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A contribution to Topics in Particle and Dispersion Science (TPDSci) should be directed to a broad range of audiences delimited by the two following groups:
The hypertext concept (for example, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext) offers a style that reasonably satisfies both the expert and learning audiences. This concept, embraced by TPDSci, allows a graded presentation explaining the importance and position of the discussed research within its field, as well as discussing relevant concepts and parameters. The presentation should avoid repetition by linking to other TPDSci topics and/or relevant web-based documents.
Several types of contributions to TPDSci are encouraged: very brief abstracts, basic/review notes, dictionary entries, and problems.
Very brief abstracts
This contribution format consists of one to two very brief sentences ("very brief abstract" - VBA) stating a key result (conclusion) of a paper, for example:
Please avoid using general statements which convey little or no information about the result(s), such as: "We measured X-ray diffraction by DNA nanoparticles ...", unless the measurement itself breaks new ground in technology and/or metrology.
Please consider submitting one VBA per each key result of the paper. The VBAs, intended mostly for the expert readers, are included in
Please also suggest:
The authorship of a VBA is to be indicated by a link to the author's info page in the References section of TPDSci.
Basics/review notes
The basics/review notes are intended to offer a conscise presentation of a topic for the learning reader, addressing both the basics and recent developments. Each note should should not be larger than about 1 to 2 screen heights (between ~300 and ~600 words). The basics/review notes are expected to contain enough information (citations) to allow the reader to explore the key issues of a topic in more detail (see for example, Intensity, Optical scatter imaging: Detection limits). The authorship info is included in the complete citation in the footing of the note and linked to the author's info page in the References section of TPDSci.
Figure(s) (graphics/plots) should be submitted each as a separate note. As the plots will be reformatted by TPDSci, please include the underlying data as a separate text file and consider allowing TPDSci to publish such data file, containing the authorship info, along with the plot note. Each figure should have a caption that is sufficiently detailed to explain the content of the graphics/plot. In the parent note(s), please refer only to the main theme of a figure.
Dictionary entries
A dictionary entry is a brief, self-contained explanation of a term/concept (for example: T-matrix method). The authorship is to be indicated by a link to author's info page in the References section of TPDSci.
Problems
Problems are companions to the basic/review notes. A problem is intended to be a didactic tool to help the learning reader understand the concepts discussed in these notes and also to be used in teaching of the topic (for example: Radiance of an unidirectional source). The authorship is to be indicated by a link to author's info page in the References section of TPDSci.
The contribution should preferably be submitted as as plain text. TPDSci will convert such text into the HTML format.
Citations (see also References)
If possible, include an internet address of the source of a cited publication (as in the first two examples) and an address of a PDF document if the latter is freely available. Please also provide the adress of a corresponding author for the relevant publication.
Referencing
Please reference publications as in these examples:
"... discussed by van de Hulst 1981 ..."
"... anomalous diffraction approximation (van de Hulst 1981) ..."
Links
Links should be indicated by enclosing the hyperlink term in the curly brackets and giving the link address following a colon, if not self-evident. For example:
"... {absorption coefficient} of water ..."
"... with the {particle diameter: particle size} in a range ..."
Please consult the index to find out wheter the index term in question is already listed and propose additional relevant index entry(ies) if needed. Please also consider suggesting a dictionary entry(ies) relevant to the proposed topic.
If the proposed contribution is accepted, the author will grant MJC Optical Technology, and its heirs ("MJC") nonexclusive worldwide rights to publish the contribution in the TPDS and derivative works of the same style and purpose. The author will also grant MJC nonexclusive wordwide rights to use his/her name, photo, or likeness to promote or advertise TPDS or derived works.
Please refer to the copyright grant agreement form (in PDF format) for detail. We must have a signed copy of that form in our records before we can publish a contribution.
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