期刊名称：ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry is an international journal dedicated to furthering scientific knowledge and disseminating information on environmental toxicology and chemistry, including the application of these sciences to risk assessment.
Instructions to Authors
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (ET&C) is open to papers of merit dealing with all phases of environmental toxicology, environmental chemistry, and hazard/risk assessment. Peer-reviewed Letters to the Editor, Research Papers, Critical Reviews, and Short Communications are accepted for consideration.
MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION
TYPES OF MANUSCRIPTS
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
MANUSCRIPT PROCESSING
MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION: Manuscripts submitted as attached PDF files (etcj@rice.edu) will avoid mail delays, bypass security issues, and expedite the publication process. If this is not possible, send the original and three copies of the manuscript and illustrative material to the editorial office:
C. H. Ward, Editor-in-Chief
Rice University
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering
6100 Main, MS 316
Houston, Texas 77005-1892
Retain a copy of your paper and the original illustrations to ensure against loss. Contributors will receive confirmation of receipt and the name and address of the editor handling peer review. Include a stamped, self-addressed post card if you wish immediate notification of manuscript arrival. Direct correspondence concerning manuscripts to the assigned editor.
SETAC has an annual Best Student Paper Award. To qualify, the first author must have conducted the research as a student and the manuscript must be accepted for publication in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Graduation of the first author does not preclude consideration for this award. Please indicate at the time of manuscript submission if the paper is to be considered for this award.
TYPES OF MANUSCRIPTS: Letters to the Editor may concern any scientific topic relevant to the purposes of the journal, including critical discussion of recently published papers. Letters to the Editor should not exceed two journal pages in length. About 3.2 double-spaced typewritten pages or about 1100 words of printed type equal one journal page.
Each full-length manuscript or Short Communication must be a report of original research that has not been submitted elsewhere, other than as an abstract or an oral or poster presentation.
The Short Communication should be a concise statement representing either a preliminary report or a complete accounting of a significant research contribution. Brief methods papers will be accepted in this category. To be considered for rapid publication, Short Communications must not exceed three journal pages, including abstract, text, figures, tables, and references.
Only critical reviews of subjects relevant to the purposes of the journal will be published. Reviews should not normally exceed 12 journal pages in length, including abstract, text, figures, tables, and references.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION: Double space everything, including tables, figure legends, references, and footnotes. Place page numbers in the upper right-hand corner and leave liberal side margins, at least 2.5 cm. Number the lines of the text on each page to aid reviewers. On copies submitted for review, authors are encouraged to use both sides of the page (except for figures). Delete line numbering and use one side of paper only on the final, revised manuscript. Consult recent issues for proper placement of main headings, subheadings, and paragraph headings. Titles and subheadings should be brief and should not be complete sentences, but words, phrases or brief clauses and only the first word should be capitalized.
After review and revision the final manuscript should be returned to the reviewing editor on disk (9 cm, zip, or CD). Each disk should be clearly labeled with the author's name, manuscript number, the type of computer (Macintosh or PC), and the software used, including version number. Microsoft Word? is preferred. The printer cannot use files created in LaTeX or those using add-in programs such as End Notes and Reference Manager. Only standard symbols should be used. Submit graphic files in TIFF, PDF (preferred), or EPS format if possible. Place text, tables, and figures into separate files. Avoid returns at the end of each line of the text, but place two returns after the title, headings, and each paragraph. Two printed copies of the final version of the manuscript should also be submitted. Be certain that the information on the electronic file and hard copies is identical and retain a back-up file for reference.
Order: Arrange the manuscript in the following order:
Page 1 - running head (not to exceed 60 characters and spaces), name, address, telephone/fax numbers , and e-mail address of the corresponding author (author to whom copyright and page proofs should be sent) and the total number of words in the text, references, tables, and figure legends.
Page 2 - title of article, authors' complete names, and institutional addresses. Use the following symbol order to designate authors' affiliations: ? ? ? ||, #. When more are needed, double them in the same sequence ††, ‡‡, §§, || ||, ##. All persons listed as authors should have been sufficiently involved in the research to take public responsibility for its content.
Page 3 - footnotes listing e-mail address of the corresponding author, the present address of the corresponding author if different from the address in the heading, the experiment station or institution paper number, and a very brief disclaimer.
Page 4 - abstract describing the research, results, and conclusions (maximum of 200 words) and no more than 5 key words. The abstract contains no citations.
Text, acknowledgement (not to exceed 150 words), references, tables, figure legends (grouped on one page) and figures should follow.
Style: Write in simple declarative sentences. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry does not have a technical editorial staff to rewrite manuscripts; therefore, contributions must conform to the accepted standards of English style and usage upon submission. The title should be brief and informative. With the exception of references, the journal conforms to the CBE Style Manual, 6th ed., Council of Biology Editors, 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Ste. 8, Reston, VA 20190, USA.
Length: Keep the length of research papers below 12 journal pages (approximately 3.2 double-spaced pages equal one page of printed type) and limit the number of references (maximum of 40), figures, and tables. Publication of excessively long manuscripts or those with more than six figures and tables will be delayed and will incur substantial added cost. Limit abstracts for full-length papers and reviews to a maximum of 200 words and abstracts for short communications to 50 words. Please provide a word count of your paper (text and references only).
References: Cite by number in square brackets in order of mention in the text. Number references cited in tables last. Group full references at the end of the paper. Basic style is as follows:
- Book: Author AB, Author CD. 2000.Title of Book. Publisher, City, ST, Country.
- Book Article: Author AB, Author CD. 1997. Title of article. In Adams AB, Smith DC, eds, Title of Book, 2nd ed, Vol 1-Toxicology. Publisher, City, ST, Country, pp 1-5.
- Journal Article: Author AB, Author CD. 1997. Title of article. Environ Toxicol Chem 16:2200-2204.
- Proceedings: Author AB, Author CD. 1997. Title of article. Proceedings, Name of Conference, City, ST, Country, date (month, days, year), pp 00-00 (if no page numbers are available, cite parenthetically in the text).
- Report: Author AB. Title of report. EPA 600/334/778. Final/Technical Report. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
- Thesis: Author AB. 1997. Title of thesis. University, City, ST, Country.
Cite WWW sites parenthetically in the text. Number and list the literature cited as it appears in the text. Number references in tables last. Use capitalized zip-code abbreviations for states. For abbreviations of journal titles, use BIOSIS Serial Sources . Spell out in full the names of journals not listed there. Note the limited use of capitals in journal abbreviations in ET&C.
Personal communications should be mentioned parenthetically in the text (R.G. Rogers, personal communication). Verify all personal communications with the source of the information and obtain approval for use of the author's name.
Articles that have been accepted for publication may be cited as "in press" and placed in the reference list. Copies of all "in press" articles should accompany manuscript submissions. Manuscripts accepted for publication may properly be labeled as "in press"; papers still in review may not be cited in the reference list.
Permissions/Copyright:The author is responsible for obtaining permission to reprint a previously published table, figure, or extract of more than 250 words. Include written permission from the publisher with the manuscript submission. If in doubt, obtain permission. Acknowledgement alone is not sufficient. Authors should exercise customary professional courtesy in acknowledging intellectual properties such as patents and trademarks. Authors wishing to reprint illustrations or text previously published in ET&C should contact the SETAC Office, 1010 North 12th Avenue, Pensacola, Florida, USA 32501-3367, setac@setac.org.
Tables: Tables are frequently overused in scientific publications, and the first step in constructing a table should be to decide if it is needed. Presenting all data collected is rarely necessary, and printing tables is very costly. Tables should not duplicate information in the text or data presented in graphic forms and should stand alone without reference back to the text, as they are often reprinted.
Tables have at least three columns, and the center and right columns refer back to the left column. All columns should have brief headings that accurately describe the entries listed below. Make titles short and concise and place explanatory matter such as nonstandard abbreviations in the footnotes, grouping when possible. Identify footnotes with superscript, lower-case letters. Designate significant differences on-line with full-size capital letters.
Double-space all information in tables, and place each table on a separate sheet of paper after the text. Number tables using consecutive Arabic numerals and place the corresponding author's name on the back of each page. Indicate first mention of each table and figure in the right margin of the text. For more guidance in constructing tables, see the ACS Style Guide, American Chemical Society, 1155 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036.
MANUSCRIPT PROCESSING
Review : Each manuscript is assigned to an editor with expertise in the field discussed, who, in turn, sends it to a minimum of two reviewers. Reviewers give evaluations, suggest improvements, and recommend acceptance or rejection of the paper. Reviewing should be completed within three months. If reviewers disagree, the paper may be sent to a third reviewer. The editor sends a decision letter and the critiques of reviewers to the corresponding author, and the editorial office prepares a detailed list of items to be amended or improved. Authors not following ET&C style and format will experience a delay in publication.
Return revised manuscripts to the editor at the address listed in the decision letter stating your disposition of each of the reviewers' suggestions, item by item. Indicate the page and line number of the revised text and highlight the sections that have been changed on the copy of the revised manuscript to aid the editor in checking revisions. If you wish to reject all or specific suggestions, state your reasons. Manuscripts not received within three months of the date of provisional acceptance will be considered new submissions. Contact the reviewing editor if an extension is needed.
Publication: The original manuscript and page proofs are sent to the corresponding author approximately three months prior to publication date. Authors are responsible for proofreading. Return the proof and original manuscript by first class mail (international authors should use air mail or express courier) to the printer, Allen Press. Photocopy the proof for your reference. Manuscripts will be pulled and rescheduled if proofs are not received by the printer as directed. The office of the Editor-in-Chief is also responsible for reading page proofs.
With the exception of typographical errors, authors will be charged for changes in proofs that exceed 10% of the original composition of the manuscript. Limit changes to correction of printer's errors when possible.
Corrections: If necessary, corrections will be published. Authors should call to the attention of the editorial office any significant errors in their published manuscripts.
Page/Reprint Charges: A publication charge of $50 per printed page will be assessed for articles of six or fewer pages; $150 per page after page six. Upon payment of the page charges, the corresponding author will receive 50 free reprints. Additional reprints may be ordered using the reprint order form that accompanies the page proof.
Editorial Board
K. Armbrust, 2005, Mississippi State University, USA
J. Ares, 2004, CONICET, Argentina
T. Barry, 2002, California Environmental Protection Agency, USA
N. Beyer, 2003, U. S. Geological Survey
J. Bickham, 2003, Texas A&M University, USA
J. Blais, 2005, University of Ottawa, Canada
T. Braunbeck, 2005, University of Heidelberg, Germany
S. Brown, 2004, National Water Research Institute, Canada
R. Burgess, 2005, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
T.D. Byl, 2003, U.S. Geological Survey
J. Carbone, 2003, Rohm & Haas, USA
R. Checkai, 2004, U. S. Army
M. Crane, 2004, University of London, United Kingdom
M.T.D. Cronin, 2005, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
C.M. Custer, 2005, U.S. Geological Survey
J. Damborsky, 2003, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
N. Denslow, 2004, University of Florida, USA
K. C. Donnelly, 2004, Texas A&M University, USA
M. Dutton, 2003, Beak, Canada
Jorge, Gardea-Torresday, 2005, University of Texas at El Paso, USA
R. Gensemer, 2003, ENSR, USA
B. Gray, 2004, U. S. Geological Survey
M. L. Haasch, 2004, University of Mississippi, USA
A. Häner, 2004, BMG Engineering, Switzerland
G. Heinz, 2003, Patuxent Wildlife Center, USA
T. Henry, 2005, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
J. Hermens, 2003, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
C. Jafvert, 2005, Purdue University, USA
O.J. Jolliet, 2003, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
P. Jones, 2004, Michigan State University, USA
J. Kammenga, 2005, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
N. Kemble, 2004, U. S. Geological Survey
H.-R. Köhler, 2005, University of Tubingen, Germany
V. Kramer, 2004, DowAgro Sciences, USA
J. Kukkonen, 2005, University of Joensuu, Finland
L. Kszos, 2003, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
R. Lanno, 2005, Ohio State University, USA
C. Lee, 2004, Clemson University, USA
E. Little, 2005, U. S. Geological Survey
S. Lussier, 2003, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
S. Mabury, 2003, University of Toronto, Canada
D. McAvoy, 2003, Procter & Gamble, USA
M. Nipper, 2004, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, USA
J. Oehlmann, 2004, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Germany
L. Ortego, 2003, NIPERA, USA
W. Ortiz-Leduc, 2003, University of Oklahoma, USA
A.N. Perkins, 2004, Eli Lilly, USA
D. Pillard, 2005, ENSR International, USA
F. Riedel, 2004, Academy of Natural Sciences, USA
B. Sample, 2003, CH2M Hill, USA
J.G. Sanders, 2003, Old Dominion University, USA
D. Schlenk, 2005, University of California-Riverside, USA
C. J. Schmitt, 2004, U. S. Geological Survey
J.P. Staveley, 2003, ARCADIS Geraghty & Miller, USA
C. Teaf, 2005, Florida State University, USA
G.A. van den Berg, 2003, Riza, The Netherlands
P. Van den Brink, 2005, Alterra, The Netherlands
C.A. van Gestel, 2004, Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands
W.-X. Wang, 2005, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
S. Wullschleger, 2005, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
ET&C Editorial Office
Dept. of Environmental Science and Engineering
MS 316, Rice University
6100 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77005-1892
Tel:713-348-4701
Fax:713-348-5948
C. H. Ward, Editor-in-Chief
Diana Freeman, Managing Editor
etcj@rice.edu
Mary Cormier, Assistant Editor
mcorm@rice.edu
Celia Rassinier, Editorial Assistant
rassini@rice.edu
Carolyn Choi, Student Assistant
etcj2@rice.edu
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