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2021年3月26日星期五
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Submission guidelines
Instructions for Authors
Submission of Manuscripts
Regular contributions
Manuscripts should be submitted online (please follow the link “submit online” on the right hand side of this page). Each manuscript should be prepared according to the Instructions for Authors and must be accompanied by the name and full address of the corresponding author, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address.
Rapid communications
Important new results may be considered a “Rapid Communication” in order to increase their impact as well as the speed of publication. We welcome authors to indicate whether they consider their results suitable for this choice. Rapid Communications typically put forward a focused scientific result with a compact message, but there is no specific page limit. Before reviewing the editorial board decides whether the “Rapid Communication” or the “Regular” status is appropriate.
For “Rapid Communications” the editorial office will seek rapid completion of the reviewing procedure. Like regular contributions, each manuscript with status “Rapid Communications” is published online within one month after acceptance and appears in print within two months.
Reviewing Process
Members of the editorial board are responsible for the reviewing procedure. Within a week we typically invite two competent and independent reviewers to provide reports which are the basis for our editorial decision. Reports are circulated to the authors when a decision has been made.
We encourage authors to provide up to 3 names for reviewers with expertise on their subject. In addition to the reviewer’s name please provide his/her institution for verification as well as an email address.
Please Note
Please note that manuscripts not complying with these Instructions may be returned to the author(s) for completion.
LATEX Manuscripts
Authors who submit their manuscript in LATEX are encouraged to make use of the SVJour document class that has been developed for the LATEX2ε standard. Manuscripts coded in pure LATEX are also welcome.
The macro package is directly available at the link below
or via anonymous ftp from the server ftp.springer.de (IP number: 192.129.24.142) in the directory /pub/tex/latex/svjour/global.
Please adhere to the definitions in the macro packages and do not alter any of the definitions in them.
LaTeX2-maco package
LaTeX2-Makropaket
Manuscript Preparation
Manuscript contents
Manuscripts should in general contain in the following order:
Title
author’s name
address of author’s institution
fax number and e-mail address
abstract
main text including tables, figures, and captions
acknowledgements
list of references
Title
The title of the paper should short but concise and informative. A shortened version of the title consisting of maximum of 120 characters (incl. spaces) for running headers must also be provided. Avoid acronyms!
Authors and addresses
The names and addresses of all authors should appear on the manuscript. There should be a number for each address and the author names should be marked with the appropriate numerical superscript(s). Footnotes relating to the authors should employ lower-case letters.
To speed up communication between authors, readers, and publisher, authors are requested to provide fax number, e-mail address, and telephone number. Unless the authors request otherwise the fax number and e-mail address will be published along with the affiliation to facilitate efficient information exchange between readers and authors.
Abstract
The abstract must not exceed 200 words and should be suitable for publication without change in abstracting journals. The abstract should be informative for the non-expert reader:
• briefly describe the main topic of the paper
• briefly describe the methods used
• summarize the main results and conclusions
• avoid the use of acronyms, formulas
Main text
A well organized text is essential for a readable manuscript:
• use numbered sections and subsections, starting with an numbered introductory text
• all sections and appendices must have a short descriptive title
• subsections should be numbered 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 etc.
• appendices should be numbered A, B, etc.
• figures, tables, and captions should be placed in the text at the appropriate location
Figures
Figures illustrate and enrich the text and should conform to the following quality criteria:
• line illustrations (only black and white elements) should have a resolution of 800 dpi
• for greyscale figures 300 dpi is sufficient (with reference to final size)
• include all fonts used when saving the figures to ensure exact reproduction of special characters
• figure parts (e.g., Fig. 1a,b) should have the part designation included at an appropriate place in the figure
• captions should be included in the text and not in the figure file
• preferred figure format are .pdf, .eps, .tif, .jpg, and .doc
Color illustrations
Color illustrations will be published free of charge in the printed issue if the use of color is scientifically required and approved by the Editor-in-Chief. Otherwise color will be shown in the online version only, while b/w or gray scale will be used in the printed edition.
Footnotes
Footnotes in the main text should be avoided if possible. Where absolutely necessary, they should be marked with an asterisk or numerical superscript and placed at the foot of the relevant page (not at the end of the article, and not in the form of references).
References
References should be cited by numbers in square brackets, for example, [5], [5, 7, 10], [5--8]. They should be numbered and listed in the order in which they are cited. Please do not group two or more publications under one number. Each item in the reference list must have a separate number to enable electronic reference linking. In preparing the reference list please adhere to the following format:
for journal articles:
1. S. Preuss, A. Demchuk, M. Stuke: Appl. Phys. A 61, 33 (1995)
for books:
2. H. Ibach, H. Lüth: Solid-State Physics (Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg 1996)
A paper published online but not (yet) in print can be cited using the Digital Object Identifier (DOI). The DOI should be added at the end of the reference in question.
Example:
R. Paschotta: Appl. Phys. B, DOI 10.1007/s00340-004- 1548-9 (2004)
Authors may als o be cited by name in the text, but without initials; here, “et al.” should be used whenever there are more than two authors, e.g., Preuss et al. [1]. In the reference list itself the names of all authors must be given. 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 should only be mentioned in the text.
Units and abbreviations
Please adhere to internationally agreed standards such as those adopted by the commission of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) or defined by the International Organization of Standardization (ISO). The journal will in general comply with the notation and abbreviations set out in the Style Manual of the American Institute of Physics. Metric SI units should be used throughout.
Equations, fonts, and special symbols
Equations should be typewritten sequentially numbered. The number should appear in parentheses at the right-hand side of the page and this form, e.g. (7), is sufficient to refer to the equation in the text. Special care should be taken to distinguish subscripts, superscripts and certain symbols. Symbols and letters representing physical and mathematical variables should be in italic. Units, abbreviations and special functions (Å, rf, dc, exp, tan, etc.) should be upright. Please add a note to explain any other special symbols.
Electronic supplementary material (optional)
Electronic supplementary material (ESM) for an article in the journal will be published in SpringerLink provided the material is:
submitted to the Editor(s) in electronic form together with the paper and is subject to peer review
accepted by the journals Editor(s)
ESM may consist of
information that cannot be printed: animations, video clips, sound recordings
information that is more convenient in electronic form: sequences, spectral data, etc.
large original data that relate to the paper, e.g. additional tables, illustrations (color and black & white), etc.
After acceptance by the journal´s Editor(s ) ESM will be published as received from the author in the online version only. Reference will be given in the printed version.
Copyright
The copyright to the article is transferred to Springer (for U.S. government employees: to the extent transferable) effective if and when the article is accepted for publication. The copyright transfer covers the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, translations, photographic reproductions, microform, electronic form (offline, online) or any other reproductions of similar nature.
Ethical Responsibilities of Authors
This journal is committed to upholding the integrity of the scientific record. As a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) the journal will follow the COPE guidelines on how to deal with potential acts of misconduct.
Authors should refrain from misrepresenting research results which could damage the trust in the journal, the professionalism of scientific authorship, and ultimately the entire scientific endeavour. Maintaining integrity of the research and its presentation is helped by following the rules of good scientific practice, which include*:
The manuscript should not be submitted to more than one journal for simultaneous consideration.
The submitted work should be original and should not have been published elsewhere in any form or language (partially or in full), unless the new work concerns an expansion of previous work. (Please provide transparency on the re-use of material to avoid the concerns about text-recycling (‘self-plagiarism’).
A single study should not be split up into several parts to increase the quantity of submissions and submitted to various journals or to one journal over time (i.e. ‘salami-slicing/publishing’).
Concurrent or secondary publication is sometimes justifiable, provided certain conditions are met. Examples include: translations or a manuscript that is intended for a different group of readers.
Results should be presented clearly, honestly, and without fabrication, falsification or inappropriate data manipulation (including image based manipulation). Authors should adhere to discipline-specific rules for acquiring, selecting and processing data.
No data, text, or theories by others are presented as if they were the author’s own (‘plagiarism’). Proper acknowledgements to other works must be given (this includes material that is closely copied (near verbatim), summarized and/or paraphrased), quotation marks (to indicate words taken from another source) are used for verbatim copying of material, and permissions secured for material that is copyrighted.
Important note: the journal may use software to screen for plagiarism.
Authors should make sure they have permissions for the use of software, questionnaires/(web) surveys and scales in their studies (if appropriate).
Research articles and non-research articles (e.g. Opinion, Review, and Commentary articles) must cite appropriate and relevant literature in support of the claims made. Excessive and inappropriate self-citation or coordinated efforts among several authors to collectively self-cite is strongly discouraged.
Authors should avoid untrue statements about an entity (who can be an individual person or a company) or descriptions of their behavior or actions that could potentially be seen as personal attacks or allegations about that person.
Research that may be misapplied to pose a threat to public health or national security should be clearly identified in the manuscript (e.g. dual use of research). Examples include creation of harmful consequences of biological agents or toxins, disruption of immunity of vaccines, unusual hazards in the use of chemicals, weaponization of research/technology (amongst others).
Authors are strongly advised to ensure the author group, the Corresponding Author, and the order of authors are all correct at submission. Adding and/or deleting authors during the revision stages is generally not permitted, but in some cases may be warranted. Reasons for changes in authorship should be explained in detail. Please note that changes to authorship cannot be made after acceptance of a manuscript.
*All of the above are guidelines and authors need to make sure to respect third parties rights such as copyright and/or moral rights.
Upon request authors should be prepared to send relevant documentation or data in order to verify the validity of the results presented. This could be in the form of raw data, samples, records, etc. Sensitive information in the form of confidential or proprietary data is excluded.
If there is suspicion of misbehavior or alleged fraud the Journal and/or Publisher will carry out an investigation following COPE guidelines. If, after investigation, there are valid concerns, the author(s) concerned will be contacted under their given e-mail address and given an opportunity to address the issue. Depending on the situation, this may result in the Journal’s and/or Publisher’s implementation of the following measures, including, but not limited to:
If the manuscript is still under consideration, it may be rejected and returned to the author.
If the article has already been published online, depending on the nature and severity of the infraction:
- an erratum/correction may be placed with the article
- an expression of concern may be placed with the article
- or in severe cases retraction of the article may occur.
The reason will be given in the published erratum/correction, expression of concern or retraction note. Please note that retraction means that the article is maintained on the platform, watermarked “retracted” and the explanation for the retraction is provided in a note linked to the watermarked article.
The author’s institution may be informed
A notice of suspected transgression of ethical standards in the peer review system may be included as part of the author’s and article’s bibliographic record.
Fundamental errors
Authors have an obligation to correct mistakes once they discover a significant error or inaccuracy in their published article. The author(s) is/are requested to contact the journal and explain in what sense the error is impacting the article. A decision on how to correct the literature will depend on the nature of the error. This may be a correction or retraction. The retraction note should provide transparency which parts of the article are impacted by the error.
Suggesting / excluding reviewers
Authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts. When suggesting reviewers, authors should make sure they are totally independent and not connected to the work in any way. It is strongly recommended to suggest a mix of reviewers from different countries and different institutions. When suggesting reviewers, the Corresponding Author must provide an institutional email address for each suggested reviewer, or, if this is not possible to include other means of verifying the identity such as a link to a personal homepage, a link to the publication record or a researcher or author ID in the submission letter. Please note that the Journal may not use the suggestions, but suggestions are appreciated and may help facilitate the peer review process.
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