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JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS 3.2. 3.3. 3.4. shall refrain from producing a critical review of the type of the subject review article described above. The syntax shall be as simple as possible and the words used should be those to be found in any ordinary dictionary. If this is not feasible, the author shall make certain that the neologisms he uses form part of the international scientific and technical vocabulary. The author is recommended to state the origin of the neologisms he uses. Should he be obliged to create some himself, he should say how this has been done, giving the etymology and definition. Finally, the author shall make sure that he does not distort the meaning of the terms belonging to the specific vocabulary of the branch of knowledge with which he is dealing. In drafting the text, the author shall describe fully the methods em- ployed and significant results obtained. Should industrial or national security considerations lead him to restrict the amount of scientific in[ormation that he •vishes to publish on the subject he is dealing with, the text shall be presented as belonging to class 2.1.2. provisional communication or preliminary notes, and not to class 2.1.1. original scientific paper. This is an absolute moral obligation for the author. It goes without saying that, in any publication, the facts observed or the methods employed must not be wilfully misrepresented. Explicit reference shall be made to any work previously published by the same author, or by another, when a knowledge of such works is essential in order to see how the text presented fits into the general picture of scientific progress. It should be stated whether these previous publications duplicate, completely or partially, the text presented. 4. OPENING PAGE It is suggested that this include: 4.1. The title. 4.2. Name(s) of the author(s), and titles. 4.3. Names and address of author(s)' laboratory, etc. 4.4. The Synopsis: This should comprise a brief and factual summary of the contents and conclusions of the paper, refer to any new information which it may contain, and give an indication of its relevance. It should enable the busy reader to decide more surely than he can from the mere title of the paper whether it merits his reading it. The author of