Journal Style
This journal follows the style and format of Physical Review or Physical Review Letters. The basic parts of a manuscript are as follows:
• Title
The title should be simple and concise. Begin the first word with a capital letter; thereafter capitalize only proper or trade names and chemical symbols. The use of nonstandard abbreviations and acronyms is not allowed.
• Name(s) of author(s)
It is preferable to use only one form of your name as an author in all of your publications.
• Affiliation(s) of author(s)
Write the names and postal addresses of all institutions in full. Include box numbers, apartment numbers, or street numbers only if necessary for effective mail delivery. ZIP codes are required for US addresses.
• Date of receipt
The “received” date indicates the date on which the manuscript was received by the Editor-in-Chief.
• Abstract
An abstract must accompany each manuscript. The abstract should consist of only one paragraph and be completely self-contained. It cannot contain numbered references; incorporate such information into the abstract itself. Displayed equations and tabular material are discouraged. Define all nonstandard symbols and abbreviations.
• Body of the paper — sequential organization
The main body of the paper (text and math) should be divided into sections with the use of section headings and subheadings. However, headings are not always required; for short papers headings may not be necessary or permitted. Equations, tabular material, figures, and references should follow a sequential numerical scheme in order to ensure a logical development of the subject matter.
• Reference, figure, and table numbering
In the body of the paper all references, figures, and tables must be cited consecutively in numerical order. Tables are numbered with roman numerals (I, II, III, etc.). Figures use Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.) with (a), (b), (c), etc., to label the parts of the figures. Note that parentheses are used to enclose the labels for parts of figures, e.g. Fig. 1(a). For references, use numerals as superscripts (e.g. Jones 1 ) or in line [e.g. Jones (Ref. 1) or Jones, Ref. 1]. Superscript numbers are always placed after a comma, period, quotation marks, colon, and semicolon.
• Equation numbering
Equations are set off from the text (displayed) and may be numbered consecutively with Arabic numbers within parentheses [(1), (2), (3), etc.]. These numbers are placed to the extreme right of the equation.
• Acknowledgments
The acknowledgments section follows the main body of the paper and precedes any appendices. One paragraph is suggested, with acknowledgments of financial support listed at the end.
• Appendices
Appendices are placed after the acknowledgments section and before the list of references.
Equations in appendices that require numbering are treated separately from those in the main body of the paper. The appendix equations are numbered consecutively [(A1), (A2), (A3), etc.], bearing the label of the appendix in which they appear. In each appendix the equations are numbered separately. For the case of one appendix the same (A1), (A2), (A3) form for numbering equations is used. For additional information, refer to Physical Review Style and Notation Guide, Feb. 1993 edition, The American Physical Society, 1 Research Road, Box 1000, Ridge, NY 11961, or http://publish.aps.org/STYLE/
CONCISE TITLE OF ARTICLE: TEMPLATE TO ESTIMATE ARTICLE LENGTH[*]
FIRST AUTHOR+
University Department, University Name, Address
City, State ZIP/Zone, Country**,
SECOND AUTHOR
Group, Company, Address
City, State ZIP/Zone, Country
Received (to be inserted
Revised by publisher)
The abstract should summarize the context, content and conclusions of the paper. It should not contain any references or displayed equations. Typeset the abstract in 9 pt Times Roman with baselineskip of 11 pt, making an indentation of 2.5 picas on the left and right margins
1. The Main Text
This template is a guide to allow authors to estimate the length of their contributions. Plenary papers are 12 Surface Letters and Review pages long, invited contributions are 8 pages and poster contributions are 5 pages. The final typesetting will be done by the publisher, using hard copy and text in digital form supplied by the authors.
Contributions are to be in English. Authors are encouraged to have their contribution checked for grammar. American spelling should be used. Abbreviations are allowed but should be spelt out in full when first used. Integers ten and below are to be spelt out. Italicize foreign language phrases (e.g. Latin, French).
The text is to be typeset in 10 pt Times Roman, single-spaced with baselineskip of 13 pt. Text area (excluding running title) is 6.75 inches across and 8.8 inches deep. Final pagination and insertion of running titles will be done by the publisher.
2. Major Headings
Major headings should be typeset in boldface, with the first letter of important words capitalized.
2.1. Subheadings
Subheadings should be typeset in bold italics, with the first letter of first word capitalized and the section number in boldface.
2.1.1. Sub-subheadings
Typeset in italics (section number to be in roman) and capitalize the first letter of the first word only.
2.2. Numbering and spacing
Sections, subsections and sub-subsections are numbered with Arabic numerals. Use double spacing after major and subheadings, and single spacing after sub-subheadings.
2.3. Lists of items
Lists may be laid out with each item marked by a dot:
· item one
· item two
Items may also be numbered with lowercase Roman numerals:
(i) item one
(ii) item two
(a) Lists within lists can be numbered with lowercase Roman letters
(b) second item.
3. Equations
Displayed equations should be numbered consecutively in each section, with the number set flush right and enclosed in parentheses:
(n; t) =x+y (di < t; N(di) = n) (1)
Equations should be referred to in abbreviated form, e.g. “Eq. (1)" or “(2)". In multiple-line equations, the number should be given on the last line.
Displayed equations are to be centered on the page width. Standard English letters like x are to appear as x (italicized) in the text if they are used as mathematical symbols. Punctuation marks are used at the end of equations as if they appeared directly in the text.
4. Illustrations and copies.
If the publisher is required to reduce the figures, ensure that the figures (including lettering and numbers) are large enough to be clearly seen after reduction.
Figures are to be sequentially numbered with Arabic numerals. The caption must be placed be low the figure. For those figures with multiple parts which appear on different pages, it is best to place the full caption below the first part, and have e.g. “Fig. 1 (continued)" below the last part.
Typeset in 9 pt Times Roman with baselineskip of 11 pt. Use double spacing between a caption and the text that follows immediately.
Fig. 1. Labeled tree T.
Previously published material must be accompanied by written permission from the author and publisher.
5. Tables
Tables should be inserted in the text as close to the point of reference as possible. Some space should be left above and below the table. Tables should be numbered sequentially in the text with Arabic numerals. Captions are to be centered above the tables. Typeset tables and captions in 9 pt Times Roman with baselineskip of 11 pt.
If tables need to extend over to a second page, the continuation of the table should be preceded by a caption, e.g. “Table 2 (continued)".
Table 1. Number of tests for WFF triple
NA = 5, or NA = 8.
3 / 4 / 8 / 103 / 1200 / 2000 / 2500 / 3000
NC / 5 / 2000 / 2200 / 2700 / 3400
8 / 2500 / 2700 / 16000 / 22000
10 / 3000 / 3400 / 22000 / 28000
6. References
References in the text are to be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals, in the order of first appearance.
7. Photographs
Figures are to be inserted in the text nearest their first reference. Original Indian ink drawings or glossy prints are preferred. Please send one set of originals with They are to be cited as superscripts without parentheses or brackets after punctuation marks like commas and periods but before punctuation marks like colons, semicolons and question marks. Where superscripts might cause ambiguity, cite references in parentheses in abbreviated form, e.g. “(Ref. 12)".
8. Note Added
A note can be added before Acknowledgments.
9. Acknowledgements
This part should come before References. Funding information may also be included here.
10. Appendices
Appendices should be used only when absolutely necessary. They should come immediately before References. If there is more than one appendix, number them alphabetically. Number displayed equations occurring in the appendix as (A.1), (A.2), etc.:
y=n*x (A.1)
11. List of References
References are to be listed in the order cited in the text. Use the style shown in the following examples. For journal names, use the standard abbreviations. Typeset references in 9 pt Times Roman.
1. Z. Zhang, F. Wu, H. J. W. Zandvliet, B. Poelsema, H. Metiu and M. G. Lagally, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 3644 (1995).
2. D. Dijkkamp, E. J. van Loenen and H. B. Elswijk, in Proc. 3rd NEC Symposium on Fundamental Approach to New Material Phases, Springer Series on Material Science (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1992).
3. R. Stumpf, X. Gonze and M. Scheffler, Fritz-Haber-Institut Research Report, 1990 (unpublished).
[*] For the title, try not to use more than three lines. Typeset the title in 12 pt Times Roman, uppercase and boldface.
+ Typeset names in 10 pt Times Roman. Use the footnote to indicate the present or permanent address of the author.
** State completely without abbreviations the affilliation and mailing address, including country. Typeset in 10 pt Times Italic.