Marine Geology and Quaternary Geology is an academic journal sponsored by the Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology under the auspices of China Geological Survey, and published by the Science Press. The journal policy is to adhere to ʺinnovation, frontier and systematicnessʺ of publication, and adhere to the principle of "letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend". Depending on marine geologists, geological process in the coastal and offshore areas shall be explored, basic theoretical research shall be advanced in-depth and geoscience development shall be comprehensively promoted. Through reporting outstanding research achievements, the growth of young talents of marine geology will be promoted.
The journal aims to publish original, cutting-edge, and explorative scientific results in the field of marine geology and Quaternary geology, with priority to the latest research achievements in China seas, global ocean and three poles, and the comparative study results between offshore and land, regional and global scientific issues. The main columns include sedimentation and environment, geochemistry and geophysics, paleooceanography and chronology, petroleum and mineral resources, Quaternary geology, commentary and reviews, technical methods, IODP newsletters, etc.
Papers in this journal are usually published in order of time. For innovative and frontier research achievements and organized manuscripts (a special issue), priority will be given for publishing.
Copyright of manuscripts: beyond that stipulated in the Copyright Law, it belongs to the author, who is responsible for the articles. Once manuscripts are accepted, the copyright of various editions will be transferred from authors to this journal. Authors who disagree with the publication of electronic editions (CD-ROM edition and web edition), should indicate it when submitting the manuscript.
1. Manuscripts must be submitted through an online, electronic submission system of Marine Geology and Quaternary Geologyʺ: www.hydz.cbpt.cnki.net. Authors are strictly forbidden to confidential information leaks. The same manuscript should not be submitted to more than one journal concurrently. Authors would take all the consequences if they violate any of the above provisions.
2. English manuscripts from foreign countries or international cooperation research project are acceptable. The requirements for English manuscripts are the same as those for Chinese ones. In the manuscript, Chinese titles, author names and affiliations, detailed Chinese abstracts and keywords should be included.
3. The processing results of manuscripts can be inquired in 6 months. If authors have not received acceptance announcement after 6 months, manuscripts can be submitted to other journals.
4. In accordance with the Copyright Law, manuscripts can be edited by editors or reviewers, but correction of substantive content should consult authors for permission.
5. Remuneration and three (3) paper offprints will be offered to authors when manuscripts are published.
6. Manuscripts are required to have novel topics, reliable data, striking arguments, concise description and clear hierarchy.
7. Authors should confine the manuscript length to ~ 8000 characters (6-10 printed pages). The main contents of manuscripts in order are as followings: title, author names and affiliations, abstract, key words, Chinese graphic classification number, body text (mainly consisting of introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion, conclusion), acknowledgement, references, english abstract and additional instructions. If the format of manuscripts does not meet the above requirements, the papers will be returned to authors for revision before submitting.
8. Authorship should be limited to those who have made substantive contributions. A brief introduction (name, birth year, sex, education degree, professional title, research fields or interests, contact information) of the first author should be provided. Those who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project should be acknowledged (acknowledgement section).
9. For research projects sponsored by the National (Provincial) Science Fund, authors should indicate the name and project number of the funds in the manuscript.
10. The title should not exceed 20 Chinese characters, and subheadings can be used when necessary. The body text should be clearly divided into 2 or 3 levels through defined and numbered sections. The first level headings should be numbered 1 (then 2,3...), and subsections be numbered 1.1 ( then 1.2,1.3....), etc. The headings should be written flush.
11. The abstract should briefly state the purposes of the research, methods, main results and conclusions, and highlights innovative achievements, but without subjective evaluation terms. The length of english abstract can be confined to be one printed page. The number of key words ranging from 5 to 8 is preferable.
12. Scientific and technological terms and terminology, translations of names and place names in manuscripts should be used in accordance with the provisions of the national standards, and measurement units must use the legal measurement units of China. Punctuation should be used accurately.
13. The experimental and testing data should indicate additional information including experiment operator, experimental method, experimental instrument and equipment, experimental conditions, data accuracy and error range, etc. The original data supported key arguments of the paper should be attached.
14. Artworks should be of high pertinence. The illustrations mentioned in text should be earlier than presence of drawings, and closely arranged with related drawings. Generally, the size of drawings not wider than 8 cm in two-column layout , and not wider than 17 cm in one-column layout. The lines of the appended drawings should be uniformly thick and well defined, with a width of 0.5-0.6 mm. The captions of the drawings should use character of Song typeface, or Fangsong or script but not boldface. Illustrations should be consistent with the annotations and expressions in body-text. The captions are written in both Chinese and English, and placed below the drawings. Legends should be numbered and placed below the captions. All maps involving nationalboundaries must be drawn strictly in accordance with the latest edition of the Map Publishing House of the People's Republic of China. Three-line tables are recommended, and captions should be above tables.
15. The previously published work, especially research achievements during the last 5 years, should be acknowledged in the manuscript. Related publications should always be cited in the text, and also present in the reference list. References should be numbered according to cited order in the text, Chinese references need to be correspondingly translated into English. In the references, the spellings of author’s name should be surname (full-spelling) written before first name (only capital initial), without abbreviations full stop. Reference types are present alphabetically, for example journal articles [J], Monographs [M], theses [C], dissertations [D], reports [R], and others [Z].
Journal: [order number] Authors (listed 3 authors at most, or add ʹet alʹ, comma used between authors). Paper title [J]. Journal name, Published year, Volume (Issue): first and last page numbers of the paper.
Monograph: [order number] Authors name. Title [M]. Version (first edition not catalogued). Publishing place: publisher, publishing year: first and last page numbers of the monograph.
Collection: [order number] Collection Authors. Title [C]//Editor. Collection Title. Publication Place: Publisher, Year of Publication: first and last page numbers of the collection.
16. Upon receipt of the acceptance announcement and revision suggestions, the author should timely upload
the revised manuscript and clear-drawn illustrations online. Vector images should be in the original drawing
format and raster image format, and the resolution of all raster images is recommended to be 600 dpi.
17. Authors should carefully process proofreading the proof printings, and return correction opinions to
editors in time. Except typesetting errors, generally the text should not be changed again.
Editorial Office of Marine Geology and Quaternary Geology
Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey
Address: 62 Fuzhounan Road, Qingdao, China
Postcode: 266071
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