Submissions

Author Guidelines

Download HERE the Good Practice Code in PDF.
Download HERE the Authorship Form in PDF.

ESTUDIOS GEOLÓGICOS publishes original research papers, as well as reviews, in all fields of geosciences, with emphasis on solid earth studies. Please check recent issues to see if your work fits the editorial line.

Papers submitted to ESTUDIOS GEOLÓGICOS must strictly comply with the guidelines contained in the following sections. Submissions that do not meet the following requirements will be rejected.

Only original work that has not been previously published or submitted to other journals will be accepted.

JOURNAL FORMAT

ESTUDIOS GEOLÓGICOS is an Open Access journal. Articles will be published online in HTML, XML and PDF formats and will be made available to readers without restrictions immediately after online publication. CSIC reserves the right to distribute the complete issue for sale as an electronic book (eBook), either as PDF, ePUB or any other electronic format, and/or in print-on-demand format.

All original articles published in ESTUDIOS GEOLÓGICOS are open to discussion and comments from our readers. Comments should be submitted within three months from the date of publication.

REVISION POLICY

All manuscripts received are subjected to a double review process.

In the first round, the work is evaluated in-house to determine if the content is appropriate to the journal's current editorial line, if the work has a minimum scientific structure according to the usual international criteria (abstract, keywords, introduction, state of the art, methodology, analysis of results, conclusions and references), and if it complies with the rules given to the authors.

If the editors consider the paper to be suitable, it will be analyzed in a second round by external reviewers. Authors will propose three possible reviewers to evaluate their manuscript, entering their name, surname and e-mail address in the "Comments to the editor" box of the submission web page. By default, the reviews are conducted following a "blind" procedure (anonymity of the reviewers), although it is possible to use the "double-blind" system at the request of the authors. Reviewers may reveal their identity if they explicitly state so.

The Editorial Board will decide whether or not to publish the paper in light of the external reviewers' reports. If changes are needed, the suggestions will be sent to the authors to make the appropriate changes.

All manuscripts that receive a positive recommendation will be checked with anti-plagiarism tools and may be rejected if a significant amount of duplication with previous publications is found.

In general, manuscripts returned for correction whose authors do not contact the journal or send the corrected version within three months will be considered withdrawn.

PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS

All articles must follow the presentation format provided in the downloadable template:

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Submission format

Your manuscript, in a Microsoft Word compatible file, must follow the following rules:

1. Language. Manuscripts written in Spanish, English or French will be accepted.
   Attention: Le web et le système de soumission n'est disponible qu'en anglais ou espagnol. Pour les textes en français, il faut sélectionner une de ces deux langues.
2. Title. The title of the manuscript should be clear and concise, reflecting its contents, and written in the original language of the manuscript as well as translated either to Spanish (for manuscripts written in English or French) or to English (for manuscripts written in Spanish).
3. Authors. The following data must be included:
   • Name and surname of the authors, their organization or work center, country and a valid e-mail address of the corresponding author.
   • ORCID identifier number of all authors. If they are not registered, authors can register free of charge in ORCID at https://orcid.org/register
   • Individual contributions of each author to the article using the CRediT contributor roles format: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration; Resources; Software; Supervision; Validation; Visualization; Writing - original draft; Writing - review & editing. For a detailed description, please refer to the section "Submissions - Authorship identification".
   CRediT info must be inserted at the end of the manuscript, before the references list (see template).
4. Abstract. Articles should be accompanied by an abstract in two languages, following the rules specified for the title, stating the objectives, approach, and main conclusions of the work.
5. Keywrords. A minimum of 4 and a maximum of 8 keywords should be included in the language of the manuscript and their translation, separated by semicolons.
6. Drafting and presentation of the text. The text should be as clear and concise as possible, avoiding colloquial or regional language.
7. Tables, figures and photographs. The number of tables and figures should be limited as much as possible, and only those that are truly useful, clear, and representative should be included. They should be numbered correlatively with the citation in the text, and each figure should have an explanatory caption. Tables and figures should be included in the file, at the end of the text, together with their titles and captions; tables, figures, and photographs not belonging to the author should be cited.
   All images and graphics must also be submitted in final quality in a compressed ZIP or RAR file. Submissions with Images of low quality/resolution will be returned. Raster images should be in JPEG or TIFF format, and line graphics should preferably be in vector format (EPS or vector PDF). Photographs and illustrations must be designed so that they can be viewed in the 80 mm (1 column) or 165 mm (2 columns) format, with good contrast and labels of good size so that they are readable when scaled down.
   

   Resolution guidelines for raster images
   Original	Mode	Resolution	Format
   Color	RGB	300 dpi	TIFF, JPEG
   Monochrome	Greyscale	300 dpi	TIFF, JPEG
   Black and White lineal drawings	Line	900-1200 dpi	TIFF, EPS

8. Formulas and/or mathematical expressions. They should be inserted composed in Word or LibreOffice itself, not as embedded images. They should be numbered in square brackets in sequential order and, if cited in the text, should be referenced in the same way and in the same order.
9. References. References should be limited to those that are essential and directly related to the submitted work. Cite only recent primary sources, preferably those published within the last 5 years. They will be included at the end of the manuscript as a list in alphabetical and then date order.
   References and in-text citations must follow the APA style in English, independently of the language of the manuscript. Specific formatting rules for references and examples for different types of sources can be found at https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-examples.pdf. For in-text citations, follow the formats explained at https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/citations/basic-principles/parenthetical-versus-narrative.
   If the reference has a DOI (Digital Object Identifier), it should always be included at the end of the reference. We recommend the tool https://apps.crossref.org/SimpleTextQuery to find the DOI of your references.

Preparing Supplementary Files

You should have the following files before you begin the submission:

• Article text with no graphical elements in Microsoft Word compatible file format.
• Article text with all graphical elements in PDF format.
• Authorship form filled and signed.
• All figures and graphics in a single compressed ZIP or RAR file.
• Reproduction rights contracts, if necessary.

These files should be uploaded as separate components of the article

PROOFS AND COPIES FOR AUTHORS

Authors will receive the layout proof in PDF format for review within a maximum of one week. No changes to the original text will be accepted for proofing.

The primary author will be notified when the final publication is ready.

USE OF INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE AND GOOD PRACTICES IN GENDER EQUALITY

ESTUDIOS GEOLÓGICOS is committed to equality, diversity and respect for all people. Submissions must use inclusive language that is free of bias or stereotypes. For research involving the study of populations, the relevance of including sex or gender as a variable of analysis and whether this has had an impact on the results obtained will be considered.

As a more general guideline, please check CSIC Press recommendations for an inclusive and non-sexist language (2022).

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Below you will find instructions for the following procedures:

- How to register at Estudios Geológicos

- How to send an original manuscript to Estudios Geológicos

- How to check a revision report and submit a revised version of a manuscript

How to register at Estudios Geológicos

1.- On the journal's website, click on the link "Register":

2.- On the registration page you will have to fill in all the fields (the "Family name" field is optional, although highly recommended) using lower case only for your email, username and password. After reading the Privacy Statement you will need to consent to the collection and storage of your data and complete the Captcha. Receiving notifications of new publications and notices is optional.

3.- You will receive a message with a link to activate your account at the provided email address. Once activated, you will be able to log in to your account with the credentials you created.

How to send an original manuscript to Estudios Geológicos

1.- On the magazine's website, log in by clicking on "Login":

2.- Enter your username and password. Once you return to the magazine's homepage, click on the "Make a Submission" button:

Before submitting, please review the "Submission Preparation Checklist" and read the "Author Guidelines", the "Copyright Notice" and the "Privacy Statement". When you have all the required documents ready, click on the link "Make a new submission".

In subsequent logins, you will be taken to your user dashboard. There press the ‘New Submission’ button to submit a new article. You will be shown any articles received and in process under the ‘My Queue’ tab):

3.- As you will see on the new submissions page, submitting a manuscript is a four-stage process, in addition to a final section with information on follow-up:

3.1.- "1. Start"

At this stage you must select the language in which the article is written and the section of the journal in which you think it would fit, you must indicate that you have prepared all the items on the "Submission requirements" list and, optionally, you may send comments to the editor. You must comply with the terms of the Copyright Statement and the collection and storage of your data as the author of the article in accordance with the Privacy Statement of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC).

Then press the "Save and continue" button.

3.2.- "2. Upload submission"

In this phase, the files that make up the article and its additional documentation will be uploaded to the management module.

There are three parts to upload each file. In the first one, we will select which component of the article we are going to contribute and we will upload the corresponding file. Once uploaded, click on the "Continue" button. In the second part we will see the file metadata, with the possibility to edit them, but we will click "Continue" without making this edition.

In the third part, select "Add Another File", going back to "1. Upload file" and, without modifying the default option "This is not a revision of an existing file", select the new "Article Component" identifying what it is and uploading the file. Click "Continue" until you reach, once again, step "3. Confirm". This process must be repeated until all the files have been sent, and only when all the material has been uploaded should the "Complete" button be selected.

If after "Completing" the submission we realise that we have forgotten to upload a file, we can do so by selecting the "Upload File" button located in the upper right-hand corner of the "2. Upload Submission" tab:

Once all the submission files have been uploaded, we will press the "Save and continue" button.

3.3.- "3. Enter Metadata"

In this phase the author will enter the metadata of the article according to the journal guidelines. These are:

- Title in Spanish and English. If the article is written in another language, it will be introduced first this language and then in English.

- Summary or abstract in the same languages as the previous item.

- List of contributors. Although it was not necessary when registering as a journal user, in this section it is compulsory for authors to have their ORCID identifier and affiliation correctly indicated. If necessary, the information of additional authors will be added using the link "Add contributor":

- Keywords. The article keywords will be inserted in both languages. The entire list cannot be copied, must be entered one term at a time pressing "Enter" after each one.

- Funding data. The entities that have supported the research published in the article must be indicated. After selecting "Add funder", the name of the funder should be inserted again, which will trigger an internal search that will return the institution standardised name and DOI. If the institution does not have a DOI, it will not be able to register in this field. After entering the grant numbers, click on "Save".

To finish this phase of entering metadata, click on the "Save and continue" button.

3.4.- "4. Confirmation" y "5. Next steps"

In this last phase we will confirm the submission metadata recording linked to the uploaded files. Before clicking on the "Finish Submission" button, we can go back to the previous phases and review the information and files provided to check that they are all correct.

Once we click on the "Finish Submission" button, the article will be sent to the journal and its staff will contact you to continue with the process, as indicated in the "5. Next Steps" section.

How to check a revision report and submit a revised version of a manuscript

Once your submission has been reviewed, the journal's staff will send you a review report. Once received, you must log in to the journal and, in the "Submissions" section of your dashboard, you will be able to check that your submission is in the Review phase and, if the editorial staff has requested, whether it is necessary to make any modifications or revisions to the manuscript:

By clicking on the title of your submission, you will be taken to the workflow of your submission and you will be able to check the information related to the its review. You will find the notifications that the editorial staff has sent you, the attachments that the reviewers may have attached and, if requested, the possibility to provide a new version of the manuscript with the requested modifications by clicking on the "Upload file" button:

Research data policy

We recommend authors depositing data obtained from the research developed for the preparation of their article in repositories of recognized prestige, specific to the discipline or of a generalist nature. In any case, it must be a FAIR repository (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable), preferably in open access.

There are several repositories destined to conserve and disseminate concrete data such as results of surveys, observations, interviews, simulations, automatically collected data, samples, models ... If necessary, authors can consult the Registry of Research Data Repositories re3data taking into account that each repository has its own deposit rules.

Those CSIC authors who would like to deposit their datasets in Digital.CSIC may do so by following these guidelines. They can use the Servicio de Archivo Delegado made available by the Technical Office of DIGITAL.CSIC and the Red de Bibliotecas CSIC.

DIGITAL.CSIC generates DOIs for datasets and associated software and is certified as data repository in re3data and Repository Finder. More information at Política de datos en Digital.CSIC.

If the author has deposited datasets in a repository, he should mention it in the article providing a brief description of the type of data deposited, the name and URL of the repository, the identification code and the data of the license for use and distribution. This information must be included at the end of the article, immediately before the bibliographic listing, under the heading "Data availability".

Download HERE the Good Practice Code in PDF
Download HERE the Authorship Form in PDF