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m1), not just A/m. Do not label axes with a Equation markup style. Press the tab key and
ratio of quantities and units. For example, write write the equation number in parentheses. To
Temperature (K), not Temperature/K. make your equations more compact, you may
Multipliers can be especially confusing. Write use the solidus ( / ), the exp function, or
Magnetization (kA/m) or Magnetization (10 3 appropriate exponents. Use parentheses to
A/m). Do not write Magnetization (A/m) avoid ambiguities in denominators. Punctuate
1000 because the reader would not know equations when they are part of a sentence, as
whether the top axis label in Fig. 1 meant in
16000 A/m or 0.016 A/m. Figure labels should
r2
be legible, approximately 8 to 12 point type.
0
F ( r , ) dr d [ r2 / ( 2 0 )]
B. References
exp( | z j zi | ) 1 J 1 ( r2 ) J 0 ( ri ) d .
Number citations consecutively in square 0
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VI. SOME COMMON MISTAKES topics of current interest.
The word data is plural, not singular. The Authors should consider the following points:
subscript for the permeability of vacuum 0 is 1) Technical papers submitted for publication
zero, not a lowercase letter o. The term for must advance the state of knowledge and
residual magnetization is remanence; the must cite relevant prior work.
adjective is remanent; do not write 2) The length of a submitted paper should be
remnance or remnant. Use the word commensurate with the importance, or
micrometer instead of micron. A graph appropriate to the complexity, of the work.
within a graph is an inset, not an insert. For example, an obvious extension of
The word alternatively is preferred to the previously published work might not be
word alternately (unless you really mean appropriate for publication or might be
something that alternates). Use the word adequately treated in just a few pages.
whereas instead of while (unless you are 3) Authors must convince both peer reviewers
referring to simultaneous events). Do not use and the editors of the scientific and
the word essentially to mean technical merit of a paper; the standards of
approximately or effectively. Do not use the proof are higher when extraordinary or
word issue as a euphemism for problem. unexpected results are reported.
When compositions are not specified, separate 4) Because replication is required for scientific
chemical symbols by en-dashes; for example, progress, papers submitted for publication
NiMn indicates the intermetallic compound must provide sufficient information to allow
Ni0.5Mn0.5 whereas NiMn indicates an alloy of readers to perform similar experiments or
some composition NixMn1-x. calculations and use the reported results.
Be aware of the different meanings of the Although not everything need be disclosed,
homophones affect (usually a verb) and a paper must contain new, useable, and
effect (usually a noun), complement and fully described information. For example, a
compliment, discreet and discrete, specimen's chemical composition need not
principal (e.g., principal investigator) and be reported if the main purpose of a paper
principle (e.g., principle of measurement). is to introduce a new measurement
Do not confuse imply and infer. technique. Authors should expect to be
Prefixes such as non, sub, micro, challenged by reviewers if the results are
multi, and "ultra are not independent not supported by adequate data and critical
words; they should be joined to the words they details.
modify, usually without a hyphen. There is no
period after the et in the Latin abbreviation
et al. (it is also italicized). The abbreviation IX. CONCLUSION
i.e., means that is, and the abbreviation A conclusion section is not required. Although
e.g., means for example (these a conclusion may review the main points of the
abbreviations are not italicized). paper, do not replicate the abstract as the
An excellent style manual and source of conclusion. A conclusion might elaborate on
information for science writers is [9]. the importance of the work or suggest
applications and extensions.
singular heading even if you have many
VII. EDITORIAL POLICY acknowledgments. Avoid expressions such as
The submitting author is responsible for One of us (S.B.A.) would like to thank ... .
obtaining agreement of all coauthors and any Instead, write F. A. Author thanks ... .
consent required from sponsors before Sponsor and financial support
submitting a paper. It is the obligation of the acknowledgments are placed in the
authors to cite relevant prior work. unnumbered footnote on the first page.
Authors of rejected papers may revise and
resubmit them to the journal again.
REFERENCES
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[3] C. Y. Lin, M. Wu, J. A. Bloom, I. J. Cox, and M.
Miller, Rotation, scale, and translation resilient
public watermarking for images, IEEE Trans.
Image Process., vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 767-782, May
2001.