AST Journal
AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Information for Authors
Aerosol Science and Technology (AS&T) is a peer-reviewed international journal owned by the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR). The goal of AST is to advance knowledge on aerosols and to facilitate its application. AST publishes results of theoretical, numerical, and experimental investigations into aerosol behavior, measurement, and effects. Articles on either basic or applied work are suitable. Examples of topics include instrumentation for the measurement of aerosol physical, optical, chemical and biological properties; aerosol dynamics and transport phenomena; numerical modeling; charging; nucleation; nanoparticles and nanotechnology; lung deposition and health effects; filtration; and aerosol generation by processes, such as electrospray and atomization. The journal includes papers that deal with the atmosphere, climate change, indoor and workplace environments, homeland security, pharmaceutical aerosols, combustion sources, aerosol synthesis reactors, and contamination control in semiconductor manufacturing.
The journal publishes articles, critical and historical reviews, and Aerosol Research Letters (ARL). Reviews of relevant books and computer software are welcome, as are announcements of interest to the aerosol community.
Open Archives Initiative. Articles and Reviews published in AST are freely available on the web one year after they appear in print in formats consistent with the Open Archives Initiative, and become available electronically to subscribers approximately five weeks after they are submitted to the publisher. Aerosol Research Letters are freely available to the world electronically as soon as they are published.
Types of Papers Published. AST publishes Articles, Reviews and Aerosol Research Letters:
Paper Submission. In order to facilitate reviewing and processing of manuscripts, please submit a single PDF file of the text with all fonts and illustrations embedded to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ast. After papers are accepted, authors must submit text, figures, and tables to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ast in separate files. The publisher can accept files from most commonly used word processing software, and MS Word or clean text (txt) files are preferred. Figures for accepted manuscripts should be submitted in individual files that do not exceed the file size limitations of Manuscript Central. Illustrations (line drawings, halftones, photos, photomicrographs, etc.) should be clean originals or digital files. Digital files are recommended for highest quality reproduction and all artwork should follow these guidelines:
- Submitted as separate files, not embedded in text files
- EPS, TIFF or PSD format only
- 300 dpi or higher; figures at 600 dpi are preferred
- Sized to fit on a full page (8 1/2 × 11”) and proportioned to fit the journal page when reduced
- Lettering (in a sans serif font) and data points should be large enough to be easily read when reduced to fit in one column (3.5” in width) or over two columns (7.25” in width)
- All illustrations must be numbered consecutively, according to their appearance in the text.
Form and Style. Because fonts are not uniformly available even in different versions of the same word processing program, please use the save all fonts option when preparing the PDF file. Review copies should be single spaced with two spaces between paragraphs. Do not number lines but do number pages. Figures must include numbers and captions, and Equations must be numbered. Files should be formatted for 8.5 x 11” paper.
All sections of the paper should be organized under appropriate headings. The title page should include title, authors, affiliations, and complete addresses, indicating to whom correspondence should be addressed. Please include a shortened running title of 50 characters or less.
The Chicago Manual of Style provides valuable guidance for matters of grammar and style. Footnotes to the text are indicated by superior Arabic numerals, numbered consecutively throughout the manuscript. Footnotes to tables are indicated by superior italic letters, beginning with a. Authors who are not comfortable with English should seek assistance with language before submitting a paper.
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material.
Notation. Authors are requested to use typewritten letters, numbers, and symbols for mathematical material wherever possible. Mathematical symbols should be italicized and defined the first time they occur or, for papers with many symbols, listed in a nomenclature. Authors are encouraged to use SI units (http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/). Abbreviations of chemical compounds that might be confusing to the reader should be written out at their first mention, with the abbreviation in parentheses.
Reference Style. References to the literature in the text should be quoted in the form Fuchs (1964), Sem and Whitby (2000), or if there are three or more authors, Windeler et al. (1997). The list of references should be given at the end of the text, single spaced, and in alphabetical order (each author’s surname first, with all authors listed).
Examples are:
Conference proceedings should be styled as a book with publisher or institution sponsoring publication and year published, as well as the year the conference was held. Authors should use reference lists in published articles as examples for further formatting details.
Supplementary Files. Supplementary files are posted online exactly as they are submitted to Manuscript Central. They are not typeset or changed by the publisher in any way. Therefore, please format all files appropriately before they are supplied to Manuscript Central.
Color Reproduction. Color art will be reproduced in color in the online publication at no additional cost to the author. Color illustrations will also be considered for print publication; however, the author will be required to bear the full cost involved in color art reproduction. Please note that color reprints can only be ordered if color print reproduction costs are paid. Rates for printing color art are $900 for the first page of color and $450 per page for the next three pages of color. A custom quote will be provided for articles with more than 4 pages of color.
Proofs and Reprints. Authors receive page proofs of their articles, to be proofread, corrected, and returned within 48 hours of receipt. The corresponding author will receive 25 complimentary reprints of their article upon registering with Rightslink, our authorized reprint provider. Authors will need to create a unique account and register with Rightslink for this free service. The link is provided at the time of page proof review.
Page Charges. There are no page charges for publication with the exception of color figures that appear in print.
If you have any questions, please contact the Journal Editorial Office.
Editor-in-Chief: PETER H. McMURRY
University of Minnesota
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Institute of Technology
111 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0111
612-624-2817
E-mail: ast-pete@me.umn.edu
or
Editorial Assistant: PAMELA S. McMURRY
919 W. 53rd St.
Minneapolis, MN 55419
612-827-2421
Fax: 651-925-0278
E-mail: ast-pam@me.umn.edu