Authors are encouraged to submit their papers using the online submission tool at http://ees.elsevier.com/crysGuide
for Authors
Submission of manuscripts
Manuscripts must be submitted online using the "Submit online to this journal"
facility at the
following website: http://authors.elsevier.com/journal/jcrysgro. Submission by other means,
such as a postal
submission, must receive prior approval from the Principal Editor. Authors
should provide suggestions for 4 to 6 preferred referees (N.B.,
referee names should not be
taken from the Editorial or Associate Editorial Board of the journal). However, we cannot
guarantee that
any referees suggested will be used. News or announcements should be
submitted through the Principal Editor, Professor T. Kuech.
Types of contributions
Original research work
As a guideline: experimental manuscripts should not be longer than
16 double-spaced typed
pages and 8 figures + tables; for theoretical manuscripts a maximum of 20 pages and 10
figures + tables is suggested. Priority communications
For reporting important new results only (must be accompanied by a statement regarding the
"prime
novelty"). Priority communications should not be longer than 5 double-spaced typed
pages, and 3 figures + tables. Priority communications
should be submitted to the Principal
Editor.
All manuscripts should be concisely written, stressing the motivation for, and the novel
aspects
of, the work. Contributions should contain an Abstract (of up to 200 words) and a Conclusions
section, which particularly in
the case of theoretical papers translates the results into terms
readily accessible to most readers. Priority communications will be
given priority in both the
refereeing and production processes.
Original material
Contributions are accepted on the understanding
that the authors have obtained the necessary
authority for publication. Submission of an manuscript must be accompanied by a statement
that the manuscript is original and unpublished and is not being considered for publication
elsewhere. The statement must indicate that
all authors have read and agreed to the
submission.
Preparation of manuscript
All manuscripts should be written in good
English. If language editing is required, authors are
strongly advised to visit the following website: http://authors.elsevier.com/languageediting.html
for details on language editing services. More information on the electronic text can be found in
the section entitled "Electronic
text of manuscripts" below. Structure. Please adhere to the following order of presentation: Title, Author(s), Affiliation(s),
Abstract, Keywords, Main text, Acknowledgements, Appendices, References, Figure captions,
Tables. For regular articles a maximum of four
levels of sections and subsections is allowed. Corresponding author. The name, complete postal address, telephone and fax
numbers and the
e-mail address of the corresponding author should be given on the first page of the manuscript.
If possible, also provide
details on other authors, especially if the corresponding author is
planning to be away for a period when the manuscript is under review
or in production at the
Publisher. Keywords/ PACS codes. Please supply one or more PACS-2003 codes and up to six keywords
from the keyword list (http://www1.elsevier.com/homepage/sak/crys/keywords.pdf and put
them below the abstract. Each keyword
should be accompanied by the capital letter denoting
the category from which the keyword has been selected, e.g.
Keywords: A1.
Biocrystallization,
A3. Topotaxy, B1. Nanomaterials. If the keywords from the list are not relevant, authors may
choose their own keywords,
but each of these should also be accompanied by the capital letter
denoting the category into which it falls. PACS codes are available
on the following website:
http://www.aip.org/pacs/index.html References. References should only be given to
published material; references are not allowed
to be footnotes and references to not readily accessible reports should be avoided. References
to other work should be consecutively numbered in the text using square brackets, for example:
"... and Chang and Weaver [1] show ..."
and listed by number in the Reference list at the end of
the text, for example: W.A. Harrison, Phys. Rev. 123 (1961) 85. (for a journal
reference)
M.A. Lambert, A. Rose, R.W. Smith, Advances in Semiconductor Science, Pergamon, London,
1959, p. 49. (for a book reference).
Note: In the case of multiple authorship all authors should be listed in the references provided
they number less than ten. Only in the
case of more than 10 authors is "first author et al."
acceptable.
Preparation of electronic illustrations
Submitting your
artwork in a suitable electronic format helps us to produce your work to the best
possible standards, ensuring accuracy, clarity and
a high level of detail.
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, Courier, Helvetica,
Times, Symbol.• Number the illustrations according to their sequence in the text.• Use a logical naming convention for your
artwork files, and supply a separate listing of the files
and the software used.• Provide captions to illustrations separately.
• Produce images near to the desired size of the printed version.
You are urged to visit this
site; only some excerpts from the detailed information are given
here.
Formats
Regardless of the application used,
when your electronic artwork is finalised, please .save as. or
convert the images to one of the following formats (Note the resolution
requirements for line
drawings, halftones, and line/halftone combinations given below.):
EPS: Vector drawings. Embed the font or
save the text as .graphics..
TIFF: Colour or greyscale photographs (halftones): always use a minimum of 300 dpi.
TIFF: Bitmapped
line drawings: use a minimum of 1000 dpi.
TIFF: Combinations bitmapped line/half-tone (colour or greyscale): a minimum of 500
dpi
is required.
DOC, XLS or PPT: If your electronic artwork is created in any of these Microsoft Office applications
please supply .as
is..
Please do not: • Supply embedded graphics in your wordprocessor (spreadsheet, presentation) document;• Supply
files that are optimised for screen use (like GIF, BMP, PICT, WPG); the resolution is too
low;• Supply files that are too low in
resolution;• Submit graphics that are disproportionately large for the content.
Colour illustrations. If, together
with your accepted manuscript, you submit usable colour
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. For colour reproduction in print, you will receive
information regarding the costs from Elsevier after
receipt of your accepted manuscript. For
further information on the preparation of electronic artwork, please see
http://authors.elsevier.com/artwork.
Please note: Because of technical complications which can arise by converting colour figures to
grey scale (for the printed
version should you not opt for colour in print) please submit in
addition usable black and white versions corresponding to all the colour
illustrations.
Electronic text of manuscripts
Authors must submit their manuscript online as a LaTeX, Microsoft®
(MS) Word®,
WordPerfect®, PostScript document via the online submission system on the homepage of
this journal (http://authors.elsevier.com/journal/jcrysgro). Instructions on the use of this
system are also available on this website. The system generates an Adobe Acrobat® PDF
version
of the manuscript, which is used for the reviewing process. It is crucial that all graphical
and tabular elements be placed within the
text, so that the file is suitable for reviewing. In
addition, it is recommended that the file includes all the necessary fonts. Authors,
Reviewers
and Editors send and receive all correspondence by e-mail and no paper correspondence is
necessary. Should you have difficulty
in the submission web process, please contact author
support at authorsupport@elsevier.com.
N.B.: electronic manuscripts
submitted for the review process may need to be edited after
acceptance to follow journal standards. For this an .editable. file format
is necessary. See the
requirements above for electronic file formats for further information.
Please note that no deviations from
the version accepted by the editor of the journal are
permissible without the prior and explicit approval by the editor.
After
acceptance Notification. The corresponding author will be notified by the editor of the acceptance of the
manuscript
and urged to supply an editable electronic version of the accepted text. Copyright transfer. In the course of the production
process you will be asked to transfer
copyright of the manuscript to the publisher. This transfer will ensure the widest possible
dissemination
of information. Page proofs. Page proofs are made and sent out to authors, in order to check that no
undetected errors have
arisen in the typesetting (or file conversion) process. No changes in, or
additions to, the edited manuscript will be accepted.
Author
benefits No page charges. Publishing in Journal of Crystal Growth is free. Free offprints. The corresponding
author will receive 25 offprints free of charge. An offprint
order form will be supplied by Elsevier for ordering any additional paid
offprints. Discount. Contributors to Elsevier journals are entitled to a 30% discount on all Elsevier (and
related imprints)
books.
Authors can also keep a track on the progress of their accepted manuscript, and set up e-mail
alerts informing them of changes
to their manuscript's status, by using the "Track a Paper"
feature of the homepage of the Journal of Crystal Growth
(http://authors.elsevier.com/journal/jcrysgro).
Further information: For queries relating to the submission of manuscripts (including
electronic text and graphics), please
contact: Author Support Departmentauthorsupport@elsevier.com
