TITLE PAGE ELEMENTS
Title Page
The title page should include:

• The name(s) of the author(s)
• A concise and informative title
• The affiliation(s) and address(es) of the author(s)
• The e-mail address of the corresponding author

Abstract
Please provide an abstract of not more than 150 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.

TEXT
Text Formatting
Manuscripts should be submitted in Word.

• Use a normal, plain font (e.g., 10-point Times Roman) for text.
• Use italics for emphasis.
• Use the automatic page numbering function to number the pages.
• Do not use field functions.
• Use tab stops or other commands for indents, not the space bar.
• Use the table function, not spreadsheets, to make tables.
• Use the equation editor or MathType for equations. Note: If you use Word 2007, do not create the equations with the default equation editor. Instead, use the Microsoft equation editor or MathType instead.

Manuscripts with mathematical content can also be submitted in LaTeX. Upload a PDF file of the LaTex document as the manuscript file, in addition to uploading the .tex file as a supplementary material file. For information on creating and uploading LaTex documents, go to this link.

Headings
Please use no more than three levels of displayed headings.

Abbreviations
Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently after that occurrence. If the abbreviation occurs first in the abstract, it should be defined both there and at first mention in the text.

Footnotes
Footnotes can be used to give additional information. This may include the citation of a reference included in the reference list. They should not consist solely of a reference citation, and should never include the bibliographic details of a reference. They should also not contain any figures or tables.

Footnotes to the text are identified in consecutive order using lower-case letters. Footnotes to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data). Footnotes to the title or the authors of the article are not given reference symbols.

Always use footnotes instead of endnotes.

Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed in a separate section before the reference list. The names of funding organizations should be written in full.

REFERENCES
Citation
Reference citations in the text should be identified by numbers in square brackets. Some examples:

• Negotiation research spans many disciplines [3].
• This result was later contradicted by Becker and Seligman [5].
• This effect has been widely studied [1-3, 7].

Styling of References

1. A journal reference should be readily available on subscription and included in most library collections. Use journal abbreviations as given in the current listing of Chemical Abstracts Service at this link. Article titles are not to be included. List all authors’ names—do not use et al.
   Form: Author: italicized and abbreviated journal title, volume number, opening page number (year). Example: R.M. Horn and Robert O. Ritchie, Metall. Trans. A, 9A, 1039 (1978).
2. References to books should include the italicized book title, and pages within the book:
   Form: Author: Book title, edition (publisher location: publisher name, date), pages.
   Example: George E. Dieter, Mechanical Metallurgy, 2nd ed. (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1976), pp. 160-165.
3. Book chapters or sections within a book:
   Example: D.M. Abrams, in Conductive Polymers, ed. R.S. Seymour and A. Smith (New York, NY: Springer, 1973), p. 307.
4. A "private communication" or "unpublished research" may be referenced when required to give proper credit. The citation must include the affiliation and location of the person involved, as well as the year. Papers presented at meetings, but not published, fall under this category.
   Example: J.J. Doe, AAA Company, Washington, D.C., unpublished research, 2004.
5. References to internal reports and other publications of limited availability (not available by subscription) are not desirable. However, they will be permitted when the use results in a saving of page space or is required for proper recognition. In these matters, the author’s judgment must be supported by the review committee and editor. The report should be available on request and include the source from which a copy may be obtained.
   Example: J.J. Doe, Report No. 738, AAA Company, Washington, D.C., January 2004.
6. Article by DOI
   Example: M.K. Slifka and J.L. Whitton, J. Mol. Med. (2000) doi:10.1007/s001090000086.
7. Online document:
   Example: J. Cartwright, "Big Stars Have Weather Too" (IOP Publishing PhysicsWeb, 2007), http://physicsweb.org/articles/news/11/6/16/1. Accessed 26 June 2007.
8. "In Press" references must include the name of the journal. Balance of reference should be supplied when available. This may be done on the proofs.
9. References such as "submitted for publication" and "to be published" are not acceptable. If the item is still undergoing review, use same format as "unpublished research" above.
10. References must be numbered in ascending order throughout the manuscript and presented in consecutive numerical order on the reference page.
11. No other references will be published.

TABLES

• All tables are to be numbered using Roman numerals.
• Tables should always be cited in text in consecutive numerical order.
• For each table, please supply a table caption (title) explaining the components of the table.
• Identify any previously published material by giving the original source in the form of a reference at the end of the table caption.
• Footnotes to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data) and included beneath the table body.

SCIENTIFIC STYLE
Please always use internationally accepted signs and symbols for units, SI units.