期刊名称：ISLAND ARC
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Published on behalf of the Geological Society of Japan in association with the Japan Association for Quaternary Research, Japanese Association of Mineralogists, Petrologists and Economic Geologists, Palaeontological Society of Japan and the Society of Resource Geology. The journal focuses on the structure, dynamics and evolution of plate convergence zones including trenches, island and continental arcs, back-arc basins and collision zones in modern and ancient settings. The journal also deals with topics which may not be specific to plate convergence zones but which are fundamental to understanding them. The Island Arc aims to be a major forum for the presentation and discussion of these important earth science objectives with high academic standards and broad international recognition. The journal publishes peer-reviewed articles and reviews. Original scientific articles, of a maximum length of 15 printed pages, are published promptly with a standard publication time from submission of 8 months. Articles describing new and important results are given priority and will be published a minimum of 4 months after submission. All articles are peer-reviewed by at least two researchers expert in the field of the submitted paper.
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Edited by:
Yujiro Ogawa, Yoshiyuki Tatsumi
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Print ISSN: 1038-4871
Online ISSN: 1440-1738
Issues per Volume: Quarterly
Current Volume: 12
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2002: 60/122 (Geosciences, Interdisciplinary) |
Instructions to Authors
Acceptance
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. The condition of acceptance for all papers is that their contents have not been previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere while it is in review for The Island Arc. The entire paper and its copyright become the property of the journal. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer reviewed by two anonymous reviewers and the Editor. The Editorial Board reserves the right to refuse any material for publication and advises that authors should retain copies of submitted manuscripts and correspondence as material cannot be returned. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the Editorial Board.
Submission of Manuscripts
All articles submitted to the journal must comply with these instructions. Failure to do so will result in return of the manuscript and possible delay in publication.
Manuscripts should be written so that they are intelligible to the professional reader who is not a specialist in the particular field. Where contributions are judged as acceptable for publication on the basis of scientific content, the Editor or the Publisher reserve the right to modify typescripts to eliminate ambiguity and repetition and improve communication between author and reader. If extensive alterations are required, the manuscript will be returned to the author for revision.
Covering letter
Papers are accepted for publication in the journal on the understanding that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. This must be stated in the covering letter.
Authors should declare any financial support or relationships that may pose conflict of interest.
Submission
The original manuscript and five copies, should be submitted to:
Dr Yoshio Watanabe
Executive Editor: The Island Arc
c/o Research Center for Deep Geological Environments AIST - Geological Survey of Japan
AIST Tsukuba Central 7
1-1-1 Higashi
Tsukuba 305-8567
Japan
Tel: +81-(0)298-61-2473
Fax: +81-(0)298-61-3752
Email: yoshio.watanabe@aist.go.jp
As a rule, courier or registered mail should be used.
Copyright
Papers accepted for publication become copyright of Geological Society of Japan and authors will be asked to sign a transfer of copyright form. In signing the transfer of copyright it is assumed that authors have obtained permission to use any copyrighted or previously published material. All authors must read and agree to the conditions outlined in the Copyright Assignment Form, and must sign the Form or agree that the corresponding author can sign on their behalf. Articles cannot be published until a signed Copyright Assignment Form has been received.
Preparation of the Manuscript
Submissions should be printed, doubled-spaced, on one side only of A4 paper. The top, bottom and side margins should be 30 mm. Laser or near letter quality print is essential. All pages should be numbered consecutively in the top right-hand corner, beginning with the title page. Indent new paragraphs. Turn the hyphenation option off, including only those hyphens that are essential to the meaning.
Style
The journal uses US spelling and authors should therefore follow the latest edition of the Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
All measurements must be given in SI units as outlined in the latest edition of Units, Symbols and Abbreviations: A Guide for Medical and Scientific Editors and Authors (Royal Society of Medicine Press, London). Abbreviations should be used sparingly and only where they ease the reader¡¯s task by reducing repetition of long, technical terms. Initially use the word in full, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Thereafter use the abbreviation.
Upon its first use in the title, abstract and text, the common name of a species should be followed by the scientific name (Genus, species and authority) in parentheses. However, for well-known species, the scientific name may be omitted from the article title. If no common name exists in English, the scientific name should be used only. At the first mention of a chemical substance, give the generic name only.
Parts of the manuscript
Manuscripts should be presented in the following order: (i) title page, (ii) abstract and keywords, (iii) text, (iv) acknowledgements, (v) references, (vi) figure legends, (vii) tables (each table complete with title and footnotes) and (viii) figures.
Footnotes to the text are not allowed and any such material should be incorporated into the text as parenthetical matter.
Title page
The title page should contain (i) the title of the paper, (ii) the full names of the authors and (iii) the addresses of the institutions at which the work was carried out together with (iv) the full postal and email address, plus facsimile and telephone numbers, of the author to whom correspondence about the manuscript, proofs and requests for offprints should be sent.
The title should be short, informative and contain the major key words. A short running title (less than 40 characters, including spaces) should also be provided.
Abstract and key words
Articles must have a abstract that states in 300 words or less the purpose, basic procedures, main findings and principal conclusions of the study. The abstract should not contain abbreviations or references.
The 3-10 key words should be supplied below the abstract for the purposes of indexing.
Text
Authors should use subheadings to divide the sections of their manuscript: Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements, References.
Acknowledgements
The source of financial grants and other funding should be acknowledged, including a frank declaration of the authors' industrial links and affiliations. The contribution of colleagues or institutions should also be acknowledged. Thanks to anonymous reviewers are not allowed.
References
The Harvard (author, date) system of referencing is used.
In the text give the author's name followed by the year in parentheses: Sago (2000). If there are two authors use A and B: Baskin and Baskin (1998); but if cited within parentheses use A&B: (Baskin & Baskin 1998). When reference is made to a work by three or more authors, the first name followed by et al. should be used: Powles et al. (1998). If several papers by the same authors and from the same year are cited, a,b,c etc should be inserted after the year of publication.
In the list references should be listed in alphabetical order. Cite the names of all authors when there are six or fewer, when more than six cite the first three plus et al. Titles of journals should not be abbreviated. Personal communication, unpublished data and publications from informal meetings are not to be listed in the reference list but should be listed in full in the text (e.g. Smith A, 2000, unpublished data).
References should be listed in the following form.
Journals
ARCHIBALD N. J. & BETTENAY L. 1977. Indirect evidence for tectonic reactivation of a pregreenstone sialic basement. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 33, 370-80.
Chapter in a book
ARCHIBALD N. J., BETTANY L. F. & BINNS R. A. 1981. Metamorphic patterns and developments of greenstone belts in the eastern block. In Windley B. F. and Rickards M. J. (eds.) The Early History of the Earth, Vol 1, pp. 303-13, John Wiley, Chichester.
Appendices
These should be placed at the end of the paper, numbered in Roman numerals and referred to in the text. If written by a person other than the author of the main text, the writer's name should be included below the title.
Tables
Tables should be self-contained and complement, but not duplicate, information contained in the text. Tables should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals. Each table should be presented on a separate sheet of A4 paper with a comprehensive but concise legend above the table. Tables should be double-spaced and vertical lines should not be used to separate columns. Column headings should be brief, with units of measurement in parentheses; all abbreviations should be defined in footnotes. Footnote symbols should be used (in that order) and *, **, *** should be reserved for P-values. The table and its legend/footnotes should be understandable without reference to the text.
Figures
All illustrations (line drawings and photographs) are classified as figures. Figures should be cited in consecutive order in the text. Each figure should be labeled on the back in very soft marker or chinagraph pencil, indicating name of author(s), figure number and orientation. (Do not use an adhesive label.) Figures should be sized to fit within the column (82 mm), intermediate (120 mm) or the full text width (172 mm).
Line figures should be supplied as sharp, black and white graphs or diagrams, drawn professionally or with a computer graphics package; lettering should be included.
Photographs should be supplied as sharp, glossy, black and white photographic prints and must be unmounted. Individual photographs forming a composite figure should be of equal contrast, to facilitate printing, and should be accurately squared. Magnifications should be indicated using a scale bar on the illustration.
If supplied electronically, graphics should be supplied as high resolution (at least 300 d.p.i.) files, saved as .eps or .tif format. A high-resolution printout must also be provided. Digital images supplied only as low-resolution print-outs cannot be used.
Colour figures
Colour photographs should be submitted as good quality, glossy colour prints. A charge of ¥70,000 for the first three colour figures and ¥35,000 for each extra colour figure thereafter will be charged to the author.
Figure legends
Legends should be self-explanatory and typed on a separate sheet. The legend should incorporate definitions of any symbols used and all abbreviations and units of measurement should be explained so that the figure and its legend is understandable without reference to the text. (Provide a letter stating copyright authorization if figures have been reproduced from another source.)
Manuscripts on Disk
Authors are required to provide their manuscripts on disk; however, disks should not be sent until the manuscript has been accepted.
Use a new disk rather than a reformatted disk; the disk must contain the relevant file(s) only. Authors should supply their accepted paper as formatted text. It is essential that the hardware and the word processing package are specified on the disk (e.g. IBM, Word 7), as well as the first author¡¯s surname, the journal title and the manuscript number.
The entire article (including tables) should be supplied as a single file; only electronic figures should be supplied as separate files. The following instructions should be adhered to.
- It is essential that the final, revised version of the accepted manuscript and the file saved on disk are identical.
- Do not use the carriage return (enter) at the end of lines within a paragraph.
- Turn the hyphenation option off.
- Specify any special characters used to represent non-keyboard characters.
- Take care not to use l (ell) for 1 (one), O (capital o) for 0 (zero) or ß (German esszett) for beta (Greek beta).
- Use a tab, not spaces, to separate data points in tables.
- If you use a table editor function, ensure that each data point is contained within a unique cell, i.e. do not use carriage returns within cells.
- Digital figures must be supplied as .tif or .eps files at a resolution of at least 300 d.p.i. (high-resolution print-outs are also required).
On-line guidelines
If possible, authors should visit the Blackwell Publishing website for authors at www.blackwell-science.com/elecmed/authors/htm which details further information on the preparation and submission of articles and figures and gives access to the Blackwell house style guide.
Proofs, Offprints and Page Charges
Proofs
Proofs will be sent via email as an Acrobat PDF (Portable Document Format) file and should be returned within 3 days of receipt. Alterations to the text and figures (other than the essential correction of errors) are unacceptable at proof stage and authors may be charged for excessive alterations.
Acrobat Reader will be required in order to read the PDF. This software can be downloaded (free of charge) from the following Web site: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. This will enable the file to be opened, read on screen, and printed out in order for any corrections to be added. Further instructions will be sent with the proof.
Authors should therefore supply an email address to which proofs can be emailed. Proofs will be faxed if no email address is available. If absent, authors should arrange for a colleague to access their email, retrieve the PDF proof and check and return them to the publisher on their behalf.
Page charges
Research papers longer than 15 printed pages will incur a levy of ¥15,000 per individual printed page. As a rough guide, three double-spaced manuscript pages will be one printed page. Authors will be invoiced for this charge. This procedure notwithstanding, no paper will be rejected or given any extraordinary treatment on basis other than its scientific merit.
Offprints
An Offprint Order Form outlining the cost of offprints will be sent to the corresponding author with the page proofs. Offprints will be provided only if a completed Offprint Order Form is returned to the publisher by mail by the specified date.
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Editorial Board
Editors-in-Chief
Yujiro Ogawa, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Yoshiyuki Tatsumi, JAMSTEC, Japan
Executive Editors
Yoshio Watanabe, Tsukuba, Japan
Keiji Takeuchi, Tsukuba, Japan
Associate Editors
S. Banno, Kyoto, Japan
S-L. Chung, Taipei, Taiwan
A. J. Crawford, Hobart, Australia
A. Fisher, Santa Cruz, USA
J. Gieskes, La Jolla, USA
K. Ishibashi, Kobe, Japan
H. Iwamori, Tokyo, Japan
H. Kamata, Kyoto, Japan
G. Kimura, Tokyo, Japan
A. Matsuoka, Niigata, Japan
K. Nakagawa, Osaka, Japan
K. Ogasawara, Tsukuba, Japan
K. T. Pickering, London, UK
T. Shimamoto, Kyoto, Japan
T. Tagami, Kyoto, Japan
Y. Tamura, Yokosuka, Japan
K. Uto, Tsukuba, Japan
S. Yamashita, Misasa, Japan
Editorial Advisory Board
K. Aoki, Sendai, Japan
N. Bagdanov, Moscow, Russia
T. B. Byrne, Storrs, USA
J-P. Cadet, Paris, France
J. E. Aquayo-Camargo, Mexico City, Mexico
P. Charusiri, Bangkok, Thailand
K. Chinzei, Kyoto, Japan
S. K. Chough, Seoul, Korea
M. B. Cita-Sironi, Milan, Italy
R. S. Fiske, Washington, USA
K. Fujioka, Yokosuka, Japan
Y. Hiroi, Chiba, Japan
K. J. Hsu, Zurich, Switzerland
S. Ishihara, Tsukuba, Japan
A. Ivashchenko, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
Y. Kajiwara, Tsukuba, Japan
J. P. Kennett, Santa Barbara, USA
K. Kodama, Tsukuba, Japan
Y. Komatsu, Matsuyama, Japan
I. Kushiro, Misasa, Japan
S. T. Li, Beijing, China
J. G. Liou, Stanford, USA
S. Maruyama, Tokyo, Japan
K. Mori, Sendai, Japan
N. Niitsuma, Shizuoka, Japan
H. Okada, Fukuoka, Japan
Y. Saito, Tsukuba, Japan
J. Sopaheluwakan, Bandung, Indonesia
M. Tagiri, Mito, Japan
A. Taira, Tokyo, Japan
B. Taylor, Honolulu, USA
K. M. Yu, Seoul, Korea
G. P. Yumul Jr, Quezon City, The Philippines
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