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Submission of papers
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Preparation
of Texts
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should be single column and double spaced. Keep the layout as simple as possible. Do not import the figures into the text file, but,
instead, indicate their approximate locations directly in the electronic text.
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articles with LaTeX. Please also upload either a pdf or postscript file of the article.
Presentation of Manuscript General
Please write your text in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these). Authors whose native language
is not English are recommended to seek the advice of a colleague who has English as their mother tongue. Language Polishing
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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 methods used, the principal results and the main results. An abstract is often
presented separate from the article, so it must be able to stand alone.
Keywords
Immediately after the abstract, provide
up to six keywords, plus regional index terms. At least four of the subject keywords should be selected from the Aquatic Science &
Fisheries Thesaurus. An electronic version of the Thesaurus can be found at http://www4.fao.org/asfa/asfa.htm. You may find
a paper version in your library. The Regional Terms should be provided as a hierarchical string (eg: USA, California, Monterey Bay).
Authors are also encouraged to submit geographic bounding coordinates at the end of the keyword string. These keywords will be used for
indexing purposes.
Body 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). Also use this numbering 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.
In the Introduction, state the objectives of the work, and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed
literature survey or a summary of the results.
Results should be clear and concise. The Discussion 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.
A short Conclusions section is to be presented. Place Acknowledgements, including information
on grants received, before the references in a separate section, and not as a footnote on the title page.
Figure captions, tables,
figures and schemes should be presented in this order at the end of the article. They are described in more detail below.
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. Indicate
each table footnote in a table with a superscript lowercase letter.
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.
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).
References
Responsibility for the accuracy of bibliographic citations
lies entirely with the Author(s).
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 and a copy
of the title page of the relevant article must be submitted.
The Journal of Marine Systems uses a name and year system in its reference lists. .
All citations in the text should refer to:
1. Single Author: the author's name (without initials unless there is
ambiguity) and year of publication.
2. Two Authors: both authors names and the year of publication.
3. Three or more Authors;
first Author's name followed by "et al." and the year of publication.
In the Reference list, the references should be arranged first
alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year
must be identified by the letters "a", "b", "c", etc., placed after the year of publication.
The names of authors and all co-authors
must be given in full.
Examples:
References to a journal publication:
Names and initials of all authors, year. Title of paper.
Journal name (given in full or abbreviated using the International List of Periodical Title Word Abbreviations), volume number (issue
number): first and last page numbers of the paper.
Wassmann, P., Slagstad, D., Riser, C.W., Reigstad, M. 2006. Modelling the ecosystem
dynamics of the Barents Sea including the marginal ice zone: II. Carbon flux and interannual variability. J. Mar. Syst. 59 (1-2), 1-24.
References to a book:
Names and initials of all authors, year. Title of the book. Publisher, location of publisher.
Fennel,
W. and Neumann, T., 2004. Introduction to the modelling of marine ecosystems, Elsevier Oceanographic Series 72, Elsevier, Amsterdam.
297 pp.
Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
Names and initials of all authors, year. Title of paper. Names and initials
of the volume editors, title of the edited volume. Publisher, location of publisher, first and last page numbers of the paper.
Thomas,
E., 1992. Middle Eocene-late Oligocene bathyal benthic foraminifera (Weddell Sea): faunal changes and implications for ocean circulation.
In: Prothero, D.R., Berggren, W.A. (Eds.), Eocene Oligo-cene Climatic and Biotic Evolution. Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, pp.
245-271.
Conference proceedings papers:
Names and initials of all authors, year. Title of paper. Name of the conference.
Publisher, location of publisher, first and last page numbers of the paper.
Smith, M.W., 1988. The significance of climatic change
for the permafrost environment. Final Proc. Int. Conf. Permafrost. Tapir, Trondheim, Norway, pp. 18-23.
Theses, reports, etc.:
Names and initials of all authors, year. Title of item. All other relevant information needed to identify the item (e.g., technical
report, Ph.D. thesis, institute, current status i.e. published in press/unpublished etc.).
Burchard, H..1995. Turbulenzmodellierung
mit Anwendungen auf thermische Deckschichten im Meer und Strömungen in Wattengebieten. PhD thesis, University of Hamburg, GKSS Research
Centre, GKSS 95/E/30, 299 pp.
In the case of publications in any language other than English, the original title is to be retained.
Titles of publications in non-Latin alphabets should be transliterated, and a note such as '(in Russian)' or '(in Japanese, with English
Abstr.)' should be added at the end of the reference.
The following provide examples of appropriate citation formats for non-text
and electronic-only information. However, it is requested that a Web site address, or list server message is given as a reference only
where the information is unavailable in a more permanent form. If such sources are given, then please give as complete information as
possible.
Jones, P., 1996. Research activities at Smith Technology Institute. WWW Page, http://www.sti.com/about_us/research.
Smith, F., Peabody, A.N., 1997. Hydrographic data for the Sargasso Sea, July-September 1993, SarSea mission. (Deep-Sea Data Centre, Hull,
UK), online, dataset, 740 MB, http://www.dcdc.gov.
Green, A., 1991. Deformations in Acanthaster planci from the Coral Sea, observed
during UEA Special Project 7, July 1978. Journal of Pollution Research 14 (7) suppl., CD-ROM, photographic images, 240 MB.
James,
Z., 1997. Ecological effects of sea wall construction during 1994 at Bridlington, UK. List server Message, Eco-list, 20 October 1995.
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. 1016/j.jmarsys.200X.XX.XXX.
When you use the DOI to create URL hyperlinks to documents on the web, they are guaranteed never to change.
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Electronic Illustrations General points
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and sizing for of your original artwork.
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Use the following
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Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files.
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Produce images near to the desired size of the printed
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A detailed guide on electronic artwork is available on our website: http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions You are urged to visit this site; some excerpts from the detailed information are given here.
Formats Regardless of
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Supplementary data
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