Author Guidelines

All manuscripts need to be prepared in the latest version of MS Office Word. Following the guidelines given below. Authors are suggested to submit the manuscript prepared at the guidelines via E-mail: mtt@cmti.res.in

The article not prepared in the prescribed font & guidelines would be returned to the author for resubmission.

Criteria for consideration of manuscripts:

Authors to submit Technical papers / short communication discussing various aspects of Manufacturing Technology including innovations, original research work, experimental investigations, best industrial practices, and case studies are invited for publication

Title: The title should be concise and reflect the work of the submitted manuscript. Names of all authors need to be mentioned below the title. The affiliation of each author should be identified by superscript Indo-Arabic numerals (XXV). The author of correspondence should be indicated by an asterisk (#). Provide full address including e-mail, fax, and telephone number of Author for correspondence.

Abstract: Every article is to be provided with the abstract in one paragraph, not exceeding 150 words. It should clearly state the purpose of the work, methods used, key findings, and major conclusions drawn from the work.

Keywords: The author(s) should provide four to six keywords.

Font: The Font should be CALIBRI, 11 points, Text should be Justified.

Spacing: Text should be Single Spacing.

Heading and subheading: The paper is to be organized under smooth-flowing headings, subheadings, and sub-subheadings.
• All main headings are to be serially numbered as 1, 2, 3,…
• All subheadings are to be numbered as 1.1, 1.2, 1.3,…..2.1, 2.2, 2.3,… etc.
• All sub-subheadings are to be numbered as 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, ….2.11, 2.12, 2.13…etc.

Tables: Tables should supplement and should not duplicate the information contained in the text. The tables should be numbered consecutively in Indo-Arabic numerals (1,2,3, etc.).

Illustration: All figures, drawings, and graphs are to be printed in black on a clear white background. Figures, drawings, and graphs are to be submitted in JPEG format with a resolution of at least 300 dpi and are to be numbered as Fig. 1, Fig. 2…

Mathematical equations and functions can be prepared by MS Equation Editor or MathType. Select Object on the Text section of the Insert tab and then select MathType/Equation Editor in the drop-down menu.

Equations are to be numbered as -             Equation      (1)

Author Biography: Biographies of each author within 150 words (including the author's photos) should include educational background, research field, published papers and patents, etc.

References:
The references should follow the APA (American Psychological Association) style and all cited documents must be listed in a single alphabetical list at the end of the paper.

Examples of in-text citations are given below:

 Parenthetical Citation: (Murthy, 1981)
 Narrative Citation: Murthy (1981)

Examples of Reference to different types of documents are given below:

Journal Article

 1. Murthy, T.S.R. (1981). A comparison of different algorithms for cylindricity evaluation.     International Journal of Machine Tool Design and Research. 22(04), 283-292.
  2. Nagahanumaiah, N., Ravi, B., & Mukhherjee, N.P. (2007). Rapid tooling manufacturability evaluation using fuzzy-AHP methodology. International Journal of Production Research. 45(5), 1161-1181.

Books/Monograph
1. Griffith, G. K. (1994). Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing: Applications and inspection.  2nd ed. New York: Prentice Hall.

A chapter from a Book
1. Seliger, G., Viehweger., & Wieneke, B. (1986). Decision support for planning flexible manufacturing systems. In: Simulation (149-162), edited by Hurrion, R. D. Berlin. Springer-Verlag.

Conference Paper
1. Mazumdar, J., & Song, L. (2013). Advances in metal additive processes. In: 1st National Conference on Micro and Nano Fabrication (mnf2013), 21-23 January, Bangalore, India, edited by S. Mohan., P. V. Shashikumar., & S. Usha. CMTI.

Report
1. Production Engineering Research Association of Great Britain. (1960). Numerically controlled machine tools. Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.