Solid State Sciences is open to all the aspects related to the solid state: chemistry, structure combined with properties, physics, technology, modelling and simulation. The chemical aspects concerns novel ways of synthesis, new inorganic ceramics, layered, porous and glassy solids, hybrid organic-inorganic compounds synthesised either in the bulk or as thin films or nanoparticles and the associated chemical properties (catalytic, sensors, ion exchangers, gas separation...). The physical aspects relate to the structures and surface properties. A particular emphasis is put on electrical (super, metallic or semiconductors, ionic and mixed conductors, dielectrics), on magnetic and magnetooptical features associated with the structures, and on information storage. Optical behaviour as a consequence of atomic structure, symmetry and defects is more welcome than ever. A large opening to mechanical properties associated with textural defects and interface behaviour is also encouraged, particularly in special issues devoted to advanced structural materials.

The entire publication process for Solid State Sciences is handled electronically, which shortens publication times. All papers should be submitted electronically through: http://ees.elsevier.com/ssscie. 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 at: authorsupport@elsevier.com

Submission of a paper implies that it is an original research work which has not been published previously, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that if accepted it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the Publisher.

Organisation of manuscripts

The manuscript should be typed, double-spaced (text, abstracts, captions, etc.) on the recto only. In addition it should include.
The title (as concise as possible) and the running head (less than 60 characters, including spaces).
The surnames followed by the first names of all the authors (in full).
The postal addresses, telephone and fax numbers and E-mail of the authors or their affiliations; indicate the author to whom proofs should be sent.
The abstract (50-250 words) which should set out the main objectives and results in a clear and interesting way. No bibliographical references should be included in this abstract.
A list of keywords (maximum 7) for indexing purposes.
The main body of article with appropriate section headings - Footnotes are not permitted.
The Acknowledgements if any.
The References.
The tables with their captions.
The scheme and figures with their captions.

Abstracts

In addition to the Abstract, which will appear at the begining of the text, the author should provide a graphical abstract. Authors are encouraged to use diagrams or formulae only; the use of text will be allowed only when there is no alternative. The Author should provide the number of the figure which will be used for the Graphical Abstract

Illustrations:

Online: For online submission upload one copy of the full paper including graphics and all figures as graphics file separately at the online submission site. 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.
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Color figures will only be accepted with the Editor's agreement.
All illustrations (figures, graphs, photographs, etc.) should be labelled as figures and numbered using Western Arabic numerals, e.g. Fig 1, Fig. 2, etc.
In reaction diagrams it is preferable to indicate the main reagents and the experimental conditions above the arrow in preference to in a note under the equation.
Figures and structural formulae which are not on a single line will not be redrawn; they can be inserted in the text but should be provided on separate sheets at the end of the manuscript.
Figures should be of high enough quality to allow direct reproduction. Units and symbols should be consistent between the figures and with the text.
Characters should be large enough to remain legible after a possible reduction of 70 %.

Tables

They should be typed on separate sheets at the end of the manuscript. They should be numbered using Western Arabic numbers and should be in numerical order in the text, e.g. Table 1, Table 2, etc. There should not be vertical lines in the tables. A caption is required for each table.

X-Ray Crystallographic data

Manuscripts which are concerned with the determination of crystallographic structures using X-rays should be accompanied by supplementary material (see corresponding section). The manuscripts must include the table of atomic coordinates and possibly a list of the lengths of the main bonds and their angles.

Supplementary material

This material should be provided in duplicate. It should comprise:
all the calculated atomic co-ordinates
all the anisotropic thermal parameters
all the bond-lengths and angles
structure factors for all the reflections
a stereoscopic view of the molecular packing

These data should be sent by the authors directly to the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) in Cambridge, UK, for structures with at least one carbon atom, and to the Fachinformationzentrum (FIZ) in Karlsruhe, Germany, for other structures. Supplementary material can be submitted either by e-mail or in hard copy form to the CCDC or on disk to the FIZ.

For further information contact:

The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre,
12 Union Road,
Cambridge CB2 1EZ, UK
fileserv@ccdc.cam.ac.uk
enclosing the message 'send me a check list'
Data can be deposited at deposit@ccdc.cam.ac.uk

The Fachinformationzentrum Karlsruhe,
Abt. PROKA, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen,
Germany
crysdata@fiz-karlsruhe.de
www.fiz-karlsruhe.de/fiz/products/icsdcsde.html

The following standard paragraph describing the supplementary material must be added at the end of the article.

'The supplementary material has been sent to the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, 12 Union Road, Cambridge CB2 1EZ, UK / Fachinformationzentrum karlsruhe, Abt. PROKA, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany, as supplementary material No. SUP..... (....pages) and can be obtained by contacting the CCDC / FIZ (quoting the article details and the corresponding SUP number).'

References

They should be numbered in the order in which they appear in the main text. Each reference should show the authors' names (surname followed by initials), journal title, volume, year, first page number.
Journal titles should be abbreviated according to the Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index (CASSI).

Examples:

[1] Le Floch P., Ricard L., Mathey F., Jutand A., Amatore C., Inorg. Chem. 34 (1995) 11.

[2] King R.B., Organometallic Syntheses, vol. 1, Academic Press, New York, 1965, p. 71.

Bibliographic references should be numbered serially in the text and should appear as numbers in square brackets.

Proof-reading


Only manuscripts accepted by one of the Editors, after being refereed by two experts in the field, will be published.
Only typographic corrections can be made to the proofs. Corrected proofs should be sent to:
ELSEVIER-MASSON
62 rue Camille Desmoulins - Immeuble Aphelion
Editorial production Departement
Solid State Sciences
92442 Issy les Moulineaux
Paris
Cedex
France
Any substantial change to the text made by the author on the proofs, other than typesetting errors or corrections required by the Editor dealing with the manuscript, cannot be accepted without the advice of the Editor and will be charged to the author at the standard printing industry rate.

Offprints
The authors will receive free electronic offprints. Additional copies can be purchased provided an order form is enclosed when the corrected proofs are returned.

Author Enquiries
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