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The Brazilian Journal of Geology is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal, with open access printed or online versions, which provides an international means for the publication of scientific works related to all the aspects of Geological Sciences in Brazil, South America and South Atlantic countries, including Antarctica.
The journal has publications on mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, paleontology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, structural geology, tectonics, neotectonics, geophysics applied to geology, volcanology, metallogeny and mineral deposits, marine geology, glaciology, paleoclimatology, geochronology, stratigraphy, engineering geology, hydrogeology , geohazards and geological remote sensing, providing a niche for interdisciplinary works on regional geology and Earth history.
The manuscripts submitted, which will be evaluated as for their content and originality, must have regional appeal and present material of greater than local significance. Articles previously published or being submitted to other publications will not be considered.
GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
The manuscripts must be digitalized in Microsoft Word format (.doc) and submitted online. The works must be written in English, although submissions in Portuguese and Spanish may also be accepted. The manuscripts may be submitted to the following categories: original articles, rapid communications, accelerated review articles and letters to the editor. Specific editorials and review articles may be ordered by the editors.
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
The manuscripts related to the complete original articles must not exceed 8,000 words, including title, authors, institutions and addresses, abstract and keywords, resumo and palavras-chave, text, references and captions. Illustrations and tables should be sent in separated files, and no file shall exceed10 Mb in size. They should follow, as far as possible, the following formatting:
Title page: it shall include the complete title (up to 250 characters), short title (up to 40 characters), complete address of the corresponding author and names of the remaining authors, with affiliation.
Resumo e Abstract: are limited to 250 words. Citations and abbreviations are not allowed. For keywordsand palavras-chave, 3-6 items must be used, without repeating words from the title.
Main text: it must have, preferably, an introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusions and acknowledgments.
a) The introduction must explain the problem which was investigated and indicate the objectives of the work. Previous relevant publications may be mentioned, or the art may be presented to the field of study and considerations regarding the original data obtained.
b) In the section “Materials and methods”, the information must be brief, clear and sufficient. Standard methods need only to be referenced and techniques already published may be briefly described, according to their respective references.
c) The results must bring the objective and direct report of the observations made and the data produced, along with some personal insight. Tables and illustrations are welcome. The text should not repeat what is evident in figures and tables, though it should comment the meaning of these data.
d) In the section “Discussions and Conclusions” the interpretation of the reported data and the relevance of these new information face the existent knowledge must be included.
e) The acknowledgements must be in a separated paragraph , placed before the references and it should contain only the strictly necessary.
Illustrations: the digital version of BJG encourages the submission of colorful figures, while the printed version will publish illustrations in Black and White and shades of gray. No leaflets will be accepted. The illustrations should contain clear and readable information and include explanations on the symbols used. Graphics, photographs, photomicrographies and planks will be considered as figures and numbered sequentially, in order or citation in the text.
Tables: must be concise, self-explanatory, with opened sides and numbered sequentially.
References: citation in the text must contain the author(s) and the year of publication, with specific pages when appropriate. In the end of the article the works must be listed in their complete form, with all authors, alphabetically according to the last name of the first author.
RAPID COMMUNICATIONS
Rapid communications are limited to 2,000 words, including references. Resumo and abstractare limited to 100 words. According to editors’ criteria, these communications may be programmed for the first available edition.
ARTICLES WITH ACCELERATED EVALUATION
Articles with accelerated evaluation must be complete original studies, which present justified urgency for fast publication and, according to editors’ criteria, may be programmed for the first available edition. They must follow the same format described for the original articles.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters to the Editor are submitted in order to comment a relevant aspect of Geological Sciences, or to express different opinions regarding an article recently published by the journal. In this last case, they will Consist of only one document, without title, and it may include some references. They will not be submitted to peer review and will be published at editors’ will, who may request a response by the author(s) to the commented article.
EDITORIALS
Editorials must cover broad aspects of Geological Sciences. They will be issued by the editors of BJG, by people connected to the Brazilian Society of Geology and by personalities of the sector. These documents will not be submitted to peer review and will be published at editors’ will.
REVIEW ARTICLES
Review articles must cover relevant Geology themes. These articles are requested by editors, but review articles spontaneously submitted are welcome. In this case, potential authors must take into account that they shall be recognized as fully competent in the review work field.
ORGANIZING SUBMISSIONS
a) Format of the text: Edit the text using Microsoft Word, double space, A4.
b) Elements of the text: The hierarchy of titles and subtitles should obey the following pattern: headers of main sections with UPPERCASE letters, in bold. Lower hierarchy sections must be in Uppercase and lowercase letters, in bold. Subsections must be in italic, with UPPERCASE letters. Lower subdivisions in italic, with the first letter of the first Word in Uppercase and the other ones in lowercase letters. The places for insertion of figures and tables must be indicated in the text, in a positions as close as possible to their first citation, followed by their respective captions. In the text, the words “Figure” and “Table” may be written down, or abbreviated between parentheses (Fig. 1, Tab. 1). Abbreviations must be avoided or used sparingly. If used, they must be defined in the first time they are mentioned and should not be used in the title, resumo and abstract.
c) Format of the Resumo and the Abstract: in a single paragraph, Double space and must be followed bypalavras-chave and keywords.
d) Illustrations: Signs and symbols must have adequate dimensions in order to allow readability. Graphic scales, if necessary, must be placed inside the illustration area. Blooming photographs must present scale and orientation bars. Figures must be sent as files in the formats .tiff or .jpg of high resolution (minimum 600 dpi), and they may be compressed into LZW in case of the .tiff format.
e) Tables: Must be typed in documents of Microsoft Word (.doc), compatible with A4 format.
f) Formulas and Equations: Number the formulas and equations to the right, with Arabic numbers between parentheses and, in the text, refer to them as “equation (1)”, etc.
g) Acknowledgements: Subtitle in bold and italic.
h) References: Subtitle in bold and lowercase letters. Here are examples of formats which must be used for the most frequent types of references.
Books and Chapters of Books:
Bedell R., Crósta A.P., Grunsky E. (eds.). 2009. Remote Sensing and Spectral Geology. Littleton, Society of Economic Geologists, 270 p.
Kaufman A.J., Sial A.N., Frimmel H.E., Misi A. 2009. Neoproterozoic to cambrian palaeoclimatic events in southwestern Gondwana In: Gaucher C., Sial A.N., Frimmel H.E., Helverson G.P. (eds.) Neoproterozoic-cambrian tectonics, global change and evolution: a focus on southwestern Gondwana. Developments in Precambrian Geology, 16, Amsterdam, Elsevier, p. 369-388.
Pankhurst R.J. & Rapela C.W. (eds.). 1998. The Proto-Andean margin of Gondwana. London, Geological Society of London Special Publication, 142, 382 p.
Trompette R. 1994. Geology of western Gondwana (2000–500 Ma): Rotterdam, Balkema, 350 p.
Journal Articles or Serial Publications:
Almeida F.F.M. 1986. Distribuição regional e relações tectônicas do magmatismo pós-paleozóico no Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Geociências, 16(4):325-349.
Costa I.P., Bueno G.V., Milhomem P.S., Silva H.S.R.L., Kosin M.D. 2007. Sub-bacia de Tucano Norte e Bacia de Jatobá. Rio de Janeiro, Boletim de Geociências da Petrobras, 15(2):445-453.
Escayola M.P., Pimentel M.M., Armstrong R. 2007. Neoproterozoic backarc basin: sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe U-Pb and Sm-Nd isotopic evidence from the eastern Pampean Ranges, Argentina. Geology, 35:495-498.
Heilbron, M. & Machado, N., 2003, Timing of terrane accretion in the Neoproterozoic-Eopaleozoic Ribeira orogen (SE Brazil): Precambrian Research, 125:87-112.
Articles published in events:
Astini R., Ramos V.A., Benedetto J.L., Vaccari N.E., Cañas F.L. 1996. La Precordillera: un terreno exótico a Gondwana. In: 13°Congreso Geológico Argentino y 3° Congreso Exploración de Hidrocarburos, Actas, v. 5, p. 293-324.
Leite Junior W.B, Bettencourt J.S., Payollav B.L. 2003. Evidence for multiple sources inferred from Sr and Nd isotopic data from felsic rocks in the Santa Clara Intrusive Suite, Rondonia, Brazil. In: SSAGI, South American Symposium on Isotope Geology. Salvador, Short Papers, p. 583-585.
Milani E.J. & Thomaz Filho A. 2000. Sedimentary basins of South América. In: Cordani U.G., Milani E.J., Thomaz-Filho A., Campos D.A. (eds.) Tectonic evolution of South America. 31º International Geological Congress. Rio de Janeiro, p. 389-452.
Thesis and Dissertations:
Paes V.J.C. 1999. Geologia da quadrícula Alvarenga, MG, e a gequímica: implicações geotectônicas e metalogenéticas. MS Dissertation, Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 144 p.
Ávila C.A. 2000. Geologia, petrografia e geocronologia de corpos plutônicos paleoproterozóicos da borda meridional do Cráton São Francisco, região de São João Del Rei, Minas Gerais. PhD Thesis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 401 p.
Printed Maps:
Inda H.A.V. & Barbosa J.F. 1978. Mapa geológico do Estado da Bahia, escala 1:1.000.000. Salvador, Secretaria das Minas e Energia, Coordenação da Produção Mineral.
Mascarenhas J.F. & Garcia T.M. 1989. Mapa geocronológico do Estado da Bahia. Escala 1, 1.000.000. Texto Explicativo. Salvador, Secretaria das Minas e Energia, Coordenação da Produção Mineral. 186 p.
Schobbenhaus C. (coord.) 1975. Carta Geológica do Brasil ao Milionésimo – Folha Goiás (SD 22). Texto explicativo. Brasília, Departamento Nacional da Produção Mineral, 114 p.
Internal Reports:
Internal Reports will not be accepted, with the exception of those widely spread in the scientific community and authorized by the consultants ad hoc.
FINAL FORMAT AND SUBMISSION PROCEDURES
Final format: The final manuscript for publication is the definitive version, with the corrections made and accepted by consultants and editors. The same formatting of the initially submitted version must be kept and the “types and sizes of files” will be the same indicated in the submission procedures.
Evaluation: All the works, after approval by the Editorial Board, will be sent to the analysis and evaluation of reviewers, whose comments will be redirected to authors for modifications in the texts of to justify keeping them. Only after final approval by the editors the works will be sent to publication.
CONDITIONS FOR SUBMISSION IN THE BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY / REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE GEOCIÊNCIAS
As part of the process of submission of articles, the authors must declare that:
1. They recognize their responsibility in writing the article correctly in the chosen languages and using appropriate technical terminology, as well as correctly insert citations and bibliographic references
2. It is mandatory the sending of a submission letter signed by all authors. In this letter, the authors must refer that the contribution is original and unpublished, that it has never been published and that it was not nor will be sent to other publications while it is being considered by BJG. Besides that, there must be a letter stating all authors are responsible for the contents of the manuscript, that they took part in the conception of the project and/or the analysis of the obtained data and/or the final writing of the article and that all of them agree to the version sent to publication. The document should also mention that no significant information to the data collected was omitted. Finally, situations of conflict of interests which may inappropriately influence the development or the conclusions of the work must be explicitly mentioned.
3 The submission is in accordance to all the following listed items.
- The article was not sponsored, allowing the full and independent understanding of its content.
- The article, edited in Microsft Word, A4 format, does not exceed 8,000 words.
- Each illustration or table is being sent in a separate file (.tif format for figures).
- No file exceeds 10Mb, both for text and illustration.
4. Authors are aware that submissions which are not in accordance to the “Instructions to authors” for RBG/BJG will be denied and returned.
5. Authors are aware that, in case of evaluation made by reviewers “ad hoc” results in “mandatory corrections”, they will have up to thirty days to make the corrections suggested by the editors.
6. Authors are aware they must verify thoroughly the print previews and return them to the editors with the necessary corrections in 48 hours, in order to ensure a publication free of mistakes. 7. Transference of copyrights: Authors are aware that, in case the article is accepted to publication, their copyrights are transferred to the Brazilian Society of Geology through the letter signed out by all authors. |
