Authors are encouraged to submit their papers using the Physica D online submission tool online submission . Alternatively manuscripts should be sent in triplicate to one of the editors or coordinating
editors with preference given to those whose interests appear to be close to the subject of the paper (addresses given on the inside
front cover page).
Submitting to a particular editor does not guarantee that this person will act as the editor who handles your paper;
it might be forwarded to a more appropriate editor on the editorial board.
If you are not sure to which editor you want to submit your
paper, please send it to one of the coordinating editors, who will then choose an appropriate editor to handle your paper.
Submission
of a paper will
be taken to imply that it represents original work not previously published, that it is not being
considered elsewhere
for publication, and that if accepted for publication it will
not be published elsewhere in the same form, in any language without the
consent of the publisher.
The master copy and original drawings will be returned to the authors in case their paper is not
accepted for
publication.
Proposals for review articles (approximately
500–1000 words) should be sent to any one of the editors.
The editors will evaluate each
proposal on the basis of (1) subject matter and (2) presentation and
readability. Refereeing.
Submitted papers will be refereed and, if necessary, authors may
be invited to revise their manuscript. If a submitted paper relies heavily
on unpublished material, it
would be helpful to have a copy of that material for the use of the referee.
Manuscript
preparation All
manuscripts should be written in good English. The paper copies of
the text should be prepared with double line spacing and wide margins,
on numbered
sheets. Structure. Please adhere to the following order of presentation: Article title,
Author(s), Affiliation(s),
Abstract, PACS codes and keywords, Main text, Acknowledgements,
Appendices, References, Figure captions, Tables. 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. PACS
codes/keywords. Please supply up to four relevant PACS–1995 classification
codes and
approximately four keywords of your own choice for indexing purposes. References.
References to other work should
be consecutively numbered in the text using
square brackets and listed by number in the Reference list. Please refer to the more detailed
instructions for examples.
Illustrations Illustrations should also be submitted in
triplicate: one master set and two sets
of copies. The line
drawings in the master set should be original laser printer or plotter output or drawn in black
india ink,
with careful lettering, large enough (3–5 mm) to remain legible after reduction for
printing. The photographs should be
originals, with somewhat more
contrast than is required in the printed version. They should be unmounted unless part of a composite
figure.
Any scale markers should be inserted on the photograph, not drawn below it. Colour
plates. Figures may be published in colour,
if this is judged essential
by the Editor. The Publisher and the author will each bear part of the extra costs involved. Further
information
is available from the Publisher.
After acceptance Notification.
You will be notified by the Editor of the journal
of the acceptance of your
article and invited to supply an electronic version of the accepted text, if this is not already
available. Copyright
transfer. You will be asked to transfer the copyright of the article to
the Publisher. This transfer will ensure the widest possible
dissemination of
information. Proofs.Low-resolution proofs will be sent to the author by e-mail in pdf-format 4-6 weeks after
acceptance. Please note that the proofs have been proofread by the Publisher and only a cursory check by the author is needed; we are
unable to accept changes in, or additions to, the edited manuscript at this stage. The corrected proof should be returned as soon as
possible, preferably within two days of receipt by fax, courier or air mail. The Publisher may proceed with publication if no response
is received
Electronic manuscripts
The Publisher welcomes the receipt of an electronic version of your accepted manuscript
(preferably encoded in LaTeX). If you have not already supplied the final, revised version of your article (on diskette) to the Editor,
you are requested herewith to send a file with the text of the accepted manuscript directly to the Publisher by e-mail or on diskette
to the address given below. Please note that no deviations from the version accepted by the Editor are permissible without the prior
and explicit approval by the editor. Such changes should be clearly indicated on an accompanying printout of the file. The Elsevier LaTeX
package (including detailed instructions to authors) can be obtained from Elsevier's web site: www.elsevier.com/latex, or
from the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN).
Author benefits No page charges. Publishing in Physica D is
free. Free offprints. The corresponding author will be provided with a PDF file of the article via e-mail. 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. Contributors to Elsevier journals are entitled to a 30% discount on Elsevier books. Contents
Alert. Physica D is included in Elsevier's pre–publication service Contents Alert.
Author enquiries
For enquiries
relating to the submission of articles (including electronic submission where available) please the Elsevier website at http://elsevier.com/authors.
This also provides the facility to track accepted articles and set up e-mail alerts to inform you of when an article's status has changed,
as well as detailed artwork guidelines, copyright information, frequently asked questions and more.
Contact details for questions arising
after acceptance of an article, especially those relating to proofs, are provided when an article is accepted for publication.
