Dissolution Technologies Article Submission Guidelines

General Information

Dissolution Technologies welcomes submissions pertaining to dissolution testing. All articles must be submitted to the Research Editor first in order to be considered for publication. The article will then be peer-reviewed by at least two experts in the field. The process may take as long as 2 months. After acceptance the article will be reviewed by the Assistant and/or Copy editors. The primary author will receive a pdf file of the article for review before the issue is printed.

Authors are encouraged to review their articles before submission, to verify accuracy, correct typographical errors and to clarify acronyms or abbreviations. The author, not Dissolution Technologies, is responsible for any statements made in the article.

All rejected manuscripts will be returned to submitting authors, and while every effort will be made to package the materials suitably for shipping, Dissolution Technologies cannot be held responsible for for any damage that occurs during shipping.

Electronic File Submission Guidelines:

Files can be prepared in Microsoft Word/Office or WordPerfect programs, either on Mac or PC platform. Save the documents as document files. Please label diskettes with file name, word processing program and version number. If illustrations are included, please include a laser proof, with figure number or other key code that indicates placement within the text.

TEXT

There is no need to double space between paragraphs, but text already formatted this way will be accepted.

Use tabs correctly for tabular or columnar information.
It is okay to format with bold, italic, etc.
Do not use two spaces after a period at the end of a sentence.
Set copy to flush left and do not justify.
Strip out any unnecessary tabs and page breaks. Do not use carriage returns at the end of lines except at the end of paragraphs.
Do not add manual hyphens.
Please include Figure/Table/Illustration captions at the end of the article in a separate section.
Please identify article sections: ie Abstract, Introduction, Subheads, Conclusions, References on a separate line before the text of the section begins.

Illustrations and/or photographic images, should be SEPARATE MACINTOSH TIFF, EPS, or jpeg format (platform independent). Please do not send images imbedded in Word files. They cannot be extracted.

Manuscripts may be submitted in the following ways:

via the internet: vgray@dissolutiontech.com
on CD-ROM to: Dissolution Technologies , Inc. , 9 Yorkridge Trail, Hockessin, DE 19707 USA
Hard copies are not necessary and not preferred

Copyright

A manuscript, if accepted for publication , becomes the property of Dissolution Technologies. Written permission must be obtained from Dissolution Technologies to reprint an article elsewhere. If the article has been published previously, in another publication, it is the responsibility of the author to obtain written permission to republish.

Illustrations/Tables/Photos

Please reference illustrations and tables in the text: ie Figure 1, Figure 2, or Table 1, etc. Mark each illustration or table accordingly. Illustrations and tables must submitted each on a separate page, apart from the text.

Digital specifications, Photos must be TIF, EPS, or JPG (over 300DPI preferable) . FTP transfers are possible, contact the Research Editor for details.

It is the responsibility of the author to ensure that all rights for reproduction of photos has been obtained from the photographer.

References

References should be grouped together and arranged according to their order of mention in the manuscript. Detailed information on format and content may be found in the ACS Style Guide¹. A reference should include the following minimum information:

Periodical references: Author names, abbreviated journal title, year of publication, volume number (if any), and pages of cited article.
Author 1; Author 2; Author 3; etc. Title of article. Journal Abbreviation Year, Volume, Inclusive pagination.
Example:
Zatz, J. L.; Segers, J. D. Techniques for measuring in vitro release from semisolids. Dissolution Technol. 1998, 5 (1), 3-17.
Book references: Author and/or editor names, book title, publisher, city of publication, and year of publication.
Author 1; Author 2; Author 3; etc. Chapter Title. Book Title, Edition Number; Editor 1, Editor 2, Eds.; Series Information (if any); Publisher: Place of Publication, Year; Volume Number, Pagination.
Examples:
Hanson, R.; Gray, V. Handbook of Dissolution Testing, 3rd ed; Dissolution Technologies, Inc.: Hockessin, DE, 2004.
Wilkinson, A. The manufacture of metered dose inhalers. In Metered Dose Inhaler Technology; Purewal, T. S., Grant, D. J. W., Eds.; Interpharm Press: Buffalo Grove, IL, 1998; pp 69-116.
Government Publications: Author 1; Author 2; etc. Chapter Title. Document Title; Government Publication Number; Publishing agency: Place of Publication, Year; Pagination.
Example:
Guidance for Industry: Dissolution Testing of Immediate Release Solid Oral Dosage Forms. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), U.S. Government Printing Office: Washington, DC, 1997.

¹ The ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors, 2nd ed.; Dodd, J. S., Ed.; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1997.