General guidelines for authors of conference proceedings in pss

Authors to do:

 

Download the template, fill to complete paper,

submit and specify in cover letter if you do not want to apply for eventual pss-a up-grading.

How, please follow these instructions:

 

Manuscript preparation instructions and Word/LaTeX templates

 

General author instructions with links to the template/style packages valid for pss (a), (b), and (c)

are available at

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1610-1642a/homepage/2133_authors_EM.html

 

Please use either the Word or the LaTeX template, especially for publication in pss (c), since the articles will be produced from the publication-ready manuscript files. In addition, it is the easiest and most accurate way to check the page limits.

Please do not modify any pre-settings in the manuscript templates/style file such as font sizes, margins, and other formats, to avoid an incorrect layout of the publication. Manuscripts which incorrectly use the template may be returned to the authors by the Guest Editors or the Editorial Office.

 

Manuscript submission

 

URL: http://www.editorialmanager.com/pssc-journal/

 

• If you already have an ID and a password for the Editorial Manager system, use them to log in. If not, register by clicking on the respective link (Register Now)

• Please note that your login information is CASE SENSITIVE.

• Once you are logged in you may submit your contribution by clicking on Author Center

 

Editorial policy for the publication of conference contributions

 

All contributions will be considered as submissions to pss as an international scientific journal. Invited and Contributed Articles may be published in pss (c) -- current topics in solid state physics or (upon nomination by the respective Guest Editor(s) and approval by the Editorial Board) as Original Papers or Feature Articles in pss (a) -- applications and materials science or pss (b) -- basic solid state physics.

 

For publication in pss (c) positive review by one referee during or after the conference is sufficient. In contrast, for publication as an Original Paper in pss (a) or (b) will require double peer-review by two referees in the same way as for regular submissions to these journals. At least one of the referees will be selected from outside the conference community either by the Guest Editors or by the pss Editorial Office.

 

The main criteria for consideration as an Original Paper in pss (a) or (b) are

• The importance, relevance, and novelty of the results match those expected for a regular journal paper.
• The general quality of the manuscript is appropriate for publication in an international journal.
• The main results have not yet been published and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

 

See also our Checklist for Referees at

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1610-1642a/homepage/2133_referees.html

 

Exceptions concerning the third criterion may be made in case of a strong review character of the manuscript. In such a case, proper reference to earlier sources and sufficient interest to the readers of the journal are necessary.

 

If essential results presented at the conference have already been submitted or published elsewhere, full reference should be made in the manuscript (including papers "submitted" or "in press"). In that case, publication may still be acceptable for the proceedings in pss (c). Excessive duplication of published material, however, will not be accepted.

 

Please note that the space available for publication in pss (a) and (b) is strictly limited. The Guest Editors and the Editorial Board therefore have to make a selection, in particular for large conferences.

 

The scientific committee of Euro CVD20 will assign peers for peer reviewing of your contribution, and according to required quality standards support the “up-grading” of your contribution to pss-a;

 

Sincerely,

Patrik Hoffmann, for the organizing committee