Manuscript Submission

To speed up the refereeing and publication processes, all transactions and communications between the journal and the authors will be done electronically.

Submission of Accepted Manuscripts

If a paper is accepted, the editorial office will ask the authors to send in the electronic files (the (La)TeX or Word files of the manuscript, the electronic files of the artwork and a postscript and/or pdf file of the whole paper) of the accepted paper by e-mail.

Upon receipt by the Editorial Office the files will be used for production purposes unless the authors are notified that their paper will be typeset and printed in the traditional manner.

Preparation of Manuscript

The Title Page should contain the article title, authors' names and complete affiliations, footnotes to the title, and the postal address for manuscript correspondence (including e-mail address). The Abstract should provide a brief summary of the main findings of the paper.

References should be cited in the text by a number in square brackets. Literature cited should appear on a separate page at the end of the article and should be styled and punctuated using standard abbreviations for journals. For unpublished lectures of symposia, include title of paper, name of sponsoring society in full, and date. Give titles of unpublished reports with "(unpublished)" following the reference. Only articles that have been published or are in press should be included in the references. Unpublished results or personal communications should be cited as such in the text. Equations should be typewritten whenever possible and the number placed in parentheses at Submission Policy and Copyright: Subscription Information: Submission of a manuscript implies that the paper is original and has not been submitted elsewhere. It is required that authors provide a Transfer of Copyright to the Publisher. The signed Consent to Publish gives the Publisher the Author(s)' permission to publish the Work. The signed Transfer of Copyright empowers the Publisher on behalf of the Author(s) to protect the Work and its image against any unauthorized use, and to properly authorize dissemination of the work. Annual subscription rate: US$250 including postage and handling. Send orders to Editorial Office, Numerical Mathematics A Journal for Chinese Universities, Dept of Mathematics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China, Email: numer@nju.edu.cn or Global Science Press Room 2303, Office Tower Convention Plaza, 1 Harbour Road Wanchai, Hong Kong Fax: (852)2630 8821 Email: books@global-sci.org the right margin. Reference to equations should use the form "Eq. (1)" or simply "(1)". Superscripts and subscripts should be typed or handwritten clearly above and below the line, respectively.

Figures should be in a finished form suitable for publication. Number figures consecutively with Arabic numerals. Lettering on drawings should be of professional quality or generated by highresolution computer graphics and must be large enough to withstand appropriate reduction for publication. Illustrations in color in most cases can be accepted only if the authors defray the cost. At the Editor's discretion a limited number of color figures each year of special interest will be published at no cost to the author.

Submission Policy and Copyright

Submission of a manuscript implies that the paper is original and has not been submitted elsewhere. It is required that authors provide a Transfer of Copyright to the Publisher. The signed Consent to Publish gives the Publisher the Author(s)' permission to publish the Work. The signed Transfer of Copyright empowers the Publisher on behalf of the Author(s) to protect the Work and its image against any unauthorized use, and to properly authorize dissemination of the work.

TeX File Preparation

The NM style file and template will assist you in preparing the LaTeX version of your final document. Contact the journal's office at numer@nju.edu.cn if you have any questions.