The International Journal of Integrated Solid Earth Sciences
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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/tecto

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been published previously, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that if accepted it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the publisher.

Authors in Japan please note: Upon request, Elsevier Japan will provide authors with a list of people who can check and improve the English of their paper (before submission). Please contact our Tokyo office: Elsevier Japan K.K., 1-9-15 Higashi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0044, tel. +81 3 5561 5032, fax +81 3 5561 5045.

Preparation of the text
a) The manuscript should preferably be prepared on a word processor and printed with double spacing and wide margins and include an abstract of not more than 500 words.
b) Authors should use IUGS terminology. The use of S.I. units is also recommended.
c) The title page should include the name(s) of the author(s), their affiliations, fax and e-mail numbers. In case of more than one author, please indicate to whom the correspondence should be addressed.

References
a) References in the text consist of the surname of the author(s), followed by the year of publication in parentheses. All references cited in the text should be given in the reference list and vice versa.
b) The reference list should be in alphabetical order.

Tables Tables should be compiled on separate sheets and should be numbered according to their sequence in the text. Tables can also be sent as glossy prints to avoid errors in typesetting.

Illustrations
a) Please note that upon submission of a manuscript, four sets of all photographic material printed sharply on glossy paper or as high definition laser prints must be provided to enable meaningful review. Photocopies and other low-quality prints will not be accepted for review.
b) If, together with your accepted article, you submit usable colour figures (as hard copies and preferably also as electronic files) 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. For further information on the preparation of electronic artwork, please see http://www.elsevier.com/locate/artworkinstructions.
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.
c) Drawings should be lettered throughout, the size of the lettering being appropriate to that of the drawings, but taking into account the possible need for reduction in size. The page format of the journal should be considered in designing the drawings.
d) Figure captions should be supplied on a separate sheet.
e) If contributors wish to have their original figures returned this should be requested in proof stage at the latest.

Keywords
The authors are kindly requested to supply 4-6 keywords of their choice that can be used for indexing/abstracting purposes.

Page proofs
By default, one set of PDF-proofs will be e-mailed to the corresponding author (unless a preference for paper proofs is expressed) and should be returned within 3 working days. Corrections should be restricted to typesetting errors; any others may be charged to the author. Elsevier will do everything possible to get your article corrected and published as quickly and accurately as possible. Therefore, it is important to ensure that all of your corrections are sent back to us in one communication, by the corresponding author. Subsequent corrections will not be possible, so please ensure your first sending is complete

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 image and a disclaimer outlining the terms and conditions of use.

Submission of electronic text
In order to publish the paper as quickly as possible after acceptance authors must submit the final text also on diskette, CD-Rom or zip disk. It is essential that the name and version of the word-processing programme, type of computer on which the text was prepared, and format of the text files are clearly indicated. Authors must ensure that the disk version corresponds exactly to the hardcopy. If available, in addition to original prints, electronic files of the figures should also be included on a separate floppy disk, CD-Rom or zip disk.

THERE ARE NO PAGE CHARGES "Authors in Japan kindly note that, upon request, Elsevier Japan will provide a list of people who can check and improve the English of an article before submission. Contact our Tokyo office: Elsevier Japan K.K., (Editorial Service -delete) 1-9-15 Higashi Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0044, Japan; tel.: +81-3-5561-5032; fax: +81-3-5561-5045; e-mail: j?.info@elsevier.com"