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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word (file format for papers: docx; max. 5 pages) and the template was used accurately (i.e. the manuscript adheres to the stylistic requirements given in the template file). Do not use word processing that alters the format styles (e. g. Libre Office or similar).
  • A 200 words abstract excerpt and keywords must be filled into the metadata online form during the submission process (will be used for the online program).
  • As part of our compliance rules, all co-author names including their e-mail addresses and affiliations must be filled into the metadata online form during the submission process.
  • If parts of the submission have been previously published, the authors are responsible for the transfer of the relevant copyrights to Infinite Science Publishing. Otherwise the abstract cannot be published in the Transactions. With this submission you - on behalf of all authors of your submission - declare that there are no copyright issues with your submission.
  • With this submission you - on behalf of all authors of your submission - declare your consent that, if accepted, the short-paper is published in the Journal of Additive Manufacturing Technologies online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  • For Regular Original Research Paper JAMTECH will charge a processing fee of 200 Euro for article submissions to cover the costs for article typesetting and technical setup.

Author Guidelines

Editorial Policy
J AM Tech publishes reviews, original articles, and conference proceedings. Manuscripts must be submitted in English language. Submissions must be original, and the information not copyrighted, published, or submitted elsewhere. Scientific originality should be demonstrated by a contribution to knowledge beyond the state-of-the art. Contributors must conform to standards of responsible authorship in the following ways:

  1. All of the authors must accept responsibility for the entire content of submitted manuscripts.
  2. Authorship is restricted to those who have made a significant contribution to the conceptual design of the work, the execution of the study, data analysis or writing of the manuscript.
  3. The authors must describe safeguards to meet standards of ethical conduct of research (e.g., approval of research protocols by institutional committees). Where applicable, authors must confirm in writing that they have complied with the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki regarding ethical conduct of research involving human subjects and/or animals.
  4. The authors must declare if there is a conflict of financial, or other, interest. Each Editor of the journal’s Editorial Board takes the ownership of a manuscript that matches his professional expertise. Each submitted manuscript is reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. The Editors are responsible for all decisions regarding publication. 

How to submit
Manuscripts must be submitted online at www.journals.infinite-science.de/jamtech.  The allowed document type is Microsoft Word. The respective Word templates to be used for submission can be found online Paper Template. Please do not hesitate to contact the Journal Manager, if you need any assistance

Manuscript Preparation
Format and Length
Manuscripts should be prepared using the structure and style of the Microsoft Word template.  Contributions may not exceed 5 pages. The text of the manuscript must be carefully checked for grammatical and typing errors to avoid correction in the proof. All tables and calculations should also be carefully checked.

Language
Manuscripts must be provided in English language only. Non-English speakers are encouraged to have their manuscripts checked by a native English speaker before submission.

General Structure of the Text Body
Articles should be organized into Title Section, Abstract, Introduction, (Theory,) Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgements, Author Statements, and References.

Title Section
The manuscript’s title section should include:

  1. A short and informative full article title.
  2. Names of all authors (with one first name in full for each author), followed by their affiliations (department, institution, city with postcode, country). If there is more than one institution involved in the work, authors’ names should be linked by superscript consecutive letters to the appropriate institutions.
  3. The e-mail address of the corresponding author.

Abstract and Keywords
The manuscript should contain an Abstract. The Abstract should be a single paragraph of 200 words which must be comprehensible to readers before they have read the paper. Abbreviations should be and reference citations are to be avoided.

Abbreviations
In the text body, abbreviations are spelled out at first mention. Thereafter, only these abbreviations are to be used.

Footnootes
Footnotes in the text should be avoided; parentheses should be used instead.

Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements should be placed at the end of the text. Names of funding organizations should be spelled out in full.

Author's Statements
Conflict of interest: Authors state no conflict of interest. Authors must state, if there are commercial interests. Informed consent: Informed consent has been obtained from all individuals included in this study. 

All authors must disclose any financial support (including grant supports from federal, private and commercial organizations, scholarships, honoraria). Authors acknowledge the participation of patients in studies, scientific and/ or technical support of their colleagues not listed as coauthors.

Ethical considerations must be mentioned (including the name of the body which gave approval, with a reference number), if appropriate. Clinical studies have to be registered following the WHO guidelines (http://www.who.int/ictrp) if appropriate. The research related to human use complies with all the relevant national regulations, institutional policies and was performed in accordance with the tenets of the Helsinki Declaration, and has been approved by the authors’ institutional review board or equivalent committee.

References
The Reference list at the end of the manuscript should be ordered as appeared in the manuscript. In the textbody, please quote only the respective reference number in square brackets. If possible, doi numbers should be provided for each reference.

Tables
Tables should be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals. A short descriptive title, column headings, and (if necessary) footnotes should make each table self-explanatory.

Figures
For reproduction, high resolution images (minimum 300 - 400 dpi) are required. The width of a single column or a double column Lettering of all figures within the article should be uniform in style and of sufficient size. Lower-case letters (a), (b), (c) etc. should be used to identify individual parts of multi-part figures. All figures must be cited in the text in numerical order. Reference to figures is to be made as Figure 1 etc. in the text and captions. Authors are encouraged to submit illustrations in color if necessary for their scientific content. No additional artwork or redrawing will be done by the publisher. All symbols and abbreviations used in the figures must be explained, except for standard abbreviations or others defined in the preceding text.

Font Marking, Dimensions and Units
Italics are used for Latin (though not for standard abbreviations like et al., i.e., ca., vs.), and certain parts of chemical formulas. The metric system must be used. SI units are required.

Manuscripts Accepted for Publication
The corresponding author will be informed directly by the responsible Editor, when a decision has been made on manuscript acceptability.

Copyright Transfer and Open Access Policy
With the submission the corresponding author - on behalf of all authors of your submission - declares his consent that, if accepted, the paper is published in the Journal of Additive Manufacturing Technologies (J AM Tech) online under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. 

Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  • Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  • Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal. 
  • Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).