Quick Submission Checklist
To get started: The submitting and corresponding author(s) will be required to register with ES3 in order to be able to follow the review process.
Ensure that your manuscript fits the scope of the Journal and that you have chosen the correct article type. Out of scope submissions or submissions of the wrong article type will result in delays and potentially rejection. For more information, visit our author guidelines and article types journal pages.
During submission, the submitting author will be required to answer questions regarding the manuscript and research, as well as provide information and consent for all authors. Below is a checklist detailing the information that will be required.
The following is mandatory when submitting to ES3:
1. Author information
a) All authors listed on the manuscript must be added in the relevant tab during submission. Please have ready the names, emails, and affiliations of all the authors, and ensure the authors all qualify for authorship.
b) During submission, you will be requested to provide an author(s) contribution statement briefly describing the tasks of all individual authors.
2. File requirements
a) A manuscript PDF file generated from the submitted manuscript, and the source file. For LaTeX only: The BIB file if the references were not included in the TEX.
b) All figures in TIFF or JPEG formats, RGB color mode, with a resolution of 300 dpi, and complying with CC-BY licence.
Permissions need to be obtained for re-published/adapted/modified/partial figures, and it is the responsibility of the authors to acquire the licenses, to follow any citation instructions requested by third-party rights holders, and cover any supplementary charges. Uploaded figures will be embedded at the end of the submitted manuscript.
c) Tables should be directly inserted at the end of the manuscript and in source form (doc, tex), not as figures. You should prepare the files accordingly.
3. Statements
a) You will be requested to declare that the research has been conducted in accordance with the Geological Society guidelines on study ethics (https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/pub_ethics) during the submission process.
b) ES3 requires some types of data to be provided in manuscripts and encourages data to be deposited in public, community-supported repositories.
During submission, you will be requested to reply to a series of questions on the availability of the data used for the research. Based on your answers, a data availability statement will be generated and added to your manuscript. You therefore do not need to include a data statement in your source file.
4. Funding and payment
a) Details of all funding sources will be requested during submission and must be provided in a funding section of the manuscript, including grant numbers, if applicable. You should also mention funds received for open access publication fees, from your institution, library, or other grants.
b) Prepare details ahead of submission on whom the invoice needs to be addressed to.