Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena

Instruction for Authors

Manuscript Submission: Authors need to submit their manuscripts electronically to the Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Vitaly Volpert, Institute of Mathematics, University Lyon 1, 69622 Villeurbanne, France E-Mail: volpert@math.univ-lyon1.fr or one of the Associate Editors. Authors are requested to recommend three referees’ names (including mailing and e-mail addresses) who are experts in the contents of the submitted manuscript. The Editorial Board may or may not use these recommended referees.

Preparation of Manuscript: Manuscripts must be prepared using Tex, AMS.Tex, LaTex, or PDF format for IBM-compatible computers. Manuscripts submitted to MMNP should not exceed 25 typeset, printed pages. Also:

Title: The title of the article should be concise and definitive with no mathematical symbols.

Abstract: Abstract should be no more than 200 words. The abstract should give a clear indication of the objective, scope, and results of the paper in order for the readers to determine whether the full text will be of particular interest to them.

Equations: Place equation numbers in parentheses at the right margin.

Tables: Tables should be numbered consecutively in order of appearance in the text. Type each table double-spaced on a separate page with a short descriptive title directly above and with essential footnotes below.

Figures: Number figures consecutively. Supply a descriptive legend for each figure. Type legends double-or triple spaced consecutively on a separate sheet. Because of technical complications that can arise in converting color figures to “gray scale”, please submit in addition usable black-and-white files corresponding to all the color illustrations.

Footnotes: Footnotes in the text should be avoided.

References: The references to the literature should be cited in the text by numbers within the square brackets, as [1], [1,4], or [3, Theorem 2.5], etcetera. The references must be listed in alphabetical order at the end of the article. The references should be cited in accordance with the following examples:

[1]        Barnes, M., 2001, "Stresses in Solenoids," J. Appl. Phys., 48(5), pp. 2000–2008.

[2]        Jones, J., 2000, Contact Mechanics, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, Chap. 6.

[3]        Ning, X., and Lovell, M. R., 2002, "On the Sliding Friction Characteristics of Unidirectional Continuous FRP Composites," ASME J. Tribol., 124(1), pp. 5-13.

[4]        Tung, C. Y., 1982, "Evaporative Heat Transfer in the Contact Line of a Mixture," Ph.D. thesis, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.

Paper Acceptance: The final decision on publication is made by the Editor-in-Chief upon recommendation of the Editorial Board Members. If the manuscript is accepted for publication in MMNP, it must not be published in any periodicals elsewhere without the permission of the editorial board. 

Copyright: Each manuscript must be accompanied by a statement that it has been neither published nor submitted for publication, in whole or in part, either in a serial, professional journal, or as a part in any book which is formally published and made available to the public. For the mutual benefit and protection of authors, their institutions, and MMNP publishers, it is necessary that authors provide formal written consent to transfer copyright (Copyright Form.) prior to the publication of their work.

Proofs: Proofs of the accepted article will be sent electronically to the corresponding author and should be returned within one week of the receipt. Corrections should be restricted to typesetting errors only; any other corrections may be charged to the authors. Authors are advised to check their proofs very carefully before returning them to MMNP. No late or last-minute corrections can be accepted. The corrected proof of the article is to be returned to the MMNP publishers.

Page Charge: No page charge. For color figures, Authors are requested to arrange page charges of their papers at the rate of US$ 50 per printed colored figure or a composite figure, which will be invoiced, through the author, to the author's company, institute, or agency.

Reprints: A PDF file of the published paper will be offered to author(s) at no cost. Reprints and back issues of published papers may be ordered directly to the publisher Research India Publications:

Frequency of Publication: Two issues this year and four issues per year from 2007..

Special Issues: From time to time Guest Editors are invited to produce Special Issues consisting of three or more articles grouped around a common theme. Proposals for Special Issues are welcome, as are Guest Editorials and Announcements.