Guide for contributors

Original scientific papers dealing with every aspect of Earth sciences, especially concerning the Dinarides, the Adriatic/Mediterranean region, Pannonian Basin, and/or karst issues are considered for publication in Geologia Croatica, as well as notes and reviews interesting to a wider audience (e.g. review papers, book reviews, notes). Manuscripts should be written in English. For Croatian authors an additional Abstract in Croatian may also be included.

Manuscripts

Electronic version of manuscript should be sent by e-mail to editorial.office@hgi-cgs.hr.

Additionally, paper copy of the manuscript accompanied by copies of all illustrations should be sent to the Geologia Croatica, Croatian Geological Survey, Sachsova 2, P.O. Box 268, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia.

Manuscript should be in double spaced typescript with ample margins. Please, provide careful language revision before submission of the manuscript.

The title should be informative, but short, and should be followed by the complete author's First Name and Surname. The full postal and e-mail addresses of the author(s) should be given at the bottom of the first page. A brief informative abstract of 50-300 words should be included, as well as carefully chosen Key words proposed by the author.

The text should be in wordprocessing file. We cannot accept text and figures in .pdf format. We accept most wordprocessing formats, but MicrosoftWord is preferred. Always keep a backup copy of the electronic file for reference and safety. Save your files using the default extension of the program used.

It is important that the file be saved in the native format of the wordprocessor used. The text should be in single-column format. Keep the layout of the text as simple as possible – most formatting codes will be removed and replaced on processing the article. In particular, do not use the wordprocessor’s options to justify text or to hyphenate words. However, do use bold face, italics, subscripts, superscripts etc. Do not embed ‘graphically designed’ equations or tables, but prepare these using the wordprocessor’s facility. The electronic text should be prepared in a way very similar to that of conventional manuscripts.

To avoid unnecessary errors you are strongly advised to use the ‘spellchecker’ function of your wordprocessor.

Figure captions and tables. Present figure captions and tables at the end of the article. When preparing tables, if you are using a table grid, use only one grid for each individual table and not a grid for each row. If no grid is used, use tabs, not spaces, to align columns. Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text. Place footnotes to tables below the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters. Avoid vertical rules. Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article (including figures).

Graphics. A high standard of illustration quality is desired. Each illustration must have a caption, which is relevant and explanatory. Captions should be typed on separate sheets. Bar scales are preferred. All illustrations should be numbered and the author’s name should be written on the back of paper copy in pencil. The approximate position in the text may be indicated in the margin of the manuscript. The maximum size of plates is 175 x 255 mm. The maximum width of illustrations in the text (photographs, tables and drawings) is 80 mm (for one column) or 165 mm (for two columns). For more than three plates, please contact the editors!

High-resolution graphics files must always be provided separate from the main text file. Do not import the figures into the text file, just indicate their approximate locations directly in the electronic text and on the manuscript.

General points:

– Make sure you use uniform lettering and sizing of all your original artwork.

– Save text in illustrations as “curves” or enclose the font.

– Only use the following fonts in your illustrations: Arial, Helvetica, Times, Symbol.

– Number the illustrations according to their sequence in the text.

– Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files, and supply a separate listing of the files and the software used.

– Provide captions to illustrations separately.

– Produce images near to the desired size of the printed version.

Formats:

Regardless of the application used, when your electronic artwork is finalised, please “save as” or convert the images to one of the following formats (Note the resolution requirements for line drawings, halftones, and line/halftone combinations given below.):

– EPS: Vector drawings. Embed the font or save the text as “graphics”.

– TIFF or highest-quality JPEG – Colour or greyscale photographs (halftones): figure in the final size should have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.

– TIFF or highest-quality JPEG – Bitmapped line drawings: figure in the final size should have a minimum resolution of 1000 dpi.

– TIFF or highest-quality JPEG – Combinations bitmapped line/half-tone (colour or greyscale): figure in the final size should have a minimum resolution of 500 dpi.

– DOC, XLS or PPT: If your electronic artwork is created in any of these Microsoft Office applications please supply “as is”.

Please do not:

– Supply embedded graphics in your wordprocessor (spreadsheet, presentation) document when submitting the final version of the accepted article;

– Supply files that are optimised for screen use (like GIF, BMP, PICT, WPG); the resolution is too low;

– Supply files that are too low in resolution;

– Submit graphics that are disproportionately large for the content.

Genera and Species names should be written in Italics, e.g. Chrysalidina gradata D'ORBIGNY.

Abbreviations and units. SI units are preferred. All measurements should always be given in figures, e.g. 12 m, except where the number begins the sentence. The word 'figure' should be shortened to 'Fig.' unless at the beginning of a sentence.

References in text should be listed by giving the author’s surname (in capital letters) followed by the year of publication in parentheses, e.g. VELIC (2007) or KOROLIJA & JAMICIC (1988). When reference is made to work by more than two authors, the first name should be followed by “et al.”, e.g. REIMANN et al. (2008). If several papers by the same author and from the same year are cited, a, b, c, etc. should be put after the year of publication, e.g. VRSALJKO (2003b). Complete references should be listed in alphabetical order at the end of the paper (authors must provide English translations of article titles written in other languages), as in the following examples:

FUCEK, L., JELASKA, V., GUSIC, I., PRTOLJAN, B. & OSTRIC, N. (1991): Padinski turonski sedimenti uvale Brbisnica na Dugom otoku (Turonian slope deposits in the Brbisnica cove, Dugi Otok island, Croatia - in Croatian).- Geol. vjesnik, 44, 55-67.

VELIC, I. (2007): Stratigraphy and Palaeobiogeography of Mesozoic Benthic Foraminifera of the Karst Dinarides (SE Europe).– Geol. Croat., 60, 1–113.

KOROLIJA, B. & JAMICIC, D. (1988): Osnovna geoloska karta SFRJ 1:100000, list Nasice (Basic geological map of SFRJ 1:100000, Nasice Sheet).– Inst. za geol. istraz., Zagreb, Sav. geol. zavod, Beograd.

PALMER, A.N. (2006): Digital modeling of karst aquifers – Successes, failures, and promisses.– In: HARMON, R.S. & WICKS, C.M. (eds.): Perspectives on karst geomorphology, hydrology, and geochemistry – A tribute volume to Derek C. Ford and William B. White. The Geological Society of America, Spec. Paper 404, 243–250.

REIMANN, C., FILZMOSER, P., GARRETT, R. & DUTTER, R. (2008): Statistical Data Analysis Explained: Applied Environmental Statistics with R.– John Wiley & Sons, New York, London, 362 p.

VRSALJKO, D. (2003): Biostratigrafija miocenskih naslaga Zumberackog i Samoborskog gorja na temelju mekusaca (Biostratigraphy of Miocene deposits from Zumberacko and Samoborsko gorje Mts. on the basis of Molluscs – in Croatian, with an English Abstract).– Unpubl. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, 147 p.

Unpublished reports from institution archives should be cited in text as e.g. (ANDRIC, 2001²) and referred to as footnote:

²ANDRIC, M. (2001): Robinzon–Duboka Ljuta, seizmicka tomografska mjerenja [Robinzon–Duboka Ljuta tomographic measurements – in Croatian].– Unpublished report, Archive of Civil Engineering Institute of Croatia, Zagreb, 30 p.

International Review

Editors firstly check each manuscript for compliance with the journal standards.
All original scientific papers which might be published in Geologia Croatica are then reviewed internationally.
The duration of the reviewing process is variable, depending on numerous factors. We will do our best do reduce it as much as possible. However, typically the entire process from submission of the first version of the manuscript to publication takes 5 to 10 months, and careful following of this guide for contributors will usually significantly decrease duration of this process.
After revision and correction of the manuscript has been completed the author should prepare the final version of the manuscript, only in electronic form. This version will be sent to the United Kingdom to our language editor, and only after this correction is done the manuscript is ready for publication.

Page proofs

Page proofs will be sent to the authors. They should be read carefully and returned within a week.

Offprints

Twenty five offprints of each paper and one volume of the journal are supplied free of charge. Additional offprints may be ordered.