AUTHORS GUIDELINES

Materiale Plastice, abbreviated as Mater. Plast., publishes original scientific papers or guest reviews on topics of great interest.

The Journal does not publish memos, technical reports or non-original papers (that are a compiling of literature data) or papers that have been already published in other national or foreign Journal.

Materiale Plastice has the copyright for all the published papers. This is why papers cannot be published (completely or partially) in other Journals unless the editorial board will authorize it.

Paper Structure:

The papers will be submitted only using our online system.

You can access the SUBMIT PAPER link on the SUBMIT PAPER page on our web site and completing the Form.

The paper format should be in accordance with the journal TEMPLATE for Paper Submission

1. Paper Title

2. Paper Authors

3. Paper Abstract
3.1. Keywords

4. Paper Content
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Materials and Methods
4.3. Results and Discussions
4.4. Conclusions
4.5. Acknowledgements
4.6. References

1. Paper Title - should be precise and representative for the Article

2. Paper Authors - First Name and Last Name of the Authors

General Rules for Author's name
For each author enter:
1. First (Given) Names
2. Last (Family / Surname) Name
Separate author names from each other by a comma and a space.

* Ignore diacritics, accents, and special characters in names
* Treat two or more letters printed as a unit as if they are two letters
æ ----> ae
œ ----> oe

ORCID iD
Materiale Plastice supports the ORCID iD (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) identifier. This is an ID that uniquely identify an author and attaches it all his research work - no more confusion because another researcher has the same or a similar name.
Whenever and wherever the author publishes — his ORCiD iD remains the same (even when the author change his name).

Submitted and verified ORCID iDs will appear on the article: on PDF file, on the website and in the underlying metadata XML submitted to Crossref DOI.

The Authors who already have an ORCID iD can submit it along with their name, when submit your Paper.

Getting an ORCID iD is free and easy to do through the ORCID registration page:
ORCID - Register

Authors of all scholarly works must be accurately identified. Names and institutional affiliations – including country/region – of all contributing authors are required. Persistent digital identifiers (such as ResearcherID or ORCID) or links to institutional profiles may be provided to specify the identity and affiliation of authors.

3. Paper Abstract
An objective representation of the article (200-300 words)

4. Content

The formulas, the ecuations and the chemical reactions will be numbered with arabic digits, in small paranthesis in their chronological order, indicating in the Paper the place where it should be inserted.

The used measurement units (according to the International System) must be clearly indicated.

The abbreviations and the measuring units will be noted in agreement with the valid standards; examples:
Grams – g
Minutes – min
Hours – h
Seconds – s
Litres – L
pH – pH

The Paper will be published on website as PDF file, ONE COLUMN.

4.6 References

- respect our journal format regarding references
- add DOI every time possible
- use original sources, every time possible
- include the newest references
- reference numbers from the text should be direct after corresponding information, not necessary end of phrases
- references should have direct connection with the text
- reference numbers should be consecutive, in ascending order
- be sure all references cited in the text, tables and figures of the manuscript are in the Reference List at the end of manuscript

PAPER SUBMISSION

The papers will be submitted only using our online system; You can access the SUBMIT PAPER link on the SUBMIT PAPER page on our web site and completing the Form.

Your submission must contain the following items in separate Microsoft Word files:

1. The Paper with all schemes, figures, tables and diagrams integrated in the text

2. The Statement, undersigned by all the authors, that the Paper is compliant with all ethical standards of research - concerning the problems of plagiarism, conflicts of interest, intellectual property, copyright, human rights statements and informed consent, animal rights and studies and that the paper has not been previously published and is not being submitted elsewhere

(You can download and complete a Word STATEMENT TEMPLATE)

3. Other Documents, if necessary

THE PROCEDURE FOR PAPER MANAGEMENT

1. Paper reception

Each Paper accepted in the Editorial Workflow will receive a REGISTRATION NUMBER and an ONLINE ACCESS CODE - the Main Contact Author will receive an email with the status of Paper and the mandatory information

* The REGISTRATION NUMBER must be mentioned in all future correspondence and payment documents

* The ONLINE ACCESS CODE is necessary for AUTHORS'S PAGE on our site to view all the info of your Paper

2. Technical review

3. Paper revised and Paper resubmission, if necessary

4. Acceptance for referers

5. Submission to referers

6. Reviewers feedback:

6.1. Paper accepted
6.2. Paper revised
6.3. Paper rejected

7. a. Portfolio → Published

7. b. Paper revised and Paper resubmission → Accepted → Published

7. c. Paper will not be published

Proofs will be dispatched via e-mail and should be returned to the publisher with corrections as quickly as possible, normally in maximum 5 (five) working days of receipt.

Authors will be notified only by email about the status of their article.

So, they will be notified by email if their article is received and accepted, if it is necessary to make any changes to the Paper, when the Paper will be published, when they will have to make the payments.

AUTHOR'S SUBSCRIPTION FEES:

A. FOR LOCAL AUTHORS:

The publication fee for an article with 1 – 5 authors is 1.700 RON.
For every author that is added, the fee will increase with 200 RON/ each person; max number of authors is 10.

The article will be published in a period of 6 – 8 months from the date that it was approved by the Reviewers.

If the author wants a faster publication of the approved article, an Emergency fee will be paid.

The Emergency fee is 1.500 RON and the approved manuscript will be published in 2 months, after the confirmation of the free space of publishing in the journal.

Attention! The maximum number of articles that will be published with emergency fee will be set by the Editorial Board.

In order for us to send you your Invoice, you are kindly asked to mention on the payment documents the following required info:

1. REGISTRATION NUMBER of the Manuscript, Name and address - if the payment is made in the name of a person

2. REGISTRATION NUMBER of the Manuscript, Name and address /CUI- if the payment is made in the name of a Company / Institute/ University

Starting 1st of July 2022,

the publication fee for an article with 1 – 5 authors will be 1700 RON.

For every author that is added, the fee will increase with 200 RON/ each person; max number of authors is 10

The Emergency fee will be 1.500 RON.

B. FOR FOREIGN AUTHORS:

The publication fee for an article is 500 EURO for 1-5 authors;

For every author that is added, the fee will increase with 50 EUR/ each person; max number of authors is 10

The article will be published in a period of 6 – 8 months from the date that it was approved by the Reviewers.

If the author wants a faster publication of the approved article, an emergency fee will be paid.

The Emergency fee is 300 EURO and the approved manuscript will be published in 2 months, after the confirmation of the free space of publishing in the journal.

Attention! The maximum number of articles that will be published with emergency fee will be set by the Editorial Board.

In order for us to send you your Invoice, you are kindly asked to mention on the payment documents the following required info:

* REGISTRATION NUMBER of the Manuscript, Name and address

Starting 1st of July 2022,

the publication fee for an article will be 500 EURO for 1-5 authors;

For every author that is added, the fee will increase with 50 EUR/ each person; max number of authors is 10

The Emergency fee will be 300 EURO

AUTHOR'S PUBLICATION FEES AND PAYMENTS

Materiale Plastice has NO article submission charges
Materiale Plastice has article processing charges (APCs)

Publication Fee for an Accepted Submitted Manuscript - MATERIALE PLASTICE - must be paid minimum one month before the issue date of the journal.

PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE FOR:

REVISTA DE CHIMIE S.R.L.
Bank account:

RO20 RNCB 0071 1644 7957 0001 – BCR, Plevnei, Bucuresti (RON)

RO36 RNCB 0071 1644 7957 0004 - BCR, Plevnei, SWIFT: RNCBROBU (EUR)

sau

RO16TREZ7055069XXX011692 - Trezoreria sector 5, Bucuresti.

C.U.I. / VAT: 41281000

Mandatory the *Materiale Plastice REGISTRATION NUMBER of the article* must be written on the payment order.

After the payment was made please do send the Payment Confirmation at: office@revmaterialeplastice.ro
text message: *OP for Article with REGISTRATION NUMBER : nnn*

If the fee for publishing the article is not paid in time, the publication will be canceled.

For any problems or details please contact us: office@revmaterialeplastice.ro

PUBLISHING SECTION

Author Guidelines

* Paper Drafting

* Paper Template (doc)

* Ethical Statement (doc)

* Paper Submission

* Author Payments

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