Submission of papers Ocean & Coastal Management uses an online, electronic submission system. By accessing the website
http://ees.elsevier.com/ocma you will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of the various files. When
submitting a manuscript to Elsevier Editorial System, authors need to provide an electronic version of their manuscript. For this purpose
original source files, not PDF files, are preferred. The author should specify a category designation for the manuscript (full length
article, review article, short communication, etc.) and choose a set of classifications from the prescribed list provided online. Authors
may send queries concerning the submission process to the Author Support Department at AuthorSupport@elsevier.com. Once
the submission files are uploaded, the system automatically generates an electronic (PDF) manuscript, which is then used for reviewing.
All correspondence, including the Editor's decision and request for revisions, will be by e-mail.
All papers should be written in
clear and grammatical English and will be independently refereed.
Copyright
Submission of an article is understood to
imply that the article has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic
thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all Authors and tacitly or
explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in
the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the Publisher.
Upon acceptance of an article,
authors will be asked to sign a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (for more information on this and copyright see http://www.elsevier.com/copyright).
Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail (or letter) will be sent to the corresponding
author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this
agreement.
Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation
within their institutions. Permission of the Publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution and for all other
derivative works, including compilations and translations (please consult http://www.elsevier.com/permissions).
If excerpts
from other copyrighted works are included, the author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit the source(s)
in the article. Elsevier has preprinted forms for use by authors in these cases: please consult http://www.elsevier.com/permissions.
Funding body agreements and policies
Elsevier has established agreements and developed policies to allow authors who publish
in Elsevier journals to comply with potential manuscript archiving requirements as specified as conditions of their grant awards. To
learn more about existing agreements and policies please visit http://www.elsevier.com/fundingbodies
Types of
contributions Research papers; Review articles; Book reviews; Reports of conferences and meetings; Commentaries; Letters to the
Editors; Recent developments in ocean and coastal management; Capacity-building papers (see Chircop A., Introduction to capacity-building
section. Ocean and Coastal Management 1998: 38:7-68 for more information on contributions related to capacity building).
Manuscript
Preparation
General: Preparation of Texts
We accept most word processing formats for accepted articles,
but Word, WordPerfect or LaTeX is preferred. Always keep a backup copy of the electronic file for reference and safety. Save your files
using the default extension of the program used. No changes to the accepted version are permissible without the explicit approval of
the Editor. It is important that the file be saved in the native format of the word processor used. The text should be in single-column
format. Keep the layout as simple as possible. Most formatting codes will be removed and replaced on processing the article. In particular,
do not use the wordprocessor's options to justify text or to hyphenate words. However, do use bold face, italics, subscripts, superscripts
etc. Do not embed 'graphically designed' equations or tables, but prepare these using the wordprocessor's facility. When preparing tables,
if you are using a table grid, use only one grid for each individual table and not a grid for each row. If no grid is used, use tabs,
not spaces, to align columns. The electronic text should be prepared in a way very similar to that of conventional manuscripts (also
see the Elsevier's Guide to Publication:www.elsevier.com/locate/guidepublication). Do not import the figures into the text
file, but, instead, indicate their approximate locations directly in the electronic text and on the manuscript. Also see the section
on Preparation of electronic illustrations.
LaTeX documents
If the LaTeX file is suitable, proofs will be produced without
rekeying the text. The article should preferably be written using Elsevier's document class "elsart", or alternatively the standard document
class "article", Detailed instructions for LaTeX preparation can be obtained from http://www.elsevier.com/latex.
Paper
Length: Generally the size of the manuscripts should not exceed 10,000 words, or about 20 printed pages, inclusive of all figures,
tables, and appendices.
Abstract: An abstract of 50-100 words should be supplied.
Text: Follow this order when
typing manuscripts: Title (10 words is the desired maximum length); Authors, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords, Main text (Introduction
to explain the background work, the practical applications and the nature and validation of the techniques described; Conclusion
to indicate the significant contribution of the manuscript with its limitations, advantages and applications), Acknowledgements, Appendix,
References, Figure Captions and Tables. Do not import the Figures of Tables into your text. The corresponding author should be identifield
with an asterisk and footnote. All other footnotes (except for table footnotes) should be identified by superscript Arabic numbers.
Units:
The International System of Units (SI) should be used for all scientific and laboratory data; if it is necessary to quote other units,
these should be added in parentheses. Temperatures should be given in degree Celsius. The unit 'billion' (109 in America, 1012 in Europe)
is ambiguous and must not be used.
References: All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references
following the text of the manuscript. In the text refer to references by a number in square brackets on the line (e.g. Since Foster [1],
and the full reference should be given in a numerical list at the end of the paper. References should be given in the following form:
[1.] Foster S, Barr, B. You can bank on it: the marine sanctuary program branches out to new England with Stellwagen Bank designation.
Marine Sanctuary 1993; 1 (1):9-11
[2.] Recchia C, Saint-Laurent C, Hackman A. A World Wildlife Fund's endangered spaces campaign;
focus on marine protected areas. In: Shackell NL, Willison JHM, editors. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Science
and Management of Protected Areas, Halifax, Canada, 1995. p 220-226
[4.] Westaway MT. The petroleum industry and the protection of the North Sea environment.
In: Newman PJ, Agg AR. Environmental protection of the North Sea. oxford: Heinemann Professional Publishing, 1988. p.456-480
[5.]
DeGroodt EG. Ecological profile of macrophytes and macroalgae with special reference to the Venice Lagoon, Report T855.00.Delft Hydraulics,
1992.
Use of the Digital Object Identifier
The digital object identifier (DOI) may be used to cite and link to electronic
documents. The DOI consists of a unique alpha-numeric character string which is assigned to a document by the publisher upon the initial
electronic publication. The assigned DOI never changes. Therefore, it is an ideal medium for citing a document, particularly 'Articles
in press' because they have not yet received their full bibliographic information. The correct format for citing a DOI is shown as follows
(example taken from a document in the journal Physics Letters B):
doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2003.10.071
When you use the DOI to create
URL hyperlinks to documents on the web, they are guaranteed never to change. However, please check the DOI very carefully as an error
in a letter or number will result in a dead link.
Preparation of electronic illustrations General
1. Make
sure you use uniform lettering and sizing of your original artwork.
2. Save text in illustrations as "graphics" or enclose the font.
3. Only use the following fonts in your illustrations: Arial, Courier, Helvetica, Times, Symbol.
4. Number the illustrations according
to their sequence in the text.
5. Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files.
6. Provide all illustrations as separate
files.
7. Provide captions to illustrations separately.
8. Produce images near to the desired size of the printed version.
A detailed guide on electronic artwork is available on our website: http://elsevier.com/artworkinstructions. Some
excerpts from the detailed information are given here.
Formats
Regardless of the application used, when your electronic
artwork is finalised, please "save as" or convert the images to one of the following formats (note the resolution requirements for line
drawings, halftones, and line/halftone combinations given below):
EPS: Vector drawings. Embed the font or save the text as "graphics".
TIFF: Colour or greyscale photographs (halftones): always use a minimum of 300 dpi.
TIFF: Bitmapped line drawings: use a minimum
of 1000 dpi.
TIFF: Combinations bitmapped line/half-tone (colour or greyscale): a minimum of 500 dpi is required.
DOC, XLS or
PPT: If your electronic artwork is created in any of these Microsoft Office applications please supply "as is".
Please do not:
1. embed graphics in your word processor (spreadsheet, presentation) document;
2. supply files that are optimised for screen use
(like GIF, BMP, PICT, WPG); the resolution is too low;
3. supply files that are too low in resolution;
4. submit graphics that
are disproportionately large for the content.
Captions
Ensure that each illustration has a caption. Supply
captions separately, not attached to the figure. A caption should comprise a brief title (not on the figure itself) and a description
of the illustration. Keep text in the illustrations themselves to a minimum but explain all symbols and abbreviations used.
Line
drawings
The lettering and symbols, as well as other details, should have proportionate dimensions, so as not to become
illegible or unclear after possible reduction; in general, the figures should be designed for a reduction factor of two to three. The
degree of reduction will be determined by the Publisher. Illustrations will not be enlarged. Consider the page format of the journal
when designing the illustrations. Do not use any type of shading on computer-generated illustrations.
Photographs (halftones)
Remove non-essential areas of a photograph. Do not mount photographs unless they form part of a composite figure (plate). Where necessary,
insert a scale bar in the illustration (not below it), as opposed to giving a magnification factor in the caption.
Colour
illustrations
Please make sure that artwork files are in an acceptable format (TIFF, EPS or MS Office files) and with the
correct resolution. If, together with your accepted article, you submit usable 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. For colour reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from
Elsevier after receipt of your accepted article. Please indicate your preference for colour in print or on the Web only. For further
information on the preparation of electronic artwork, please see http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions.
Please
note: Because of technical complications which can arise by converting colour figures to "grey scale" (for the printed version should
you not opt for colour in print) please submit in addition usable black and white versions of all the colour illustrations. As only one
figure caption may be used for both colour and black and white versions of figures, please ensure that the figure captions are meaningful
for both versions, if applicable.
Tables
Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the
text. Place footnotes to tables below the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters. Avoid vertical rules. Be sparing
in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article. Do not
embed tables, but prepare these using the wordprocessor's facility. When preparing tables, if you are using a table grid, use only one
grid for each individual table and not a grid for each row. If no grid is used, use tabs, not spaces, to align columns.
Supplementary
data
Preparation of supplementary data. Elsevier accepts electronic supplementary material to support and enhance your scientific
research. Supplementary files offer the author additional possibilities to publish supporting applications, movies, animation sequences,
high-resolution images, background datasets, sound clips and more. Supplementary files supplied will be published online alongside the
electronic version of your article in Elsevier Web products, including ScienceDirect: http://www.sciencedirect.com. In order
to ensure that your submitted material is directly usable, please ensure that data is provided in one of our recommended file formats.
Authors should submit the material in electronic format together with the article and supply a concise and descriptive caption for each
file. For more detailed instructions please visit our artwork instruction pages at http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions.
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 Discount
Contributors to Elsevier journals are entitled to a 30% discount on most Elsevier books, if ordered
directly from Elsevier.
Author Enquiries For enquiries relating to the submission of articles (including electronic submission
where available) please visit http://www.elsevier.com/authors. You can track your accepted article by visiting http://www.elsevier.com/trackarticle.
The Elsevier Web page also provides the facility to set up e-mail alerts to inform you of when an article's status has changed, as well
as detailed artwork guidelines, copyright information, frequently asked questions, and more. Contact details for questions arising after
acceptance of an article, especially those relating to proofs, are provided when an article is accepted for publication.
