SUBMITTING A MANUSCRIPT TO SOUTHEASTERN GEOLOGY

I. PREPARATION OF DRAFT

Southeastern Geology welcomes unsolicited submissions from all fields of geology. Please
follow these simple manuscript preparation guidelines. Submit the manuscript via the
Scholastica link on the journal website Authors page.

1. Prepare the manuscript in Microsoft Word or another commonly available word processor that
   allows reviewing with tracking of changes/comments.
2. Double spaced, 12-point, New Times Roman, Arial or similar font, 1-inch margins.
3. Submit figures and tables as separate documents.
4. Include the names and contact information of at least 3 suggested reviewers.

II. AFTER REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE; PREPARATION OF FINAL MANUSCRIPT FOR PUBLICATION:

ABSTRACT
Follow these instructions when preparing the final manuscript for Southeastern Geology. If
possible prepare your manuscript using Microsoft Word (Windows or Mac versions) or
WordPerfect, but you may use any commonly available word processor. Please note the special
instructions. Don’t forget to spell check your manuscript.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT TYPING
PLEASE DO NOT: 1) indent beginning of paragraph, 2) type as double columns, 3) hyphenate words at end of line, 4) double space, 5) put two spaces between sentences, or 6) separate paragraphs with a line space.
PLEASE DO: 1) type as a single column, 2) separate paragraphs with a carriage return, 3) spell check your final manuscript version.

HEADINGS
Use no more than three orders of headings. First order is in caps and centered. Do not separate
with a line spacing the heading from the preceding or following paragraphs.
Second Order Headings
Second order headings are centered and have initial letters capitalized.
Third Order Headings
Third order headings are left justified and have initial letters capitalized. There is no line space
between the heading and the preceding or following paragraph.
FIGURES AND TABLES
Portrait page size figures should be designed with a print size no larger than 5 1/4 by 8 inches
(smaller lengths are desirable in order to have enough space to put the caption on the same
page). Landscape page size figures should be less than 5 1/4 in order to leave room for the
caption. Column figures can be no wider than 2 5/8 inches. Remember that authors commonly
oversize figures. Just because a figure can be 5 3/8 inches wide doesn’t mean it should be. The
key is readability. Shading such as dot patterns do not reduce well. Call me if you have
questions. Please submit figures electronically as TIFF files of JPEG (at 600 dpi).
Do not capitalize table titles except where conventional. Do not double space and do not waste
any vertical line space and as little horizontal space as possible. Long and complex tables need
not be typed into the manuscript instead make a separate file for each table. Please use the table
function in your word processor. Do not use tabs.
REFERENCES CITED
Follow a standard style as in the example below. Note that the journal name must be spelled out.
Do not skip lines between citations. Do not indent the second line. Type out author names, do
not use “____,” in place of the name. Do not use tabs.
Smith, John, 1994, Notes on style and other information of no possible use to anyone: Journal of
Useless Information, v. 100, p. 875-876.
OTHER STYLE NOTES
When referring to figures, use Figure 1, not Fig. 1. Do not use et al., rather, use and others.
Thus, Smith and others, 1985. Do not use i.e., rather, use for example.
Headers
Please specify a running title for the right-facing page header. The left-facing page header will
have the authors’ names. Keep it short. Do not use headers on manuscript. Think of something
in the 40-50 character maximum range that captures the essence of your paper.
FIGURE CAPTIONS
Figure 1. This is an example of a figure caption. Note that it is not indented and the word
“figure” is not abbreviated. Important: Figure captions go at the very end of the manuscript.
TABLES
Table 1. List table titles in the same format as figure captions.