Paper submission
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Proceedings of ISCS-2005 will be published as a hardcover edition of physica status solidi (c) following normal reviewing procedure according to the standards of physica status solidi (c).
Authors of accepted abstracts are requested to submit their manuscript on-line on the Wiley-VCH server http://conferences.wiley-vch.de/v3. Deadline for submission of manuscripts for ISCS-2005 proceedings is September 9, 2005.
To submit your manuscript you must have previously submitted an abstract and received confirmation that it has been accepted.
Instructions for ISCS authors
Manuscript submission
- Manuscripts for ISCS-2005 proceedings have to be submitted electronically to http://conferences.wiley-vch.de/v3.
- Register as author for ISCS-2005.
- Submit a manuscript by clicking on "Create manuscript" on the left side of the screen and follow the instructions.
File names: Please use only Western letters for
the manuscript title and for the
file name, and only lower-case letters for the format extension. Please use clear, self-explaining file names. Example: smith_version2.doc.
Please note that after submitting a manuscript, you can no longer modify it.
- Checking the status of your manuscript(s):
The link
"View Details" will lead to a page with all current information on your manuscript.
- Resubmitting a revised manuscript:
Once you have been asked to revise your manuscript, a link " Upload file" will appear on the right side of the manuscript overview list, leading you directly to the upload page. Upload the new file(s) and click on "Submit" again. Please don't create a new manuscript when submitting a revised version, but upload the new file(s) to the already existing manuscript.
Please indicate in the "cover letter" text field whether your manuscript is a new submission or a revised version.
- Do not send your manuscript to the Editorial Office of physica status solidi .
Format and length restrictions
- Please be sure to meet the length restrictions, which are four pages for contributed papers and six pages for invited and plenary papers.
- Prepare your manuscript using Microsoft Word (preferred) or LaTeX . It is essential that you use the provided template and style files , respectively, to enable an easy length estimate of your article. All textual material (incl. tables, captions, etc.) should be in a single file.
- Microsoft Word: Please use the document template package pssc_word.zip ; an example is the file instruct.doc which contains extended author instructions in the style of a manuscript. Please embedd all tables figures and pictures in one single file.
- LaTeX 2e : The style file package pssc_latex.zip is available (with instruct.tex as sample file).
- In addition to the Word or LaTeX + dvi file (and separate figures, if any), please accompany your submission by one printable file in Adobe PDF-format of your entire manuscript including the text as well as all tables and figures. Use only standard fonts Times New Roman and Symbol. Some fonts such as Asian or Russian character fonts may cause problems.
- For publication in physica status solidi (c), production will be done using your publication-ready manuscript file. You will not receive page proofs for correction.
Title and author information
- A corresponding address valid for the entire period from submission until publication must be given, especially if the current address differs from the author's affiliation in the paper.
- Please identify the corresponding author and add e-mail, phone, and fax as a footnote.
- A maximum of six PACS numbers must be given (PACS 2003 at www.aip.org/pacs ).
- An abstract of about ten lines is required.
Figures and tables
- Figures must be submitted ready for reproduction. Lettering/symbols should be large and clear enough in the final figure size . Avoid small open symbols, small dots, small decimal points, hairlines, close-dotted or short-dashed lines. Draw a closed axes frame in diagrams. For numbers, use a decimal point instead of a comma.
- Figures and tables should be embedded in the manuscript file, in order to indicate their appropriate positions and required space. Figures must only be submittes as separate files (PS/EPS, TIF, GIF, PDF, CorelDraw, Origin, Adobe Illustrator or compatible formats) if you are using LaTex. .
- Colour figures submitted in electronic format will generally remain in colour in the internet PDF version of an article at no cost. Print version will be black/white unless colour figures are purchased using the colour print authorization on the Reprint Order Form.
Quantities and equations
- Both in the text and in equations, physical quantities should be given in italic , vectors in bold italic , units in upright letters. Tabulated functions should be given in upright letters.
Formatting of literature citations
- References should be numbered [in square brackets] and listed in the order of appearance at the end of the manuscript, or inserted using LaTeX commands. In Word, it is not recommended to insert references as endnotes. Please apply the format used in physica status solidi from 2003 (see www.pss-a.com , www.pss-b.com , www.pss-c.com ).
Questions regarding paper submission should be forwarded by email to the conference secretary iscs2005@iaf.fraunhofer.de |
