oxide. In: D.F. Ollis and H. Al-Ekabi
(Editors), Photocatalytic Purification and Treatment of Water and Air. Proc. 1st Int. Conf. TiO2 Photocatalytic Purification and Treatment
of Water and Air, 8-13 November 1992, London, Ont., Canada. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 291-300.
Multi-author books: Ramaswamy, S.D.; Murthy, C.K. and Nagaraj, T.S.,
1983. Use of waste materials and industrial by- products in concrete construction. In: R.N. Swamy (Ed.), Concrete Technology and Design,
Vol. 1: New Concrete Materials. Surrey University Press, London, UK, pp. 137-172.
Internet: Cherwell Scientific Publishing.
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In the case of publications in a language other than English, the original title is to be retained. However,
the titles of publications in non-Latin alphabets should be transliterated, and a notation such as "(in Russian)" or "(in Greek, with
English abstract)" should be added. Work accepted for publication but not yet published should be referred to as "in press". References
concerning unpublished data and "personal communications" should not be cited in the reference list but may be mentioned in the text.
A suitable acknowledgement of any borrowed material must always be made.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):
In addition to
regular bibliographic information, the digital object identifier (DOI) may be used to cite and link to electronic documents. The DOI
consists of a unique alpha-numeric character string which is assigned to a document by the publisher upon the initial electronic publication.
The assigned DOI never changes. Therefore, 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
NB: Please give as much bibliographic information
as possible with the DOI. Please give the name(s) of the author(s), title of the paper, journal name and if possible year of publication.
When you use the DOI to create URL hyperlinks to documents on the web, they are guaranteed never to change.
IV. Illustrations:
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.
Please visit our Web site at http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions
for detailed instructions on preparing electronic artwork.
Color figures in the printed issue can be accepted only if the authors
defray the full cost. However, if together with your accepted article, you submit usable color figures, then Elsevier will ensure, at
no additional charge, that these figures will appear in color on the Web (e.g., ScienceDirect and other sites) regardless of whether
these illustrations are reproduced in color in the printed version. Please be informed that color figure costs are EURO 350 for every
first page. All subsequent pages cost EURO 175.
Tables should be numbered consecutively and given a suitable caption and each table
typed on a separate sheet. Footnotes to tables should be typed below the table and should be referred to by superscript lowercase letters.
No vertical rules should be used. Tables should not duplicate results presented elsewhere in the manuscript, (e.g. in graphs).
V.
Multimedia Files:
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 on Science Direct: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. For more detailed instructions please visit
http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions.
VI. Proofs:
Authors should clearly indicate on their manuscript
the author to whom correspondence and proofs should be sent. The address, telephone, fax and E-mail number (if available) for the corresponding
author must be provided. Only typesetter's errors may be corrected; no changes in, or additions to, the edited manuscript will be allowed.
Proofs should be returned as fast as possible to avoid delays in publication.
VII. Copyright:
It is a condition of publication
that manuscripts submitted to this journal have not been published and will not be simultaneously submitted or published elsewhere. All
authors must sign the "Transfer of Copyright" agreement, dispatched from the Publishers, before the article can be published. (US government
offices or employees whose submitted work was prepared as part of their employment are exempt from the transfer requirement, but must
certify their status as government writers.) This transfer agreement enables Elsevier B.V. to protect the copyrighted material for the
authors, but does not relinquish the author's propriety rights or rights to use their work as they please in the future. The copyright
transfer covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, photographic reproductions, microform
or any other similar reproductions of similar nature and translations.
VIII. 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.
Author Services
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informing them of changes to their manuscript's status, by using the 'Track a Paper' feature at http://www.elsevier.com/authors
