General

1.      Manuscript:            to be typed in Microsoft Word

2.      Number of pages:   Maximum 25 pages (A4 size i.e. 21x29.69 cm) including figures and

                                           tables

3.      Line spacing:          1.5

4.      Margin:                    25 mm all around

5.      Font type:                Times New Roman

6.      Font size:                 12 points

7.      Alignment:               Full justification

8.      Headings:                 Numbered sequentially as 1, 2 etc. and subheadings as  1.1, 1.2 etc.

9.     Other:                         Leave one blank line between two sections/ paragraphs/

                                            items (e.g. title and author affiliation, author affiliation

                                            and abstract etc)

 Title

Title:                                  in uppercase letters

Font type:                         Times New Roman

Font size:                          14 pts

Font style:                        bold

Alignment:                       centered

Authors and affiliations

List name of all authors followed by their affiliations. Use superscript numeric identifiers to link each author with affiliation. The e-mail address, telephone number and fax number of corresponding author is to be given as footnote on first page.

Abstract and keywords

About 200 words abstract followed by a blank line and maximum five key words

Tables and Figures

1.      Tables should be numbered as Table 1, Table 2 etc. with title.

2.      Figures should be referred as Fig.1, Fig.2 etc. At the beginning of a sentence, it should be

          referred as Figure 1, Figure 2 etc.

3.      Tables and Figures should appear at the end of the manuscript after references.

4.      Figures should have sufficient resolution (preferably 600 dpi for micrographs and 300

         dpi  for line drawings) before inserting them in manuscript.

5.      Figures in black and white and not in color. unless it is absolutely necessary

6.      Maximum of four figures per page is recommended.

Units

SI units with standard abbreviation are mandatory.

Mathematical symbols and expressions

1.      All mathematical symbols and equations should be printed in italics.

2.      The equations should be numbered sequentially using Indian numerals in braces

         aligned  with the right margin of the text.

3.      References to equations in the text should be as eq. (1) or, as Equation (1) if it appears

         at the beginning of a sentence.

References

References should be indicated by numerals in square brackets such as [1-5, 6]. List of references should conform to the following style:

1.      S.R. Swanson, J. Eng. Mater. Technol., 115 (1993) 116.

2.      J.G. Morley, High Performance Fiber Composites, Academic Press, Orlando, Fl., (1987).

3.      A.H. Cottrell, Dislocations and Plastic Flow in Crystals, Clarendon Press, Oxford (1953),

         p. 134.

4.      D.B. Spading, in Turbulent Mixing in Reactive and Nonreactive Flows, (ed.) S.N. Murthy,

          Plenum Press, New York (1976), p. 85.

5.      M.J. Owen and S. Morris, Proceedings of the first International Conference on Carbon

          Fibers, their Composites and Applications, Plastic Institute, London, (1988), p.51.

6.      M. Attlegard, Y. Bergstrom, C.G. Lenasson, L.A. Norstrom, and W. Roberts, An

          assessment of Dynamic Strain Ageing in Austenitic Stainless Steels through the

         Application of a Dislocation Model, Report IM-993, Swedish Institute of Metal Research,

          Stockholm (1974).