Technical papers are published in the
various divisional parts of the Institution's Journal after due vetting. Authors
intending to submit a paper for publication in the Journal are advised to strictly
adhere to the guidelines as mentioned hereunder. The papers not conforming to these
guidelines may summarily be rejected and subsequently returned to the author.
Length of the Papers
- Papers should not exceed 3000 words
in length and should not carry more than 5 illustrations / photographs.
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Written discussions on papers already
published should not exceed 500 words in length and should not carry more than 2
illustrations / photographs.
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Review papers may be allowed to exceed
3000 words by 500 words more.
Preparation of Manuscripts
- The language of the Journal is English.
The mode of presentation should be in third person.
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SI units should be used wherever possible.
Other units, if used, should be given only in parentheses preceded by SI units.
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Mathematical symbols should be typed
or neatly handwritten and care should be taken to differentiate between similar
characters (e.g. 1 and I), upper and lower case letters and superscripts and subscripts.
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Manuscripts should be neatly typed with
double-spacing throughout the paper (including references) on A-4 size paper, leaving
ample margins. A list of captions for the illustrations and tables should be typed
separately.
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Lengthy mathematical proofs and derivations
and extensive test data are discouraged. If absolutely essential, they should be
given as an appendix.
- The preferred order of contents should
be as follows :
- Title of the paper
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Author (s)' name (s), and Institution
membership category, if applicable
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Synopsis of the paper in not more than
150 words, covering the objectives of the work, methods used, results obtained and
conclusions reached
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List of notations wherever applicable
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Author (s)' business address as a footnote
on the first page
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Body of the paper well organized into
logical sections,
sequentially numbered with all the sub-headings
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Acknowledgment
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A list of references to already published
work should be numbered sequentially in order of their citation in the text in the
form of a superscript numeral, and should be given at the end of the paper. The
list should give name (s) with initials of the author (s) and the exact title of
the paper or book. In case of journals, these should be followed by the volume number,
month and year of the issue and initial page number of the article. In case of books,
these should be followed by the name (s) of the editor (s), if appropriate, the
name of the publisher and the place and the year of publication. In case of conference
proceedings, the exact theme of the conference along with the date should be given.
All references appearing in the list should be indicated in the text. Unpublished
articles or private communications should not be given in the reference list.
Illustrations and Photographs
- Original line drawings must be neatly
drawn in black Indian ink on good quality tracing paper of A-4 size (210 mm X 297
mm). For lettering, only mechanical lettering sets (stencils) should be used.
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Figures in the Journal are reduced to
fit either into a single or double column width, that is 85 mm or 175 mm. Letterings
in the figure should be large enough such that even the smallest of them would be
at least 1.5 mm high when the figure sizes are reduced in print.
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Figure captions should be typed out in
a separate list at the end of the manuscripts.
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Photographs should be clear, sharp, black
and white prints, with goods contrast, on glossy paper. Again the most suitable
size is twice the final size. Cuttings from printed matter or photocopies are unsuitable
for reproduction.
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Each illustration should be marked with
the author(s)' name(s) and the figure number,the top of each photograph should be
indicated.
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Illustrations will be returned to the
author(s) only if specifically requested, and in the condition received from the
press.
Copyright
The papers are considered for possible
publication on the understanding that these have not been submitted for the purpose
elsewhere. The copyright of papers accepted for publication lies with The Institution
of Engineers (India) and reproduction of the papers or any part thereof is not allowed
without the permission of the Institution. Contributors are required to sign a declaration
(click
here to download) to this effect while submitting
their papers.
Submission of Manuscripts
The intending authors may submit the
manuscripts in quadruplicate, accompanied by a soft copy in a CD or floppy disk
carrying text in MS Word and figures in .jpg format, along with the original set
of illustrations / photographs to :
The Director (Technical)
The Institution of Engineers (India)
8 Gokhale Road
Kolkata 700 020
Ph : +91-033-2223 3155 (Direct)
Ph : +91-033-2223 8311 / 14 / 15 / 16 Extension 213
(EPABX)
Fax : +91-033-2223 8345
E-mail : technical@ieindia.org
It will be not
be possible for the Institution to initiate the publication process in absence of
the soft copy of the manuscript.
In case of the joint authors, it must
be made clear as to whom all the communications are to be addressed. The papers
are accepted on the understanding that they may be edited for the style and use
of language.
Reprints of Papers
Each author of a paper will receive 10
reprints of the paper free-of-cost.
Discussion on Published
Papers
Written discussions are invited on all
papers published in the Journal and these will be published, together with the author's
reply, in the first available issue of the Journal subject to their approval
by the competent authority.
Two copies of each contribution typed
in double-space should be submitted to the address as given hereinabove. The contributor
should state his / her name, address, qualifications, grade of membership, if applicable,
along with his / her affiliation. These are also subject to the same conditions
of copyright as it is with the papers.