Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

e-Terra is an electronic scientific journal which aims to timely publish research papers on the broad field of Earth Sciences. The evaluation of submitted papers follows regular pear review, with immediate publication on the internet after acceptance by the scientific editors. The access to the journal is free. All contributions for the understanding of the System Earth are welcome.

 

Section Policies

Articles

Publication
Accepted papers will be immediately published on the internet, in PDF format.
The on-line access to the journal is free. The papers published during the same year will be joined in one volume, for the purpose of citation; an annual CD-ROM will be also edited with the contents of the year, that will be made available for interested Earth Sciences libraries and researchers.
Originals should be submitted in Microsoft Word or RTF formats. Margins should retain a minimum of 2.5 cm and line spacing set to 1.5. Figures should be included in the text using GIF, BMP or JPEG formats (minimum resolution of 300 dpi). If needed, for quality purposes, paper copies of the figures can be requested to the authors. Animated figures or movies should be submitted in the standard formats currently used by internet browsers; special formats can be considered if instructions are provided for the download of the necessary plug-ins.
After verification of the papers for accordance with the submission rules by the editors, the paper will be forwarded to one of the scientific editors. At least two specialists on the subject will be asked to review the paper. The final decision on the acceptance belongs to the scientific editor in charge of the paper.

Key-words
A total of five key-words should be provided by the authors.

Title and authors
The title should be concise and adequately define the subject of the paper. Identification of the authors is provided by first and last name (initials of middle names are optional), postal address and email address.

Example
Distortion index, cell parameters and chemical composition of cordierite from granites and hornfelses of the Tondela-Oliveira do Hospital region (Central Portugal)
Alcides J.S.C. Pereira - Department of Earth Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3049 Coimbra Codex, Portugal, apereira @ ci.uc.pt
Luis J.P.F. Neves - Department of Earth Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3049 Coimbra Codex, Portugal, lneves @ ci.uc.pt
Manuel M. Godinho - Department of Earth Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3049 Coimbra Codex, Portugal, mgodinho @ ci.uc.pt
Paulo Legoinha - Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Lisbon, 2825-114 Caparica, Portugal, pal @ fct.unl.pt

Abstract
The abstract should present in a brief way the purpose of the paper and the most important conclusions achieved; references are not to be included and the maximum length is 400 words.

Equations and notation
The equations presented in the text should be sequentially numbered (number quoted on the right). Units of the International System are to be preferentially used. The meaning of abbreviations should be explained in the text or captions, except when their large number suggests that the inclusion of an appendix is more appropriated.

Tables and figures
The originals should be submitted accordingly to the formats referred above. Captions of figures and tables should be concise and adequate; vertical and horizontal lines on tables are to be used judiciously.

References
Only the papers referred in the text are to be part of the reference list. Citations in the text should include the name of the author and year of publication; examples are Silva (2000) or (Silva 2000), the latter form to be used when the name of the author is not a part of the text. When more than one paper of the same author and year are referred, a suffix a, b, c should be used, accordingly to the following example: Silva (2000a, 2000b). For papers with more than one author, an abbreviated form of citation is to be used in the text (Silva et al. 2000), and the full citation given in the reference list.

Copyright
The inclusion of materials subjected to copyright is a responsibility of the authors, that should obtain the necessary permissions for reproduction. Copyright of papers publish on e-Terra belongs to the authors. Citations should be made in the following way:
Winbledon K. (2000) - Ultrabasic rocks from Iceland. e-Terra, vol. 1, n. 4, http://metododirecto.pt/ojs/index.php/e-terra/

Editors
  • Editor OJS
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Editorial

Editors
  • Editor OJS
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Peer Review Process

After verification of the papers for accordance with the submission rules by the executive editors, the manuscript will be forwarded to one of the scientific editors. At least two specialists on the subject will be asked to review the manuscript. The final decision on the acceptance belongs to the scientific editor in charge of the paper.

 

Publication Frequency

Papers can be published as soon as they are ready, by adding them to the anual "current" volume's Table of Contents.
Special volumes can be published collectively, as part of an issue with its own Table of Contents.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.