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:
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 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. 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. IT MUST BE USED the Vancouver referencing style. More information on the Vancouver referencing style is available on the following websites:
https://guides.library.uq.edu.au/referencing/vancouver/reference-list
When using the Vancouver style, the reference list should be in numerical order and each number matches and refers to the one in the text.
The list should be at the end of your work.
If you are using the bibliographic software RefWorksr, you should use the ‘Imperial College Vancouver’ style to format your reference list and citations correctly.
Always use the standard abbreviation of a journal’s name according to the ISSN List of Title Word Abbreviations, see:
http://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)*