Guidelines for Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering)
Submit to JZUS-A (opens in a new window)Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (hereinafter referred to as JZUS-A) focuses on Applied Physics, Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Environmental Science and Energy, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, etc.
The categories of frequently published articles in JZUS-A include but are not limited to Research Article, Review Article, Correspondence, and Editorial. Details are provided below.
Submissions to JZUS-A are expected to present sufficiently complete research work and adequate scientific innovation. Manuscripts could be organized following a common style. The abstract should be fewer than 300 words. An introduction is required as the first section and a conclusion as the last section. Discussion as a separate section is optional, leaving it to the authors to follow the common practices of their research field. Other sections could be arranged and named freely by the authors themselves.
Conciseness is encouraged. Research Articles for JZUS-A are generally required to contain fewer than 10,000 words (including references) and 15 display items (figures or tables). Authors are highly encouraged to place some less-important paragraphs and non-core data, figures, or tables in a supplementary file, even if their Research Article does not exceed the above length and item limits.
A Review Article submitted to JZUS-A should address a timely and important topic and attract a wide range of readers of the field. It should contain sufficient critical analysis and the authors’ own insight; manuscripts consisting merely of descriptive literature summaries lacking these elements will be returned directly. Review Articles are preferred from research groups with a strong record of original research, with the group leader as corresponding author.
To prepare a Review Article for JZUS-A, the abstract should be fewer than 250 words and an introduction is required as the first section. Sections reviewing the existing literature should follow a logical order, with additional tables or figures produced for clarity when necessary. Review Articles for JZUS-A are generally required to contain fewer than 15,000 words (including references, which are preferred to contain no more than 200 items) and 10 display items (figures or tables). Authors are highly encouraged to place some less-important paragraphs and non-core data, figures, or tables in a supplementary file.
Correspondence in JZUS-A covers article types that are too brief for publication as Research Articles or Review Articles. Authors may submit rapid, concise reports of important findings, discuss controversial or interdisciplinary topics, or offer comments on previously published papers.
Correspondence is limited to 2,500 words, 15 references, and 5 display items (figures or tables). No abstract or subsections are required for this article type. Nevertheless, the opening paragraph should provide a concise yet comprehensive overview of the work. Electronic supplementary materials are also available for this category of article.
An Editorial is usually a short article written by members of the editorial board of JZUS-A, the journal editors, guest editor(s) of a special issue, or invited distinguished scholars. Editorials aim to shape academic perspectives, foster critical thinking, and encourage community action on relevant academic issues.
JZUS-A adopts a double-blind review process. Authors are required to prepare a separate title page and a blinded manuscript.
Please make sure you have read and understood the following items and that all ethical requirements are fulfilled during the research and manuscript preparation.
Important: Please download and complete the Disclosure Form to address the above-mentioned points. Ensure that the completed form is inserted as the final page of the Title Page file.
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Please REGISTER first, preferably using your institutional email address. Make sure that you have entered other important information including affiliations and phone numbers. If you wish, you may enter several email addresses, separated by semicolons when registering, so that each will receive notices from the editorial office regarding the manuscript status.
Please DO NOT REGISTER again. Simply enter your previous username and password. If you forget your password, click the SEND LOGIN DETAILS button on the login page and fill in your email address to retrieve the password.
If you have ever been invited to be the journal’s reviewer (whether you accepted or declined), you can log in directly by clicking the AUTHOR LOGIN button using your reviewer’s account number and password. If you forget your password, click the SEND LOGIN DETAILS button to proceed.
After logging in as an author, please click the Submit New Manuscript button, and you will be guided step-by-step to complete your submission. The following are some instructions which may facilitate your submission.
The corresponding author can log in any time to track the manuscript status. Usually the WITH EDITOR status will last 2-7 days and the UNDER REVIEW status will last 20 to 80 days. If these statuses last an excessively long time, the author may write to jzus_zxx@zju.edu.cn for detailed updates. The journal will reply to inquiries only from the corresponding author.
For a revision request after initial editorial check, the authors only need to make necessary changes by clicking Submissions Sent Back to Author after logging in. Do not submit it again as a new submission, and there is no need for any point-by-point response at this stage.
For a revision following peer-review comments, please click Submissions Needing Revision after logging in. The authors are requested to include a point-by-point rebuttal and the revised manuscript (still double-blinded) with only color highlighting (no track-changes). Make sure the rebuttal is listed at the beginning of the manuscript as text (not as Supporting Materials). All files uploaded at this stage should be editable.
Please address any issue to yangsq@zju.edu.cn at this stage.
For manuscripts accepted by JZUS-A, an article page charge is applied to cover part of the publication costs. Upon acceptance, authors will be requested to pay a fee ranging from CNY 6,000 to 10,000 (approximately USD 870 to 1,450) per article, depending on the length and page count of the final published manuscript. In exceptional circumstances, requests for partial or full waivers of the page charge will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, particularly in cases of demonstrated financial hardship. WARNING! Any correspondence regarding article-publishing charges will only be sent from an institutional @zju.edu.cn email account. Please check carefully before making any bank transfer to guard against possible fraud.
Authors can choose the open access publication mode, either via a transformative agreement between Springer Nature and their institution, or by paying the article processing charge (APC, instead of Article Page Charges) of £2490.00 GBP / $3690.00 USD / €2890.00 EUR themselves.
When the paper is accepted, author(s) should sign the “Copyright Transfer Statement”, and return it by email.