Announced on 2004-APR/17

ICFC3: Third International Conference on Fatigue of Composites

Submission of Full Paper

Authors are requested to submit their manuscript and figures by September 15, 2004.
Please send it in PDF file by e-mail to the secretary. As mentioned above, we have 5MB of limitation in file size to receive in our network system. If your file size will be over 5MB, please send it (PDF file) in CD-ROM by FEDEX or airmail. (Please do not use FAX). It is another way for convenience of author to bring the CD-ROM to the conference desk on the day.
The full manuscripts will be collected for the "Special Issue of the International Journal of Fatigue" (Published by Elsevier). Like most journal submissions, the manuscripts submitted by the deadline will be screened by 2-3 reviewers. Then, the authors will be asked to make any revisions as needed, and only accepted manuscripts will be published as original and review papers in the Special Issue of IJF.

General instruction for full manuscript

Submission of a paper implies that it has not been published previously, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that if accepted it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the publisher.
All contributions are read by two or more referees to ensure both accuracy and relevance, and revision to the script may thus be required. On acceptance, contributions are subject to editorial amendment to suit house style. When a manuscript is returned for revision prior to final acceptance, the revised version must be submitted as soon as possible after the author's receipt of the referees' report. Manuscripts should be in clear and concise English. Spelling should follow the Oxford English Dictionary. Authors whose native tongue is not English are assured that in-house editorial attention to their contributions will improve clarity and acceptability to readers.
Manuscripts must be typewritten, double-spaced with wide margins on one side of white paper. Good quality printouts with a font size of 12 or 10 pt are required. The corresponding author should be identified (include a fax number and E-mail address). Full postal addresses must be given for all co-authors. Authors should consult a recent issue of the Journal for style if possible. Manuscripts should be written in clear and concise English. Please number every sheet of paper. Authors are responsible for ensuring that all manuscripts (whether original or revised) are accurately typed before final submission.
An electronic copy of the paper should accompany the final version. The Editors reserve the right to adjust style to certain standards of uniformity. Authors should retain a copy of their manuscript since we cannot accept responsibility for damage or loss of papers. Original manuscripts are discarded one month after publication unless the Publisher is asked to return original material after use.

(1) Paper Length:
No more that 20 double-line spaced manuscript pages, including tables and illustrations.

(2) Text:
Follow this order when typing manuscripts: Title (include an abbreviated article title, for use as a running head), Authors, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords, Main text, Acknowledgements, Appendix, References, Vitae, Figure Captions and then Tables. Do not import the Figures or Tables into your text. The corresponding author should be identified with an asterisk and footnote. All other footnotes (except for table footnotes) should be identified with superscript Arabic numbers.

(3) Units and Symbols:
All measurements and date should be given in SI units, or if SI units do not exist, in an internationally accepted unit. If you use any symbol or unit that may not be generally recognized, please include an explanatory footnote the first time is it used, to help the referees, editors and readers. If is also helpful to identify Greek symbols by name in the margin the first time they appear. Abbreviations and acronyms should only be used for unwieldy terms and names that occur frequently in the manuscript. Abbreviations should be used consistently though the text, and must be clearly defined in full on first use.

(4) Mathematical and Technical Settings:
Detailed mathematical discussion should be placed in an appendix. Equations and formulae should be typewritten wherever possible. Equations should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in parentheses on the right hand side of the page. Type mathematics equations exactly as they should appear in print.

(5) References:
All publications cited in the text should be presented in a numerical list of references following the text of the manuscript. In the text refer to the author's name followed by the number in square brackets (e.g. Saxena[1]).
References should be given in the following form:
1. Saxena A. Fatigue crack growth in elevated temperature power-plant materials and components. Fatigue '96: Proceedings of the Sixth International Fatigue Congress, Vol. II. Lütjering G, Nowack H, editors. Oxford: Pergamon, 1996, pp. 729-740.
2. Goranson UG. Fatigue issues in aircraft maintenance and repairs. Int Jnl of Fatigue 1998:20(6):413-431.

(6) Illustrations:
All illustrations should be provided in camera-ready form, suitable for reproduction (which may include reduction) without retouching. Photographs, charts and diagrams are all to be referred to as "Figure(s)" and should be numbered consecutively in the order to which they are referred. They should accompany the manuscript, but should not be included within the text. All illustrations should be clearly marked on the back with the figure number and the author's name. All figures are to have a caption. Captions should be supplied on a separate sheet.

(7) Line Drawings:
Good quality printouts on white paper produced in black ink are required. All lettering, graph lines and points on graphs should be sufficiently large and bold to permit reproduction when the diagram has been reduced to a size suitable for inclusion in the journal. Dye-line prints or photocopies are not suitable for reproduction. Do not use any type of shading on computer-generated illustrations.

(8) Photographs:
Original photographs must be supplied as they are to be reproduced (e.g. black and white or colour). If necessary, a scale should be marked on the photograph. Please note that photocopies of photographs are not acceptable.

(9) Color:
For the full manuscript, reproduction of colour is available if the author is willing to bear the additional incremental reproduction and printing costs. Please contact the editorial office for details. A letter confirming the author's willingness to accept these costs should be sent with the revised manuscript. Authors should note that illustrations will not be returned unless specifically requested.

(10) Tables:
Tables should be numbered consecutively and given a suitable caption and each table typed on a separate sheet. Footnotes to tables should be typed below the table and should be referred to by superscript lowercase letters. No vertical rules should be used. Tables should not duplicate results presented elsewhere in the manuscript, (e.g. in graphs).

Secretary of ICFC3: OKUBO (Associate Prof.),
E-mail: icfc3@jsms.jp
Address: YM224, Dept. of Mech. Engineering, DOSHISHA University, Kyo-Tanabe, Kyoto 610-0394, JAPAN,
TEL: +81-774-65-6444