BackNotes and Instructions to Contributors
The Editors will welcome contributions from all parts of the World. Manuscripts for publication may be sent to the Assistant Executive Editor. Papers should be submitted electronically by e-mail. All authors must sign the "Transfer of Copyright" agreement before the article can be published. This transfer agreement enables Global NEST Journal to protect the copyrighted material for the authors, but does not relinquish the author's proprietary rights. The copyright transfer covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprint, photographic reproductions, microform or any other reproductions of similar nature and translations, and includes the right to adapt the article for use in conjunction with computer systems and programs, including reproduction of publication in machine-readable form and incorporation in retrieval systems. Authors are responsible for obtaining from the copyright holder permission to reproduce any figures for which copyright exists.
Papers submitted for publication will be refereed and assessed on the basis of the aims of the Journal as stated at the front of this issue. They are subject to a minimum of two external peer reviews.
Manuscripts must be written in English, and should be checked by a native speaker for spelling and grammar if possible.
Research Papers are considered presentations of fully documented and interpreted significant findings.
Research Notes are considered presentations of preliminary but significant findings of work in progress for which full documentation is not yet available; or presentations of significant findings or brief studies.
Technical papers are contributions that describe and interpret the results of original investigations.
State-of-the-Art Reviews on specific subject areas are published periodically. Those who wish to submit such a review should contact the Assistant Executive Editor before preparing the manuscript.
A Discussion should focus on the published paper introducing new material that is required to clearly establish the writer's point.
Authors wishing to introduce extensive new data will be encouraged to submit a manuscript for publication as a Research Note.
Presentations of Regional Environmental Programs are also welcomed.
Manuscripts must be accompanied by a letter of submission confirming that the manuscript has not been published in part or in full elsewhere and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. On acceptance, authors will be asked to transfer copyright of the paper to the Global NEST Journal. No page charges are applied to accepted manuscripts and membership in Global NEST is not a prerequisite for publication. An electronic file of manuscript (in doc format) must be submitted to the Assistant Executive Editor. Publication is contingent upon the recommendation of peer reviewers. If pertinent references are "in press" or unpublished, copies or information should be furnished to enable the reviewers to evaluate the manuscript.
Notification from the Executive Editor to the corresponding author will include suggested revisions or reasons for rejection. Manuscripts will not be formally accepted until a signed copyright transfer form has been submitted by the author(s). Accepted manuscripts are published in the order of date of submission.
Manuscript must be typewritten, single spaced, with a font size (Arial) of 11 points and wide margins on one side of A4 paper (margins: top and bottom 2.6 cm, right and left 2,8 cm). All pages must be numbered. A cover page should be included, with the authors' names and their affiliations. The corresponding author should be identified (include a fax number and e-mail address). Full postal addresses must be given for all co-authors.
All manuscripts should be carefully edited to eliminate redundancy. All abbreviated terms should be explained on first occurrence.
Manuscripts should begin with an Abstract of up to 200 words that contains concise factual information on objectives, methods, results, and conclusions. Opinions, obscure terms, and jargon should be avoided.
Key Word Index should follow, including a maximum of 10 Keywords. Avoid words that are referred in title.
The body of the text should begin with a statement of the objectives of the work. It should include citations of published related work and sections on Methods, Results, Discussion and Conclusions of the study.
An Acknowledgement section may follow the Conclusions.
The paper should be up to 10 pages long, including diagrams, references and tables.
A list of the cited references alphabetized by the last name of the first author cited must be included at the end of the manuscript; include the names of all contributing authors. In the text, refer to the author name without initials and the year of publication. If the same author(s) is cited in more than one publication in the same year, lower case letter (a, b, c...) are appended to the year in the first and succeeding citations. For three or more authors use the first author followed by "et al.", in the text.
References should be given as in the following examples, for books, articles in journals, papers in contributed volume or proceedings of conferences and reports:
Sawyer C.N., McCarty P.L. and Parkin G.F. (1994), Chemistry for Environmental Engineering, Fourth Edition, McGraw Hill, New York.
Lekkas, T. and Gosh, C.D. (1996a), Treatment of hazardous waste, GLOBAL NEST: The International Journal, 2, 98-121.
Bennarie, M.M. (1982), Air pollution modeling operations and their limits, In: Mathematical Models for Planning and Controlling Quality, Fronza, G. and Melli, P. (Eds.), Pergamon Press, UK.
Lekkas, T. and Gosh, C.D. (1996b), Survey of hazardous waste sources, Rep. No. 12345, U.S. EPA, Washington D.C.
Only written papers that have been published in the literature should be referenced. If necessary to reference an unpublished work, follow the example given:
Rajasekar, A. (1989), Semantics for logic programs, Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Computed Science, University of Maryland.
For online citations (web sites) date of access should be included.
Manuscripts for Research Papers should be no more than 10 single-spaced (Arial 11 point) pages in length (8 pages for Research Notes and Technical Papers) and should follow the general format for Research Papers.
Discussions of Research Papers and Research Notes should be no more than 2 single-spaced pages in length, including tables and figures, which should be kept to a minimum.
Tabular or graphical data should be adequately discussed in the text. In particular, similar data should not be presented in both figures and tables. List of tables and figure captions should be listed separately on a single sheet.
Tables are to be concise and contain only the information essential to the text. Columns containing few entries or full columns of data that vary only slightly should be avoided. Judicious use of table footnotes can greatly simplify the presentation.
Graphs should be used to support correlations or illustrate points made in the text, not merely to present data. Legends identifying curves should be contained within the graphs, not in the captions. Graphs and line drawings should be drawn carefully and must be large enough for clarity. All graphs and figures should be of sufficient quality to ensure that they are legible when printed (at least 300 dpi).
Dot matrix or impact computer printouts using fabric ribbons or tracings are unacceptable. Figures and tables should be incorporated into the main body of the text.
All data in the text, figures and tables must be reported in metric notation and International System of Units (SI) nomenclature. Conversion of any non-metric data will be requested from the author before publication. Use negative indices rather than / and leave space between symbols, e.g. m s-1 not ms-1 or m/s. English units may follow the metric quantities in parentheses.
Nomenclature should conform to that most frequently used in the engineering field concerned.
Equations and formulas should be numbered separately and sequentially throughout the text. All variables and special symbols, such as Greek letters, must be clearly identified and explained, including units when appropriate.
Submission of photographs should be limited to those essential to an adequate understanding of the text. When necessary, photographs should be sharp, glossy, black-and-white prints identified on the back with a felt-tip pen. Photographs will not be published in color within an issue except in rare circumstances and at the discretion of the Executive Editor.
Page proofs will be sent to the corresponding for by e-mail checking. Corrections to the proofs must be restricted to printer's errors. Authors are particularly requested to return their corrected proofs by e-mail as quickly as possible in order to facilitate rapid publication. Please note that authors are urged to check their proofs carefully before return, since late corrections cannot be guaranteed for inclusion in the printed journal.
Re-prints and copies of the issue (at a specially reduced rate) can be ordered on the form. The corresponding author of each paper will receive reprints free of charge.
All correspondence and inquiries regarding reprints, manuscript preparation or the status of manuscripts should be directed to the Assistant Executive Editor.
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