Guide for Authors
All authors must read the
Editorial in vol 241 issues 1-4, which provides advice on how to prepare manuscripts for the journal. In scope, the journal encompasses all
aspects of research into sediments and sedimentary rocks at all spatial and temporal scales.
Sedimentary Geology aims to provide
a forum for the publication of high-quality research papers of general interest across the entire range of subjects falling under the
umbrella of sedimentary geology, from techniques of sediment analysis to geodynamical aspects of sedimentary-basin evolution.
Papers
submitted to Sedimentary Geology should place the research in a broad context so that it is of interest to the diverse, international
readership of the journal. Thus, papers that focus solely on a local theme or area will not be accepted for publication.
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the section on Electronic artwork.
To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to use the 'spell-check' and 'grammar-check'
functions of your wordprocessor.
Article structure
Subdivision - numbered
sections
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.
Manuscripts should generally be organized in the following order:
a. Title
b. Name(s) of the author(s) and their
affiliations and fax and e-mail numbers. Fax and e-mail numbers should be placed as footnotes. In the case of more than one author please
indicate to whom the correspondence should be addressed.
c. Abstract
d. Keywords
e. Introduction
f. Area descriptions,
methods and material studied
g. Results and analyses
h. Discussion and conclusions
i. Acknowledgements
j. Appendices
k. References
l. Tables
m. Figure captions
n. Figures
Introduction
State
the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results.
Material and methods
Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced. Methods already published
should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described.
Results
Results
should be clear and concise.
Discussion
This 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.
Conclusions
The main conclusions of the study may be presented
in a short Conclusions section, which may stand alone or form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion section.
Appendices
If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc. Formulae and equations
in appendices should be given separate numbering: Eq. (A.1), Eq. (A.2), etc.; in a subsequent appendix, Eq. (B.1) and so on. Similarly
for tables and figures: Table A.1; Fig. A.1, etc.
Essential title page information
•
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 will 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. Contact details must be kept up to date by the corresponding author.
•
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. The abstract should state briefly the purpose of the research, the principal results and major
conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. For this reason, References
should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s). Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided,
but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.
Graphical abstract
A
Graphical abstract is optional and should summarize the contents of the article in a concise, pictorial form designed to capture the
attention of a wide readership online. Authors must provide images that clearly represent the work described in the article. Graphical
abstracts should be submitted as a separate file in the online submission system. Image size: Please provide an image with a minimum
of 531 × 1328 pixels (h × w) or proportionally more. The image should be readable at a size of 5 × 13 cm using a regular
screen resolution of 96 dpi. Preferred file types: TIFF, EPS, PDF or MS Office files. See
http://www.elsevier.com/graphicalabstracts
for examples.
Authors can make use of Elsevier's Illustration and Enhancement service to ensure the best presentation of their images
also in accordance with all technical requirements:
Illustration
Service.
Highlights
Highlights are mandatory for this journal. They consist
of a short collection of bullet points that convey the core findings of the article and should be submitted in a separate file in the
online submission system. Please use 'Highlights' in the file name and include 3 to 5 bullet points (maximum 85 characters, including
spaces, per bullet point). See
http://www.elsevier.com/highlights for examples.
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.
Abbreviations
Define abbreviations that are not standard in this field
in a footnote to be placed on the first page of the article. Such abbreviations that are unavoidable in the abstract must be defined
at their first mention there, as well as in the footnote. Ensure consistency of abbreviations throughout the article.
Acknowledgements
Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references
and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here those individuals who provided
help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article, etc.).
Units
Follow
internationally accepted rules and conventions: use the international system of units (SI). If other units are mentioned, please give
their equivalent in SI.
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. You are urged
to consult IUGS: Nomenclature for geological time scales/rock names:
http://www.iugs.org/ for further information.
Math formulae
Present simple formulae in the line of normal text where possible and use the solidus (/) instead
of a horizontal line for small fractional terms, e.g., X/Y. In principle, variables are to be presented in italics. Powers of e are often
more conveniently denoted by exp. Number consecutively any equations that have to be displayed separately from the text (if referred
to explicitly in the text).
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 (x) 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 CO3 2 rather than as Ca++
and CO3--.
9. Isotope numbers should precede the symbols (e.g., 18O).
Footnotes
Footnotes
should be used sparingly. Number them consecutively throughout the article, using superscript Arabic numbers. Many wordprocessors 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 separately at the end of the article. Do not include footnotes in the Reference list.
Table
footnotes
Indicate each footnote in a table with a superscript lowercase letter.
Artwork
Electronic artwork
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, Times, Symbol.
• Number the illustrations according to their sequence in the text.
•
Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files.
• Provide captions to illustrations separately.
• Produce images
near to the desired size of the printed version.
• Submit each figure as a separate file.
A detailed guide on electronic
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You are urged to visit this
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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: Color or grayscale 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 (color or grayscale): a minimum of 500 dpi is required.
If
your electronic artwork is created in a Microsoft Office application (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) then please supply 'as is'.
Please
do not:
• Supply files that are optimised for screen use (e.g., 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.
All illustrations must be referred to in the text. Illustrations must be designed with the page format of the journal in
mind. If necessary, they will be reduced to the proper format by the publisher. The lettering and other details must have dimensions
that do not become illegible or unclear after the required reduction. Foldouts can only be accepted in exceptional cases. Design all
figures in a way that uses all the available space, do not leave large areas blank. Remember that sharp, neat, well presented illustrations
will be essential to the readers' appreciation of your paper.
Lettering must be drafted sharply and neatly. The lettering must be
in the language of the manuscript. The same type of lettering should be used throughout.
Bar scales must be used rather than magnification
factors to allow for possible reduction. Do not forget to mention the units used in diagrams.
All maps must have north and latitude
and longitude indicated.
Explanations must be given in the typewritten caption. Text in the figures should be kept to a minimum.
For each figure/table indicate in the manuscript where it should be positioned.
Color artwork
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 color figures then Elsevier will ensure, at no additional charge, that these figures will
appear in color on the Web (e.g., ScienceDirect and other sites) regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in color
in the printed version.
For color reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from Elsevier after receipt
of your accepted article. Please indicate your preference for color: in print or on the Web only. For further information on the
preparation of electronic artwork, please see
http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions.
Please note: Because of technical
complications which can arise by converting color figures to 'gray scale' (for the printed version should you not opt for color in print)
please submit in addition usable black and white versions of all the color illustrations.
Figure 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.
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 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.
References
Citation in text
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.
Web references
As a minimum, the full URL should
be given and the date when the reference was last accessed. Any further information, if known (DOI, author names, dates, reference to
a source publication, etc.), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different
heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.
References in a special issue
Please
ensure that the words 'this issue' are added to any references in the list (and any citations in the text) to other articles in the same
Special Issue.
Reference management software
This journal has standard templates available
in key reference management packages EndNote (
http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp) and Reference Manager (
http://refman.com/support/rmstyles.asp).
Using plug-ins to wordprocessing packages, authors only need to select the appropriate journal template when preparing their article
and the list of references and citations to these will be formatted according to the journal style which is described below.
Reference style
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, 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). Marine
Chemistry 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.
Journal
abbreviations source
Journal names should be abbreviated according to
Index Medicus journal abbreviations:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/serials/lji.html;
List of title word abbreviations:
http://www.issn.org/2-22661-LTWA-online.php;
CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service):
http://www.cas.org/sent.html.
Video data
Elsevier accepts video material and
animation sequences to support and enhance your scientific research. Authors who have video or animation files that they wish to submit
with their article are strongly encouraged to include these within the body of the article. This can be done in the same way as a figure
or table by referring to the video or animation content and noting in the body text where it should be placed. All submitted files should
be properly labeled so that they directly relate to the video file's content. In order to ensure that your video or animation material
is directly usable, please provide the files in one of our recommended file formats with a preferred maximum size of 50 MB. Video and
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or make a separate image. These will be used instead of standard icons and will personalize the link to your video data. For more detailed
instructions please visit our video instruction pages at
http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions. Note: since video
and animation cannot be embedded in the print version of the journal, please provide text for both the electronic and the print version
for the portions of the article that refer to this content.
Supplementary data
Elsevier
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possibilities to publish supporting applications, high-resolution images, background datasets, sound clips and more. Supplementary files
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http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions.
Data at PANGAEA
Electronic archiving of supplementary data enables readers to replicate, verify and build
upon the conclusions published in your paper. We recommend that data should be deposited in the data library PANGAEA (
http://www.pangaea.de).
Data are quality controlled and archived by an editor in standard machine-readable formats and are available via Open Access. After processing,
the author receives an identifier (DOI) linking to the supplements for checking. As your data sets will be citable you might want to
refer to them in your article. In any case, data supplements and the article will be automatically linked as in the following example:
doi:10.1016/0016-7037(95)00105-9. Please use PANGAEA's
web interface to submit your data (
http://www.pangaea.de/submit/).
Google Maps and KML files
KML
(Keyhole Markup Language) files (optional): You can enrich your online articles by providing KML files which will be visualized using
Google maps. The KML files can be uploaded in our online submission system. KML is an XML schema for expressing geographic annotation
and visualization within Internet-based Earth browsers. Elsevier will generate Google Maps from the submitted KML files and include these
in the article when published online. Submitted KML files will also be available for downloading from your online article on ScienceDirect.
For more information see
http://www.elsevier.com/googlemaps.
Submission checklist
The
following list will be useful during the final checking of an article prior to sending it to the journal for review. Please consult this
Guide for Authors for further details of any item.
Ensure that the following items are present:
One author has been designated
as the corresponding author with contact details:
• E-mail address
• Full postal address
• Telephone and fax
numbers
All necessary files have been uploaded, and contain:
• Keywords
• All figure captions
• All tables
(including title, description, footnotes)
Further considerations
• Manuscript has been 'spell-checked' and 'grammar-checked'
• 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)
• Color figures are clearly marked as being intended for color reproduction on the Web (free of charge) and in print, or
to be reproduced in color on the Web (free of charge) and in black-and-white in print
• If only color on the Web is required,
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For any further information please visit our customer
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• The entire manuscript should be paginated. However, in the text no reference should be made to page numbers;
if necessary, you may refer to section numbers.
• Full postal addresses must be given for all co-authors.
• Authors
should consult a recent issue of the journal or the journal's website(
for style if possible. The Editors reserve the right to adjust style to certain standards of uniformity.
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Use of the Digital Object Identifier
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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 (example taken from a document in the journal
Physics Letters B):
doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2010.09.059
When you use the DOI to create URL hyperlinks to documents on the web, the DOIs are guaranteed never to change.
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Offprints
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