Bulletin of Volcanology - BV CHECKLIST

Before you submit your paper, please take the following into account, as otherwise it might lead to delays in handling:

The Title and keywords are understandable on their own and can stand alone following the advice given on:

The abstract fulfills its role and can stand alone following the expectation of an abstract as defined by:

The introduction to my paper contains appropriate scientific context (with proper referencing), the aims of the study, and a statement of scientific objective.
The geological setting, if present is given in a separate section, following the introduction, and does not form a major part of the introduction.
The methods are also presented in a separate section, and enough detail is given so that the study can be independently replicated. If this generates a very long methodology section, some of it can be moved to online supplement(s).
Results and discussion are separated as much as possible, typically in separate sections of the manuscript.
The conclusions section summarizes the main findings, based on the discussion section (the reader should not be learning new things in the conclusions section); and there is a link back to the general context/contribution as stated in the introduction.
The sections are numbered in the above order.

I understand that short sentences are typically clearer. So I have avoided long, potentially confusing, sentences; and lists are properly formatted.
Continuous line numbers have been included in the left margin of the manuscript.
I have used software to check spelling and grammar.
If English is not my first language, I have asked a qualified person to read my manuscript and fix any remaining language issues. I understand that badly written manuscripts can be rejected even if the science is sound.

In the main text, if several references are cited consecutively, then they are listed in chronological order, not alphabetical order
I have only used ‘e.g.,’ for cases where abundant supporting literature is present, and have followed it by at least three references (e.g., Tizio 1991, Caio 1992, Sempronio et al., 1993). [This is to avoid the use of ‘...and references therein...’.]

Fonts are sufficiently large
All Figures have adequate scales, legends, and labeling (in which all symbols are defined).
Figure panels have lower case callouts (for example Figure 1a, Figure 1b), both for the figure caption and for the label on the figure itself.

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