Formerly: Journal of Mechanical Working Technology
Guide for Authors
This guide should be read in conjunction with two other documents available on
the homepage of the Journal of Materials Processing Technology: the "Editorial Policy", which sets out the criteria for paper
acceptance in the Journal; and, the "Authors Good Practice Guide", which suggests a structure for writing a good research paper.
PLEASE
NOTE NEW REFERENCING STYLE FROM OCTOBER 2007
Submission of papers:
The entire submission and review process is now handled electronically,
which shortens publication times. All papers should be submitted electronically through http://ees.elsevier.com/protec.
Prior to submitting your paper, please follow the instructions on manuscript preparation given below. Please note that you must have
an e-mail address to use the online submission system.
Authors submit their article online by simply registering, logging-in, and submitting.
Detailed instructions on the use of the online submission system are available at http://ees.elsevier.com/protec. Please
read the "Hints" for information on how to register, and review the "Tutorial for Authors" for a run-through of the submission process.
If you need any further help, please do not hesitate to contact our Author Support Department: authorsupport@elsevier.com.
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.
Please note that papers submitted
in hard copy can no longer be accepted.
Submission Language: English
Types of contributions: The journal
publishes full length research papers and reviews only.
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 postal addresses must be given
for all co-authors. Please consult a recent journal paper for style if possible.
Original material: Submission of an
article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract 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:
Prospective authors of review papers are advised to contact the Editor prior to commencement.
English Language: Manuscripts should be proof-read and have English language errors corrected before submission as we may
have to return papers due to poor language usage. Elsevier has negotiated with five different language editing companies to provide
their services to our authors at favourable rates. You will find a listing of these companies which provide pre-submission language
editing on http://authors.elsevier.com/LanguageEditing.html .
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.
Structure: Follow this order when typing
manuscripts: Title, Authors, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords, Main text, Acknowledgements, Appendix, References, Figure Captions 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. Back
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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.
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Sections: Sections should be given Arabic
numbers with subsections numbered using the decimal system. Please avoid using more than three levels of numbering. For example:
3.
Experimental
3.1 Sample preparation
3.1.1 Sample modification
Roman numerals are not used. There must always be at least one paragraph
of text between a heading and the next sub-heading.
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 postal addresses must be given for all co-authors. Please consult a recent journal paper for style if possible. Back
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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. See the journal's "Author's Good Practice
Guide" for more suggestions about writing a good abstract. Back to the contents list
Keywords: Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of six keywords
(avoid, for example, 'and', 'of'). Be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible. Back to the contents list
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
The intention of referencing by author surname is that cited authors
should generally be used as the subject of a verb, and the citation should include a short statement of what the cited author claims,
the evidence they provide in support of their claim, and an evaluation of the value of the claim. Articles which cite references in lists
(such as Allan, 1996a, 1996b, 1999; Allan and Jones, 1995) or which append references at the ends of sentences without explaining what
was in the cited work will generally be returned to authors.
Text: All citations in the text should refer to: 1. Single
Author: the author's name (without initials, unless there is ambiguity) and the year of publication; 2. Two Author:
both authors' names and the year of publication; 3. Three or more authors: first author's name followed by 'et al.' and
the year of publication. Citations may be made directly (or parenthetically). Examples: as demonstrated (Allan and Jones, 1995).
Kramer et al. (2000) have recently shown ....
List: All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references
following the text of the manuscript. 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.
For journal references Feugard, D.C., Abner, R., Wayland, D., 1994. Modelling daylight illuminance. J. Climate Appl.
Meterol. 23, 93-109.
For books Duffie, J.A., Beckman, W.A., 1991. Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes, second ed.
Wiley Interscience, New York, pp. 54-59.
For chapters in edited books
Marcus, B.C., Nemo, A., 1992. Estimation of total
solar radiation from cloudiness in Spain. In: Winchester, F., Yu, S., Pfaff, S.W., Major, K. (Eds.), Global Solar Radiation, vol. 2.
Raven Press, New York, pp. 1393-1399.
Page(s) in a Proceedings
Weber, D.J., Hess, W.M., 1985. Simple solar model for
direct and diffuse irradiance. In: Bilgen, E., Hollands, K.G.T. (Eds.), Proceedings of ISES? World Congress, Montreal, Canada, pp. 123-132.
For Website References Bpsolar, 2002. www.bpsolar.com OR: CEC, 2002. www.consumerenergycenter.com/renewable/
OR: ASES-1999 Conference,Portland, ME. The SLC version of the CPE may be accessed at:
http://www.clean-power.com/nrelpv/login.asp
Illustrations: Each illustration
must be uploaded as a separate file at the point of submission. Authors must ensure that the quality of the illustrations are sufficient
to appear in print. For more information about the quality of figures as well as acceptable formats, please consult: http://authors.Elsevier.com/locate/authorartwork.
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. Please note: Because of technical complications which can arise by converting colour figures to
"grey scale" (for the black/white printed version of e-colour) please submit in addition usable black and white versions of all the
colour illustrations. Also make sure that in your captions and text you do not refer to colour, as the images will be black and white
in print, and references to colour will not make any sense to the reader of the print journal. 'Usable' means the formats comply
with our instructions. See the information about Illustrations at http://authors.Elsevier.com/locate/authorartwork. For
colour illustrations in the print journal see colour costs above. Back to the contents list
Tables: Tables should be numbered consecutively and given suitable caption
and each table is laid out 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. Back to the contents list
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. Back to the contents list
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' proprietory 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 copyright from the holder
permission to reproduce any figures for which copyright exists. Elsevier has preprinted forms for use by Authors in these cases, available
online. For more information please go to our copyright page http://authors.elsevier.com/quickguide.
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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. 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 only correct
factual errors, or errors introduced by typesetting. For more information on proofreading please go to our proofreading page http://authors.elsevier.com/quickguide.
Please note that once your paper has been proofed we publish the identical
paper online as in print. Back to the contents list
No page charges: Publications 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.
