Call for Papers

After the peer reviewing process all accepted papers are planned for publication in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/1757-899X) which is indexed in Scopus and Web of Science (Conference Proceedings Citation Index). Information on the abstracting and indexing and is available here.

Language

All papers, presentations and posters should be written in English. Authors are fully responsible of the quality of English language, and papers written in poor English will be rejected.

Instructions for authors

Authors should read IOP Proceedings License, and use our guidelines and template to prepare manuscripts.

Before preparing your article, please verify with the organizers the document type to be supplied:

• Format of the documents: A4

• Type of files: Microsoft Word (.docx)

• Download Guidelines in English

Microsoft Word templates

• A4 (210 x 297 mm) paper size

• Download IOP Conference Series Template

• Using the IOP Conference Series Template
• Mendeley Reference Style: http://www.zotero.org/styles/iop-conference-series-materials-science-and-engineering

As a summary, please ensure the following:

• Paper size is European A4.
• Margins are 4cm (top), 2.5cm (left and right) and 2.7cm (bottom).
• The paper includes the author name and affiliation (full address including country).
• There are no page numbers, or headers and footers, within the paper.
• The PDF is free of formatting errors (e.g. corrupt equations, missing or low-resolution figures), since conversion from Word to PDF can introduce formatting errors.
• Text is single spaced, not double spaced.
• The PDF file is editable and not password protected.
• All pages are portrait (landscape pages should be rotated).
• Reference lists are checked for accuracy. References can only be linked via Crossref if they are correct and complete.
• Figures are placed within the text, not collected at the end of the document.
• A thorough proofread is conducted to check the standard of English and ensure wording is clear and concise.

Please note that all responsibility for obtaining the expert conclusions on the lack of information that impedes open publication (information containing state secrets and/or subject to export control) rests with the authors. Expert conclusions should be drawn up and stored in the organizations in which the authors work, in accordance with local regulations.