Instructions for authors
Submission
Authors wishing to have a paper published in the Journal
should submit it using the online submission and refereeing system, Manuscript Central.
Full details are given on the Instructions
page. The paper can be submitted to any editor
or associate editor, but note that Professor Davis does not
normally handle new submissions, Professors Lohse, Peake and Wettlaufer
handle fast-track papers only.
Submission of a paper implies a declaration by the
author that
the work has not previously been published, that it is not being
considered for publication elsewhere and that it
has not already been considered by a different editor of the Journal.
A report on a conference must be submitted within three
months of the meeting.
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Preparation of papers
Authors should write their papers clearly, concisely and
attractively, so that their work will be readily understood. Papers
must be suitably prepared, adhering closely to the Journal's editorial
requirements for notation, English and presentation, a brief summary of which is available.
Files
Authors are urged to prepare papers in LaTeX using the
JFM style file, with the double-spaced [referee] option for
initial submission.
The LaTeX2e style file
jfm.cls together with a guide to
its use jfm2egui.tex, sample pages jfm2esam.tex, a guide to
editorial style and notation jfm2enot.tex, bibliography, and supporting
files can be downloaded in .zip format. Separate figure files must be
provided for final publication.
LaTeX files not in the jfm format, plain TeX, or Word
files are also acceptable for publication
purposes but preparation of proofs will take longer. Such
manuscripts should be typed in double
spacing, with references listed at the end in alphabetical order of
authors and with a
separate list of figure captions. See the section below on Preparation of files for submission and production
for further information on files required at various stages in the
submission process.
Online supplementary material
Extensive detailed mathematical relations, tables or
figures likely to be useful only to a few specialists will not be
printed but made available as an electronic supplement to the online
version of the paper. This material is supplied by the author in the
form of a PDF file, with a standard header, and is not typeset or copy
edited. It should be uploaded to Manuscript Central with designation
'Supplementary material for review'.
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Preparation of figures
Space is at a premium so figures should be as small as
possible while displaying clearly all the information required. Large
areas of white space should be avoided and an aspect ratio chosen that
makes full use of the width of the page rather than being tall and
narrow (the width available is 13 cm).
Line widths must be no
smaller than 0.5 pt when viewed at the final size for publication.
Lines any
thinner than this will not reproduce well.
Figures published in JFM are relettered in the Journal's
typeface, so lettering inserted by authors will be replaced. If figures
are reduced in size please ensure that the lettering is still easily
readable.
Please note that it is
not possible to have
colour figures online only. The printed and online versions must
be the same. If a figure needs to be in colour for clarity then it
needs to be in colour in the printed version as well.
Figure files
The preferred format for figure files is .eps or .tiff
at resolution
1200 dpi for lines, 600 dpi for greyscale and 300 dpi for colour (which
preferably should also be in CMYK - cyan magenta yellow black -
format).
If the paper is in Word format please supply separate
figure files for final publication, though figures can be embedded in
the text for reviewing purposes.
Figures to be printed in black and white must be
submitted as black and white files.
Figures not available in electronic form
For initial submission, copies of any figures only
available in hard copy form (including photographs) should be sent to
the Associate Editor handling the paper, clearly marked with the
paper's ID number. If the paper is accepted, hard copy originals should
be sent to the JFM Editorial Office, again marked clearly with the ID
number. These figures will be scanned and so should be of the highest
possible quality. Grey scale or dot fills will not scan well.
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Preparation of movies
Moving images allow the presentation of temporal evolution and can thus
elucidate many physical mechanisms. Movies published online by
the Journal of Fluid Mechanics should serve a scientific purpose within
the context of the paper. The following
principles should guide the submission of video material, which will be
refereed alongside the paper with which it is associated.
- The published paper should be coherent in the absence
of the movie
- The movie should be referenced within the paper
- The movie should be accompanied by a caption
explaining clearly what is being shown, including any relevant
parameters, and the scientific points to be observed
Movies should be prepared using the movie
template and then archived into a
.zip or .tar
file. Acceptable movie file formats are .mov, .avi, .mpg and .mp4. The
completed file should be uploaded as part of the on-line
manuscript submission. The file should be designated as supplementary
material for review. The cover letter should highlight the fact
that movie files
have been uploaded. Each movie should be no more than 10 MB. It is the
responsibility of the author to ensure that the movie page can be
viewed in a standard web browser with a Quicktime plug-in.
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Preparation of files for submission
and production
The Manuscript Central online submission and refereeing
process uses PDF files, so authors should upload
a PDF file of their paper if possible. Otherwise,
Word and postscript formats can usually be converted to PDF by
the
Manuscript Central system. Uploaded files for refereeing must be no
larger than 2
MB as Manuscript Central may have problems handling them, and they will
take too long for editors and referees to download.
Once a paper is provisionally accepted, the editor will
ask authors to upload final source files for production (e.g.LaTeX and
figure files - see the guidelines for preparation
of figures), as PDF files are not suitable for typsetting purposes.
More details are given on the online refereeing and submission Instructions page.
If the paper was submitted under the old system,
and not via Manuscript Central, on notification of acceptance please
mail to
the Associate Editor a hard copy of the final version, together
with
all the source files on a CD or diskette.
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Publication process
Accepted papers are included in the list of papers awaiting publication, copy edited and
sent
to the Cambridge University Press for printing. When the proof is
ready, authors
will receive an email alert giving details of the web site from which
to
collect a PDF file of the proof, together with a file of their original
manuscript with the copy-editor's changes marked on it, and
instructions for its correction and return. The
corrected proof with the corrections shown in the margin must be
returned either in hard copy form or as PDF file - lists of corrections
must not be sent. Within a few weeks of receipt back in Cambridge,
corrected proofs are included in a volume of JFM and publication
details can be obtained from the searchable
index.
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Prices for colour figures
Please note that it is
not possible to have
colour figures online only.
The printed and online versions must be the same. If a figure needs to
be in colour for clarity then it needs to be in colour in the printed
version as well.
There is a charge for colour figures which must be borne
by authors. The costs are:
| 1 page |
£ 300 |
| Additional pages |
£ 150 per page
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