Information for Contributors

How to Submit Your Data Record

Submit your XPS/AES data records for SSS electronically via the journal’s web-based electronic contributors form (WCF) at http://www.publishinsss.com/.

Submit your SIMS data records by completing the SIMS Contributor Form. Email the completed form to sss@jvst.org.

Since SSS is devoted to archiving surface science spectra, submission of spectra which have been previously published in another form, such as a figure in another scientific journal article, is permissible.

Upon receipt of a submission the Editor will send the author a Transfer of Copyright Agreement form. This must be completed by the author and returned to the AVS Publication Office prior to publication. This written transfer of copyright, which previously was assumed to be implicit in the act of submitting data, is necessary under the 1978 copyright law in order for AVS and AIP to publish your research. Further information may be obtained from AIP.

Revised submissions should include a cover letter giving specific responses to the reviewer(s), a list of changes made to the data record in response to the comments that were made by the reviewer(s) and any issues raised by the Editor’s technical edit.

Revised XPS/AES data records should be submitted via the WCF. Use the ‘‘Supplemental Files’’ feature to include cover letters, response to reviewers, and any other supplemental material.

Revised SIMS data records should be submitted to the SSS Editorial Office at sss@jvst.org or by mail to AVS Publications Office, Surface Science Spectra, 100 Park Drive, Suite 105, Caller Box 13994, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.

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Content

Data Records
The journal publishes three types of data records: Reference, Comparison, and Technical. For the scope of the journal please visit SSS.

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Abstracts

An abstract must accompany each data record. Your abstract should summarize and include key information about the specimens and spectra, such as specimen material, measurement procedures, and significance of the research. Remember that abstracts typically are reused verbatim by abstracting and indexing services so your abstract needs to stand on its own. Please avoid citing references in the abstract and using the abstract as a catch-all to insert information that is more appropriate for other data fields.

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References

References should be arranged thus:

S. Gomez, R. J. Belen, M. Kiehlbauch, and E. S. Aydil, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 22, 606 (2004).

H. Lamb, Hydrodynamics, 6th ed. (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, 1940), pp. 573, 645.

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Publication charges

To support the cost of wide dissemination of research results through publication of journal pages and production of a database, the author’s institution is requested to pay a page charge of $25 per printed page. The charge, if honored, entitles the author to 50 free reprints. For Errata the minimum page charge is $10, with no free reprints.

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Supplemental Data Files

There is an opportunity for authors to upload supplemental data files and other information on the WCF.

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Correspondence

AVS Publications Office email for Surface Science Spectra is sss@jvst.org. Mail can be sent to AVS Publications Office, Surface Science Spectra, Caller Box 13994, 100 Park Drive, Suite 105, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, ph: 919 226-0091, fax: 919 361-1378. However, we request that all data records be submitted using the WCF.
If your data record is accepted for publication, you will be notified by the Editor. Accepted data records are sent to the SSS Data Center and then to the American Institute of Physics for production. Correspondence about proofs, and links for reprints and publication charges will be sent to the author during the production stage from American Institute of Physics (AIP.)

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Proofs of processed manuscripts

After AIP makes pages from your manuscript, they will send you an email with instructions for downloading your page proof. The website from which you download the proofs also contains instructions for returning proof corrections. A few alterations in proof are unavoidable, but the cost of making extensive alterations or of correcting mistakes caused by careless preparation of the data record will be charged to the author.

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Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters available for author names

Authors with Chinese, Japanese, or Korean names may choose to have their names published in their own language, alongside the English versions of their names, in the author list of their publications. For Chinese, authors may use either Simplified or Traditional characters. In order to participate in this free service, interested authors must include Chinese, Japanese, or Korean characters within the author list of their manuscripts when submitting or resubmitting. The publisher does not offer a translation service and will not insert names; this is the author’s responsibility. To participate, authors must prepare their manuscripts using Microsoft Word or using the CJK LaTeX package. Specific guidelines for each authoring tool are given at http://www.aip.org/pubservs/cjk_instructions.html.

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