Composites Part B: Engineering

The aim of Composites Part B: Engineering is to provide a balance between mechanics and materials science aspects, basic and applied research, and high technology and high volume (low cost) composite development.

The Journal aims to provide a forum for the prompt publication of original research on all areas of composites and nano-engineered materials, with emphasis being placed on evaluation and modelling of engineering details and concepts. Basic research papers are welcomed as well as proposals for review articles. Authors are encouraged to discuss the issues relative to application in the short or long-term in various areas, such as aerospace, automotive and other surface transportation, infrastructure, ship-building, off-shore piping, and recreational products.

Current topics of interest to readers include durability, functionally gradient materials, interfaces, interlaminar fracture, joints and adhesion, smart composites, textile composites, thermoplastics, wave propagation, and non-destructive testing.

Types of paper

Original high-quality research papers; short communications; letters commenting on recently published papers, on matters of general interest to readers, or on matters concerned with editorial policy.

Composites also publishes book review, conference reports and a calendar of forthcoming events.

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Follow this order when typing manuscripts: Title, Authors, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords, Main text, Acknowledgements, Appendix, References, Figure Captions and then Tables.
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Text layout:

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Subdivision - numbered sections
Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...), 1.2, etc. (the abstract is not included in section numbering). Use this numbering also for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to 'the text'. Any subsection may be given a brief heading. Each heading 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.

Material and methods
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Theory/calculation
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Results
Results should be clear and concise.

Discussion
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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.

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 on. Similarly for tables and figures: Table A.1; Fig. A.1, etc.

Essential title page information

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• Author names and affiliations. Where the family name may be ambiguous (e.g., a double name), please indicate this 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.
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• 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

A concise and factual abstract is required. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, References should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s). Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.

The abstract must be approximately 100 words, outlined in a single paragraph.

Keywords

Authors should select a maximum of four keywords from the Keyword List shown at the end of these instructions. Each Keyword should be accompanied by the capital letter denoting the category from which the keyword has been selected [e.g., A. Carbon-carbon composites (CCCs]). If authors wish they may nominate one additional keyword, which is not included in the list below. Keywords should appear on the title page of each paper submitted for consideration, following the abstract.



Abbreviations

Define abbreviations that are not standard in this field in a footnote to be placed on the first page of the article. Such abbreviations that are unavoidable in the abstract must be defined at their first mention there, as well as in the footnote. Ensure consistency of abbreviations throughout the article.

Acknowledgements

Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article, etc.).

Units

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Math formulae

Detailed mathematical discussion should be placed in an appendix. Equations and formulae should be typewritten wherever possible. Equations should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in parentheses on the right hand side of the page. Type or mark mathematical equations exactly as they should appear in print.

Footnotes

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Table footnotes
Indicate each footnote in a table with a superscript lowercase letter.

Artwork

Electronic artwork
General points
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• Save text in illustrations as 'graphics' or enclose the font.
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• Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files.
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Formats
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TIFF: Bitmapped line drawings: use a minimum of 1000 dpi.
TIFF: Combinations bitmapped line/half-tone (color or grayscale): a minimum of 500 dpi is required.
If your electronic artwork is created in a Microsoft Office application (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) then please supply 'as is'.
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• Supply files that are too low in resolution;
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Color artwork
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Tables

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References

Citation in 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.

Web references
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Reference to arXiv
As with unpublished results and personal communications, references to arXiv documents are not recommended in the reference list. Please make every effort to obtain the full reference of the published version of an arXiv document. If a reference to an arXiv document must be included in the references list it should follow the standard reference style of the journal and should include a substitution of the volume and page numbers with 'arXiv:YYMM.NNNN' or 'arXiv:arch-ive/YYMMNNN' for articles submitted to arXiv before April 2007.

References in a special issue
Please ensure that the words 'this issue' are added to any references in the list (and any citations in the text) to other articles in the same Special Issue.

Reference management software
This journal has standard templates available in key reference management packages EndNote ( http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp) and Reference Manager ( http://refman.com/support/rmstyles.asp). Using plug-ins to wordprocessing packages, authors only need to select the appropriate journal template when preparing their article and the list of references and citations to these will be formatted according to the journal style which is described below.

Reference style
All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references following the text of the manuscript. In the text refer to references by a number in square brackets on the line (e.g. Since Peterson[1]), and the full reference should be given in a numerical list at the end of the paper.

References should be given in the following form:
1. Fish JC, Lee S W. Delamination of tapered composite structures. Eng Fract Mech 1989;34(1):43-54.
2. Tsai SW, Hahn HT. Introduction to Composite Materials. Westport: Technomic, 1980.
3. Bradley WL. Relationship of matrix toughness to interlaminar fracture toughness. In: Friedrich K, editor. Application of Fracture Mechanics to Composite Materials. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1989. p.159-187.
4. Kairouz KC, Heath RJ. Fracture of ply drop-offs in composite structures. In: Proceedings of ECCM-7 Conference. London, May, 1996. p.79-85.

Journal abbreviations source
Journal names should be abbreviated according to
Index Medicus journal abbreviations: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/serials/lji.html;
List of title word abbreviations: http://www.issn.org/2-22661-LTWA-online.php;
CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service): http://www.cas.org/sent.html.

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doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2010.09.059
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List of keywords
The keywords for Composites Parts A and B are separated into five categories:

A. Material

Aramid fibre
Carbon fibre
Carbon-carbon composites (CCCs)
Ceramic fibre
Ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs)
Discontinuous reinforcement
Fabrics/textiles
Fibres
Foams
Glass fibres
Glasses
Honeycomb
Hybrid
Intermetallics
Lamina/ply
Laminates
Layered structures
Metal-matrix composites (MMCs)
Moulding compounds
Nano-structures
Particle-reinforcement
Plates
Polymer (textile) fibre
Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs)
Preform
Prepreg
Recycling
Resins
Smart materials
Strand
Tape
Thermoplastic resin
Theromosetting resin
Thin films
Tow
3-Dimensional reinforcement
Wood
Yarn

B. Property

Adhesion
Anisotropy
Buckling
Chemical properties
Corrosion
Creep
Cure behaviour
Damage tolerance
Debonding
Defects
Delamination
Directional orientation
Elasticity
Electrical properties
Embrittlement
Environmental degradation
Fatigue
Fibre/matrix bond
Fracture
Fracture toughness
Fragmentation
Hardness
High-temperature properties
Impact behaviour
Interface/interphase
Internal friction/damping
Magnetic properties
Mechanical properties
Microstructures
Optical properties/techniques
Physical properties
Plastic deformation
Porosity
Residual/internal stress
Rheological properties
Strength
Stress concentrations
Stress relaxation
Stress transfer
Surface properties
Thermal properties
Thermomechanical
Transverse cracking
Vibration
Wear
Wettability

C. Analysis

Analytical modelling
Computational modelling
Damage mechanics
Finite element analysis (FEA)
Laminate mechanics
Micro-mechanics
Numerical analysis
Statistical properties/methods

D. Testing

Acoustic emission
Chemical analysis
Electron microscopy
Fractography
Mechanical testing
Non-destructive testing
Optical microscopy Physical methods of analysis
Process monitoring
Radiography
Surface analysis
Thermal analysis
Ultrasonics

E. Manufacturing / Processing

Assembly
Autoclave
Automation
Braiding
Casting
Chemical vapour deposition (CVD)
Compression moulding
Consolidation
Cure
Cutting
Extrusion
Fibre conversion processes
Filament winding
Forging
Forming
Heat treatment
Injection moulding
Isostatic processing
Joints/joining
Knitting
Lay-up (manual/automated)
Liquid metal infiltration
Machining
Melt-spinning
Moulding compounds
Powder processing
Preform
Prepreg
Pultrusion
Recycling
Resin film infiltration (RFI)
Resin flow
Resin transfer moulding (RTM)
Sintering
Slip casting
Stitching
Surface treatments
Tape
Thermal analysis
Thermoplastic resin
Thermosetting resin
Tooling
Tow
Weaving

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