Abstract Submission Guidelines

Last date for the submission of abstracts and technical papers is over. We are not accepting abstracts and technical papers any more.


Abstract Deadline      April 7, 2008   Abstract Sample
Full Paper Deadline   August 4, 2008


General
Manuscripts should be submitted double-spaced throughout on one side only of A4 (21.0 x 29.5 cm) paper and conform to the style and format of the Journal of Rubber Research. Please use font type of Times New Roman at a size of 12 points.

Title
The title should be concise and descriptive and preferably not exceed fifteen words. Unless absolutely necessary, scientific names and formulae should be excluded in the title.

The title of a technical paper should tell accurately and clearly what the paper is about. Title terms should be as specific as the content and emphasis of the paper permit. Brevity should be balanced against descriptive accuracy and completeness. A two-or three-word title may be too cryptic and on the other hand, a fourteen-or fifteen-word title is probably unnecessarily long. Ideally, a title should be an ultra brief abstract. Symbols and formulae should be avoided in titles. It is preferable to spell out each term.

Address
The author's name, academic or professional affiliation and full address should be included on the first page. All correspondence will be only with the first author, including any on editorial decisions.

Abstract
The abstract should precede the article and in approximately 150-200 words outline briefly the objectives and main conclusions of the paper. The abstract should be concise and summarizes the principal findings of the work reported in the paper. The ideal abstract will state briefly the problem, or the purpose of the research when that information is not adequately contained in the title, indicate the theoretical or experimental plan used, accurately summarize the principal findings and points out major conclusions. The author should keep in mind the purpose of the abstract, which is to allow the reader to determine what kind of information is in a given paper and to point out key features for use in indexing. It is never intended that the abstract substitute for the original article, but it must contain sufficient information to allow a reader to ascertain his interest.