Journal of Coastal Conservation - Statement, Article Types, and Special Issue Guidelines
Journal of Coastal Conservation: Planning and Management
Statetent of Editorial and Publication Policies
1. Manuscripts submitted to this journal should not have been published, or
simultaneously submitted elsewhere.
2. Submitted articles should largely contain previously unreported material. The
overlap of contents between related papers should be the minimum, normally
confined to the introductory/review sections.
3. Authors should provide information and preprints on any papers closely related to
the submitted paper, which are not yet in the public domain (in review, in press).
If deemed necessary to the review process, these will be copied to the reviewers.
4. Authors should consult the Journal’s “Authors Instructions” for detailed stylistic
guidelines, during preparation of their manuscripts. Editors may return
manuscripts that are grossly inconsistent with these guidelines.
5. Where the submitted manuscript is multi-authored, one individual will need to be
the corresponding author. It will be assumed that all the authors have been
involved in the work, have approved the manuscript, and agree to its submission.
6. Manuscripts will be sent to at least two reviewers. Reviewers are requested to
treat the manuscript confidentially. They may choose to identify themselves, or
remain anonymous.
7. The Editor’s judgment is final with regard to suitability for publication.
8. The Publisher carries responsibility for typesetting, page lay-out and figure sizing,
for all accepted papers.
9. Authors are responsible for reading and correcting page proofs of their articles.
Proof corrections are normally restricted to typesetting and printing errors. Major
changes cannot be undertaken at the proof stage.
Descriptions of article types
The journal welcomes a variety of article types:
Research manuscripts
The regular research manuscripts contain new research findings in respective fields.
These include presentations on new concepts, the development of innovative methods or
the presentation of new case studies.
Regular scripts may comprise a maximum of 20 journal pages, including figures, tables
and references. One journal page corresponds to ca. 750 words. For exceptional cases
authors are advised to contact the editor prior to submission of the script. All submitted
manuscripts will undergo a rigorous peer-review.
Letters to the Editor and Short Communications
Matters arising, brief discussions, research notes, and comments, etc., may be sent for
publication as Letters to the Editor and Short Communications which will be given high
priority in publication. They should be brief and to the point, and should contain no more
than 3 journal pages (maximum 2000 words), including tables and/or figures.
Review Articles
In this section, contributions will be published which contain no original new data, but
which summarize existing information and synthesize the current findings. These
manuscripts contain critical state-of-the-art reviews with the objectives of critically
evaluating existing knowledge and providing background information for future research.
Authors who wish to review a particular topic, should consult the Editor prior to
submission of the manuscript. It should be noted that review scripts will undergo a
similar peer review procedure as regular scripts. Review scripts up to ca. 30 journal pages
will be considered.
Books for Review
Books for reviews are invited and should be sent directly to the Editor. The Journal
publishes long discursive reviews of selected books and short epigrammatic
characterisation of others. The book reviews are always personal expressions of the
reviewers’ opinions and cannot be extended to the publisher’s position, which is always
neutral.
Reviewing Process:
It is the editor’s responsibility to select and assign reviewers for each submitted script.
However, we do welcome the author’s input on this, when they are submitting scripts in
Editorial Manager.
Authors are requested to suggest 4 potential reviewers for their submission. Contact
information and affiliation for each suggested reviewer is to be submitted along with the
script. Specific reasons for suggesting each person is recommended. Please note that the
journal may not use the author’s suggestions, but their help is appreciated and may speed
up the selection of appropriate reviewers.
Authors also can oppose against anyone they would prefer not to review their manuscript.
Authors are asked to provide as much contact information as possible to allow us to
identify the person in our records, and specific reasons why each person should not
review their submission in the comments box. Please note that we may need to use a
reviewer that is being identified here, but will try to accommodate author's wishes when
we can.
Guidelines for special issues
It is the policy of the Journal to enable, and even to encourage and initiate, the
publication of special issues from time to time. The following are the guidelines for the
preparation and publication of such issues.
Preparation of a Proposal
The Guest Editor(s) for a special issue (SI) is(are) chosen by the Editor. The Guest
Editor(s) should submit to the Editor and the publisher for their approval a proposal that
contains the following information: title of the SI, a brief outline summarizing the
objectives of the special issue, tentative time schedule, and a list of tentative
contributions.
In case there are several Guest Editors (GEs), one GE will act as corresponding GE.
Tasks of Guest Editor
Once the proposal for a SI is approved, the GE will select authors and invite them to
submit journal quality papers (in terms of scientific content, English and presentation) to
the SI. The GE will then provide the Editor and the Springer Editorial Manager assistant
with an updated Table of Contents. The GE will also select reviewers for the submitted
papers, and keep in touch with the Editor and the Springer Editorial Manager Assistant
on all other matters concerning the special issue and the status of the preparations. The
GE should prepare a strict time schedule and inform the authors and reviewers of it. It is
the GE’s responsibility to ensure a thorough and speedy review procedure in close
collaboration with the Springer Editorial Manager assistant. The GE will submit a
Preface to the SI.
Peer Reviewing Procedure
All articles appearing in the SI should conform to the standard editorial and publication
policies as outlined for the journal. Although appearing as part of a SI, all articles should
conform to the same quality standard as any journal paper. This implies that each
manuscript will be original, not be published elsewhere in a journal and will be peer
reviewed by at least two international specialists in the field. In case a major revision is
recommended by any of the referees, the revised script should be reviewed again by at
least one referee.
GUIDELINES FOR SPECIAL ISSUES
It is the policy of the Journal to enable, and even to encourage and initiate, the
publication of special issues from time to time. The following are the guidelines for the
preparation and publication of such issues.
Selected papers from Conferences can be invited for a special issue, but the SI should not
be regarded as Conference Proceedings.
Preparation of a Proposal
The Guest Editor(s) for a special issue (SI) is (are) chosen by the Editor. The Guest
Editor(s) should submit to the Editor and the publisher for their approval a proposal that
contains the following information: title of the SI, a brief outline summarizing the
objectives of the special issue, tentative time schedule, and a list of tentative
contributions.
Concerning the tentative contributions:
GEs can only have maximum one paper as author or co-author in the list of tentative
contributions.
Authors can only have maximum two papers as author or co-author in the list of tentative
contributions.
SI Proposal Forms are available from the Editor on request.
In case there are several Guest Editors (GEs), one GE will act as corresponding GE.
Tasks of Guest Editor
Once the proposal for a SI is approved, the GE will select authors and invite them to
submit journal quality papers (in terms of scientific content, English and presentation) to
the SI. The GE will then provide the Editor and the Springer Editorial Manager assistant
with an updated Table of Contents. The GE will also select reviewers for the submitted
papers, and keep in touch with the Editor and the Springer Editorial Manager Assistant
on all other matters concerning the special issue and the status of the preparations. The
GE should prepare a strict time schedule and inform the authors and reviewers of it. It is
the GE’s responsibility to ensure a thorough and speedy review procedure in close
collaboration with the Springer Editorial Manager assistant. The GE will submit a
Preface to the SI.
Peer Reviewing Procedure
All articles appearing in the SI should conform to the standard editorial and publication
policies as outlined for the journal. Although appearing as part of a SI, all articles should
conform to the same quality standard as any journal paper. This implies that each
manuscript will be original, not be published elsewhere in a journal and will be peer
reviewed by at least two international specialists in the field. In case a major revision is
recommended by any of the referees, the revised script should be reviewed again by at
least one referee.
Selected papers from Conferences can be invited for a special issue, but the SI should not
be regarded as Conference Proceedings.
Final Acceptance by the Editor
In consultation with the Guest Editor, the Editor will make the decision concerning
acceptance and will send a letter of final acceptance to the authors.
Documentation
Guest editors will receive from the publisher’s Editorial Manager (EM) office, a step-bystep
guide for EM, after a special issue contract has been signed with the publisher.
Time Schedule
Guest Editors should prepare a strict time schedule and also inform the authors and
reviewers of this. It is the GE responsibility to ensure a thorough and speedy review
procedure.
Guest Editors will keep in touch with the Editor and publisher regarding the status of the
special issue on a regular (every 3-4 months) basis.
Size
Each issue will usually contain about 125 pages, but, when justified, it may contain up to
250 pages.
Author Instructions
Instructions, also regarding electronic submission of manuscripts can be found at
http://www.springer.com/environment/journal/11852
Color Images
Please note that black and white and color figures/images are reproduced free of charge
in print and electronic form for any script accepted after January 2008.
Checklist
When the peer review of a special issue is close to finalization, the following details
should be communicated to the production manager at Springer:
1. Sequence of papers
2. Names and sequence of guest editors
3. Final title of the special issue
4. Preface or Guest editorial
Procedure of Publication
The Guest Editor will receive a full set of proofs (in case of multiple GEs the publisher
will supply multiple sets of proofs) for their information. The corresponding authors will
receive author’s proofs for corrections.
It is the intention of Springer, subject to the recommendations of the Guest Editor(s) and
the Editor, to consider the possibility of also distributing the special issue as a separate
(hardcover) book.
Every first author of a paper contributing to a special issue will receive a free PDF of the
paper.
The Guest Editor(s) will receive two copies of the special issue. There are no page
charges.