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Guest Editor(s) to ensure that the entire Special Issue can be published in a timely fashion.
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it has not been published previously, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that if accepted it will not
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English
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Manuscript Preparation General:Manuscripts must be in double-spaced format with wide margins and numbered lines. A font size of 12 pt is required.
The corresponding author should be identified (include a Fax number and E-mail address). Full postal addresses must be given for all
co-authors. Authors should consult a recent issue of the journal for style if possible. The Editors reserve the right to adjust style
to certain standards of uniformity.
Paper Length:
Authors should try to confine the text to no more than 25-30 pages,
with a total manuscript length (including figures and tables) of 45-50 pages.
Abstracts:
The essential contents of each
paper should be recapitulated briefly in an Abstract at the head of the paper. The Abstract should be no more than 500 words.
Keywords
Authors must provide 4 to 6 keywords. These must be taken from the most recent American Geological Institute GeoRef Thesaurus and should
be placed beneath the abstract.
References
1. All references cited in the text are to be listed at the end of the paper.
The manuscript should be carefully checked to ensure that the spellings of authors' names and publication years are exactly the same
in the text as in the reference list. Do not type author's and editor's names in capitals.
2. In the text refer to the author's name
(without initials) and year of publication, followed - if necessary - by a short reference to appropriate pages. Examples: "Because Peterson
(1994) has shown that...". "This is in agreement with results obtained later (Kramer, 1996, pp. 12-16)".
3. If reference is made
in the text to publications written by more than two authors the name of the first author should be used, followed by "et al.". This
indication, however, should never be used in the list of references. In this list names of authors and all co-authors must be given in
full.
4. References in the text should be arranged chronologically. The list of references should be arranged alphabetically by authors'
names, and chronologically per author. If an author's name in the list is also mentioned with co-authors, the following order should
be used: Publications of the single author, arranged according to publication year - publications of the same author with one co-author,
arranged according to publication year - publications of the author with more than one co-author, arranged according to publication year.
The following system should be used for arranging references:
a. Journal papers: 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.
Example: Elbaz-Poulichet, F., Guan, D.M., Martin, J.M., 1991. Trace
metal behaviour in a highly stratified Mediterranean estuary: the Krka (Yugoslavia). Mar. Chem. 32, 211-224.
b. Monographs: Names
and initials of all authors, year. Title of the monograph. Publisher, location of publisher.
Example: Zhdanov, M.S., Keller,
G.V., 1994. The Geoelectrical Methods in Geophysical Exploration. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
c. Edited volume papers: 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.
Example: 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-Oligocene Climatic
and Biotic Evolution. Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, pp. 245-271.
d. 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.
Example: Smith, M.W., 1988. The significance of climatic change for the permafrost environment. Final Proc. Int. Conf. Permafrost.
Tapir, Trondheim, Norway, pp. 18-23.
e. Unpublished 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, etc.).
Example: Moustakas,
N., 1990. Relationships of morphological and physicochemical properties of Vertisols under Greek climate conditions. Ph.D. Thesis, Agricultural
Univ. Athens, Greece.
5. 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.
Illustrations
Photographs, charts and diagrams are all to be referred to
as "Figure(s)" and should be numbered consecutively in the order to which they are referred. They should accompany the manuscript, but
should not be included within the text. All illustrations should be clearly marked with the figure number. All figures are to have a
caption.
Line drawings: All lettering, graph lines and points on graphs should be sufficiently large and bold to permit
reproduction when the diagram has been reduced to a size suitable for inclusion in the journal. Dye-line prints or photocopies are not
suitable for reproduction. Do not use any type of shading on computer-generated illustrations.
Photographs: Original
photographs must be supplied as they are to be reproduced (e.g. black and white or colour). If necessary, a scale should be marked on
the photograph. Please note that photocopies of photographs are not acceptable.
Colour: Colour illustrations will be
accepted; however, the authors will be expected to make a contribution towards the extra printing cost (Euro 350 for the first figure
and Euro 175 for second and consecutive figures). 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., Science Direct 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 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.
For further information on the preparation
of electronic artwork, please see http://authors.elsevier.com/artwork.
Tables
1. Authors should take note
of the limitations set by the size and layout of the journal. A table should not exceed the printed area of the page. If this appears
impossible, reversing columns and rows will often make the impossible possible.
2. Large tables should be avoided. Foldouts can only
be accepted in exceptional cases. If many data are to be presented, an attempt should be made to divide these over two or more tables.
3. Tables should be compiled on separate sheets and must be numbered according to their sequence in the text. The text must include
references to all tables.
4. Each table must have a brief and self-explanatory title. Column headings should be brief, but sufficiently
explanatory. Units of measurement should be given in parentheses. Vertical lines must not be used to separate columns - leave extra space
between the columns instead.
5. Explanations that are necessary to the understanding of the table should be given as footnotes at
the bottom of the table. A footnote should be indicated by a lower-case letter.
Formulae
1. All formulae should be presented
consistently and clearly with regard to the meaning of each symbol and its correct location. Formulae must be typed throughout.
2.
All unusual symbols must be collected in a separate list in the appendix, giving a clear explanation of each symbol.
3. Please try
to keep the notation as simple as possible, and avoid ambiguities. Do not use special typefonts if there is no urgent need to do so.
4. Different formulae should be clearly separated in the manuscript, at least by punctuation marks, if not by words. Avoid breaking
formulae if breaking is not strictly necessary (i.e., if the equation is less than one typed line). Never let a sentence consist of formulae
alone (i.e., without any connection with the preceding text).
5. Do not use complicated juxtapositions of symbols. Also, try to avoid
complicated subscripts and superscripts; third-order indices especially present difficulties as to their size and position, and fourth-order
indices are taboo.
6. The manuscript must show a clear distinction between similar symbols, (e.g., between zero (0) and the letter
O, between one (1) and the letter l, and between multiplication (×) and the letter x).
7. Important formulae (e.g. definitions)
must be displayed. All formulae which are to be referred to later on must be displayed and numbered consecutively throughout the paper;
the number should appear on the right-hand side of the page.
8. In chemical formulae the valence of ions must be given as, for example,
Ca2+ and CO32 rather than as Ca++ and CO3--.
9. Isotope numbers should
precede the symbols (e.g., 18O).
Footnotes
1. Footnotes should only be used if absolutely essential. In most
cases it will be possible to incorporate them in the main text.
2. If used, footnotes should be numbered consecutively throughout
the manuscript, indicated by superscript arabic numbers, and kept as short as possible.
Page proofs
By default
PDF-proofs will be sent by email to the corresponding author (first named author if no corresponding author is identified of multi-authored
papers) and should be returned within 48 hours of receipt. Corrections should be restricted to typesetting errors; any others may be
charged to the author. Any queries should be answered in full. Please note that authors are urged to check their proofs carefully before
return, since the inclusion of late corrections cannot be guaranteed. If authors are expecting to be away from their office when proofs
arrive, arrangements should be made with colleagues for the proofs to be checked in the authors absence.
Copyright
1.
Upon acceptance of an article by the journal, the author(s) will be asked to transfer the copyright of the article to the publisher.
This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information.
2. The author is responsible for obtaining permission
to use any copyrighted material: a. When quoting from someone else's work or when considering reproducing an illustration or table
from a book or journal article, the author should ensure that he is not infringing copyright. b. Although in general an author may
quote from other published works, he should obtain permission from the copyright holder if he wishes to use substantial excerpts or to
reproduce tables, plates, or other illustrations. If the copyright holder is not the author of the quoted or reproduced material, it
is recommended that the permission of the author in question is also sought. c. Material in unpublished letters and manuscripts is
also protected and must not be published unless permission has been obtained. d. A suitable acknowledgement of any borrowed material
must always be made.
3. Company clearance, if applicable, should be acquired prior to submission.
4. Submission of a paper for
review is interpreted as a statement that the permission to reproduce and company clearance, if applicable, has been acquired.
5.
The manuscript of a paper intended for publication in the journal may be reproduced and used elsewhere by the author, with the understanding
that no use will be made of the material for commercial purposes.
6. Once the paper has been prepared in publication format by the
publisher, the permission of the publisher is required for any use of the paper.
Reprints
The corresponding author, at
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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.
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