COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING
Guide for Authors
The entire submission and review process for Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering is handled electronically, which
shortens publication times. All papers should be submitted electronically through http://ees.elsevier.com/cmame
Prior
to submitting your paper, please follow the instructions given below. Please note that you must have an e-mail address to use the online
submission system
Authors submit their article online simply by registering, logging-in and submitting. Editors will then invite
potential reviewers by e-mail.
Online Submission: Articles intended for CMAME should be
submitted online using our Web-based submission tool. To submit your paper online, please go to http://ees.elsevier.com/cmame
and upload your article and its associated artwork. A PDF will be generated and the reviewing process will be carried out using that
PDF. All correspondence between editor and author is performed by e-mail, and paper copies are not required at the original submission
stage. Detailed information on how to submit your article online is included.
The system will convert your manuscript to a PDF for
the review process. Elsevier can accept text files in most standard word-processing formats but Microsoft Word is preferred. Alternatively,
they can be in either LaTex or PostScript. Graphics should be high-resolution and the preferred formats are either TIFF or JPEG. For
further information on the preparation of electronic artwork please refer to the following website: http://elsevier.com/artworkinstructions
Once a paper has been accepted by the Editor and received by Elsevier, authors can track its progress through the system to publication,
via the online author tracking system. To do this go to http://www.elsevier.com/trackarticle
General: Types of contributions: Original research papers (preferably no more than 20 double line spaced manuscript
pages including tables and illustrations), reviews, short communications (no more than 10 double line spaced manuscript pages including
tables and figures), letters to the editor, book reviews, news items, calendar inserts.
Discussions: All written discussions must
be received by the Editor within three months of the publication of the paper under discussion.
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.
Editor's requirements: All contributions are read by two or more referees to ensure both
accuracy and relevance, and revisions to the script may thus be required. On acceptance, contributions are subject to editorial amendment
to suit house style. When a manuscript is returned for revision prior to final acceptance, the revised version must be submitted as soon
as possible after the author's receipt of the referees' reports. Revised manuscripts returned after four months will be considered as
new submissions subject to full re-review.
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Detailed instructions
on manuscript preparation and artwork instructions can be found below. The editor reserves the right to return, prior to refereeing,
any manuscripts which do not conform to the instructions for manuscript preparation and artwork instruction, as well as papers which
do not fit the scope of the journal.
Structure: Follow this order when typing manuscripts:
Title, Authors, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords, Main text, Acknowledgements, Appendix, References, Figures and then Tables. For submission
in hardcopy, do not import figures into the text - see Illustrations. 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.
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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 figure legends on separate pages at the end of the manuscript. If possible, consult a recent issue of the
journal to become familiar with layout and conventions. Number all pages consecutively. Use 12 or 10 pt font size and standard fonts.
If submitting in hardcopy, print the entire manuscript on one side of the paper only.
Please follow the instructions below for guidance
on the style of the journal. Most formatting codes are removed or replaced when your article is prepared for publication so there is
no need for you to use excessive layout styling. However, please do not use options such as automatic word breaking, justified layout,
double columns or automatic paragraph numbering (especially for numbered references). Do use bold face, italic, subscripts, superscripts,
etc., as appropriate. When preparing tables, if you are using a table grid, please use only one grid for each separate table and not
a grid for each row. If no grid is being used, use tabs to align columns instead of spaces.
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Corresponding author: Clearly indicate
who is willing to handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also 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
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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. Back
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Keywords: Immediately following the
abstract, provide a maximum of six keywords (avoid, for example, 'and', 'of'). Be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly
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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. Back to the contents list
Maths: Number consecutively any equations that have to be displayed separately from the text (if referred to explicitly
in the text). Mathematical symbols and formulae should be typed. Particular care should be exercised in identifying all symbols and in
avoiding ambiguities. Distinction should be made between the number one (1) and letter l, and between the number zero (0) and the letter
O. Equation numbers should appear in parentheses and be numbered consecutively. All equation numbers must appear on the right-hand side
of the equation and should be referred to within the text. Use the following sequence of parentheses: ) ] }.
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 each reference with its number in square brackets, for example [32]. The format is shown in the examples below.
[1] J.N. Reddy, Mechanics of Laminated Composite Plates. Theory and Analysis, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 1997 [ [2] X.N. Meng,
T. A. Laursen, Energy consistent algorithms for dynamic finite deformation plasticity, Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Engrg. 191 (2002)
1639-1675. [ [3] N.K. Banichuk. Application of perturbation method to optimal design of structures, in: E. Atrek, R.H. Gallagher,
K.M. Ragsdell, O.C. Zienkiewicz Eds.), New directions in optimum structural design. John Wiley, New York, 1984. [ [4] M. Li, Lower
bounds by Kolmogorov complexity, in: Proc. ICALP '85, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 194 (Springer, Berlin, 1985) 383-393.
[ [5] G.R. Love, Velocity update algorithms for transient impact problems: considerations of kinematic discontinuities within a conserving
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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://elsevier.com/artwork
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Tables: Tables should be numbered consecutively and given suitable caption
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
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Authors will be notified of the acceptance of their paper by the editor. The Publisher will also send a notification of receipt of
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All authors must sign the Transfer of Copyright Agreement before the article can be published. This transfer
agreement enables Elsevier to protect the copyrighted material for the authors, but does not relinquish the authors' proprietary rights.
The copyright transfer 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
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One set of page proofs in PDF format will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author, to be checked for typesetting/editing. Proofreading
is solely the author's responsibility. You should note any corrections and return the proofs within 48 hours. Answer any queries in
full. Please correct factual errors only, or errors introduced by typesetting. No changes in, or additions to, the accepted (and subsequently
edited) manuscript will be allowed at this stage.
Please note that once your paper has been proofed we publish the identical paper
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No page charges: Publication in this journal is free of charge.
Free Offprints: Twenty-five
offprints, or an electronic offprint, 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 one hundred offprints free
of charge.
Author Discount: Contributors to Elsevier journals are entitled to a 30% discount on all Elsevier books except
Major Reference Works. See http://www.elsevier.com/homepage/booksbutler for more information.
Illustrative material (original figures or high-quality glossy prints,
or photographs showing a sharp contrast) should be included
separately.
No
changes from the accepted version are permissible, without the explicit approval by the
Editors. The Publisher reserves
the right to decide whether to use the author's file or
not. If the file is sent by e-mail, the full name of the journal should be mentioned
in the subject field of the message to identify the paper. Authors should include an
ASCII table (available from the Publisher) in their
files to enable the detection
of transmission errors.
For the
purpose of further correspondence the manuscript should end with a complete
mailing
address, preferably including email address, of at least one of
the authors.
Electronic submission: Non-LaTeX documents
Only
the final accepted manuscript can be submitted on
disk, along with a paper-printed version which is identical to the file. Please label
the disk with your name, and mention which word processor you have
used. The word-processed text should be in single column format. Keep
the layout
of the text as simple as possible; in particular, do not use the word-processor's options
to justify the text or to hyphenate
the words.
The electronic text should be
prepared in a way very similar to that of conventional manuscripts (see also Guide
for Authors).
The list of references, tables and figure legends should be compiled
separately from the main text. Do not reserve space for the figures
and tables in the
text; instead, indicate their approximate locations, either directly in the
electronic text or on the manuscript. The
final text should be submitted both in
manuscript form and on diskette. It is recommended to store the main text, list of references,
tables and
figure legends in separate text files with clearly identifiable file names (for example,
with extensions .TXT, REF, TBL, FIG).
The format of the files depends on
the word-processor used.
Essential is that name and version of the word-processing program and the
type of
computer on which the text was prepared is clearly indicated on the diskette label or
the accompanying checklist.The manuscript
may contain parts (e.g. formulas or
complex tables) or last-minute corrections which are not included in the text on
diskette; however,
if this is the case then the differences with the diskette version
should be clearly marked on the manuscript.
Illustrative material
(original figures
or high-quality glossy prints, or photographs showing a sharp contrast) should be
included separately.
Author Benefits
No
page charge is due
25 offprints of each contribution and a copy of the issue will be supplied free of charge
