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General Information

Environmental Forensics provides a forum for the presentation of peer-reviewed articles focusing on scientific and technical information, data, and critical analysis as related to environmental forensics. The Editorial Board particularly encourages manuscripts in the following areas: Analytical Chemistry, Geochemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry, Microbiology, Environmental Transport and Fate Assessment, Integrated Case Studies, and Legal Considerations.

Manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that submission for publication has been approved by all of the authors and by the institution where the work was carried out; further, that any person cited as a source of personal communications has approved such citation. Written authorization may be required at the Editor's discretion. Articles and any other materials published in Environmental Forensics represent the opinions of the authors and should not be construed to reflect the opinions of the Editors or the Publisher.

Submission of Manuscripts

All parts of the manuscript should be typewritten, double-spaced, with 1-inch margins on all sides. Number manuscript pages consecutively throughout the paper. All titles should be as short as possible, 6 to 12 words. Authors should supply a short version of the title suitable for the running head, not exceeding 50 character spaces. Each article should be summarized in an abstract of no more than 100 words. Avoid abbreviations, diagrams, and reference to the text in the abstract. Tables and/or illustrations should not be embedded in your manuscript file; they should be provided as separate files or hard copies. Four to five pertinent keywords should also be provided. The title page should include the title, author(s), affiliations, and author(s) postal addresses, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, and fax numbers. Use two carriage returns to end headings and paragraphs. Type text without end-of-line hyphenations, except for compound words. Manuscripts should be prepared in scientific format avoiding footnotes. Be consistent with punctuation and only insert a single space between words and after punctuation. Please include a list of any special characters you have had to use, e.g. Greek, math, etc. Authors are strongly encouraged to submit manuscripts electronically. To submit papers by e-mail, combine all of the elements of your article—title page, text, references, low-resolution black and white figures (color figures must be submitted on a disk), captions, and tables—into one file. Name the file with the journal acronym (ENF), the last name of the lead author, the date (as 6 digits) and the word “Draft” (example: ENF_Smith_Draft_011005). Submit your article as an e-mail attachment to both environmental.forensics@gmail.com and ipetrisor@HaleyAldrich.com. Include the journal name, article title, and your contact information within the text of the e-mail, and add the word “Submission” to the subject. If you are unable to send your manuscripts electronically, please mail both hard copy and disk versions of the manuscript to: Ioana G. Petrisor, Editor-in-Chief, 3187 Red Hill Avenue, Suite 155, Costa Mesa, CA , USA.

When submitting manuscripts on disk, ensure that the files are not saved as “read only.” Each manuscript must be accompanied by a statement that it has not been published elsewhere and that it has not been submitted simultaneously for publication elsewhere. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material from other sources and are required to sign an agreement for the transfer of copyright to the publisher. The final copy of the manuscript must be accompanied by the copyright release form. All accepted manuscripts, artwork, and photographs become the property of the publisher.

References

Include only references to books, articles, and reports actually cited in text. All references must follow the Chicago Manual of Style - Author/Date System Documentation. References in the text should cite the author's last name and year of publication, e.g., (Field and Burdge 1972) or (Burch 1972). In the case of multiple authors, “et al.” should be used follwing the first author in the text citations. The references should appear at the end of the manuscript, begin on a separate page, be double-spaced, in alphabetical order, and left-justified (not indented). Multiple references to one author or group of authors should be placed in chronological order. Examples:

Journal Article: Bullard, R. D., and B. H. Wright. 1990. The quest for environmental equity: Mobilizing the African-American community for social change. Society & Natural Resources 3: 301-311.

Chapter in Book: Helleiner, O. 1967. The population changes of Europe from the Black Death. In The Cambridge economic history of Europe, vol. 4, eds. E. E. Rich and C. H. Wilson, 1-200. London and New York: Cambridge University Press.

Report: USEPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 1983. Health Assessment Document for Acrylonirile. Office of Health and Environmental Assessment, Washington, DC. EPA-600/8-82-007F. Final Report, October 1983.

Artwork. Tables, figures, illustrations, and graphs should not be em-bedded in the text, but should be included as separate hard copy sheets or digital files. However, titles of all tables, graphs, figures, or illustrations should appear on a seperate page, double-spaced at the end of the manuscript text after the references section.

Tables

If submitted as electronic files, tables should be in Word or Excel format, not as hand-typed columns or tabbed columns. A short descriptive title should appear above each table with a clear legend, and any footnotes suitably identified below. All units must be included. Table titles should also be included on a separate sheet with figure, graph, or illustration titles.

Figures (including graphs) and Illustrations. Figures and illustrations should be carefully prepared line drawings on plain paper, halftones, or digital files. Digital files are recommended for highest quality reproduction and should follow these guidelines:

• 300 dpi or higher
• sized to fit on journal page
• EPS, TIFF, or PSD format only
• submitted as separate files, not embedded in text files

Figures and illustrations should be completely labelled, taking into account necessary size reduction, with legends typed below the figure when applicable. If submitted in hard copy, they should be numbered in series on the back of the page with the authors' names indicated. Figure and illustration captions should be typed double-spaced on a separate sheet. Figures and illustrations should be in black and white unless the author wishes to incur costs for color reproduction. The charge for the first page with color is $900. The next three pages with color are $450 each. A custom quote will be provided for color art totaling more than 4 journal pages.

Formulas and Equations

Empirical and structural formulas and mathematical and chemical equations should be arranged to fit in the width of a single column. Subscripts and superscripts should be written with care and exponents should be set up on a single line. All signs such as + - = < > should be spaced, but the components of mathematical products should not be spaced. Greek or unusual characters should be written plainly or explained by annotations. Simple fractional expressions should be written with a slant rather than in the usual manner, so that only a single line of type is required. Organic structural formulas should be submitted as copy suitable for direct photographic reproduction. Do not use structures when a simple formula will suffice. Use a copy of the structure in the text at the point of proper citation, and group originals at the end of the manuscript.

Reprints

The corresponding author of each article will receive one complete copy of the issue in which the article appears. Reprints of individual articles are available for order at the time authors review page proofs. A discount on reprints is available to authors who order before print publication.