期刊名称：HYDROCARBON PROCESSING
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Hydrocarbon Processing is the premier magazine providing job-help information to technical and management personnel in petroleum refining, gas processing, petrochemical/chemical and engineer/constructor companies throughout the world – since 1922.
Instructions to Authors
Before wrinting
a letter of inquiry is a good idea. Write to Editor, Hydrocarbon Processing, P.O. Box 2608, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. 77252. Outline briefly what you have in mind. If your proposed article isn't acceptable, HP will tell you promptly.
Upon getting your letter, the editor may suggest the approach, information of most value to the reader and illustrations.
If HP's interest is marginal, the editor often recommends another publication. But once your manuscript is accepted, you are assured – because of HP's preeminence in the field – of the widest possible HPI exposure.
What kind of articles does HP publish?
Nearly all offer practical on-the-job information the reader can use in his or her work. HP also publishes HPI news and trends. But it is primarily a monthly working textbook of current engineering or engineering-management practices.
Technical coverage is divided into petrochemical, gas processing and refining developments, process and construction engineering, maintenance and loss prevention, environmental, rotating equipment, and instrumentation and process control.
The "Management Guidelines" section features articles on administration and supervision, economics, training, human resource development, labor relations and employment practices.
Emphasis is on the practical. HP offers ideas, techniques and information to increase the reader's job proficiency and professional competence.
How are articles selected?
Articles come to HP from several sources. Some are solicited by the editors. Some are revised society and convention papers. Still others are unsolicited. In whatever form they come, HP articles must all pass a rigid evaluation of their reader appeal, accuracy and overall merit.
Reader interest determines an article's value. The goal is not what material the editors, advertisers or authors want, but what the subscribers want.
The many and varied operations within the HPI results in a wide range of potential topics for articles. All readers will never be interested in every article or even a large number of articles in a given issue. So HP tries to balance each issue with a variety of articles spanning many disciplines and subjects. But whatever the subject, the key to stimulating the editor's interest in your manuscript is to offer material that is new, timely, well written and helpful.
HP maintains close contact with its readers. Surveys and conferences with industry experts have enabled us to set up procedures to evaluate articles. These have been improved steadily over the years. Every facet is gauged carefully for reader appeal before a manuscript is accepted.
What writing style does HP prefer?
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Use straightforward, plain English. Don't try to create a literary gem. In fact, literacy gems often come from such humble efforts. The reader isn't interested in the size of your vocabulary. He merely wants to understand.
To repeat: Short sentences and simple words speed reading and improve clarity. Too many long involved sentences and paragraphs alienate readers. Use common, everyday terms instead of highly technical ones when possible. You will expand your readership by doing so.
Write to express, not to impress.
Don't be too concerned with writing "style." Style changes will be made when HP edits your article.
If you stick to short words and mostly short sentences, punctuation nearly always will fall into place. It becomes a pitfall in long, involved sentences. Punctuation tips and guidelines appear in unabridged dictionaries. Consult one.
How long should an article be?
HP does not limit article length. But waste no words. Say what you have to say, and do it as briefly and succinctly as possible.
HP tries to hold most articles to about four magazine pages, or less. Articles that include many figures, tables, etc., can run considerably longer. But long, heavy, dull text distracts and discourage readers. A topic that requires a very long text may be considered as a series.
One magazine page is equivalent to about three typewritten pages, double-spaced. Of course, photos, figures, etc., add to length. These must be weighed in your writing process.
Strip your manuscript of wordiness and padding. Make it long enough to tell the story completely – short enough to tell it fast. Leave out nonessentials.
In striving for conciseness don't write "down" to the reader. Do not dwell upon facts he or she probably knows. At the same time, do not omit important facts.
How should the manuscript be typed?
Type double-spaced on one side only of any good white paper–preferably 8-1/2 by 11 inch size. Put the title and your name about five inches from the top of the first sheet. Start the manuscript several spaces below that.
Put text citations in "Literature Cited" references at the end of your manuscript. Note the style in any issue of HP.
If you quote another author's material in your text, obtain permission. As publishers, we must observe copyright laws and expect our authors to do the same.
How are illustrations and equations handled?
Drawings, charts and photographs are valuable in "merchandising" an article. They also clarify matter in the text. They help an article attract attention.
Be sure that your illustrations are numbered to match a corresponding number shown in the text. Prepare the captions (editors call them "cutlines") on a separate sheet of paper, with numbers corresponding to numbers on the figure.
Must I submit "finished" illustrations? |
HP does not require "finished artwork" with manuscripts. Most of the time, artwork will be redrawn by HP artists.
Legibility is the key to submitting suitable artwork with your manuscript. HP staff can work from clearly prepared "rough" art. Neatness and accuracy are the best guidelines.
Graphs should be free of all lines and lettering not essential to the reader's understanding. Don't put supplementary data on the face of the graph. Put these in the "cutline" or in the text. Scale captions should be outside the grid area.
Designate curves by brief labels placed close to the curves rather than by letters, numbers or other devices requiring a key. If a key is used, put it within the grid in an isolated position, enclosed by a light-line border – grid lines, if convenient.
Be sure to let the editor know if you want your original artwork returned to you after the article has been published. |
Editorial Board
Mailing Address:
Hydrocarbon Processing PO Box 2608Houston, Texas 77252 USA
Phone: 713-529-4301
Street Address:
Hydrocarbon Processing 2 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1020 Houston, Texas 77046 USA
Fax: 713-520-4433
article submission: editorial@hydrocarbonprocessing.com
editorial staff: editorial@hydrocarbonprocessing.com
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