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INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting operates a conventional single-blind reviewing policy in which the reviewer’s name is always concealed from the submitting author.
All manuscripts are reviewed initially by one of the Editors and only those papers that meet the scientific and editorial standards of the journal, and fit within the aims and scope of the journal, will be sent for peer review.
Submitting Papers to the Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting:
1. Electronic submission of the manuscript as a PDF or MS Word file attached to an
e-mail message sent to jimQPED@aol.com is the desired format for submission of papers. Otherwise, three double-spaced hard copies and one electronic version (on a 3.5 in. disk or CD using Microsoft Word in an IBM/PC format) should be submitted to:
Editor, James P. Harrington,
Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting,
234 Crosslands Drive,
Kennett Square,
PA 19348-2023, USA.
Revised manuscripts should be resubmitted in final print and electronic versions.
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, fax number and e-mail address.
3. Include a 100-word abstract.
4. Include a list of key words.
5. A list of five potential reviewers should be submitted to the Editor at the time of manuscript submission [optional].
6. ILLUSTRATIONS
-Computer generated graphics. Any art that is sent electronically should be in .tif files, in 300 dpi resolution, for superior 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, they must be accompanied by two sets of small photoprints. Measurements should be indicated in SI units.
-Lettering should be planned for 50% reduction; text must be readable after reduction.
-Photographs. Photographs should be supplied as glossy prints, and wherever possible, of the same size as they are to appear in the journal. Illustrations should be referred to as Figure 1, Figure 2, etc. The name(s) of the author(s) should be written on all illustrations, as should the Figure number. The indication 'Top' should be given where required and arrows indicating direction should be on the figure where necessary. Scale markings should be given on any photomicrographs to assure that any size reductions will be properly reflected.
-Text must be readable after reduction.
7. JOURNAL AND BOOK REFERENCES should be identified in the text using the ACS 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:
1. Name 1, A.A., B.B. Name 2 and C.C. Name 3. (year of publication). A Method of Damage Detection for Rotating Systems, Journal Name, 107(3): 275-281.
2. Name, D.D.. (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, although English units may be added in parentheses.
11. SYMBOLS. A list of symbols used and their meanings should be included if a
large number of symbols appear in the text.
12. PROOFREADING AND E-PRINTS. Authors will receive page proofs, which
they should correct and return as soon as possible. Access to 25 free e-prints will be provided; the corresponding author will receive a maximum of five complimentary copies of the journal.
14. HEADINGS. Your article should be structured into sections. Normally two headings are used as follows:
Main head: DESIGN OF A MICROWAVE INSTALLATION [all capital letters, left justified, we will make these bold].
Secondary head: Principle of the Design Method [capitalize first letter of main words, left justified, we will make these bold].
15. 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 a caret. Be sure that all symbols, letters and numbers are clearly distinguishable and not subject to mistaken identity (e.g., O for 0 when indicating the letter and the numeral zero, 1 for l when indicating the number one and the lower case of L, and v or u as compared to the Greek nu and mu).
16. PERMISSIONS. The author is responsible for obtaining releases from other publishers for SAGE to publish material copyrighted by someone else.
GENERAL
Neither Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting nor the editorial board is responsible for the views expressed by individual contributors in articles published in the Journal.
SAGE Open.
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.sagepub.co.uk/sageopen
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