Proposal for Publication in Materials Today: Proceedings

Materials Today: Proceedings welcomes proposals for publishing conference proceedings.

Your proposal will be evaluated based on suitability of scope and quality criteria, including the assurance that
all papers are original, will be subject to peer review before acceptance and have not been/will not be
published elsewhere. Once a decision is made, we will inform you as soon as possible.

Please note that only conferences and papers within the scope of materials science are suitable for
publication.

In order to properly evaluate your proposal we would like to ask you for some further information. Thank
you.

Conference details

 Title:

 Abbreviated title (a 5-10 character label that will be used during article submission/production):

 Date:

 Venue:

 Conference website (URL):

If the website is not available now, an announcement on the conference and/or call for papers is
appreciated, in addition to further details such as discussion topics, a list of the invited speakers, and the
conference program.

 Scope of the conference (list of topics):

 Conference Organiser (eg, name of University or Society):

 Conference Chair:

 Estimated number of participants:

 Has the conference been run previously and if so how many times? Can you provide details/URL of
the previous conference(s)?:

Editorial details

Each issue requires a single individual to act as the Lead (Managing) Guest Editor. Please provide their
details below. Lead (Managing) Guest Editors may assign papers to other Guest Editors. Add new lines to
list EVERY Guest Editor below. A minimum of 1 and a maximum of 8 Guest Editors may be listed.

For prompt processing, we strongly recommend that the CVs/Publication Lists of all Guest Editors are
provided with the completed proposal form. 

 Lead (Managing) Guest Editor name and affiliation:

 Lead (Managing) Guest Editor email:

  Has the Lead (Managing) Guest Editor been a guest editor for conference proceedings before? If yes,
please specify which proceedings:

 Has the Lead (Managing) Guest Editor been a reviewer for journal articles? If yes, please specify
which journals:

o Additional Guest Editor 1 name and affiliation:

o Additional Guest Editor 1 email:

o Has Additional Guest Editor 1 been a guest editor for conference proceedings before? If yes, please
specify which proceedings:

o Has Additional Guest Editor 1 been a reviewer for journal articles? If yes, please specify which
journals:

 Additional Guest Editor 2 name and affiliation:

 Additional Guest Editor 2 email:

 Has Additional Guest Editor 2 been a guest editor for conference proceedings before? If yes, please
specify which proceedings:

 Has Additional Guest Editor 2 been a reviewer for journal articles? If yes, please specify which
journals:

Add/Delete lines for Additional Guest Editors as required.

 Are all Guest Editor(s) familiar with Elsevier Policies relevant to peer review? (answer YES or NO):

(Please review the policies http://www.elsevier.com/reviewers/peer-review#policies)

Please note: The use of Elsevier’s editorial management system is now a required component of
publishing in Materials Today: Proceedings. The Guest Editor(s) will use the editorial management system
to collect submissions, conduct peer review, request revisions, and ultimately accept/reject manuscripts.
Submissions outside of the editorial management system can no longer be published.

Proceedings details

 Expected number of manuscripts:

Please note that manuscripts shorter than 3 pages cannot be accepted.

 Expected date of FIRST submission:

 Expected date of FINAL (revised) submission – date submission portal should be closed after:

 Expected date of FINAL accepted article – date the issue should be compiled after:

 Please confirm that only those papers within the scope of materials science, and subjected to a full
and proper peer review process (including a minimum of two referees per paper) will be submitted
to the journal (answer YES – I AGREE or NO – I DO NOT AGREE):
Publishing options

The following information will not be used to assess the suitability of the conference for publication in
Materials Today: Proceedings – however, the information must be completed to permit prompt processing.

Publishing route

The journal offers Open Access and traditional Subscription based publishing options.

Publishing proceedings Open Access means that articles will be immediately and
permanently free for everyone to read and download. The conference is responsible for the
cost of publication.

Publishing proceedings via the Subscriptions route means that articles are accessible to
institutions and individuals that subscribe to the journal: with journal subscribers ultimately
responsible for the publication costs.

 Please indicate whether you require Open Access or Subscription based publication:

Publishing additions

Do you require large amounts (more than 100 copies) of physical copies of the proceedings? If so, please
indicate your interest in the amount and format, so that we may advise on pricing.

 Hardback Copies Quantity ________

 Softback Copies Quantity ________

 USB’S Quantity ________

 CD’S Quantity ________

 Date required by:

If you wish to order small amounts of physical copies (fewer than 100 copies) these may be ordered via
the Elsevier Webshop, after publication: https://webshop.elsevier.com/myarticleservices/.