Journal Details
Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies
Instructions for Authors
Instructions for Authors
The instructions below are specifically directed at authors that wish to submit a manuscript to Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies. For general information, please visit the Publish With Us section of our website.
Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that they have been submitted only to Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, that they have not been published already, nor are they under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere. Authors who fail to adhere to this condition will be charged with all costs which Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies incurs and their papers will not be published.
Contributions to Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies must report original research and will be subjected to review by referees at the discretion of the Editorial Office.
Manuscript preparation
1. General guidelines
- Papers are accepted only in English. British English spelling and punctuation is preferred.
- Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgments; appendices (as appropriate); references; table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figure caption(s) (as a list).
- Abstracts of up to 100-150 words are required for all papers submitted.
- Each paper should have 3-6 keywords. Section headings should be concise and numbered sequentially, using a decimal system for subsections.
- All the authors of a paper should include their full names, affiliations, postal addresses, telephone and fax numbers and email addresses on the cover page of the manuscript. One author should be identified as the Corresponding Author.
- Biographical notes on contributors are not required for this journal.
- For all manuscripts non-discriminatory language is mandatory. Sexist or racist terms should not be used.
- Authors must adhere to SI units. Units are not italicised.
- When using a word which is or is asserted to be a proprietary term or trade mark, authors must use the symbol ® or TM.
2. Style guidelines
- Description of the Journal's article style
- Description of the Journal's reference styles Please note that article titles should be included in the references for this journal and that the abbreviated journal title should be italicized.
- LaTeX template (Please save the LaTeX template to your hard drive and open it for use by clicking on the icon in Windows Explorer)
3. Figures
We welcome figures sent electronically, but care and attention to these guidelines are essential as importing graphics packages can often be problematic.
§ Figures must be saved individually and separate to text. Please do not embed figures in the paper file.
§ Avoid the use of colour and tints for purely aesthetic reasons.
§ Figures should be produced as near to the finished size as possible.
§ All figures must be numbered in the order in which they appear in the paper (e.g. figure 1, figure 2). In multi-part figures, each part should be labelled (e.g. figure 1(a), figure 1(b)).
§ Figure captions must be saved separately, as part of the file containing the complete text of the paper, and numbered correspondingly.
§ The filename for the graphic should be descriptive of the graphic, e.g. Figure1, Figure2a.
§ Files should be saved as one of the following formats: TIFF (tagged image file format), PostScript or EPS (encapsulated PostScript), and should contain all the necessary font information and the source file of the application (e.g. CorelDraw/Mac, CorelDraw/PC).
Please note that it is in the author's interest to provide the highest quality figure format possible. Please do not hesitate to contact our Production Department if you have any queries.
4. Colour
There are a limited number of colour pages within the annual page allowance. Authors should restrict their use of colour to situations where it is necessary on scientific, and not merely cosmetic, grounds. Authors of accepted papers who propose publishing figures in colour in the print version should consult Taylor & Francis at proof stage to agree on an appropriate number of colour pages. If the colour page budget is exceeded, authors will be given the option to provide a financial contribution to additional colour reproduction costs. Figures that appear in black-and-white in the print edition of the Journal will appear in colour in the online edition, assuming colour originals are supplied.
5. Reproduction of copyright material
Contributors are required to secure permission for the reproduction of any figure, table or extensive extract (more than fifty words) from the text of a source that is copyrighted or owned by a party other than Taylor & Francis or the contributor. This applies to direct reproduction as well as 'derivative reproduction', where the contributor has created a new figure or table that derives substantially from a copyrighted source. Authors are themselves responsible for the payment of any permission fees required by the copyright owner. Copies of permission letters should be sent with the manuscript upon submission to the Editor(s).
6. Supplementary online material
Authors are welcome to submit animations, movie files, sound files or any additional information for online publication.
Manuscript submission
Authors should submit their manuscripts electronically via the Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies' Manuscript Central site at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gieh. New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site, submissions should be made via the Author Centre.
Papers are accepted only in English. British English spelling and punctuation is preferred. Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgments; appendices (as appropriate); references; table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figure caption(s) (as a list). Submissions must be accompanied by an abstract of 100-150 words: a short statement that briefly details the essential information of the paper, its aims, methods, results and conclusions. Authors are also required to select 3-6 keywords that reflect the content of their manuscript. The keywords selected will help the editorial office identify appropriate reviewers for each manuscript.
All the authors of a paper should include their full names, affiliations, postal addresses, telephone and fax numbers and email addresses on the cover page of the manuscript. One author should be identified as the Corresponding Author. However, biographical notes on contributors are not required for this journal.
Manuscripts may be submitted in any standard format, including Word, PostScript and PDF. LaTeX files should be converted to PDF prior to submission, and this PDF should be uploaded as the “Main Document.” The original LaTeX files should also be uploaded as a “Supplementary File.” This journal does not accept Microsoft Word 2007 documents. Please use Word's "Save As" option to save your document as an older (.doc) file type.
Manuscripts submitted should be original, not under review by any other publication and not published elsewhere. All pages should be numbered. Sponsorship of research reported (e.g. by research councils, government departments and agencies, etc.) should be declared.
Non-native English speakers will be expected to have their manuscripts proof-read and edited by a native English speaker prior to final submission.
Copyright and authors' rights
It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or license the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to Taylor & Francis. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article, and of course the Journal, to the widest possible readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate. Authors retain many rights under the Taylor & Francis rights policies, which can be found at www.informaworld.com/authors_journals_copyright_position. Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources.
Exceptions are made for authors of Crown or US Government employees whose policies require that copyright cannot be transferred to other parties. We ask that a signed statement to this effect is submitted when returning proofs for accepted papers.
Reprints
Corresponding authors will receive free online access to their article through our website (http://www.informaworld.com/). Reprints of articles published in the Journal can be purchased through Rightslink® when proofs are received. If you have any queries, please contact our reprints department at reprints@tandf.co.uk.
Page charges
There are no page charges to individuals or institutions.
iOpenAccess
Authors whose manuscripts have been accepted for publication have the option to pay a one-off fee of US$3250 to make their article free to read online via the Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies website. Choosing this option also allows authors to post their article in an institutional or subject repository immediately upon publication.
