1. Aims & Scope
This journal aims to publish fundamental theories, scientific research achievements, and advanced process technologies related to vanadium–titanium magnetite smelting and metallic materials. Particular emphasis is placed on novel smelting technologies for vanadium–titanium magnetite, as well as the comprehensive utilization, development, and research of vanadium–titanium resources.
Submitted manuscripts should have a clear theme, well-defined viewpoints, reliable data, substantial content, logical structure, and concise expression. Articles reporting significant research findings or supported by research funding programs will be given priority for publication.
2. Submission Requirements
1) Concise manuscripts are encouraged. Experimental research articles should generally not exceed 8,000 words, including figures and tables, while review articles should normally be limited to 10,000 words. For funded papers, the funding source and grant number must be clearly indicated.
2) Each manuscript must include an abstract of 200–300 words and 3–8 keywords. Authors are also required to provide English versions of the manuscript title, author names (normally no more than seven authors), affiliations, abstract, and keywords.
3) Manuscripts should be prepared using Microsoft Word. All foreign letters and symbols must be clearly distinguished in terms of uppercase and lowercase letters, italic and regular fonts, as well as superscripts and subscripts. Measurement units must strictly conform to nationally prescribed legal units, and obsolete or deprecated units should not be used.
4) All figures and tables must be accompanied by both Chinese and English titles. For figures, the software used to create them should be specified, and the original editable files must be provided. Tables are recommended to follow the Three-Line Table format.
5) References should be listed in the order of their first citation in the text. Unpublished materials are generally not cited. Reference formatting should comply with the relevant national standards. For non-English references, an English translation must be provided, with the English version listed first, followed by the original Chinese reference in parentheses.
6) The submission must include the complete correspondence information for all authors, including mailing address, postal code, phone number, and email address. If author biographies are to be published, relevant information should be provided, including name, date of birth, gender, place of origin, ethnicity, position, professional title, long-term professional experience, main research interests, and email address.
3. Important Notice
1) Manuscripts submitted to the journal must be original works that have not been published in any formal domestic or international journals. If the manuscript has been presented at an academic conference or published in an internal or non-public outlet, this must be clearly stated at the time of submission.
2) Authors will normally be notified of the decision on acceptance within one month after submission. During this period, simultaneous submission to other journals is strictly prohibited. If no decision is received after the above time limit, authors may dispose of the manuscript at their own discretion. Submitted manuscripts will not be returned.
3) Upon publication, the copyright of the article, including the copyright of the online version, shall belong to the editorial department of Iron Steel Vanadium Titanium.
4) After publication, authors will receive an honorarium and one complimentary copy of the issue in which the article appears. Both the honorarium and the journal copy will be sent to the first author, who is responsible for distributing them to the co-authors. Any additional costs for re-delivery arising from incorrect contact information shall be borne by the authors.
4. Manuscript Handling Process
Submission by author → Receipt by the editorial department and assignment of manuscript ID → Academic misconduct screening → Initial review → Peer review (double-blind) → Final review by the Editor-in-Chief → Scheduling for publication → Copyediting → Typesetting → Printing → Distribution
5. Academic Misconduct Screening
The journal employs the Academic Misconduct Literature Check (AMLC) system provided by China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) to conduct similarity checks on all submitted manuscripts prior to review and again before publication.
Manuscripts found to have a similarity index exceeding 15%, or involving plagiarism or duplicate publication, will be rejected by the editorial department.
6. Article Processing Charge
After a manuscript is formally accepted, authors are required to pay an Article Processing Charge (APC) in accordance with the amount specified in the acceptance notice. The APC is RMB 2,000 per article.
If an accepted manuscript cannot be published due to duplicate publication, plagiarism, copyright disputes, or other author-related issues, or if a published article is later retracted for reasons such as plagiarism, data fabrication, or other academic misconduct, the APC already paid will not be refunded.
7. Digital Archiving
All articles published since the establishment of the journal have been digitally archived and are available online via the journal's website under “Journal Online Issues → Archive”. To ensure data security and long-term preservation, all journal materials are also backed up by the editorial department, with both print and electronic versions of each issue permanently retained.
