Information for Authors
Series Format | Submission | Refereeing and editing | Production | Colour costs |
What do authors get? | Citation Data for Engineering Geology Special Publications
The instructions posted on this web page are suitable for authors who are preparing a paper for a volume that has already been accepted and also for those presenting a paper at a meeting that the conveners hope will result in a Society book, but which is not yet approved. The Society now undertakes rigorous reviewing of all book proposals, which means that books are being accepted at a later stage in relation to the meeting. Acceptance of your paper for presentation at the meeting does not guarantee acceptance for the book.
Engineering Geology Special Publication papers look very much like journal articles. The authors are listed at the start of the paper; they have abstracts and a reference list at the end of each chapter. The main text is in double column format Final printed page size: 245 mm deep by 190 mm wide. Maximum final size of illustrations: 200 mm deep by 156 mm wide. Single column width 76 mm. Number of words per page: 900.
Papers should be sent to the editor of the volume (normally the meeting convener). Unless otherwise instructed, you should submit three copies of the paper together with good-quality photocopies of line drawings. Prints of photographs should be of good enough quality to enable the referees to assess their usefulness You should also include abstracts of any related papers that are in press or under review with other publications. Please confirm that all authors are aware of the submission and that the paper is not under review or in press elsewhere. Some editors choose to handle submissions by e-mail, and in such cases you should follow instructions provided by the editor.
The volume editors will send your paper to at least two referees. The volume editors will handle the papers through the reviewing and scientific editing procedure and deliver the finalized scripts for the volume to the Publishing House in one batch. We expect the reviewing and editing procedure to take about five to six months - but this is dependent upon referees and schedules of the scientific editors.
Once the complete project is with the Publishing House, a production editor will be allocated to the book. The production editor will write to all authors notifying them of when proofs are due to be dispatched and if there are any problems or costs to be incurred. The paper will be copyedited and then sent to an external typesetter. In most cases proofs will be sent by e-mail. We do not generally send revised proofs to authors. The production process takes about six to eight months from receipt of the final chapter.
The Publishing House encourages the use of colour where figures will be substantially enhanced. However, it is necessary to make a charge covering all additional costs incurred.
Currently charges are as follows:
A form to accompany your paper if you want to have colour figures can be downloaded below:
What do authors get? | Citation Data for Engineering Geology Special Publications
The instructions posted on this web page are suitable for authors who are preparing a paper for a volume that has already been accepted and also for those presenting a paper at a meeting that the conveners hope will result in a Society book, but which is not yet approved. The Society now undertakes rigorous reviewing of all book proposals, which means that books are being accepted at a later stage in relation to the meeting. Acceptance of your paper for presentation at the meeting does not guarantee acceptance for the book.
Series Format
Engineering Geology Special Publication papers look very much like journal articles. The authors are listed at the start of the paper; they have abstracts and a reference list at the end of each chapter. The main text is in double column format Final printed page size: 245 mm deep by 190 mm wide. Maximum final size of illustrations: 200 mm deep by 156 mm wide. Single column width 76 mm. Number of words per page: 900.
Submission
Papers should be sent to the editor of the volume (normally the meeting convener). Unless otherwise instructed, you should submit three copies of the paper together with good-quality photocopies of line drawings. Prints of photographs should be of good enough quality to enable the referees to assess their usefulness You should also include abstracts of any related papers that are in press or under review with other publications. Please confirm that all authors are aware of the submission and that the paper is not under review or in press elsewhere. Some editors choose to handle submissions by e-mail, and in such cases you should follow instructions provided by the editor.
Refereeing and editing
The volume editors will send your paper to at least two referees. The volume editors will handle the papers through the reviewing and scientific editing procedure and deliver the finalized scripts for the volume to the Publishing House in one batch. We expect the reviewing and editing procedure to take about five to six months - but this is dependent upon referees and schedules of the scientific editors.
Production
Once the complete project is with the Publishing House, a production editor will be allocated to the book. The production editor will write to all authors notifying them of when proofs are due to be dispatched and if there are any problems or costs to be incurred. The paper will be copyedited and then sent to an external typesetter. In most cases proofs will be sent by e-mail. We do not generally send revised proofs to authors. The production process takes about six to eight months from receipt of the final chapter.
Colour costs
The Publishing House encourages the use of colour where figures will be substantially enhanced. However, it is necessary to make a charge covering all additional costs incurred.
Currently charges are as follows:
- £460 for the first figure in a paper
- £80 for each additional figure in a paper
A form to accompany your paper if you want to have colour figures can be downloaded below:
- Download the colour figures form (.rtf31 Kb)
If you wish to have a fold-out figures, please contact the Commissioning Editor
You can have colour in the online version at no cost provided that we can use the same file as for printing in black and white (i.e. we can just switch the colour off in the print version).
Corresponding authors receive a free internet-quality PDF, which they can forward to their co-author, and the option to purchase paper offprints. Shortly after publication, all authors of each paper will receive a special order form allowing them to buy up to two copies of the whole book at a heavily discounted price, usually one quarter of the list price. Further copies can be purchased at the GSL Fellows’ rate, usually half the list price.
We are not able to provide free books for authors in these volumes, because of the considerable costs involved. We strive to keep our productions costs as low as possible, so that we can make the books available to individuals at reasonable prices (most of our sales are at discount prices).
From late 2011, Engineering Geology Special Publications published since 2009, will be included in either the Book Citation Index or the Conference Proceedings Citation Index, which form part of Web of Science. Citation counts will be available, and the counts will be included in an author’s h-index.
You can have colour in the online version at no cost provided that we can use the same file as for printing in black and white (i.e. we can just switch the colour off in the print version).
What do authors get?
Corresponding authors receive a free internet-quality PDF, which they can forward to their co-author, and the option to purchase paper offprints. Shortly after publication, all authors of each paper will receive a special order form allowing them to buy up to two copies of the whole book at a heavily discounted price, usually one quarter of the list price. Further copies can be purchased at the GSL Fellows’ rate, usually half the list price.
We are not able to provide free books for authors in these volumes, because of the considerable costs involved. We strive to keep our productions costs as low as possible, so that we can make the books available to individuals at reasonable prices (most of our sales are at discount prices).
Citation Data for Engineering Geology Special Publications
From late 2011, Engineering Geology Special Publications published since 2009, will be included in either the Book Citation Index or the Conference Proceedings Citation Index, which form part of Web of Science. Citation counts will be available, and the counts will be included in an author’s h-index.