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Publication Policy: The South African Journal of Geology (SAJG) publishes scientific papers, notes and discussions in the broadly defined fields of geoscience that are related directly or indirectly to the geology of Africa. Contributions relevant to former supercontinental entities such as Pangaea and Gondwana are also welcome as are topical studies on any geoscience-related discipline. Review papers are welcome as long as they represent original, new syntheses. Special issues are also encouraged but terms for these must be negotiated with the Scientific Editors:
All Contributions to the SAJG are subjected to peer review by geoscientists selected by the Editors or members of the Editorial Board. The principal criteria used to evaluate contributions are:
Copyright in papers published by the SAJG is vested in the Geological Society of South Africa. The language of the SAJG is English.
Papers are generally limited to 40 double spaced A4 size typed pages including text, references, figures and tables. Notes are regarded as short papers on topical issues and every attempt will be made to publish them quickly. They should not exceed 4 printed pages including text, references, figures and tables. Discussions represent a forum in which previously published papers that appeared in the SAJG can be disputed, clarified and/or discussed. Replies to such discussions will be invited from the original authors. Discussions must be submitted as soon as possible and not longer than six months after publication of the original paper.
Submission of Manuscripts: The preferred method for submission of manuscripts for review is for them to be completely in an electronic format such as Microsoft Word zipped or PDF and submitted to the Editors by e-mail. Hard copy manuscripts also may be submitted. In the latter case, three copies of the complete manuscript must be addressed to the Scientific Editors (see below). Manuscripts including references should be typed double space and in 12 font size. All pages should carry the authors name and be properly numbered. Authors are encouraged to include with their submissions the names and e-mail addresses of persons they deem suitable to be referees of their manuscript. At their discretion, the Editors may use them.
Preparation of Manuscripts for Review: Manuscripts for review should be submitted double-spaced in the style of the SAJG and authors are requested to consult an issue from 103(3/4) onwards to see what that is. The title page should include the title of the manuscript, initials, surname, affiliation and e-mail address of each author and corresponding address. The Abstract should be a short summary of the paper. Avoid using deferring phrases such as “…is discussed.” and include no references. Remember that your abstract may be the only part of your paper that is read so it should help readers to become quickly informed about your results and to decide if your paper is relevant to their interests. Abstracts from the SAJG are circulated by international retrieval systems. The text or main body of the manuscript should be logically organized into sections but please avoid overuse of subsection constructs. There must be a clear separation of facts and observations from interpretations and inferences. An alphabetical and then chronological list of all references sited should follow the main text. The format of references can be obtained in any issue after 103(3/4) and the names of journals should be spelled out in full. Papers “in preparation” and “submitted” cannot be used as references. Please make a careful crosscheck of the reference list against citations in the text. Tables should be compiled on separate sheets and designed to fit across a single or double column width of the journal page. Use of decimal points, rather than commas, is required for all reported numbers. Illustrations should be legible and contain only relevant information. Place names and other locations mentioned in the text must appear clearly on maps. Clear instructions must be provided on how mathematical symbols and equations should be printed. For Greek and non-Roman letters, authors must identify the symbol in words the first time it is used. Receipt of manuscripts will be acknowledged by e-mail or by post if an e-mail address is not provided.
Submission of Revised Manuscripts: Revised manuscripts should be returned to the Editors in electronic format either on a disk or CD or as e-mail attachments. The text should be in Word, tables in Excel and figures should be in CorelDraw or Freehand, uncompressed TIFF or PDF format. Figures submitted in TIFF or PDF should have resolutions of 300 dpi for colour, 600 dpi of greyscale, and 1200 dpi for black and white. Colour should be CMYK not RGB. Figures must not be embedded in the main body of the manuscript. The cost of colour illustrations will be charged to the authors. Authors will receive copies of their articles as high quality PDF files. No reprints will be provided. If figures cannot be submitted in electronic format, they should be submitted as high quality, camera-ready prints. In the covering letter, the authors must explain in detail how they dealt with each of the referees’ comments and suggestions.
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