Guidelines for Authors intending to publish Proceedings

In general, authors are intend to submit proceedings for publication in Physics and Chemistry of the Earth. Authors wishing to submit a paper should consider the following instructions:

1. Contributions should be short but self-contained, concentrating on new results or techniques, and they should be type-written double-spaced, on one side of a page only, and with a wide 3-5 cm margin on the right. The final version of a contributed paper should not exceed 4-6 camera-ready pages and of a solicited paper not more than 10-12 pages, including tables, appendices and references.
2. Papers should be clear, concise, and written in English with correct spelling and good sentence structure. Correct English is the responsibility of the author, although the editor and the referees are kindly asked to help in language editing of the manuscript if necessary.
3. Each manuscript should be prepared in accordance with the technical instructions.
4. There is a LaTeX Macro Package available on WWW or from the EGS Office for compiling both the manuscript as well as the hard copy, camera-ready version for EGS Journals.
5. Each copy of a manuscript must carry its specific Manuscript Identification Number (MS-No.), which is either included in the "Letter of Acceptance" of a presentation at a conference or in the conference' programme, or which will be forwarded by the organizer of a special publication.
6. Authors must deliver either 4 copies of their manuscript to the "Editorial Office" at a conference, or mail 3 copies to the respective Editor and 1 copy to the EGS Editorial Office by the deadline date, as arranged by either the Session Convener/Organizer or the Special Publication Organizer.  Manuscripts submitted after the respective deadline date will not be considered for publication!
7. After the refereeing process each author will be informed by the EGS Office as to whether or not his/her paper is accepted for publication. In case a manuscript is accepted for publication, the respective author is asked to consider the referees' comments and to provide the final version in hard copy, camera-ready form in accordance to the guidelines for camera-ready submission or by using the LaTeX Macro Package to the Editorial Office together with the signed copyright agreement form.
8. Authors will receive 50 free off-prints of their article.
9. Additional offprints and/or the respective session issue of the proceedings journal can be ordered by the authors at discount rates when returning the final camera-ready manuscript.
10. Articles published in PCE may be submitted in a more extended version to any other journal.

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