Submissions

Paper template: There is currently no template, as the previous one is being reformulated. However, the following aspects should be taken in account:

- The article must have a Title, abstract, 5 to 6 keywords and a word-length between 2500 and 3500 words, with a minimum of 20 references (ideally 30 to 40 references).

 

- All articles must contain a single paragraph abstract. As the abstract is not part of the text it should be complete in itself; no table numbers, figure numbers, references or displayed mathematical expressions should be included. It should be suitable for direct inclusion in abstracting services and should be between 100 to 150 words. It should include implicitly the following sections: Introduction & Objectives; Material & Methods; Results & Conclusions; Future Perspectives.

 

- Authors are encouraged to prepare the manuscript with the following sections:

 Introduction;

 Background (optional);
 Material and methods;
 Results;
 Data analysis;
 Solutions and Recommendations;
 Future Perspectives;
 Conclusion;
 Round Table Insight

    ->  Authors should explore and comment, in no more than 500 words, how their oral presentation and interaction with peers and audience during the meeting’s round table influenced the final paper. This section only applies to articles in the WhatIf Spceial Section.
 Funding

 Acknowledgments;
 References

-> In order to enable the paper to be available online as soon as possible, strict adherence to the Reference format is vital.

   References should be numbered sequentially throughout the text. The numbers occur within square brackets, like this [2], and one number can be used to designate several references. The reference list gives the references in numerical, not alphabetical, order. Some examples are provided next:
[1] Wessel R, Koch C and Gabbiani F 1996 Coding of time-varying electric field amplitude modulations in a wave-type electric fish J. Neurophysiol. 75 2280–93
[2] Szytula A and Leciejewicz J 1989 Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths vol 12, ed K A Gschneidner Jr and L Erwin (Amsterdam: Elsevier) p 133
[3] Kuhn T 1998 Density matrix theory of coherent ultrafast dynamics Theory of Transport Properties of Semiconductor Nanostructures (Electronic Materials vol 4) ed E Schöll (London: Chapman and Hall) chapter 6 pp 173–214
   Note: Unpublished conferences and reports should generally not be included in the reference list and articles in the course of publication should be entered only if the journal of publication is known. A thesis submitted for a higher degree may be included in the reference list if it has not been superseded by a published paper and is available through a library; sufficient information should be given for it to be traced readily.

 

As the Vancouver numerical system allows flexibility, as long as the References are numbered sequentially throughout the text and accordingly in the Reference list, the Authors can use different citation modes, as long as Reference coherence is maintained as a whole. For example, in the case of the above reference-example [1], the following cases could be possible, though that would imply the remaining References had to have the same format:

[1] Wessel R, Koch C and Gabbiani F 1996 Coding of time-varying electric field amplitude modulations in a wave-type electric fish J. Neurophysiol. 75 2280–93

or

[1] Wessel R., Koch C., Gabbiani F. (1996) Coding of time-varying electric field amplitude modulations in a wave-type electric fish J. Neurophysiol. 75 2280–93

or

[1] another standard reference format.

 

Whenever possible, the DOI should be included in the reference.