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proceeds totally online. Use the following guidelines to prepare your article. Via the Elsevier homepage (http://www.elsevier.com/) 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 through the Elsevier
Editorial System.
Types of submissions
Contribution - Full length original research article of more than 6
journal pages, or about 9 full pages of a typical manuscript. Note- A short self-contained original research article of not
more than 6 journal pages, or about 9 full pages of a typical manuscript. Corrigendum- Concise correction to article of the
same author published in the journal. The full publication data of the original paper should be included. ScienceDirect will provide
a link to the Erratum in the original article. Perspectives - Expository articles of broad interest that cast a new light
on well-known or insufficiently-known topics, including survey papers and papers that present the authors' unifying points of view on
problems, trends, or methods. Perspectives papers are intended to be accessible to a broad cross-section of the readership. Research
problems - Statements of open problems in discrete mathematics, with background, motivation, and references, occupying at most one
journal page. Please follow the format used in recent Research Problem items in the journal.
Provide the following
data on the title page (in the order given). Title. Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval
systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible. Do not use all capital letters for the title. Author names and affiliations.
Where the family name may be ambiguous (e.g., a double name), please indicate this with a note of explanation. Present the Authors' permanent
addresses below the names. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name, and, if available, the e-mail
address of each Author. Corresponding Author. Clearly indicate who the corresponding author will be. Ensure that telephone
numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal address. Permanent
address. The Author's permanent address must be retained as the main address. Acknowledgments of previous addresses at which work
was completed may be indicated as a footnote to the Author's name. Abstract. A concise and factual abstract is required.
The abstract should state the problem studied and the principal results proven. It is often presented separately from the article, so
it must be able to stand alone and should not cite items from the bibliography by number. Keywords. Please include 2 to
6 keywords with your article. Keywords will be assembled in a keyword index printed in the last issue of each volume and in cumulative
indexes, and they will make your article more widely available through online keyword searches. Please use the following guidelines in
choosing keywords.
Each keyword (which can be a phrase) should describe a specific concept. Avoid words like "and"
or "of" and generalities (like "graph", "mathematics", and "optimization") that become meaningless
in a list of many keywords.
Choose keywords that outline the article as a whole.
Do not imbed commas in keywords;
separate them by semicolons.
Use natural language: for instance "automatic error recovery" rather than "error
recovery, automatic".
Use nouns and adjectives rather than verb forms (for example, "proper coloring" rather
than "coloring properly"). Do not use plural nouns.
Avoid abbreviations except when the abbreviation is so well-established
that the full term is rarely used (e.g. use "laser" instead of "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation",
but use "computer aided design" instead of "CAD").
References. Responsibility for the accuracy
of bibliographic citations lies entirely with the Authors.
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 alphabetical
order by the first listed author's last name.
Examples:
Reference to a journal publication:
J. van der Geer, J.A.J.
Hanraads, R.A. Lupton, The art of writing a scientific article, J. Sci. Commun. 163 (2000) 51-59.
Reference to a book:
W. Strunk Jr., E.B. White, The Elements of Style, third ed., Macmillan, New York, 1979.
Reference to a chapter in an
edited book:
G.R. Mettam, L.B. Adams, How to prepare an electronic version of your article, in: B.S. Jones, R.Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction
to the Electronic Age, E-Publishing Inc., New York, 1999, pp. 281-304.
Preparation of electronic illustrations
General points
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, Computer Modern, Courier, Helvetica,
Times, Symbol.
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 tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, 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.
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to transfer copyright (for more information on copyright see
http://www.elsevier.com/copyright). This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. A letter
will be sent to the corresponding Author confirming receipt of the manuscript. A form facilitating transfer of copyright will be provided.
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: contact Elsevier's Rights Department,
Oxford, UK: phone (+44) 1865 843830, fax (+44) 1865 853333, e-mail permissions@elsevier.com. Requests may also be completed
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you (or your employer or institution) may do the following:
make copies (print or electronic) of the article for your own personal
use, including for your own classroom teaching use
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list or list server)
post a pre-print version of the article on Internet websites including electronic pre-print servers, and
to retain indefinitely such version on such servers or sites
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(to reflect changes made in the peer review and editing process) on your personal or institutional website or server, with a link to
the journal homepage (on elsevier.com)
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to the delegates attending such a meeting
for your employer, if the article is a 'work for hire', made within the scope of your
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include the article in full or
in part in a thesis or dissertation (provided that this is not to be published commercially)
use the article or any part thereof
in a printed compilation of your works, such as collected writings or lecture notes (subsequent to publication of your article in the
journal)
prepare other derivative works, to extend the article into book-length form, or to otherwise re-use portions or excerpts
in other works, with full acknowledgement of its original publication in the journal
Digital Object Identifier.
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: doi:10.1016/j.dam.2003.10.271.
When the DOI is used
to create URL hyperlinks to documents on the web, they are guaranteed never to change.
Author benefits No page charges.
Publishing in Discrete Mathematics is free. Free 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. Discount.
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Contact details for questions
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