Publication Guidelines
The journal 'Géologie de la France' is exclusively available in digital form. It can be downloaded from the website http://geolfrance.brgm.fr.
Submission and Manuscript Evaluation
Manuscripts can be submitted via email to . Postal submission is also possible, with files sent on CD-ROM or other easily readable media to Denis Thiéblemont, Revue Géologie de la France, BRGM, B.P. 6009, 45060 Orléans cedex (France). Each article will be reviewed by two referees. Acceptance or rejection of the manuscript will be decided by the editorial committee.
Manuscript Preparation
Languages
Both French and English are accepted in the journal. In all cases, an extended abstract of at least 250 words must be provided (in English for articles in French and in French for articles in English). Manuscripts should be double-spaced (12 pt font) on A4-sized paper (21 x 29.7 cm) with approximately 3 cm margins. Special characters (Greek letters, numbers, symbols), chemical or mathematical formulas should be clearly written. Authors are requested to type their entire text (including title and names and surnames of authors) in lowercase letters and to reserve capital letters for common usage (e.g., first letter of proper names). Standard abbreviations (cm, m, Ma, t, °C, NW-SE, Pb, ...) should be used; units of measurement should be written according to international standards.
Presentation
Each published work must include an article itself, which may or may not be accompanied by additional files directly downloadable from the website.
The possible extensions for these additional files depend on the type of document (analysis tables, maps, descriptions, etc.). The accepted formats are txt pdf ppt pptx doc docx xls xlsx ods png jpg bmp gif zip gz rar shp.
Additional files cannot exceed 50 MB.
The length of the article is unrestricted but subject to the editorial committee's discretion.
Authors are invited to propose names of two or three possible referees when submitting their manuscripts.
Manuscripts should include:
- A title page indicating the first names and surnames of the author(s), their precise address, and finally the address where correspondence (postal and/or electronic) should be sent, as well as keywords for indexing (up to six).
- An extended abstract (in English for articles in French and in French for articles in English).
- The text of the article; chapter titles will be numbered according to international numbering (1.1.1; 1.1.2.), footnotes are not allowed. In-text citations should follow the author's name followed by the publication year of the article; if the cited article has more than two authors, 'et al.' should be used after the name of the first author. These mentions should be enclosed in parentheses if the citation is not an integral part of a sentence. For example: "...such an approach has been successfully used by Köppel (1983), Robert and Kelly (1987a), and Bastos Neto et al. (1991)..." or "...such an approach has been successfully used in other domains (Köppel, 1983; Robert and Kelly, 1987a; Bastos Neto et al., 1991)".
- The bibliography; references should be arranged in chronological order. All references in the bibliography list must correspond to references cited in the text and vice versa. The reference list will contain all references cited in the text and only those. It should follow the alphabetical order of author names, then chronological if multiple references from the same author are given. When there are multiple references from the same author for the same year, they should be distinguished by adding letters a, b, c,... (e.g., 1990a). If there are references with more than two authors, starting with the same author (the subsequent authors may be different) and having identical years, they should also be distinguished by adding letters a, b, c,... respectively. The author's name (or authors), followed by the initial(s) of the first name(s), the publication year (in parentheses), and then: a) For journals: the full title of the article, the name of the journal (in italics), volume details, as well as the starting and ending pages of the article; b) For books: the title, the name of the publisher, and the number of pages; c) For articles contained in a book: the name of the editor, the full title of the book, the name of the publisher, and the starting and ending pages of the article.
References should be typed in lowercase with punctuation following the examples below:
Bastos Neto A., Charvet J., Touray J.C., Dardenne M. (1991) – Evolution tectonique du district à fluorine de Santa Catarina (Brésil) en relation avec l'ouverture de l'Atlantique. Bull. Soc. géol. Fr., 162, 503-513.
Köppel V. (1983) – Summary of lead isotope data from ore deposits of the eastern and southern Alps: some metallogenic and geotectonic implications. In : H.J. Schneider (ed.) Mineral deposits of the Alps. Proceedings of the IVth International Symposium on the Mineral Deposits of the Alps, Berschtesgaden 1981, Springer Verlag, 162-168.
Robert F., Kelly W.C. (1987a) – Ore-forming fluids in Archean gold-bearing quartz veins at the Sigma mine, Abititi greenstone belt, Quebec, Canada. Econ. Geol., 82, 1464-1482.
Cocherie A. (1978) – Géochimie des terres rares dans les granitoïdes. Thèse de troisième cycle, Univ. de Rennes, France, 209 p.
Deer W.A., Howie R.A., Zussman J. (1992) – An introduction to rock-forming minerals (2nd ed.). Longman Scientific and Technical Publications, UK, 696 p.
Figures and Tables
Figures: Each figure must be referenced in the text. Figures should be provided in digital format (preferably vector format, otherwise raster). Authors should indicate where they wish the figures to be placed in the text. Figure and table captions should be bilingual in French and English.
Copyright
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for the reproduction of previously published material.
Short Notes
The length of these contributions should not exceed 5 printed pages, including text, bibliographic references, and illustrations. The rules regarding their presentation are the same as those for scientific articles, except for the abstracts in French and English, which should be of equal length and not exceed 1500 characters including spaces. The text will be reviewed by only one reviewer.
Proofreading
Only one proof will be sent for review to the author. In case the article has multiple authors, it will be sent to the one who submitted the article. This proof must be returned to the editorial office within two weeks. The editorial office reserves the right to make corrections itself, without assuming responsibility, in cases where a delayed response from the author may risk delaying the publication of the journal. Corrections should be limited to typographical errors only.
Digital Formatting
Digital documents should be provided using Microsoft Word software (or at least a revisable .RFT format) and Times New Roman font. Figures should be provided preferably in the following extensions: .tif; .bmp; .eps; .ai; .eps; .cdr. The use of other extensions may not ensure complete and accurate reading of the original document.
Tables should be provided using Microsoft Excel or Word software.
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