INDUSTRIAL A N D ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
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Vol. 18, No. 5
Suggestions to Authors INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY is eager to fulfill its obligations to contributors. However, certain details are the author’s responsibility, and observance of the requirements listed below will be greatly appreciated by the
editorial office. Examination of recent issues of the ANALI-TICAL EDITIO should ~ also precede preparation of the manuscript. (For further suggestions concerning style requirements, see the editorial printed on page 279 of this issue.)
Title. Have it brief and informative.
Authors’ Names. Use given name and/or initials as preferred. Smith, not J. Smith. Connections. Indicate place work was done.
If but one initial, give name-i.e.,
James
Give present address, if different, in footnote on page 1.
Synopsis. Include 100- to 150-word informative summary to serve as reader guide. Subheadings. Indicate topics by short headings, References. List at, end of article, in alphabetical order according to first aut’hor. Xumber consecutively and indicate reference in text by appropriate number in parentheses. Give complete data. Do not indicate material as ‘‘in press” unless actually accepted for publicat’ion Name of journal should then be included. Examples. (1) Comings, E. W., and Egley, R. S., IND.EKG.CHEM.,32, 714-18 (1940). (2) Li, K. C., and Wang, C. Y., “Tungsten”, A.C.S. Monograph 94, p. 75, SebY York, Reinhold Publishing Corp., 1943. (3) Smallv-ood, H. RI. (to U. S. Rubber Co.), British Patent 533,669 (Feb. 19, 1941); Canadian Patent 403,992 (4pril 7 , 1942). . Mee?igs.
Indicate presentation before A.C.S. meetings by footnote a t end.
Drawings. Avoid unnecessary figures. Calibration curves, for example, take space but contribute little. If curve is a straight line, that can be stated briefly. Have graphs and diagrams on tracing cloth or durable paper. If coordinate paper is used, cross-section lines not intended for reproduction should be light blue-never orange, green, or red. The latter do not “screen out”. Use black, waterproof ink for symbols, numbers, and letters. -411 lettering should be in capitals. Remember the laws of proportion when lettering figures. Be governed by over-all size of drawing in determining size of letter, etc., to use, allowing for reduction t o reasonable publication size without impairing legibility. Letters, symbols, and numbers after reduction should be a t least 1.5 mm. in height. Column width is 3.28 inches, and this is the preferred width of engravings. -%voidwaste space. .%rrange curves, legends, symbols, etc., so that no unnecessary area is included. Place captions beneath drawings. They will be set in type. Photographs. Provide clear, glossy prints. Devise suitable caption and specify courtesy line if required Manuscript Copy. Type copy on letter-size paper, double or triple spaced. Send originaland a t least one legible carbon to editor. Ditto or mimeograph copies are unsatisfactory unless very clear. Copies should be complete (text and illustrations). If pertinent references are “in press”, provide copies for reviewers if possible. If there are large drawings, reduced-size reproductions should be provided for revieiv purposes. T-se a consistent set of units of measure for test and figures. lfetric is preferred. Equivalents may be included in parentheses.
