The
Guest Editors are responsible for the selection of the manuscripts for the
special issue. This selection should be based on scientific quality of the
papers and the topic of the paper should clearly fall within the scope of the
special issue. The final selection should form a coherent and complete set of papers.
Peer Reviewing Process
The task of the Guest Editor(s) is to take care of the
strict peer-reviewing process, which is essential to ensure that only quality
papers are published.
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Each paper must be
reviewed by at least two international specialists (three in case of doubt) and
revised in accordance with their comments.
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If major revision is
asked for by one of the referees it might be reviewed again by at least one
referee.
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The referees are the
choice of the Guest Editor.
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Guest Editors should
not be involved as (first) author for multiple manuscripts included in the
special issue.
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The number of
contributing authors who are also used as reviewers should be limited.
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In order for the
responsible Editor-in-Chief to make informed decisions, he must see all
relevant correspondence made between the Guest Editor and the author.
Stationery
At
the journal’s web site you will find the journal’s Guides for Authors. Please
refer all authors to this Guide and make sure that they follow this carefully.
Review forms are sent to you to assist you in the preparation of the issue.
Time Schedule
It
is recommended that you establish a time schedule and inform contributing
authors of deadlines for the submission of manuscripts, etc. This ensures that
the project is not delayed too much. Please inform/update your contact person
at Elsevier and inform her of the status/timing of the project regularly. The
time schedule for submission, review and receipt of papers at Elsevier, which
you initially agreed upon with Elsevier, must be adhered to. Changes in the
time schedule are possible, if mutually agreed upon.
Guest
Editors should not delay too long awaiting the last difficult papers. Authors
should be informed of a detailed time schedule in advance, and those papers
which are not delivered in time can eventually be published in a regular issue
of the journal - assuming that the Editor-in-Chief approves publication.
Maximum Size
The
maximum number of printed pages should not exceed 500.
Manuscripts on Diskette
To
speed up publication time and reduce the possibility of typing errors,
submission of manuscripts/figures on disk is mandatory. Authors should be
clearly informed that it is absolutely necessary to submit both a hard copy and
an electronic version of the final manuscript.
Colour Illustrations
Originals
of all illustrations should be included with the accepted manuscript. If the
author submits usable colour figures 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.
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.
Colour
reproduction in print is possible at author's cost. The price is Euro 350 for
the first page (independent of the number of colour figures on that page) and
Euro 175 for subsequent pages.
There
is a fixed size for the cover illustrations, that Guest Editors have to abide
by. The size should be exactly 115 x 144 mm (h x w); of this about 5 mm of the
width will be cut off the right hand side, so this has to be taken into
consideration when designing the illustration.
Elsevier
is now able to accept electronic supplementary material to support and enhance
the research presented. This offers the
possibility to publish supporting applications, movies, animation sequences,
high resolution images, background datasets, sound clips, etc. Supplementary
files supplied will be published online alongside the electronic version of the
article in ScienceDirect.
Checklist
When
sending us the complete set of papers, please ensure that you enclose the
following:
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date of receipt and
date of recommendation for publication
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order of papers as
they are to appear in the issue
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names, complete
addresses, fax numbers and e-mail
addresses of all (corresponding) authors and Guest Editors
·
hard copy of FINAL manuscripts, original figures, a disk with electronic version for each
manuscript
·
logo or sponsorship
information (if necessary)
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name, date and place
of conference where papers were presented (if necessary)
·
all relevant reviewers comments (+ additional comments by
the Guest Editors and authors) including list of reviewers per mss.
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Preface
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Cover image and
caption
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Cover title
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Title for the spine
(not more than 35 characters)
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Bulk order (see hereunder
for details)
Final Acceptance by Editor-in-Chief
The
complete set of final manuscripts, accompanied by all the required information,
will be evaluated by the Editor‑in‑Chief of the journal, who makes
the final decision on acceptance of manuscripts in consultation with the Guest
Editor. Guest Editors are requested to ensure that authors are informed that
their manuscript has been recommended
for publication. Manuscripts can not be
accepted for publication before they have been subjected to a final evaluation
by the Editor-in-Chief. If the special issue is approved for publication, a
final acceptance letter will be sent to the senior authors by Elsevier.
Proofs
All
first or corresponding authors will receive galley proofs for checking. Please
note that if, in your task as Guest Editor, you are interested in receiving
all, or part of, the galley proofs of the papers in the special issue, you should give Elsevier advance
notification of your wish.
Free Offprints, Free Copy and No Page Charges
Each senior author will receive
twenty-five free offprints of his/her manuscript as well as a complimentary
copy of the issue. Guest Editors receive five free copies of the issue each.
The journal does not have page charges.
Bulk
Order Arrangements
Extra copies of the issue can be ordered at a considerable
reduced rate. The prices are as follows:
Minimum 10 copies
10-49 copies = US$/Euro 50.00
50-99 copies = US$/Euro 45.00
100-199 = US$/Euro 40.00
200+ = US$/Euro 35.00
These prices include shipment in bulk to one address, but
exclude possible VAT.
Tonny Smit (Ms), Administrative Editor
Elsevier B.V.
Earth Sciences Department, P.O. Box 1930
1000 BX
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 20 485 3558, Fax: +31 20 485 2696
E-mail: amy.smit@elsevier.com