The Journal of Vibration and Control is hosted on Manuscript Central™, a web based online submission and peer review system - SAGETRACK. Please read the Manuscript Submission guidelines below, and then simply visit http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jvc to login and submit your article online.
IMPORTANT: Please check whether you already have an account in the system before trying to create a new one. If you have reviewed or authored for the journal in the past year it is possible that you will have had an account created.
All papers must be submitted via the online system. If you would like to discuss your paper prior to submission, please refer to the contact details below.
The journal aims to provide a medium for rapid publication. In order to realize this aim, authors wishing to submit a paper to the journal should comply with the following requirements. Failure to do so will delay publication.
A signed statement must accompany all submissions: This manuscript has not been published or considered for publication elsewhere. If this statement is not supplied the manuscript cannot be considered for publication.
Format. Manuscripts should be preferably word processed with double spacing and wide left- and right-hand margins.
Original Nature. The author(s) must provide assurance that the manuscript has not been published, or submitted for publication, elsewhere.
Permissions. The author(s) must obtain written permission from copyright owners for any copyrighted work included in the manuscript. Copies of written permission should be sent to the Production Editor: sarah.taylor@sagepub.co.uk .
Title. Title, name, affiliation, and full address of the author(s), including the address for correspondence, should be stated on the title page. In the case of multiple authors, one should be designated as the corresponding author. If the title is longer than sixty (60) characters including spaces, provide a brief title for use as a running head.
Abstracts. A concise 100- to 200-word abstract is required. It should indicate both the objectives and the results of the research, and be a complete statement in itself.
Keywords. Four (4) keywords should be supplied for use in indexing.
Length. There is no formal limit to the length of a paper, but the editor may recommend condensation when appropriate.
SI Units. SI units must be used throughout the manuscript. All symbols must be clearly identified on the manuscript to avoid confusion in typesetting. A nomenclature may be included.
References. References should be listed in the text with the year in parentheses and listed in alphabetical order at the end of the manuscript. The format for referencing articles in journals, books, articles in books, proceedings and dissertations are:
McDonald, S. W., Grebogi, C., Ott, E. and Yorke, J. A., 1985, "Fractal basin boundaries," Physica D 17, 125-153.
Thompson, J. M. T. and Stewart, H. B., 1986, Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos, Wiley, Chichester, United Kingdom.
Shaw, S. W., and Sethna, P. R., 1988, "On the effects of asymmetries on a system near a codimension two point," in Dynamical Systems Approaches to Nonlinear Problems in Systems and Circuits, F. M. A. Salam and M. Levi, eds., SIAM, Philadelphia, PA, 317-332.
Crespo da Silva, M. R. M., 1989, "Nonlinear effects on the non-planar dynamics of beams," in Proceedings of the First Pan American Congress of Applied Mechanics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 3-6, pp. 182-185.
Marrekchi, H., 1993, "Dynamic compensators for a nonlinear conservation law," Ph.D. dissertation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Figures. Figures must be photographically reproducible. Line drawings, including lettering, must be clear, sharp, and suitable for reduction. Half-tone photogra phs should be of high contrast and marked with the legend the author wishes to appear in the final form. Photographs, diagrams, and graphs should be referred to as "Figure" in the text (abbreviated to "Fig." only in the caption). A list of captions must be appended to the manuscript. Write your name and the figure number lightly on the back in blue pencil, and indicate in the margin of the text the most appropriate location for the figure. Indicate the top of the figure clearly.
Formulae. Formulae should be typewritten whenever possible. Alternatively, a fine drawing pen and black ink should be used. It is extremely important that all mathematical symbols and letters used are identified and listed and that the required type of appearance of such symbols is clearly indicated; e.g., bold face, italics, script, outline, raktur, etc. Sub- and super-scripts should be clearly indicated where confusion might arise. A full stop must be used as a decimal sign. Any symbols that might be confused with similar symbols must be identified in the margin. Equations should be numbered consecutively and referred to in the text as "equation."
Proofs. The publisher will send the proofs to the corresponding author for correction. Author(s) should be diligent and prompt in proofreading. Extensive alternations in proofs other than the printer's errors may be charged to the authors.
Offprints. The publisher will provide the author (or authors) with a total of 50 offprints free of charge and two complimentary copies of the issue in which the article first appears.
Page Charges. There are no page charges.
Further information is available from the Editor's Office: Dr. Ali H. Nayfeh, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0219, USA, Tel: 540-231-5453, Fax: 540- 231-2290, E-mail: sallys@vt.edu or anayfeh@vt.edu.
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If you wish your article to be freely available online immediately upon publication (as some funding bodies now require), you can opt for it to be included in SAGE Open subject to payment of a publication fee. Manuscript submission and refereeing procedure is unchanged. On acceptance of your article, you will be asked to let SAGE know directly if you are choosing SAGE Open. For further information, please visit http://www.uk.sagepub.com/sageopen.sp
