Instruction to Authors
Contents
General InformationManuscript Preparation
Cover Letter
Figures
Movies
References
Submission
Copyright Transfer
General Information
Topologica consists of four sections: (1) invited papers, (2) original contribution, (3) virtual papers, and (4) a lesson from the past. Manuscript must be written in English. Manuscripts submitted as regular articles must contain original work which has not been previously published in a peer-reviewed journal, and which is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere. We accept only LaTex2e formatted articles using our style file 'topologica.sty'. The authors are requested to download "topologica-style.zip" from our web site.We will not return all submitted materials including figures and movies irrespective of the status of the paper. Since Topologica is a web journal, we do not accept reprint order from authors. Instead the authors can use the PDF files of published paper for their non-commercial use.
Manuscript Preparation
The title should be concise but informative enough to facilitate information retrieval. The use of nonstandard abbreviations and acronyms is not allowed.The abstract should be self-contained (contain no footnotes). It should be adequate as an index (giving all subjects, major and minor, about which new information is given) and as a summary (giving the conclusions and all results of general interest in the article). Several keywords should be supplyed below the abstract. The main body of the paper (text and math) should be divided into sections. Notation should be defined clearly and self-consistently. Equations, tabular material, figures, and references should also follow a sequential numerical scheme in order to ensure a logical development of subject matter. All references, figures, and tables must be cited consecutively in numerical order. Tables are numbered as Table.1, Table.2, etc.. Figures are also numbered as Fig.1, Fig.2, or Fig. 1(a), etc.. The acknowledgment section follows the main body of the paper and precedes any appendixes. Appendixes are placed after the acknowledgments section and before the listing of references. The reference is placed in the end of article. The citation style is shown in the example of the LaTeX2e file 'sample.tex'.
Cover Letter
Authors are requested to write a cover letter in which research area and a short summary of manuscript are clearly written. Authors are encouraged to suggest the names of potential referees. Such suggestions are particularly welcome when a manuscript treats a highly specialized subject.Figures
We recommend authors to draw color figures for better readability. All figures should be drawn in Encapsulated Post Script (EPS) format.Movies
Various types of Movies can be embedded onto PDF article of Topologica. See also "sample.pdf" in 'topologica-style.zip'.References
Check the accuracy of your references. (Avoid broken links in the online version of the journal.) Include the complete source information for any references cited in the abstract. Do not cite reference numbers in the abstract.Submission
All materials of an article should be submitted to our editorial office by E-mail.E-mail : editor_at_topology.coe.hokudai.ac.jp Please replace _at_ by @.
We are now planning to accept Web submission. It would be available soon.
Copyright Transfer
We ask authors to download Copyright Transfar Agreement, fill out it and send it to Editorial Office by usual mail.[Editorial Office]
Topologica Publication Office
Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Kita 13, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8628, Japan
E-mail : editor_at_topology.coe.hokudai.ac.jp Please replace _at_ by @.