City University of Hong Kong

Notes for Authors

  1. A title page should include the following information:
    Title
    Full name(s) of author(s)
    Author affiliation including university or institution and country
    Author's fax number and e-mail address
    Abstract of less than 100 words (containing no references to specific texts).
  2. Diagrams, graphs, charts, etc. must be referred to in the text as "figures", and numbered sequentially with Arabic numerals. Please indicate the approximate position of the figure in the text. Labelling should be made in Times and well clear of the elements of the figure. Bold and italic fonts can be used where appropriate.
  3. Tables must be referred to in the text as "tables" and numbered sequentially with Arabic numerals. Please indicate the approximate position of the table in the text.
  4. Subheadings
    Please use Arabic numbers for first and second-level subheadings and use alphabetical order for third-level subheadings.
  5. References
    Please adhere exactly to the following style and remember to do a final cross-check to see that the list is complete and matches the citations in the text exactly. Reference lists MUST be 1.5 spaced.

    Citation in text: Include the author's (and co-author's) last name, year of publication, and page numbers if applicable. "et al." may be used with three or more authors.

    Reference list: List in the following order: alphabetically by author, within author by year and within year by title.

    Books: Author(s) (year) Title, City of publication: Publisher.

    Articles: Author(s) (year) "Title," Journal Volume, pages.

    Unpublished: Author(s) (year) "Title," type of paper, University or Foundation.

    For cases not covered above, include all information (i.e. series title, volume number, translator, reprint information).
  6. Footnotes
    Please supply these in a separate list numbered consecutively from 1. Ensure that the list matches the footnote indicators in the text. Footnote 1 should contain the acknowledgement, if any, and the indicator should be placed after the name(s) of the authors.
  7. Mathematics
    Distinguish between "1" and "l", and "O", "o" and "0", especially as super- and subscripts.
    Place formula numbers in parentheses on the far right and order consecutively throughout the paper.
    Use Arabic numerals for equations, theorems, definitions and sections.
    Ensure that italics and bold face are used correctly and are easily differentiated from standard text. This applies throughout the article, not just in the mathematics.
    Please avoid the use of mathematics in footnotes wherever possible.
  8. Appendix
    Place the appendix at the end of the paper before the references. Additional appendices should be treated as subsections of the single appendix.
  9. Sections
    Number consecutively in Arabic numerals and begin with the introductory section as "1. Introduction"
  10. Consistency
    Use either British or US spelling throughout - do not mix the two.
  11. Abbreviations
    Avoid the use of abbreviations. Exceptions include terms used in equations like "lim" and "max," "US" for United States.
  12. Publishing procedures
    Your paper will be copyedited and typeset and a proof will be sent to the corresponding author to be checked. The corresponding author is responsible for proofreading and must follow the instructions sent by the publisher. Rewriting of even small parts of the article at the proofreading stage may be disallowed by the editor for cost reasons. The corresponding author will receive one complimentary copy of the journal for each author and 20 copies of offprints to be shared among the co-authors.
  13. Additional author services
    The publisher also offers additional author services, such as OnlineOpen, Early View and Supporting Infomration. For details, please visit Wiley-Blackwell's website.