Instructions to authors of J. Geomorphology

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Journal of Geomorphology fully complies with the open access requirements of UKRI, Wellcome, and NIHR. Where required by their funder, authors retain the right to distribute their author accepted manuscript (AAM), such as via an institutional and/or subject repository (e.g. Europe PMC), under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence for release not earlier than the date of first online publication.

Only original contributions with important new scientific information in English language are called for.

Each contribution must contain:
• title and subtitles, each of them concise and descriptive (not in capital letters only); subtitles may be numbered decimally, not exceeding four digits, the digits separated by full stops (e.g. 2.3.4.1);
• following the title name and place of residence all of the author(s), number of figures and tables;
• English summary. The summary should not be a list of intentions, but a concise presentation of the highlights and results of the paper.
• Key words
• an introduction clearly defining the problem
• a final chapter summarizing the major results and conclusions; a list of references concentrating on key publications which should not exceed one printed page.
• name and address of the author(s) at the end of the paper.

Submission of the manuscript

1. Manuscripts must be written in English language. To avoid confusion with spacing, right-hand justification should be switched off. Do not use style sheets or templates. Number all pages, starting with 1 on the title page. Please use double line spacing. If the software used to prepare the manuscript can do so, please enable line numbering. Following the author’s name please indicate the address of the institution where your contribution was produced. A short Abstract without paragraphs should be given on the first page of the work, following the title. A summary may be given before the references at the end of more comprehensive works. The references should include references to the relating pages respectively tables or figures which contain the supporting material for the results attained. All manuscripts are subject to peer review. Submission of manuscripts should occur electronically through the journal’s Online Manuscript Management System at https://ms.schweizerbart.de/submit/zfg in a single WORD or pdf file, including tables and figures. Accentuation Typefaces: Word-processor generated manuscripts should only use boldface and italics. Please do not use capitals for titles and headlines. Units: Use the International System of Units (SI).
2. The final version of the accepted manuscript, prepared preferably using Microsoft Word for Windows (PDF is not acceptable at this stage), should be uploaded to the journals Online Manuscript Management System. All manuscript files including illustrations, (if available as .eps or .tiff files) must be submitted in one compressed file (zip etc.). 3. Submission of a manuscript for publication in J.Geomorph. OA is considered binding assurance that this work has not been and will not be published elsewhere in this form and length.
4. Corrections in proof: only corrections of typesetting errors are accepted. All other changes to the manuscript can only be made at the expense of the author.
5. Illustrations: All illustrations must be numbered consecutively as they are referred to in the paper. Digital halftone figures should have a resolution of at least 300 dpi (.tif, .eps, .jpeg), digital line drawings (only .tif or .eps!) should have a resolution of at least 600 dpi, preferably 1200 dpi. Colour publishing is included in the Article Processing Charge (OA-fee).

Bibliographic references

Bibliographic references in the text should follow the examples below, with page references where necessary, or with suffix letters in alphabetical order for more than one publication in the same year: (Smith 1988: 16, 1991), .... Walker & Jones (1986a: 63-84). References to figures and tables in the text are given as (fig. X) or (table X).

Footnotes

Footnotes are to be numbered consecutively and referred to in the text by cardinal numbers. Footnotes, also written double-spaced, are to be placed with their cardinal numbers at the bottom of the page they occur on.

Mark ups

Author's names are to be typed in capital letters; they will appear as small capitals in the printed text; Italics are to be taken for genus and species names when used with their Latin endings, as well as for single words or text passages to be accentuated. Alternatively continuous underlining may be used; subtitles will automatically be printed in italics and may also be typed in the manuscript as such; underlining is not necessary, however.

References

All publications referred to in the text, tables and figure captions must be included in the reference list and all references listed there must show up in the text. The format of in-text citations should be as follows: for one author: (Jones 2003), for two authors: (Cumchal & Drenner 2004), and for more than two authors: (Jones et al. 2006). Use semicolons to separate multiple citations. Multiple citations in-text should be ordered chronologically.

Reference list: We strongly recommend authors to use the APA 6 reference style to format references. EndNote users may download the corresponding EndNote style file here.

Authors not using EndNote shall follow the APA 6 reference formatting style. If possible, please also supply the Endnote reference file.

Sample references

Journal Article:
Ito, L., Omori, T., Yoneda, M., Yamaguchi, T., Kobayashi, R., & Takahashi, Y. (2018). Origin and migration of trace elements in the surface sediments of Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands. Chemosphere, 202, 65–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.03.083

Book:
Aitken, C. G. G., & Taroni, F. (2004). Statistics and the Evaluation of Evidence for Forensic Scientists. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/0470011238

Book Chapter:
Wantzen, K. M., Callil, C., & Butakka, C. M. M. (2011). Benthic invertebrates of the Pantanal and its tributaries. In W. J. Junk, C. J. Silva, C. N. Cunha, & K. M. Wantzen (Eds.), The Pantanal: Ecology, biodiversity and sustainable management of a large neotropical seasonal wetland (pp. 127–141). Sofia, Moscow: Pensoft.

Thesis:
Králík, M. (2004). Paleodermatoglyphics. Analysis of fingerprintson ancient ceramics: theoretical basis, methodological issues and practical recommendations. PhD thesis, Masaryk University, Brno.

Web:
Haq, B. U. (2018): Jurassic Sea-Level Variations: A Reappraisal. GSA Today. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSATG359A.1

Other:
Rivaldería, N., Expósito, N., Gómez-Herrero, F. J., Juanino, R. M., Cruz, R., Hernández-Hurtado, L. E., Fernández-Peire, M. A., Rodríguez-Villalba, J. L., Morillo, R. E., Domínguez, D., Elices, J., Esteban, O., Díez, S., & Alonso-Rodríguez, C. G. R. (2017). Diferencias intra e interpoblacionales en la frecuencia de aparición de los distintos tipos de deltas (o trirradii) dactilares. XX Congreso Sociedad Española de Antropología Física.

Illustrations

Illustrations (drawings, photographs, diagrams) are to be numbered consecutively in one system and in the sequence of their appearance in the text, all described as figures. Tables are to be numbered separately. The editors reserve the right to refuse inclusion of figures or tables. Figures should be sent in electronic form. All data must be metric. On maps a scale bar and either the north direction or grid are to be shown, on sections indicate the horizontal and vertical scale and their orientation. Figures that cannot be reduced to type-area size should be submitted only in exceptional cases. Colour publishing can only be done at the author's cost. Figure captions (with the signature legend where applicable) are to be typed double-spaced on a separate sheet or sheets to be submitted with the manuscript. Numerical data may be presented either as tables or as diagrams. Margins of error should be stated. Bitmap data nned to have a resolution of minimum 300 dpi, line figures require a resolution of at least 600 dpi, all at final printing size. Suitable programs: Photoshop (Imaging), Illustrator 7.0 (graphics). Format: eps, tif or jpeg (no compression). Please indicate all details on the data medium (resolution format, program version).

Proofreading

The corresponding author will receive a PDF-proof by e-mail. Corrections must be returned to the publishers by e-mail or fax as soon as possible. Substantial changes to the manuscript and the figures during the proof stage require the approval of the editorial office and can only be carried out at the author's expense. If the corrected page proofs are not returned within the set date, the paper will either be withheld from publication or printed as is.

Open Access fees

Publication in J. Geomorphology, carries an Open Access Fee (APC):
• All papers submitted until Dec 31, 2022 are charged a flat Open Access Fee/APC of EUR 690,-- (regular APC: 1490.--).
• Color publishing is free of charge.
• Author will receive the invoice for the OA charges for payment with the first proof. After receipt of payment, the paper will be made available under the CC BY license (see: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
• The paper is fully citable via the assigned DOI and the paper will be freely accessible for everyone.
• For all prices taxes may apply.