AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS FOR

TYPESET JOURNALS, MANUALS, AND SOME SPECIAL TECHNICAL

PUBLICATIONS (STPS)
Contents
1. Committee on Publications Review Policy
1.1 List of Reviewers
1.2 Anonymity of the Reviewers
1.3 ASTMs Review Process
1.! "Controversial# Pa$ers
1.% Com$letion of the Review Process &for S$ecial Technical Publications'
2. Committee (n Publications Policy (n "Previously Publishe)# Material
3. *or) Processin+ ,nstructions
!. Manuscri$t (r+ani-ation
!.1 Pa+e Set./$
!.2 Title of Publication
!.3 Author 0yline
4.4 Title of Pa$er
4.5 Abstracts an) 1eywor)s
!.2 Subhea)s
%. 3)itorial Style
%.1 Tra)emar4s
%.2 Technical Terms an) 5omenclature Sections
%.3 Metric Practice
%.! Chemical Symbols
%.% Mathematical Material
%.2 5umberin+
%.6 Citin+ Stan)ar)s
4.6 Tables
4.7 ,llustrations &7i+ures'
4.8 8ra$hs9 Charts9 an) :ia+rams
4.9 Photo+ra$hs
%.1; References
%.1;.1 Author.:ate Style
4.10 5umeric Style
4.11 5on.Archival References
2. 7or More ,nformation
1. COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATIONS REVIE POLICY
<our $a$er will be $eer reviewe) for technical content an) acce$tability for $ublication by ASTM.
1.1 L!st o" Re#!e$e%s=
Two reviewers an) one alternate must be $rovi)e) by the boo4 or >ournal 3)itor for each $a$er.
4.12 Anon&'!t& o" t(e Re#!e$e%s
,n 4ee$in+ with lon+ stan)in+ $ublication $ractices9 ASTM $rotects the anonymity of the $eer
reviewers.
1.) ASTM*s Re#!e$ P%o+ess
3ach $a$er $ublishe) by ASTM re?uires two reviews. *hen the two reviewers comments are
receive)9 they are sent to the 3)itor for consi)eration. The 3)itor is +iven 1; )ays to ma4e a
recommen)ation after which time the reviews are sent to the authors re?uestin+ revision of the
$a$er in accor)ance with the reviews an) any a))itional comments $rovi)e) by the 3)itor. The
3)itor may also re?uest a))itional reviews as warrante).
4.13 ,Cont%o#e%s!-./ P-0e%s
*hen a reviewer recommen)s material be re>ecte)9 the 3)itor confers with the C(P re$resentative
assi+ne) to that $ublication to reach a >oint )ecision.
5(T3= ASTM @ournal 3)itors have the ri+ht to re>ect $a$ers without in$ut from a C(P
re$resentative as lon+ as no conflict of interest eAists.
4.14 Co'0.et!on o" t(e Re#!e$ P%o+ess ("o% S0e+!-. Te+(n!+-. P12.!+-t!ons)
,n 4ee$in+ with the +oals of C(P to eA$e)ite $ublications9 the followin+ $olicy was a)o$te) at their
@une 1BC6 meetin+=
"The review $rocess must be com$lete) within 2 months after the sym$osium
)ate9 i.e.9 the final recei$t of manuscri$ts9 or the sym$osium chairman must
a$$eal to the C(P for an eAtension. The C(P may +rant an eAtension base)
on the situation9 or may in)icate other ste$s that must be followe)
to resolve the situation#.
3. COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATIONS* POLICY ON ,PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED/
MATERIAL
Pa$ers submitte) for consi)eration must not have been $reviously $ublishe).
,n or)er to maintain the inte+rity of the $ublication $rocess9 the $olicy of ASTM an) its Committee
on Publications &C(P' forbi)s the $ublication of $reviously $ublishe) material. 7or the $ur$ose of
this $olicy9 "$reviously $ublishe)# means $ublishe) in a $eer reviewe)9 archival )ocument or
electronic format such that the material can be easily reference) an) obtaine). *ith limite)
eAce$tions9 this )efinition woul) encom$ass any material that is currently sub>ect to co$yri+ht
$rotection. ,nformally $ublishe) $rocee)in+s of wor4sho$s or seminars woul) not normally fall
un)er the sco$e of this )efinition.
,n or)er to be sub>ect to this $olicy9 the material in ?uestion nee) not be i)entical to the $revious
$ublication9 only substantially the same. The Technical 3)itor of the $ublication an) the assi+ne)
C(P re$resentative are res$onsible for )eterminin+ whether or not the material is "substantially the
same# in each case.
3Ace$tions to this $olicy can be +rante) with the a$$roval of the Technical 3)itor of a >ournal or the
Technical 3)itor of a boo4 an) the C(P re$resentative. 3Aam$les for eAce$tions may inclu)e9 the
com$leteness or technical accuracy of a manual mi+ht be com$romise) without the material
containe) in a $reviously $ublishe) wor4. Similarly9 a >ournals Technical 3)itor may feel that the
rea)ers woul) benefit from the information so much that they a+ree to sacrifice >ournal $a+es to
accommo)ate the $reviously $ublishe) article.
,n cases where an eAce$tion is +rante)9 all necessary waivers of co$yri+ht must be obtaine) by the
author an) submitte) in writin+ to ASTM an) cite) in the $ublication with the co$yri+ht hol)ers
$ermission.
). ORD PROCESSIN4 INSTRUCTIONS
ASTM re?uests that all authors use wor) $rocessin+ &*P' systems for $re$arin+ manuscri$ts.
,nitially9 sen) us har)co$y only. Then9 after the $eer reviewers comments have been a))resse)9
sen) the revise) )is4 with the corres$on)in+ revise) manuscri$t. P.e-se ens1%e t(-t t(e 5!s6
#e%s!on -n5 (-%5+o0& -%e !5ent!+-.. <ou will receive a co$y of the e)ite) manuscri$t an)
confirmin+ $a+e $roof of your manuscri$t before $rintin+.
7. MANUSCRIPT OR4ANI8ATION
7.1 P-9e Set:U0;
To$ an) 0ottom Mar+ins= 1 in.
Left an) Ri+ht Mar+ins= 1 in.
7ont Si-e= 12 $t.
@ustification= turne) off.
TeAt= :ouble.s$ace). S4i$ one line between $ara+ra$hs an) in)ent each $ara+ra$h %
s$aces.
Printer= Laser $rinter.
5umber each $a+e in the u$$er ri+ht.han) corner for the review co$y. :elete the $a+e numbers on
the revise) version. They will be a))e) later on the ty$eset $a+e $roof base) on $lacement of your
$a$er within the boo4.
7.3 T!t.e o" P12.!+-t!on
,n)icate to what $ublication the $a$er is inten)e).
7.) A1t(o% B&.!ne
The full name an) affiliation of each author shoul) a$$ear on the first $a+e of each manuscri$t
followe) by a numbere) footnote. The footnote shoul) contain the author=s >ob title9 affiliation9
an) mailin+ a))ress.
7.7 T!t.e o" P-0e%
/se u$$er an) lower case for $a$er title.
7.< A2st%-+t -n5 =e&$o%5s &not necessary for manual cha$ters'
Pa+e 2 of the manuscri$t shoul) consist of the Abstract followe) by 1eywor)s. The Abstract
shoul) be a$$roAimately 1;; to 1%; wor)s in len+th. The 1eywor)s section shoul) consist of
a$$roAimately % to 1; wor)s that can be use) to in)eA the manuscri$t. These items are critical for
on.line in)eAin+ of your final $a$er.
7.> S12(e-5s
Manuscri$ts shoul) be or+ani-e) with as many sub)ivisions &subhea)s' as necessary to ensure +oo)
rea)ability. 7irst level subhea)s must be flush left9 bol)face9 initial ca$itals9 an) lowercaseD secon)
level subhea)s must be flush left9 italici-e)9 initial ca$itals9 an) lowercaseD an) thir) level hea)s
must be $ara+ra$h in)ente)9 italici-e)9 initial ca$itals9 an) lowercase.
3Aam$le=
E?0e%!'ent-. Met(o5
Test Procedure
DepositionsSilicon )e$ositions were $rocesse)...
<. EDITORIAL STYLE
<.1 T%-5e'-%6s
Avoi)in+ commercialism in all $ublications is a lon+.stan)in+ ASTM $olicy. Therefore9 use
+eneric terms whenever $ossible. Ca$itali-e tra)emar4s an) tra)e names if they are use). ,f
7 or J must be use)9 inclu)e the com$any name9 city9 an) state as a footnote the first time use) an)
ca$itali-e the tra)emar4 name throu+hout the rest of the $a$er.
<.3 Te+(n!+-. Te%'s -n5 No'en+.-t1%e Se+t!ons
Please be accurate when s$ellin+ technical terms9 ensurin+ that they are consistent throu+hout your
$a$er. Place the nomenclature section at the be+innin+ of your manuscri$t9 ri+ht before the
intro)uctory $ara+ra$h.
<.) Met%!+ P%-+t!+e
ASTM $ublications reach an international au)ience. Therefore9 Society $olicy re?uires the use of
S, metric units in all $ublications &inclu)in+ fi+ures an) tables'. See ,333EASTM S, 1; Stan)ar)
for the use of the ,nternational System of /nits &S,'= The Mo)ern Metho) System as a reference. ,f
in..lb. units must be use) to accurately $resent test results9 S, e?uivalents in $arentheses must follow
all instances of in..lb. units in the teAt.
<.7 C(e'!+-. S&'2o.s
,n teAt9 s$ell out chemical com$oun)s the first time they a$$ear followe) by the formula in
$arentheses9 e.+.9 hy)rochloric aci) &FC,'D abbreviation may be use) thereafter. S$ell out all
in)ivi)ual chemical elements. ,n fi+ures an) table9 use abbreviations freely for com$oun)s an)
elements.
<.< M-t(e'-t!+-. M-te%!-.
Mathematical co$y must be clear an) unambi+uous. ,)entify han)written 8ree4 letters an)
)istin+uish between ambi+uous symbols &e.+.9 -ero an) letter Ao@9 one an) letter A,@'. Ma4e
subscri$ts an) su$erscri$ts obvious. ,)entify an) )efine all symbol an) letters9 whether use) in teAt9
tables9 or fi+ures. ,n a))ition9 each e?uation must be centere) on the line9 with the number of the
e?uation in $arentheses $lace) on the far ri+ht. Leave one blan4 line above an) below the e?uation.
All symbols must be )efine) followin+ the e?uation if not $reviously )efine) in the teAt or
nomenclature section.
3Aam$le9 Mathematical Material=
G G .. &U U 'E&B ' &1'
where
U = elastic strain ener+y at crac4 len+th
U = elastic strain ener+y at crac4 len+th
B G thic4ness of fracture mo)el9 an)
G chan+e in crac4 len+th from Ste$ n to n
<.> N1'2e%!n9
/se Arabic numbers throu+hout. As $er the followin+ eAam$les=
Multi$le number statements &3Aam$le= fifteen 2.cm ro)s'.
Place a -ero before the )ecimal $oint &3Aam$le= ;.2%'.
/se s$aces in $lace of commas for numbers containin+ more than three )i+its &3Aam$le= 1 23!'.
<.@ C!t!n9 St-n5-%5s
8ive the full citation for stan)ar)s &from ASTM an) other or+ani-ations' in the teAt9 not in a
footnote or reference. 7or eAam$le9 the test was con)ucte) in accor)ance with ASTM Test Metho)
for Peelin+ Resistance of Pa$erboar) &: 1;2B'. 7or subse?uent referrals9 use letter an) numbers
reference only &e.+.9 ASTM : 1;2B'.
<.A T-2.es
Place tables to+ether at the en) of your $a$er. Cite tables in numerical or)er in the teAt in
$arentheses9 for eAam$le9 &Table 1'. Tables that are clear an) of laser $rint ?uality will be shot as
art. 5ote the followin+ $oints when constructin+ tables=
<.A.B. The table ca$tion is centere) A0(H3 the table. ,n the ca$tion9 the wor) TA0L3 is in all
ca$ital letters. Also9 insert a soli) line un)er the column hea)in+s. Tables shoul) be
numbere) consecutively in Arabic9 not Roman9 numerals &Table 19 not Table ,'.
<.A.B. Ty$e two )ashes after the table numberD the first wor) of the ca$tion an) any $ro$er names
shoul) be+in with ca$ital lettersD all other wor)s shoul) be+in with lower case letters.
<.A.B. 8ive all units of measure an) )o not $ut more than one cate+ory of information in each
column or row.
<.A.B. ,nsert a -ero before )ecimal fractions= ;.6 not .6. /se three )ots &...' ,n em$ty $laces in
tables.
<.A.B. Ty$e a soli) line after the last line of the table an) before the footnotes to the table.
<.A.B. All eA$lanatory notes shoul) be footnotes9 not eAtra lines s?uee-e) into the bo)y of the
table.
3Aam$le9 Table &for Ty$eset Publication9 )ouble s$ace all )ata'=
Table 1 Results of Tests
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S$ecimen
1
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Refri+erate) at 2;C for 3 )ays.
<.C I..1st%-t!ons (F!91%es)
Place all illustrations &art an) $hoto+ra$hs' to+ether at the en) of the manuscri$t9 alon+ with a
se$arate sheet of ca$tions for all illustrations. 7or ca$tions9 use consecutive Arabic9 not Roman9
numerals. The si-e of ty$e in illustration shoul) be lar+e enou+h to be le+ible after re)uction.
Please inclu)e in.teAt fi+ure citations throu+hout your manuscri$t in numeric or)er9 for eAam$le9
&7i+. 1'. ,n)icate the to$ of each illustration.
<.C.1 4%-0(s, C(-%ts, -n5 D!-9%-'s
All letterin+9 lines9 symbols9 an) other mar4s must be )rawn in blac4 ,n)ia in4 or its e?uivalent on
white $a$er. 5o color or sha)in+9 $lease. /se cross.hatchin+9 soli) blac49 or white areas to avoi)
+hostin+ )urin+ the $rintin+ $rocess. /se a se$arate sheet of $a$er for each fi+ure. 7or com$uter
+ra$hics9 a laser $rinter must be use).
<.C.3 P(oto9%-0(s
Photo+ra$hs must be blac4 an) white9 clear $rints with +oo) contrast &no $hotoco$ies9 $lease'. /se
scale mar4ers on all $hotomicro+ra$hs. :o not submit color sli)es9 trans$arencies9 or color
$hoto+ra$hs. ,f a $hoto+ra$h can be re$lace) with an illustration9 future electronic transmission of
your $a$er will be $ossible.
<.1B Re"e%en+es
All references must contain enou+h information to allow a rea)er to fin) the cite) materials. :o not
abbreviate >ournal titles. :ouble s$ace the Reference Section.
ASTM has two style of references=
<.1B.1 A1t(o%:D-te St&.e
References for boo4s an) >ournals s$onsore) by the followin+ committees use the AuthorE:ate
Style= C;1 &Cement'9 C;B &Concrete an) Concrete A++re+ates'9 inclu)in+ The Cement, Concrete
and Areates !ournal9 :1C &Soil an) Roc4'9 inclu)in+ The Geotechnical Testin !ournal9 33%
&Pestici)es'9 an) 3!6 &0iolo+ical 3ffects an) 3nvironmental 7ate'.
<.1B.1.1 Cite references in the teAt usin+ the authors last name an) )ate of $ublication.
3Aam$les= &@en4ins 1BC;'
&@en4ins an) Smith 1BC;'
&@en4ins et al. 1BC;'
&Com$osites Research ,nstitute 1BCB' *hen there is no in)ivi)ual author.
<.1B.1.3 7or multi$le citations=
3Aam$les= &@en4ins 1BC;9 1BCB' Two references by the same author
&@en4ins 1BC;a9 1BC;b' ,f both references were $ublishe) in the same year by
one author.
&@en4ins 1BC;9 *on+ 1B629 Smith an) @ones 1BB;' :ifferent references9 with
multi$le authors9 with the years of $ublication'
<.1B.1.) References shoul) be liste) in al$habetical or)er at the en) of the $a$er.
<.1B.1.7 Fo..o$ t(ese e?-'0.es. :ouble.s$ace the Reference Section.
An)erson9 :. 3.9 @une 1BC!9 "Surface ,m$oun)ment of Soil Liners9# Geotechnical Testin
!ournal9 Hol. 29 5o. 29 $$. 3;.!1.
Com$osite Research ,nstitute an) Materials Structural Analysis Society9 1BCB9 Composites for
"mall Aircraft Applications, /niversity of Pennsylvania Press9 Phila)el$hia9 PA9 $$. 2%.
3;.
@en4ins9 @. A.9 1BC;a9 #undamentals of "oil $echanics9 Hol. ,9 @ohn *iley an) Sons9 5ew <or4.
@en4ins9 @. A.9 1BC;b9 #undamentals of "oil $echanics9 Hol. ,,9 @ohn *iley an) Sons9 5ew
<or4.
Miura9 S.9 *oo)9 S. T.9 an) 1ir49 R. T.9 1BB;9 "A Sam$le Pre$aration Metho) an) ,ts 3ffect on
Static an) Cyclic :eformation9# "oils and #oundation9 Hol. 229 5o. 19 $$. 21.66.
<.1B.1.< Reference to $ersonal communications must be footnote) on the bottom of the same $a+e
as the first citation9 not liste) in the reference section.
<.1B.3 N1'e%!+ St&.e
7or $ublications other than those s$onsore) by Committees C.1 &Cement'9 C.B &Concrete an)
Concrete A++re+ates' inclu)in+ Cement, Concrete and Areates !ournal9 :.1C &Soil an) Roc4'
inclu)in+ Geotechnical Testin !ournal9 3.3% &Pestici)es'9 an) 3.!6 &0iolo+ical 3ffects an)
3nvironmental 7ate'.
<.1B.3.1 Cite references in the teAt in numeric or)er9 usin+ italics9 in brac4ets.
%&ample' J(K or J(, ), *K or J)+,K
<.1B.3.3 References shoul) be liste) in the o%5e% o" t(e!% +!t-t!on -t t(e en5 o" t(e 0-0e%.
<.1B.3.) Fo..o$ t(ese e?-'0.es= :ouble.s$ace the Reference Section.
J1K Fart9 5. A.. an) Philli$s9 @. C.9 @r.9 "Analysis of Crac4 /n)er Plane Strain Con)itions9#
$echanics of #atiue Crac- Closure, A"T$ "TP .,/9 @. C. Clover9 3).9 American
Society for Testin+ an) Materials9 *est Conshohoc4en9 PA9 1BCC9 $$. 31B.3!1.
J2K @ones9 @. @.9 Crane9 L. S.9 an) Schmi)t9 A. C.9 "8lass.Resin Com$osites9# Technical
Re$ort !C09 :e$artment of Civil 3n+ineerin+9 Columbia /niversity9 5ew <or49 1B6%.
J3K :oe9 @. C.9 /. S. Patent 2923291C%9 1C 7eb. 1B!1.
<.1B.3.7 Reference to $ersonal communications must be footnote) on the bottom of the same $a+e
as the first citation9 not liste) in the reference section.
<.1B.) Non:A%+(!#-. Re"e%en+es (Fe2%1-%& 1CCC)
The common availability of non.$rinte) information is often of sufficient im$ortance that it shoul)
be reference) in a technical article. Personal communication or a recor) of an interview is not
encoura+e)D however9 it may be a$$ro$riate. The *orl) *i)e *eb &***' is a relatively new an)
yet common means of $ublishin+
non.archival information.

<.1B.).1 Pur$ose
The $ur$ose of a reference is to allow the rea)er to obtain su$$ortin+ information re+ar)in+ the
statement ma)e in the article. Archival references are to boo4s9 $am$hlets9 re$orts9 >ournals9 )ata9
an) similar materials circulate) amon+ libraries an) institutions that are re$ositories of scholarly
wor4. 5on.archival references are $ublishe) an) un$ublishe) information that is not normally
)istribute) or save) $ermanently. 5on.archival information may inclu)e manufacturers $ro)uct
)ata sheets9 com$any brochures9 an) *** $a+es.
<.1B.).3 Res$onsibilities
The author has the res$onsibility for $rovi)in+ a$$ro$riate references in the technical article
submitte) for $ublication. The STP or @ournal 3)itor is res$onsible for instructin+ authors of C(P
+ui)ance an) $olicy. The C(P is res$onsible for $rovi)in+ clear +ui)ance an) for assistin+ the
e)itors to im$lement $olicy.
<.1B.).) Proce)ure
References to non.archival information shoul) be avoi)e). *hen the non.archival source is the
sole source for the information then it is a$$ro$riate to reference. A non.archival reference shoul)
inclu)e=
Title an) other title information
5ame of source
:ate of issuance
Availability &$ublisher an) a))ress'
<.1B.).7 3Aam$les
<.1B.).7.1 3Aam$le of com$any internal )ocument=
Cayar)9 M. S.9 ,nternal Re$ort on Corrosion of Steel in 0rines9 Corrosion 3n+ineerin+ ,nternational9
,nc.9 Fouston9 TL9 1BB2.
<.1B.).7.3 3Aam$le of $ersonal communication=
1roon9 :.9 AT,9 ,nc.9 Clevelan)9 (F9 $ersonal communication with @ohn Roberts9 SS,9 ,nc.9 0oston9
MA9 (ctober 1BB3.
<.1B.).7.) 3Aam$le of a )ocument with limite) )istribution=
Martinche49 8. A. an) <affe9 M. R.9 ACMS 11; Critical Pittin+ Test System ($erators Manual9@
8AMR< ,nstruments9 ,nc.9 Lan+horne9 PA9 1BB2.
<.1B.).7.7 3Aam$le of a com$any test=
7or) Motor Com$any S$ecification for 7iliform Corrosion Test9 :earborn9 M,9 5umber 7LTM 0,
12!.19 @uly 1BB!.
<.1B.).7.< 3Aam$le of a web $a+e=
Ti)e Tables for Miami9 7L /SA9 @uly 1BB69 Miami Farbor 3ntrance at 3ast Coast 7L9 /RL=
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conversion to an) use of S, metric units
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