Manuscript preparation
- The article should be up to 20 pages (10MB) comprising:
- The font should be 10 pt times new roman with 10 pt headings (Not bold)
- The sub headings should be italic (Not Bold)
- The manuscript must be in single line spacing
- An abstract should be fewer than 200 words containing the main results and conclusions
- Up to ten keywords that accurately identify the paper’s subject, purpose and focus
- Materials and methods with sufficient full experimental detail. Sources of material must be given and statistical methods must be specified by reference, unless non-standard
- Use SI units wherever possible. In case of other units the equivalent units should be written in the brackets e.g. 1kgf (9.8N)
- Results should be presented concisely, using well-designed tables and tables should not be drawn with line drawing and similarly the figures
- Write name of the table above the table and name of the figure below figure
- Discussion should cover the implications and consequences, not merely summarize the results and conclusions should be concise
- Acknowledgement should be brief and meaningful, insignificant formalities should be avoided
Write the name of the table above table and name of the figure below the figure
References should be given in brackets as shown below:
Thermal spraying (A. Bhatia et al, 1999) is a group of processes wherein a feed stock material is heated and propelled as individual particles or droplets onto a surface (W. J. Kim et al, 2007)
A. Bhatia, (1999), Thermal Spray Technology and Applications, Continuing Education and Development, Inc., pp.1-2
W. J. Kim1, J. G. Kim1, Y. S. Kim, Ismail Ozdemir, and Y. Tsunekawa (2007), Wear-Corrosion of Cast Iron Thermal Spray Coatings on Al Alloy for Automotive Components, Metals and Materials International, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp.1-5
Submission
Manuscripts should be submitted by one of the authors of the manuscript through the online Article Submission Form. Regardless of the source of the word-processing tool, only Word (.doc, .docx, .rtf) files can be submitted through the Online submission Form (OSF) . There is no page limit. Only online submissions are accepted to facilitate rapid publication and minimize administrative costs. Submissions by anyone other than one of the authors will not be accepted. The submitting author takes responsibility for the paper during submission and peer review. If for some technical reason submission through the OSF is not possible, the author can contact the concerned editors for support.
Terms and submission
Papers must be submitted on the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, or thesis) and are not currently under consideration by any other publisher. The submitting author is responsible for ensuring that the article’s publication has been approved by all the other co-authors. It is also the authors’ responsibility to ensure that the articles emanating from a particular institution are submitted with the necessary approval of the institution/University. Only an acknowledgment from the editorial office officially establishes the date of receipt. Further correspondence and proofs will be sent to the author(s) before publication unless otherwise indicated. It is a condition of submission of a paper that the authors permit editing of the paper for readability.
Peer review
All manuscripts are subject to peer review by a number of the editorial board members and are expected to meet standards of international academic excellence.
Withdrawal of the manuscript
The manuscript can be withdrawn with in 3 days of the submission.Once the article is accepted and published can not be withdrawn/removed from the website.
Units and measurements
Units of measurement should be presented simply and concisely using System International (SI) units.
Title and authorship information
The following information should be included
Paper title
Full author names
Full institutional mailing addresses
Email addresses
Proofs
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