Information for Authors

All manuscripts sent for publication in our journals are strictly and thoroughly peer-reviewed by experts (including research/review articles, spontaneous submissions, and invited papers). The Managing Editor performs a technical pre-check upon receipt, followed by an editorial pre-check by the academic editor. The Editorial Office organizes the peer-review process, collecting at least two review reports per manuscript. Authors can view the progress and preliminary reviewer reports in real-time via the platform.

Note: Authors are recommended to refrain from undertaking revisions until the official notification is received. The final decision is made by the academic editor (Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board Member, or Guest Editor).

Figure 1: Overview of the Editorial and Peer-Review Process

Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

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File Format: Single PDF or MS Word document (including text, references, tables, figures). Revised manuscripts must be editable Word documents. LaTeX is accepted but must be PDF for initial review.
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Structure: English language. Order: Title Page (Title, Authors, Affiliations), Abstract (100-300 words), Keywords (3-5), Introduction, etc.
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Figures & Tables: JPG/TIF figures at 500 dpi. Tables (Word/Excel) and Equations (Equation Editor) must be editable text, not images. Number sequentially (Figure 1, Table 1).
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Formatting: Single spaced, 10 pt Palatino Linotype font for all text elements. This standardizes the review process and reduces paper usage.
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Citations: Numbered in square brackets [1] in text and listed in appearance order in the References section.

Reference Styling Examples

Journal Article

Fisher, J.A.; Krapf, C.B.E.; Lang, S.C.; Nichols, G.J.; Payenberg, T.H.D. Sedimentology and architecture of the Douglas Creek terminal splay, Lake Eyre, central Australia. Sedimentology 2008, 55, 1915–1930.

Conference Paper

Chum, O.; Philbin, J.; Zisserman, A. Near duplicate image detection: min-Hash and tf-idf weighting. In Proceedings of the 19th British Machine Vision Conference (BMVC 2008), Leeds, UK, 1–4 September 2008; pp. 812–815.

Book

Shaw, P.A.; Bryant, R.G. Playas, pans and salt lakes. In Arid Zone Geomorphology: Process, Form and Change in Drylands; Thomas, D.S.G., Ed.; John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.: Chichester, UK, 2011; pp. 373–401.

Thesis

Mäckel, H. Capturing the Spectra of Silicon Solar Cells. Ph.D. Thesis, The Australian National University, Acton, Australia, 2004.

* Please refer to the full submission guide for Patent, Newspaper, and Unpublished Work formats.

Editorial Decision and Revision

All articles go through peer-review with at least two reports. Decisions are communicated as follows:

✓ Accept in Present Form

The manuscript is accepted as is, with no further changes required.

⚙ Accept after Minor Revisions

Provisionally accepted pending minor changes. Authors typically have 5 days to address these.

↻ Reconsider after Major Revisions

Significant revisions required with a point-by-point response. Maximum two rounds of major revisions. Authors must submit within 10 days. Revised manuscripts are re-evaluated by reviewers.

✗ Reject (or Reject & Resubmit)

Manuscripts with fundamental flaws are rejected outright. Those needing substantial new experiments may be rejected with encouragement to resubmit a comprehensively revised version later.

Digital Preservation

Content is permanently archived in the CLOCKSS archive. We maintain copies of submitted manuscripts for record-keeping.

Copyright & License

Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. Authors retain copyright while allowing reuse with citation.