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Aerosol Science and Technology (AS&T) is a peer-reviewed international journal owned by the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR). The goal of AST is to advance knowledge on aerosols and to facilitate its application. AST publishes results of theoretical, numerical, and experimental investigations into aerosol behavior, measurement, and effects. Articles on either basic or applied work are suitable. Examples of topics include instrumentation for the measurement of aerosol physical, optical, chemical and biological properties; aerosol dynamics and transport phenomena; numerical modeling; charging; nucleation; nanoparticles and nanotechnology; lung deposition and health effects; filtration; and aerosol generation by processes such as electrospray and atomization. Consistent with the criteria given above, papers that deal with the atmosphere, climate change, indoor and workplace environments, homeland security, pharmaceutical aerosols, combustion sources, aerosol synthesis reactors, and contamination control in semiconductor manufacturing will be considered.. The journal publishes reviews of relevant books and computer software, as are announcements of interest to the aerosol community.

 

Open Archives Initiative. Articles and Reviews published in AST are freely available on the web one year after they appear in print in formats consistent with the Open Archives Initiative, and they become available electronically to subscribers approximately five weeks after they are submitted to the publisher. Aerosol Research Letters (ARL) are freely available to the world electronically as soon as they are published.

 

Types of Papers Published. AST publishes Articles, Reviews and Aerosol Research Letters (ARL): Articles and Reviews.

 

Articles and reviews must include a one-paragraph abstract of 100-250 words.

 

Aerosol Research Letters (ARL). ARL provide rapid publication of short articles that describe especially significant developments in our discipline. ARL will be limited to no more than 10% of articles published in AST. ARL are restricted to 3000 words including text, references, tables, and figures. ARL do not include abstracts. Tables and figures are equivalent to 300 words each. Editors will prescreen submitted ARL to decide whether they should be considered for review. These decisions will be made quickly.

 

Paper Submission. In order to facilitate reviewing and processing of manuscripts, please submit a single PDF file of the text with all fonts and illustrations imbedded to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ast.  After papers are accepted, authors must submit text, figures, and tables to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ast  in separate files. The publisher can accept files from most commonly used word processing software. Figures for accepted manuscripts should be submitted in digital files that do not exceed the file size limitations of Manuscript Central. All artwork should follow these guidelines:

Page Limits. AST does not have a strict policy on the length of papers, however our target length for articles is 9 or fewer pages. When merited by content, review articles might be longer than that. Authors are encouraged to write concisely and to use on-line supplementary information (SI) where possible (see below). Authors can estimate the length of a published paper by assuming 1,000 words per printed page. The number of “words” is calculated by using MS Word's word count tool to determine the total number of words in the entire paper, including title, authors names and addresses, body of paper, figure captions, references, etc. To this, add 300 words per figure panel and 300 words per table.

Supplementary Information (SI). The printed paper should present a clear synthesis and summary of results. SI should be used where possible to limit the number of printed pages. SI is an integral component of the peer-reviewed, archival article. SI can be used for things such as experimental details (schematics, analytical procedures, materials, methods, etc.), mathematical derivations or more detailed data, tables or figures that provide information to support conclusions drawn in the printed paper.

 

Form and Style. Because fonts are not uniformly available even in differentversions of the same word processing program, please use the save all fonts option when preparing the PDF file for the initial review. Review copies should be single spaced with two spaces between paragraphs. Do not number lines or pages, as both are added automatically when papers are submitted. Figures must include numbers and captions, and Equations must be numbered. Files should be formatted for 8.5 x 11 paper.

 

All sections of the paper should be organized under appropriate headings. The title page should include title, authors, affiliations, and complete addresses, indicating to whom correspondence should be addressed. Please include a shortened running title of 50 characters or less.

 

The Chicago Manual of Style (http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html) provides valuable guidance for matters of grammar and style. Footnotes to the text are indicated by superior Arabic numerals, numbered consecutively throughout the manuscript.  Footnotes to tables are indicated by superior italic letters, beginning with a. Authors who are not comfortable with English should seek assistance with language before submitting a paper.

 

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material.

 

Notation. Mathematical symbols should be italicized and defined the first time they occur or, for papers with many symbols, listed in a nomenclature. Authors are encouraged to use SI units (http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/).  Abbreviations of chemical compounds that might be confusing to the reader should be written out of their first mention, with the abbreviation in parentheses.

 

Reference Style. References to the literature in the text should be quoted in the form Fuchs (1964), Sem and Whitby (2000), or if there are three or more authors, Windeler et al. (1997).  The list of references should be given at the end of the text, single spaced, and in alphabetical order (each author's surname first, with all authors listed). Examples are: 

 

Journal. Windeler, R. S., Friedlander, S. K., Lehtinen, K. E. J. (1997). Production of nanometer-sized metal oxide particles by gas phase reaction in a free jet. 1. Experimental system and results. Aerosol Sci. Technol. 27:174-190.

Book. Fuchs, N. A. (1964). The Mechanics of Aerosols. Pergamon Press, Oxford, p. 28.

 

Edited Book. Sem, G. J. and Whitby, E. R. (2000). Kenneth Thomas Whitby: A Pioneer of Aerosol Characterization, in History of Aerosol Science, O. Preining and E. J. Davis, eds, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, 245-259.

 

Conference proceedings should be styled as a book with publisher or institution sponsoring publication and year published, as well as the year the conference was held. Authors should use reference lists in published articles as examples for further formatting details. 

 

Color Reproduction. Color art will be reproduced in color in the online publication at no additional cost to the author. Color illustrations will also be considered for print publication; however, the author will be required to bear the full cost involved in color art reproduction. Please note that color reprints can only be ordered if color print reproduction costs are paid.  Rates for printing color art are $900 for the first page of color and $450 per page for the next three pages of color. A custom quote will be provided for articles with more than 4 pages of color. 

 

Proofs and Reprints. Authors receive page proofs of their articles, to be proofread, corrected, and returned within 48 hours of receipt. The corresponding author will receive 25 complimentary reprints of their article upon registering with Rightslink, our authorized reprint provider. Authors will need to create a unique account and register with Rightslink for this free service. The link is provided at the time of page proof review. Page Charges There are no page charges for publication with the exception of color figures that appear in print. Deposition to PubMed Central. As part of their author services program, Taylor & Francis will deposit to PubMed Central (PMC) author manuscripts on behalf of Taylor & Francis, Routledge and Psychology Press authors reporting NIH funded research. This service is offered as part of Taylor & Francis' 2008 deposit agreement with the NIH. This service will help authors to comply with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) revised 'Public Access Policy', which came into force on April 7, 2008.

Author Rights. The copyright for articles published in AST is owned by AAAR. The Author Rights section of the Taylor and Francis website (http://journalauthors.tandf.co.uk/preparation/copyright.asp) lists the rights that authors retain with regard to the use of their published articles. Note that most uses require explicit acknowledgement of prior publication in AST. Authors should consult the Taylor and Francis website for details. These rights include the right of students to include their published articles in their theses, with the proper acknowledgement.

 

Open Access. Taylor & Francis Open Select provides authors or their research sponsors and funders with the option of paying a publishing fee and thereby making an article permanently available for free online access – open access – immediately on publication to anyone, anywhere, at any time. This option is made available once an article has been accepted in peer review. Full details of our Open Access programme.

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