Computers & Geosciences
Guide for Authors
Your Paper Your Way
We now differentiate between the requirements for new and revised submissions. You may choose to submit your manuscript as a single Word or PDF file to be used in the refereeing process. Only when your paper is at the revision stage, will you be requested to put your paper in to a 'correct format' for acceptance and provide the items required for the publication of your article.
To find out more, please visit the Preparation section below.
Types of paper
Original research article: Providing a novel and original contribution to the scientific fields of study outlined above.
Application article: Describing a real-world case study on the scientific fields of study outlined above.
Scientific review article: Critically describing the state-of-the art of applications of computer science in the geosciences, as a stand-alone contribution or to frame a special issue. Criteria for assessment shall be: completeness, depth, novelty, timeliness, quality, and interest to the Journal's readership. Review outlines should be pre-approved by an Associate Editor, or Editorial Board Member of the Journal.
Book and software reviews: Describing and evaluating a new or significant publication or piece of software relevant to aspects of computation or informatics in the geosciences.
Letter to the Editor: Commenting on published articles. Criteria for assessment shall be the merit of the question or comment raised. The author(s) of the commented-on article shall be offered the opportunity to prepare a reply, to be published alongside the comment.
For Original Submission:
Research Articles and Application Articles - 5,500 words maximum.
Review Articles - 10,000 maximum.
Book Review and Short Notes - 1,650 maximum.
Maximum numbers plus 10% is permissible for all EXCEPT Review Articles.
For Revised Submission:
Research Articles and Application Articles - 6,500 words maximum
Review Articles - 10,000 maximum.
Book Review and Short Notes - 1,650 maximum.
Maximum numbers plus 10% is permissible for all EXCEPT Review Articles.
NOTE: Only the Manuscript file will be included for wordcount (Abstract, Keywords, Highlights, References and Captions will be excluded).
Contact details for submission
For general information about the submission of computer code, or inquiries on access to the ftp site for computer code http://www.iamg.org for the journal, contact:
Prof. Dr. Dario Grana
Editor-in-Chief
University of Wyoming
Email: dgrana@uwyo.edu
Prof. Dr. Pauline Collon
Editor-in-Chief
University of Lorraine
Email: pauline.collon@univ-lorraine.fr
Dr. Leandro P. de Figueiredo
Assistant Editor
Federal University of Santa Catarina
Email: leandrop.fgr@gmail.com
More information about the International Association of Mathematical Geology can be found on the Internet via http://www.iamg.org
Manuscript Template
To avoid incomplete submissions, we strongly advise the authors to use the Microsoft Word/Latex template available in the CAGEO github repository:
Microsoft Word template:
https://github.com/cageo/CAGEO_WordTemplate
Latex Project template:
https://github.com/cageo/CAGEO_LaTeXTemplate
Submission Checklist
You can use this list to carry out a final check of your submission before you send it to the journal for review. Please check the relevant section in this Guide for Authors for more details.
Ensure that the following items are present:
• Code availability section
• E-mail address of corresponding author
• Full postal address of corresponding author
• Authorship statement (for manuscripts with more than one author)
• Highlights
• Make sure that all this information is available on the manuscript first page (see below section ?Essential title page information?
Manuscript:
• Include keywords
• All figures (include relevant captions)
• All tables (including titles, description, footnotes)
• Ensure all figure and table citations in the text match the files provided
• Indicate clearly if color should be used for any figures in print.
• Graphical Abstracts (where applicable)
• Highlights files
• Supplemental files (where applicable)
• Include code availability section (for code-related manuscripts)
Further considerations
• Manuscript has been 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'
• 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 Internet)
• A competing interests statement is provided, even if the authors have no competing interests to declare
• Journal policies detailed in this guide have been reviewed
• Referee suggestions and contact details provided, based on journal requirements
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