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Call for Papers
Authors are invited to submit high-quality original unpublished work, on topics within the scope of the journal, that is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. All papers will be rigorously reviewed by at least two referees who are knowledgeable in the field. Papers to be considered for publication must be written in English. Authors whose native language is not English are recommended to seek the advice of a native English speaker, if possible, before submitting their manuscripts. Papers may be rejected if the English is poor or there are errors present.Submission of Manuscripts
Papers to be considered for publication must be submitted electronically as a PDF document using the PROSE Publication Review and Organisation System.You can submit a paper, or login as an Author, Reviewer or Editor of paper that has already been submitted, by accessing the Online Paper Upload and Login page.
Papers should be submitted in draft format following the instructions contained in the "Preparation of Manuscripts" section below. Once the paper has been accepted, authors will be requested to upload the publication files i.e. a word-processor version of the paper and associated diagrams etc. The paper will then be professionally typeset.
If the paper is a normal submission, a single PDF file must be uploaded that consists of the following:-
- The names of the authors and affiliations,
- The e-mail address of the corresponding author,
- An abstract, and
- The complete paper, in draft format, including figures (if any).
- The words "Submitted for a Special Edition",
- The title of the special edition, and
- The name of the Guest Editor.
- A word processor file of the text, such as LaTeX*, MS Word or WordPerfect. Please see "Preparation of manuscripts" for preparing your electronic file.
- Separate files of all figures (if any). Please see "Preparation of manuscripts" for required file formats. It is possible to have figures printed in colour, provided the cost of their reproduction is paid for by the author. Please always send the original hard copy of colour figures.
Preparation of manuscripts
Organization of the paper and style of presentation1. Manuscripts should be formatted with 1 inch or 2.5 cm width margins on all sides and double spacing throughout, including the abstract, footnotes and references.
There is no formal restriction on the length of the paper, however, reviewers will consider whether the length of the paper is appropriate when judging whether it should be published.
Every page of the manuscript, including the title page, references, tables, etc., should be numbered. However, in the text no reference should be made to page numbers; if necessary, one may refer to sections. Try to avoid the excessive use of italics and bold face.
2. Manuscripts should be organized in the following order:
- Title page
- Introduction
- Body of text (divided by subheadings)
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Tables
- Figure captions
- Figures.
- Headings and subheadings should be numbered and typed on a separate line, without indentation.
- SI units should be used, i.e., the units based on the metre, kilogramme, second, etc.
- Title (should be clear, descriptive and not too long)
- Name(s) of author(s); please indicate who is the corresponding author
- Full affiliation(s)
- Present address of author(s), if different from affiliation
- Complete address of corresponding author, including tel. no., fax no. and e-mail address
- Abstract
- The abstract should be clear, descriptive, self-explanatory and not longer than 200 words. It should also be suitable for publication in abstracting services.
- Tables should be numbered according to their sequence in the text. The text should include references to all tables.
- Each table should be provided on a separate page of the manuscript. Tables should never be included in the text.
- Each table should have a brief and self-explanatory title.
- Column headings should be brief, but sufficiently explanatory. Standard abbreviations of units of measurement should be added between parentheses.
- Vertical lines should not be used to separate columns. Leave some extra space between the columns instead.
- Any explanations essential to the understanding of the table should be given in footnotes at the bottom of the table.
- Figures should be numbered according to their sequence in the text. The text should include references to all figures.
- Each figure should be provided on a separate sheet. Figures should not be included in the text.
- Colour figures can be included, provided the cost of their reproduction is paid for by the author.
- For the file formats of the figures please take the following into account:
- Line art should be have a minimum resolution of 600 dpi, save as EPS or TIFF
- Grayscales (incl. photos) should have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi (no lettering), or 500 dpi (when there is lettering); save as tiff
- Do not save figures as JPEG, this format may lose information in the process
- Do not use figures taken from the Internet, the resolution will be too low for printing
- Do not use colours in your figures if they should be printed in black & white, because this will reduce the print quality (note that in software often the default is colour, you should change the settings)
- For figures that should be printed in colour, please send both a hardcopy (to be used for the paper publication), and a CMYK encoded EPS or TIFF (used for the electronic publication)
- Each figure should be identified by its number. If necessary, indicate top or bottom of figure.
- Figures should be designed with the format of the page of the journal in mind. They should be of such a size as to allow a reduction of 50 %.
- On maps and other figures where a scale is needed, use bar scales rather than numerical ones, i.e., do not use scales of the type 1:10,000. This avoids problems if the figures need to be reduced.
- Each figure should have a self-explanatory caption. The captions to all figures should be typed on a separate sheet of the manuscript.
- Photographs are only acceptable if they have good contrast and intensity.
- For citations in the text numbers between square brackets should be used. All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references following the text of the manuscript.
- For citations in the text numbers between square brackets should be used. All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references following the text of the manuscript.
- References should be listed alphabetically in the following style:
[1] B. Newman and E.T. Liu, Perspective on BRCA1, Breast Disease 10 (1998), 3-10.
[2] D.F. Pilkey, Happy conservation laws, in: Neural Stresses, J. Frost, ed., Controlled Press, Georgia, 1995, pp. 332-391.
[3] E. Wilson, Active vibration analysis of thin-walled beams, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Virginia, 1991.
- Footnotes should only be used if absolutely essential. In most cases it is possible to incorporate the information in the text.
- If used, they should be numbered in the text, indicated by superscript numbers and kept as short as possible.
Authors submitting a manuscript do so on the understanding that if their paper is accepted for publication, copyright in the article, including the right to reproduce the article in all forms and media, shall be assigned exclusively to the Publisher.
Quoting from other publications
An author, when quoting from someone else's work or when considering reproducing a figures or table from a book or journal article, should make sure that they are not infringing a copyright. Although in general an author may quote from other published works, they should obtain permission from the holder of the copyright if they wish to make substantial extracts or to reproduce tables, plates or other figures. If the copyright holder is not the author of the quoted or reproduced material, it is recommended that the permission of the author should also be sought. Material in unpublished letters and manuscripts is also protected and must not be published unless permission has been obtained. Submission of a paper will be interpreted as a statement that the author has obtained all the necessary permission. A suitable acknowledgement of any borrowed material must always be made.
Proofs
The corresponding author is asked to check the galley proofs (the publisher will execute a cursory check only). Corrections other than printer's errors, however, should be avoided. Costs arising from such corrections will be charged to the authors.
How to order offprints, reprints, pdf, extra journals, books
- The corresponding author of a contribution to the journal is entitled to receive one copy of the journal free of charge. An order form for offprints, additional journals or a pdf file will be provided along with the galley proofs.
- If you wish to order reprints of an earlier published article, please contact the publisher for a quotation. IOS Press, Fax: +31 20 620 3419. E-mail: editorial@iospress.nl.
- An author is entitled to 25 % discount on books. See Author's discount (25%) on all IOS Press book publications.
Publication Conditions
By submitting a paper for publication in this Journal the co-authors of the paper warrant and agree to the following conditions:-- That the work has not been published before in the form in which it has been submitted to the Journal and it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
- That its publication has been approved by all the co-authors.
- That the co-authors agree to indemnify KES International against the consequences of publishing the paper.
- That information about the co-authors (name, address, email address, other relevant details, etc.) may be held by KES International in electronic form on computer and used by KES in furtherance of its activities.