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Attention
Optics
Express
Authors
Optics
Express
has
made
significant changes to its production
process by creating archival-
quality
XML
along
with
the
PDF
output.
XML
is
the
industry
standard
for
producing
and
archiving scientific journal articles
and is used in producing all other OSA journals.
Having
full-text
XML
will
allow
Optics
Express
to
be
indexed
more
accurately
and
completely
in
MEDLINE,
PubMed
Central,
and
other
databases;
it
will
also
allow
the
journal
to
meet
its
archival
obligations
and
to
prepare
for
new
services
such
as
full-text
semantic
search
and
repurposing of content.
In order to prevent delays
in production, we ask that authors carefully
adhere to the following
new guidelines:
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Word and LaTeX.
OSA accepts
Word and LaTeX submissions; however, we
encourage authors to submit papers in
MS Word. OSA will not publish the same
Word file that authors submit for their
final revisions, so it is imperative that authors
carefully check the final version of
their paper before paying the publication fee.
OSA uses a Word plug-in called eXtyles
to normalize, format, tag, and parse the file
into full-text XML. eXtyles
automatically reformats, checks, and updates the
references against the CrossRef and
PubMed databases. In addition to running other
auto-redact editing rules, eXtyles
checks all reference, figure, table and equation
callouts in the text to ensure all
items are cited. At this time full-text XML will
be
generated from LaTeX papers after
publication.
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Author listing.
All authors
must be grouped together using superscripts to
callout
each affiliation. Hard returns
(Enter key) must be used to separate each
individual
affiliation. Soft-returns
(Shift + Enter key) should be use for line breaks
within a
single paragraph.
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Main text.
Authors must
identify equations and figures in the text by
inserting Fig.
or Eq. before the
number. All references, figures, and tables must
be called out in the
text in the order
they appear.
Figures.
Authors must use one image file per
figure. Figures need to be inserted as
objects that are fixed and move with
the text, not as floating objects. Figures should
never be placed in a table environment.
Tables.
Authors must use Word’s Table editor to
insert tables. Authors must not
import
tables from Excel. All content for each table
should be in a single Word table
(do
not split content for a single table across
multiple Word tables).
Equations.
The Express journals not accept
equations built using the Word 2007
Equation Builder. All equations should
be created in MathType (or the Microsoft
Equation editor from Design Science).
We strongly encourage authors to use
MathType 6.7. Note that LaTeX users can
type LaTeX code directly into MathType
for rendering in Word.
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Adherence to
the above guidelines will significantly expedite
the production of your paper.
Instructions for the preparation of a
manuscript
for
Optics
Express
Joseph
Richardson,
1,*
Chris
Videll,
2
and
Jennifer Martin
2,3
Department of Peer Review, Optical
Society of America, 2010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW,
Washington, D.C. 20036,
USA
2
Department of Editorial
Services, Optical Society of America, 2010
Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
20036, USA
3
Currently with the
Department of Electronic Journals, Optical Society
of America, 2010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW,
Washington, D.C. 20036, USA
*
xyx@
1
Abstract:
Explicit and detailed rules are given for
preparing a manuscript
for
Optics Express
. After a
general introduction and a summary of the basic
requirements,
specific
guidelines
are
given
for
all
major
manuscript
elements
(such
as
abstract,
headings,
figures,
tables,
and
references)
to
achieve
optimal
typographic
quality.
The
use
of
complete
and
properly
formatted references is particularly
important.
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2010 Optical
Society of America
OCIS
codes:
(000.0000) General; (000.2700)
General science.
References and links
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
P. J.
Harshman, T. K. Gustafson, P. Kelley, ―Title of
paper,‖ J. Chem. Phys.
3
,
(to be published).
C. van Trigt,
―Visual system
-
response
functions and estimating reflectance,‖ J. Opt.
Soc. A
m. A
14,
741-
755 (1997).
K. Gallo and
G. Assanto, ―All
-optical diode based on
second-harmonic generation in an asymmetric
waveguide,‖ J. Opt. Soc. B
16
, 267-269 (1999).
B. R. Masters,
vivo,
3
, 332
(1998),
/?URI=OPEX-3-9-332
.
B. R. Masters,
―Three
-dimensional confocal microscopy
of the human opt
ic nerve in vivo,‖ Opt.
Express
3
,
356
(1998),
/?URI=OPEX-3-10-356
.
1. Introduction
Adherence to the specifications listed
in this style guide is essential for efficient
review and
publication
of
submissions.
Since
Optics
Express
paper
are
not
routinely
copyedited
and
typeset, use of the
Optics Express
macros and
style guide is critical to providing a consistent
appearance
.
Except for numbering and titling
of sections, which may not be desirable for short
articles,
the
Optics
Express
style
and
layout
rules
have
been
followed
in
this
guide.
Also
note
that
there is a checklist
available in Section 6 that summarizes the style
specifications.
2. Page layout and
length
Paper size should be U.S.
Letter, 21.505 cm x 27.83 cm (8.5 in. x 11 in.).
The printing area
should be set to
13.28 cm x 21.54 cm (5.25 in. x 8.5 in.); margins
should be set for a 2.54-cm
(1 in.) top
and 4.11-cm (1.625 in.) left, right, and bottom.
To maintain a rapid publication cycle,
the recommended page length for an
Optics Express
article is 6
pages. Higher publication fees apply to articles
7-15 pages in length. There is an
additional fee for manuscripts longer
than 15 pages.
3. Software
Optics Express
accepts Word
and TeX files.
4. Typographical style
All fonts for text should be some
version of Times New Roman. Text should be
10-pt., the
title
should
be
18-pt.,
and
the
affiliation
and
references
should
be
8-pt.
Do
not
add
hyphenation at the end
of a line.
4.1 Title
Center
the title. The title should be in 18-pt. bold
font. Use initial cap for first word in title or
for
proper
nouns.
Use
lowercase
following
colon.
Title
should
not
begin
with
an
article
or
contain the words
4.2 Author
name
Center author names in 10-pt. bold
font. Author names should appear as used for
conventional
publication, with first
and middle names or initials followed by surname.
Every effort should
be
made
to
keep
author
names
consistent
from
one
paper to
the
next
as
they
appear
within
OSA publications.
4.3 Author affiliation
All
authors and affiliations should be styled in the
following below. If all authors share one
affiliation,
superscript
numbers
are
not
needed.
The
corresponding
author
will
have
an
asterisk indicating footnote.
All authors must be grouped together
using superscripts to callout
each
affiliation. Hard returns (Enter key) must be used
to separate each individual affiliation.
Soft-returns
(Shift
+
Enter
key)
should
be
use
for
line
breaks
within
a
single
paragraph.
Abbreviations
should not be used. Center the e-mail address of
author(s)
directly below the
affiliation. Please include the country
at the end of the affiliation.
Joseph
Richardson,
1,*
Antoinette
Wrighton,
2
and
Jennifer Martin
2,3
Department of Peer Review, Optical
Society of America, 2010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW,
Washington, D.C. 20036,
USA
2
Department of Editorial
Services, Optical Society of America, 2010
Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
20036, USA
3
Currently with the
Department of Electronic Journals, Optical Society
of America, 2010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW,
Washington, D.C. 20036, USA
*
xyx@
Affiliation line with two
e-mail addresses (only one for the corresponding
author)
1
Joseph
Richardson,
1,*
Antoinette
Wrighton,
2,4
and
Jennifer Martin
2,3
Department of Peer Review, Optical
Society of America, 2010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW,
Washington, D.C. 20036,
USA
2
Department of Editorial
Services, Optical Society of America, 2010
Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
20036, USA
3
Currently with the
Department of Electronic Journals, Optical Society
of America, 2010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW,
Washington, D.C. 20036, USA
4
osa@
*
xyx@
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4.4 Abstract
Begin the section with the word
―
Abstract
:‖ in bold print
followed by a colon. Indent left
and
right margins 1.27 cm (0.5 in.). Font
size should be 10-pt. and alignment double (left
and right)
justified.
The
abstract
should
be
limited
to
approximately
100
words.
It
should
be
an
explicit
summary
of
the
paper
that
states
the
problem,
the
methods
used,
and
the
major
results
and
conclusions. It also
should contain the relevant key words that would
allow it to be found in a
cursory
computerized search. If the work of another author
is cited in the abstract, a separate
citation should be included in the body
of the text. Do not include numbers, bullets, or
lists
inside the abstract.
4.5. Copyright
The line
immediately following the abstract should be
? 2007 Optical Society of
America
in 9-pt. type.
Indentation should match the abstract, i.e., 1.27
cm (0.5 in.). Insert a 4-pt. space
above and below the copyright line. See
the first page of these instructions.
4.6 OCIS subject classification
Optics Classification and Indexing
Scheme (OCIS) subject classifications should be
included
at the end of the abstract.
List the OCIS code in parenthesis, followed by the
term spelled out;
separate OCIS terms
with semicolons. Each paper must contain two to
six OCIS codes. Use 8-
pt.
type
for
this
line.
For
a
complete
list
of
OCIS
codes,
visit
this
site:
/submit/ocis/
OCIS
codes
: (260.1440) Birefringence;
(050.1950) Diffraction gratings
4.7
Main text
The first line of the first
paragraph of a section or subsection should start
flush left.
The first
line
of
subsequent
paragraphs
within
the
section
or
subsection
should
be
indented
0.62
cm
(0.2 in.). All main text
should be alignment double (left and right)
justified.
Section headings may be
numbered consecutively and consistently throughout
the paper in
Arabic numbers and typed
in bold. Use an initial capital letter followed
by lowercase, except
for
proper
names,
abbreviations,
etc.
Always
start
headings
flush
left.
Do
not
include
references to the literature,
illustrations, or tables in headings. Insert a
6-pt. space above and
below each
section heading as shown in this paper.
Subsection headings may be
numbered consecutively in Arabic numbers to the
right of the
decimal point, with the
section number to the left of the decimal point as
shown in this paper.
Subsection
headings should be in italics
, with an
initial capital letter followed by
lowercase
,
except
for
proper
names,
abbreviations,
etc.
Start
subsection
headings
flush
left.
Do
not
include
references
to
the
literature,
illustrations,
or
tables
in
headings.
Create
a
6-pt.
space
above and below each subsection heading
as shown in this paper.
Numbering
of
section
headings
and
subsection
headings
is
optional
but
must
be
used
consistently throughout papers in which
it is applied.
4.8 Equations
The Express journals do not accept
equations built using the Word 2007 Equation
Builder. All
equations
should
be
created
in
MathType
(or
the
Microsoft
Equation
editor
from
Design
Science).
We
strongly
encourage
authors
to
use
MathType
6.7.
Note
that
LaTeX
users
can
type
LaTeX code directly into MathType for rendering in
Word.
Equations
should
be
centered,
unless
they
are
so
long
that
less
than
1
cm
will
be
left
between the end of the equation and the
equation number, in which case they may run on to
the next line. Equations should have a
6-pt. space above and below the text. Equation
numbers
should
appear
at
the
right-hand
margin,
in
parenthesis.
For
long
equations,
the
equation
number may appear on the next line.
For very long equations, the right side of the
equation
should
be
broken
into
approximately
equal
parts
and
aligned
to
the
right
of
the
equal
sign.
The
equation
number
should
appear
only
at
the
right
hand
margin
of
the
last
line
of
the
equation:
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b
?
b
2
?
4
ac
.
2
a
(1)
All equations should be numbered in the
order in which they appear and should be
referenced
from within the main text as
Eq. (1).
In-line math
of simple fractions should use parentheses when
necessary to avoid ambiguity;
for
example, to distinguish between
1/(
n
?
1) and 1/
n
?
1. Exceptions to this are
the proper
fractions such as
1
2
, which are
better left in this form. Summations and
integrals that appear
n
??
2
?
1
within
text such as
1
should have
limits placed to the right of the symbol to
2
?
n
?
< br>1
(
n
?
2
n
)
reduce
white
space.
Use
MS
Word
Equation
Editor
or
MathType
for
in-
text
and
display
notation wherever possible.
4.9 References and links
References should appear at the top of
the article, below the abstract, in the order in
which
they are referenced in
the body of the paper (see below). The font
should be 8-pt. aligned left.
Lines
should
be
single-
spaced.
The
words
―
References
and
links
‖
should
head
the
section
(no number) in bold
print followed by one blank line, directly above
the first reference. Insert
a
6-
pt. space above the
―
References and links
‖ line.
All references should be indented 0.5 cm
(0.2
in),
with
succeeding
lines
indented
sufficiently
to
preserve
alignment.
The
references
section should be
delimited by horizontal rules above and below the
section, separated by at
least 6-pts.
of white space from the text.
Optics Express
uses
numerical notation in brackets for bibliographic
citations. At the point
of citation
within the main text, designate the reference by
typing the number in after the last
corresponding
word
[1].
Reference
numbers
should
proceed
a
comma
or
period
[2].
Two
references
[3,4],
should
be
included
together,
separated
by
a
comma,
while
three
or
more
consecutive references should be
indicated by the bounding numbers and a dash
[1-4].
Optics Express
follows the following citation style:
Journal paper
For
journal
articles,
authors
are
listed
first,
followed
by
the
article’s
full
title
in
quotes,
the
journal’s title
abbreviation, the volume number in bold,
inclusive page numbers, and the year
in parentheses. Journal titles are
required.
6.
C.
van Trigt, ―Visual
system
-
response functions
and estimating reflectance,‖ J. Opt. Soc. Am. A
14,
741-
755
(1997).
Book
For monographs
in books, authors are listed first, followed by
ar
ticle’s full title in quotes, the
word
―in,‖
followed
by
the
book
title
in
italics,
the
editors
of
the
book
in
parenthesis,
the
publisher, city, year.
7.
David F.
Edwards, ―Silicon (Si),‖ in
Handbook of
Optical Constants of Solids,
E.D.
Palik, ed. (Academic,
Orlando, Fla., 1985).
Chapter in a book
For citation of a book as a whole or
book chapter, authors or editors are listed first,
followed
by title in italics, and
publisher, city, and year in parenthesis. Chapter
number may be added
if applicable.
8.
F. Ladouceur
and J. D. Love,
Silica-Based Buried
Channel Waveguides and Devices
(Chapman
& Hall,
1995), Chap. 8.