Write your manuscript in English! Seek assistance if you are not an expert in the language. Keep the total length down as far as possible. Occasionally papers longer than 25 journal pages may be published, if motivated by the topic and novelty of results. Only in very exceptional cases will papers exceeding 30 pages be accepted.
Avoid repeating text from cited documents! Give citations only to documents that are cited in the text and are sources to your work. Remember to include only what is needed to state, prove and explain what you have done. The reader is somebody who uses or continues your research, not a student entering the area. There are several books you may consult on mathematical writing, e.g. Strunk and White, Higham and Knuth. We encourage you to check Michiel Hochstenbach's list of Latex tips.
Each paper should contain a short abstract. Write it in impersonal form with no formulas or references. It should be readable separate from the paper and written with no special typesetting.
Provide a list of key words and subject classifications using AMS categories .
List references,
ordered alphabetically after family name of first author, and number
them. Include only references you actually need to explain what
you have done.
Only number those formulas that you actually refer to in the manuscript! There is a latex utility chklref, that can be used to check redundant formulas and references after your ms is ready.
If you have figures, use labels and captions to make sure they are meaningful, also to a reader that does not read the entire paper! Make sure that label text is large enough and lines and dots are thick enough to be readable. Color figures will be in color in the electronic version, but black and white on paper, unless you ask for color, so use line styles that are distinguishable in black and white.
Follow the style exemplified by recent papers in BIT! Manuscripts are typeset using the Springer svjour3 style. A sample manuscript with BIT choices of options is: BITtemplate.tex. The class files are: svjour3.cls and svglov3.clo, for the case they are not already included in your latex installation. A short users guide is at: usrguid3.pdf
In your cover letter, using a maximum of 150 words, explain the novelty of your research (do not copy the abstract), and how it fits the Aims and scope of the journal. This will help the editor and reviewers to speed up the review process.
Please upload a file containing your cover letter (pdf, txt, or doc).
If you less than 35 years old and submit a paper, of which you are a single author, you may be eligible for the Fröberg prize. If you want to compete for the prize, state in the cover letter your birth date and your willingness to take part in the competition. At acceptance of your paper, you will be asked to send a copy of your passport.
Follow the steps prescribed in Submit a new manuscript! At the final step Attach Files, upload your LaTeX file as item Manuscript, then if needed your bibliography either as an original .bib file or as a compiled .bbl file, it is important to label also this as Manuscript , and then all your figures as Figure one by one as .eps or .pdf files. You may also upload files of type Supplementary material. They will not be included in the manuscript, but can be downloaded in EM and read while handling the submission.
Avoid some special features, they have caused some users trouble:
1. No subdirectories, put all the files in the same level!
2. Avoid underscores, _ , in file names!
When all your files are uploaded, choose Next and Build pdf for my approval. The EM system then translates your latex into a pdf file, which you can look at with command view submission. The class files mentioned above, and many common packages, are already included in EM. You find a list of all .sty and .cls files included in EM at http://www.editorialmanager.de/pdf/latex/LaTeX-Styles-on-EM-PDF-Builder.pdf. Note that this list is 61 pages, so do not print it, just search for any file you will need.. More details on the EM latex are given at : http://www.editorialmanager.de/pdf/latex/Queries about submission issues, peer review process, or the status of your manuscript should be sent to murtazo.nazarov@it.uu.se.
Many institutions in the Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, the UK, as well as the Max Planck Institute, are part of the Springer Compact deal, meaning academics from those institutions will be able to publish open access in an existing subscription journal for free. This includes BIT Numerical Mathematics. Publishing open access gives higher visibility and could lead to more citations.
Check out https://www.springer.com/de/open-access/springer-open-choice/springer-compact/ to see if your institution is part of the deal.
The journal encourages authors, where possible and applicable, to deposit data that support the findings of their research in a public repository. Authors and editors who do not have a preferred repository should consult Springer Nature´s list of repositories and research data policy.
List of RepositoriesGeneral repositories - for all types of research data - such as figshare and Dryad may also be used.
Datasets that are assigned digital object identifiers (DOIs) by a data repository may be cited in the reference list. Data citations should include the minimum information recommended by DataCite: authors, title, publisher (repository name), identifier.
DataCiteSpringer Nature provides a research data policy support service for authors and editors, which can be contacted at researchdata@springernature.com. This service provides advice on research data policy compliance and on finding research data repositories. It is independent of journal, book and conference proceedings editorial offices and does not advise on specific manuscripts.
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