Peer X Press® (PXP) ‑for

Powder Diffraction

About Powder Diffraction & PXP

PXP is an online manuscript submission system utilized by the American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Powder Diffraction went online with PXP on 31 December 2008

New manuscripts were accepted via the PXP system as of 1 January 2009

Allows authors and editors to electronically track their work

Offers set templates that can be edited as needed Minimizes or eliminates need for paper and folders

Information You Need to Know

Manuscripts can only be accepted in Microsoft® Word (1997-2003) compatible format

Figures can only be accepted in post script or PDF format Figures should not be embedded in the article file

Article and Figure files are combined into a PDF file; source files are kept intact for easy access and editing

View author instructions at http://www.icdd.com/resources/pdj/authors.htm or in our March 2009 issue

Copyright Transfer/Publishing Agreement

• You can find the agreement at http://www.icdd.com/resources/pdj/authors.htm

• You can upload this file with your manuscript– Create an electronic file with your signature

embedded on the form– Choose “Copyright” as the file type when

uploading this file– You may also fax, email, or mail the document

• Each author must sign the agreement

Where to Submit Your Manuscript

• To set up your account or to login go to– http://pdj.peerx-press.org

Submitting Your Manuscript

• After logging in to the system, choose “Submit Manuscript”

• You will then see an information screen, where you can choose the appropriate manuscript type

Uploading Your Files

• Once you have chosen your manuscript type, you can start uploading your files.

Uploading your Files• Once your files have been uploaded,

you need to choose the file type and order of each of your files.

Order and Verify Your Files• Name your figure file(s) (i.e., Fig. 1);

verify that all files are correct and in the order you want

Add Title & Abstract Information

Finishing your Submission Add any additional author information and key

words Add any additional notes and information for

AIP and Powder Diffraction editors Add information about copyright transfer Validate your submission

View the combined PDF file to make sure all content is included

Submit your work We appreciate your interest in Powder

Diffraction!

Thank you for viewing our tutorial. Additional tutorials are available at the ICDD website

(www.icdd.com).

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