The Johnson Matthey Technology Review is Johnson Matthey’s international journal of research exploring science and technology in industrial applications
- Submit an Article
- Length and Word Count
- Structure of the Article
- Artwork for Figures
- Supplementary Material
- Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- Copyright Policy
- Open Access
- Peer Review
- Accepted Manuscripts
- Impact Factor
Submit an Article
Before submitting an article please visit our Editorial Policy page for a list of topics that may be considered for publication.
You may submit your article by email or by uploading via the Contact form, selecting the category “Article submission”. Acceptable formats include:
- Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx)
- Rich text format (.rtf)
- Portable document format (PDF)
Please use only plain, bold and italic fonts.
Length and Word Count
- Suggested length for a full–length article is 3000–4000 words (8–10 pages, including Figures, Tables etc.)
- Short articles may be 1000–2000 words (2–4 pages)
- Conference reviews may be 1000–2000 words (2–4 pages)
- Book reviews may be 1000–2000 words (2–4 pages)
Longer or shorter articles or reviews may be considered. A very long paper may be divided into parts and published in subsequent issues; however there are few constraints on length, within reason, so we will normally allow submission of a longer article. We reserve the right to edit or shorten submissions.
Please contact us if you need further guidance.
Johnson Matthey Technology Review is published in English. Submissions may be edited to conform to Johnson Matthey Technology Review’s house style. Johnson Matthey Technology Review follows IUPAC guidelines for scientific terminology and uses SI units.
Non-English speakers should try to have a native English speaker proofread their article before submission, if possible. Alternatively a professional translation service may be used if available. The Editors reserve the right to edit submissions for language and grammar, but it remains the author’s responsibility to ensure that the scientific content is accurate at all times.
If in doubt, contact us for further guidance.
Structure of the Article
Articles and reviews for Johnson Matthey Technology Review should include a title, subtitle, introduction, main body of the article (which may be divided by subheadings) and conclusions. Full-length articles should include a synopsis. All articles and reviews should be supported by Figures and References, and include a short author biography.
Johnson Matthey Technology Review’s readers include specialists in many different disciplines. Therefore the article should be written to be understood by the non-specialist scientifically educated reader.
The title should be clear and concise, between 5–15 words. It should be descriptive of the work that is discussed in the article. Avoid abbreviations in titles, especially if they are uncommon or very specialised. Conference and book reviews should be given the title of the conference or book reviewed.
A subtitle may be added to expand on the title or emphasise a point.
Each paper should begin with a synopsis (or abstract) of approximately 50–200 words, which should summarise the main points and aim of the article.
The introduction should give a short review or overview of the topic or its background, with appropriate References, especially if the topic is likely to be unfamiliar to many non-specialist readers. Include a statement of the purpose or aim of the research or of the topic being reviewed and of its practical application, where necessary. If a review is selective, indicate the criteria used for selection.
The main body of the article should describe the work and its significant outcomes or results. You may include a brief note of the methods or procedures that have been used. Please note however that we do not normally publish detailed descriptions of experimental procedures, these should be Referenced elsewhere where possible. Results should be presented as concisely as possible, with the use of Tables where appropriate. Ensure that all material included is appropriate, timely and relevant to the aim or purpose of the article.
The text may be divided into sections using subheadings. Subheadings may optionally be numbered. No more than two levels of subheadings should be used.
A summary or conclusions should be added at the end of the article. You may indicate the relevance of the work and its relationship to future research with special emphasis on any present or future industrial applications.
The article should be fully illustrated by Figures, in colour where appropriate. These can include photographs, chemical structures, reactions, graphs, diagrams, Schemes, etc.
The article must be fully supported by References. These should be collected at the end of the article and numbered consecutively in order of citation in the text. Please do not add any Footnotes or Endnotes, other than your References, except in Tables.
A Glossary may be useful if there are a lot of very specialised or technical terms.
Acknowledgements may be made at the end of the article.
For each author, please provide a short (~50 words) professional biography, with special emphasis on their research interests. Please also provide a photograph of each author.
For further guidance, please refer to our website for examples of published articles, or contact us.
Authors who have submitted an article are required to identify all co-authors and any other contributors (and to obtain consent from them for the publication of the article).
Three basic criteria must all be met to be credited as an author:
1. Substantial contribution to the study conception and design, data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation
2. Drafting or revising the article for intellectual content
3. Scientific approval of the final version
Individuals who are involved in a study but don’t satisfy the journal’s criteria for authorship, can be mentioned in the Acknowledgements. Examples include: assisting the research by providing advice, providing research space, departmental oversight, and obtaining financial support.
All authors who qualify must be listed. There is no limit to the number of authors that can be listed on each paper. We do not specify the order in which authors must appear.
For any other questions please Contact Us.
You should consider naming any individuals, organisations or Departments that have helped with data, equipment, services (such as analytical services), providing images, funding, inspiration or helpful discussions related to the work but do not qualify to be co-authors on the paper.
Copyright holders should be acknowledged beside the image or data that they provided.
For any other questions please Contact Us.
Artwork for Figures
Artwork may be submitted as images embedded in a Word document or a PDF file, or as JPEG or TIF files by email. Please save artwork in as high a resolution as possible. We encourage images and photographs in colour where appropriate.
Figures and line drawings published in Johnson Matthey Technology Review may be redrawn (for consistency). If a diagram is very complex, please include an additional unlettered copy. Please ensure that all lettering or labelling is clearly legible.
Please ensure that each Figure is cited within the text and provide a suitable caption.
If the article contains images, tables, photographs, diagrams, graphs etc. which have been previously published elsewhere (including in books, journals, conference presentations etc.) please obtain permission to reproduce the material from the original author and publisher or copyright holder.
All articles and reviews should be fully supported by References.
Please give as many bibliographic details as possible to ensure that the Reference can be found. The names of all authors, editors etc. should be included. Names of journals should follow standard abbreviations and be followed by the year, volume number, part or issue number and the first page number. Please provide the Digital Object Identifier (DOI), if available.
References should be collected at the end of the paper and numbered consecutively in their order of appearance.
A link will be added to the digital version where a DOI is available, in the HTML version of the article only.
1 A. R. Chianese, X. Li, M. C. Janzen, J. W. Faller and R. H. Crabtree, Organometallics, 2003, 22, (8), 1663 LINK http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/om021029+
2 E. Wicke and H. Brodowsky, “Hydrogen in Metals”, eds. G. Alefeld and J. Völkl, Vol. 2, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 1978
3 “Applied Homogeneous Catalysis with Organometallic Compounds: A Comprehensive Handbook”, in 2 volumes, eds. B. Cornils and W. A. Herrmann, Wiley VCH, Weinheim, 1996
4 M. P. Hogarth, P. A. Christensen and A. Hamnett, ‘Electrooxidation of methanol on carbon supported finely dispersed Pt–Ru catalyst‘, Proc. First Int. Symp. on New Materials for Fuel Cell Systems, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 9th–13th July, 1995, pp. 310–325
5 R. L. Pruett and J. A. Smith, Union Carbide Corporation, ‘Hydroformylation Process’, US Patent 3,527,809; 1970
6 S. V. Ley, M. D. Smith, C. Ramarao, A. F. Stepan and H. Tanaka, Daihatsu Motor Co, Ltd, US Patent Appl. 2005/0,215,804
Supplementary material may be submitted to support the article. This supplementary material may include tables of additional data, more detailed background information, suggestions for further reading etc. and will be displayed on the website alongside the web version of the article.
Formats for supplementary material include:
- Plain text
- Portable document format (PDF)
- Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (.xls or .xlsx)
- Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx)
Supplementary material may not be copyedited or typeset before publication but may be sent to Referees for peer review.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
We will assign a unique digital object identifier (DOI) to all accepted articles.
The DOI will be linked to the article hosted on IngentaConnect. It can be used to cite an article in press or to permanently link to any published article.
We do not usually accept articles which have been previously published in substantially the same form, in any language. Please ensure that your article is not also being considered for publication elsewhere.
The author must be able to transfer the copyright to Johnson Matthey Technology Review and Johnson Matthey Plc. All named authors must agree to submit the paper to Johnson Matthey Technology Review.
If the article contains images, tables, photographs, diagrams, graphs etc. which have been previously published elsewhere (including in books, journals, conference presentations etc.) it is the author’s responsibility to obtain permission to reproduce the material from the original author and publisher or copyright holder.
The Johnson Matthey Technology Review is now an Open Access journal published under a Creative Commons licence. Please refer to our Open Access policy for further information.
Please note that articles will be sent to Referees inside or outside of Johnson Matthey Plc in order to assess the scientific content and suitability of the article for publication.
Therefore, before submission please check that the article has been approved for external circulation by all relevant parties, committees, managers, funding bodies etc.
If the work involves or may involve intellectual property (patents, trademarks), please make sure that your legal representative/patent lawyer has approved publication before submission.
In all cases the final decision to publish rests with the Editors.
The Johnson Matthey Technology Review may, at the Editorial team’s discretion, occasionally publish an article as an “accepted manuscript” or an “accepted proof”. These articles will have been peer reviewed (where appropriate) and accepted for publication but may not have their final page layout, page numbers or doi and may be subject to further copyediting and correction.
Such articles are intended to provide a faster service to our readers and authors. The “accepted manuscript” or “accepted proof” will be replaced by the final, paginated version as soon as possible following their publication online.
Johnson Matthey Technology Review does not distinguish between production errors and author’s errors. Any error, of whatever origin, which is identified and confirmed may be published as an “Erratum” in a subsequent issue of the Journal.
If you think you have found an error in an article appearing in Platinum Metals Review or the Johnson Matthey Technology Review, please contact us or the article’s corresponding author(s).