Instruction to Authors ( Please submit online and offer the contact address, telephone number and e-mail.)

1. Manuscript preparation. Manuscript should be in English and typed in double space with ample margin on all sides on A4 paper. The following components are required for a complete manuscript: Title, Author(s), Author affiliation(s), Abstract, Keywords, Main text and References, and should include page numbers on the document, beginning with the title page as number 1. Please use standard 10-point Times New Roman fonts.

2. Title and byline. Should appear on page one. The title of the paper should be explicit, descriptive and as brief as possible. Exact name, title, affiliation (institution) of the authors, city, zip code, country, and e-mail address of the author(s) should be listed.

3. Abstract. Should be self-contained and adequate as a summary of the article; namely, it should indicate aim and significance, newly observed facts, conclusions, and the essential parts of any new theory, treatment, apparatus, technique, etc. The abstract should not contain literature citations. Define the nonstandard symbols and abbreviations used in the abstract. Avoid “built-up” equations that cannot be rendered in linear fashion within the running text. The abstract should be concise and informative with a length of about 200 words.

4. Key words. Should include 3-5 pieces of words or phases that are helpful for cross-indexing the paper.

5. Main text. Should contain an introduction that puts the paper into perspective for readers, and should also contain methods, results, discussion, and conclusions. The SI system must be used for units of measure throughout the text. The text should make clear distinctions between physical variables, mathematical symbols, units of measurement, abbreviations, chemical formulas, etc. Physical quantities should be set in normal italic, and vectors, tensors, and matrixes in boldface italic. Please give full spellings of abbreviations where they are first used in the paper in the following form: full spelling (abbreviation), such as, spark plasma sintering (SPS). Also it should be indicated what meaning variables denote when they first appear in the paper, for example, D is the grain size. Each equation or formula in the paper should be spaced one line apart from the text and be numbered in order with Arabic numerals placed on the right-hand margin. Each figure (including a, b, c, etc. of each figure) and each table must present a caption and consecutively numbered with Arabic numerals and must be mentioned in the text. They should be self-explanatory, their purpose evident without reference to the text. Tables should be drawn with three horizontal lines, at the top and bottom of the table and between the column headings and the table body.

6. Figures. Electronic figures should be submitted. The resolution discussed below is based on each graphic being placed in the page-layout program at 100%. Figures should be saved as Photoshop compatible minimum 600 dpi TIFF or JPEG files. Line drawings should be clear and well designed. Indicate clearly what is being plotted, in both the horizontal and the vertical directions. Include appropriate units. The lettering and plotted points should be large enough to be legible after reduction.

7. References. Only essential references (journal article, monograph, dissertation, report, proceedings, standard, patent, and/or electronic publication, formally published) cited in the text can be listed and must be numbered consecutively by Arabic numerals (e.g. [1]). And all the authors of references need to be listed. Personal communications and unpublished data are not acceptable references.

Examples of references

Journals

[1] Xie J, Cao G S, Zhao X B. CoSb₃-graphite composite anode material for lithium ion batteries[J]. Rare Met., 2005, 24 (1): 42-45.

Books

[2] Alexander Moser.Metalworking's Mechanical Press Handbook [M].Boston：Metalworking Magazine，1960.

Conference proceedings

[3] Liang Haijian,Wu Xiaowei, Wang Yong,et al. Research on quick superplastic forming for aluminium alloy sheet[A].International Conference on Superplasticity in Advanced Materials[C]. Albi.France ，2012.

Dissertations

[4] Peng L M.  Interactions and Control of Technical Parameters during Continuous Casting of In-situ Composite Contact Cable [D]. Shanghai: Shanghai University, 2000.

Patents

[5] Zhu J X, Li J H, Nie Y F. The Vacuum-aided System for Used Batteries Recycling: Chinese Patent, 01144191.7[P]. 2001-04-03.