Article Submission

The Authors are advised to prepare their paper strictly according to the instructions set below. Because of the formatting errors or due to consistency reasons, the manuscript will not be accepted, both for evaluation and possible further editorial process.

Submission of a manuscript to Materials Science-Poland implies that it is not being considered for the publication elsewhere, and the authors have a necessary authorization to publish the material contained in the paper.

The review process for submitted papers is double blind peer review.

Information about the fee is available on:

Submission of Manuscripts

New manuscripts must be submitted to Materials Science-Poland via the Editorial Manager, available on the following webpage:

All the following information should be submitted separately while submitting:

• Title.
  Write down all the headings of chapters and subsections in
  lowercase (only the first word should be capitalized).

• The name(s) of the author(s).

• A concise and informative title.

• The affiliation(s) of the author(s), i.e. institution, (department),
  city, (state), country.

• A clear indication and an active e-mail address
  of the corresponding author.

• Authors identification. Authors are recommended to use their
  ORCID ID when submitting an article for consideration or acquire
  an ORCID ID via the submission process.

You need to submit 3 (three) documents:

1. Cover Letter

The cover letter should explain why your work is perfect for the Journal and why it will be of interest to the Journal's readers.

2. Highlights

Highlights should be submitted in a separate editable file in the online submission system. They consist of a short collection of bullet points that capture the novel results of your research as well as new methods that were used during the study (maximum 100 characters, including spaces).

3. Manuscript without authors data

The review process for submitted papers is a double blind peer review, therefore, this requires that the authors submit their papers without any personal data (such anonymous papers will be visible for reviewers, who are not supposed to know the identity of the authors), while the authors' names, their affiliations etc. are entered into the Editorial Manager system during the submission process. The manuscript without authors data file should be, thus, prepared as follows:

TITLE PAGE

Write down all the headings of chapters and subsections in lowercase (only the first word should be capitalized.

Abstract

Please provide an abstract of 150 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.

Keywords

Please provide 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes.

TEXT

Text Formatting

The Authors have to submit electronic version of their manuscript in a document (allowed types are: DOC, DOCX and RTF extensions) containing the complete paper, i.e. all the text, references, figures, tables, pictures, drawings and other graphic elements, as well (ALL IN ONE FILE, PLACED IN PROPER PLACES, where they should have been in the text):

• The paper should be formatted on (preferably) A4 (210 mm ×
  297 mm) page and typed in a one-column format with one inch
  (25 mm) margin on the top, bottom, right side, and left side.

• Use a normal, plain font (e.g., 12-point Times Roman) for text.

• Use bold for chapter.

• Use italics for emphasis.

• Use the automatic page numbering function to number the pages.

• Do not use field functions.

• Use tab stops or other commands for indents, not the space bar.

• Use the table function, not spreadsheets, to make tables.

• Use the equation editor or MathType for equations.

• Save your file in docx format (Word 2007
  or higher) or doc format (older Word versions).

Required formats for the graphic files are:

– Figures must be delivered as tif (or - possibly - jpg) files. The resolution must be exactly 300 ppi (300 dpi when printed out) and at least 10-point font size should be used for descriptions.

– Photographs will be accepted in TIFF (or - possibly - jpg) formats. Their resolution must be exactly 300 ppi (300 dpi when printed out).

All figures and pictures should be numbered with Arabic numerals, have descriptive captions, and be mentioned in the text. Each figure (as well as other graphic elements) should be placed in the body of the paper as appropriate. All figures and pictures submitted, including chemical schemes, must be of a high standard and resolution for direct reproduction. The figures are supposed to be computer-generated prints of high quality.

Tables

Please submit tables as editable text and not as images. The smallest font is 10-point size. Tables can be placed next to the relevant text in the article. Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text. Please avoid using vertical rules and shading in table cells.

References

In the manuscript, the references should be numbered consecutively by Arabic numerals in [square brackets] (e.g. [1]; [2]; [3]; [4]; etc.). Each one of the cited references must be discussed individually and demonstrate their significance to your work. Please describe in one or two sentences what they claim, what evidence they provide to support their claim. The list of references MUST have the format indicated below.

Reference list

The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. Personal communications and unpublished works should only be mentioned in the text. Do not use footnotes or endnotes as a substitute for a reference list.

The entries in the list should be numbered consecutively. IT MUST BE USED the Vancouver referencing style. More information on the Vancouver referencing style is available on the following websites:

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/admin-services/library/learning-support/reference-management/vancouver-style/

https://guides.library.uq.edu.au/referencing/vancouver/reference-list

When using the Vancouver style, the reference list should be in numerical order and each number matches and refers to the one in the text.

The list should be at the end of your work.

If you are using the bibliographic software RefWorksr, you should use the ‘Imperial College Vancouver’ style to format your reference list and citations correctly.

Always use the standard abbreviation of a journal’s name according to the ISSN List of Title Word Abbreviations, see:

http://www.issn.org/services/online-services/access-to-the-ltwa/.

For the Authors’ convenience, we suggest them to look through The International System of Units (SI)*
(*source: https://www.bipm.org/documents/20126/41483022/SI-Brochure-9-EN.pdf).

EXAMPLE OF A REFERENCE LIST - Always use the standard abbreviation of a journal’s name

Journal articles

Author(s). Article title. Journal Name (abbreviated). Year Month Day; Volume(Issue):page range. URL DOI

Example

[1] Shekhar S, Akhtar N, Hasan S. Study of load bearing capacity of an infinite sheet weakened by multiple collinear straight cracks with coalesced yield zones. Mater Sci Pol. 2021;39(2): 265-84. doi:10.2478/msp-2021-0023.

Conference Paper

Author(s). Article title. Conference title, Date, Place.

Example:

[2] Passey M, Gale J, Stirling J, Sanson-Fisher R. Caring for pregnant Aboriginal women: provider views on managing tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use. In: 2017 Primary Health Care Research Conference, 2017 Aug 7 - 9; Brisbane.

Book

Author(s). Title. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Year.

Example:

[3] Wilkinson IB, Raine T, Wiles K, Goodhart A, Hall C, O’Neill H. Oxford handbook of clinical medicine. 10th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2017.

Book chapter

Author(s). Title of chapter. In: Editor(s), editors. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher; Year. Page range.

Example:

[4] Darden L. Mechanisms and models. In: Hull DL, Ruse M, editors. The Cambridge companion to the philosophy of biology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2008. p. 139-159.

Website

Author(s). Title [Internet]. Year [cited Date]. Available from: URL

Example:

[5] Cancer Research UK. Current research into breast cancer [Internet]. 2020 [cited 2020 Feb 14]. Available from: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/our-research/our-research-by-cancer-type/our-research-into-breast-cancer/current-breast-cancer-research.

A SAMPLE REFERENCE LIST

[1] Errami M, Garner H. A tale of two citations. Nature. 2008;451(7177): 397–399.

[2] Watkins PJ. ABC of Diabetes. 5th ed. London: Blackwell Publishing; 2003.

[3] Simons NE, Menzies B, Matthews M. A Short Course in Soil and Rock Slope Engineering. London: Thomas Telford Publishing; 2001.

[4] Goldacre B. Dore – the media's miracle cure for dyslexia. Bad Science. Weblog.
Available from: http://www.badscience.net/2008/05/dore-the-medias-miracle-cure-fordyslexia/#more-705 [Accessed 19th June 2015].

[5] Goldacre B. Trivial Disputes. Bad Science. Weblog. Available from: http://www.badscience.net/2008/02/trivial-disputes-2/ [Accessed 19th June 2015].

[6] Department of Health. Living well with dementia: a national dementia strategy. Available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/living-well-withdementia- strategy [Accessed 4th June 2015].

[7] Smith A. Making mathematics count: the report of Professor Adrian Smith's inquiry into post.14 mathematics education. London: The Stationery Office; 2004.

[8] Pears R, Shields G. Cite them right: the essential referencing guide. Palgrave study skills. 10th ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave; 2016.

[9] Ramalho R, Helffrich G, Schmidt DN, Vance D. Tracers of uplift and subsidence in the Cape Verde archipelago. Journal of the Geological Society. 2010;167(3): 519–538. Available from: doi:10.1144/0016-76492009-056.