Ferroelectrics : instructions to authors
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and that if accepted it will
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AIP's (American Institute of Physics) Physics and Astronomy Classification
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REFERENCES
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Listed references are arranged
as follows:
1.J. C. Slater, J. Chem. Phys. 9, 16 (1941).
2.F. Jona and G. Shirane, Ferroelectric Crystals (Pergamon Press, Oxford,
1962), pp. 186-7.
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of 30 seconds. Animation
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with the final manuscript, after it
has completed the refereeing process.
Animations in the following forms (in order of preference) can be accepted from authors:
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REPRINTS
No reprint will be supplied . Registered participants will receive the
CD ROM of the volume of Ferroelectrics corresponding to ISFD7, from
which
they may get reprints. Special reprints may be ordered by completing
the appropriate form sent with page proofs.
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