Manuscript Submission
Please, read carefully all this page before submitting your manuscript. You will get information about the formatting of your manuscript, as well as the website link to submit your manuscript.
1) Determining the Journal: Thin Solid Film or Surface and Coatings Technology?
All Accepted papers will be published in special issues of Thin Solid Films (TSF) or Surface and Coatings Technology (SCT). Authors cannot choose the journal: the submission is according to the symposia where the abstract has been accepted. Please, check in the table below which one is your journal, according to your symposia:
| Symposia | Journal |
| Symposium A – Coatings for Use at High Temperatures | Surface and Coatings Technology |
| Symposium B – Hard Coatings and Vapor Deposition Technologies | Surface and Coatings Technology |
| Symposium C – Fundamentals and Technology of Multifunctional Materials and Devices | Thin Solid Films |
| Symposium D – Coatings for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications | Thin Solid Films |
| Symposium E – Tribology and Mechanical Behavior of Coatings and Engineered Surfaces | Surface and Coatings Technology |
| Symposium F – New Horizons in Coatings and Thin Films | Thin Solid Films |
| Symposium G – Surface Engineering – Applied Research and Industrial Applications | Surface and Coatings Technology |
| Symposium H – Advanced Characterization Techniques for Coatings and Thin Films | Thin Solid Films |
| Symposium TS1 – Anti- and De-icing Surface Engineering | Thin Solid Films |
| Symposium TS2 – New Horizons in Boron-Containing Coatings: Modeling, Synthesis and Applications | Surface and Coatings Technology |
| Symposium TS3 – In-silicio Design of Novel Materials by Quantum Mechanics and Classical Methods | Thin Solid Films |
| Symposium TS4 – Photocatalytic and Superhydrophilic Surfaces | Thin Solid Films |
| Symposium TS5 – Thin Films on Polymer Substrates: Flexible Electronics and Beyond | Thin Solid Films |
Manuscripts are accepted with the understanding that the authors have obtained the necessary authority for publication and will be peer-reviewed according to the usual high standards of these archival international journals. Upon acceptance of an article by the Editors, the author(s) will be asked to transfer copyright to Elsevier Science Publishers.
If you have any difficulties when submitting your manuscript to the into the submission system, please contact the lead editor, Esteban Broitman at: ebroitm@hotmail.com
Again, please adhere to the deadline of April 23, 2021 for the submission of your manuscript. This will allow our editorial team to initiate early the peer review process, complete their editorial work rapidly and ensure timely publication. We very much appreciate your cooperation.
Please note: the submission can only be done through the special Elsevier’s website submission for our conference found in the journal submission page, as explained below. The general instructions to write and submit the manuscript are also explained below.
Very Important: Note that submitted manuscripts will be accepted for publication after a successful per-review only if they were delivered as oral or poster presentations by the authors listed in the program.
2) Cover Letter
Your cover letter must clearly include: (1) the abstract number assigned by the conference organization, (2) the title of the abstract; and (3) the name of the presenter at the conference.
3) Manuscript Format
Manuscript format can be found in the following links:
Thin Solid Films: https://www.elsevier.com/journals/thin-solid-films/0040-6090/guide-for-authors
Surface and Coatings Technology: https://www.elsevier.com/journals/surface-and-coatings-technology/0257-8972/guide-for-authors
4) Submitting your manuscript to Thin Solid Films
If your abstract was accepted at Symposia C, D, F, H, TS1, TS3, TS4, or TS5, go to the submission page of Thin Solid Films:
https://www.editorialmanager.com/tsf/default.aspx
- Login in the website as “author.”
- Select “Submit New Manuscript”.
- In the new page, choose the “Article Type” of your submission from the drop-down menu at the left. You must choose:
VSI:ICMCTF-2021
as the article type. Please, note: If you choose a different option, your article won’t be considered by the ICMCTF Conference.
5) Submitting your manuscript to Surface and Coatings Technology
If your abstract was accepted at Symposia A, B, E, G, TS1, or TS2, go to the submission page of Surface and Coatings Technology:
https://www.editorialmanager.com/surfcoat/Default.aspx
- Login in the website as “author.”
- Select “Submit New Manuscript”.
- In the new page, choose the “Article Type” of your submission from the drop-down menu at the left. You must choose:
VSI:ICMCTF-2021
as the article type. Please, note: If you choose a different option, your article won’t be considered by the ICMCTF Conference.
6) Submission Problems
If you have a website problem when submitting your manuscript, you can always check the “Help” section from Elsevier at each journal, as well as send them an e-mail.
In the last case, if the problem persists, you can also contact the ICMCTF lead editor, Esteban Broitman at: ebroitm@hotmail.com.