Submissions are via http://ees.elsevier.com/gec and for correspondence please contact the
Editorial Office: Neil Jennings, Assistant Editor for GEC, Email: gec@uea.ac.uk
All new submissions should be submitted online using our Web-based submission
tool. To submit your paper online, please go to http://ees.elsevier.com/gec and upload your article and its associated artwork.
A PDF will be generated and the reviewing process will be carried out using that PDF. All correspondence between editor and author is
performed by e-mail, and paper copies are not required at the original submission stage. Articles should be no longer than 8,000 words,
although longer articles will be accepted on an occasional basis, if the topic demands this length of treatment.
Contributions are
received with the understanding that they comprise original, unpublished material and are not being submitted for publication elsewhere.
The editors reserve the right to edit or otherwise alter all contributions, but authors will receive proofs for approval before
publication.
Presentation
Manuscripts should be written in English and typed in the journal style, double spaced and
with a wide left hand margin. Footnotes, abstract and references should be double-spaced.
Manuscripts should be arranged in the following
order of presentation and in separate files. Author details and acknowledgements should only appear in the Cover letter and Title page
documents.
Cover letter: Giving a brief outline of the paper, the suitability for GEC and stating that the paper has not been published
elsewhere and is not under review elsewhere.
Title page: Title, subtitle (if desired); author's name, affiliation, full postal address
and telephone and fax numbers; a word count along with a justification of length for articles exceeding 8000 words. Respective affiliations
and addresses of co-authors should be clearly indicated; abstract of up to 100 words; acknowledgements (source of funding must be stated
and acknowledged); article title abbreviated appropriately for use as a running headline.
Main Manuscript: With the title of the
paper, abstract; main body of text; list of references; appendixes; footnotes. Tables: Including table headings Figures: Including
figure headings
Each sheet must carry the abbreviated title of the article and the journal name. The text should be organized under
appropriate section headings which, ideally, should not be more than 600 words apart. All headings should be placed on the left-hand
side of the text, with a double line space above and below.
All measurements should be given in metric units.
Authors are urged to
write as concisely as possible, but not at the expense of clarity. Descriptive or explanatory passages, necessary as information but
which tend to break up the flow of text, should be put into footnotes or appendixes. Where possible, however, footnotes should be avoided.
References and footnotes
For Global Environment Change the Harvard system is to be used: authors' names (no initials) and
dates (and specific pages, only in the case of quotations) are given in the main body of the text, e.g. (Parry, 1990, p. 110). References
are listed alphabetically at the end of the paper, double spaced and conform to current journal style:
For journals: Parry,
M. (1990) The potential impact on agriculture of the greenhouse effect. Land Use Policy 7, 109-123.
For books:
El-Hinnawi, E. and Hashmi, M. H. (1987) The State of the Environment. Butterworths, Kent.
Other publications:
Where there is doubt include all bibliographical details. Footnotes should be indicated in the text by superior Arabic numerals which
run consecutively through the paper. They should be grouped together in a section at the end of the text in numerical order and double
spaced.
Tables
Tables should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and given a suitable caption. Notes and references
within tables should be included with the tables, separately from the main text. Notes should be referred to by superscript letters.
All table columns should have an explanatory heading. Tables should not repeat data available elsewhere in the article, e.g. in an illustration.
Illustrations
All graphs, diagrams and other drawings should be referred to as Figures, which should be numbered consecutively
in Arabic numerals and included on separate pages at the end of the manuscript. Their position should be indicated in the text. All illustrations
must have captions, which should be typed on a separate page.
All illustrations should be uploaded in camera-ready form, suitable
for reproduction (which may include reduction) without retouching.
Glossy black-and-white photos are encouraged, where they add materially
to the text, these should be uploaded as they are to be reproduced. Photographs are to be numbered consecutively as figures. Captions
should be provided separately.
Authors should minimize the amount of descriptive matter on graphs or drawings, and refer to curves,
points, etc by their symbols. Descriptive matter should be placed in the caption. Scale grids should not be used in the graphs, unless
required for actual measurements.
Colour illustrations
If you submit colour figures then Elsevier will ensure, at
no additional charge, that these figures will appear in colour on the web (e.g., ScienceDirect and other sites) regardless of whether
or not these illustrations are reproduced in colour in the printed version. Colour illustrations in print will be charged to the author
at the flat rate of EUR 270 per colour figure. You will receive the information regarding the costs from Elsevier after receipt of your
accepted article.
Proofs
One set of page proofs in PDF format will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author (if we
do not have an e-mail address then paper proofs will be sent by post). Elsevier now sends PDF proofs which can be annotated; for this
you will need to download Adobe Reader version 7 available free from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
Instructions on how to annotate PDF files will accompany the proofs. The exact system requirements are given at the Adobe site: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrsystemreqs.html#70win.
If you do not wish to use the PDF annotations function, you may list the corrections (including replies to the Query Form) and
return to Elsevier in an e-mail. Please list your corrections quoting line number. If, for any reason, this is not possible, then mark
the corrections and any other comments (including replies to the Query Form) on a printout of your proof and return by fax, or scan the
pages and e-mail, or by post.
Please use this proof only for checking the typesetting, editing, completeness and correctness of the
text, tables and figures. Significant changes to the article as accepted for publication will only be considered at this stage with permission
from the Editor. We will do everything possible to get your article published quickly and accurately. Therefore, it is important to ensure
that all of your corrections are sent back to us in one communication: please check carefully before replying, as inclusion of any subsequent
corrections cannot be guaranteed. Proofreading is solely your responsibility. Note that Elsevier may proceed with the publication of
your article if no response is received.
Offprints
The corresponding author, at no cost, will be provided with a PDF file
of the article via e-mail or, alternatively, 25 free paper offprints. The PDF file is a watermarked version of the published article
and includes a cover sheet with the journal cover image and a disclaimer outlining the terms and conditions of use. Additional paper
offprints can be ordered by the authors. An order form with prices will be sent to the corresponding author.
Author Enquiries
For enquiries relating to the submission of articles (including electronic submission where available) please visit this journal's
homepage at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/gloenvcha. You can track accepted articles at http://www.elsevier.com/trackarticle
and set up e-mail alerts to inform you of when an article's status has changed, as well as copyright information, frequently asked questions
and more.
Contact details for questions arising after acceptance of an article, especially those relating to proofs, are provided
after registration of an article for publication.
