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" All tables (including title, description, footnotes)
" All necessary files have been uploaded as attachments to the e-mail
" Manuscript has been spell checked
" All text pages have been numbered
" References are in the correct format for this journal
" All references mentioned in the Reference list are cited in the text and vice versa
" Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources
(including the Web)
" Colour figures are clearly marked as being intended for colour reproduction or to
be reproduced in black-and-white
Manuscripts.
Please type all pages with double spacing and wide margins on one side of the
paper. Words to be printed in italics are to be underlined. Title page, abstract,
tables, legends to figures and reference list should each be provided on separate
pages of the manuscript.
Use a true type font such as Times New Roman or Arial. The text should be in
single-column format. Number the pages. Keep the layout of the text as simple as
possible. Most formatting codes will be removed and replaced on processing the
article. In particular, do not use the wordprocessor's options to justify text or to
hyphenate words. However, do use bold face, italics, subscripts, superscripts etc.
Do not embed 'graphically designed' equations or tables, but prepare these using
the wordprocessor's facility. When preparing tables, if you are using a table grid,
use only one grid for each individual table and not a grid for each row. Do not
prepare tables in Powerpoint. The electronic text should be prepared in a way very
similar to that of conventional manuscripts (see also the Author Gateway's
Quickguide: http://authors.elsevier.com). Do not import the figures into the text file
but, instead, indicate their approximate locations directly in the electronic text and
on the manuscript. See also the section on illustrations.
To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to use the spellchecker
function of your wordprocessor
The title page should include: the title, the name(s) and affiliation(s) of the
author(s), an address for correspondence, and telephone/ telefax numbers for
editorial queries. All articles should include an Abstract (a single paragraph) of no
more than 120 words and 3-6 key words for abstracting and indexing purposes.
Please do not split the article into separate files (title page as one file, text as
another, etc.). Ensure that the letter 'l' and digit '1' (also letter 'O' and digit '0') have
been used properly, and structure your article (tabs, indents, etc.) consistently.
Characters not available on your wordprocessor (Greek letters, mathematical
symbols, etc.) should not be left open but indicated by a unique code (e.g.,
gralpha, @, #, etc., for the Greek letter ). Such codes should be used consistently
throughout the entire text. Please make a list of such codes and provide a key. Do
not allow your wordprocessor to introduce word splits and do not use a 'justified'