Guide for Authors

As of 2002, incorporating Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A, B and C

Publishing policy
The journal is a forum for the rapid publication of refereed communications in separate thematic issues, either stemming from scientific meetings, or, especially compiled for the occasion. Further, in addition to the 5-6 page papers the journal has been publishing so far the journal will from now on also be open to thematic issues containing papers of 15 - 20 pages.

Note: this implies that the journal is not open to individual papers.

A dedicated team of Editors-in-chief will be responsible for maintaining a high level of scientific quality and relevance.

Formal proposals for Special Issues should be submitted to Grace Yao, e-mail: g.yao@elsevier.com.
a) The manuscript should preferably be prepared on a word processor and printed with double spacing and wide margins and include an abstract of not more than 500 words.
b) Authors should use IUGS terminology. The use of S.I. units is also recommended.
c) The title page should include the name(s) of the author(s), their affiliations, fax and e-mail numbers. In case of more than one author, please indicate to whom the correspondence should be addressed.

References
a) References in the text consist of the surname of the author(s), followed by the year of publication in parentheses. All references cited in the text should be given in the reference list and vice versa.
b) The reference list should be in alphabetical order.

Tables
Tables should be compiled on separate sheets and should be numbered according to their sequence in the text. Tables can also be sent as glossy prints to avoid errors in typesetting.

Illustrations
a) Illustrations should be submitted in quadruplicate and should be numbered consecutively and referred to in the text. Please note that upon submission of a manuscript, four sets of all photographic material printed sharply on glossy paper or as high definition laser prints must be provided to enable meaningful review. Photocopies and other low-quality prints will not be accepted for review.
b) If, together with your accepted article, you submit usable colour figures (as hard copies and preferably also as electronic files) 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. For further information on the preparation of electronic artwork, please see http://www.elsevier.com/locate/authorartwork.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 prints corresponding to all the colour illustrations.
c) Drawings should be lettered throughout, the size of the lettering being appropriate to that of the drawings, but taking into account the possible need for reduction in size. The page format of the journal should be considered in designing the drawings.
d) Figure captions should be supplied on a separate sheet.
e) If contributors wish to have their original figures returned this should be requested in proof stage at the latest.

Keywords
The authors are kindly requested to supply 4-6 keywords of their choice that can be used for indexing/abstracting purposes.

Page proofs
One set of page proofs will be sent to the corresponding author, to be checked for typesetting/editing. The author is not expected to make changes or corrections that constitute departures from the article in its accepted form. Elsevier will do everything possible to get your article corrected and published as quickly and accurately as possible. Therefore, it is important to ensure that all of your corrections are sent back to us in one communication, by the corresponding author. Subsequent corrections will not be possible, so please ensure your first sending is complete.

Reprints
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.

Submission of electronic text
In order to publish the paper as quickly as possible after acceptance authors must submit the final text also on a diskette, CD-ROM or zipdisk. It is essential that the name and version of the word-processing programme, type of computer on which the text was prepared, and format of the text files are clearly indicated. Authors must ensure that the disk version corresponds exactly to the hardcopy. If available, in addition to original prints, electronic files of the figures should also be included on a separate floppy disk, CD-Rom or zip disk.

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