INTRODUCTION AND GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

FOR SUBMISSION OF PAPERS TO

THE INDIAN WELDING JOURNAL
(ISSN 0046-9092)

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INTRODUCTIO The title page TEXT and bold. Insert
N should include: one line space
Text Formatting before and after a
The Indian The name(s) of first level heading.
Welding Journal the author(s) Manuscripts
(IWJ) (ISSN 0046- A concise and should be Second level
9092) is the informative title submitted in PDF heading should be
official journal of The affiliation(s) version as well as numbered
the Indian and address(es) in Word files. consequently like
Institute of of the authors 1.1., 1.2., 2.1.,
Welding (IIW- The e-mail Margins and 2.2., etc., left
India) being address, Spacing justified, with
published telephone and fax running letter and
quarterly since numbers of the The top, bottom, bold, with one line
1967. Articles corresponding left, and right space above it.
published in it are author margins should be
indexed by kept one inch The heading of
EBSCO, USA ABSTRACT each, with justified Abstract,
since 2010. This format. Spacing Appendix and
journal includes An abstract should adhere to References are to
selected technical should be of 150 the following be all caps, 11-
articles published to 250 words and format: point, bold, and
in Welding it should not centered, with two
Journal of contain any The body text of line spaces
American Welding undefined the paper should above, and one
Society. abbreviations or be single-spaced below.
unspecified and fully justified
Articles are invited references. in 11-point Arial Figures and
in the areas of font. Leave one Tables
welding and allied KEYWORDS line space
processes for between Figures and
publication in the Four to six paragraphs, but tables should
IWJ as per the keywords should do not indent the appear close to
following be included. first line of a new their first citation
categories; paragraph. Page inside the text.
numbers should Each table or
a) Original papers be centered at the figure should be
b) Conference bottom, and the centered. Each
papers (For first page should table and each
journal special be numbered. figure should have
issues, etc.) Insert a line space centered titles that
c) Critical after the final should be self
assessments / paragraph in a explanatory. Table
Reviews section. titles should go
d) Case studies / above the table
Application areas First level heading and figure
should be captions below
TITLE PAGE consequently the figure. Leave
numbered like 1., one line space
2., etc., left between the title
justified, all caps and the table or

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figure. Figures Badheka, V. J. APPENDICES names of
and tables are to and Albert, S. K. AND reviewers, and if
be numbered (2009); Improving ACKNOWLEDG needed, author(s)
consequently. the weld MENT will be required to
Refer these inside penetration by incorporate
the text as Table 1 application of Appendices, if necessary
or Figure 1, etc. In oxide coating in needed changes in
addition, each GTAW of P91 absolutely, should his/their
figure should be steel, Proc. Nat. be placed after manuscript for
given as separate Weld. Sem., references final acceptance.
file(s), naming the Kolkata, India, section. Uses of Typically, there
file as Fig 1, Fig p.18. appendices are are four review
2, etc. Figures not encouraged, recommendations
(including Sabiruddin K., in general. :
photographs, line Das S. and Acknowledgment,
drawing, etc.) Bhattacharya A. appendices, etc., a) Publish as it is
must be clear and (2009); if any, may follow (accept),
reproducible. Application of the the References b) Minor revisions
analytic hierarchy section. (conditional
REFERENCES process for acceptance), c)
optimization of Major revisions
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Citation process (revise and
parameters in resubmit),
Authors will be
The list of GMAW, IWJ, d) Reject.
asked to transfer
references should 42(1), pp.38-46.
copyright of the
only include works article to the CONTACT
that are cited in Khatak H.S. and ADDRESS
Indian Institute of
the text and that Raj B. (2002);
Welding (IIW-
have been Corrosion of The Chief Editor
India). This will
published or Austenitic Indian Welding
ensure the widest
accepted for Stainless Steels, Journal
possible
publication. Narosa Publishing The Indian
protection and
Reference House, New Institute of
dissemination of
citations in the Delhi, India. Welding
information under
text should be copyright laws. 3A, Dr. U. N.
identified by Brahmachari
numbers in Street,
PEER REVIEW
square brackets. Kolkata- 700 017.
PROCESS
Some examples:
Email:
Manuscripts of
1. The effect has iwj.iiw@gmail.com
contributed
been widely Website:
articles submitted
studied [5-9,12] www.iiwindia.com
under each
2. The same
category will be
results has been
peer reviewed.
observed by
Author(s) will be
Reddy et al. [17].
communicated
with the review
Example
results without
revealing the

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EDITORIAL Editorial Board Bombay, Powai - Dr. Shaju K.
BOARD Members: 400 076. Albert
Head, Materials
Chief Editor: Mr. P.K. Das Technology
Immediate Past Division, Indira
Prof. Tapan President of Gandhi Centre for
Kumar Pal Indian Institute of Atomic Research,
Professor, Welding, and Kalapakkam,
Metallurgical and immediate past Tamilnadu.
Material Chief Editor,
Engineering Indian Welding Prof. G.L. Datta
Department, Journal. Former Professor,
Jadavpur Mechanical
University, Dr. A.K. Bhaduri Engineering
Kolkata 700032 Associate Department, IIT
Director, Indira Kharagpur, past
Joint Editors: Gandhi Centre for Vice Chancellor
Atomic Research, and Chancellor,
Prof. Santanu Kalapakkam, KL University,
Das Tamilnadu - 603 Guntur, Andhra
Chairman, 102. Pradesh.
Meetings and
Publications Sub Dr. G. Mr. Rahul
Committee, Indian Madhusudan Sengupta
Institute of Reddy Chairman,
Welding,and Scientist 'G', Welding
Professor & Head, Group Head, Education
Department of Metal Joining Committee, Indian
Mechanical Group, Institute of
Engineering, Solidification Welding.
Kalyani Govt. Technology
Engineering Division, Defence Dr. G.
College, Kalyani- Metallurgical Padmanabham
741235, West Research Associate
Bengal Laboratory Director,
(DMRL), International
Dr. Dileep V. Hyderabad, Advanced
Kulkarni Hyderabad 500 Research Centre
Chairman, 058. for Powder
Technical Metallurgy & New
Committee, Dr. Amitava De Materials (ARCI),
Indian Institute of Professor, Hyderabad.
Welding and Mechanical
Welding, and Engineering Dr. V.
Engineering and Department, In- Balasubramania
Metallurgy, Heavy Charge, Structural n
Engineering, Integrity Testing & Professor and
Larsen & Toubro, Analysis Center Director, Centre
Powai, Mumbai (SITAC), Central for Materials
Workshop, IIT Joining &
Research,

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Department of
Manufacturing
Engineering,
Annamalai
University,
Chennai.

Dr. Mahadev
Shome
Head, Material
Characterization
and Joining
research group,
R&D, Tata Steel,
Jamshedpur - 831
001.

Representative
of AWS:

Mr. Andrew
Cullison and
Mr. Jeffery
Weber.

Special
Invitees:

Dr. Stan David

Consultant, Oak
Ridge National
Laboratory, USA.

Prof. W. Fricke
Hamburg
University of
Technology,
Germany.

Prof. Dietrich
Rehfeldt
Leibniz University,
Hanover, PZH.