Call for papers

Researchers in the field of supramolecular science and technology are invited to present papers on their recent and most exciting research. A properly formatted abstract of your presentation must be submitted in advance. The abstracts will be peer reviewed to ensure high quality. There will be an opportunity for a limited number of contributions to be presented orally in the programme. We intend to limit poster presentations to one per presenting author.

Preparing Abstracts

All abstracts must be in English, and must not exceed one standard (A4) page, including figures and references. The manuscript with 3 cm-margins on each side, should be type-written using single spacing between lines and a 12-point font, preferentially Times New Roman.

STARTING AT THE LEFT MARGIN, TYPE THE ABSTRACT TITLE IN CAPITAL LETTERS. Use a short specific title indicating the topic of your presentation. Include the name, institution, address and E-mail address of each author, underlining the presenter's name. Follow this with a blank line.

Any drawings, chemical structures, etc. must be included within the abstract and not sent separately. Please check your abstract for errors, including the science, grammar and spelling. For mailing, follow the instructions listed below.

Submitting Abstracts

The closing date for submission of abstracts is April 15, 2000.

Three copies of the printed abstract should be submitted together with a PC-formatted 3.5" floppy diskette containing the abstract as a word-processed document (preferentially Microsoft Word up to Word97 or Word Perfect up to version 6.1). Specify your name and the word processor format on the disk label. Check that all documents are free of computer viruses.

MAIL these to the Conference Secretary:

Dr. Marie Rose Hajnal
Department of Chemistry KULeuven
Celestijnenlaan 200F
B-3001 Heverlee (Belgium)

Alternatively, you may email the abstract as an attachment to the message to:

wim.dehaen@ chem.kuleuven.ac.be

All accepted abstracts will appear in the Conference Proceedings as delivered and will be distributed at the beginning of the Conference.

Guide for Authors (Proceedings)

Aims and scope

Materials Science and Engineering C: Biomimetic and Supramolecular Systems is an international and interdisciplinary journal which reports on scientific and technical contributions dealing with all aspects of conceiving, designing, constructing and testing man-made materials, structures, devices and systems which replicate or are based on biological entities and processes. These include, but are not limited to:
Materials and Structures
Sensors and Information Processes
Dynamics and Control Systems.

Abstracting services

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Abstracts (online database), Current Biotechnology Abstracts, Engineered Materials Abstracts, Fluidex, FIZ Karlsruhe, Glass Technology Abstracts, INSPEC Information Services, Metals Abstracts, Phys Database, Physics and Chemistry of Glasses, Surface Treatments Technology Abstracts.

Types of contributions

Original research work not already published
Plenary lectures and/or individual papers given at conferences
Reviews of specialized topics within the scope of the journal
Letters intended for rapid publications

Submission of contributions

Authors should submit three copies of their manuscripts, one complete set of original illustrations and two copies direct to one of the Editors. For the final version, in addition to the original and two copies, authors should submit an electronic version of their manuscript on disk.
For the conference proceedings, Prof. W. Dehaen and Dr Koen Binnemans are the guest Editors.
Please send all manuscripts to :
Prof. W. Dehaen /Dr Koen Binnemans
Celestijnenlaan 200F
B-3001 Leuven
Belgium
Fax +32 16 32 79 90
Email wim.dehaen@chem.kuleuven.ac.be
or bring them with you to the ICSST-2 conference at the latest (this is the deadline !).
We encourage you to send manuscripts before the deadline to speed up the refereeing process.
Contributions are accepted on the understanding that the authors have obtained the necessary authority for publication. Submission of an article must be accompanied by a statement that the article is original and unpublished and is not being considered for publication elsewhere. Upon acceptance of an article by the Journal, the author(s) will be asked to transfer the copyright of the article to the publisher. This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. Authors are reminded that delays in publication may occur if the instructions for submission and disk and manuscript preparation are not strictly followed. Authors are strongly recommended to submit disks to aid rapid processing. To facilitate communication, authors are requested to provide their current e-mail address, telephone and fax number.
There are no page charges

Preparation of manuscripts on disk

Main Text

Articles prepared using any of the more popular word-processing packages are acceptable but please note the following points.
Submissions should be made on a double-density or high-density 3.5" disk.
The disk format, word-processor format, file name(s) and the title and authors of the article must be indicated on the disk.
The disk must always be accompanied by a hard-copy version of the article, and the content of the two must be identical.
The disk text must be the same as that of the final refereed, revised manuscript.
Disks formatted for IBM PC compatibles are preferred.
The article must be saved in the native format of the word processor used, e.g. WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, etc.
Although most popular word processor file formats are acceptable, we cannot guarantee the usability of all formats. If the disk you send us proves to be unusable, we will publish your article from the hard copy.
Please do not send ASCII files as relevant data may be lost.
There is no need to spend time formatting your article so that the printout is visually attractive (e.g. by making headings bold or creating a page layout with figures), as most formatting instructions will be removed upon processing.
Leave a blank line between each paragraph and between each entry in the list of bibliographic references.
Tables should preferably be placed in the same electronic file as the text. Authors should consult a recent issue of the Journal for table layout.

Graphics

General

Although there are still a large number of technical difficulties to overcome, we are processing graphic files in a growing number of cases. Both scanned and computer-generated illustrations, either in colour or black and white are acceptable.

Requirements

The following requirements are to be met:
Hard copy in all cases. Since we cannot a priori guarantee the usability of your graphic file(s), hard copies of all illustrations should accompany the accepted printout of the manuscript in all cases. One set should be in a publishable condition.
Disks: Files should preferably be submitted on disk. Submission via e-mail is not recommended for large files. Format: TIFF or EPS files are preferred. TIFF files should preferably be compressed, but only LZW (Macintosh) compression is acceptable. Please note that corrections in EPS figures are only possible if they have been prepared with Adobe Illustrator 3.0 or higher versions. The usability of other formats is to a large extent dependent on the information you supply us with concerning the soft- and hardware used. It is a good idea to put the relevant information in the header of the file.
Resolution: Drawings made with Adobe Illustrator and Aldus Freehand (Macintosh) and CorelDraw (IBM/DOS) generally give good results. Drawings made in WordPerfect or Word generally have too low a resolution; only if made at a much higher resolution (1016 dpi) can they be used. Files of scanned line drawings are acceptable if done at a minimum of 1016 dpi. For scanned halftone figures a resolution of 300 dpi is sufficient. Scanned figures compressed with JPEG usually give no problems. Please note that scanned figures cannot be enlarged, only reduced.

Manuscript preparation

Language

Papers will be published in English. Authors' manuscripts must be consistent in style, spelling and syntax. Authors in Japan please note that information about how to have the English of your paper checked, corrected and improved (before submission) is available from:
Elsevier Science Japan
Higashi Azabu 1-chome Building 4F
1-9-5, Higashi Azabu, Minato- ku
Tokyo 106
Japan
Tel: +81(03) 5561 5032
Fax: +81(03) 5561 5045

Estimation of length

For a rough estimate of the final length of their printed article, authors should count 850 words per full two-column page and four illustrations per page.

Keywords

A maximum of six keywords should be indicated below the abstract to describe the contents of the manuscript. Keywords should be selected, if appropriate, from the following classes: theoretical methods, experimental methods, phenomena, materials, and applications. A recommended list of current keywords used in the Journal are published regularly. This list may also be obtained from the Editor or publisher.

Colour illustrations

Illustrations can be printed in colour when they are judged by the Editor to be essential to the presentation. The publisher and author will each bear part of the extra costs involved. The charge to be passed on to authors of articles containing colour figures is Dfl 1300 (approx. US$ 800) for the first page containing colour and Dfl 650 (approx. US$ 400) for each additional page containing colour. Authors will be billed in Dutch Guilders; the dollar price is for guidance only and is based on the exchange rate at the time of the preparation of these instructions.

Further information

All questions arising after acceptance of a paper, especially those concerning proofs, should be directed to:
Elsevier Science Ireland Limited
Elsevier House
Brookvale Plaza
East Park
County Clare
Ireland
Tel: +353-61-709600
Fax: +353-61-709100
Email: postmaster@elsevier.ie

Proofs

Authors will receive proofs, which they are requested to correct and return as soon as possible. No new material may be inserted in the text at the time of proof-reading. A Note added in proof must be dated and the author must have requested and received the Editor's approval.

Offprints

Twenty-five offprints are supplied to authors free of charge.
Additional offprints may be ordered at prices shown on the offprint order form which will accompany the proofs. This order form should be returned promptly since the price of offprints ordered after publication is substantially higher.

 

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