Journal of Earth System
Science Formerly Proceedings (Earth and
Planetary Sciences) Instructions to
authors Submission of fresh manuscript
Authors have to provide the manuscript and figures as electronic
files. The manuscript (including tables and figure captions)
should be provided as a single PDF file. For figures, see figure
formats.
Authors who do not have access to the Internet may submit three hard
copies of their manuscript to the Editorial
Office ; the manuscript must, however, be formatted according
to the prescribed journal style.
The manuscript should be arranged in the following order.
1. Title page including authors' names and affiliations
2. Abstract
3. Text (including appendices)
4. Acknowledgments
5. Reference list
6. Tables
7. Figure captions
8. Figures
* If LaTeX is used to process the manuscript, use
the default Computer Modern font (12 pt). If
your article contains math, use
the AMSmath package if
necessary. If figures are included in the file, keep the figures
to the end
of the file. Use BibTeX, if necessary, to format the
references; then cut and paste the references from the bbl file
into the LaTeX file. At this stage, JESS does not accept
separate BibTeX files and does not provide a bst file for processing
the bibliography. Prepare a PDF file for submission.
* If MS Word is used to typeset the manuscript, use
12 pt Times New Roman. Export as a PDF file
using Adobe Distiller. (Authors may also use OpenOffice to
typeset their manuscript; OpenOffice allows a document to be exported
directly as a PDF file.)
* Use British English as the language.
* Indent or space between all paragraphs. Use
one-and-half spacing for the manuscript.
* Use the metric system throughout; use of
appropriate SI units is encouraged. If using other, more
commonly used units, give the SI equivalent in parentheses.
* Do not use italic font for units of measure or
chemical elements.
* Do not use any special typeface for emphasis.
* Avoid text footnotes; they should be incorporated
into the text or eliminated completely.
* Do not create math equations or tables as pictures.
* Format the manuscript in a single column.
Title page:
The title of the paper must be short and contain words useful for
indexing. Include in the title page the names (with initials) of
authors and the name and address of the institution, where the work was
done. Also required is an abbreviated running title of not more than 50
characters (including spaces).
Font sizes:
Set the title at 16 pt and the authors' names and affiliations at 12
pt. Set all the text at 12 pt. Use 14 pt bold roman font
for section headings, 14 pt italics for sub-section headings, and 12 pt
italics for sub-sub-section headings. Use 12 pt italic font for
table captions and 12 pt roman font for figure captions. Use 12
pt for
the
rest of the table.
Abstract:
The purpose of the abstract is to summarise the objectives of the
investigation and the important conclusions. Set the abstract as
a single paragraph of not more than 200 words. Do not include
references in the abstract.
Index Terms:
Choose up to three index terms from among those listed . Ensure that these terms
best describe the article.
Authors may also provide up to six keywords for indexing, information
retrieval, and to facilitate online searches.
The text:
The paper must be divided into sections starting, preferably, with
`Introduction' and ending with `Discussion' or `Conclusions'. The main
sections should be numbered 1, 2, etc., sub-sections 1.1, 1.2, etc.,
and sub-sub-sections (if necessary) 1.1a, 1.1b, etc.
Mathematical material:
Equations must be clearly written, each on its own line, well away from
the text. All equations must be numbered consecutively in arabic
numerals with the equation number in parentheses near the right hand
margin; number displayed equations consecutively within the article,
not within the section. Use italic for variables, bold for
vectors and matrices, script for transforms, and sans serif for
tensors.
Use superscripts and subscripts in superior or inferior position; do
not use raised and lowered fonts. Extend fraction bars under the
entire length of the numerator. Use the "degree" symbol instead
of superscript lowercase "o." Use "exp" rather than "e" if the
argument of an exponential is complicated or lengthy. Avoid
awkward
fractional composition by using negative powers. Use solidus
fractions (l/r)
in text. Use the following to avoid ambiguity: parentheses,
brackets, and braces, in that order { [ ( ) ] }. Add one extra
line space
above and below all displayed equations.
Appendices:
All appendices should be numbered consecutively in arabic numerals.
References:
References should be cited in the text by authors and year. If there
are more than two authors, reference should be to the first author
followed by "et al" in the text; Italicize "et al", but avoid a period
after the "al". (Examples may be found by downloading any recent published paper). References at the end
of the paper should be listed alphabetically by authors' names,
followed by initials, year of publication, title of the paper, name of
the journal (abbreviated according to the World List of Scientific
Periodicals, Butterworths, London), volume number, and starting and
ending page numbers. References to books should include: name(s)
of author(s), initials, year of publication, title of the book, edition
if not the first, initials and name(s) of editor(s) if any, preceded by
ed(s), place of publication, publisher, and chapter or pages referred
to. References to thesis must include the year, the title of the
thesis, the degree for which submitted, and the University. Examples
Tables:
All tables must be numbered consecutively in arabic numerals in the
order of appearance in the text. Include all tables in the PDF
file containing the manuscript text. The tables should be
self-contained and have a descriptive title. All columns must
have headings
arranged to clarify their relation to the data. Footnotes should
be indicated by superscript, lowercase letters. Each table must
be cited in
text. Avoid tables created with the tab key, pictures, and embedded
objects.
Format the tables according to the journal style. The caption is
on top, followed by a thick line. The column headings are
followed
by a thin line and the table ends with another thin line. See page 272 in this article.
Figures:
All figures including photographs should be numbered consecutively in
arabic numerals in the order of appearance in the text. The figure
captions must be typed on a separate sheet. Do not include in the
figure any information that could easily be included in the caption.
The journal publishes colour figures free of cost if the reviewers and
the editors are convinced colour is essential for a figure.
Authors are encouraged to prepare all figures to final size.
Decide if the figure is to be a one-column figure (maximum width 8.4
cm, including all labels and legends) or a two-column figure (maximum
width 17 cm, including all labels and legends). An obvious
advantage of doing this is that it helps reduce the work to be done
when revising the manuscript or communicating the final version to the
publishing office of the journal. A more subtle advantage,
however, is that the reviewers (and the editor) see exactly what the
reader will see in the printed journal, making it possible for them to
spot potential difficulties that a reader may face in interpreting the
figures. Preparing figures initially to the expected final size
also avoids the need for the publisher to enlarge or reduce the figure
to fit the journal requirements, thereby maintaining the original
quality. Given the quality of modern laser printers and the
relative ease, compared to even a few years ago, of obtaining laser
printouts of figures, providing the publisher with camera-ready figures
or
electronic copies ensures better figures in print.
Combine multipart figures or plates, adding letter labels as needed for
captions, or provide separate captions for each part. The number of
figure files should equal the number of figure captions.
For most graphics with lines and text only, use vector graphics EPS
(Encapsulated PostScript). EPS is preferred because it is
scalable and one can zoom in without seeing large pixels in most cases.
Most
vector-based illustration software allows you to save an illustration
as an EPS file.
For images or photographs, use TIFF or high-resolution JPEG. JPEG
is the best format for photos with a large file size because of the
automatic compression used, which dramatically reduces file size while
still providing good detail.
For false-color imagery, shading, or texture, use TIFF. TIFF
provides the highest resolution to ensure patterns and shading are
maintained, yet it offers lossless compression and thus smaller file
size.
Use Helvetica as the font for legends and labels. Ensure that no
label or legend is smaller than 8 pt. All lines must be at least
0.5 pt (no hairline rules).
Note on figures showing maps:
Authors are requested to avoid plotting national borders on maps unless
these borders are essential. Many plotting packages have
this (not plotting national borders) as an option. If national
borders are unavoidable, then they must
conform to the regulations of the Government of India.
Processing of the manuscript will be faster if the figures are in final
form and meet all the requirements stated above.
