Online material: Hua, X., 2021. China's natural gas consumption rises in first four months (June 7, 2021). http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-06/06/c_139992295.htm.
Citation in the text: When citing literature in the text, use the following format:
One author: (Lee, 1939); Two authors: (Symons and Sangster, 1991); Three or more authors: (Bowden et al., 1974).
Multiple citations in the text should be placed in chronological order, not in alphabetical order.
(5) Brief biography (maximum of 100 words) and head photo of the first author and the corresponding author.
Components of a review paper
Same as an original paper, but the arrangement of text may vary depending on the topics.
4. Artwork
General requirements to all the figures:
All
figures are to be numbered using Arabic numerals, such as Fig. 1, Fig.
2, etc. Figure parts should be denoted by lowercase letters (Fig. 1a,
Fig. 1b, etc.). The size of figures should be no larger than the size of
A4 paper and fit in one-column (8-5 cm) or two-column (16-16.5 cm)
width. Labeling in figures should be in font of Times New Roman and 6 pt
at least (7-8 pt are commonly recommended). Initial of the first word
including legend should be capitalized, except proper nouns (e.g.
Changcheng System, Yanshannian-Himalayan). Boldface type or italics are
not recommended usually.
Lines in figures should be 0.18-3 pt, frame 0.3-0.5 pt, and emphatic lines can be 0.5-1.0 pt.
Digital
line-drawing figures should be prepared using CorelDraw, Adobe
Illustrator or Photoshop and in .CDR, .WMF, .PSD or .Ai format. If these
programs are not available, digital figures in JPG or TIFF formats with
a resolution of 600 dpi are acceptable as long as they meet the
journal’s requirements.
Digital photographs should have a resolution of 600 dpi.
The journal publishes both color and black-and-white figures.
5.
Table: Tables should be generally less than one page; tables more than
one page should be submitted as supplemental material, not as part of
the main manuscript. The text in tables should be Times New Roman, 7.5
pt, and single-spaced. The first letter of the first word in each cell
should be in upper case, except proper nouns.
6. Graphical abstract
Acta
Geologica Sinica - English Edition publishes graphical abstracts for
research articles and review articles, displayed online in graphical
form with a brief abstract, in addition to the up to 250 word abstract
above. The online table of contents will display a schematic figure to
convey the core message of your paper, alongside a short abstract
highlighting the major findings of the paper. Authors should submit a
new and stand-alone image, or designate an image already included in the
paper. Your short abstract should consist of 2-3 sentences summarizing
the essence of the paper. Graphical abstract entries should be submitted
to Scholar One in one of the generic file formats and uploaded as
‘Graphical Abstract’ during the initial manuscript submission process.
The image should fit within the dimensions of 50mm x 60mm, and be fully
legible at this size.
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Manuscript preparation: Microsoft Word files are preferred. Times New
Roman font, 12 pt font size, and double line spacing are recommended.
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The author alone is responsible for the correctness of his/her paper.
When major changes are deemed necessary, the Editor will consult with
the author, and the corrected manuscript may be returned to the author
for approval or further clarification.
9.
Ethical responsibility of authors: Only unpublished original papers,
which have not been submitted or published elsewhere, will be
considered.
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recommended that figures and tables be inserted in appropriate positions
in the text for convenience of peer review. Once a manuscript is
recommended for acceptance, please submit the revised text, each revised
figure and each revised table as separate files.
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public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility
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