We are welcoming submission of original articles on relevant subjects. All articles are reviewed by at least two referees for technical merit, quality of scientific content. It is recommended that authors follow the journal guidelines for preparing the manuscript to avoid any delay in reviewing process. The articles may represent a variety of theoretical outlooks and different methodologies. They may rest on the full range of established methodologies, from laboratory and computational experiments to field observations. The major standards in the review and the selection process concern the impact of the contribution to topic area. Authors are kindly asked to submit original manuscripts in electronic form using Submit Manuscripttab.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
• Submission declaration Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under respect for the publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and implicitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere including electronically in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the copyright-holder.
• Contributors All authors must have materially participated in the research and/or article preparation. The statement that all the authors have approved the final article should be true and included in the disclosure.
• Changes to authorship This policy concerns the addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names in the authorship of accepted manuscripts: Before the accepted manuscript is published in an online issue: Requests to add or remove an author, or to rearrange the author names, must be sent to the Journal Manager from the corresponding author of the accepted manuscript and must include: (a) the reason the name should be added or removed, or the author names rearranged and (b) written confirmation (e-mail, fax, letter) from all authors that they agree with the addition, removal or rearrangement. In the case of addition or removal of authors, this includes confirmation from the author being added or removed. Requests that are not sent by the corresponding author will be forwarded by the Journal Manager to the corresponding author, who must follow the procedure as described above. Note that: (1) Journal Managers will inform the Journal Editors of any such requests and (2) publication of the accepted manuscript in an online issue is suspended until authorship has been agreed.
After the accepted manuscript is published in an online issue: Any requests to add, delete, or rearrange author names in a published paper in an online issue will follow the same policies as noted above.
• Copyright Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a Journal Publishing Agreement. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the broadest probable broadcasting of information. An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a Journal Publishing Agreement form or a link to the online version of this agreement. Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Permission of the Publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution and for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations.
• Language (usage and editing services) Please write your manuscript in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these). Authors who feel their English language manuscript may require editing to eliminate possible grammatical or spelling errors and to conform to correct scientific English may wish to use the English Language Editing service.
• Submission Submission to this journal proceeds totally online, via the Online submission system, and you will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of your files (.docx format). All correspondence, including the announcement of the Editor’s decision and requests for revision, takes place by e-mail removing the need for a paper trail.
• Review Policy This journal has approved a double-blind reviewing policy, where both the referee and author remain anonymous throughout the process. Please remove all identifying structures from the paper itself, ensuring that Authors’ identity is not revealed. However, this does not preclude Authors from citing their own works. However, Authors must cite their works in a manner that does not make explicit their identity. Acceptable: "Brown (2005) has indicated that . . ." Acceptable: "Some scholars have indicated that . . . (e.g., Brown, 2005; Green, 2008)" Unacceptable: "As we have indicated (Brown, 2005), . . ." Unacceptable: "In a previous study (Brown, 2005), we have indicated that . . ."
INTRODUCTION
We are welcoming submission of original articles on relevant subjects. All articles are reviewed by at least two referees for technical merit, quality of scientific content. It is recommended that authors follow the journal guidelines for preparing the manuscript to avoid any delay in reviewing process. The articles may represent a variety of theoretical outlooks and different methodologies. They may rest on the full range of established methodologies, from laboratory and computational experiments to field observations. The major standards in the review and the selection process concern the impact of the contribution to topic area. Authors are kindly asked to submit original manuscripts in electronic form using Submit Manuscript tab.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
• Submission declaration
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under respect for the publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and implicitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere including electronically in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the copyright-holder.
• Contributors
All authors must have materially participated in the research and/or article preparation. The statement that all the authors have approved the final article should be true and included in the disclosure.
• Changes to authorship
This policy concerns the addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names in the authorship of accepted manuscripts:
Before the accepted manuscript is published in an online issue: Requests to add or remove an author, or to rearrange the author names, must be sent to the Journal Manager from the corresponding author of the accepted manuscript and must include: (a) the reason the name should be added or removed, or the author names rearranged and (b) written confirmation (e-mail, fax, letter) from all authors that they agree with the addition, removal or rearrangement. In the case of addition or removal of authors, this includes confirmation from the author being added or removed. Requests that are not sent by the corresponding author will be forwarded by the Journal Manager to the corresponding author, who must follow the procedure as described above. Note that: (1) Journal Managers will inform the Journal Editors of any such requests and (2) publication of the accepted manuscript in an online issue is suspended until authorship has been agreed.
After the accepted manuscript is published in an online issue: Any requests to add, delete, or rearrange author names in a published paper in an online issue will follow the same policies as noted above.
• Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a Journal Publishing Agreement. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the broadest probable broadcasting of information. An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a Journal Publishing Agreement form or a link to the online version of this agreement. Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Permission of the Publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution and for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations.
• Language (usage and editing services)
Please write your manuscript in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these). Authors who feel their English language manuscript may require editing to eliminate possible grammatical or spelling errors and to conform to correct scientific English may wish to use the English Language Editing service.
• Submission
Submission to this journal proceeds totally online, via the Online submission system, and you will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of your files (.docx format). All correspondence, including the announcement of the Editor’s decision and requests for revision, takes place by e-mail removing the need for a paper trail.
• Review Policy
This journal has approved a double-blind reviewing policy, where both the referee and author remain anonymous throughout the process. Please remove all identifying structures from the paper itself, ensuring that Authors’ identity is not revealed. However, this does not preclude Authors from citing their own works. However, Authors must cite their works in a manner that does not make explicit their identity.
Acceptable: "Brown (2005) has indicated that . . ."
Acceptable: "Some scholars have indicated that . . . (e.g., Brown, 2005; Green, 2008)"
Unacceptable: "As we have indicated (Brown, 2005), . . ."
Unacceptable: "In a previous study (Brown, 2005), we have indicated that . . ."