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Prepare your manuscript for International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics.

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Readiness requirements

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Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 200 words.
  • The abstract should be between 150-200 words.
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  • The title should be succinct, with details left to the abstract.
  • Sections The paper should be compiled in the following order: Abstract.
  • The abstract should present the following in a succinct way, with details left to the core of the paper: Justification of topic.
  • The abstract should present the following in a succinct way, with details left to the core of the paper: Approach used, emphasising new contribution.
  • The abstract should present the following in a succinct way, with details left to the core of the paper: Results obtained.
  • The abstract should present the following in a succinct way, with details left to the core of the paper: Main conclusion.

Keywords

  • Sections The paper should be compiled in the following order: Keywords.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references to the journal's stored style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • All bibliographic entries must contain a corresponding in-text citation.
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  • Readers should be able to interpret the table without reference to the text.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
  • Figures should be of sufficient resolution to enable refereeing: 1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour, at the correct size.
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  • Tables should present new information rather than duplicate what is in the text.
  • Sections The paper should be compiled in the following order: Table(s) and figures.
  • Sections The paper should be compiled in the following order: List of tables and figure captions.
  • Figures should be supplied in one of the following file formats: PS, JPEG, TIFF, or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX).

Funding statement

  • Add or confirm the author-written Funding statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • You should declare only the acquired funds and grants that are directly relevant to the work reported in your article; for example, This work was supported by the [Funding Agency #1] under Grant [number xxxx]; [Funding Agency #2] under Grant [number xxxx]; and [Funding Agency #3] under Grant [number xxxx].

Competing interests

  • Include or confirm the competing interests required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Ethics statement

  • Include or confirm the ethics statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Blinded manuscript

  • Include or confirm the blinded manuscript required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Cover letter

  • You must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in your article.
  • Review: The use of short extracts of text and some other types of material is usually permitted, on a limited basis, for the purposes of criticism and review without securing formal permission.
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  • If you wish to include any material in your paper for which you do not hold copyright, and which is not covered by this informal agreement, you will need to obtain written permission from the copyright owner prior to submission.

Author contributions

  • Submitting authors should be prepared to submit CRediT roles for themselves and their co-authors (where applicable) as part of the submission process.

Article structure and word limits

  • Review: These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
  • Your research funder or your institution may require you to publish your article open access.
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  • Use our APC finder to view the APC for this journal.
  • The title should not contain Computational Fluid Dynamics or CFD.
  • The title should not use glorified words such as novel, unique, etc.
  • Editable Version at Revision Stage Regardless of the file format of the initial submission, an editable version of the article must be supplied at the revision stage.
  • Please use SI units (non-italicized).
  • Authors submitting to the IJCFD should consider the following points: Manuscripts should not contain abusive, defamatory, libelous, fraudulent, or illegal content.
  • Authors submitting to the IJCFD should consider the following points: Manuscripts should not contain any military applications.
  • There are no word limits for papers except for Short Communications, which are limited to 5,000 words.
  • Review: Authors submitting to the IJCFD should consider the following points: Submitted manuscripts should not be under consideration, peer review, accepted for publication, or in press elsewhere.
  • Image descriptions are typically used by systems such as pronouncing screen readers to make images accessible to people that cannot read or see the object due to a visual disability.

Preprints and prior publication

  • Authors submitting to the IJCFD should consider the following points: Manuscripts must present original work that does not duplicate any other previously published work.
  • If you have shared an earlier version of your Author’s Original Manuscript on a preprint server, please be aware that anonymity cannot be guaranteed.

Artificial intelligence disclosure

  • Add or confirm the author-written Artificial intelligence statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Please include a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI has been used in the research and manuscript preparation process.
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  • Please read our guidance on using AI tools in your research and manuscript preparatio n to understand scenarios where their use may be permissible, and the required information that must be disclosed.

Article type and manuscript length

  • Please include a word count for your paper.

Language and text style

  • Authors must ensure that the paper is passed through a thorough "spelling and grammatical check" (such as Editor or Grammarly).
  • The title should not contain abbreviations or acronyms.
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  • The following statement must appear at the top of the manuscript: " The authors ascertain that this paper has been passed through a rigorous spelling and grammatical check before submission ".

Manuscript structure

  • Sections The paper should be compiled in the following order: Title.
  • Sections The paper should be compiled in the following order: Authors.
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  • Sections The paper should be compiled in the following order: Paper Core.
  • Sections The paper should be compiled in the following order: Appendices (as appropriate).

Title page and author information

  • Authors should include their full names and affiliation.
  • One author needs to be identified as the corresponding author, and provide an email address to be displayed in the published article.

Authorship and originality

  • Technical assistance (individuals who helped but do not qualify as co-authors).
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What your package checks

Abstract: 200 words
Paper: 5,000 words
Declarations: Funding, Artificial intelligence

Source transparency

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