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General points
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Wordprocessor documents
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eligible. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes.
Figure captions, tables, figures, schemes. Present these, in
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graphics files must be provided separately (see Preparation of illustrations).
Mathematical formulae. Present simple
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of a horizontal line,
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Powers of e are often more conveniently denoted by exp.
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Preparation of supplementary
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References
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Citations in the text: Please ensure that every reference cited
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Citing and
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Example:
"..... as demonstrated [3,6]. Barnaby and Jones [8] obtained a different result ...."
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Reference to a journal publication:
[1] J. van der Geer, J.A.J. Hanraads, R.A. Lupton, J. Sci. Commun. 163 (2000) 51-59.
Reference to a book:
[2] W. Strunk Jr.,
E.B. White, The Elements of Style, third ed., Macmillan, New York, 1979.
Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
[3] G.R. Mettam,
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not yet received their full bibliographic information.
The correct format for citing a DOI is shown as follows (example taken from
a document in the journal Physics Letters B):
doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2003.10.071
For Articles in Press, please do not
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never to change.
Preparation of illustrations
General points
" Make sure you use uniform lettering and sizing
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" Save text in illustrations as "graphics" or enclose the font.
" Only use the following fonts in
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" Number the illustrations according to their sequence in the text.
" Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files.
" Produce images near to the desired size of the printed version.
A
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Formats
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TIFF: Colour or greyscale photographs (halftones): always use a minimum of 300 dpi.
TIFF: Bitmapped
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TIFF: Combinations bitmapped line/half-tone (colour or greyscale): a minimum of 500 dpi
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Supply files that are too low in resolution;
Submit graphics that are disproportionately large for the content.
Colour illustrations
Please make sure that artwork
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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
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Proofs
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your article if no response is received.
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