Submission of Papers: From now on, all manuscripts should be submitted electronically through Elsevier Editorial System (EES)
which can be accessed at http://ees.elsevier.com/pepi
With the submitted manuscript authors should provide the names,
addresses, e-mail addresses and fax numbers of four suggested reviewers.
Submission of a paper implies that it has not been published
previously, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that if accepted it will not be published elsewhere in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.
Types of Contributions
Original research papers, discussion papers, short reports, review papers, Rapid Communications.
Manuscript Preparation General: Manuscripts must be in double-spaced form with wide margins and numbered lines! A font size of 12 or 10 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 or the journal's website (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/pepi)
for style if possible. The Editors reserve the right to adjust style to certain standards of uniformity.
Abstracts: An abstract
in English should be provided with all papers.
Keywords: The authors are kindly requested to supply 4-6 keywords that can
be used for indexing/abstracting purposes.
Text: Follow this order when composing manuscripts: Title, Authors, Affiliations,
Abstract, Keywords, Main text, Acknowledgements, Appendix, References, Figure Captions and then Tables. Do not import the Figures or
Tables into your text. The corresponding author should be identified with an asterisk and footnote. All other footnotes (except for table
footnotes) should be identified with superscript Arabic numbers.
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:
Bullen, K.E.,
1975. The Earth's Density. Chapman and Hall, London, 420 pp. Kanamori, H., and Cipar, J.J., 1974. Focal processes of the great Chilean
earthquake May 22, 1960. Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 9: 128-136. Knopoff, L., 1972. Model for the aftershock occurrence. In: H.C.
Heard, I.Y. Borg, N.L. Carter and C.B. Raleigh (Editors). Flow and Fracture of Rocks. Am. Geophys. Union, Geophys. Monogr. Ser., 16:
259-263. Toksoz, M.N., Thomson, K.C., and Ahrens, T.J., 1971. Generation of seismic waves in prestressed media. Bull. Seismol. Soc.
Am., 61: 1589-1623.
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.
LaTeX documents
If the LaTeX file is suitable, proofs will be produced without rekeying the text. 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://elsevier.com/latex or from the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN):
see below, in the directory /tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/supported/elsevier. 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".
CTAN is an archive with
up-to-date copies of all the public-domain versions of TeX, LaTeX, Metafont and ancillary programs, which is made available via a mirrored
network of FTP servers. You can enter the CTAN archive via a Web interface in the UK (http://www.tex.ac.uk), in the USA (http://www.ctan.org),
or in Germany (http://www.dante.de/software/ctan) (page in German). You can search for a package on CTAN via http://www.ucc.ie/cgi-bin/ctan/.
You can also enter the archive via FTP at ftp.tex.ac.uk, at ftp.dante.de, at ctan.tug.org, or at one of the many mirror servers; see
for a list the UK or USA CTAN Web pages. When a CTAN server does not respond, please try another one.
Note that CTAN is not related to
Elsevier, and that Elsevier's author support cannot accept complaints or answer questions about the availability of any CTAN server.
Figures may be inserted in the usual way using an \includegraphics command, at the position in the article where they are cited
IMPORTANT: In the PDF file, all figures and tables must be numbered and collected at the END of the manuscript. In addition,
please indicate clearly in the text where each figure/table should be positioned!
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. 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.
Tables: Tables should be numbered consecutively and given
a suitable caption. Footnotes to tables should be typed below the table and should be referred to by superscript lowercase letters. No
vertical rules should be used. Tables should not duplicate results presented elsewhere in the manuscript, (e.g. in graphs).
Proofs
When your manuscript is received by the Publisher it is considered to be in its final form. Proofs are not to be regarded as 'drafts'.
One set of page proofs in PDF format will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author, to be checked for typesetting/editing. No changes
in, or additions to, the accepted (and subsequently edited) manuscript will be allowed at this stage. Proofreading is solely your responsibility.
A form with queries from the Copyeditor may accompany your proofs. Please answer all queries and make any corrections or additions required.
The Publisher reserves the right to proceed with publication if corrections are not communicated.
Return corrections within 3 days
of receipt of the proofs. Should there be no corrections, please confirm this.
Elsevier will do everything possible to get your article
corrected and published as quickly and accurately as possible. In order to do this we need your help. When you receive the (PDF) proof
of your article for correction, it is important to ensure that all of your corrections are sent back to us in one communication. Subsequent
corrections will not be possible, so please ensure your first sending is complete. Note that this does not mean you have any less time
to make your corrections, just that only one set of corrections will be accepted.
Offprints
Twenty-five offprints
will be supplied free of charge. Additional offprints and copies of the issue can be ordered at a specially reduced rate using the order
form sent to the corresponding author after the manuscript has been accepted. Orders for reprints (produced after publication of an article)
will incur a 50% surcharge.
Copyright
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relinquishing his/her proprietary rights. The copyright transfer covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article,
including reprints, photographic reproductions, microfilm or any other reproductions of a similar nature, and translations. It also includes
the right to adapt the article for use in conjunction with computer systems and programs, including reproduction or publication in machine-readable
form and incorporation in retrieval systems. Authors are responsible for obtaining from the copyright holder permission to reproduce
any material for which copyright already exists.
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track on the progress of their accepted article, and set up e-mail alerts informing them of changes to their manuscript's status, by
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Contact details for questions
arising after acceptance of an article, especially those relating to proofs, are provided when an article is accepted for publication.
Authors in Japan kindly note: Upon request Elsevier Japan will provide a list of people who can check and improve the English of an
article (before submission). Please contact our Tokyo office: Elsevier Japan K.K., 1-9-15 Higashi Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0044, Japan;
tel.: +81-3-5561-5032; fax: +81-3-5561-5045;
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