Environmental Hazards : Human and Policy Dimensions
1. Submission
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The preferred file format is Microsoft Word or RTF. Please do not submit your documents as PDF files as ScholarOne Manuscripts (formerly known as Manuscript Central) will automatically create a PDF for the purposes of refereeing. Please refer to the requirements on Type of Contribution, Language and Style, Manuscript Preparation and Layout - described below.
Authors should keep a copy of all files / illustrations submitted. All authors are asked to include full contact details for three potential reviewers with their manuscript. All articles will be peer-reviewed before acceptance. The final decision on acceptance will be made by the editor. While the Editors, Referees and the Publisher will take all possible care of material submitted to the Journal, they cannot be held responsible for the loss of or damage to any material in their possession.
Types of Contribution:
Authors may submit:
review articles (maximum 9000 words)
research articles (maximum 9000 words)
perspectives and commentaries (1000–2000 words)
If you have any problems with submission, please contact the editorial office at journals@earthscan.co.uk
Once an article has been successfully submitted, it will be allocated a unique reference number. Authors should use this number in all subsequent correspondence. Failure to do so could result in delay in the processing of your article.
As part of the submission process, authors are requested to submit full contact details for three potential peer reviewers of their manuscript. The nominated reviewers must have expertise in the field relevant to the paper and be independent of the author, the research project and the institutions affiliated with the research. The Editorial Office will exercise its discretion in deciding whether to use some, none, or all of the suggested referees and will also use its discretion in deciding whether to add other referees. All articles undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process before they can be considered acceptable for publication.
2. Language and Style
Articles should be in English and should be written and arranged in a style that is succinct and easy for readers to understand. Authors who are unable to submit their articles in English should contact the Editor so that alternatives may be considered. Illustrations should be used to aid the clarity of the article; do not include different versions of similar illustrations or closely-related diagrams, unless each is making a distinct point.
3. Manuscript Preparation and Layout
Title Page:
The first page of the manuscript should contain the full title of the article, the type of contribution it represents (see above), the author(s) names without qualifications or titles, and the affiliations and full postal address of each author. The email address of the corresponding author must also be included.
At stage six of the manuscript submission stage, ‘File Upload’, the author must ensure that the title page (containing the information specified above) is given the file designation ‘Title Page’.
To facilitate the operation of the double-blind peer-review process, the author must ensure that all reference to the authors and their affiliations are included ONLY on the title page. If the acknowledgements section of the paper includes any information relating to the identity of the author, then this must be submitted as a ‘Supplemental File NOT for Review’. Failure to comply with these guidelines will result in the manuscript being returned to the author for re-submission.
The article should include a short abstract and a keyword list (5–10 words). The abstract should be no more than 200 words long and should précis the article, giving a clear indication of its conclusions.
Headings and subheadings should be used so that the article is easy to follow.
Tables
Authors should aim to present table data as succinctly as possible; tables should not duplicate data that are available elsewhere in the article.
Symbols, Abbreviations and Conventions
Please use SI (Systeme Internationale) units. Whenever an acronym or abbreviation is used, ensure that it is spelled out in full the first time it appears. Please highlight any unusual symbols, such as Greek letters, that are used in the paper.
References
References should be presented in ‘author/date’ style in the text and collected in alphabetical order at the end of the article. All references in the reference list should be cited in the text. Each reference must include full details of the work referred to, including paper or chapter titles and opening and closing page numbers. Examples are included below for guidance:
Journals
Swaffield, L.M. and Johnson, G.A., 2005, ‘The financial benefits of implementing ISO 14001 within construction contacting organizations’, Architectural Engineering and Design Management 1(3), 197–210.
Books
Landry, C., 2000, The Creative City, London, Earthscan.
Conference papers
Chen, G., 1996, ‘The organizational management framework for implementation of concurrent engineering in the Chinese context’, in M. Sobolewski and M. Fox (eds), Advances in Concurrent Engineering; Proceedings of the 3rd ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering. University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 26–28 August 1996, Lancaster PA, Technomic Publishing Co, 150–156.
Notes
Notes – which should be kept to a minimum – will appear as endnotes. Indicate endnotes with a superscript number in the text, and include the text at the end of the article. Do not use the footnote/endnote commands in word processing software.
Illustrations
Illustrations should be referred to in the text as Figure 1, Figure 2. etc. Each illustration requires a caption. Illustrations should be submitted in a form ready for reproduction – no redrawing or re-labelling will be carried out by the Publisher. Illustrations should be supplied as separate graphics files (tiffs or jpegs, 300dpi at the size at which they are to be used). Note that this journal is GREYSCALE so figures and graphs must be comprehensible in black-and-white – please use patterns, not colours, to differentiate sections. Please bear in mind that illustrations will be printed at about 7cm wide (maximum 14cm wide). Please ensure that text is legible at this size.
4. Proofs and Offprints
The corresponding author will receive proofs for correction; these should be returned to the Publisher within 72 hours of receipt. The corresponding author will receive a PDF file of the published article on the understanding that this is for their personal use only and may not be reprinted/published elsewhere except with the express permission of the Publisher. If required, printed offprints must be ordered prior to publication; an order form will be provided for this purpose.
5. Copyright
Submission of an article to the journal is taken to imply that it represents original work, not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors will be asked to transfer the copyright of their articles to the Publisher. Copyright covers the distribution of the material in all forms including but not limited to reprints, photographic reproductions and microfilm. It is the responsibility of the author(s) of each article to collect any permissions and acknowledgements necessary for the article to be published prior to submission to the Journal.