URL

• https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/international-journal-of-hydrogen-energy/publish/guide-for-authors

 

Miscellaneous

• Review Process: Single blind
• Language: Any English used consistently
• Acceptable manuscript formats: MS Word (.doc/.docx) or LaTeX (.tex)
• Ensure the equations, if any, are editable
• SI units throughout the article
• Headings on separate lines
• Numbered sections: 1.1, 1.2, … and 1.1.1, 1.1.2, …
• Abstract not numbered

 

Title Page

• Title: Concise and informative. Avoid formulae and abbreviations.
• Author names and affiliations
• Corresponding author details

 

Abstract

• Unstructured
• Word-limit: 250 words
• Avoid references
• 1–7 keywords

 

Highlights

• Highlights required during article submission
• To be submitted in a separate file named “Highlights”
• Comprise 3–5 bullet points, each at most 85 characters long (including spaces)

 

Graphical Abstract

• Required at submission
• Separate file
• Accepted file formats: MS Office, PDF, TIFF, and EPS
• Image dimensions at least 531 × 1328 pixels (h × w)

 

Figures

• Submit each figure as a separate file, named as Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.
• Number and cite the figures sequentially
• Legends submitted separately; define all abbreviations used in a figure and its legend at the end of the corresponding legend
• Accepted formats and resolutions
  • Vector drawings: EPS and PDF
  • Photographs: TIFF, JPG, and PNG (300 dpi)
  • Bitmapped line drawings: TIFF, JPG, and PNG (1000 dpi)
  • Charts and large tables: MS Excel
  • Annotated images: MS Powerpoint (300 dpi for embedded images)

 

Tables

• Editable text and not images
• Number and cite sequentially
• Placed in the main manuscript file near the relevant text or in a separate section at the end
• Avoid vertical rules or shaded cells

 

Citations

• Numbered citations in square brackets

 

References

• List all authors in a reference
• Format examples: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/pharmacological-research/publish/guide-for-authors#writing-and-formatting-references

 

Supplementary Files

• Published as is
• Cite all material in the manuscript

 

Funding Sources

• Add funding details, including the sources and numbers of grants
• Format: “This work was supported by the <Funding Agency 1> [grant numbers xx, yy]; <Funding Agency 2> [grant number zz]; and <Funding Agency 3> [grant number aa].”

OR

“This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.”

 

Declaration of Competing Interests

• Professional or non-professional relationships with organizations or people that might impact the study
• Potential examples include Employment, Stock ownership, Consultancies, Paid expert testimony, Honoraria, Grants or any other funding, Patent applications, Affiliation with the journal, etc.

 

Declaration of Generative AI Use

• AI tools can be used as a support while preparing manuscripts
• AI tools must not replace human expertise and critical thinking
• Declare the use of AI tools as follows:
  • Section title: “Declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the manuscript preparation process.”
  • Section content: “During the preparation of this work the author(s) used [NAME OF TOOL / SERVICE] in order to [REASON]. After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the content of the published article.”
• Do not add this declaration if AI tools not used

 

Acknowledgments

• List individuals who helped with the research
• The corresponding author should get permission from the individuals to be listed in this section
• Separate section before the references

 

Author Contributions

• Include contributions in the final article
• Listed using CRediT roles, including Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, and Writing – review and editing

 

Ethical approval and informed consent

• Ethical approval and declaration required for human studies
• Human studies should follow International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines and Declaration of Helsinki guidelines
• Clinical trials should follow the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) clinical trials registration guidelines
• Randomized controlled trials should follow the CONSORT guidelines.
• Written informed consent to participate and for publication required from the participants

 

Animal Studies

• Should follow ARRIVE guidelines
• A statement of declaration to be included in the manuscripts