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Information for Authors

1. Editorial coverage
The Journal of Materials Science & Technology (JMST) publishes original papers covering a broad spectrum of materials science and technology, including metallic, inorganic non-metallic, organic polymer as well as composite materials.
2. Contributions
Contributions from all over the world are welcome.
The Editors-in-Chief reserve the right of acceptance or rejection, or of request for amendments. Prior publication is a basis for rejection. Appearance in a conference proceeding is not necessarily prior publication
3. Copyright
The copyright of any article published in JMST belongs to its editorial board. Submission of an article for publication implies the transfer of the copyright from the author to the editorial board.
4. Manuscript    
1) Papers should be written in English, and be submitted by post, in triplicate (one original and two copies), to the Editorial Office of JMST, 72 Wenhua Rd., Shenyang 110015, China, or email to the mailbox of JMST@imr.ac.cn. 
2) The manuscript should be typed double-spaced on one side of A4 (30×21 cm) paper, with an ample margin.
3) Mathematical expressions and Greek or other symbols should be clearly identified.
4) Clear differentiation should be made between the different headings of sections, subsections, etc. A ‘1.’ ‘1.1’ and (1) system is recommended for this purpose.
5) The maximum allowable lengths of papers, when printed, are as follows:
? Letter: A letter which is not more than two pages, must possess high novelties and prospects, and will be published as soon as possible.
? Research article: An original paper that describes complete experimental results or theoretical studies of significance or novelty together with clear analysis and discussion of the results (5~6 pages at most, about 5000 words).
? Research note: A short re-search paper that is to provide accelerated publication of important new results in the fields covered by the journal (generally 3 pages) .
? Invited review paper: no page limit
6) The author’s name, the E-mail address and the name of the establishment where the work was carried out should be typed on the first page of the paper. The name of the authors to whom correspondence to be addressed should be underlined.
7) A short abstract of not more than 200 words should be contained in each paper.
8) Equations, tables, and figures should be numbered consecutively through the next (equations as ‘(1). (2). (3). …’ , tables and figures as ‘1.2.3. …’).
9) Acknowledgements (including fund and fund number) should be gathered together in a separate section at the end of the text.
10) The International System of Units (SI) should be used. If other units are required in special cases, a conversion to SI must be provided in parentheses or in a table.
11) In manuscript, the author’s E-mail address and telephone number should be listed.
5.Figures
    1) Line drawings: Electronic files of the graphs, charts or engineering drawings, which can be revised (such as, using Origin, Win Word) on computer, should be provided for publication.
2) Photographs: High quality is required for all photos.
6. References
References should be complete and listed at the end of the manuscript in the order they appear in the text. Reference should not be made to confidential, or restricted publications that are not readily accessible to readers. Preferred forms for articles in journals, books and proceedings are presented as follows:
[1] Zhe Qu and C.J.McMahon: Acta Metall. Sin., 1984, 20, A97. (in Chinese)
[2] O.Kubaschewski and B.E. Hoplins: Oxidation of Metals and Alloys, 2nd edn, London, Butterworths, 1962, 49.
[3] M.J.Laligh and J.R. Hitchings: in Proc. 2nd Int. Symp. on Metallurgy of Cast Iron, Saphorin, Switzerland, 1974, 443.
[4] Qing Chen and Zhangpeng Jin: Mechanical Behavior of a New Kind of TiAl Intermetallics, Ph.D.Thesis, Central South University of Technology, 1995. (in Chinese)
[5]  G.H.Smith: United States Patent, No.3 356 542, 1967.

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