Materials Science-Poland

Open Access License

This journal provides immediate open access to its content under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 license. Authors who publish with this journal agree to the terms of the above-mentioned CC BY NC ND 4.0 license.

Open Access Statement

The journal is an Open Access journal that allows a free unlimited access to all its contents without any restrictions upon publication to all users.

In order to ensure a uniform style throughout the editorial process, the Authors are advised to prepare their paper strictly according to the instructions set below. Because of the formatting errors or due to consistency reasons, the manuscript will not be accepted, both for evaluation and possible further editorial process.

Submission of a manuscript to Materials Science-Poland implies that it is not being considered for the publication elsewhere, and the authors have a necessary authorization to publish the material contained in the paper.

The review process for submitted papers is blind peer review.

1. Submission of Manuscripts

New manuscripts must be submitted to “Materials Science-Poland” via the Editorial Manager, available on the following website:
www.editorialmanager.com/msp

All the following information should be submitted separately:

• The title of the manuscript;
• The name(s) of the author(s);
• A concise and informative title;
• The affiliation(s) of the author(s), i.e. institution, (department), city, (state), country;
• A clear indication and an active e-mail address of the corresponding author;
• Authors identification. Authors are recommended to use their ORCID ID when submitting an article for consideration or acquire an ORCID ID via the submission process.

Highlights

Highlights should be submitted in a separate editable file in the online submission system. They consist of a short collection of bullet points that capture the novel results of your research as well as new methods that were used during the study. (maximum 100 characters, including spaces).

2. Manuscript without authors data

- Title Page
- Abstract
Please provide an abstract of 150 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.
- Keywords
Please provide 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes.
- Text
- Text Formatting
The Authors have to submit electronic version of their manuscript in a document (allowed types are: DOC, DOCX and RTF extensions) containing the complete paper, i.e. all the text, references, figures, tables, pictures, drawings and other graphic elements, as well (ALL IN ONE FILE, PLACED IN PROPER PLACES, where they should have been in the text)

• The paper should be formatted on (preferably) A4 (210 mm × 297 mm) page and typed in a one-column format with one inch (25 mm) margin on the top, bottom, right side, and left side.
• Use a normal, plain font (e.g., 12-point Times Roman) for text.
• Use bold for chapters.
• Use italics for emphasis.
• Use the automatic page numbering function to number the pages.
• Do not use field functions.
• Use tab stops or other commands for indents, not the space bar.
• Use the table function, not spreadsheets, to make tables.
• Use the equation editor or MathType for equations.
• Save your file in docx format (Word 2007 or higher) or doc format (older Word versions).

The required formats for the graphic files are:

– Figures must be delivered as tif (or – possibly – jpg) files. The resolution must be exactly 300 ppi (300 dpi when printed out) and at least 10-point font size should be used for descriptions.
– Photographs will be accepted in TIFF (or – possibly – jpg) formats. Their resolution must be exactly 300 ppi (300 dpi when printed out).

All figures and pictures should be numbered with Arabic numerals, have descriptive captions, and be mentioned in the text. Each figure (as well as other graphic elements) should be placed in the body of the paper as appropriate. All figures and pictures submitted, including chemical schemes, must be of a high standard and resolution for direct reproduction. The figures are supposed to be computer-generated prints of high quality.

Tables

Please, submit tables as editable text and not as images. The smallest font is 10-point size.
Tables can be placed next to the relevant text in the article. Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text. Please avoid using vertical rules and shading in table cells.

References

In the manuscript, the references should be numbered consecutively by Arabic numerals in [square brackets] (e.g. [1]; [2]; [3]; [4]; etc.). Each one of the cited references must be discussed individually and demonstrate their significance to your work. Please, describe in one or two sentences, what they claim, what evidence they provide to support their claim.
The list of references MUST have the following format:

Reference list
The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. If the cited work has DOI number, it must be specified on the Reference list. Personal communications and unpublished works should only be mentioned in the text. Do not use footnotes or endnotes as a substitute for a reference list.
The entries in the list should be numbered consecutively.

• Journal article
  Smith JJ. The world of science. Am J Sci. 1999;36:234–5.
• Article by DOI
  Slifka MK, Whitton JL. Clinical implications of dysregulated cytokine production. J Mol Med. 2000; https://doi.org/10.1007/s001090000086
• Book
  Blenkinsopp A, Paxton P. Symptoms in the pharmacy: a guide to the management of common illness. 3rd ed. Oxford: Blackwell Science; 1998.
• Book chapter
  Wyllie AH, Kerr JFR, Currie AR. Cell death: the significance of apoptosis. In: Bourne GH, Danielli JF, Jeon KW, editors. International review of cytology. London: Academic; 1980. pp. 251–306.
• Online document
  Doe J. Title of subordinate document. In: The dictionary of substances and their effects. Royal Society of Chemistry. 1999. http://www.rsc.org/dose/title of subordinate document. Accessed 15 Jan 1999.

Always use the standard abbreviation of a journal’s name according to the ISSN List of Title Word Abbreviations, see www.issn.org/services/online-services/access-to-the-ltwa/
For the Authors' convenience, we suggest them to look through the Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI)*
www.materialsscience.pwr.wroc.pl/other/SI_Guide.pdf