Overview: from submission to publishing

Requirements at the Submission Stage

Requirements at the Revision Stage

Overview: from submission to publishing

Online Submission Instruction (Frequently Asked Questions)

1. Register and Login

For New Authors

Please click the REGISTER button to start the registration process. Make sure that you have entered your contact information details (address, telephone number and affiliation), as we will use these to forward any updated news about the progress of your manuscript. Remember your username and password, which will be sent to your email address as confirmation of registration. If you wish, you may enter several email addresses on the form so that each will receive notices when the status of your submission changes. Finally, please return to the homepage and enter the system using your new username and password.

For Registered Authors

If it is your second submission, please do not register again. Simply enter using your previous username and password. Click the Send Username/Password button in the LOGIN page if you have forgotten your password.

For Reviewers’ Contributions

If you are one of our journals’ reviewers, welcome your contributions to our journals using your original account No. to login button as the Author.

2. Submitting a Manuscript

After logging in as an author, please click the Submit New Manuscript button and then follow the instructions step by step to complete your submission.

Important!

• In the Add/Edit/Remove Authors stage, please select yourself as the corresponding author.

• When uploading your manuscript, the MS-Word format is preferred, but PDF and TEX are also acceptable. Figures and tables can be uploaded separately after the manuscript if they are of large size.

• When you have attached all your files, it is not the end of a submission. The system will build a PDF file according to the information you have entered. Click Build PDF for my Approval and wait several minutes for the following page to appear.

Clicking Approve Submission will end the submission. However, authors are required to click View Submission first. As the system will send this PDF file to a referee, please make sure that the text is easy to read and that the figures and tables are well displayed. If you are not satisfied with the PDF file, please click Edit Submission to modify your information and files. Another PDF will then be compiled.

3. First Technical Check by Editor

After clicking Approve Submission, authors may need to wait for a few days for the editors to check the completeness of the submission. If a manuscript needs revision, the corresponding author will be notified by email. In such cases, please login the system and click Submissions Sent Back to Author to modify your submission. Do not submit it again as a new submission. A manuscript ID like ZUSX-D-xx-xxxxx (not ZUSX-S-xx-xxxxx) will be assigned once your paper passes the technical check. Please include this ID in any further communication.

4. International Peer Review and Crosscheck process

Each manuscript will be sent to referees immediately after the first check. The peer review process takes about 1 to 2 months. CrossCheck will be used as part of the paper review process to protect the original authors’ copyrights. You may log in to the system to check the status of your submission. To ensure a reliable editorial service, the EditorialManager system sends regular automatic reminders to reviewers.

5. Decision and Revision

A decision letter will be sent to the corresponding author’s email address after peer review. Authors may also log in to the system to check Submissions with a decision. To revise a manuscript in response to the reviewers’ comments, please log into the system and click Submissions Needing Revision to continue (Do not submit it again as a new submission). When attaching files, please upload a response to reviewer before the revision (only WORD is acceptable this time). Delete any additional files in the file list. To format a revision, please refer to Requirements at the Revision Stage.

6. Re-review and English Language Polishing

The editor will check each revision. If the revised manuscript is sent for re-review, it may take another month. Otherwise, the revised manuscript will be sent for English language polishing, which may take up to 10 days. The polished manuscript will then be sent by email to the authors to be proof-read.

7. Editing and Publishing

The accepted manuscript will be pushed online (unedited version in press) generally within 15 days after the polished manuscript has been proof-read by authors.

Before the paper is formally published, the editor will send the edited manuscript by email to the authors for a serious proof-reading. The proof-reading should be finished generally within 3 days.

8. Copyright Protection

The articles published in FITEE are protected by copyright, and cannot be legally published elsewhere in any form without written permission from FITEE. All author(s) should sign the Copyright Transfer Statement after the paper is accepted and before it is published in FITEE.

9. CrossCheck

FITEE uses CrossCheck to fight against plagiarism and to ensure high ethical standards for all of the submitted papers.

Note: CrossCheck is an effective tool for detecting unoriginal content, enabling our editors to preserve the Journal's integrity and the authors' copyright.

10. Publishing fee

Publishing fee will be charged after the acceptance to support our cost. The payment invoice will be sent only from @zju.edu.cn.

Requirements at the Submission Stage

Authors who submit their manuscripts to FITEE should read the following carefully, and follow the guidelines.

Either Word or LaTex format is acceptable. When Word is used, keep the layout of the text as simple as possible, e.g., single column, 1.5 lines spacing, 10.5 pt font size, Times New Roman font; when LaTex is used, a template is available here: FITEE_LaTex_template

Note: It’s not necessary to use FITEE’s Word or LaTextemplate at the submission stage.

The electronic manuscript should be prepared to accord with the following:

Title and by-line:

Name, affiliation (institution) of the author(s), city, zip code, country, and email address of the author(s) should be given.

Abstract:

About 150–250 words should outline the objective, method, main results, and conclusion without mathematical, equations, or cited marks.

Key words:

Provide 3 to 6 key words or phrases for cross-indexing this article.

Text:

The text should contain an Introduction that puts the paper into proper perspective for the reader, and should also contain Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion sections.

Acknowledgements:

Individuals or units other than authors who were of direct help in the work should be acknowledged by a brief statement following the text.

References & Citation:

Personal communications and unpublished data are not acceptable references.

Note: it is not necessary that authors use FITEE’s References & Citation formats at the submission stage. If authors choose to use FITEE’s style at this stage, please refer to the text citation and reference list examples for accepted papers.

Figures & Tables:

Figures must be placed in the text and have their captions for each one, thus Fig. 1a, Fig. 1b, etc. (There will be an extra charge for those graphics considered for publication in color. Authors are expected to use different line types to distinguish the different parts of a figure that they do not want to have published in color).
All tables must be mentioned in the text in consecutive order and must be numbered with Arabic numbers.

Requirements at the Revision Stage

Authors who submit their revised manuscripts to FITEE should read the following carefully, and follow the guidelines. Complete compliance from the authors is required. Any non-compliance may lead to manuscript rejection or revision.
Word/LaTex templates, Endnote/Mendeley templates, and other frequently used files are available here.

The requirements for each element of a paper to be accepted are as follows:

1. Figures

Format: At the revision stage, authors who have created their files using a drawing or painting program such as Visio, Origin, Excel, AutoCAD, Coreldraw should provide the original files that can be edited. Authors who have created their files using a drawing or painting program should export the files to TIFF, EPS, PSD, RAW, etc. format. Matlab figures are expected to be exported to EMF or EPS format. The figure’s magnification should be expressed by scale bars.

Resolution: For manuscripts in the revision stage, adequate figure resolution is essential to a high-quality print and online rendering of your paper. Raster line art should carry an absolute minimum resolution of 600 dots per inch (dpi).

Line width: The line width should generally be no less than 0.25 pt, and in our journal, the common line width is 0.5/0.75 pt. Please note that the actual line width changes with the scale of the figure. In different software, we recommend the line width: Visio: — 03; Origin: — 1.5; Matlab: — 1.5 pt, etc.

Figures must be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals, and each figure must be placed in the text following the paragraph in which it is first mentioned. A caption giving the figure number and a brief description must be included. The caption should be understandable without reference to the text. Figures should be cited in the text using the following format: Fig. 1, Fig. 1a, Figs. 1 and 2, Figs. 1–3, or Figs. 1a–1c.

There will be an extra charge for those graphics considered for publication in color. Authors are expected to use different line types to distinguish the different parts of a figure that they do not want to have published in color.

2. Tables

Tables should be set up in Word and should usually contain three horizontal lines. Do not use vertical lines. Each table must have a brief title that describes its contents. The title should be understandable without reference to the text. Details such as explanatory material, specific entries, and definitions of non-standard abbreviations should be put in table footnotes, not in the title. In setting up tables, authors should keep in mind the area of the Journal’s page (16.4 cm×22.8 cm) and the column width (8.0 cm) and should make tables conform to the limitations of these dimensions.
All tables must be mentioned in the text in consecutive order and must be numbered with Arabic numbers. Tables should be cited in the text using the following format: Table 1, Tables 1 and 2, or Tables 1–3.

3. Variables and formulae

Variables, regardless of the context (formula, figure or table), should be in Italics (e.g., x₁); if a variable represents a vector or a matrix, it should be in Italics & bold (e.g., x₁). Numerals and operators should never be italicized unless they are components of a variable.
Authors are encouraged to import symbols and simple equations using normal text and fonts, e.g., “α” (not “” in MathType), “−” (not “-“) for a minus. A Word list of commonly used symbols that can be copied and pasted into manuscripts is available at http://www.jzus.zju.edu.cn/download/symbol.doc
For complex formulae, use a formula editor (e.g., MathType) and define the sizes as follows:

§  Full: 10.5 pt;

§  Subscript/Superscript: 58%;

§  Sub-subscript/Superscript: 42%;

§  Symbol: 150%;

§  Sub-symbol: 100%.

4. Units

§  Units should be metric and follow SI convention:

M→mol/L, rpm→r/min, etc.

§  Some units such as ppb, ppm, Å, wt%, mol% are not SI ones and need to change into SI format:

ppm→10⁻⁶, Å→0.1 nm, etc.

§  Short forms:

30 minutes→30 min, 2 hours→2 h, 10 days→10 d, etc.

§  Put a space between a numeral and its unit of measure (exceptions: no space between a number and the percent “%?”, degree “°”, angular minute “′” or angular second “″”).

5. Text Citation

The basic form of the author-date in the text consists of the author’s last (family) name, a comma, and the year of publication of the work.

Examples of text citations:

One author: (Vandermeer, 1990)

Two authors: (Sun and Wang, 2000; Cao and Xu, 2001)

Three or more authors: (Moons et al., 1997; Schlag et al., 2000a; 2000b)

6. Reference List (for accepted papers)

The reference list provides complete information of the author-date citation in English and lists in alphabetical order of authors’ surnames. For references with more than three authors, the first three names should be given, followed by et al. The references mentioned in the text should accord with the reference list. For a reference published other than in English, the language used should be noted at the end of the reference list, e.g., (in Chinese). The publisher and place of publication should be given for a book or proceedings. The DOI (refer to http://www.doi.org) should be provided if it is available.

Reference list examples:

The Endnote/Mendeley template for FITEE is available here.

For journal articles

Tanner, N.A., Wait, J.R., Farrar, C.R., et al., 2003.Structural health monitoring using modular wireless sensors. J. Intell. Mater. Syst. Struct., 14(1):43-56.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1045389X03014001005

For proceedings

Gorini, S., Quirini, M., Menciassi, A., et al., 2006. A novel SMA-based actuator for a legged endoscopic capsule. First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, p.443-449.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639128

For whole books/monographs or chapters in edited books

Gregersen, H., 2006. Biomechanics of the Gastrointestinal Tract. People’s Medical Publishing House, Beijing, China, p.216-236 (in Chinese).

Prigogine, I., 1976. Order through fluctuation: self-organization and social system. In: Jantsch, E., Waddington, C. (Eds.), Evolution and Consciousness: Human Systems in Transition. Addison-Wesley, London, p.93-134.

For theses

Rizvi, U.H., 2006. Combined Multiple Transmit Antennas and Multi-level Modulation Techniques. MS Thesis, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.

For reports

Sweeney, L., 2000. Uniqueness of Simple Demographics in the U.S. Population. Technical Report No. LIDAP-WP4, Laboratory for International Data Privacy, Carnegie Mellon University, PA.

For preprints

Wu, Z., An, Y., Wang, Z., et al., 2008. Study on zoelite enhanced contact-adsorption regeneration-stabilization process for nitrogen removal. J. Hazard. Mater., in press.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.12.029

For a standard

SEPA (State Environmental Protection Administration), 1997. Integrated Emission Standard of Air Pollutants, GB 16297-1996. National Standards of People's Republic of China (in Chinese).

For a patent

Cookson, A.H., 1985. Particle Trap for Compressed Gas Insulated Transmission Systems. US Patent 4554399.

For a Website

University of Sheffield Library, 2001. Citing Electronic Sources of Information. University of Sheffield. http://www.shef.ac.uk/library/libdocs/hsl-dvc1.pdf [Accessed on Feb. 23, 2007].

For e-publication

Kampf, S.K., Salazar, M., Tyler, S.W., 2002. Preliminary investigations of effluent drainage from mining heap leach facilities. Vadose Zone J., 1:186-196. http://www.vadosezonejournal.org