HOW
TO PREPARE A
MANUSCRIPT FOR ELSEVIER
PROCEEDINGS
The manuscript should be written in English and neatly
typed or printed on one side of the paper using double line spacing. Unclear handwritten insertions are not
acceptable. The following guidelines should be carefully observed.
Number all pages, from the very first to the very
last. The FIRST PAGE should contain
the following items, in exactly the given order:
(1) Version
Date, stating when that particular version was finalized / submitted.
(2) Title
of the paper. Do not use capital letters.
(3) Author's
Names (initials or first names before surnames), grouped together,
separated by commas and each followed by a superscript letter ( a
etc.), referring to the respective address.
(4) Addresses,
each preceded by a superscript letter ( a etc.), referring to the
respective author name(s).
(5) Abstract,
which should be self-contained (no footnotes or references) and serve both as
an index to and a brief summary of the paper.
(6) 3 or 4
Keywords, which will be quoted in the Subject Index of the Proceedings.
(7) Name and complete Postal Address of the author that is responsible for further
correspondence, plus valid Fax number
and E-mail address.
The NEXT PAGES
should contain the following items (in just this order): Main Text, References,
Tables (with captions), list of Figure Captions, Figures. Acknowledgements
(e.g. for grants) should be put at the end of the main text, before the
references.
NOTATION
must be legible, clear, compact and consistent with standard usage. All unusual
or handwritten symbols whose identity may not be obvious to the typesetter must
be identified in the left margin at first appearance. Vectors should be printed in bold
characters; they will be typeset bold italic. Special attention
should be given to characters that can be misread, such as: l (ell),
1 (one), N (prime), o (lower case), O (capital),
0 (zero), E (degree), v (vee), n (Greek nu), c (lower
case), C (capital), i, I, s, S, x, X, H
(times), z, Z, p, P, r (Greek rho), k, K, k (Greek kappa), etc.
Please note the following Journal-specific notation: BCC, FCC, RF, RT, AC, DC,
at%, wt%. Always abbreviated and with initial capital: Fig. 4,
Eq. (3), Ref. [2]. Always use `single' quotation marks. Separate
units from the preceding number by a space (230 K, 2.5 kHz,
3.2 A/m, etc.), but close up degrees and percentages (24EC,
53%). You are requested to italicize all symbols (the
variables B not the units or standard functions such as exp,
cos). However, on the other hand, subscripts and superscripts should be printed
roman (i.e. not italic) if they do not denote a variable or an index but an
abbreviation [e.g.TC (Curie-temperature),
Eg (ground-state-energy)].
FORMULAS
should be displayed (i.e. put on separate lines) when they are important or
quoted elsewhere, but also if they are likely to be broken incorrectly in the
printed text. Displayed equations should still fit into the Journal text column width (i.e. 7.5 cm), so
you should break long lines at suitable places, with this width in mind.
Equation numbers should be put at the right margin. To permit a page break,
they should not refer to a group of equations; rather subdivide your numbering
[e.g. (2a), (2b)].
TABLES
(with arabic numbering in order of appearance) should be used for all except
the simplest tabular material. Their structure should be clear, with simple
column headings giving all units. Choose the least space-consuming layout; in
most cases this means rather making long
than wide tables, to make them fit into a single printed text column.
FIGURES
should be ORIGINAL drawings / glossy
prints or photographs, i.e. xerox copies
will NOT be accepted! Good laserprints are acceptable if they are
absolutely clear and stainless. Electron micrographs should be provided with a
scale bar within the figure and their top edge should be indicated. All details
(lettering, plotted symbols) should have proportionate dimensions so as not to
become illegible or unclear after reduction; in general the figures should be
half the size of a typewritten page and also should be designed for reduction
to one-column width (7.5 cm). Avoid small open symbols which tend to fill
in upon reduction. The size of the lettering should be no less than 1.5 mm
after reduction. Please check carefully for spelling mistakes and consistency
with the main text. Wherever feasible, compile individual graphs with identical
axis values and analogous captions into a single figure. All figures should be
identified on the back by their number, the name of the first author and the
reference number of the conference, if known. The numbering should be in the
order in which they are referred to in the text. Finally, the figure captions should not be put under
the figures but rather listed together on a separate sheet, preceded by `Fig. 1.' etc.
REFERENCES
should be consecutively numbered in the text [in square brackets], also
according to their order of appearance. The information should be presented in
the correct Journal style (see recent issues), especially with regard to the
order of items. Include authors, journal names, page numbers, book editors,
book or proceedings publishers (with location), and year of publication:
[1] F.J. Pinski et al., Phys. Rev. B 23 (1981) 5080.
[2] J. Jackle, in: Amorphous Solids: Low-Temperature
Properties, ed. W.A. Philips (Springer,
Berlin, 1981) pp. 135B160.
All references should be cited in the text.
THE ELECTRONIC
VERSION OF THE MANUSCRIPT should be submitted together with the final accepted paper copy. It is the
responsibility of the author to ensure that the version on disk exactly matches
that on paper. Any of the well‑known word processors may be used. The
preferred storage medium is a standard 32 inch
disk that has been formatted with MS‑DOS. Please, format EQUATIONS as Equations and not as figure boxes! The
text should be prepared in the same way as described above. The name and
version of the word‑processing program, the title, the first author's
name and the conference code (for reference) should be clearly indicated both
on the disk label and checklist.
CHECKLIST
(1) The length
of the manuscript may not exceed the conference limit (see the length
calculation form).
(2) The
manuscript should be double-spaced throughout.
(3) Number all
pages consecutively.
(4) Give full
postal address of the corresponding author plus Fax and E-mail nos. and 3 or 4 keywords
on the first page.
(5) Give
references complete and in Journal style.
(6) Supply
only first-quality original figures /
photographs.
(7) Put the
figure captions in a list on a separate sheet.
(8) Indicate
type / version of the word processor on the disk.
(9) Fill out
the enclosed Length Calculation Form correctly and completely.
(10) Submit
three copies of the paper, together with one set of original figures /
photographs, a disk with the electronic version of the manuscript (8) and the
filled out form (9).