Writing Requirements

 

1. Title & Abstract

Introduction of the author(s) and funding projects should be included at the bottom of the first page of the manuscript.

Introduction of the Author(s): Should include the name, job title, degree, phone number, and email address of the author.

Funding Project Information: Should use the following format: "Funding Project Source (Project Number)". Please carefully confirm the number, code, and order of the funding projects before submitting the manuscript. No changes are allowed after submission.

Chinese Title: Generally, no more than 20 Chinese characters.

Author Names: List the names of all authors in the order of contribution, separated by commas. Please carefully review the names, number, and order of the authors before submission. Changes are not permitted after submission.

Affiliations: The full official names of the authors' affiliated institutions should be used instead of abbreviations, followed by the province, city, postal code, and country.

Chinese Abstract: Include research objectives, methods, results, and conclusions, around 500 Chinese characters.

Keywords: 5 to 8 keywords, separated by semicolons.

English Title: Generally, no more than 100 letters. The first letter of each word should be capitalized, and all other letters should be lowercase. In particular, all letters of proper names should be capitalized. The first word in the title should not be an article.

English Author Names: The order should be the same as in Chinese, and the names should be separated by commas. For authors from China, whose names are originally in Chinese characters, their English names should be in Pinyin. The surname should come first, with all letters capitalized, followed by the given name, with only the first letter capitalized.

Affiliations in English: Use the full English name of the institution or organization, including the city and postal code, followed by the country.

English Abstract: The content should correspond to the Chinese abstract.

English Keywords: The content, number, and sequence should correspond to those of the Chinese keywords.

 

2. Main Body

Symbols and Units: Adhere to the national standard GB3100~3102-93 "Quantities and Units" of the P. R. China. Ensure correct forms of symbols and units are used, with appropriate use of italic and normal fonts. Symbols for quantities (e.g., x, y, z) and general functions should be in italic, while vectors, matrices, and tensors should be in bold italic. SI prefixes and units must be in regular font. Leave a space equivalent to 1/4 of a Chinese character between numerical values and units. Numerals should always be in regular font.

Heading Levels: Employ Arabic numerals for hierarchical coding. Main headings should be labeled as 1, 2, 3, etc., while subheadings should be labeled as 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, etc. Align these numbers to the left, with no punctuation following the last digit. Indent the text two characters from the left. Begin the Introduction section with the number 0.

Figures, Tables, Citations, Equations, Theorems: Use Arabic numerals to number these elements in the order they are mentioned in the text. For example, use "Figure 1", "Table 2", "Reference [3]", "Equation (4)", etc. Place figures immediately after the corresponding text. Each figure should have a number and a concise title in both Chinese and English.

Tables (Quantitative Tables): Employ a three-line table format. The term "three lines" refers to the top and bottom lines of the header, and the bottom line of the table.

 

3. References

Only include references that are cited in the text, which should be new, significant, and officially published. The number of references should not be less than 15. Use a sequential numbering system. References in languages other than English must be translated into English. Separate authors' names with commas. Use a last name followed by a first name format for all author names. For foreign authors, capitalize all letters of the surname and abbreviate the given names without periods after the abbreviations. For Chinese authors, write the name in Pinyin with the surname in all capital letters and only the first letter of the given name capitalized, the rest in lowercase.

Formats for major types of references (with spaces and punctuation marks as shown) are exemplified as follows:

§   Periodicals: [Reference Number] Author. Article Title [J]. Journal Title, Year, Volume (Issue): Start Page-End Page.

§   Monographs: [Reference Number] Author. Book Title [M]. Location of Publication: Publisher, Year: Start Page-End Page.

§   Translations: [Reference Number] Author. Book Title [M]. Translator. Location of Publication: Publisher, Year: Start Page-End Page.

§   Paper Collections: [Reference Number] Author. Paper Title [C]//Editor. Collection Title. Location of Publication: Publisher, Year: Start Page-End Page.

§   Theses: [Reference Number] Author. These Title [D]. City: Repository (specify secondary unit), Year: Start Page-End Page.

§   Patents: [Reference Number] Patent Holder. Patent Title: Country, Patent No. [P]. Date of Publication.

§   Technical Standards: [Reference Number] Standard Code. Standard Title [S].

§   Technical Reports: [Reference Number] Author. Report Title [R]. City: Responsible Institution, Year.

§   Newspapers: [Reference Number] Author. Article Title [N]. Newspaper Name, Publication Date (Edition).

§   Online Documents (Electronic Bulletins): [Reference Number] Author. Document Title [EB/OL]. Accessed on [Access Date]. http://….

 

4. Other Requirements

Plagiarism Check: The editorial department conducts plagiarism checks before the peer review process and prior to publication using the Academic Misconduct Literature Detection System for Science and Technology Journals developed by China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). A similarity rate of less than 15% is recommended.

Use of Third-Party Materials: If authors use materials sourced from third parties in their manuscripts, they must appropriately cite these materials to avoid being accused of plagiarism. If the third-party materials are copyrighted, authors must obtain permission from the copyright holder to use these materials.

Data Sharing: Data sharing is beneficial for the validation of research repeatability and the reuse of data. The journal encourages authors to share research data, such as original data, observational records, experimental results, etc.; they can also share materials used in the research such as software, codes, models, algorithms, etc. Authors can upload these materials to an open and reliable third-party storage platform (such as the Science Data Bank of the Chinese Academy of Sciences) and include the access link at the end of the manuscript.

 

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