Instructions to authors

Suitable electronic text file formats include MS Word and RTF. Suitable graphic formats include TIFF and EPS. Please be advised that manuscripts that do not conform to the following guidelines either will be rejected or will experience protracted delays in handling.

I. General Instructions

• Quartär publishes Original articles, Review articles, Short notes, and Book reviews. All manuscripts are subject to peer review.
• Original articles describe previously unpublished results of recent research. Review articles chronicle recent progress in particular areas of research, but they should not summarize author's work. Before submitting exceptionally long manuscripts, please contact the editors. Short notes (no more than 2-3 printed pages) provide rapid communication on original results.
• Manuscripts may be submitted either in English or German.
• Manuscripts should include both a German Zusammenfassung and an English abstract (not for Book reviews). If the article is in German, an extended English abstract should provide enough information to English speaking readers to comprehend the main findings. Likewise for articles in English. Authors with inadequate familiarity with the second language may contact the editors for assistance.
• Manuscript format: A4, 25 mm margin on all sides, single column, double-space throughout, including tables, figure legends, and literature cited; do not hyphenate words at ends of lines.
• Use italic type instead of underlining words to be italicized.
• All Latin terms (except scientific names) should be left unitalicized.
• Cite each figure in the text. Figures must be sequenced in the order cited.
• Use "Figure" only outside of parentheses. Otherwise, use "Fig." if singular, "Figs." if plural (e.g. Fig. 2; Figs. 2 & 3; Figs. 3-6).
• All measurements are to be given in SI units.
• For user-defined abbreviations, write out words in full the first time a term is used in the text. Abbreviate thereafter: "Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) . . . We found that during the LGM…"
• Numbers: Write out one to nine unless a measurement, but use numerals for larger numbers (e.g. three scrapers, 6 mm, 12 days, 2 min). If number is in a series with at least one number being 10 or more, then use all numerals (e.g. 6 burins and 13 scrapers).
• Each reference cited in the text must be listed in the Literature cited section and vice versa. Please make a final check when the revised manuscript is complete.
• Literature citations in text are to be as follows:
  1. One author: Able (1989) or (Able 1989).
  2. Two authors: Able & Baker (1989) or (Able & Baker 1989).
  3. Three or more authors: Able et al. (1989) or (Able et al. 1989). In Literature Cited section, give names of all authors.
  4. Manuscripts that are accepted for publication but not yet published: Able (in press). In Literature Cited section, include the name of journal or publisher, and year and volume number, if known.
  5. Unpublished materials: (K. P. Able unpubl. data); (K. P. Able pers. obs.); or (K. P. Able pers. comm.).
  6. Within parentheses: (Charley 1980; Able 1983, 1990; Able & Baker 1984); (Baker 1989; Able 1992; Charley 1996); (Able 1988a, b, c).

 

• Assemble manuscript in following order: (1) Title page; (2) Abstract; (3) Keywords; (4) Text; (5) Acknowledgments; (6) Literature cited; (7) Figure legends; (9) Figures.

II. Title page

Number Title page as page 1, and present items in following order:

• Running head (36 characters or less). No Running head for Book reviews.
• Title in language of the article.
• Title in second language.
• Authors' full names.
• Authors' addresses at the time research was carried out. Current addresses, if different, should be indicated as footnotes at bottom of title page. Footnotes are not used except to indicate current addresses of authors, author's current e-mail address, or death of an author.
• Name, current address, and e-mail address of corresponding author.

III. Text (page 2, etc.)

• Follow the instructions in section I.
• Do not repeat information given on title page.
• The following are typical main headings: Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements, and Literature cited.
• Keep headings to a minimum. Most manuscripts will use two levels of headings. Levels of headings may be indicated using numbers (e.g. 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.2.1, etc.).
• Do not use your word processing programs heading creating feature.

IV. Literature cited (continue page numbering)

• Verify all entries against original sources, especially journal titles, volume and page numbers, accents, diacritical marks, and spelling in all languages.
• Cite references in alphabetical order by first author's surname and then his/her initials. References by a single author precede multi-authored works by same first author, regardless of date. Listings with multiple authors are done by first author's name (then initials), second author's name (then initials), etc.
• List works by the same author(s) in chronological order, beginning with earliest date of publication. If author has two works in same year, place in order by first citation in text; these works should be lettered consecutively (e.g. 1991a, b).
• "In press" citations must have been accepted for publication, with the name of journal or publisher included, with year and volume number if known.
• Do not write author names in uppercase. Insert a period and space after each initial of an authors' name. Last author is preceded by an "&" symbol.
• Journal titles should be written in full and not abbreviated.
• Citations should follow formats given below:
  
  Papers:
  
  Browne, R. A., Griffin, C. R., Hubley, P. R. &  Martin, A. E. (1993). Taphonomy in the hominid fossil record. Paleobiology 4 (2): 49-56.
  
  Fahrig, L. & Merriam, G. (1994). In pursuit of the future. Current Anthropology 8: 50-59.
  
  Willis, E. O. & Oniki, Y. (1978). Neanderthals and army ants. Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft für Urgeschichte 9: 243-263.
  
  Dissertations, Books, Chapters:
  
  Freeman, S. (1991). Mammoths I have known. Ph.D, dissertation, University of Washington, Seattle.
  
  Lack, D. (1954). The natural regulation of archaeologist numbers. Oxford University Press, London.
  
  Gaunt, A. S. (1988). Interaction of syringeal structure and airflow in hobbit phonation. In: J. R. R. Tolkien (Ed.) There and back again. XIX^e Rencontres Internationales d'Archéologie et d'histoire d'Antibes. Éditions APCDA, Sophia Antipolis, 915-924.
  
  Kear, J. (1970). The adaptive radiation of parental care in Neandertals. In: J. H. Crook & A. Z. Singer (Eds.) Social Behaviour in Mammals. Academic Press, London, 357-392.
  

V. Tables

• Tables are to be treated and labelled as figures.
  
• Tables are to be submitted as editable Word or Excel files, not as pictures.

VI. Figure legends

• Legends should be submitted both in English and German. Authors with inadequate familiarity with the second language may contact the editors for assistance.
• Type legends in paragraph form.
• Do not include "exotic symbols" (lines, dots, triangles, etc.) in figure legends; either label them in figure or refer to them by name in legend (e.g. triangles = scrapers).

VII. Preparation of illustrations

• Illustrations should be prepared for one- or two-column width (7.8 cm or 16.4 cm, respectively).
  
• They must have a minimum resolution of 600 dpi. Acceptable file formats are EPS and TIFF. Colour images must be saved in CMYK mode.
• Routine illustrations are black and white halftones (photographs), drawings, or graphs. Consult the Editors about colour figures. Figures in Quartär should be prepared to professional standards.
• Group multiple, related illustrations as panels in a single figure (Fig. 1A, B, etc.) so that they can be placed on the same page.
• Handwritten or typed symbols are unacceptable.

VIII. What and where to submit

INITIAL SUBMISSION:

• All manuscripts should be submitted electronically online to the editors (info@quartaer.eu). In this initial submission, graphic files must not meet print quality in order to reduce file size (to be sent as e-mail-attachments). Attachments may not exceed 10 Mbytes for a single e-mail. Authors with limited or no online access may send their manuscripts as hard copies to one of the editors. Upon approval of the manuscript, further information for the final submission will be provided.
• A cover letter must accompany all submissions. This letter should include a statement indicating that the manuscript reports on original research not published elsewhere and that it is submitted exclusively to Quartär. It should also include any special instructions and any address changes of the corresponding author during the next several months.

IX. Proofs and offprints

• Authors will receive page proofs for approval, which must be returned within 2 weeks. Because changes in proofs are time-consuming, authors should not expect to make major modifications in their work at this stage. Instead of offprints, all authors will receive a PDF-file of their article for private use and the corresponding author will receive one copy of Quartär.

If you have any further questions, please contact the Editors (info@quartaer.eu).

[Zuletzt geändert: Mai 2009]