| Lithosphere Guidelines | |
| 1. | Ethical Guidelines for Publication |
| 2. | Copyright and Costs |
| 3. | Manuscript Submission |
| 4. | Figures |
| 5. | Tables |
| 6. | Supplementary Material |
| 7. | Submit a Cover Image |
| 8. | Contact Information |
Lithosphere
Tips and Suggestions
for Using Editorial Manager
We have tried to identify aspects of the Editorial Manager manuscript submission system that may cause frustration or puzzlement. Here is what we have to date.
Scroll: If ever you don’t see what you are looking for, try scrolling down.
Navigation: Avoid using the “back” button. It is safer to use the “previous” buttons or to go to the Main Menu.
Roles: If you are sometimes using the system as an author and other times as a reviewer, use the pull-down menu near the top and center of the screen to choose the role you need to work in.
Authorship: Don’t add yourself as an author. You are automatically listed as an author when you start the submission process. Note: If you designate someone else as the corresponding author, only that person will be able to access the paper once it is submitted.
Must do: Once you have submitted your files, the system builds a PDF, which you MUST approve in order for your paper to proceed to peer review. You will be asked to go to “Submissions Waiting for Author’s Approval.” At this page, you will find a table. Click on the plus sign in the “Action” cell to see your action choices (View, Edit, Approve, Remove, or Send E-mail) if they are not visible.
View: If your PDF is O.K., you may approve it, and it will move on in the system.
Edit: If you need to make any changes, you do not need to go through every page of the submission process. If, for example, you need to add an author, you can click on the box on the left labeled “Add/edit/remove authors.” If you only need to add or change a file, you can click on the box on the left labeled “Attach files.” If you reach a page where you don’t need to make any changes, just click on the “next” button at the bottom of that page.
Upload text and figures as separate files. Also, we need your text file in its original word processing format (Word, Word Perfect, wpd, or rtf; Mac files O.K.).
File types: The system accepts a couple of file types that GSA cannot use. Please do not send LaTex or PowerPoint files.
You may find it helpful to gather the following information before starting your submission:
- Your co-authors’ names as they like them to appear in publications (first, middle names or initials, last) and their e-mail addresses
- Title and Abstract (you can cut and paste these from your manuscript file)
- Keywords (used to help editors choose reviewers)
- Manuscript files in Word, WordPerfect, text, or RTF format. (Please include your abstract and figure captions in the text file.) Do not use the ASCII text option if you have used Greek letters, special characters, superscripts, or subscripts in your paper.
- Table files in Excel or Word (use table function, tab separated format, or comma separated format).
- Figure/Image files in TIFF, GIF, JPEG, EPS, Postscript, PICT, or PDF. They should be in order and clearly labeled. Figures at this stage do not need to be publication quality, but it is a good idea to start with publication-quality figures and then save them in the formats allowed by this system.
[ see guidelines about publication-quality figures ] - Contact information (e-mail address and institution) of suggested peer reviewers (if any).
Note: Files over 20 MB may cause problems for editors and reviewers. If you have files over 20 MB, please contact the managing editor, , before submitting your files.