(including Isotope Geoscience) Official Journal of the European Association for Geochemistry
Guide for Authors
Submission checklist
It is hoped that this list will be useful during the final checking of an article prior to sending it to
the journal's Editor for review. Please consult this Guide for Authors for further details of any item.
Ensure that the following
items are present:
One Author designated as corresponding Author:
E-mail address
Full postal address
Telephone and fax numbers
All necessary files have been uploaded
Keywords
All figure captions
All
tables (including title, description, footnotes)
Further considerations
Manuscript has been "spellchecked"
References are in the correct format for this journal
All references mentioned in the Reference list are cited in the text,
and vice versa
Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Web)
Colour
figures are clearly marked as being intended for colour reproduction on the Web (free of charge) and in print or to be reproduced in
colour on the Web (free of charge) and in black-and-white in print
If only colour on the Web is required, black and white versions
of the figures are also supplied for printing purposes
Analytical methodologies used for the research should be included
as explained in the Editorial by the editors on
this matter.
Submission of an article implies that the work described 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the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language,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.
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: contact Elsevier's Rights Department, Oxford, UK: phone (+44) 1865 843830, fax (+44) 1865 853333, e-mail permissions@elsevier.com.
Requests may also be completed online via the Elsevier homepage (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/permissions).
Upon
acceptance of an article, Authors will be asked to transfer copyright (for more information on copyright see http://elsevier.com/copyright).
This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information
Online submission to the journal prior to acceptance
Submission to this journal proceeds totally online. Use the following guidelines to prepare your article. Via this website (http://authors.elsevier.com/)
you will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of the various files. The system automatically converts source files to
a single Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the article, which is used in the peer-review process. Please note that even though manuscript
source files are converted to PDF 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 hard-copy paper trail.
Note: electronic articles submitted for the review process may need to be edited after acceptance to
follow journal standards. For this an "editable" file format is necessary. See the section on "Electronic format requirements for accepted
articles" and the further general instructions on how to prepare your article below.
Please submit, with the manuscript, the names
and addresses of four potential Referees. You may also mention persons who you would prefer not to review your paper.
Electronic
format requirements for accepted articles
General points
We accept most word processing formats, 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.
Word processor documents
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 of the text as simple as possible.
Most formatting codes will be removed and replaced on processing the article. In particular, do not use the word processor'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 word processor'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 (see also the website:http://authors.elsevier.com).
Do not import the figures into the text file but, instead, indicate their approximate locations directly in the electronic text. See
also the section on Preparation of electronic illustrations.
LaTeX documents
The article should preferably be
written using Elsevier's document class "elsart", or alternatively the standard document class "article".
The Elsevier LaTeX package
(including detailed instructions for LaTeX preparation) can be obtained from: http://authors.elsevier.com/latex. It consists
of the files: elsart.cls, guidelines for users of elsart, a template file for quick start, and the instruction booklet "Preparing articles
with LaTeX".
Preparation of text
Presentation of manuscript
General
Please write your text
in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these). Italics are not to be used for expressions of Latin
origin, for example, in vivo, et al., per se. Use decimal points (not commas); use a space for thousands (10 000 and above).
Language
Polishing. Authors who require information about language editing and copy editing services pre- and post-submission please visit http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authorshome.authors/languagepolishing or contact authorsupport@elsevier.com for more information. Please note Elsevier neither endorses nor takes
responsibility for any products, goods or services offered by outside vendors through our services or in any advertising. For more information
please refer to our Terms & Conditions http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/termsconditions.cws_home/termsconditions
Provide the following data on the title page (in the order given).
Title. Concise and informative. Titles are often used
in information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.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. Corresponding Author. Clearly indicate who is willing to 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.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 500 words). The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major conclusions.
A structured abstract is required. For this, a recent copy of the journal should be consulted. An abstract is often presented separate
from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. References should therefore be avoided, but if essential, they must be cited in
full, without reference to the reference list. Non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be
defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.Keywords. Immediately after the abstract, provide a maximum of 4-6 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 at their first occurrence in the article: in the abstract but also in the main text after it. Ensure
consistency of abbreviations throughout the article.N.B. Acknowledgements. Collate acknowledgements, including information
on grants received, in a separate section at the end of the article and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote
to the title or otherwise.
Arrangement of the article
Subdivision of the article. 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.References. See separate section, below.Figure captions,
tables, figures, schemes. Present these, in this order, at the end of the article. They are described in more detail below. If you
are working with LaTeX and have such features embedded in the text, these can be left, but such embedding should not be done specifically
for publishing purposes. Further, high-resolution graphics files must be provided separately (see Preparation of illustrations).
Text graphics. Present incidental graphics not suitable for mention as figures, plates or schemes at the end of the article
and number them "Graphic 1", etc. Their precise position in the text can then be indicated. See further under the section, Preparation
of illustrations. If you are working with LaTeX and have such features embedded in the text, these can be left, but such embedding should
not be done specifically for publishing purposes. Further, high-resolution graphics files must be provided separately (see Preparation
of illustrations).
Specific remarks
Mathematical formulae. Present simple formulae in the line of normal
text where possible. In principle, variables are to be presented in italics. Use the solidus (/) instead of a horizontal line, e.g.,
X/Y rather than X Y Powers of e are often more conveniently denoted by exp. Number consecutively any equations
that have to be displayed separate 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 word processors 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 on a separate sheet at the end of the article. Do not include footnotes in the Reference list.
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.
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.
Preparation
of supplementary data. Elsevier accepts 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://authors.elsevier.com/artwork.
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 the author's
name (without initials) and year of publication (e.g. "Since Peterson (1993) has shown that..." or "This is in the agreement with results
obtained later (Kramer, 1994)"). For three or more authors use the first author followed by "et al.", in the text. The list of references
should be arranged alphabetically by authors' names. The manuscript should be carefully checked to ensure that the spelling of authors'
names and dates are exactly the same in the text as in the reference list.
References should be given in the following form:
Kisabeth, J.L., 1979. On calculating magnetic and vector potential field due to large-scale magnetospheric current systems and induced
currents in an infinitely conducting earth. In: Olson, W. P. (Ed.), Quantitative Modelling Magnetospheric Processes. American Geophysical
Union.
Marov, M.Ya., Ioltukhovski, A.A., Kolesnichenko, A.V., Krasitsky, O.P., Shari, V.P., 1994. On earth ozonosphere space monitoring
by stars occultation. Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics. Reprint No. 33, Moscow (in Russian).
Vijayakumar, G., Parameswaran,
R., Rajan, R., 1998. Aerosols in the atmospheric boundary layer and its association with surface wind speed at a coastal site. Journal
of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 60 (16), 1531-1542.
Preparation of electronic illustrations
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 fonts in your illustrations: Arial, Courier, Helvetica, Times, Symbol. •
Number the illustrations according to their sequence in the text. • Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files.
• Provide all illustrations as separate files and as hardcopy printouts on separate sheets. • Provide captions to illustrations
separately. • Produce images near to the desired size of the printed version
A detailed guide on electronic artwork is
available on our website: http://authors.elsevier.com/artwork. 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:
embed graphics in your word processor (spreadsheet,
presentation) document;
supply files that are optimised for screen use (like 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.
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://authors.elsevier.com/artwork.
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.
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.
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.
Electronic offprints (e-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.
