Papers are encouraged on any topic related to the solution of engineering problems by the use of computational tools.
Papers should be submitted to the Editor:
Dr Robert Adey
Wessex Institute of Technology
Ashurst Lodge
Ashurst, Southampton
SO40 7AA, UK
Tel: 02380 293223
Fax: 02380292853
Email: r.adeybeasy.com

Submission of Papers
Submission of a manuscript implies that it is not being considered contemporaneously for publication elsewhere. Submission of a multi-authored manuscript implies the consent of all the participating authors. All papers should be written in English. Contributors should submit their papers to one of the Editors, Dr R A Adey, Prof A K Noor, Prof B H V Topping, Prof K Ishii or Prof N Kamiya, or to any member of the Editorial Board.

Note to the Authors: All authors must sign the "Transfer of Copyright" agreement before the article can be published. This transfer agreement enables Elsevier Science Ltd to protect the copyrighted material for the authors, but does not relinquish the author’s proprietary rights. The copyright transfer covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, photographic reproductions, microform or any other reproductions of similar nature and translations, and includes the right to adopt the article for use in conjunction with computer systems and programs, including reproduction or publication in machine-readable form and incorporation in retrieval systems. Authors are responsible for obtaining from the copyright holder permission to reproduce any figures for which copyright exists.

Types of Contributions
Research papers, survey papers on key application areas, short communications and technical notes, discussion, software reviews and book reviews. A short calendar is also included.

Manuscript Preparation
Three copies should be provided, in double spaced typing on pages of uniform size, with a wide margin at the left. Generally, the length of the manuscript should be a minimum consistent with clarity. Each paper should be provided with an Abstract of about 100-150 words, reporting concisely on the purpose and results of the paper. Abstracts should include not more than 10 keywords which reflect the entries the authors would like to see in an index.

Authors should consult an issue of the journal for style and layout if possible. The Editors reserve the right to adjust style.

The name(s) and full postal address(es) should follow the title. When an author has moved permanently or temporarily to a new address, this should be indicated as a footnote on the first page. All joint communications must indicate the author to whom correspondence should be addressed if this is not the first named author.

The SI system should be used for all scientific and laboratory data; if, in certain instances, it is necessary to quote other units, these should be added in parentheses. Temperatures should be given in Celsius.

Abbreviations for units should follow the suggestions of the British Standards publication BS 1991. The full stop should not be used in abbreviations, e.g. m (not m.), ppm (not p.p.m.), "%" and "/" should be used in preference to "per cent" and "per". Where abbreviations are likely to cause ambiguity or not be readily understood by an international readership, units should be given in full.

Tables (numbered consecutively with arabic numerals), references and legends to illustrations should be typed on separate sheets and placed at the end of the paper.

Footnotes should be avoided, especially if they contain information which could equally well be included in the text.

The use of proprietary names should be avoided. Papers essentially of an advertising nature will not be accepted.

Disks
For papers produced using a word-processor or TeX please submit a disk with the final revised version of the manuscript. The file on disk should correspond exactly to the hard copy. The operating system and the word processor used should be specified clearly.

Illustrations in electronic format may be supplied provided that the file format and the program used to produce them is clearly indicated and that a hard copy is also supplied.

More detailed guidelines and further information are available from the publisher.

References
References should be cited at the appropriate point in the text by a superscript numeral. A list of references, in numerical order, should appear at the end of the paper. All references in this list should be indicated at some point in the text and vice versa. Unpublished data or private communications should not appear in the list. Examples of layout of references are given below:

1. G. and Safigianni, A., Economically justified modification of a radial network to an optimal form. Advances in Engineering Software, 1995, 21(1), 49-65
2. Beer, F. P. and Johnston, E. R., Jr, Mechanics of Materials, 2^nd ed. McGraw-Hill, London, 1992.
3. Wang, D. M., An implementation of characteristic sets method in Maple. Report, Research Institute for Symbolic Computation, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, 1991.
4. Karabalix, D. L., Dynamic soil-structure interaction by BEM. In Boundary Elements X, Vol. 4: Geo-mechanics, Wave Propagation and Vibrations, ed. C. A. Brebbia, Computational Mechanics Publications, Southampton, 1988, pp. 351-74.

Illustrations
The original and two copies, which may be of a reduced size, of each illustration should be provided. Line drawings may be submitted in any medium provided that the image is black and very sharp. They should preferably all require the same degree of reduction; large diagrams, more than four times final size, are discouraged due to handling difficulties. The type area of the journal is 177mm wide x 240mm deep, in two columns per page, each 85mm wide, and lettering should therefore be large enough to be legible after reduction of the illustration to fit (ideally 7pt lettering after reduction). Photographs should be submitted as contrasting black and white print on glossy paper. Each illustration must be clearly numbered and the name(s) of the author(s) of the paper written on the reverse side. Colour figures can be accepted at the discretion of the Editors. Authors will be expected to contribute towards the cost of colour printing.

Proofs
The author (or the selected author where several are involved) will receive a set of proofs for information purposes. No new material may be inserted in the text at the time of proof reading unless accepted by the Editors.

Pages Charges and Offprints
There will be no page charges. Twenty-five offprints of each paper and a copy of the journal are supplied free of charge. Additional copies can be ordered on the form accompanying the proofs.