Instructions for Authors
Guidelines on electronic article processing
For instructions on initial submission for peer review, please see the journal's own Instructions for Authors.
Once your article has been accepted for publication, we strongly advise you to send the final version of your manuscript electronically, by email.
You should save the files as Word documents, although figures can also be supplied as eps, tif, pdf, or word files (see below).
Tables and figures should be saved as separate files, and a separate list of figure captions should also be provided. Give the files clear names such as Smith_text.doc, Smith_tables.doc, Smith_figures.doc, Smith_figurecaptions.doc.
The approximate position of tables and figures should be indicated in the text file, and they must be mentioned in the text.
Ensure that the files are not saved as read only.
Please see the journal Instructions for Authors page for a Word template to help you style your article correctly. Please pay particular attention to the references. Please also supply the running heads for your article in the style of the journal (this will usually be the authors' initials and surname plus a short title).
Please make sure that the full postal and email address of the author who will check proofs and receive correspondence and offprints is clearly marked.
Guidance on supplying figures
Avoid the use of colour and tints. Line figures will normally be reproduced in black and white. Subtle variations in grey tones which are distinguishable on screen may not be distinct when printed, and should be avoided. Strong contrasts such as black/white and cross-hatched patterns give a better printed result.
Figures should be produced as near to the finished size as possible. If the figure is to be reduced to fit the final printed page, allow for this reduction when selecting lettering size and line weight.
Half-tones, scans, photographs and transparencies should be saved at a minimum
of 1200 dpi. They will not normally be reproduced in colour unless first agreed
by the journal editor. In some cases it may be possible to present figures in
black and white in the printed journal, but in colour in the online journal,
if the originals are suitable.
All figures must be numbered in the order in which they occur (e.g. Figure 1,
Figure 2 etc.). In multi-part figures, each part should be labelled (e.g. Figure
1 (a), Figure 1 (b) etc.).The figure captions must be saved as a separate file
with the text and numbered correspondingly.
Files should be saved as TIFF (tagged image file format), PostScript or EPS
(encapsulated PostScript), containing all the necessary font information and
the source file of the application (e.g., CorelDraw/Mac, CorelDraw/PC).
