Guidelines for authors
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Scope
The journal will cover different aspects (synthesis, phase diagrams,
crystal structures, physical properties, etc.) of intermetallic and related
compounds, including hydrides, inorganics, organometallics, etc. Experimental
and theoretical studies are welcome.
Ethics
Only original works, which have not been published or accepted for
publication elsewhere, in English or in any other language, will be accepted.
All coauthors must have agreed on the publication.
Language
English or Ukrainian.
Submission of manuscripts
An electronic version in the form of one or several Microsoft Word
files should be submitted, for example as attachment to an e-mail. A printed out
version in perfect agreement with the electronic version should be provided in
addition.
Text formatting
Text should be typed with font Times New Roman 10 pt. The pages
should be numbered and the text arranged in paragraphs. Use decimal points (not
commas). Symbols for physical properties should be written in italics. Follow
IUPAC recommendations for the nomenclature of chemical compounds and IUCr
recommendations for the presentation of crystallographic data. Number tables and
figures in accordance with their sequence in the text, using Arabic numbers.
References
Number the references in the order they appear in the text. Journal
names should be abbreviated according to CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service). In
the text the reference number should be inserted into square brackets.
Figures
Submit figures also in separate files (tif, wmf, eps), using logical
names. Provide images in a size near the desired size of the printed version.
Printable width for one column is 7.75 cm, for two columns 16.5 cm, maximum page
length is 24 cm. Color figures are welcome (but will be printed black and white
in the hardcopy). Select a figure to be included in the on-line abstract.
Supporting information
Supplementary information such as cif files may be provided with the
manuscript and will be stored on the website of the journal.
Organization of the manuscript
A typical manuscript will contain the following parts:
Title page, including the following items
Title
Name of the authors and their
affiliations with complete postal addresses
Telephone and fax numbers and e-mail
address of the corresponding author
Abstract (up to 300 words)
Keywords (3-5)
Main text, generally subdivided into
Introduction
Experimental
Results
Discussion
Acknowledgements
References
Tables
Figures and figure captions
Figure and figure caption for on-line abstract
Price
Publication is free of charge. World wide free access to the on-line
version of the journal.
Short check list
Please ensure the following items are present:
corresponding author, with telephone and fax numbers and
e-mail address
3-5 keywords
page numbers
figure captions
all separate artwork files
Are all references, figures and tables correctly mentioned in the text?
Is the format of the reference list correct?
Has the paper been spell-checked?
Do the crystallographic data in the paper correspond to the accompanying cif
file?