Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials



Short Overview

Manuscript Preparation:
General
Structure
Text Layout
Corresponding Author
Prime Novelty Statement
Abstract
Keywords
Units
Maths
References
Illustrations
Colour Costs and Queries
Free Online Colour
Tables
Electronic Annexes

Other:
Notification
Copyright
PDF Proofs
Author Benefits
Online Paper Tracking
Enquiries
Useful Links
Keyword List



The journal provides an international medium for the publication of theoretical and experimental studies and reviews related to the electronic, electrochemical, ionic, magnetic, optical, and biosensing properties of solid state materials in bulk, thin film and particulate forms.

Papers dealing with synthesis, processing, characterization, structure, physical properties and computational aspects of nano-crystalline, crystalline, amorphous and glassy forms of ceramics, semiconductors, layered insertion compounds, low-dimensional compounds and systems, fast-ion conductors, polymers and dielectrics are viewed as suitable for publication. Articles focused on nano-structured aspects of these advanced solid-state materials will also be considered suitable.

Types of contributions
New, cutting-edge, original research work not already published; current topics of interest to a broad materials research community; plenary lectures and/or individual papers given at conferences; reviews of specialized topics within the scope of the journal; engineering studies; letters to the editor; invited papers/proceedings.

Abstracting services
American Ceramic Society, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts, Current Contents, Engineering Index, FIZ Karlsruhe, Fluid Abstracts, Fluidex, Glass Technology Abstracts, INSPEC/Physics Abstracts, Metals Abstracts, PASCAL/CNRS, Physikalische Berichte, Research Alert, Science Citation Index.

Submission of papers:

Papers need to be submitted on-line to be considered for publication. Upload one copy of the full paper including graphics and all figures as graphics files separately at the online submission site, accessed via http://www.ees.elsevier.com/msb. All figures, tables, schemes, or graphs are to have the captions on the same page as the actual figure, graph, table, or scheme and not on a separate page.

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 Authors homepage, removing the need for a hard-copy paper trail.

Please note: No paper submissions will be considered outside of http://www.ees.elsevier.com/msb

Editor-in-Chief:
Professor P. Kumta
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
USA
matscib@gmail.com

Deputy Editor:
Professor Donald Schleich, Ecole Polytechnique de Nantes
Nantes, Cedex 03
France
donald.schleich@univ-nantes.fr

Submission language: All manuscripts must be written in English
http://dictionary.oed.com/entrance.dtl

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.

Detailed instructions on manuscript preparation and artwork instructions can be found below. The editor reserves the right to return manuscripts that do not conform to the instructions for manuscript preparation and artwork instruction, as well as paper that do not fit the scope of the journal, prior to refereeing.

Prescreen Process. Due to the highly competitive nature of publication in MSE-B, and to avoid overburdening reviewers, all manuscripts submitted are subjected to a stringent prescreen process. This prescreen process is performed by the Editor-in-Chief on a regular basis. Less than half of submitted manuscripts are sent out for in-depth review. Due to the large volume of papers involved, we regret that we are unable to provide detailed justification or particular advice for papers that do not pass this filter. The prescreen process is performed strictly on the basis of the topical relevance and prime novelty contents of the work.

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Manuscript Preparation:

General:
Authors are required to register at http://www.ees.elsevier.com/msb before submitting a paper. Registered authors will receive a unique username and password which will provide them access to their own journal homepage. Authors can upload, and revise their manuscripts via their journal homepage. Please note that the revision process can take some weeks and authors will be notified by e-mail when the status of a manuscript is updated.
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Structure:
Follow this order when typing manuscripts: Title, Authors, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords, Main text, Acknowledgements, Appendix, References, Figures and then Tables. Please supply figures separately as original graphics files. Figures, graphics, photos should not be embedded in the manuscript text file. All figures, tables, schemes, or graphs are to have the captions on the same page as the actual figure, graph, table, or scheme and not on a separate page. Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article and do not include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise.
For a rough estimate of the final length of their printed article, authors should count 850 words per full two-column page and four illustrations per page. All pages must be numbered consecutively.
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Text Layout:
Use double spacing and wide (3 cm) margins. (Avoid full justification, i.e., do not use a constant right-hand margin.) Ensure that each new paragraph is clearly indicated. Present tables and figures on separate pages at the end of the manuscript. Table and figure legends are to appear on the same page as the corresponding items. If possible, consult a recent issue of the journal to become familiar with layout and conventions.

All pages must be numbered consecutively, use 12 or 10 pt font size and standard fonts.
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Corresponding author:
Clearly indicate who is responsible for correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, including post-publication. Ensure that telephone and fax numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address. Full postal addresses must be given for all co-authors both on the source files and as a required step of the on-line submission. Please consult a recent journal paper for style if possible.
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Prime Novelty Statement:
As a required submission step, it is mandatory that authors indicate precisely what is novel in their paper. The text should be as exact as possible and in no more than 2 lines. Mere indication of original research is not sufficient.

Note: Failure to complete this step correctly will result in your paper being returned to you.
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Abstract:
A self-contained abstract outlining in a single paragraph the aims, scope and conclusions of the paper must be supplied.
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Keywords:
A maximum of six keywords should be indicated below the abstract to describe the contents of the manuscript. Keywords should be selected, if appropriate, from the following classes: theoretical methods, experimental methods, phenomena, materials, and applications. A recommended list of current keywords used in the Journal are published regularly; the most recent list is included at the end of this document
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Units:
Follow internationally accepted rules and conventions: use the international system of units (SI). If other quantities are mentioned, give their equivalent in SI.
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Maths:
Number consecutively any equations that are to be displayed. Please place the equations as close to where referred to in the text as possible.

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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.
Text: Indicate references by number(s) in square brackets in line with the text. The actual authors can be referred to, but the reference number(s) must always be given.
Example: "..... as demonstrated [3,6]. Barnaby and Jones [8] obtained a different result ...."
List: Number the references (numbers in square brackets) in the list in the order in which they appear in the text.
Examples:
Reference to a journal publication:
[1] J. van der Geer, J.A.J. Hanraads, R.A. Lupton, J. Sci. Commun. 163 (2000) 51-59.
Reference to a book:
[2] W. Strunk Jr., E.B. White, The Elements of Style, third ed., Macmillan, New York, 1979.
Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
[3] G.R. Mettam, L.B. Adams, in: B.S. Jones, R.Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the Electronic Age, E-Publishing, Inc. New York, 1994, pp. 281-304.
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Illustrations:
For information relating to the preparation of illustrations please visit the web site http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions
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Colour Costs and Queries:
For colour illustrations to be produced in the print journal, a colour printing fee is charged to the author per colour page. Further information concerning colour illustrations and costs is available from Author Support at authorsupport@elsevier.com, and at http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions.
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FREE ONLINE COLOUR
If, together with your accepted article, you submit usable colour and black/white figures then Elsevier will ensure, at no additional charge, that these figures will appear in colour on the web (e.g., ScienceDirect and other sites) regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in colour in the printed version. ' Usable' means the formats comply with our instructions. See the information about Illustrations at http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions. For colour illustrations in the print journal see Colour Costs above.
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Tables:
Tables should be numbered consecutively and given suitable captions beneath each table and each table should begin on a new page. No vertical rules should be used. Tables should not duplicate results presented elsewhere in the manuscript (for example, in graphs). Footnotes to tables should be typed below the table and should be referred to by superscript lowercase letters.
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Electronic Annexes
We strongly encourage you to submit electronic annexes, such as short videos, computer-enhanced images, audio clips and large databases. Please refer to the Artwork Instructions (Multimedia files) at http://authors.elsevier.com/locate/authorartwork for details on file types to be used. If you are submitting on hardcopy, please supply 3 disks/CD ROMs containing the electronic annex to the editor for review. In the text of your article you may wish to refer to the annex. This is not mandatory, however, if you do wish to refer to the annex in the text then please do so using this example: "see Electronic Annex 1 in the online version of this article." Production will insert the relevant URL at the typesetting stage after this statement.
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Notification:

Authors will be notified of the acceptance of their paper by the editor. The Publisher will also send a notification of receipt of the paper in production. Once a paper is accepted after revisions the Editors will not accept any other version of the paper. The decision of the Editor-in-Chief is final. If, for any reason, an author voluntarily chooses to withdraw a paper, the author should send notification, signed by all co-authors, to the Editor-in-Chief.
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Journal Publishing Agreement:

All authors must sign the Journal Publishing Agreement (JPA) before the article can be published. This publishing agreement enables Elsevier to protect the copyrighted material for the authors, but does not relinquish the authors' proprietary rights. The JPA covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, photographic reproductions, microfilm or any other reproductions of similar nature and translations. Authors are responsible for obtaining from the copyright holder permission to reproduce any figures for which copyright exists.
For more information please go to our copyright page http://www.elsevier.com/authorsrights.
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PDF Proofs:

One set of page proofs in PDF format will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author, to be checked for typesetting/editing. The corrections should be returned within 48 hours. No changes in, or additions to, the accepted (and subsequently edited) manuscript will be allowed at this stage. Proofreading is solely the author's responsibility. Any queries should be answered in full. Please correct factual errors only, or errors introduced by typesetting.
Please note that once your paper has been proofed we publish the identical paper online as in print.
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Author Benefits:

No page charges: Publication in this journal is free of charge.

Free offprints: Twenty-five offprints will be supplied free of charge. Corresponding authors will be given the choice to buy extra offprints before printing of the article. Authors who pay for colour illustrations will receive an extra fifty offprints free of charge.

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Online Paper Tracking:

Authors can track the status of their accepted paper online at http://authors.elsevier.com/TrackPaper.html using the reference supplied by the Publisher.

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Author enquiries:

All author enquiries should be made to: authorsupport@elsevier.com

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Keyword List:
Acetylene
Acoustoelectric effect
Acoustooptical effect
Adhesion
Adsorption
Alkali halides
Alkali metals
Alkanes
Aluminium
Aluminium oxide
Ammonia
Amorphous materials
Annealing
Antimony
Argon
Arsenic
Atoms and molecules
Auger electron spectroscopy
Band structure calculations
Band structure of crystalline semiconductors and insulators
Barium
Barium oxide
Batteries
BCS theory
Benzene
Beryllium
Bethe lattice models
Bismuth
Bismuth selenide
Borate glasses
Borides
Boron
Boron nitrides
Brillouin scattering
Cadmium
Cadmium selenide
Cadmium sulphide
Cadmium telluride
Calcium
Calcoprites
Calculation of effective masses, g-factors and mobility
Carbides
Carbon
Carbon dioxide
Carbon monoxide
Carboxylic acids
Charge-density waves
Chemisorption
Catalysis
Cathodes
Ceramics
Chalcogens
Chalcogenides
Chalcopyrite
Chemical vapour deposition
Chromium
Clusters
Cobalt
Cobalt oxide
Commensurable:incommensurable transitions
Condensation
Contact metallurgy
Contact potential
Contact resistance
Copper
Critical exponents
Crystal symmetry
Crystallization
Cuprous oxide
Cyanogen
Cyclotron resonance studies
Defect formation
Deuterium
Diamagnetism and paramagnetism
Diamond
Diffraction
Diffusion
Doping effects
Doping and impurity implantation
Electric field effect
Electrical resonances
Electrical measurements
Electrochromic properties
Electron bombardment
Electron conduction
Electron density of states calculations
Electron energy loss spectroscopy
Electron energy states in amorphous and glassy solids
Electron impact desorption
Electron microscopy
Electron paramagnetic resonance
Electron states
Electrons
Elementary excitations
Energy dispersive X-ray diffraction (EDXD)
Epitaxy etching
Epitaxy of thin films
Epitaxial silicon
Etching
Ethanol
Ethylene
Europium oxide
Evaporation
Exchange interactions
Excitons
Extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS)
Fast ion conductors
Fermi-Thomas models
Fibers
Field effect
Field evaporation
Field-ion microscopy
Field ionization
Film deposition
Fluorides
Gallium
Gallium antimonide
Gallium arsenide
Gallium nitride
Gallium phosphide
Gallium selenide
Galvanomagnetic effect
Germanium
Glass
Glass transitions
Gold
Grain boundaries
Graphite
Hafnium
Halides
Hall effect
Halogens
Halogenides
Heterostructures
High field effects
High-temperature superconductivity
High-temperature superconductors
Hydrides
Hydrocarbons
Hydrogen
Hydrogen cyanide
Hydrogen sulphide
Ice
Indium
Indium antimonide
Indium arsenide
Indium oxide
Indium phosphide
Indium selenide
Infrared spectroscopy
Inorganic compounds
Integrated technology
Intercalation
Intercalation compounds
Intercalation of lithium
Interface vibrations
Interfacial stress
Ion beams
Ion bombardment
Ion implantation
Ionic conduction
Ions
Iridium
Iron
Iron oxide
Ising models
Josephson effect
Kondo effect
Lanthanides
Laser beams
Laser processing
Lattice dynamics
Layer structures
Lead
Lead oxide
Lead telluride
Light emitting diodes
Liquid phase epitaxy
Lithium
Localized modes
Low energy electron diffraction (LEED)
Low field transport
Magnesium
Magnesium oxide
Magnetic anisotropy
Magnetic field effect
Magnetic measurements
Magnetic semiconductors
Magnetoacoustic effect
Manganese
Measurements of Fermi surface parameters
Meissner effect
Melting
Mercury
Mercury telluride
Metal-insulator-metal structures
Metal-insulator-semiconductor structures
Metal-insulator transitions
Metal-nonmetal contacts
Metal-oxide-semiconductor structures
Metal-semiconductor-metal structures
Metalo-organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD)
Metals
Metastable phases
Methane
Methanol
Mica
Models of magnetic ordering
Models of relaxation times and mean free paths
Models of surface and interface electron states
Models of the process of intercalation
Molecular and atom beam epitaxy
Molecular beam epitaxy
Molybdenum
Molybdenum film
Molybdenum oxide
Monte-Carlo models
Mossbauer effect
Neutron scattering
Neutrons
Nickel
Nickel carbide
Nickel oxide
Nickel sulphide
Niobium
Niobium oxide
Nitric oxide
Nitrides
Nitrogen
Nitrogen dioxide
Nitrous oxide
Noble gases
Noise processes and phenomena
Nonlinear effects
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Nucleation
Optical non-linearity
Optical properties
Order-disorder transition
Organic substances
Organic superconductors
Organometallic vapour deposition
Osmium
Oxidation
Oxides
Oxygen
Ozone
p-n junctions
Palladium
Percolation phenomena
Permittivity
Phase transitions
Phonon dispersion
Phonon-electron interaction
Phonon-phonon interaction
Phonon states and bands
Phonons and vibrations in crystal lattices
Phosphine
Phosphorus
Photoconduction
Photodielectric effects
Piezoresistance
Plasma processing
Plasmons
Platinum
Polaritons
Polarization effects
Polarons
Polymers
Positrons
Proton conduction
Proton insertion
Quantum effects
Quantum structures
Quantum well
Raman scattering
Raman spectroscopy
Rayleigh scattering
Rectification
Reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) techniques
Relaxation phenomena
Rhenium
Rhodium
Ruthenium
Scandium
Schottky barrier
Secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS)
Segregation
Selenium
Semiconductor devices
Semiconductor-electrolyte contacts
Semiconductor-insulator-semiconductor structures
Semiconductor-metal-semiconductor structures
Semiconductors
Silane
Silicides
Silicon
Silicon carbide
Silicon nitride
Silicon oxide
Silver
Small angle scattering
Solar cells
Solid-fluid interfaces
Solid-solid interfaces
Solid-solid transitions
Sound propagation in solids
Space charge effects
Spin-orbital coupling
Sputtering
Steel
Stoichiometry and homogeneity
Strontium
Sulphides
Sulphur
Sulphur dioxide
Sulphur hexafluoride
Superconductivity
Superconductivity intercalation structures
Superconductivity layer structures
Superconductivity materials
Superconductivity perovskites
Superlattices
Surface and interface states
Surface composition
Surface defects
Surface diffusion
Surface dynamics
Surface energy
Surface melting
Surface morphology
Surface phonons
Surface photovoltage
Surface plasmons
Surface roughnesses
Surface segregation
Surface stress
Surface structure
Tantalum
Technetium
Tellurium
Thallium
Thallium cuprates
Theory of diffraction
Theory of diffusion
Theory of electron transport
Theory of ionic conduction
Theory of scattering
Thermal diffusion
Thermal properties
Thermal evaporation
Thin films
Thorium
Tin
Tin oxide
Tin telluride
Titanium
Titanium carbide
Titanium dioxide
Titanium oxide
Total binding energy
Transmission electron microscopy
Tungsten
Tungsten bronzes
Tungsten oxide
Tungsten trioxide
Tunnelling
Twin boundaries
Type I superconductivity
Type II superconductivity
Ultraviolet spectroscopy
Ultrasonic attenuation
Uranium
Uranium oxide
Vanadium
Vanadium oxide
Vapour phase epitaxy
Vibrational states in disordered systems
Water
Wetting
Work function
X-ray spectroscopy
Yttrium
Zeolites
Zinc
Zinc oxide
Zirconium

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