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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF
HEAT EXCHANGERS
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Please submit 3 copies of your manuscript, including photocopies
of all artwork, to the Editor-in-Chief at the following address:
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Professor Bengt Sundén Lund Institute of Technology Division of Heat Transfer Box 118 22100 Lund SWEDEN |
Please do not send your diskettes, permissions, transfer of copyright,
or original artwork prior to notification of manuscript acceptance.
Please include complete postal addresses, email addresses, phone
and fax numbers for all authors of the article.
Upon receipt of your submission you shall receive either a postcard
or an email message from the Editor-in-Chief that provides your
submission tracking number (STN). You will be able to use this number
to log into the server of the R.T. Edwards, Inc. to determine
the status of your submission.
The International Journal of Heat Exchangers considers
and accepts articles on the understanding that they are original
works of the identified author(s); they have not been previously
published or submitted elsewhere for publication; and that, if
accepted, they will not be published elsewhere in any language
without prior written consent of the publisher. It is a condition
of acceptance that the publisher obtain exclusive copyright of
the article in all languages and for all methods of delivery,
throughout the world.
The International Journal of Heat Exchangers is an independent international forum dedicated to promoting excellence in heat exchanger research, design, manufacturing, and utilization. Contributors are expected to disclose any and all conflicts of interest at time of original submission that may be relevant to their contribution. Such conflicts would include, but are not limited to: sponsorship, underwriting, beneficial or financial support provided, either directly or indirectly, to the author in consideration for any submission, data selection or omission, methodological approach, or conclusion(s) drawn. Further, contributors should disclose any relationship, financial or otherwise, with any entity mentioned in the contribution. A relationship is presumed to exist with the academic or commercial entity with which the contributor may be employed. Such disclosures may effect the editorial review process and the ultimate acceptance decision for the submission; and in some circumstances a statement of such conflicts may be published in conjunction with the accepted contribution.
While the International Journal of Heat Exchangers will
consider articles of any length, articles should be as brief and
concise as proper presentation of the ideas will allow. Typical
manuscripts are between 4,000 and 8,000 words (15-30 manuscript
pages). After typesetting, one page of the journal will contain
approximately 450 words. Each figure, with its caption, will
occupy the space of approximately 225 words. Thus, published
articles will typically run from 10 to 20 journal pages.
The manuscript should be prepared in English.
As a condition of acceptance, a Transfer of Copyright form must be signed by all authors and submitted to the Editor-in-Chief along with the final manuscript and original artwork. Contributions to the International Journal of Heat Exchangers are accepted only on the understanding that the copyright is vested in R.T. Edwards, Inc. All accepted manuscripts and artwork, including photographs,
become the property of the publisher.
Manuscripts should be typed in 12 point Times Roman, aligned left,
double-spaced on one side of 8.5 x 11 inch paper, with 1 inch
(2.5 cm) margins on all sides. Word Processing program-specific
formatting (e.g., hyphenation, styles, etc.) of any kind should
be avoided. Note: Accepted articles require an unformatted
electronic version of the manuscript, in PC-based Microsoft
Word for Windows, saved as an RTF (Rich Text Format) file; with all artwork either embedded directly in the document or provided in only those acceptable file formats listed below.
The manuscript should consist of text and equations only, with
all tables, figures, and photographs grouped together
separately as "artwork." at the end of the document, segregated by type (e.g., tables, figures, etc.), and consecutively numbered in Arabic. The manuscript should contain a clear indication of where each piece of artwork is to be placed
(e.g., FIGURE 12 HERE).
Manuscripts, where appropriate, should contain these parts in
this order: Title Page, Abstract Page, Body of Article, Acknowledgments,
Nomenclature, References, and Author Biographies.
The Title Page should contain the full title of the article and
a listing of authors in order of attribution. Full forename and
surname, affiliation (avoid acronyms and abbreviations), academic
rank or position, and complete contact information (detailed postal
address including postal code, phone number, fax number, and email
address) should be provided for each author. The corresponding
author may be identified with an asterisk (*) on this page; otherwise
the lead author shall be assumed to be the corresponding author.
If the full title of the article exceeds 80 characters, a suggested
running head of 80 or fewer characters should be provided at the
bottom of this page.
The Abstract Page should contain the full title of the article
and an abstract of approximately 150 to 200 words summarizing
the problem and findings. The Abstract should be written as a
single paragraph, and indicate a) the subject(s) of the Article,
b) the purpose or objective and method of the underlying investigation,
and c) generalized results. Newly observed facts and conclusions
of experiments or arguments presented must be stated in summary
form. Readers should not have to read the paper to understand
the Abstract. The Abstract should be complete in itself and should
not contain any numerical references, equations, symbols, acronyms,
abbreviations, or discussions of future research. Following the
abstract, please provide six key words in alphabetical order to
support various indexing and database word searching algorithms.
The body of the article should consist of sections, with the first
section entitled "Introduction." Thereafter, the article
should contain some number of sections that logically divide the
main text, as well as a "Conclusion" section. The Introduction
section should provide a brief assessment of prior work by others
and an explanation of how the Article contributes to the field.
The Conclusion section should contain arguments or postulates
that stand alone without reference or referral to the main text.
Conclusions should be logically drawn from the text, but should
not be just a summary of the paper.
Each section is to be identified with a first level heading.
Sections, sub-sections, and so on should be numbered according
to the international numbering system 1.; 1.1; 1.1.1; etc. In
addition to the appropriate numbering, section and subsection
titles should be typed as follows:
First Level Headings. Section heads should be aligned
left, typed in all CAPITALS, with the text following on a separate
line.
Second Level Headings. Sub-section heads should be aligned
left, typed in lowercase with initial capitalization of main words
and the text following on a separate line.
Third Level Headings. Sub-sub-section heads should be
aligned left, typed in lowercase with initial capitalization of
main words, ending with a period, and the text following on the
same line separated from the period by three spaces.
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1. FIRST LEVEL HEADING
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In general, a heading should never directly follow another heading
without intervening text.
Some Articles may contain an additional "Acknowledgments"
section that follows the Conclusion. Information concerning grant
support, assistance of colleagues, and similar notes of recognition
and appreciation should appear here.
The International Journal of Heat Exchangers adheres to the "NHTC Standard Nomenclature" adopted at the 1999 National Heat Transfer Conference in Albuquerque, NM and subsequently promulgated in Heat Transfer - Recent Contents. Authors are requested to adhere to these standards and to only include symbols within their nomenclature that fall outside of these standards. In such cases, nomenclature may be defined within the main text when only a few non-standard symbols are used.
Articles containing a large number of non-standard symbols should contain a "Nomenclature" section that lists the symbols used in the article, their definitions, and their units. The nomenclature list should be in alphabetical order (upper-case first, then lower-case) with Greek symbols following the alphabetical listing. Subscripts and superscripts should follow Greek symbols and should be identified with separate sub-headings. Units should be included only when necessary for the understanding of the textual material. To indicate units involving fractions, slashes (/) should be used. The SI system is used throughout with appropriate prefixes.
Various solution techniques, model descriptions, and variable,
parameter, and terminology definitions may be more suitable for
inclusion in some number of Appendices (e.g., 9. APPENDIX A, 10.
APPENDIX B).
Literature and other sources cited in the article should use the "(Author Date)" format: surname(s) of the author(s) and year of publication in parenthesis. Multiple citations should be separated by a semi-colon (;). References within the text should adhere to the following conventions in terms of the number of authors:
| Single author | (Jones 1998) | -or- Jones (1988) |
| Two authors | (Peterson and Naftali 1995) | -or- Peterson and Naftali (1995) |
| Three or more authors | (Zayed, et. al. 1999) | -or- Zayed, et. al. (1999) |
Sources cited in the article should be listed alphabetically within
the References section. All entries in the reference list must
correspond to citations within the text, and vice versa. Each
reference should be listed only once.
Unlike citations within the text, surnames of all authors
should appear in the reference list. If the author of the article
is the sole author of a referenced work, the word "Author"
should be used instead of the author's name. Non-English titles
should be listed in the original language followed by an English
translation in parenthesis, with the original language indicated
in parenthesis after the reference; for example "(in French)."
References should be double spaced and adhere to the following
style and punctuation guidelines based on type:
Author(s) Surname(s), Initial(s). Year. Full Article Title. Journal
Name. Volume(Number):Inclusive Page Numbers.
Example: Coleman, J.W., Garimella, S. 1999. Characterization
of two-phase flow patterns in small diameter round and rectangular
tubes. International Journal of Heat & Mass Transfer.
42(15):2869-2881.
Conference or Symposium Proceedings
Author(s) Surname(s), Initial(s). Year. Full Article Title. In
Proceedings Name (eds. proceedings editors - if any), pp.
inclusive page numbers. Conference Name (if not included in Proceedings
Name), Conference City, Country, Day(s) Month. Commercial Publisher
(if any).
Example: Afgan, N., Carvalho, M.G. 1998. Sustainability
and heat exchanger design. Proc International Conference and
Exhibit on Heat Exchangers for Sustainable Development. Lisbon,
Portugal, 15-18 June.
Author(s) Surname(s), Initial(s). Year. Full Article/Chapter
Title, in Title of Edited Book, ed(s). Editor(s) Initial(s),
Editor Last Name(s), pp. Inclusive page numbers. City of Publication,
U.S. State or Country of Publication (if not obvious): Publisher.
Example: Manglik, R.M., Bergles, A.E. 1998. Numerical
modeling and analysis of laminar flow heat transfer in non-circular
compact channels, in Computer Simulations in Compact Heat Exchangers,
eds. B. Sundén and M. Faghri, pp. 11-47. Southampton:
Computational Mechanics Publications.
Author(s) Surname(s), Initial(s). Year. Full Title of Book.
pp. Inclusive page numbers. (if appropriate). City of Publication,
U.S. State or Country of Publication (if not obvious): Publisher.
Example: Oosthuizen, P.H. and Naylor, D. 1999. Introduction
to convective heat transfer analysis. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Report, Unpublished Thesis, Discussion, or Internal Documentation
Author(s) Surname(s), Initial(s). Year. Title (if any), descriptive
nature of item. Author Affiliation and/or Day/Month and/or location
of discussion.
Example: Di Piazza, I. 1997. A numerical investigation
of convective heat transfer and fluid flow in plate and frame
heat exchangers, unpublished report. University of Lund, Sweden.
Author(s) Surname(s), Initial(s) - if known. Year. Title of
article or editorial. Magazine Name. Vol./No., Date Month of
Publication: pp. inclusive page numbers.
Example: Valenti, M. 1999. Cleaning up after industry.
Mechanical Engineering. Vol. 121/No. 9, September: pp.
64-67.
Authors are requested to minimize the use of footnotes. Footnotes
should be called out within the text by using an asterisk (*)
for the first footnote on each manuscript page and adding an additional
asterisk for each subsequent footnote on the same manuscript page.
Multiple asterisks will be converted to various typographic symbols
(e.g., dagger) by the typesetter. Text for each footnote should
be included at the bottom of the manuscript page where the footnote
is called out. Footnotes within a table should follow the same
conventions, with text for table footnotes appearing on the same
page as the table artwork.
Call Outs to Sections, Equations, Tables, and Figures Within
the Text
It is generally preferable to refer to various elements of the
article by using complete and proper designations. Ideally, for
example, a table should be referred to as "table 2."
Element names are capitalized only if they begin a sentence (e.g.,
"Figure 3 shows …").
Each equation should appear on a separate or new line and be carefully
typed and checked. Equations should appear and be numbered in
the order in which they are cited within the text using Arabic
equation numbers placed in parenthesis on the right-hand margin.
They may be cited within the text as eq. (10), equation (10),
eqs. (11-13), or equations (11-13) as the context dictates and
the author desires, and should have initial capitalization if
beginning a sentence. In some cases another descriptive word
may be used preceding the equation number (e.g., "equilibrium").
In such cases these descriptive words should not be abbreviated
and should be capitalized only if they begin a sentence.
Tables should supplement, rather than duplicate, the text. Each
table should be presented on a separate page as artwork. A double-spaced legend, beginning with "TABLE #" should be typed above the table, or on a separate page following the table and included with the artwork. Arabic numerals should be used to number the tables sequentially as they are cited in the text. Each vertical column should have a heading consisting of a title with
units of measurement, if appropriate. Units should not change
within the column.
All diagrams, illustrations, and black-and-white photographs are considered "figures." A double-spaced caption, beginning with "FIGURE #" should be typed below the figure (and not included as part of the artwork). Arabic numerals should be used to number the figures sequentially as they are cited in the text.
All figures accompanying articles accepted for publication should of the highest quality, with maximum contrast and sharp lettering. No figures will be redrawn. Original black and white photographs should
be exceptionally sharp glossy prints with maximum contrast prior to scanning. Color figures may only be included if the full cost is borne by the contributor. Most figures will be resized to either a third or half page in size, and the preferred final size should be indicated.
Final submission of accepted articles should include an unformatted
electronic version of the manuscript, including table legends and figure captions, in PC-based Microsoft Word for Windows, saved as an RTF (Rich Text Format) file. Figures that have been rendered digitally should be embedded within the Word file or submitted separately as 300 dpi TIFF or XLS files. Disks should be clearly labeled with Author, Title, and STN.
Following submission to the Editor-in-Chief of an accepted and
properly prepared article, along with the equivalent electronic
version and completed Transfer of Copyright form and any necessary
permissions, the publisher will typeset the article and provide
one set of page proofs to the corresponding author. The proofs
should be checked and returned promptly to the publisher. Only
minor corrections are acceptable at this stage and authors will
be charged for excessive proof changes.
The publisher shall provide the corresponding author with three free copies of the issue in which the article is published. The corresponding author is responsible for distribution of these copies amongst the contributors.
Additional copies of issues in which contributor articles appear, as well as offprints the article may be ordered at favorable rates by contacting the publisher anytime prior to approval of proofs. Orders received after this stage will generally be more expensive.
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