Sample article with Author guidelines
Types of contributions
Metrology and Measurement Systems welcomes submissions of the following
article types:
• invited special issue or review papers presenting the current stage of
the knowledge within scope of the journal (about 20 edited pages,
approximately 3000 characters each),
• research papers reporting high-quality original scientific or
technological advancements (max. 12 pages),
• papers based on extended and updated contributions presented at
scientific conferences (max. 12 pages),
• short notes, i.e. book reviews, conference reports, short news (max. 2
pages).
Manuscript preparation
General The text of a manuscript should be written in clear and
concise English. The camera-ready format – with attached separate files
containing illustrations, tables and photographs – is required. A cover
letter with clear explanation of scientific novelty of the paper is
strongly recommended. Papers based on extended and updated contributions
presented at scientific conferences, or strongly related to previous
authors’ works, must be accompanied with a cover letter file, which
should explain in details changes made in the manuscript in comparison
with the original conference paper and highlight the novelty in
reference to other authors’ works.
The main text of a
manuscript should be printed on an A4 page (with margins of 2.5 cm)
using Times New Roman style with a font size of 12 pt; the paragraphs
should start with the indentation of 5 mm, and titles should be written
in bold. That text can be divided into sections (numbered 1, 2, …),
first-order subsections (numbered 1.1., 1.2., …, written in italics),
and – if needed – second-order subsections (numbered 1.1.1.,
1.1.2., …, written same as first-order subsections). The only
acceptable manuscript formats are in Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx).
The Editor encourages the Authors of submitted papers who are not
English native speakers, to use a language service checking the language
correctness not only with respect to grammar, but also in the way of
presentation of research results accepted by renowned publishers, e.g.
presented on the website of the European Association of Science Editors.
The Editor encourages the Authors of submitted papers who are not
English native speakers, to use a language service checking the language
correctness not only with respect to grammar, but also in the way of
presentation of research results accepted by renowned publishers, e.g.
presented on the website of the
European
Association of Science Editors.
Figures
Figures (illustrations, photographs) and tables,
provided in the camera-ready form suitable for reproduction (which may
include reduction), should be additionally submitted (one per page),
larger than the final size. While preparing figures we encourage to
start with defining expected size and minimum font size that fit to all
graphics in the manuscript – using the same style in all of your
graphics visually improves the article. Final figure formats must be in
one of the following: (vectors) .eps, .pdf, .ai or .cdr,
and (bitmaps) .bmp, .gif, .tif or .jpg.
As
far as plots, block diagrams, schematics etc. are concerned, we suggest
to use one of vector formats to improve quality and scalability. Figures
in vector formats must be saved using RGB colours and with fully white
background (0% K). Hidden layers are unacceptable. Minimum line
thickness printed in a single colour is 0.25 pt (0.09 mm), and 1 pt
(0.36 mm) when using more colours. Typically we suggest 0.2-0.5 mm but
in particular cases the range 0.1–1.0 mm will be accepted. Lines in
plots should be distinguished not only by using different colours but
also using different line types and markers, if needed.
Equation
All equations must be numbered consecutively
throughout the text. Each equation should be preceded and followed by a
6-point spacing. Punctuate equations when they are part of a sentence.
Equation numbers should be enclosed in parentheses. Equations should be
prepared with the use of MathType or Microsoft Equation editors. The
type size in the equation is the same as for the text. To make your
equations more compact, you may use the appropriate mathematical symbols
or expressions. The symbols used in an equation have to be defined
before that equation or immediately after it. Use italics for variables
(e.g. i, x, n), physical quantity symbol (e.g. voltage U,
temperature T), letter pointers and general function symbols. Do
not use italics for constants, indexes, minimum, maximum and
trigonometric functions, mathematical operators, differentials, etc. To
refer to the equation use “(1)”, not “Eq. (1)” or “equation (1)”, except
at the beginning of a sentence where “Equation (1)” should be used. We
recommend to use International System of Units SI i.e.
metre-kilogram-second system of units. As a decimal separator dot should
be used in the entire manuscript (text, figures, tables).
References
The paper has to be clearly positioned in the
context of relevant literature in the field of measurements and
instrumentation. Note that lack of references from the main field of
Metrology and Measurement Systems interest may suggest that the content
of manuscript does not exactly correspond to the scope of metrological
journals. It may reduce possibility that a proposed paper will be read
by audience society. In such a case our Editorial Board may suggest to
send the manuscript to a more appropriate journal. Also note that the
use of possibly up-to-date references may indicate importance of your
work. Table below gives examples of some relevant and renewable journals
related to widely understood metrology.
References should be inserted in the text in square brackets, i.e. [1];
their list, numbered in citation order, should appear at the end of the
manuscript. The format of the references should follow the
APA
7th edition formatting style, i.e.: for an journal paper –
surname(s) and initial(s) of author(s), year in brackets, title of the
paper, full journal name, volume, issue (in brackets) and page numbers.
Put all author names unless there are more than 20. Otherwise, after the
first 19 authors’ names, use an ellipsis in place of the remaining
author names. Then, end with the final author’s name (do not place an
ampersand before it).
Submission processManuscript should be submitted via the
Internet
Editorial System (IES) – an online submission and peer review
system. In order to submit the manuscript via the IES, the authors
(first-time users) must create an author account to obtain a user ID and
password required to enter the system. The submission of the manuscript
in a single file, i.e. “Article File” containing the complete manuscript
(with all figures of high quality and tables embedded in the text), is
preferred. All figures have to be uploaded in separate files. The
generated PDF file has to be approved. The PDF file has lower quality of
the embedded figures to limit its size only.
The submission of a
manuscript means that its content has not been published previously, it
is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that – if
accepted – it will not be published elsewhere. The Author hereby grants
the Polish Academy of Sciences (the Journal Owner) the license for
commercial use of the article according to the Open Access License (
CC
BY-NC-ND 4.0), which has to be signed before publication. The
copyright form is available in the IES.
The Authors are urged to
suggest 4 to 5 reviewers in their application (with names, affiliations
and addresses) with whom the Editorial Board could co-operate while
processing the paper. Proposed reviewers should be experts deeply
involved in issues related to the subject matter of the paper and they
are intended to come from different universities or research centres.
Each
submitted manuscript is subject to a single-blind peer-review procedure,
and the publication decision is based on the reviewers’ comments. If
necessary, the authors may be invited to revise their manuscripts. On
acceptance, manuscripts are subject to editorial amendment to exactly
fit the journal style.
An essential criterion for the evaluation of
submitted manuscripts is their potential impact on the research field,
measured by the number of repeated quotations. Such papers are preferred
at the evaluation and publication stages.
Proofs will be sent to the
corresponding author by e-mail and should be returned within 48 hours
from receipt. The publication in the journal is free of charge. A sample
copy of the journal will be sent to the corresponding author free of
charge. For colour pages the authors will be charged at the rate of 160
PLN or 80 EUR per page. The payment to the bank account of the main
distributor (given in “Subscription Information”) must be completed
before the date indicated by the Editorial Office.
Other informationIt is possible to include supplementary
files related to the article content, such as e.g. developed databases.
These files can be then used by other researchers to compare their
algorithms using the same input data. For more details about
supplementary files please contact the Editorial Board:
metrology@wat.edu.pl.
The biographical statements, at the very end of the article, are not
obligatory, however, they are kindly recommended. Each statement should
include the author’s full name and brief personal history focused on
areas of research and scientific achievements. The biographical
statement may not exceed 100 words and should be written using Times New
Roman style with a font size of 8 pt.
The publication of your article
is a great achievement but then it needs to be further promoted to make
it more visible to the research community. Responsibility for this task
lies with the Authors and our Editorial Board. We guarantee free access
to the article in the
Journals PAN
of the Polish Academy of Science, including articles in Early Access
form (published just after acceptance decision), indexing in popular and
renewable databases (e.g. Thomson Scientific Master Journal List,
Elsevier’s Scopus, Google Scholar). Furthermore, selected articles are
highlighted on the journal website and are reprinted for promotion at
conferences and other events. The Authors can share the final form of
the article on various social networks and research-sharing platforms,
such as Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, ResearchGate, Academia.edu,
SciProfiles. They are also encouraged to update personal and
institutional webpages by adding the title and a link of the article.
Feel free also to share your work with your colleagues using any other
methods that do not conflict with the
CC
BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
For more detailed description about how
to write a paper for the Metrology and Measurement Systems journal
please look at the Author
guidelines for manuscript preparation. We strongly recommend
using this file as a template for manuscript preparation.
