Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences - Information for Authors

Scope and Police

The purpose of the Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences is to publish papers of permanent interest dealing with research, development and design related to science and technology in Mechanical Engineering, encompassing interfaces with Civil, Electrical, Chemical, Naval, Nuclear, Materials, Aerospace, Petroleum, System Engineering, Food, Agriculture, etc., as well as with Physics and Applied Mathematics.

The Journal publishes Full Length Papers, Review Papers, Book Reviews and Letters to the Editor. Authors must agree not to publish elsewhere a paper submitted and accepted by the Journal. Papers previously published in proceedings of conferences can also be considered for publication; this event should be cited as a footnote on the title page. Copies of the conference referees' reviews should be included. Review articles should constitute a critical appraisal of the published information.

The decision of acceptance for publication lies with the Editors and is based on the recommendations of at least two ad hoc reviewers, and of the Editorial Board, if necessary.

Submission

  • Manuscripts and correspondence should be sent to the Editor or, alternatively, to the nearest Associate Editor.

  • Five (5) copies of the paper are required. The Author should retain the manuscript disk until the end of the review process.

  • Manuscripts should be submitted only in English.

  • A manuscript submitted for publication should be accompanied by a cover page containing the full name of the Author(s), the Author for contact, institution address, phone number, e-mail address and, if the Authors so wish, the names of up to five (5) possible referees, with respective addresses.

    Format

  • Manuscripts should begin with the title, followed by an Abstract and from three to five Keywords.. The manuscript should not contain the Authors' names. The Abstract should state the objectives, methodology used and main conclusions, in no more than 200 words.

  • In research papers sufficient information should be provided in the text, or by referring to papers in generally available Journals, to permit the work to be repeated.

  • The paper must begin with an Introduction that is written for the general reader of the Journal, not for the specialist. This section should describe the problem statement, its relevance, significant results and conclusions from prior work, and objectives of the present work.

  • Uncertainties should be specified for experimental and numerical results.

  • Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced, on one side of the page, using A4 sized paper, with 2 cm margins. The pages should be numbered and not to excess 24, including tables and figures. Avoid footnotes.

  • All symbols should be defined in the text. A separate nomenclature section should list, in alphabetical order, the symbols used and their definitions. The Greek symbols follow the English symbols, and are followed by the subscripts and superscripts. Each dimensional symbol must have SI (metric) units mentioned; in addition, English units may be included parenthetically. Dimensionless groups and coefficients must be so defined and indicated.

    Mathematical Equations

  • All mathematical expressions should be typewritten using only letters and symbols available on the keyboard.

  • Equations that extend beyond the text width should be restated to go in two or more lines, as necessary to fit within the page width.

  • Fractional powers should be used instead of root signs.

  • A solidus (/) should be used instead of an horizontal line for fractions, whenever possible; for example, use 2/3 for two-thirds.

  • Mathematical expressions should not be introduced along the text itself, as part of a sentence line, but typed on individual lines.

  • Numbers that identify mathematical expressions should be enclosed in parenthesis. Refer to equations in the text as " Eq.(1)" or, if at the beginning of a sentence, as " Equation (1)".

  • Vectors should be typed boldface. Do not use arrows, wavy-line underscoring,etc.

    Figures and Tables

  • Figures and Tables should be referred in consecutive Arabic numerals. They should have a caption and be placed as close as possible to their first reference in the text. Refer to figures in the text with the abbreviation "Fig. 1", except at the beginning of a sentence, where " Figure 1" should be used.

  • The figures presenting technical data/results should have a boundary on all four sides, with scale indicators (tick marks) on all sides.

  • The legend for the data symbols should be put inside the figure, as well as the labels for each curve. Lettering should be large enough to be clearly legible (1.5-2.0 mm).

  • Laser print output line drawings are preferred. Drawings prepared on tracing paper or vellum, using black india ink, are acceptable.

  • Photographs must be glossy prints.

    References

  • References should be cited in the text by giving the last name of the author(s) and the year of publication. Either use "Recent work (Smith and Farias, 1997) or " Recently Smith and Farias (1997). With four (4) or more names, use the form " Smith et al. (1997)". If two or more references would have the same identification, distinguish them by appending "a","b", etc., to the year of publication.
  • Acceptable references include journal articles, numbered papers, dissertations, thesis, published conference proceedings, preprints from conferences, books, submitted articles, if the journal is identified, and private communications.
  • References should be listed in alphabetical order, according to the last name of the first author, at the end of the paper. Some sample references follow:
    • Soviero, P.A.O. and Lavagna, L.G.M.,1997, "A Numerical Model for Thin Airfoils in Unsteady Motion", RBCM- J. of the Brazilian Soc. Mechanical Sciences, Vol.19, No. 3, pp. 332-340.
    • Bordalo, S.N., Ferziger,J.H. and Kline, S.J.,1989, "The Development of Zonal Models for Turbulence", Proceedings of the 10th Brazilian Congress of Mechanical Engineering, Vol.1, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, pp. 41-44.
    • Sparrow, E.M., 1980a, "Forced Convection Heat Transfer in a Duct Having Spanwise-Periodic Rectangular Protuberances", Numerical Heat Transfer, Vol.3, pp. 149-167.
    • Sparrow, E.M., 1980b, "Fluid-to-Fluid Conjugate Heat Transfer for a Vertical Pipe-Internal and External Natural Convection", ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol.102, pp. 402-407.
    • Silva, L.H.M.,1988, "New Integral Formulation for Problems in Mechanics" (In Portuguese), Ph.D. Thesis, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, S.C., Brazil, 223 p.
    • Coimbra, A.L., 1978, "Lessons of Continuum Mechanics", Ed. Edgard Blücher, S.Paulo, Brazil, 428 p.
    • Clark, J.A.,1986, Private Communication, University of Michigan, Ann Harbor.

    Final Version Of The Manuscript

    Upon notification of acceptance, Authors should submit two copies of the final version and the manuscript disk, in Windows or Macintosh, Word or WordPerfect , thus avoiding retyping, with subsequent reduction of errors.

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