INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
Submitting Papers to the Journal:
The Journal of Industrial Textiles is hosted on ScholarOne™ Manuscripts, a web based online submission and peer review system - SAGE track. Please read the Manuscript Submission guidelines below, and then simply visit http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jit 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. The Journal of Industrial Textiles operates a double blind peer review system, this means that reviewers are not aware of the identity of the authors of a paper not the authors the identity of the reviewers. If you would like to discuss your paper prior to submission, please refer to the contact details below.
1. Electronic submission of the manuscript should be submitted via SAGE track. If you have any queries regarding your paper then please contact either:
William C. Smith: billsmith@intexa.com or Dr. Dong Zhang: dzhang@charter.net
2. Centred title should be brief, followed by centred name, affiliation, address, country, and postal code (zip) of author(s). Indicate to whom correspondence and proofs should be sent, including a telephone number and e-mail address.
3. Include a 300-word abstract.
4. Include a list of key words.
5. Peer Review Policy
The Journal of Industrial Textiles operates a double-blind reviewing policy in which the reviewer's name is witheld from the author and the author's name from the reviewer. In this regard, authors need to blind their names for the main document before submission.
6. ILLUSTRATIONS
-Computer generated graphics. Any artwork should be in tif or jpg files, in 300 dpi resolution, for reproduction.
-Line Drawings. Originals should always be submitted. Wherever possible, graphs should be boxed in, and scale divisions should be marked on the inside of the boxes. Grids should not be shown. Insofar as possible, explanations should be placed in the legend. Original drawings should not be larger than 20x25 cm (8x10 in); if this is impossible. Measurements should be indicated in SI units.
-Lettering should be planned for 50% reduction; text must be readable after reduction.
-Text must be readable after reduction.
7. JOURNAL AND BOOK REFERENCES should be identified in the text using the Vancouver system [numbered notes throughout text, numbered list at end of article].
Literature references should be listed by number at the end of manuscript as reference number, Author(s), date, ''title of article,'' title of publication, volume, page, publisher, place of publication, etc. Examples:
a. Name 1, A.A. and Name 2, B.B. (year of publication). A Method of Damage Detection for Rotating Systems, Journal Name, 107(3): 275-281.
b. Name, C.C. (year of publication). Title of Chapter, Book Name, Edition (if not first), page, publisher, place etc.
8. FIGURE, TABLE, EQUATION: spelled out in text, capitalized. Figure 1 Table 1 Equation (9)
9. TABLES. Number consecutively and type on a numbered, separate page.
Please use arabic numerals and supply a heading. Column headings should be explanatory and carry units (see example). Do not include vertical rules.
10. UNITS & ABBREVIATIONS. SI units should be used.
11. SYMBOLS. A list of symbols used and their meanings should be included if a
large number of symbols appears in the text.
12. Author biographies. A brief biography with photograph of the principle author will be printed at the end of each paper. The biographical sketch is limited to 100 words and should describe the author's expertise, current position, publications, and technical interests. Submitted material may be edited by the Publisher.
13. PROOFREADING AND E-PRINTS. Authors will receive page proofs, which
they should correct and return as soon as possible. An e-print order form for purchase of additional e-prints will be provided. No free e-prints can be provided; the corresponding author will receive one free copy of the journal for each contributor (up to 5 copies).
15. HEADINGS. Your article should be structured into sections. Normally two headings are used as follows:
Main Subhead: FORMULA PROCESSING SYSTEM [all capital letters, centred]
Secondary Subhead: Technical Coatings Calculations [capitalize first letter of main words, left justified]
16. EQUATIONS. Number equations with arabic numbers enclosed in parentheses at the right-hand margin. Type superscripts and subscripts clearly above or below
the baseline, or mark them with care. Be sure that all symbols, letters, and numbers are distinguishable (e.g., 0 for zero, one or lowercase ''el'', ''vee'' or Greek nu).
17. PERMISSIONS. The author is responsible for obtaining releases from other publishers for SAGE to publish material copyrighted by someone else. Permission is required for all material obtained from any source, this includes the internet.
GENERAL
Neither Journal of Industrial Textiles nor the editorial board is responsible for the views expressed by individual contributors in articles published in the Journal.
English Language Editing Services: Please click here for information on professional English language editing services recommended by SAGE.
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
