TYPES OF MANUSCRIPTS PUBLISHED

IMRS publishes extensive articles on the state of research in all parts of mathematics, emphasizing trends and open problems. All articles are commissioned. Authors may submit proposals.

PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS

Manuscripts submitted to the International Mathematics Research Surveys should be no longer than thirty-five pages including appendices, notes, references, tables, and figures. All textual material including references and notes should be double spaced. All self-identifying information should be removed from manuscripts submitted to IMRS. Manuscripts should not contain acknowledgements or statements about funding support. Personal citations may be retained as long as these citations do not identify the author of the article to reviewers.

Manuscripts should be prepared carefully according to the Chicago Manual of Style, fifteenth edition. The most important rule of good style is to be consistent throughout a manuscript. Manuscripts accepted for publication must conform strictly to these style guidelines, and the editor reserves the right to make appropriate changes. If a manuscript is not in suitably usable condition, the editor reserves the right to postpone or refuse publication or request retyping.

Authors have the opportunity to append supplementary material not essential for inclusion in the text of a manuscript as online-only content linked to the online manuscript.

An abstract, not exceeding 125 words, should clearly and succinctly summarize the article. The abstract should appear on a page of its own following the title page. The abstract should include the central question addressed by the article, findings, and conclusions.

Manuscripts should be double-spaced, including text, tables, figure captions, and references. Italicize court cases and nonnaturalized words of foreign origin. Otherwise, please use italics sparingly. Do not use boldface text or all capitals except for acronyms. Acknowledgments should be placed as an unnumbered author's note at the end of the manuscript. Please keep such notes brief. Main headings within the manuscript should be centered on the page and typed entirely in capitals. Subheads within main headings should be typed flush to the left margin in italicized capital and lowercase letters.

Figures

Please be aware that the requirements for online submission and for reproduction in the journal are different: (i) for online submission and peer review, please upload your figures either embedded in the word processing file or separately as low-resolution images (.jpg, .tif, .gif or.eps); (ii) for reproduction in the journal, you will be required at revised submission stages to supply high-resolution .tif files (1200 d.p.i. for line drawings and 300 d.p.i. for color and half-tone artwork) or high-quality printouts on glossy paper. We advise that you create your high-resolution images first as these can be easily converted into low-resolution images for online submission. For useful information on preparing your figures for publication, go to http://dx.sheridan.com/onl/.

Please note that all labels used in figures should be in upper case in both the figure and the caption. The journal reserves the right to reduce the size of illustrative material.

The number of illustrations should be kept to a minimum. Captions for figures should be listed on a separate sheet. All tables must bear a title. Footnotes may be used in the tables but not in the text.

AUTHOR SELF-ARCHIVING/PUBLIC ACCESS POLICY

For information about this journal's policy, please visit our Author Self-Archiving policy page.

COPYRIGHT

It is a condition of publication in the Journal that authors grant an exclusive licence to the Journal, published by Oxford University Press. This ensures that requests from third parties to reproduce articles are handled efficiently and consistently and will also allow the article to be as widely disseminated as possible. In assigning the licence, authors may use their own material in other publications provided that the Journal is acknowledged as the original place of publication, and Oxford University Press is notified in writing and in advance.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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There are other specialist language editing companies that offer similar services and you can also use any of these. Authors are liable for all costs associated with such services.