《地学前缘（英文版）》2017年作者投稿指南（2017年05期）

《地学前缘（英文版）》作者投稿指南

Guidelines for Authors

1 AIM AND SCOPE

GEOSCIENCE FRONTIERS (GSF) is a bi-monthly international journal that publishes in English high quality original research articles and timely reviews in interdisciplinary fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences. GSF aims to bridge innovative, provocative and challenging concepts and models related to various fields of research including petrology and geochemistry in understanding lithospheric architecture and mantle dynamics, global tectonics, economic geology and fuel exploration, geophysics, stratigraphy and paleontology with new insights an correlations and evolution, environmental and engineering geology, astrogeology, among other themes. The article categories in GSF include Focus papers of high profile overviews published together with author vitae and photographs, Research Papers, Letters, and Discussions. Selected colour figures of accepted papers will be printed free of cost in colour in the Journal. GSF also provides gratis reprints and complimentary journal copy. GSF is a unique open access publication that provides free full text download of all articles published in the iournal through Elsevier's ScienceDirect platform without anv page charges or subscription requirements.

2 MANUSCRIPT ORGANIZATIONS

Manuscripts should generally not exceed 10,000 words, excluding figures, tables and references.

Title page: please provide the following information on the title page.

Title

The title should be concise and informative. Choose as few words as possible to describe the contents of the paper adequately.

Author names and affiliations

List the authors on the title page by full names whenever possible. Chinese contributors' names should be written with authors' given names first, followed by surnames; for example: Huilin Zheng. List authors' affiliations and addresses below each name, including the full postal address and country name.

Corresponding Author

Please clearly indicate who will handle all stages of refereeing, publication, and post-publication, If that person is not the first author.

Ensure that person's telephone and fax numbers (with country and area code) are provided, in addition to e-mail and complete postal addresses.

Abstract (may be placed on a separate page following the title page)

Each manuscript must be accompanied by an informative abstract of no more than one paragraph and up to 350 words. The abstract should state briefly the nature of the study, its principal results and major conclusions. It should not state what the paper intends to do or what will be discussed.

Keywords

Please provide a maximum of 6 keywords, avoiding general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, "and", "of') immediately after the abstract. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes.

Introduction

This section should provide sufficient background information to allow readers to understand the context and significance of the problem.

Methods

The methodology employed in the work should be described in sufficient detail.

Results

The results section contains applications of the methodology described above and their earth science interpretation.

Discussion of the research in the context of similar or earlier studies

Conclusions

This should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them.

Acknowledgements

Place acknowledgments, including information on grants received, before the references in a separate section, and not as a footnote on the title page.

Reference list

The reference list is placed at the end of a manuscript, immediately following the acknowledgments and appendices (if any).

Figures and tables

Each figure and table must be called out (mentioned) sequentially in the text of the paper. Each figure must have a caption, and each table must have a heading.

3 MANUSCRIPT PREPARATIONS

Spacing and paragraphs

All parts of the manuscript must be double-spaced in 12-point type using Time New Roman. Each paragraph must be indented. The manuscript text file should not be in pdf format.

Page numbers

Page numbers must appear on all pages of text, including references and figure captions. Continuous line numbers should also be inserted from the first page onwards.

Headings

Text can use up to two heading categories in the format shown below.

Examples:

Triassic stratigraphy and depositional environments

Central and eastern Helan Mountains

Western Helan Mountain

Sediment composition and provenance

Figures and tables

In the manuscript, figures should not be embedded in the text. Figure files, sequentially numbered and referred to in the manuscript text, should be submitted separately in .jpg, .tif or .eps format. Figure captions should he listed at the end of the manuscript on a separate page before the first figure page.

Tables, including their headings, should not be included within the text but should be separately submitted. The manuscript text should carry a list of the table captions.

4 PREPARATION OF ILLUSTRATIONS

All illustrations must be submitted in electronic format.

Size

Standard column sizes are 20 picas, or 3.33 inches, for one-column figures and 26 picas, or 4.33 inches, for one-and-one-third-column figures at required resolution.

Type

All graphic illustrations should use Arial or Helvetica fonts.

Resolution

All illustrations, graphics and photographs, must have a resolution of at least 300 dots per inch (dpi).

Color

Color figures are formatted using CMYK (cyan-magenta-yellow-black), not RGB (red-green-blue).

Page and color charges

If your manuscript is accepted for publication in GEOSCIENCE FRONTIERS, there will be no page charges, and selected colour figures will also be printed in colour free of charge. Authors are encouraged to submit attractive coloured versions of the figures accompanying their manuscripts.

Offprints

The corresponding author will be provided with a complimentary PDF file of the article via e-mail. The PDF file includes a cover sheet with the journal cover. After publication of your article, China University of Geosciences (Beijing) will also provide the corresponding authors with one paper copy of the journal as well as 30 free offprints. Additional offprints can be ordered by the authors through GSF editorial office (geofrontier@cugb.edu.cn).

General preparation tips

TIFF files are saved with LZW compression enabled.

Do not embed figures in documents. Do not submit figures in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint.

5 MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

All submissions should be made through the online manuscript submission system of Elsevier for Geoscience Frontiers by logging         in as an author: at http://ees.elsevier.com/gsf. Submissions by e-mail attachment to the editorial office are not entertained.

The article type should be selected from the pull down menu

The title, abstract and key words should be copied and pasted in the appropriate columns

The author list and contact details should be entered

A list of at least four potential reviewers with names and e-mails should be submitted

The following electronic files should be uploaded: (1) Cover letter, in Word file; (2) Research Highlights in Word file. Research         Highlights are mandatory for this journal. They must comprise three short sentences, approximately 85 characters each sentence, and each sentence beginning with a bullet mark; (3) Graphical Abstract as a figure file in .tif, .eps or.jpg file. A Graphical Abstract is mandatory for this journal. It should be a fully colored and elegantly presented figure that would capture the attention of the reader. The Graphical Abstract can be a copy of a figure from the manuscript, or a mosaic of few panels arranged horizontally across in 'landscape format' with the horizontal axis of the figure about 3 times in length as compared to the vertical axis. There should be no figure caption, and the labeling inside the figures should be minimal and in large fonts. See http://www.elsevier.com/graphicalabstracts for examples; (4) Manuscript text file in Word with title, author names, abstract, key words, text, references, figure and table captions; (5) Figure files: each figure file must be numbered and uploaded separately. Figure files must be in .tif, .eps or .jpg format; (6) Table files: each table file should be numbered and uploaded separately. Table files should be in Excel format; (7) Appendix and lengthy data tables should be uploaded choosing file type as 'e-component' in the EES. These should be mentioned as Supplementary Data in the text. The captions of the Supplementary Tables should be listed under a separate section in the manuscript text, titled as "Supplementary Items".

Once all the files are uploaded, build the pdf file through the EES, view the merged pdf file and approve it. Your manuscript will then be submitted to the Journal Office, and will be assigned to an Editor for review processing.

All correspondence relating to manuscript submission and other queries should be addressed to the Editorial Office of GEOSCIENCE FRONTIERS at: geofrontier@cugb.edu.cn