Instructions for Authors

Submission of papers

Manuscripts should be submitted to journal@multiphysics.org

Acceptance for publication is subject to the manuscript being an unpublished work. Submission of a manuscript is taken to imply that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere. Submission and acceptance of a paper implies the transfer of copyright to Multi-Science.

Manuscript preparation

The 'WORD' file of the manuscript should be provided, in single column and double-spaced typing, on A4 size pages. The manuscript must be written in English and should not, normally, exceed 6,000 words.

The metric system is to be used throughout and if it is necessary to quote other units then these should be added in parentheses. The use of unnecessarily complicated notation and formulae should be avoided and the material should be presented in the simplest possible manner.

The manuscript is expected to be written in correct and easily readable English. Both English and American spellings are acceptable, but each paper is expected to follow one style consistently.

Running order

Title: in concise form, with wording helping automatic searches, but no superfluous words.

Authors' names: first name in full, other initial(s), family name in full.

Authors' affiliations: postal addresses, e-mail addresses.

Abstract: 150 words written as a 'free standing' paragraph and containing key objectives and conclusions.

1. INTRODUCTION

2. SECTIONS: CAPITALISED HEADINGS; lower case sub heads

X. CONCLUSION

References

Figures, Tables and Equations

All figures, tables and equations should be numbered. When referring to figure or table numbers, please use Figure or Table in full, followed by the number. When referring to equation numbers, the word equation and equations should be abbreviated to Eqn and Eqns, respectively.

References

  • References to published work should be numbered sequentially in the order of citation and a reference list in numerical order should be given at the end of the paper.
  • For an article in a journal, the entry in the reference list must contain the following details:
    Name(s) and initial(s) of the author(s), title of article, title of journal (underlined), year of publication, volume number (followed by the issue number in parentheses, if known), initial and final page numbers of the article.
  • The entry in the reference list for a book must contain the following details:
    Name(s) and initial(s) of the author(s), title of book (underlined), edition (unless first edition), publisher, place of publication, year of publication, initial and final page numbers of the part referred to, if applicable.
  • In the case of an edited book or conference proceedings, the name(s) and initial(s) of the editor(s) should be followed by the abbreviation ed(s). The entry in the reference list for an article in an edited book or conference proceedings must contain the following details:
    Name(s) and initial(s) of the author(s), title of article, in: name(s) and initial(s) of the editor(s) followed by the abbreviation ed(s), title of book or proceedings (underlined), publisher, place of publication, year of publication, initial and final page numbers of the article.
  • The entry in the reference list for a thesis must contain the following details:
    Name and initial(s) of the author, title of thesis (underlined), degree awarded, university, year of award, initial and final page numbers of the part referred to, if applicable.