Guide for Authors
Organic Geochemistry occupies a unique position as a journal publishing peer reviewed research
on all fields in which organic chemistry plays a major role within a geological context. The Editors welcome contributions with relevance
to geosciences including but not limited to: geology (including sedimentology, stratigraphy and structural geology), biogeochemistry,
environmental geochemistry, palaeo-oceanography, palaeo-climatology, archaeometry, organic petrology, coal science, soil science and
hydrology (e.g. movement of water soluble organics in the sub-surface).
Paper types accepted in the journal include:
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Regular full-length research papers -
Comprehensive review articles -
*NEW* Mini-reviews on newly emerging
areas and themes of current interest -
Technical communications -
Short technical notes -
Discussion/reply
correspondence
In addition, the journal occasionally publishes book reviews, conference announcements, and other matters of
direct interest to the organic geochemistry community.
Peer-review is arranged through the Chief Editors and Associate Editor team
and conducted by well known, respected scientists from academia, government and industry.
Types of contributions
Types of Contributions: Papers may be published as a Full Paper, a Note or a Discussion/Reply.
A full paper should describe original research in the general area of Organic Geochemistry (see Introduction). A note is a short (see
strict length limits below) original contribution, which can be used to inform readers of preliminary or limited results of research.
Papers in the form of a Discussion/Reply will be published when a reader wishes to comment on a paper published previously. This format
will be of two back-to-back short communications, one from the communicator and one from the original author(s).
Paper Length: Papers
generally average 10-15 printed pages, including tables, figures and references. A full page of text in Organic Geochemistry contains
about 850 words. For Notes, the manuscript MUST NOT EXCEED 10 PAGES OF A4 SIZE, including text, references and all tables, figures, appendices,
legends, etc. A 3 cm border must be left all round each page: the preferred type is Century Schoolbook (12 pt). The type MUST be double
spaced (i.e. about 10 mm between the centre of lines). Papers of more than 10 pages that are submitted as NOTES will automatically be
treated as normal submissions and will not be fast tracked.
Scientific review: Manuscripts will be reviewed by a minimum of two referees
and will be considered for publication on the basis of originality of the contribution and the recommendations of referees and editors.
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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,
including electronically without the written consent of the copyright-holder. To verify originality, your article may be checked by the
originality detection software iThenticate. See also
http://www.elsevier.com/editors/plagdetect.
Changes to authorship
This policy concerns the addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names in the
authorship of accepted manuscripts:
Before the accepted manuscript is published in an online issue: Requests to add or remove
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authorship has been agreed.
After the accepted manuscript is published in an online issue: Any requests to add, delete, or
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Open access
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Submission
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to a single PDF file of the article, which is used in the peer-review process. Please note that even though manuscript source files are
converted to PDF files at submission for the review process, these source files are needed for further processing after acceptance. All
correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revision, takes place by e-mail removing the need for
a paper trail.
Submit your article
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Please submit, with the manuscript, the names, addresses and e-mail addresses of 3-5 potential
referees. Note that the editor retains the sole right to decide whether or not the suggested reviewers are used.
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Use of wordprocessing software
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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. When preparing tables, if you are using a table grid, use only one
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Note that source files of figures, tables and text graphics will be required whether or not you embed your figures in the text. See also
the section on Electronic artwork.
To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to use the 'spell-check' and 'grammar-check'
functions of your wordprocessor.
Article structure
Subdivision - numbered sections
Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections
should be numbered 1.1. (then 1.1.1., 1.1.2., ...), 1.2., etc. (the abstract is not included in section numbering). Use this numbering
also for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to "the text". Any subsection may be given a brief heading. Each heading should
appear on its own separate line.
Introduction
State the objectives
of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results.
Material and methods
Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced. Methods already
published should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described.
Theory/calculation
A Theory section should extend, not repeat, the background to the article already dealt with in
the Introduction and lay the foundation for further work. In contrast, a Calculation section represents a practical development from
a theoretical basis.
Results
Results should be clear and concise.
Discussion
This should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined
Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.
Conclusions
The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section, which
may stand alone or form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion section.
Appendices
If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc. Formulae and equations in
appendices should be given separate numbering: Eq. (A.1), Eq. (A.2), etc.; in a subsequent appendix, Eq. (B.1) and so on. Similarly for
tables and figures: Table A.1; Fig. A.1, etc.
Essential title page information
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Title.
Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations
and formulae where possible.
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Author names and affiliations.
Where the family name may be ambiguous (e.g., a
double name), please indicate this clearly. Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names.
Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address.
Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name and, if available, the e-mail address of each author.
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Corresponding author.
Clearly indicate who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also
post-publication.
Ensure that telephone and fax numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address
and the complete postal address. Contact details must be kept up to date by the corresponding author.
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Present/permanent
address.
If an author has moved since the work described in the article was done, or was visiting at the time, a 'Present address'
(or 'Permanent address') may be indicated as a footnote to that author's name. The address at which the author actually did the work
must be retained as the main, affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes.
Abstract
A concise and factual abstract is required (maximum length 250 words). The abstract should state
briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separate from the article,
so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, References should be avoided, but if essential, they must be cited in full, without
reference to the reference list. Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined
at their first mention in the abstract itself.
Graphical abstract
A Graphical
abstract is optional and should summarize the contents of the article in a concise, pictorial form designed to capture the attention
of a wide readership online. Authors must provide images that clearly represent the work described in the article. Graphical abstracts
should be submitted as a separate file in the online submission system. Image size: Please provide an image with a minimum of 531 ×
1328 pixels (h × w) or proportionally more. The image should be readable at a size of 5 × 13 cm using a regular screen resolution
of 96 dpi. Preferred file types: TIFF, EPS, PDF or MS Office files. See
http://www.elsevier.com/graphicalabstracts for examples.
Authors can make use of Elsevier's Illustration and Enhancement service to ensure the best presentation of their images also in accordance
with all technical requirements:
Illustration
Service.
Highlights
Highlights are mandatory for this journal.
They consist of a short collection of bullet points that convey the core findings of the article and should be submitted in a separate
file in the online submission system. Please use 'Highlights' in the file name and include 3 to 5 bullet points (maximum 85 characters,
including spaces, per bullet point). See
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Keywords
Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 10 keywords, avoiding general and plural terms
and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, "and", "of"). Be sparing with abbreviations: only abbreviations firmly established in the
field may be eligible. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes.
Abbreviations
Define abbreviations that are not standard in this field in a footnote to be placed on the first page of the article. Such abbreviations
that are unavoidable in the abstract must be defined at their first mention there, as well as in the footnote. Ensure consistency of
abbreviations throughout the article.
Acknowledgements
Collate acknowledgements
in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote
to the title or otherwise. List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing
assistance or proof reading the article, etc.).
Nomenclature and units
Follow
internationally accepted rules and conventions: use the international system of units (SI). If other quantities are mentioned, give their
equivalent in SI. Include a space between the number and the following units or abbreviation except for %, the symbol for per mil and °, ' and " when used in latitude and longitude. In Windows use alt[0186] for °, alt[241] for ± and alt[0137] for the symbol
for per mil.
Genbank
Any nucleotide sequence data reported or referred
to in a submitted manuscript must be deposited in one of the three major collaborative databases-DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank-which exchange data
on a daily basis. The suggested wording for referring to accession number information is: These sequence data have been submitted to
the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank databases under accession number U12345. Addresses are as follows: DDBJ email:
ddbjsub@ddbj.nig.ac.jp
(for data submissions), URL:
http://www.ddbj.nig.ac.jp/; EMBL email:
datasubs@ebi.ac.uk, URL:
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/;
GenBank email:
gb-sub@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, URL:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/.
Lipidmaps
Lipid classification, nomenclature and structural representation. In preparing manuscripts, Organic
Geochemistry recommends the use of the classification, nomenclature and structural representation of lipids used by the LIPID MAPS Initiative
(see Fahy et al. 2005. Journal of Lipid Research 46, 839-862 and Fahy et al. 2009. Journal of Lipid Research 50, S9-S14). You can download
lipid structures directly from the "Lipid Classification" section of the LIPID MAPS website
http://www.lipidmaps.org or
draw structures de novo from the "Tools" section of the website and then insert them into your documents.
Depositing novel lipid structures
in LIPID MAPS database. OG recommends that authors of manuscripts deposit all novel lipid molecules for registration in the LIPID MAPS
structure database prior to publication. This will be extremely beneficial in terms of (a) maintaining and expanding a comprehensive
lipid database covering a wide variety of sources (mammals, plants, fungi, bacteria, marine organisms, etc.), (b) accurate classification
of new lipid structures, (c) application of consistent nomenclature standards with regard to systematic names and abbreviations and (d)
consistent and unambiguous structural representation. The preferred method for depositing lipid structures is a web-based registration
system on the LIPID MAPS website
http://www.lipidmaps.org/new/reg/index.html which enables authors to enter lipid structures
and accompanying names, synonyms, references and classification information. Structures are checked for structural uniqueness prior to
submission. The submitted structures are stored in a private temporary database where they are reviewed by the LIPID MAPS bioinformatics
staff prior to being classified, checked for correct nomenclature and registered in the public LIPID MAPS structure database. Alternative
methods for depositing lipid structures are by e-mailing Chemdraw files or SD files.
Math formulae
Present simple formulae in the line of normal text where possible and use the solidus (/) instead of a horizontal
line for small fractional terms, e.g., X/Y. In principle, variables are to be presented in italics. Powers of e are often more conveniently
denoted by exp. Number consecutively any equations that have to be displayed separately from the text (if referred to explicitly in the
text).
Footnotes
Footnotes should be used sparingly. Number them consecutively
throughout the article, using superscript Arabic numbers. Many wordprocessors build footnotes into the text, and this feature may be
used. Should this not be the case, indicate the position of footnotes in the text and present the footnotes themselves separately at
the end of the article. Do not include footnotes in the Reference list.
Table footnotes
Indicate each footnote in a
table with a superscript lowercase letter.
Artwork
Electronic artwork
General points
• Make sure you use uniform lettering and sizing
of your original artwork.
• Save text in illustrations as 'graphics' or enclose the font.
• Only use the following
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• Number the illustrations according to their sequence in the text.
• Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files.
• Provide captions to illustrations separately.
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Produce images near to the desired size of the printed version.
• Submit each figure as a separate file.
A detailed guide
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http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions
You are urged
to visit this site; 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: Color or grayscale 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 (color or grayscale): a minimum of 500 dpi is required.
If your electronic artwork is created in a Microsoft Office application (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) then please supply 'as is'.
Please
do not:
• Supply files that are optimised for screen use (e.g., GIF, BMP, PICT, WPG); the resolution is too low;
•
Supply files that are too low in resolution;
• Submit graphics that are disproportionately large for the content.
Color artwork
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 color figures then Elsevier will ensure,
at no additional charge, that these figures will appear in color on the Web (e.g., ScienceDirect and other sites) regardless of whether
or not these illustrations are reproduced in color in the printed version.
For color reproduction in print, you will receive information
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Please note: Because of technical complications which can arise by converting color figures to 'gray scale' (for the printed version
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Figure 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.
Text graphics
Text graphics may be embedded in the text at the appropriate position. Further, high-resolution graphics
files must be provided separately whether or not the graphics are embedded. See further under Electronic artwork.
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.
References
Citation in text
Please ensure that
every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be
given in full. Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the
text. If these references are included in the reference list they should follow the standard reference style of the journal and should
include a substitution of the publication date with either "Unpublished results" or "Personal communication" Citation of a reference
as "in press" implies that the item has been accepted for publication. Groups of citations should be listed in chronological sequence
(oldest first). If there are multiple citations for one author or author et al., these should be included at the position required by
the oldest of the group (e.g. aaa et al., 1990, 2005; bbb and ccc, 2000). Similarly, if there are multiple citations from the same year,
they should be sorted alphabetically by the surname of the first author within that list.
Web references
As a minimum, the full URL should be given and the date when the reference was last accessed. Any
further information, if known (DOI, author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.), should also be given. Web references
can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.
References in a special issue
Please ensure that the words 'this issue' are added to any references
in the list (and any citations in the text) to other articles in the same Special Issue.
Reference management software
This journal has standard templates available in key reference management packages
EndNote (
http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp) and Reference Manager (
http://refman.com/support/rmstyles.asp).
Using plug-ins to wordprocessing packages, authors only need to select the appropriate journal template when preparing their article
and the list of references and citations to these will be formatted according to the journal style which is described below.
Reference style
Responsibility for the accuracy of bibliographic citations lies entirely with the Authors.
All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references following the text of the manuscript. Reference to
manuscripts "in preparation" or "submitted" are not allowed. In the text refer to the author's name (without initials) and year of publication
(e.g. "Since Peterson (1993) has shown that?" or "This is in agreement with results obtained later (Kramer, 1994)". For three or more
authors use the first author followed by "et al.", in the text. The citations should be chronological, oldest first, whereas the list
of references should be arranged alphabetically by authors' names. References by the same author(s) should be arranged chronologically.
The manuscript should be carefully checked to ensure that the spelling of authors' names and publication dates are exactly the same in
the text as in the reference list.
References must be given in the following form with particular attention to the punctuation and
the fully written out journal names:
Reference: Lee, G.S.H., Wilson, M.A., Young, B.R., 1998. The application of the "watergate"
suppression technique for analysing humic substances by nuclear magnetic resonance. Organic Geochemistry 28, 549-559.
Chapter in
a book: Baker, E.W., Louda, J.W., 1986. Porphyrins in the geological record. In: Johns, R.B. (Ed.), Biological Markers in the Sedimentary
Record. Elsevier, Oxford, pp. 121-225.
Book: Hunt, J.M., 1996. Petroleum Geochemistry and Geology, 2nd Edition. Freeman, New York.
Report: Zhang, E., Tang, Y., Hill, R., Liu, J., Foss, D.C., Chung, E.Y., 1997. Kinetic and basin modeling of gas generation from
the Cameo Coal, Piceance Basin, northwest Colorado. Chevron internal report.
Meeting Abstract: Comer, J.B., Payne, D.F., Sibo, W.,
1997. Modeling burial and thermal history of the Mesaverde Group, Piceance Basin, Colorado - Implications for gas generation from coals.
Abstract. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, Dallas, p. A22.
Conference Proceedings: Li, M., Osadetz, K.G.,
Fowler, M.G., Snowdon, L.R., Stasiuk, L.D., Yao, H., Hwang, R.J., Jenden, P., Grant, B., Idiz, E., 1998. Case studies on secondary oil
migration in the Williston Basin Symposium. Saskatchewan Geological Survey Special Publication 13, pp. 247-253.
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Data is archived by an editor in standard format, machine readable form and is available Open Access. After processing, the author receives
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Linking to and depositing data at PANGAEA
Electronic archiving of supplementary data enables readers to
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PANGAEA (
http://www.pangaea.de). Data are quality controlled and archived by an editor in standard machine-readable formats
and are available via Open Access. After processing, the author receives an identifier (DOI) linking to the supplements for checking.
As your data sets will be citable you might want to refer to them in your article. In any case, data supplements and the article will
be automatically linked as in the following example:
doi:10.1016/0016-7037(95)00105-9.
Please use PANGAEA's web interface to submit your data (
http://www.pangaea.de/submit/).
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Use of the Digital Object Identifier
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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.2010.09.059
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