Form of manuscript

Manuscripts should be concise and consistent in style, spelling, and the use of abbreviations. Authors should submit their manuscripts in English. The first page should include: title, the name(s) of the author(s) and their affiliations, summary and introduction. If possible, please use the “Times New Roman” font. 

References 

Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). 

Text: All citations in the text should refer to: 
1. Single author: the author's name (without initials, unless there is ambiguity) and the year of publication; 
2. Two authors: both authors' names and the year of publication; 
3. Three or more authors: first author's name followed by "et al." and the year of publication.

Reference list: References should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year must be identified by the letters "a", "b", "c", etc., placed after the year of publication. 

Examples: 

Reference to a journal publication: 
Cheng R H, Liu W Z, Wang P J, et al. 2003. Occurrences of volcanic rocks in Xujiaweizi fault-depression and their significance. Oil & Gas Geology, 24(1): 24-27. (in Chinese with English abstract)

Reference to a book: 
Shen Y C, Jin C W. 1993. Activity of magma and mineralization of gold in the west of Zhungeer. Beijing: Science Press, 113-172. 

Reference to a thesis: 
Williamson K H. 1975. Terrestrial heat flow studies in Kenya: PhD thesis. London: University of London.

Reference toa paper/chapter in an edited book: 
Middeton D A, Hampton M A. 1976. Subaqueous sediment transport and deposition by sediment gravity flows//Stanley D J, Swift D J P. (Eds.) Marine sediment transport and environmental management. New York: Wiley, 179-218. 

Tables

Tables should be compiled on separate sheets. A title should be provided for each table and should be referred to in the text. 

Illustrations

All illustrations should be numbered consecutively and referred to in the text, and figure captions should be supplied on a separate sheet. Original figures should fit the Journal page (less than 17×23 cm) or column (less than 8 cm in width). If figures have been created electronically, at final acceptance they may be submitted as separate files. They must be saved in CorelDRAW 9, Excel, or TIF and JPG formats. If a figure has been created in another format, it must be saved in one of these formats.