Submission guidelines
Contents
Instructions for Authors
Legal requirements
The author(s) guarantee(s) that the manuscript will not be published elsewhere in any language without the consent of the copyright owners, that the rights of third parties will not be violated, and that the publisher will not be held legally responsible should there be any claims for compensation. Authors wishing to include figures or text passages that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers. Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to originate from the authors. Manuscripts must be accompanied by the ‘‘Copyright Transfer Statement’’. The form can be obtained from springer.com/journal/10409
Editorial procedure
Please use this online manuscript submission system to submit a new manuscript : https://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/cstamams
- For a new author or to submit manuscript for the first time, you are requested to register a new account of the system by pressing the Creat Account in the login page of the manuscript system. Please keep your username and password in a safe place in case of missing.
- Forget your password, please follow the instruction of "Password Help" in the login page. If you forget your username, please email us at actams@cstam.org.cn.
- Any difficulty in submitting online, you could contact the Editorial Office by email actams@cstam.org.cn.
Each sections below provides essential information for authors. We recommend that you take the time to read them before submitting a contribution to Acta Mechanica Sinica. We hope our guide to authors may help you navigate to the appropriate section.
Guide for Authors
Acta Mechanica Sinica's sections for original research including 5 catalogues:
- Invited Review
- Research Paper
- Perspective
- Rapid Communication
- News & Views
You can download the GFA for further author's guide
Manuscript preparation
General remarks
- Notice that manuscripts submitted should be written in MS Word2003 template and LaTeX template.
Title page
- A concise and informative title
- The name(s) of the author(s)
- The affiliation(s) and address(es) of the author(s)
- The e-mail address, telephone number of the communicating author
Abstract
- Each paper must be preceded by a succinct abstract summarizing the most important results and conclusions.
References
- 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 should only be mentioned in the text.
- In the text, references should be cited by number in a square bracket (e.g. [1], or [1-4]) and listed in numerical order in the reference list.
- References such as ‘‘personal communications’’ or ‘‘unpublished data’’ can not be included in the reference list, but should be mentioned in the text in parentheses; this also applies to papers presented at meetings but not yet published or accepted for publication. A date should be given for both ‘‘personal communications’’ and ‘‘unpublished data’’.
- Authors more than 4 should be replaced by the et al.
- Journal's name should be abbreviated, you could find the abbreviated name at http://www.cas.org/content/references/corejournals.
Examples for reference:
[1] Journal articles: P. L. Bhatnagar, E. P. Gross, and M. Krook, A Model for collision processes in gases. I. Small amplitude processes in charged and neutral one-component systems, Phys. Rev. 94, 511 (1954).
[2] Books: Larcher, W.: Physiological Plant Ecology, (3rd edn). Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York (1995).
[3] Multi- author books: Hovind, H.J.: Traumatic birth injuries. In: Raimondi AJ, Choux M, Di Rocco C (eds) Head injuries in the newborn and infant. (Principles of pediatric neurosurgery) Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York, 87- 109 (1986).
Illustrations and Tables
All figures (photographs, graphs or diagrams) and tables should be cited in the text, and each numbered consecutively throughout. Lowercase letters (a, b etc.) should be used to identify figure parts. If illustrations are supplied with uppercase labeling, lowercase letters will still be used in the figure legends and citations. Figure legends must be brief, self-sufficient explanations of the illustrations. The legends should be placed at the end of the text. Tables should have a title and a legend explaining any abbreviation used in that table. Footnotes to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data). For color illustrations the authors will be expected to make a contribution (€ 950, US $ 1150, plus 16% VAT) towards the extra costs, irrespective of the number of color figures.
Article Highlights
Please provide three short bullet points (maximum of 120 characters each) summarizing the key findings and implications of the paper. These should be presented in non-technical language and not repeat verbatim text found in the abstract. They should be placed beneath the abstract under the heading of ‘Article Highlights’.
Electronic submission of final version
Please send only the final version of the article, as accepted by the editors
- Preparing your manuscript
The electronic version should include the original source (including all style files and figures) and a PostScript version of the compiled submission.
- Formulae, symbols and all subscripts, superscripts, Greek letters and other characters must be legible and carefully checked. Standard mathematical notation should be used:
- Single letters that denote mathematical constants, variables, and unknown quantities should be set in italic type in text and in equations.
- Numerals, operators, and punctuation should be set in Roman type (upright), as are commonly defined functions or abbreviations, e.g., cos, det, e or exp, lim, log, max, min, sin, tan, d (for derivative) should also be upright.
- Vectors, tensors, and matrices should be set in an alternative typeface such as bold italic or simply bold.
- Illustrations
The preferred figure formats are EPS for vector graphics exported from a drawing program and TIFF for halftone illustrations. EPS files must always contain a preview in TIFF of the figure. The file name (one file for each figure) should include the figure number. Figure legends should be included in the text and not in the figure file.
- Scan resolution: Scanned line drawings should be digitized with a minimum resolution of 1200 dpi relative to the final figure sire. For digital halftones, 300 dpi is usually sufficient.
- Color illustrations: Store color illustrations as RGB (8 bits per channel) in TIFF format.
- Vector graphics: Fonts used in the vector graphics must be embedded. Please do not draw with hairlines. The minimum line width is 0.2 mm (i.e., 0.567 pt) relative to the final size.
- All manuscripts to be considered for publication in AMS must be submitted to the https://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/cstamams in digital form. After uploading the file, the submission server will send you an acknowledgement of receipt. If you have any problems or questions concerning the submission of your file, please contact the editor. The e-mail address of the editor: actams@cstam.org.cn.
If you want to send several files please use a zip archive or any other archiving software (tar, tar.gz, tgz, tar.Z, taz, gz) If you have not used TeX of LaTeX but some other textprogram (e.g. Word), please send the file in the same way. The typesetter might be able to use it when processing your paper. After uploading the file the submission server will send you an acknowledgement of receipt. If you have any problems or questions concerning the submission of your file, please contact the editor. Please always supply the following information with your data: journal title, operating system, word processing program, drawing program, image processing program, compression program. The file name should be memorable (e.g., editorial manuscript number), have no more than 8 characters, and include no accents or special symbols. Use only the extensions that the program assigns automatically.
Electronic supplementary material
Electronic supplementary material (ESM) for an article in the journal will be published in SpringerLink provided the material is submitted to the Editor(s) in electronic form together with the paper and is subject to peer review accepted by the journals Editor(s) ESM may consist of information that cannot be printed: animations, videoclips, sound recordings information that is more convenient in electronic form: sequences, spectral data, etc.large original data that relate to the paper, e.g. additional tables, illustrations (color and black & white), etc.
After acceptance by the journals Editor(s) ESM will be published as received from the author in the online version only. Reference will be given in the printed version.
Research Data Policy
This journal operates a type 1 research data policy. The journal encourages authors, where possible and applicable, to deposit data that support the findings of their research in a public repository. Authors and editors who do not have a preferred repository should consult Springer Nature’s list of repositories and research data policy.
General repositories - for all types of research data - such as figshare and Dryad may also be used.
Datasets that are assigned digital object identifiers (DOIs) by a data repository may be cited in the reference list. Data citations should include the minimum information recommended by DataCite: authors, title, publisher (repository name), identifier.
If the journal that you’re submitting to uses double-blind peer review and you are providing reviewers with access to your data (for example via a repository link, supplementary information or data on request), it is strongly suggested that the authorship in the data is also blinded. There are data repositories that can assist with this and/or will create a link to mask the authorship of your data.
Authors who need help understanding our data sharing policies, help finding a suitable data repository, or help organising and sharing research data can access our Author Support portal for additional guidance.
Proofreading
When your paper is nearing publication, a page proofs will be sent to you. It is for proof purposes only and may not be used by third parties.
The Corresponding Author of an accepted manuscript will receive e mail notification (from Science China Press) and download the e proof PDF (with a ”author check” URL link) or use the online correction facilities for review. Please return all corrections by uploading them via the ‘Submit’ tab or replying to this email. Please ensure you click Reply to All if you choose to respond by email. Without your response to these queries, we may not be able to continue with the processing of your article for Online Publication. Corrected proofs should be returned within 2 working days in order to ensure timely publication of the manuscript.
Offprints
50 offprints of each contribution are supplied free of charge. If you wish to order additional offprints you must return the order form with the corrected proofs. You are then entitled to receive a pdf file of your article for your own personal use.
Editing Services
English
How can you help improve your manuscript for publication?
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Please note that using these tools, or any other service, is not a requirement for publication, nor does it imply or guarantee that editors will accept the article, or even select it for peer review.
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Open access publishing
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