The quarterly Central European Journal of Energetic Materials (CEJEM) accepts original and review papers in all branches of the theory and practice of explosives, pyrotechnics and propellants. It addresses such topics as ignition, combustion and detonation phenomena; formulation, synthesis and processing; analysis and thermal decomposition; toxicological, environmental and safety aspects of production, applications, utilization and demilitarization of energetic materials; molecular orbital calculations; detonation properties and ballistics; biotechnology and hazard testing.
Journal metrics
- Submission to first decision before peer review – All manuscripts consistent with the scope of the journal are subject to a double-blind review procedure. Non-conforming manuscripts are rejected within 9 days.
- Submission to first decision after 1st peer review – 70 days
- Submission to final decission after peer review and any author revisions – 325 days (we try to improve even those manuscripts that – at the beginning – some reviewers considered as „to reject”)
- Final decission to publication online – 7 days
- In the period 2004-2023 – published 627 papers, rejection rate 53%
- Geographical composition of papers published in 2024 (issues 1-3 only) and 2023
– China 40%
– India 18%
– Poland 13%
– Ukraine 10%
– Egypt 5%
– Germany 5%
– Iran 5%
– Czech Republic 3%
– Serbia 3%
Manuscript Submission
CEJEM offers web-based manuscript submission. Online submission is mandatory. The submissions should not have been published or be being considered for publication elsewhere. Papers should be no longer than 10-15 typed pages (A4), including tables and figures. An Author Contribution Form, which is aimed at preventing ghostwriting and guest authorship, should be attached to every submitted paper. The preferred format is Microsoft Word.doc (WinWord:2003 or higher). Manuscripts accepted for publication will be processed by the journal editors to prepare the final version of the full text. All correspondence concerning the paper’s publication will besent via e-mail box: journals@ipo.lukasiewicz.gov.pl
Preparation of manuscripts
- LANGUAGE – papers must be written in English.
- STYLE – the following order is recommended: Type of your paper (Research paper or Review), Title, Author(s), Affiliation(s), E-mail address for the corresponding Author, ORCID Information (if applicable), Abstract, Keywords, Symbols and Abbreviations (if necessary), Information whether Supplementary Information is attached (if necessary), Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgements (if necessary), References. The text should be written in a simple, concise and direct style.
- NUMBERING – a manuscript should be submitted in one electronic file as a full text proposed by the Author(s). Pages cannot be numbered.
- SPACING – single-space everything including text, tables, figure legends, foot notes, and the literature cited section; font style, Times; size, 11).
- TITLE – the use of small, boldfaced letters is requiredd; font size 14. The main words should start with a capital letter.
- AUTHOR(S) – provide the full name of each Author (including first name) and their institutional affiliation (complete postal address for all of the Authors).
- ABSTRACT – begin the abstract on the title page. The abstract should be written as a single paragraph (up to 200 words) and be understandable without reference to the text. The abstract should contain general introduction to the topic, list of studied materials and research methods, brief presentation of the main results and the most important conclusions.
- KEYWORDS – key words should be given under the abstract (maximum five words or short phrases excluding title words).
- SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS – each non-standard abbreviation should be introduced in parenthesis immediately after the first use of the complete word or phrase.
- MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS – use only SI quantities and units, Arabic numerals for all numbers and for all measurements such as time, weight, length, area, concentration or temperature. Remember to include a space between the number and the unit.
- MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS – equations should appear in the manuscript where they belong. They should always stand alone, i.e. occupy separate lines. They have to be marked with Arabic numerals in parenthesis if cited in the text repeatedly.
- NOMENCLATURE – use systematic names following IUPAC conventions.
- LITERATURE CITATION – citations must be listed in the order in which they appear in the manuscript. All references should be marked in the text as following Arabic numbers in square brackets. The reference number in the text must correspond to the number of the citation in the reference list. Journal title abbreviations should be those used by Chemical Abstracts and listed in the Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index (CASSI). Journal and book titles should be in italics, the year of publication in boldfaced type, and the volume number of journals in italics. The title of the publication, which must be in English, should be placed after the authors’ names.
- In case of any doubts, please contact: journals@ipo.lukasiewicz.gov.pl
Patterns of References:
Journal articles:
[1] Gettwert, V.J.; Keicher, T. Influence of the Prepolymer Structure of Glycidyl Azide Polymer (GAP) on Binder Properties – Some Theoretical Considerations. Cent. Eur. J. Energ. Mater. 2024, 21(1): 53-67; https://doi.org/10.22211/cejem/186557.
Papers in press:
[2] Elbeih, A.; Mohamed, M.M.; Wafy, T. Sensitivity and Detonation Characteristics of Selected Nitramines Bonded by Sylgard Binder. Propellants Explos. Pyrotech. 2016, in press.
Books:
[3] Klapötke, M.T. Chemistry of High-Energy Materials. 3rd ed., De Gruyter, Berlin/Boston, 2015, pp. 65-99; ISBN 978-3-11-043933-5.
Chapters from multi-author books:
[4] Zeman, S. A Study of Chemical Micromechanism of the Organic Polynitro Compounds Initiation. In: Energetic Materials. (Politzer, P.; Murray, J.S., Eds.), Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2003, pp. 25-52. ISBN: 978-0-444-51519-3.
Conference Papers:
[5] Matečić Mušanić, S.; Sućeska, M.; Čuljak, R. Study of Ageing Processes of Double Base Rocket Propellants, Based on Stabilizer Consumption. Proc. 15th New Trends Res. Energ. Mater. Semin., Pardubice, Czech Republic, 2012, 724-734.
Reports:
[6] Bishop, V.J.; James, D.J. Blast and Fragments from Steel Cylinders Containing Poly-x-75, Poly-x-82, Poly-x-91, Torpex 4D and H6 Explosives. AWRE Report No. 032/73, 1973.
Patents:
[7] Krupka, M.; Moravec, J.; Pachmáň, J.; Šelešovský, J.; Maršálek, R.; Šebesta, V.; Prokeš A. Method of Measurement and Evaluation of the Time History of Sequential Optical Signals Generated by Explosion. Patent CZ 305407, 2015.
Internet Sources:
[8] Alkaabi, K. The Synthesis, Chemical and Physical Characterisation of Selected Energetic Binder Systems. Doctoral Dissertation, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, 2009; https://scholar.sun.ac.za/server/api/core/bitstreams/d5904f95-3ae7-47d2-af40-3b4b9ed61787/content [accessed on June 12, 2023].
References (Articles, Books, etc.) in a language other than English:
the title should be translated into English (DO NOT translate journal and book titles). The original language should be given in parenthesis immediately after the title:
[9] Maranda, A.; Wiśniewski, W. Research on the Influence of Aluminum Dust Additives on Detonation Parameters of ANFO Containing Ammonium Nitrate of Low Porosity. (in Polish) Gorn. Odkrywkowe 1999, 41(4-5), 123-131.
TABLES and FIGURES
Experimental data may be presented in graphical or tabular form, but the same data will not be published in both forms. Data points and relevant equations must be included in the figures. Every table and figure included in the paper must be referred to in the text. Drawings, photos and figures are required as originals.
Tables − must be numbered with Arabic numerals in the sequence in which they appear in the text. Tables should be constructed using the table function in Word. Tables should be prepared to fit the page format of the journal. Footnotes in the tables are denoted by a), b), etc., and presented at the bottom of the table.
Figures and Schemes
− must be numbered with Arabic numerals in the sequence in which they appear in the text. Numbering separately for Figures and Schemes.
− Multi-part figures should be avoided. However, if such a figure is needed, each part (a photo) from this figure can be signed only with a single letter placed in paranthesis under the photo, i.e. (a), (b), (c), etc.).
− Numbers, letters, and symbols used must be all roughly the same size, ca. 11. If the figures are of poor quality, the authors will be asked to provide better original figures.
− Drawings prepared with ChemDraw or ISIS Draw need to be linked to those programs within the Word file.
− Figures will be printed in black and white, however, the online version will be published in full color scale.
Legends − each figure and scheme should have a legend.
Review process
- All communications will be between the corresponding Author and the Editor. Authors can suggest, during the initial registration, the names (along with the affiliation and an e-mail address) of 3 potential Reviewers which are strictly on this topic.
- Papers which are assessed by the Editor as suitable for CEJEM will be sent to two independent Reviewers.
- The Editor applies a double-blind review process, which means that neither the Author(s) nor the Reviewers know each other’s identities.
- The corresponding Author will receive the reviews within two months after the submission of the paper (possible delays may result from the Reviewers’ schedule).
- Manuscripts which need content-related corrections (conditionally accepted) must be returned to the Editorial Office as soon as possible but not later than after twelve weeks. Returned papers should be corrected according to the Reviewers’ suggestions or the Author(s) should offer strong arguments as to why the Publisher’s suggestions have been ignored.
Each Reviewer has to answer to the following questions:
1) Is it a new and original contribution?
2) Are there elements that can be omitted? added? If so, which ones?
3) Is the paper clear and to the point?
4) Is the technical and chemical nomenclature correct?
5) Are all Figures, Graphs and Tables necessary?
6) Are Figures and Tables easy to read, and the arrangement of Tables well – thought and condensed?
7) Does the title adequately describe the content of the paper?
8) Is the abstract informative enough?
9) Are there any objections to the references?
10) Are the conclusions correct?
11) Is the English satisfactory?
Proofreading
Materials ownership
Sources of all figures, photographs, tables or other parts of the manuscript that have previously appeared in any publication or are not the property of the Authors must be properly cited in the manuscript. Permission to republish these items must be obtained by the corresponding Author from the person or institution (the publisher) holding the copyright.
The Editor adheres to the Ethical Guidelines for Publication in Journals and Reviews of the European Association of Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS). In particular, it has to be stressed that all copyright infringement, especially plagiarism, is an example of serious misconduct in science. Therefore, all submissions will be checked by an anti-plagiarism computer program. A paper which is an entire or partial plagiarism will not be published. Ghostwriting and guest authorship will be also considered as types of scientific misconduct.
Copyright transfer
As a condition of publication the Authors must grant an exclusive license to the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Industrial Organic Chemistry. By signing the Copyright Form the Author(s) transfer(s) and assign(s) all the copyright whatsoever to the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Industrial Organic Chemistry as the Publisher of CEJEM. The Copyright Form must be signed and submitted upon acceptance of the manuscript for publication. Additionally, the Authors agree for the publication of a full text of their submission on the Internet (http://www.wydawnictwa.ipo.lukasiewicz.gov.pl) simultaneously with its publication in the paper version.
Authors may use their own material in other publications, provided that CEJEM is indicated as the original place of publication and the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Industrial Organic Chemistry is indicated as the publisher.
Before sending your paper, check whether:
- your text is divided into the parts: Type of your paper (Research paper or Review), Title, Author(s), Affiliation(s), E-mail address for the corresponding Author, ORCID Information (if applicable), Abstract, Keywords, Symbols and Abbreviations (if necessary), Information whether Supplementary Information is attached (if necessary), Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgements (if necessary), References;
- full names of all of the Authors and their affiliations, as well as an e-mail address for the corresponding Author, are provided;
- the abstract has the appropriate length (max. 200 words);
- all necessary figures and tables (including titles and footnotes) are provided and contain complete and correct data;
- all equations are correct and all symbols used are explained in the text;
- chemical nomenclature is correct;
- references are in the format required by this journal;
- all references in the text are mentioned in the literature cited section under the same number and vice versa.
Please, check your grammar and spelling as far as you can.
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Updated: October 28, 2024