The instructions below are specifically directed at authors that wish to submit a manuscript to International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment. For general information, please visit the Publish With Us section of our website.

International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that they have been submitted only to International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, 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charged with all costs which International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment incurs and their papers will not be published.

Contributions to International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment 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.
   • A typical article will be 5000-8000 words. Papers that greatly exceed this will be critically reviewed with respect to length. Authors should include a word count with their manuscript.
   • Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgments; appendixes (as appropriate); references; table(s) with caption(s) (on individual sheets); figure caption(s) (as a list).
   • Abstracts of 100-150 are required for all papers submitted.
   • Each paper should have three to six 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
   • Guide to using mathematical symbols and equations

   Word templates

   Word templates are available for this journal.
   Please open and read the instruction document first, as this will explain how to save and then use the template.

   Select the template that is most suitable for your operating system.

   http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_XP_2003_instructions.pdf
   http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_XP_2003.dot

   http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_XP_2007_instructions.pdf
   http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_XP_2007.dotx

   http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_Mac_2004_instructions.pdf
   http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_Mac_2004.dot

   http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_Mac_2008_instructions.pdf
   http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_Mac_2008.dot

   If you are not able to use the template via the links or if you have any other template queries, please contact authortemplate@tandf.co.uk
   

3. Figures
   
   
   • It is in the author's interest to provide the highest quality figure format possible. Please be sure that all imported scanned material is scanned at the appropriate resolution: 1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour.
   • Figures must be saved separate to text. Please do not embed figures in the paper file.
   • 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).
   • 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 a graphic should be descriptive of the graphic, e.g. Figure1, Figure2a.
   
   
4. Colour
   
   The Journal has no free colour pages within its annual page allowance. Authors of accepted papers who propose publishing figures in colour in the print version should consult Taylor & Francis at proof stage to agree a financial contribution to 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).
   
   
   • Copyright permission letter template
   
   
6. Supplementary online material
   
   Authors are welcome to submit animations, movie files, sound files or any additional information for online publication.
   
   
   • Information about supplementary online material

Manuscript submission

Papers for consideration should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief at singhal@shaw.ca.

Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts electronically. Electronic submissions should be sent as email attachments using a standard word processing program. If email submission is not possible, please send an electronic version on disk.

Copyright and authors' rights

It is a condition of publication that authors vest or license copyright in their articles, including abstracts, in Taylor & Francis Ltd. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article, and the Journal, to the widest possible readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate. Authors may, of course, use the material elsewhere after publication providing that prior permission is obtained from Taylor & Francis Ltd.

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.

• Further details and FAQs on Taylor & Francis's policy on copyright and authors' rights

Reprints

Corresponding authors will receive free online access to their article through our website (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.