The full text of select papers presented at the conference will be duly reviewed and published in a special issue in the Transactions of The Indian Institute of Metals.

Abstract Submission Guideline:
Abstracts should be based on original research work conducted by the authors. It should list all the authors along with their affilication and addresses. The abstracts should be submitted as MS-WORD document and should be limited to 500 words.

Manuscript Submission Guidelines:
Only those papers which are based on original research findings will be considered for publication. The work should not have been submitted elsewhere for publication. The articles will be published as Technical Papers (TP) and should therefore highlight original work and results of extensive theoretical, laboratory, plant or field investigations

The Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals is devoted to the publication of original articles that contribute to the advancement of knowledge in any branch of metallurgy and materials science. All communications are published after peer review. Submission of a manuscript to the journal implies that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Manuscript should be sent to
Dr. Anish Upadhyaya
Co-convenor, Metallo-2007
Associate Professor
Department of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur-208016, INDIA.
Tel: 91-512-2597672
Fax: 91-512-2597505
metallo@iitk.ac.in

All the authors are required to transfer the coyright of the article to the Indian Institute of Metals before publication.

Limitations on length of papers:
The maximum length of manuscripts is 6 journal pages with not more than 6 figures. The article must not exceed 5500 words, including text, title, abstract, figure captions, references.

Manuscript Preparation:
Two copies of the manuscript complete in all respects plus one set of original illustrations are required. The manuscript should be typewritten in double space on one side of paper with a margin of at least 30 mm all round. Pages should be numbered consecutively, and the matter should be arranged in the following order: title; name(s) of author(s); affiliation(s) of author(s); full postal address with e-mail; abstract; nomenclature of symbols used, if any; introduction; materials and methods or experimental; results and discussion; conclusions; acknowledgement if any; references and appendices if any. Headings should be numbered in Indian numerals (viz., 1. Introduction, 2. Experimental, etc.,) and subheadings, if any, should be numbered using the decimal system, (viz.,1.1, 1.2, 1.2.1, etc.). Tables and captions for figures should be typed on separate pages. The authors are also required to submit soft copy of the manuscript on a CD. The authors have to submit the final version of the soft copy of their paper after incorporating the revisions suggested by reviewers.

Title:
It should be brief but informative, emphasising the specific contributions of the paper. If a paper forms part of a series, a subtitle indicating the aspects of the work covered in a paper should be provided. A short running title (about 55 characters width including blanks) should also be given.

Abstract:
It should be about 200 words in length, should accurately reflect the scope and contents highlighting the important findings and conclusions, and should be suitable for use by abstracting services without change.

Tables:
Tables, numbered consecutively in Indian numerals and each bearing a brief title, should be typed on separate pages.

Illustrations:
Three sets of illustrations (one original and two copies) numbered consecutively in Indian numerals are to be submitted. In the text, all illustrations (line drawings, photographs and micrographs) should be referred as e.g., Fig. 1, or at the beginning of a sentence as Figure 1. All line drawings (graphs, schematic drawings, process flow sheets, projections and views of equipment) must be drawn in black Indian ink on good quality tracing paper or cloth, white drawing paper like Bristol board or cellophane sheet. Mechanical lettering sets (stencils) should be used for lettering. High-contrast computer generated plots in BLACK ink against white art paper are acceptable. Illustrations containing colour symbols / lines are not acceptable. The illustrations should permit reduction to fit into a 80 mm column width or a 165 mm page width without loss of detail. In the case of photographs and micrographs, prints must be black and white and on glossy papers, and must show good contrast. The magnification in a micrograph (or scale in a photograph) must be indicated by means of a ruled line maker. The ruled line marker as well as any lettering to identify the components in a photograph or phases or regions of interest in a micrograph should be on semitransparent tracing paper and pasted at appropriate places in the photographs/micrograph. Indication of magnification in caption is unacceptable. Illustrations should be adequately protected against damage during transit. If any illustration is taken from another publication, reference to the source should be given and prior permission secured.

Units:
SI units with standard abbreviation are mandatory

Footnotes:
These should be generally avoided; for essential footnotes, the text should be marked with *, #, etc.

Mathematical Symbols and Expressions:
All mathematical expressions should be written neatly indicating clearly the distinction between capital and small letters, Greek and English letters (e.g., r & (gamma), k & K (kappa), and various resembling symbols and letters (e.g., 0 (zero) & O (oh), l (el) & 1 (one)), etc. All mathematical symbols and equations are printed in italics; it is convenient if these are highlighted using fluorescent highlighting pens. The equations should be numbered sequentially using Indian numerals in braces aligned with the right margin of the text. References to equations in the text should be as eq. (1) or, as Equation (1) at the beginning of a sentence. Enough space should be left above and below the equations for editorial instructions. For mathematical expressions appearing in the running text, it is desirable to leave adequate instructions so as to avoid unwieldy splitting of such expressions at the end of a printed line.

Appendices:
These should bear appropriate heading and names of authors (if different from those of the main paper). For more than one appendix, these should be numbered using Roman numerals.

References:
In the text, reference should be indicated by superscripts numerals without brackets. The bibliographic data in the list of references must be complete and should be presented uniformly according to the following examples as appropriate:

1. Prasad Y V R K, Sastry D H, and Vasu K I, Met Sci J 4 (1970) 69.

2. Tripathi B D, Kachhawaha J S, and Tare V B, Trans Ind Inst Met (in press).

3. Cottrell A H, Dislocations and Plastic Flow in Crystals, Clarendon Press, Oxford (1953) p 134
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4. Herman F, and Skillman S, Atomic Structure Calculations, Prentice Hall, New Jersey (1963), p 75.

5. Spading D B, in Turbulent Mixing in Reactive and Nonreactive Flows, (ed) Murthy S N B, Plenum Press, New York (1976), p 85.

6. Rodriguez P, and Arunachalam V S, in Proc Symp Non-Ferrous Metals Technology, (eds) Mannar J E, and Gupta P K, National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur (1969), p 193.

7. Mishra R D K, Investigation of the Behaviour of Scratched Metal Electrodes, Ph D Thesis, University of Cambridge, England (1983).

8. Attlegard M, Bergstrom Y, Lenasson C G, Norstrom L A, and Roberts W, An Assessment of Dynamic Strain Ageing in Austentic Stainless Steels through the Application of a Dislocation Model, Report IM-993, Swedish Institute of Metal Research, Stockholm (1974).

9. Trepagnier J H, US Patent 2463219 (to E I du Pont de Nemours & Co) 1 March 1949, Chem Abstr 43 (1949) 7258.

10. Banerjee D, Unpublished research (1992).

11. Gupta C K, Personal communication (1991).

Please note that names of books or periodicals should be typed in italics or underlined. The issue number of a periodical must be omitted unless each issue is paginated separately. Also, page number/chapter number of a book should be indicated unless the whole book is cited as a reference. Names of all authors (and of all editors for edited books and proceedings) must be given. For names of periodicals, standard abbreviations should be used; for guidance see World List of Scientific Publications, London, UK), International Serials Catalogue (International Council of Scientific Unions Abstracting Board, 75016 Paris France) or, Current Contents Index.