"Marine Geological Frontier" is an academic journal of marine geosciences, sponsored by the Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology under the auspices of China Geological Survey, and published by the Science Press. It aims to follow up the progress of marine geology in China, and timely report the recent achievements (new discoveries, new ideas, new technologies and new methods) of geological surveys, and promote academic exchanges in the field of marine geology.
The Journal mainly publishes research achievements in the field of marine sedimentology, marine hydrocarbon resources, marine solid mineral resources, marine geophysics, marine geochemistry, environmental geology and marine geohazards, as well as information of important academic activities and exchanges and communication in marine geology.
The peer-review process for submitted manuscripts generally takes six months. Accepted manuscripts may apply for Online publication on CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), and the schedule date for print publication determined by the order of acceptance. Manuscripts with innovative and cutting-edge academic ideas, as well as invited contributions, will be prioritized for publication.
Copyright of manuscripts: beyond that stipulated in the Copyright Law, it belongs to the author, who is responsible for the articles. Once manuscripts are accepted, the copyright of various editions will be transferred from authors to this journal. Authors who disagree with the publication of electronic editions (CD-ROM edition and web edition), should indicate it when submitting the manuscript.
1. Manuscripts must be submitted through an online, electronic submission system of ʺ Marine Geological Frontierʺ:http://hydt.cbpt.cnki.net/, and offline submissions are not acceptable.
2. Manuscripts are strictly forbidden to confedential information leaks, fraud and plagiarism.
3. In accordance with the Copyright Law, manuscripts can be edited by editors or reviewers, but correction of substantive content should consult authors for permission.
4. Manuscripts must submitted to no more than one journal. The processing results of a manuscript can be inquired in 6 months, If not accepted yet, it can be submitted to other journals.
5. Page fees based on the number of pages and illustration requirements will be charged, and a small royalty and five (5) paper offprints will be offered to authors when manuscripts are published.
6. Manuscripts (Reviews, Research article, Research news, etc.) should meet the journal's content and format requirements: distinct topics, sufficient arguments, reliable data, precise and clear structure, sound language, and intuisive illustration.
7. The length of research articles generally should be no more than 8000 words (7-10 printed pages), and research news no more than 3000 words(3-5 printed pages).
8. The length for newsletters on recent research advance of marine geology, and rapid communications about geological survey achievement, generally should be no more than 1500 words (1-2 printed pages).
9. The main contents of research papers in order are as followings:
Title, author names and affiliations, abstract, key words, Chinese graphic classification number, body text (mainly consisting of introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion, conclusion), acknowledgement, references and English abstract (including title,author names , affiliations, abstract and key words).
10. The title should be concise, precise and informative. Generally, it should not exceed 20 Chinese characters, and subheadings can be used when necessary.
11. Authorship should be limited to those who have made such substantive contributions. Brief information (name, birth year, gender, education degree, professional title, research fields or interests, contact information) of the first author and corresponding author should be provided.
12. Funding projects and project numbers should be stated in the text.
13. The abstract should briefly state research purposes, methods, results and conclusions, but subjective evaluation terms are forbidden. 5-8 proper keywords are preferable.
14. The body text should be clearly divided into 2 or 3 levels through defined and numbered sections. The first level headings should be numbered (0,1,2,3...), and then subsections (1.1,1.2,1.3....), etc.
15. The national legal measurement units should be used in the text. Punctuation should be used accurately.
16. The illustrations (figures and tables) should closely follow the related text part. Generally, the width of drawings is less than 8 cm in two-column layout, and less than 17 cm in one-column layout. The lines of the appended drawings shall be uniformly thick and well defined, with a width of 0.5-0.6 mm. The captions in the figures or tables should use character of Song typeface (No 5-6). All maps involving national boundaries must be drawn strictly in accordance with the latest edition of the Map Publishing House of the People's Republic of China.
18. References shall be numbered according to cited order in the text. In the references, the spellings of author’s name should be surname (full-spelling) written before first name (only capital initial), without abbreviations full stop. More than three authors for manuscripts, only the first three authors shall be listed and add ", etc". Reference types are presented alphabetically, for example journal articles [J], monographs [M], theses [C], dissertations [D], reports [R], and others [Z].
Formats of common references are as following:
[1] Authors. Paper title [J]. Journal name, Published year, Volume (Issue): first and last page numbers of the paper.
[2] Authors name. Title [M]. Version (first edition not catalogued). Publishing place: publisher, publishing year: first and last page numbers of the monograph.
[3] Collection Authors. Title [C]//Editor. Collection Title. Publication Place: Publisher, Year of Publication: first and last page numbers of the collection.
[4] Author of dissertation. Title [D]. Preserved place: depository unit, year.
[5] Title of Patent Documents [P]. Country, Type of Patent Documents, Patent Number, Publication Date.
[6] Authors name, Standard Number, Standard Name [S]. Geographical Name: Publishing House.
[7] Author of newspaper. Title [N]. Title of newspaper, date of publication (edition).
[8] Author of the report. Title [R]. Preserved place: Depository unit, year.
[9] Authors of electronic document. Title: Other Title Information [Document Type Mark/Document Carrier Mark]. Publishing Place: Publisher, Publication Year (Update or Revision Date) [Citation Date]. Access and Access Path.
[10] Original author, Title [M]. Translator's name, translation. Publication place: Publishing house, year.
