Instructions for Authors

Please email your manuscript in .doc or .pdf format to jssse@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn for the reviewing process. The manuscript should be complete, including all tables and illustrations, and be prepared in the style described below.

The manuscript should be double-blind, which means (a) all authors’ names and institutions must be removed, (b) all acknowledgments in the text must be removed.

A separate signed letter providing the contact author’s full address, telephone number and all authors’ e-mail address should be included in your submission.

The author will be expected to confirm that the submitted manuscript contains original unpublished work and has not been submitted for publication elsewhere at the same time.

Be typed on one single side of A4 or 8 x 11 inch white good quality paper, single-spaced, 10-point font, and one-inch margins on all four sides throughout, including the reference section.

Be carefully checked for typing errors, spelling, and punctuation, etc.

Provide a title of up to 70 characters, the names and affiliations of all authors; an abstract summarized the whole manuscript in 100 to 250 words and no more than six keywords for indexing purposes at the head of the manuscript.

Length no more than 20 typed, single-spaced pages including figures, tables, references and appendices.

Citations shouldn't be numbered and should be noted like this: (Author(s), Year) at the location where citation is made and be accordant with the references.

References should appear in a separate section at the end of the manuscript. References must be complete, accurate, and listed in the following style:

Originals of figures, charts, diagrams, tables and illustrations should be in good quality, sharp, noise-free, and easy-to-read.

Figures, charts, diagrams, tables and illustrations should be numbered consecutively using Roman numerals with a brief title and labeled axes.

A reply of notifying the receipt of each manuscript submitted will be sent as soon as possible.

Each manuscript submitted is subjected to a double blind peer review procedure and the publication decision is based on the reviewers' comments. Often, reviews take 10 to 12 weeks to obtain, and it takes an additional several months for the publication processes.

Submitted material will not be retuned to the author unless specifically requested.