Guide for Authors

Guide for Authors

Submission Guidelines:

Authors are encouraged to submit their original manuscripts online via the Innovations in Materials: Current & Future journal website.

Submit Manuscript

All papers undergo a peer-review process and should be written in clear, concise English. Ensure your manuscript is checked for grammatical, typographical, and clarity issues before submission.

Manuscript Preparation:

  1. File Format:
    • Submit manuscripts in Microsoft Word file format (.doc or .docx).
  2. Structure:
    • Title: Should not contain abbreviations or formulae and should be no longer than three lines.
    • "Running Title" means a shortened version of your article’s title — usually no more than 50–60 characters — that appears at the top of each page of the published paper or in the journal header.
    • Author Names and Affiliations: Include full names and affiliations of all authors.
    • Corresponding Author Email: Provide the email address of the corresponding author.
    • Abstract: A concise summary of the manuscript’s content. Avoid abbreviations.
    • Keywords: A list of relevant keywords.
    • Body: The main text of the manuscript, usually comprising the following sections: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, and Conclusions.
    • Nomenclature, Acknowledgments, Funding Statement*, Conflicts of Interest*, Appendices, and Authors’ Contribution Statement* (asterisk-marked items are obligatory).
    • References: Should be numbered in the order they appear in the text, following the Vancouver style, with the DOI included at the end of each reference.

Paper Template:

  • The publication of any manuscript in IMCF requires adherence to the paper template. The template is available in the IMCF Template file.
  • Initial submissions do not need to conform strictly to the template. However, if accepted, authors must submit the final version of the manuscript compliant with the template.

Fees:

  • IMCF is a 100% free-of-charge journal for both authors and readers. There are no publication fees for accepted papers.

Contact Information:

For any questions or additional information, please contact:

  • Email: imcf@semnan.ac.ir

We look forward to receiving your submissions and thank you for contributing to the Innovations in Materials: Current & Future journal