QWIP 2000 Workshop

Authors' Instructions

DISCLAIMER: 

Please note that this is an un-classified international meeting. Proceedings will be published in a special issue of Infrared Physics and Technology (Elsevier, Netherlands). Authors and presenters are responsible for obtaining appropriate clearances for their presentations/publications from their respective institutions and sponsors.

The QWIP-2000 Program Committee has made arrangements to publish all papers presented at the  QWIP-2000 Workshop in a special issue of Infrared Physics & Technology.
The original manuscript with two copies are due 27 July 2000 at the QWIP 2000 workshop. Authors are requested to include diskettes with electronic files of their papers which will be used for processing, and also to supply e-mail addresses for ease in communication.

A more detailed version of these instructions is published in the preliminary pages in each volume of the International Journal of Infrared Physics & Technology.

Submission of papers:  Manuscripts (one original + two copies), accompanied by a cover letter, should be sent to the convenient Editor.
Original material:
By submitting a paper for publication in Infrared Physics & Technology the authors imply that the material has not been published previously nor has been submitted for publication elsewhere and that the authors have obtained the necessary authority for publication.
Refereeing: Submitted papers will be refereed and, if necessary, authors may be invited to revise their manuscript.
Types of contributions

Papers. There are no arbitrary limits on the length of a paper but the content of the paper must justify its length. The usual range is 6-14 printed pages.

Manuscript preparation

All manuscripts should be written in good English.The paper copies of the text should be prepared with double line spacing and wide margins, on numbered sheets.
Structure: Please adhere to the following order of presentation:Article title, Author(s), Affiliation(s), Abstract, Classification codes (PACS and/or MSC) and keywords, Main text, Acknowledgments, Appendices, References, Figure captions, Tables.
Corresponding author: The name, complete postal address, telephone and fax numbers and the e-mail address of the corresponding author should be given on the first page of the manuscript.
Classification codes/keywords: Please supply one to four classification codes (PACS-1996 and/or MSC) and up to six keywords of your own choice that describe the content of your article in more detail.
References: References to other work should be consecutively numbered in the text using square brackets and listed by number in the Reference List. Please refer to the more detailed instructions for examples.
Illustrations: Illustrations should also be submitted in triplicate: one master set and two sets of copies. The line drawings in the master set should be original laser printer or plotter output or drawn in black india ink, with careful lettering, large enough (3-5 mm) to remain legible after reduction for printing. The photographs should be originals, with somewhat more contrast than is required in the printed version. They should be unmounted unless part of a composite figure. Any scalemarkers should be inserted on the photograph, not drawn below it.
Color plates: Figures may be published in color, if this is judged essential by the Editor. The publisher and author will each bear part of the extra costs involved. Further information is available from the publisher
After acceptance:
You will be notified by the Editor of the journal of the acceptance of your article.
Copyright transfer. You will be asked to transfer the copyright of the article to the Publisher. This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information
Proofs. Proofs will usually be printed on low-quality paper. Proofs will be sent to the author 4-6 weeks after acceptance. Please note that the proofs have been proofread by the Publisher and only a cursory check by the author is needed; we are unable to accept changes in, or additions to, the edited manuscript at this stage. In order to guarantee the fastest possible production times, the proofs must be returned within 48 hours after receipt, preferably by fax. If no reply is received from the author, the Publisher assumes that there are no further corrections to be made and will proceed with publication of the article.
Electronic manuscripts: The publisher welcomes the receipt of an electronic version of your accepted manuscript. If you have not already supplied the final, revised version of your article (on diskette) to the Journal Editor, you are requested herewith to send a file with the text of the accepted manuscript directly to the Publisher by e-mail or on diskette (allowed formats 3.5" or 5.25"MS-DOS, or 3.5" Macintosh) to the address given below. Please note that no deviations from the version accepted by the Editor of the journal are permissible without the prior and explicit approval by the Editor. Such changes should be clearly indicated on an accompanying printout of the file.
Author benefits
No page charges. Publishing in Infrared Physics & Technology is free.
Free offprints. The corresponding author will receive 25 offprints free of charge. An offprint order form will be supplied by the Publisher for ordering any additional paid offprints. Discount. Contributors to Elsevier Science journals are entitled to a 30% discount on all Elsevier Science books.
Further information:
Elsevier Science B.V.
Issue Management Physics and Astronomy
Infrared Physics & Technology
P.O.Box 2759
1000 CT Amsterdam,
The Netherlands.
Tel: +31 20 485 2638
Fax: + 31 20 485 2319
E-mail: f.kop@elsevier.nl.