INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

International Polymer ProcessingThe Journal of the Polymer Processing SocietyHanser Publishers – Munich, Vienna, Cincinnati

1 Submitting Papers to the Journal

Manuscripts may be submitted to any of theeditors, by preference to the author’s regionaleditor:

Editor-in-Chief and Editor for Europe, MiddleEast and Africa:Prof. Jos� A. Covas, Department of PolymerEngineering, Universidade do Minho, Campusde Azur�m, 4804-533, Guimar¼es, Portugal.E-mail: jcovas@dep.uminho.pt

Associate Editor for the Americas:Prof. Marianna Kontopoulou, Dept. of Chemi-cal Engineering, Dupuis Hall, 19 Division St.,Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L3N6,Canada.E-mail: kontopm@queensu.ca

Associate Editor for East Asia and Australia:T. Kajiwara, Department of Chemical Engi-neering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka,Nishi-ku Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.E-mail: kajiwara@chem-eng.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Submissions should now be done only by on-line manuscript submission system – EditorialManager�. Please register yourself at thejournal web site at http://ipp.edmgr.com.After Login into the system as an author youcan upload your manuscript.

The file format preference for text is MS Word(for our production system please specify ver-sion) and for figures and tables please useeps, tif or jpg. Figures and tables in Word,Power Point or Excel should remain as is.Other formats, for example Latex files, are ac-ceptable (please check on the ipp.edmgr.commain page the accepted file formats for themanuscripts).

A PDF File will be created at the end of the sub-mission process. Please view and approve it tosubmit your manuscript to the journal office.We recommend to use the latest version ofAdobe Reader.

Papers which do not follow the instructionsbelow may not be accepted for publication (orpublication will be delayed).

2 Preparation of Papers

The manuscript should be written in English andmust be typed double-spaced throughout withmargins of at least 2 cm on all sides. Authorsshould ensure that submitted manuscripts arewritten clearly and concisely and that they havebeen checked for spelling and grammar.

The online manuscript submission system willask you for the following information:

• short and concise title,• name(s) and affiliation(s) of author(s),• mailing and E-mail address for proofs,• five (5) keywords.

Abstract page: A short abstract (not exceed-ing 20 typewritten lines) is requested.

References: References should be cited inthe text using the following formats:1. Single author: the author’s name (withoutinitials, unless there is ambiguity) and the yearof publication; 2. Two authors: both author’snames and the year of publication; 3. Three ormore authors: first author’s name followed by‘et al.’ and the year of publication. Citations maybe made directly citing the author’s name withthe year in parentheses or parenthetically withcitations listed by author and year and separatedby semi-colons. Groups of references should belisted first alphabetically, then chronologically forreferences with the same first author. Papersfrom the same first author published in the sameyear should be differentiated with the suffix a, b,c for each individual reference. Please add theDigital Object Identifier (DOI) of your cited refer-ence (see this page “example reference formatsfor journal”).

Examples: “as previously discussed (Agas-sant, 1996a, 1996b, 1999; Agassant andVergnes, 1995). White et al. (2000) have re-cently shown . . .”The references are compiled at the end of themanuscript in alphabetical order, all authorsshould be listed, the title of the paper or bookcited is to be included and the volume number,starting and ending page numbers, and year ofpublication. All references must be accessible;citations of “submitted” or “in preparation”manuscripts are not acceptable. Personalcommunications should be cited in the text.

Example reference formats for:Journal: Li, J., Ton-That, M. T., Leelapornpisit,W. and Utracki, L. A., “Melt Compounding ofClay Nanocomposites”, Polym. Eng. Sci., 47,1447–1458 (2007), DOI:10.1002/pen.20841

Proceedings: Sarazin, P., Huneault, M. A.,Orts, W. and Favis, B. D., “Blends of Polylac-tide with Thermoplastic Starch”, SPE ANTECTech. Papers, 2111–2114 (2005)

Book Chapter: Dumoulin, M. M., Utracki, L. A.and Carreau, P. J., “Chapter 7 Melt Rheologyand Morphology of Linear Low Density Poly-ethylene/Polypropylene Blends”, in Two-PhasePolymer Systems, Utracki, L. (Ed.), HanserPublishers, Munich, p. 185–212 (1991)

Book: Michaeli, W.: Extrusion Dies for Plas-tics and Rubber, 3rd Edition, Hanser Publish-ers, Munich (2003)

Patent: Fuller, L. J., U.S. Patent 2 615 199(1952)Erdmenger, R., Oetke, W., German, Auslege-schrift 1 111 154 (1961)

Tables: Tables must be typed on separatesheets and numbered with Arabic numerals.They must have a short heading typed underthe table.

Figures: File formats should be eps, tif, or jpg.Colored figures can be done in the printedissue for a price of 100 e/unit (for five or moreunits: 490 e per article). For printed colored fig-ures please get into contact with the managingeditor’s office after acceptance of your paper.Colored figures within the original manuscriptwill remain in the online version without costs.

Units and Abbreviations: SI units are pre-ferred. If a large number of symbols is used,it is helpful if authors submit a list of thesesymbols and their meanings.

Equations: Please type mathematical andchemical symbols, equations, and formulas.Unusual symbols should be identified in themargin the first time they are used. Numberequations with Arabic numbers enclosed in pa-rentheses at the right-hand margin. Type super-scripts and subscripts clearly above or belowthe baseline. Be sure that all symbols, lettersand numbers are distinguishable. Nomenclatureshould follow the IUPAC rules. Dimensionsshould be in accordance with SI units.

Length of Papers: It is recommended thatmanuscripts be no longer than 15 doublespaced pages and no more than 10 to 15 fig-ures plus tables.

3 Rapid Communications

Short papers, typically 3 printed pages or less,that report preliminary results of original re-search representing important progress in poly-mer processing. Authors should indicate in theircover letter the reasons for accelerated reviewand publication. Target publication times wouldbe on the order of 5 months or less.

4 Proofreading and Reprints

Authors will receive galley proofs, which theyshould correct and return as soon as possibleto the managing editorial office:

Petra Thomas-HasenzahlE-Mail: pthase1961@hotmail.de

Pdf-data-files for a short download fromyour web site or for E-mail use and/orrun-on-prints, special reprints can be orderedat Carl Hanser Verlag, Petra Dregger,Kolbergerstraße 22, D-81679 Munich, Tel.0049 89 99830-113, Fax 0049 89 99830-126,E-mail: dregger@hanser.de

6 Copyright Regulations for Authors

The author is responsible for obtaining re-leases from other publishers for Hanser Pub-lishers to publish material copyrighted bysomeone else.

Before printing of an article, author(s) will beasked to assign the copyright of the article tothe publisher.

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