Bulletin of Volcanology - BV CHECKLIST
Before you submit your paper, please take the following into account, as otherwise it might lead to delays in handling:
- I have followed the instructions to authors on: https://www.springer.com/journal/445/submission-guidelines (this opens in a new tab)
ORGANIZATION AND CONTENTS OF THE PAPER
- The Title and keywords are understandable on their own and can stand alone following the advice given on:
- The abstract fulfills its role and can stand alone following the expectation of an abstract as defined by:
http://sepwww.stanford.edu/sep/prof/abscrut.html (this opens in a new tab)
- The introduction to my paper contains appropriate scientific context (with proper referencing), the aims of the study, and a statement of scientific objective.
- The geological setting, if present is given in a separate section, following the introduction, and does not form a major part of the introduction.
- The methods are also presented in a separate section, and enough detail is given so that the study can be independently replicated. If this generates a very long methodology section, some of it can be moved to online supplement(s).
- Results and discussion are separated as much as possible, typically in separate sections of the manuscript.
- The conclusions section summarizes the main findings, based on the discussion section (the reader should not be learning new things in the conclusions section); and there is a link back to the general context/contribution as stated in the introduction.
- The sections are numbered in the above order.
FORMATING
- I understand that short sentences are typically clearer. So I have avoided long, potentially confusing, sentences; and lists are properly formatted.
- Continuous line numbers have been included in the left margin of the manuscript.
- I have used software to check spelling and grammar.
- If English is not my first language, I have asked a qualified person to read my manuscript and fix any remaining language issues. I understand that badly written manuscripts can be rejected even if the science is sound.
REFERENCES
- In the main text, if several references are cited consecutively, then they are listed in chronological order, not alphabetical order
- I have only used ‘e.g.,’ for cases where abundant supporting literature is present, and have followed it by at least three references (e.g., Tizio 1991, Caio 1992, Sempronio et al., 1993). [This is to avoid the use of ‘...and references therein...’.]
FIGURES
- Fonts are sufficiently large
- All Figures have adequate scales, legends, and labeling (in which all symbols are defined).
- Figure panels have lower case callouts (for example Figure 1a, Figure 1b), both for the figure caption and for the label on the figure itself.