PREPARING THE MANUSCRIPT
- Select a title not exceeding ten words.
- A short "blurb" may be used to highlight the major idea or extend a brief title.
- Include all authors in the order they should appear, together with title and business affiliation of each.
- The text should not exceed 1000 words.
- Use headings or subheadings throughout the text to divide subject matter into its important, logical parts.
- Number figures sequentially in the text in the order of their intended appearance. All figures should be sharp and clear, sent separately, and not embedded in the text. Figure captions should be submitted on a separate page.
- Submit tables separate from the text and number consecutively (Table 1, 2, 3, etc.). Give a brief descriptive heading at the top of each table, and cite each table in the text.
- Acknowledgments – Credit help received from associates or others in the presentation or preparation of the work. Acknowledgments should appear at the end of the text, preceding the references.
- References – Literature and the works of other authors cited in the text must be referenced by number and keyed in the same order to a separate bibliography. The format of the University of Chicago Press Manual of Style is used in the Welding Journal.
SUBMITTING THE MANUSCRIPT AND FIGURES
- Submit manuscripts electronically in Microsoft Word through e-mail to kcampbell@aws.org or mail to the address below.
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Kristin Campbell
Managing Editor, Welding Journal
8669 NW 36th Street, #130
Miami, FL 33166
786.937.9557
kcampbell@aws.org
USE OF TECHNICAL TERMS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND SYMBOLS
Proper use of terms, abbreviations, and symbols is required. For welding terminology, the Welding Journal adheres to ANSI/AWS A3.0, Standard Welding Terms and Definitions. A list of some of the more commonly used welding terms showing standard and nonstandard forms is given below.
Standard
arc welding
base metal (material)
butt joint
complete join penetration
covered electrode
diffusion welding
discontinuity
filler metal
gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
gas tungsten arc welding (GMAW)
incomplete fusion
oxygen cutting
porosity
root face
root opening
shielded metal arc welding
solder
surfacing
weld interface
welder,* welding operator
welding machine
workpiece lead
welding wire
Non-standard
electric arc welding; electric welding
parent metal
butt weld
complete penetration, full penetration
coated electrode, stick electrode
diffusion bonding
defect (unless indicating rejectability)
filler alloy, filler
metal inert gas, MIG, CO2 welding
tungsten inert gas, TIG
lack of fusion
flame cutting; burning
blowhole; gas pocket
land, nose
root gap, gap
stick electrode welding
soft solder, silver solder
overlay
fusion line
weldor
welder
ground lead, ground
wire, filler wire
Units of Measurement
Authors should present measurements first in the units by which the measurements were actually made and then accompany them in the following manner:
- U.S. customary (nonmetric) units should be accompanied in parentheses by SI conversions (metric).
- SI units (metric) should be accompanied in parentheses by U.S. customary units (in., ft., lb., etc.)
The Welding Journal follows the conversions found in Metric Practice Guide for the Welding Industry AWS A1.1.