Submission of Papers
Submission to Precambrian Research proceeds totally online. Use the following
guidelines to prepare your article. Via the homepage of this journal http://www.elsevier.com/locate/precamres 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 and via the author's homepage, removing
the need for a hard-copy paper trail.
After logging in, authors should provide the names, addresses, e-mail addresses and fax
numbers of four suggested reviewers together with the submitted manuscript in the Author Comments field.
Manuscript files should
be uploaded in the following order:
First submission: text file, figure captions, table(s), figure(s).
Revisions: Revision notes,
clean revised text file, figure captions, table(s), figure(s), marked manuscript showing the changes made.
The files uploaded should
be source files and not pdf files.
Submission of a paper implies that it 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that if accepted it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language.
Types of Contributions
Original research papers, discussion papers, short reports, review papers, Rapid Communications.
Manuscript Preparation
General: The official language for this journal is English.
Manuscripts must be double-spaced with wide margins and numbered
lines. A font size of 12 pt is required.
The corresponding author should be clearly 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/precamres) for style if possible. The Editors reserve the right to adjust style
to certain standards of uniformity.
Paper
Length: Papers should be written in the most concise form. Occasionally long papers are accepted, particularly those of a review nature.
Short reports, termed 'Rapid Communications', are encouraged.
Abstracts: An abstract in English should be provided with all
papers, including Rapid Communications.
Keywords: 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, Tables and then Figures.
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's last name 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.
All references cited in the text must be present in the reference list and all references in the reference list
must be cited in the text.
References should be given in the following form:
Kasbah, 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, Washington, D.C..
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. J. Atmos. Sol.-Terr. Physics
60 (16), 1531-1542.
Illustrations
Submitting your artwork in an electronic format helps us to produce your work to the
best possible standards, ensuring accuracy, clarity and a high level of detail.
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. Figure files should be uploaded
last and should not be included within the manuscript text. All illustrations should be clearly marked with the figure number. All figures
are to have a caption. A separate list of figure captions should be provided.
IMPORTANT: When you upload the files, upload the
figure files last in the correct order. When checking the final PDF file, all figures and tables must be numbered at the END of the
file. In addition, please indicate clearly in the text where each figure/table should be positioned.
For clarity and optimal reproduction
produce images near to the desired size of the printed version. The typesetting area of Precambrian Research is 16.4 x 21.9.
Figure
files should be in the formats .tif, .jpg, .eps. The resolution of all figure files must be high enough to be suitable for printing (300-1000
dpi). A detailed guide on electronic artwork is available on our website:
http://authors.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions.
Colour figures
Colour illustrations will be accepted; however, the authors will be expected to make a contribution towards the
extra printing costs.
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 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 (if we do not have
an e-mail address then paper proofs will be sent by post), to be checked for typesetting/editing. 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. The exact system requirements are given at the Adobe site: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrsystemreqs.html#70win.
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.
An Author Query Form with questions 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.
Reprints
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.
Additional paper offprints can be ordered
by the authors. An order form with prices will be sent to the corresponding author.
Copyright
Upon acceptance of an
article authors will be asked to sign a "Journal Publishing Agreement'' (for more information on this and copyright see http://www.elsevier.com/copyright.
Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail (or letter) will be sent to the corresponding
author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this
agreement.
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.
Author Enquiries
For enquiries
relating to the submission of articles (including electronic submission) please visit this journal's homepage at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/precamres.
From here you can also track accepted articles http://www.elsevier.com/trackarticle and set up e-mail alerts to inform
you of when an article's status has changed, as well as detailed artwork guidelines, copyright information, frequently asked questions
and more.
Contact details for questions arising after acceptance of an article, especially those relating to proofs, are provided
when an article is accepted for publication.
