The papers presented at the DPS 2005 can be submitted to a special issue of Thin Solid Films,
published by Elsevier. The manuscript should be original, not
previously published and directly related to the subject included in the two
page abstract. Each manuscript is linked
to a corresponding author
(see the “Manuscript coversheet”)
that must be a registered
participant (invited, regular or student).
Submission is limited to one manuscript per corresponding author.
All submitted manuscripts will be evaluated following the usual procedure
of regular papers published in Thin Solid Films, except for the editorial
process that is shortened. The authors are strongly requested to keep the
deadline when revising the manuscript according to referee’s comments.
In the case of late response the guest editor has the responsibility to
reject the paper. In addition, if in the second stage of evaluation the
referees decide that major revision is yet necessary the paper will be
rejected. In average, the rejection rate can be as high as 50%. The student
registration fee does not include a copy of the special issue of TSF. However,
all students submitting manuscripts as corresponding authors will receive
a copy of the TSF issue if their manuscript will be accepted for publication.
Submission deadline: November 28, 2005, 5 PM.
Manuscript will be received only in the first day of symposium, from 10 AM to 5 PM to the “TSF
reception desk” arranged near the conference registration desk. No late
submission will be accepted.
Style of the manuscript should strictly follow the styling guide of “Thin Solid
Films”. Manuscripts prepared out of
this styling guide will not be received. The instructions to
authors are available at the Author’s Gateway:
http://www.authors.elsevier.com/journal/tsf.
On-line submission is not available for this special issue. The length of each paper appeared
in the special issue should be
4 printed pages (maximum 5 pages) for contributed papers
and 6 printed pages (maximum 7 pages) for invited papers.
Therefore, the length of a manuscript should not
exceed 4400 words (5 pages) for a contributed paper as and 6100 (7 pages)
for an invited paper including abstract, figures and tables.
In the manuscript preparation, count a figure or a half page table
as 150 words and a full page table as 300 words, tentatively.
Authors should state the estimation of the manuscript length in the coversheet.
The manuscripts exceeding the above page number will not received.
Papers will be published in either
American or British English. It is expected that authors submit carefully
written and proofread material meeting the standards of scientific publication.
It is recommended that non-English speaking authors have their work edited and
proofread by someone fluent in English or specialized services of language
polishing such as Elsevier Japan K.K., 1-9-15 Higashi Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
106-0044, Japan; tel.: +81-3-5561-5032; fax: +81-3-5561-5045; e-mail: jp.info@elsevier.com. Please state in the coversheet the name of such individuals or services
that checked and improved the English of your manuscript.
Please
send questions, comments and suggestions via E-mail to DPS 2005 Committee.