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Guide for Authors
By submitting your work to this journal you are guaranteeing that:
• The data are original. Data that have been previously published,
by yourselves or others, must be noted as such, and you must have permission from the original copyright holder (usually the publisher)
and the original author to reuse the material.
• The text is original.
• The manuscript is not currently under consideration
of publication elsewhere.
• All co-authors listed have agreed to the publication of the manuscript in its current form in this
journal.
Submission checklist
Ensure that the following items are present:
• One author designated
as corresponding author:
• E-mail address
• Full postal address
• Telephone and fax
numbers
• All necessary files have been uploaded
• Keywords
• All figure captions
• All
tables (including title, description, footnotes)
Further considerations
• Manuscript has been "spellchecked"
• References are in the correct format for this journal
• All references mentioned in the Reference list are cited
in the text, and vice versa
• Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including
the Web)
• If only color on the Web is required, black-and-white versions of the figures are also supplied for printing
purposes
Submission of manuscripts
The Journal of Solid State Chemistry is a research journal devoted
to the chemical, structural, thermodynamic, electronic, magnetic, and optical properties and processes of solids. Theoretical and experimental
contributions are both welcome. In addition to original articles, critical reviews in selected, rapidly developing fields are occasionally
presented. The journal also carries a Rapid Communications section.
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• prepare other derivative
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Electronic format requirements for accepted articles
We accept most
word processing formats, but Word, WordPerfect, or LaTeX is preferred. Manuscripts submitted should be typed with double spacing and
wide margins; all pages should be numbered, and the text arranged into paragraphs.
For LaTeX articles, the general Elsevier style
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Your
LaTeX file will be most useful as input for the printed article if you obey the following rules of thumb:
1. Be consistent. If you
use a macro for a phrase, use it throughout.
2. Use standard LaTeX mark-up. Do not hardcode your own layout for, say, section headings,
but use the usual LaTeX macro for this purpose.
3. Keep it simple. Do not define macros that accomplish complicated layout. This
will also make the input process complicated.
Preparation of text
Types of articles
Manuscripts
may be presented as Articles (i.e., conventional full-length expositions) or Rapid Communications (brief rapid communications
of important new work). The editors will evaluate the suitability of an article for consideration as a Rapid Communication according
to the following criteria: (a) The article contains unique, exciting, and novel results with a clear requirement for rapid publication;
(b) articles may be of preliminary nature, but experimental details of the preparation and conditions must be fully documented so that
the experiment can be repeated. Each manuscript must be accompanied by a submittal letter that clearly identifies it as a Rapid Communication.
Accepted manuscripts will be published on an accelerated publication schedule. Rapid Communications should be no longer than 3000 words,
with an absolute minimum of figures, tables, and references; an abstract not exceeding 150 words should also be provided. Manuscripts
that are judged not to warrant priority publication may be considered for publication as regular articles.
Presentation of manuscript
General. Please write your text in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these). Use
decimal points (not commas); use a comma as a separator for thousands (10,000 and above).
Language polishing. All contributions
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Provide the following data on the title page (in the order given):
Title. Concise and informative.
Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible. Avoid terms such as novel, first,
etc.
Author names and affiliations. Where the family name may be ambiguous (e.g., a double name), please indicate the surname(s)
clearly. Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with
a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the full postal
address of each affiliation, including the country name, and, if available, the e-mail address of each author.
Corresponding
author. Clearly indicate who is willing to handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, as well as post-publication.
Please ensure that fax number(s) (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal
address.
Present/permanent address. If an author has moved since the work described in the article was done, or was visiting
at the time, a "Present address" (or "Permanent address") may be indicated as a footnote to that author's name. The address at which
the author actually did the work must be retained as the main, affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes.
Abstract. The abstract of 100-150 words should contain all the substance of the methods and the results achieved. An abstract
is often presented separate from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. References and non-standard or uncommon abbreviations
should therefore be avoided.
Graphical abstract. JSSC uses a Graphical Table of Contents. Please provide, when submitting
your article, a graphical abstract. This comprises the title, authors, and affiliations, identical to the article itself, a summary of
50-60 words, and a pictogram (one figure representative of the work described). Maximum final dimensions of the pictogram should be 5?5
cm; please bear in mind readability after reduction, especially if using one of the figures from the article itself. Graphical abstracts
will be collated to provide a contents list for rapid scanning.
Keywords. Immediately after the abstract, provide keywords,
avoiding general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, "and", "of"). Be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations
firmly established in the field may be eligible. These keywords may be needed for indexing purposes.
Classification codes. Please provide,
in addition to keywords, the classifications codes for your paper via the online submission system.
Abbreviations. Please
define abbreviations that are not standard in this field at their first occurrence in the article. Please do so both in the abstract
as well as in the main text after it. Please be careful to ensure consistency of abbreviations throughout the article.
Arrangement
of the article
Subdivision of the article. Divide your article into clearly defined sections. Each subsection is given
a brief heading and should appear on its own separate line.
Introduction. State the objectives of the work and provide
an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results.
Experimental/Materials and methods.
Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference; only relevant
modifications should be described.
Results. Results should be clear and concise.
Discussion. This should
explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat the results. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate.
Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.
Conclusions.The main conclusions of the study may be
presented in a short Conclusions section, which may stand alone or form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion section.
The Conclusions section should not a summary of the experimental results.
Appendices. If there is more than one appendix,
they should be identified as A, B, etc. Formulae and equations in appendices should be given separate numbering: (Eq. A.1), (Eq. A.2),
etc.; in a subsequent appendix, (Eq. B.1) and so forth.
Acknowledgments. Place acknowledgments, including information on grants received,
before the references, in a separate section, and not as a footnote on the title page.
References
Responsibility for
the accuracy of bibliographic citations lies entirely with the authors.
Citations in the text. Please ensure that every
reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be given
in full. Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text.
If these references are included in the reference list they should follow the standard reference style of the journal and should include
a substitution of the publication date with either "unpublished results" or "personal communication." Citation of a reference as "in
press" implies that the item has been accepted for publication and a copy of the title page of the relevant article may be required.
Citing and listing of Web references. As a minimum, the full URL should be given. Any further information, if known (author
names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the
reference list) under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.
Text. Indicate references
by number(s) in square brackets in line with the text. The actual author(s) may be listed, but the reference number(s) must always be
given.
List. Number the references (numbers in square brackets) in the list in the order in which they appear in the text.
Examples:
[1] K. Henmi, Y. Hinatsu, N. Masaki, J. Solid State Chem. 148 (1999) 353–360.
[2] R.D. Shannon,
Structure and Bonding in Crystals, Academic Press, San Diego, 1981.
[3] D. Babel, A. Tressaud, in: P. Hagenmuller (Ed.), Crystal
Chemistry of Fluorides, Academic Press, San Diego, 1985, p. 143.
Journal abbreviations. Journal names should be abbreviated
according to CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service)--please see http://www.cas.org.
DOI. The digital object identifier (DOI) may be used to cite and link to electronic documents. The DOI consists of a unique
alphanumeric character string which is assigned to a document by the publisher upon the initial electronic publication. The assigned
DOI never changes. Therefore, it is an ideal medium for citing a document, particularly "Articles in Press" because it has 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.
When you use the DOI to create URL hyperlinks to documents on the Web,
the hyperlinks are guaranteed never to change.
Mathematical formulae. Number consecutively any equations that should be
displayed separate from the text (if referred to explicitly in the text). In principle, variables are to be presented in italics. Use
the solidus (/) instead of a horizontal line. Powers of e are often more conveniently denoted by exp.
Footnotes. Footnotes
should be used sparingly. Number them consecutively throughout the article, using superscript Arabic numbers. Do not include footnotes
in the Reference list.
Tables. Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text. Place footnotes
to tables below the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters. Avoid vertical rules. Be sparing in the use of tables
and ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article.
Preparation of supplementary
data. Supplementary files offer the author additional possibilities to publish supporting applications, movies, animation sequences,
high-resolution images, background datasets, sound clips and more. Supplementary files supplied will be published online alongside the
electronic version of your article in Elsevier Web products, including ScienceDirect at http://www.sciencedirect.com.
To ensure that your submitted material is directly usable, please provide data in one of our recommended file formats. Authors should
submit the material in electronic format together with the article and supply a concise and descriptive caption for each file. For more
detailed instructions please visit our artwork instruction pages at the Author Gateway at http://authors.elsevier.com/artwork.
Preparation of illustrations
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.
• Provide all illustrations as separate files
and as hardcopy printouts on separate sheets.
• Provide captions to illustrations separately.
• Produce images near
to the desired size of the printed version.
A detailed guide on electronic artwork is available on our Web site at http://authors.elsevier.com/artwork.
Color illustrations. Please make sure that artwork files are in an acceptable format (TIFF
and EPS are preferred formats) and with the correct resolution (600+ DPI for TIFF files). If, together with your accepted article, you
submit usable color figures then Elsevier will ensure that, at no additional charge, these figures will appear in color on the Web (e.g.,
ScienceDirect and other sites) regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in color in the printed version. For color
reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from Elsevier after receipt of your accepted article. If in order
to convey a particular concept it is important that a color figure be published in the print form and the authors have a financial difficulty
in affording it, a request to the editor for consideration and waiver of the charge is encouraged. Please indicate your preference for
color in print or on the Web only. For further information on the preparation of electronic artwork, please see http://authors.elsevier.com/artwork. Please note that because of technical complications which can arise by converting color figures to "grey scale"
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illustrations.
Further information
All questions arising after acceptance of a paper, especially those concerning
proofs, should be directed to:
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Proofs
Corresponding authors will receive proofs as a PDF file and the corresponding author is obliged to respond
within 48 hours. To avoid delay in publication, only necessary changes should be made.
Offprints
The corresponding
author, at no cost, will be provided with a PDF file of the article via e-mail or, alternatively, 25 free paper offprints. 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.
Guidelines for Manuscripts Dealing with Crystal Structures
Because of continually
changing methodologies and broadening applications to problems in solid state chemistry, the editors have established a new set of guidelines
for manuscripts containing results of crystal structure analyses. These guidelines are intended to encourage systematic presentation
of information commonly expected by editors, reviewers, and readers of this journal. They are to provide helpful suggestions to authors
while preparing manuscripts and a "checklist" for referees.
General Requirements
The policy of this journal is that
the determination of a crystal structure may be a vital, but not total, contributor to results reported. Its relative emphasis may vary
considerably and manuscripts dealing with crystallography may be identified according to several categories:
(a) Those describing
state-of-the-art structural determinations, in which the structure itself is the principal objective of the work; structural interpretation
and relationships to solid state chemistry, however, must be prominent in the discussion.
(b) Those in which structural properties
are discussed in the context of a larger problem, so that purely structural aspects are of secondary importance.
(c) Those designed
to deal with problems of phase purity, chemical constitution, and the like, where rudimentary structural information suffices.
Clearly,
the amount of detailed structural information required is greatly dependent upon the general nature of any given manuscript. For manuscripts
dealing primarily with determining the structure of a well-characterized phase, the following guidelines should be observed. For manuscripts
in which the determination of a crystal structure is a lesser part of the reported work, these should be followed sufficiently to document
the adequacy of methods used to support the main conclusions of the research. In any specific instance, the degree to which the requirements
and guidelines must be followed is to be assessed by referees who are recognized practitioners in the field and, ultimately, by the editors
of this journal.
Supporting information and structure details: For compounds containing organic and organometallic moieties
(i.e., C—H bonds) the supporting information data should be sent to the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) as an ASCII
file by e-mail or as a hard copy. Do not include structure factors. Submission of CIF files is strongly recommended. (CCDC, 12 Union
Road, Cambridge CB2 1EZ (UK); tel.: (44) 1223-336-408; fax: (44) 1223-336-033; e-mail: deposit@ccdc.cam.ac.uk; WWW: http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk.)
CCDC will assign a registry number to the data, which should be included with the following standard text in
the manuscript: "Crystallographic data (excluding structure factors) for the structure(s) reported in this paper have been deposited
with the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre as supplementary publication no. CCDC__. Copies of the data can be obtained free of
charge on application to CCDC, 12 Union Road, Cambridge CB2 1EZ, UK (fax: (44) 1223 336-033; e-mail: deposit@ccdc.cam.ac.uk)."
For purely inorganic compounds, the supporting information data should be sent Fachinformationszentrum Karlsruhe via e-mail or by
FTP (in the last case, contact FIZ beforehand) to FIZ, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen (Germany); tel.: (49) 7247-808-205; fax: (49) 7247-808-666;
e-mail: crysdata@fiz-karlsruhe.de; FTP: ftp.fiz-karlsruhe.de (path:/pub/csd); WWW: http://crystal.fiz-karlsruhe.de
under "Products and Services." Submission of CIF files is strongly recommended. A CSD number will be assigned and it should be included
with the following standard text in the manuscript: "Further details of the crystal structure investigation(s) can be obtained from the
Fachinformationszentrum Karlsruhe, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany, (fax: (49) 7247-808-666; e-mail: crysdata@fiz.karlsruhe.de)
on quoting the depository number CSD__."
Guidelines
A. Articles that report refined single-crystal structures must be
accompanied by a crystallographic information file (CIF or equivalent).
B. The abstract should include the chemical formula, crystal
system, space group (Hermann-Mauguin symbol), lattice constants with esd's, Z, type of data collection and any special refinement
procedures, R factors, and a description of all significant structural features.
C. The experimental section should summarize
the following information and appropriate literature references should be given: chemical formula and formula weight; source of material
and its color; sample characteristics (single-crystal dimensions or particle size, if a potential problem); and yield in %. The synthetic
procedures should be written clearly and concisely so others skilled in the art can readily reproduce them. Also required is information
on the type of data collection, including instrument used, any correction for fluctuations in incident intensity, and (for powder diffraction)
detector used, sample rocking, resolution, diffraction geometry, and step-scan intervals; type of filter or monochromator; lattice constants
(with esd's) and temperature and wavelength of radiation used, and for single crystals, also cell volume and experimental and calculated
densities (with esd's) if structural uncertainties remain; Z; possible space groups (and method of distinguishing between groups
with the same absences); absorption coefficient and method of correcting for absorption, if necessary; number of reflections, or range
of data, used in the refinement; description of the structure determination and refinement, including a brief outline of the method and
program package used, values and sources of f, Δ f', and Δ f'' for X rays or of scattering lengths
(b values) for neutrons, plus any relation of them to partial site occupancies, the function minimized in refinement and criteria
used for terminating it, constraints imposed upon refined parameters, the forms of weights in the refinement, definitions and final values
of R factors (weighted and unweighted) [e.g., R
l (RF
2), R
wp, R
exp, S], and characterization of any extinction corrections applied.
Depending upon the particular method used, the following
information should also be included.
1. For single-crystal determinations, include the number of independent reflections measured
and number excluded (giving reasons) and the agreement factors between multiply measured or equivalent reflections. If a standard analysis
program is used, it should be clearly identified and literature reference given; in this case, most required information will be presented
implicitly. Any modifications should be fully described.
2. For Rietveld analyses and pattern decomposition studies, the 2θ
step size and the total numbers of reflections and profile points should be given. If a nonstandard analysis program is used, at least
the handling of peak-shape asymmetry, background, preferred orientation, standard deviations, weights, lattice parameter errors, forms
of R factors, and correlation matrices should be supplied explicitly, as necessary. If fundamental to discussing the refinement,
the following information should also be given, explicitly or by appropriate reference: constraints imposed; omitted regions, and justification
if they are extended; identification of impurities. Any particularly significant impurity should also be characterized as an additional
refinable structure (or omitted).
For pattern-recognition studies, also provide corrections made to intensities and constraints on
peak-shape parameters.
3. For other methods, such as identification of superstructures, disorder, CD waves, magnetic structures,
powder results (not refined), and Laue methods, provide what is appropriate at the level suggested by the preceding, e.g., magnetic form
factors and a list of d
obs with relative intensities (scaled 0–100).
If applicable, describe the method
for indexing the diffraction patterns, and list observed and calculated line positions, including those not indexed.
4. Lattice
images relevant to solid state properties should be accompanied by representative electron diffraction patterD. Discussion of the structural
results should contain appropriate description of the structure and the following standard information: Tables specifying all atomic
coordinates (with esd's) and important bond distances and angles (with esd's) should be included. ORTEP drawing is recommended when atomic
displacements or atomic motions are significant (e.g., ionic conductors, superlattice structures solved as a substructure, and phase
changes). It may be appropriate to add a table of anisotropic Debye-Waller (temperature) factors. With Rietveld analyses, a figure showing
observed, calculated, and difference profiles (including background) for at least one of a series of refinements should be included.
If some regions were excluded during refinement, the figure given should have the data for those regions restored, in order to expose
effects of an impurity.
Any aspects of the structural results that are tentative or less firmly grounded because of problems in
experimental conditions or refinement procedures should be identified to warn future readers (not having access to the data) of the possibility
that the results presented could have an alternative interpretation.
For manuscripts in which a previously determined structure
is further refined, clear documentation of improvements in the quality of the determination should be given, e.g., in R factor,
reduced esd's, and closer equality in chemically equivalent bond distances.
E. Authors are required to supply further details of
any crystal structure they are reporting as CIF files (in addition to depositing them with CCDC or ICSD databases; see "General Requirements"
above). The CIF files will be sent to the reviewers along with the manuscript. Manuscripts lacking CIF files as supporting information
may be delayed in the review process and the authors will be asked to supply them.
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