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1 Springer Briefs in Molecular Science: History of Chemistry Manuscript Preparation and Author Guidelines The aim of the series is to provide volumes that would be of broad interestt to the chemical community, while still retaining a high level of historicall scholarship such that they would be of interest to both chemists and science historians. As such, please do your best to write your volume for a general audience and explain anything that might not be expected to be common knowledge of general, educatedd readers. LaTeX Templates For authors formatting manuscripts in LaTeX, Springer has prepared templates, whichh are available at the Springer website, at Go to the section entitled, Manuscript Preparation in LaTeX, and click on: > For monographs, textbooks, and similar LaTeX files are to be provided as fully formatted. Authors are responsible for ensuring that all text and graphic elements are presented according to Springer layout specifications. Any copyediting or other editorial work must be undertaken prior to final manuscript delivery. Word Files For authors formatting manuscripts in Word, the Full Service Vendor (FSV) will be responsible for a light copyedit (to ensure consistency and accuracyy of grammar, punctuation, spelling, and style) and typesetting to Springer layout specifications. We encourage you to use default settings in Word (e.g., for margins, page set-up, font, line spacing, paragraph indentation, line justification, pagination, etc.). However, it is most important that manuscripts be complete (all text and graphic elements). Tables and figures (charts, line drawings, photos, illustrations) may be embedded in the text file, attached at the end of the document, or provided in separate files. Some tips on Word manuscript formatting: Only use the return key at the end of a paragraph or after headings and bulleted lists. Use tabs, not spaces, to indent. Set automatic hyphenation off. Length Generally for a book of pages, manuscripts will be approximately pages double- or spaced or pages single-spaced (on letter-sized pages, using standard margins) approximately 20,000-45,000 words. General Guidelines for all Manuscripts Volumes should be comprised of the following general sections, all included in a single document file. 1. Front Matter a. Include book title and alll author names and affiliations, exactly as they should appear in print and online (including middle initials, Jr.,, etc.); once the manuscript has been delivered to production, changes cannot be made to the title or authorship. b. Abstract and Keywords. To facilitate online searching and linking an abstractt and keywords are required. Please provide an abstract of approximately words and

2 a list of 6-10 keywords. The abstract and keywords will appear in print and online versions. 2. Dedication, foreword, and/or preface (optional). These sections are optional; if you intend to include any of these elements, please do so with the manuscript submission 3. Acknowledgments (optional). If included, the acknowledgements section should follow the final volume chapter. 4. Introduction. Please include a separate introduction as Chapter Remaining chapters. Please provide the bulk of the volume contents organized into separate numbered chapters. Chapters can be further broken up into individual subheadings. Please list chapter titles plus one level of subheading. Subheadings can be numbered (i.e. 1.1, 1.2, etc) or unnumbered, but a consistent style should be used throughout the manuscript. 6. About the Author. A brief, but informative author bio should be included as the final section (no more than one page). Technical Terms, Equations, and Abbreviations Please check that the spelling of names, terms, and abbreviations is consistent, including in tables and figure legends. Either of the two common dating conventions may be used (i.e. BC/AD or BCE/CE), but only one form should be used consistently throughout the volume. Unless commonly used, technical terms and abbreviations should be defined the first time they appear; if your manuscript contains a large number of terms and abbreviations, a list or glossary is advised. Use internationally accepted signs and symbols for units. For Word documents, equations of the type a²+b²=c² can be written as normal text; for all other equations, please use MathType or the Microsoft equation editor, and insert the graphic into your text file as an object. Biographies of significant historical people When first introducing important persons that may not be familiar to the common, educated reader, please include a brief biography to give the reader context. Such biographies may be incorporated into the main text or included in a footnote. Tables Please use the Table function in Word to format tables (columns and rows of text and/or numbers). A heading should be given at the top of each table that includes the table number and a descriptive title (i.e. Table 1.1 Coloring agents for the generation of colored glass in sodalime glasses). All tables should be numbered consecutively and should be mentioned in the text prior to the table's placement in the volume. Figures Figures should be freely used to enhance the clarity of the volumes subject. All graphics should include a figure caption placed below the figure that includes the figure number and a descriptive title (i.e. Fig. 2.1 Simplified two-dimensional representation of a typical Roman sodalime glass). Figures should be presented in correct order, numbered consecutively, and should be mentioned in the text prior to the figures placement in the volume.

3 If figures are not included as imbedded objects in the manuscript, please indicate approximately where they should be inserted (e.g., Insert Figure 1 about here ); the FSV will then ensure that all tables and figures are numbered and placed correctly. For graphics (charts, figures, slides in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or other programs), save as EPS file, with minimum resolution of 1200 dpi. For photos and drawings, save as TIFF files, with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. By default, graphics submitted in color will appear in color in electronic editions and blackand-white in print editions; please avoid references to color features in the text (e.g., as the red line indicates ) and for maximum clarity, use different fill patterns, such as cross hatches, rather than shades of gray, to differentiate elements in a figure or chart. Manuscripts may include up to 25% of pages with color elements. Figure Text: It is best to use Helvetica or Arial (sans serif fonts) and avoid effect such as shading, outline letters, etc. Keep text consistently sized throughout your final-sized artwork, usually about 2 3 mm (8 12 pt). Variance of type size within an illustration should be minimal, e.g., do not use 8-pt type on an axis and 20-pt type for the axis label. Do not include titles or captions in your illustrations. If the figure contains multiple parts, label each part with lowercase letters (a, b, c, etc.). Figure Captions and Numbering: Number the figures consecutively using the chapter number (e.g., Fig. 1.1). Figure parts should be denoted by lowercase letters (a, b, c, etc.). Each figure should have a concise caption describing accurately what the figure depicts. Include the captions in the text file of the manuscript, not in the figure file. Figure captions begin with the term Fig. in bold type, followed by the figure number, also in bold type. No punctuation is to be included after the number, nor is any punctuation to be placed at the end of the caption. Identify all elements found in the figure in the figure caption; and use boxes, circles, etc. as coordinate points in graphs. Identify previously published material by giving the original source in the form of a reference citation at the end of the figure caption. Figure Size: When preparing your figures, size figures to fit in the page width (max size should be 117 mm wide and not higher than 189 mm high). Permissions If you reproduce lengthy text passages or graphics from other works (including websites), you must obtain permission from the copyright holder (usually the original publisher or the author). Please enclose written confirmation of the permission(s) and any instructions concerning acknowledgments or credit lines with the manuscript. Permissions are not required for objects old enough to be no longer protected by copyright and are thus currently in the public domain (Copyright protects an author s work for the duration of the author s life plus 70 years). However, the source of these objects should still be fully referenced.

4 References Volumes should be well-referenced in order to allow readers to find additional information on the subjects discussed. References should be cited in the text as reference numbers in square brackets sequential by citation: [3, 7, 12]. Each chapter should contain its own independent reference list given at the end of the chapter. References should be formatted according to the examples below. Please include article titles and full pagination when referencing journal articles: Journal article Smith J, Jones M Jr, Houghton L et al (1999) Future of health insurance. N Engl J Med 965: Journal article only by DOI Slifka MK, Whitton JL (2000) Clinical implications of dysregulated cytokine production. J Mol Med. doi: /s Book (entire book) South J, Blass B (2001) The future of modern genomics. Blackwell, London Book (selected pages) Cummings K (2002) A History of Glassforming. A & C Black, London, p 48. Book chapter Brown B, Aaron M (2001) The politics of nature. In: Smith J (ed) The rise of modern genomics, 3rd edn. Wiley, New York Online document (no DOI available) Marshall TG, Marshall FE (2003) New treatments emerge as sarcoidosis yields up its secrets. ClinMed NetPrints. Accessed 24 June 2004 Archival material Ladd's personal letters, North Dakota State University Archives. Interviews Schaefgen JR (1986) Oral History Interview. Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia. Personal Communications Weiss R (2010) Personal communication. Please do not put commas between names and initials, and do not put periods after initials or abbreviations. Always use the standard abbreviation of a journal's name according to the ISSN List of Title Word Abbreviations, see Footnotes Volumes may include footnotes with additional sources and/or explanatory text. Please use superscript designations, numbered consecutively by chapter. Footnotes should not consist of a reference citation. Footnotes should not contain figures, tables and/or the bibliographic details of a reference. Footnotes may contain citations to references given in the reference list as the end of the chapter. Index Index is optional, by agreement with your publishing editor. If an index is desired, it must be delivered with the manuscript. For LaTeX documents, please follow instructions for index preparation. For Word documents, please provide a list of the words and terms to be indexed, and the FSV will add page numbers after the manuscript has been typeset.

5 Process after final submission After you have delivered your manuscript to editorial and it is transmitted to our production department, the manuscript will be assigned to one of our full-service production vendors (FSVs). The FSV is a one-stop shop, responsible for preparing the files for online and print editions. For documents delivered in Word, the FSV is also responsible for light copyediting and typesetting. For a typical manuscript of pages, without heavy art/graphics or other technical complications, we can expect to go from manuscript delivery to publication in 8-12 weeks. During this period, you will have an opportunity to review the page proof to mark any corrections to the manuscript (with the exception of changes to book title or authorship).

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