Instructions for Authors

Submission of Articles and Communications

All manuscripts and associated files, proposed for publication should be sent by the Corresponding Author in a compressed/zip file, as an email attachment to:

Documents larger than 3MB should be uploaded to the IFRF FTP server, as follows:

1. Point your web browser to: ftp://ftp.ifrf.net/pub/incoming/
2. In the "File" menu of your browser, select the submenu "Upload file ..."
3. Select the documents you wish to upload from your Hard Disk and accept your selection (by clicking on the Open/Ok button).
4. Send a notification by e-mail to reminding us that you have uploaded your manuscripts and associated files on the FTP server.

This then will be handled by the Editor in Chief, who will send the files to two appropriate referees.

They will annotate the file with comments and requests for additions/deletions/modifications and return it to the Secretariat. The Secretariat will then return it to the Corresponding Author, for further editing prior to publication.

On receipt of the final manuscript, the Secretariat will transmit the files to the Communications Centre for the preparation of the publication file (Portable Document Format - pdf - file). In the email to which the initial compressed/zip file is attached, there should be a statement that the proposal's content is unpublished material that has not being submitted for publication elsewhere.

When an article by the author(s) is cited in the proposed article as "in press", a copy of this article should accompany the proposed article and should be included in the compressed file.

Articles and Communications Files

The Article/Communication should be submitted as a single "Word Processor" file containing all graphics, photos, tables, equations etc., embedded in file (see below for further formatting details). If the authors intend to add audio/video illustrations they should contact the Journal for individual advice.

Currently acceptable word processing packages

Macintosh: WordPerfect3.5, MicroSoft Word (all versions), MacWriteII, MacWrite 5.0 (usually), WriteNow2.0 and FrameMaker 5.5.
Windows based systems: WordPerfect up to version 8, MicroSoft Word (all versions) and FrameMaker 5.5.
Unix: TeX and LaTeX users: An Journal template is being designed at the present time, and will be posted on this page in due course. In the meantime, Unix based authors should use an appropriate article template.

Length

There is no restriction on the length of full-length articles. However, succinct writing is encouraged and undue length may be a cause for rejection.

Communications should be no longer than the Title page plus the equivalent of 4 pages of A4/Letter including text and all graphic illustrations and tables, formatted as described below.

Style

Please study the example publication as a guide to style.

Articles should be organised as follows:

First "Title" Page

The Title page should include title, author(s), affiliation(s), and the complete address of the corresponding author (address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address).

Second Page

• A one-paragraph abstract of 100-300 words.
• Keywords
• Nomenclature (if required). If nomenclature is extensive this section can of course be carried over onto a third page.

If symbols are used extensively, a nomenclature list arranged alphabetically, with subscript and superscript symbols listed separately, should be provided. Otherwise, symbols should be identified when first, used in the text.

Following Pages

• Introduction;
• Main Body;
• Conclusions;
• Acknowledgements;
• References;
• Appendices.

If your paper is divided into sections and subsections, please use the format adopted here, in which first-level headings are in bold capitals, centered on the line.

Second level headings Second level headings should be in bold lower case (initial capital), left aligned.

Third-level headings. Third-level headings should be placed at the beginning of a paragraph. Capitalize the whole subhead (if possible, make the subhead italic).

Communications should have a similar organisation, but with the restricted length mentioned above.

Manuscript File Characteristics

Manuscript files must be:

In English

• Processed "one and a half" spaced
• Using 12 pt Times New Roman (or Equivalent)).

The page setting template should be:

Paper Size - A4 (21.0 * 29.7 cm)
Top/Bottom Margins - 3.35 cm from edge
Left and Right Margins - 3.00 cm from edge
Gutter - 0.00 cm
Header/Footer - 2.10 cm from edge

or;

Paper Size - Letter (21.5 x 28.0 cm/8.5 x 11 inch)
Top/Bottom Margins - 2.50 cm from edge
Left and Right Margins - 3.25 cm from edge
Gutter - 0 cm
Header/Footer - 1.25 cm from edge

Instructions for the final information to be entered in the header and footer will be provided to the Corresponding Author on acceptance. In the proposal please insert a centred page number in the header for all except the Title Page. Remember that the Title Page should be prepared as a separate page.

Abbreviations

Abbreviations of chemical compounds or other acronyms that might be confusing to the reader should be written in full at their first mention with the abbreviation in parentheses.

Units

Authors should use the SI system of units.

Uncertainities

A quantitative statement, where possible, of experimental uncertainties should be provided in manuscript reporting new experimental results. A systematic assessment of numerical errors should be provided in manuscripts containing numerical solutions.

Mathematics

Using an equation editor, letters, numbers, and symbols should be used for mathematical material. Numbers that identify mathematical expressions should be enclosed in parentheses and should be numbered consecutively in the text. Refer to equations in the text as "Eq. 1," etc., or "Equation 1. etc., at the beginning of a sentence.

Footnotes

Footnotes to the text should be indicated by superior arabic numerals, numbered consecutively throughout the manuscript.

References

Journals:

Ten Brink H. M., Smart J. P., Vleeskens J. M. and Williamson J., Fuel, 73:11 1712 (1994)
The volume number precedes first page number.

Books:

Beer J. M. and Chigier N. A., Combustion Aerodynamics, Applied Science Publishers Ltd., London, 1972

Book Chapter:

Wall T., in Principles of Combustion Engineering for Boilers (Ed. C. J. Lawn). Academic Press, p 197-336, 1987

Symposium Proceedings:

De Soete, G. G., Fifteenth Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, p. 1093, 1975

Conference Proceedings:

A conference proceedings should be styled as a book, with publisher or institution sponsoring publication and the year published as well as the year the conference was held.

Internal Report:

Wall T. F., Phelan W., and Bortz S., The Prediction and Scaling of Burn-out in Swirl Pulverized-Coal Flames, IFRF Doc. No. F 38/a/3, 1985
Authors must ensure that these references publicly available.

Refererences to IFRF Combustion Journal Publications

Refererences to IFRF Combustion Journal publications should be expressed as: http://www.journal.ifrf.net/library/ - after this general reference, the year of publication, the publication number and the corresponding author should be quoted so that the reader can locate the publication in the library. For example: http://www.journal.ifrf.net/library/ - (1999, 01, Smart)

Tables

Tables should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals. Footnotes to tables should be indicated by superior letters, beginning with "a."

Illustrations

Line drawings and graphs may be prepared in black/white/grey shades or colour as best suits the clarity of content. They should be prepared to high quality resolution using a good drawing programme.

Colour photographs should be used sufficiently to illustrate the text reasonably.

Each figure should have a caption and figure number.

Figures should be numbered consecutively, beginning with " 1," in the text. Refer to figures in the text as "Fig 1," etc., or "Figure 1," etc., at the beginning of a sentence.

Copyright

Upon acceptance, the author(s) will be asked to transfer copyright of the article to the IFRF Combustion Journal.