Manuscripts should be submitted to the editor-in-chief. Acceptance for publication is subject to the manuscript being an unpublished work.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.
The manuscript must be written in English and should not, normally, exceed 6,000 words. The manuscript should be submitted as an e-mail attachment in 'Word' (.doc) file plus a PDF file. Please do not encode or compress text unless necessary. Avoid unnecessarily large files.
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. An author who is not proficient in English is advised to seek help in editing the manuscript before submitting. Both English and American spellings are acceptable, but each paper is expected to follow one style consistently.
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: of less than 150 words written as a 'free standing' paragraph and containing key objectives and conclusions.
Keywords: 4 or 5 keywords with 1 to 3 words each.
The text of a research article is usually divided into the following
sections (CAPITALISED HEADINGS; lower case sub heads):
1. INTRODUCTION
2. METHODS
3. RESULTS
4. DISCUSSION
5. CONCLUSION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES
Other types of articles, such as case reports, reviews, designs, and editorials, may be formatted differently.
Figures should be numbered consecutively according to the order in which they have been cited in the text. Use only high-quality, clearly reproducible, computer-generated/processed illustrations. They should be embedded in the main manuscript file, not provided as separate files. When symbols, arrows, numbers, or letters are used to identify parts of the illustrations, identify and explain each one clearly in the legend.
Number tables consecutively in the order of their first citation in the text and supply a brief title for each. Explanatory matter should be placed in footnotes, not in the heading. Explain all nonstandard abbreviations in footnotes, and use the following symbols, in sequence: *,Ü,‡,§,||,¶,**,ÜÜ,‡‡. Be sure that each table is cited in the text.
Equations should be numbered sequentially in parentheses (..) to the right margin. Within the text, an equation is referred to as 'eqn (..)', or equations as 'eqns ( .. - ..)'.
References to published work should be numbered sequentially
in the order of citation. Identify references in text, tables, and legends
by Arabic numerals in parentheses. 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.
Examples:
1. Silva, M.R., Yuan, Z.J., Kim, J.H., Wang, Z.G., Hoyos, M., Pan, Y.T. and Gouldstone, A. Spherical Indentation of Lungs: Experiments, Modeling and Sub-surface Imaging, Journal of Materials Research, 2009, 24(3),1156-1166.
2. Frisch P, Miodownik S, Booth P, Carragee P, Dowling M. Patient centric identification and association. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2009;1:1722-5.
3. Bourbon, J.R., Pulmonary Surfactant – Biochemical, Functional, Regulatory, and Clinical Concepts, 1st ed., CRC Press, New York, 1991.
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Multi-Science is always open to ideas for new journals from both individuals and societies. We are also willing to take over the publishing of existing journals from societies.
We are also keen to work with societies to develop their book publishing programmes.