1.
Manuscripts, short
communications, reviews and letters for publication that have not been
published elsewhere and all correspondence regarding papers prior to their
acceptance should be sent to the Journal Editor: Prof. Victor M.M. Lobo,
Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal,
tel. + 351 239 828403, fax + 351 239 827703, e-mail vlobo@ci.uc.pt
Reviewers: Authors
are encouraged to suggest 3 potential reviewers for the journal. All the correspondence should be addressed
to the Editor.
2. The Editor welcomes manuscripts based
on original research in any field of electrochemistry. It is the preference of
the Editor that papers be published in the English language. The author is
responsible for the technical aspect of the manuscript, which could be obscured
by faulty English.
Note: Manuscripts that are returned by
authors six months after the request for revision from the Editor will be
considered as new submissions.
3. Authors must supply an electronic
version (diskette or e-mail attachment). Authors are strongly encouraged to
submit manuscripts by e-mail in a single file in WORD or PDF formats.
4. Authors should supply up to five (5)
keywords or phrases which best characterize the manuscript in order to
facilitate online searching.
5. A short abstract (maximum length 200
words) of the main contributions in the paper is required. This synopsis should
be carefully prepared, once it is automatically the source of most abstracts.
6. Authors are cautioned to type all
mathematical and chemical symbols, equations, and formulae.
The
nomenclature sponsored by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
(IUPAC) is requested for chemical compounds. Chemical bonds should be correctly
placed, and double bonds clearly indicated.
7. References should be numbered
consecutively in the order of their appearance in the text, using the
appropriate number(s) in square brackets, and should be complete, including
authors' initials and, for unpublished lectures or symposia, the title of the
paper, the date, and the name of the sponsoring society. Please compile
references on a separate sheet at the end of the manuscript. Abbreviations of
journal titles should conform to the practices of Chemical Abstracts. Footnotes
should also be numbered and included as references.
Examples:
1. D. Pletcher, Industrial Electrochemistry, Chapman and
Hall,
2. S. Trasatti, W.E. O'Grady, in Adavances
in Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering, H. Gericher, P. Delahay,
Eds., Vol. 13, Interscience, New York, 1980. p.177.
3. H.A.O.
Hill, Port. Electrochim. Acta 19 (2001) 165-171.
8. Figures and Tables should always be
mentioned in the text and should be numbered with Arabic numerals. Figure and
table titles should be sufficiently detailed that the main message of each
figure is apparent without reference to the text.
9. All figures must be submitted in a
suitable form for reproduction (camera ready). Good glossy photographs are
required for halftone reproductions. The maximum final size of figures for this
journal is 16.51 x 21.59 cm (6.5 x 8.5 in.) (after
reduction). If in doubt about the preparation of illustrations suitable for
reproduction, please consult the publisher at the address given above in
paragraph 1 and ask for a sample drawing. Poor quality artwork will lead to
delay in publication.
Colour
illustrations. All
colour figures will be reproduced in full colour in the online edition of the
journal at no cost to authors. Authors are requested to pay the cost of
reproducing colour figures in print. Authors are encouraged to submit colour
illustrations that highlight the text and convey essential scientific
information. For best reproduction, bright, clear colours should be used. Dark
colours against a dark background do not reproduce well; please place your
colour images against a white background wherever possible.
10. Please supply legends for all
figures and compile these on a separate sheet.
11.
Electronic Proofing.
In order to expedite the publication and on-line posting of articles in Scientific
Electronic Library On-Line (SciELO), the Portugaliae Electrochimica Acta now offers electronic proofing. Corresponding authors
with e-mail addresses will be sent page proofs in pdf
format via e-mail. Please follow the instructions in the e-mail; contact names
and numbers are given for questions, problems, or if an author wishes to
receive a paper proof. Should e-mail contacts be impossible, fax contacts may
eventually be used (+ 351 239 827703).
12. Refereeing. Acceptance of
manuscript of any kind must be preceded by positive evaluation by the referees.
Referees are anonymous unless they choose to reveal their identity by signing
their documents.
13.
Revised Manuscripts.
When a revision is requested, authors must return the revised manuscript within
two (2) months. If returned later, a revised manuscript will be treated as a
new submission.