Author Guidelines

Revista de Geomorfologie
Journal of the Romanian Association of Geomorphologists (AGR)

Authors instructions
Title page information
Title. Concise and informative. Use Arial font, size 18 points, bold.
Author names. Please indicate the first name(s) with a Sentence case and the last name(s) with an
Uppercase. Use Arial font, size 10.5. Please insert a superscript Arabic number for linking the affiliation.
Example:

Laura TRL1*, Virgil DRGUIN2, Ionu MIREA2,3, Teodor COJOCARU1

Authors affiliations. Present each authors affiliation Institution, Department, city and country (where
the actual work was done) after the corresponding Superscript Arabic number.
(Present/permanent affiliation: If an author has moved since the work described in the article was done,
or was visiting at the time, a 'Present affiliation (or 'Permanent affiliation) may be indicated. The address
at which the author actually did the work must be retained as the main affiliation address).
Use Arial font, size 10.5, for the Institution and Department name and address.
Example:

1
Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
2
Emil Racovi Institute of Speleology, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
3
Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babe-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Corresponding author. To indicate the corresponding author, please provide his/her e-mail
address(es). Contact details must be kept up to date by the corresponding author. Use Arial font, size 9.
Example:

*Correspondence to: Laura TRL, e-mail: tirla@geo.unibuc.ro

Abstract
A concise abstract of 150-250 words is required. The abstract should state the purpose of the research,
the main results and conclusions. References should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s)
and year(s). Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they
must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself. Use Nirmala UI font, size 10, without
indentation.
Example:

ABSTRACT

High-alpine caves are currently in the spotlight of research as they are host to speleothems, key recorders
of Quaternary environmental change. Based on modern survey and analytical techniques, we investigated
the karst morphology of M3-R2 Cave, the highest alpine cave in the Romanian Carpathians. Spatial
modeling in Compass has shown survey details and cave morphology. We recalculated the main cave
parameters (development/extension/depth), obtaining 47 m/21 m/-18.15 m, respectively. Slope ranges
between 25 and 45, with short passage segments of 5 to 10. The cave developed at the intersection of
a SW-dipping schistosity plan with two fracture sets, occurred under compression conditions. It is a
remnant of a once longer cave system, which was progressively eroded under glacial conditions.
Speleothem diversity is uncommonly rich for a marble cave, with dominant moonmilk formations,
stalagmites and draperies. Due to its location/elevation, evolution and speleothems, this cave has a great
potential in providing important paleoclimatic information compared to other karst landforms in South
Carpathians.

Keywords
After the abstract (one line break), provide a maximum of 6 keywords, avoiding multiple concepts (avoid,
for example, 'and', 'of'). Only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be eligible. These
keywords will be used for indexing purposes. Use Nirmala UI font, 9 points.
Example:

KEYWORDS
karst, cave survey, geomorphological mapping, Fgra Mountains, South Carpathians

Text information
Manuscripts should be submitted in Word. Please save files in the .docx format for Word2007 or higher
or .doc format for older versions of Word. Use a normal font of 10 points, Nirmala UI. Use italics for
emphasis.

Article structure
Subdivision - numbered sections
Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. If subsections exist, these should be
numbered (1.1, then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...; then 1.2 etc.). The abstract is not included in the section
numbering). Use this numbering also for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to 'the text'. Each
section and subsection title should appear on its own separate line, distanced by one line from the text
above and below. No indentation is required for sections and subsections titles. Also, first paragraph of
each section/subsection should have no indentation.

Examples for sections that should not miss:

1. Introduction
State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature
survey or a summary of the results.
x. Conclusions
The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section, which may stand
alone or form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion section.

For sections headings use a font size of 11.5 points, Bold.

Example:

1. Introduction

For level 1 subsections headings use a font size of 10 points, Bold.

Example:

2.2 Digital Elevation Model and channel delineation

For level 2 subsections headings use italics only.
Example:

3.3.2 Analysis of Model 2

Acknowledgements
Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references. List here
people, grants, funds, etc.

Abbreviations
Abbreviations must be defined at their first mention. Ensure consistency of abbreviations throughout
the article.

Math formulae
Use the equation editor for equations and formulas. These should appear centered on a separate line
and numbered. All the terms in the equation need to be defined and superscript and subscript terms
should be clearly represented. Please use italics and numbering as below.
Example:

H 0 tan ws
=A (1)
ws T gH 0
where,
H0 = offshore wave height
tan = nearshore slope
T = wave period
g = gravitational constant
ws = sediment fall velocity

Footnotes
Footnotes can be used to give additional information, which may include the citation of a reference
included in the reference list. They should not consist solely of a reference citation, and they should
never include the bibliographic details of a reference. They should also not contain any figures or tables.
Footnotes to the text are numbered consecutively; those to tables should be indicated by superscript
lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data).
Footnotes should not contain any weblinks. Weblinks should be included in the References list.

Figures
Please provide figures in .tiff or .jpg/.jpeg format, of at least 600 dpi resolution. If there is text in the
figures, please keep it consistently sized throughout all the figures in the article. Do not include titles or
captions within your illustrations. All the figures are to be numbered using Arabic numbers.
Each figure should have a concise caption describing its content (font size 9), not in the figure itself, but
centered, beneath the figure. The captions should be preceded by the term Figure and the figure
number (Bold, font size 9).
Example:

Figure 2 Linear interpolation to depict channel morphology between cross-sections

Figures should be cited in the text respecting their order of appearance. Figure parts have to be signaled
by lower-case letters (a, b, c etc.) both in the text and on the figures.
Examples:

Figure 2
Figure 11b
(Fig. 3)
(Figs. 3 and 4)

Previously published figure material should be cited by giving the original source in the form of a citation
at the end of the figure caption. Additionally, if the figures have been published before elsewhere, you
are obliged to obtain permission from the copyright owners for both the print and the online format. If
these rights are not granted for free, you need to use other material from other sources.

Tables
All tables should be numbered using Arabic numbers. Each table should have a table caption above
(centered) explaining its content (font size 9). Table caption should be preceded by the term Table and
the table number (Bold, font size 9). Please use the table layout presented below (9 points, first column
and first row Bolded).
Published material should be cited with the original source in the form of a reference at the end of the
table caption. Footnotes to tables (for significance values or other statistical data) should be indicated
by superscript lower-case letters and put beneath the table body.
Example:

Table 2 Areal proportions of zones identified by modeling

Area (km2) Proportion (%)

Primary floodway zone* 21.125 19.13

Secondary floodway zone 21.413 19.39
Transitional zone 67.896 61.48
Total 110.435 100.00
*Zoning was based on model current velocity and local hydrographic conditions

All tables should be cited in the text in the order of their appearance.
Example:
Table 2
(Table 5)

References
Citations inside the text
Cite references in the text by name and year in parentheses. Consider the following examples:
This results in the displacement of soil and/or rock particles by rainsplash and runoff as
dispersed and concentrated flow (Mooc, 1963).
Changes in land cover can lead to significant changes in leaf area index, evapotranspiration
(Mao and Cherkauer, 2009)
 As to gully development in the Brlad Plateau, the long term findings obtained by Ionita (1998,
2000, 2007) and Ionita et al. (2006) are as follows
The analysis proves the fact that this frequency is strongly influenced by the resistance degree
of the rock types from the hydrographical basins (Zvoianu et al., 2004).
further into the sea sediments can be redistributed under the influence of waves, with a
subsequent phase of mouth asymmetry, with the bar anchored on one of the shores
(Bhattacharya, 2003; Giosan, 2005).

Reference list
References section (1 line distanced from the text or Acknowledgement section, 1 line between the title
References and the actual list).
Here should only be included works that are cited in the text. Do not use foot notes or endnotes as a
substitute of a reference list. The entries should be ordered alphabetically by the last names of the first
author of each work. When several works of the same author are cited, these should be listed
chronologically.
Use Nirmala UI font, 9 points.
Journal article
All names of the authors should be provided.
Example:
Bates PD, Anderson MG, Baird L, Walling DE, Simms D. 2006. Modelling floodplain flows using a two-
dimensional finite element model. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 17(6): 575588. DOI:
10.1002/esp.3290170604

Book
Example:
Bedient PB, Huber WC. 2002. Hydrology and floodplain Analysis. 3rd edition Prentice-Hall Upper Saddle
River NJ. 763 p.

Book chapter
Example:
White WB, Culver DC. 2012. Cave, Definition of. In: White WB, Culver DC (eds.), Encyclopedia of Caves.
Elsevier-Academic Press, Waltham, 103-107.

Online document
Example:
Rdoane M, Cristea I, Rdoane N. 2011. Cartografierea geomorfologic. Evoluie i tendine,I, http://geo-
spatial.org. Accessed 26 June 2012

Dissertation
Examples:
Karray MR. 1977. Lextrmit nord-est de la Dorsale tunisienne : recherches gomorphologiques, Thse de
doctorat, Universit de Tunis, 166 p.

Ttui F. 2015. Nearshore Sandbar Behavior on Danube Delta Coast (in Romanian). University of Bucharest.
PhD thesis.

In case of journals, only standard abbreviations should be used. If this is not certain, please provide full
name of the journal.
English/French language
Manuscript submitted will be checked for spelling and formal style only.
But, if English/French is not your native language and substantial editing would be required, it is
recommended that your manuscript be edited by a native speaker prior to submission. A correct use of
the English/French language will help reviewers concentrate on the scientific content of the paper.

After acceptance
Upon acceptance of your article, you will be requested to fill in a Statement of Originality and
Authorship. After that your article will be processed.
Proof reading is meant to check for typesetting and the completeness and accuracy of the text, tables
and figures. Substantial changes in the content (like new results, corrected values, title and authorship)
are not allowed without the approval of the editor.
The article will be first published online. After release of the printed version, the paper can be cited by
issue and page numbers.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with
all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these
guidelines.
1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for
consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
2. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
4. The text is single-spaced; uses a 10-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except
with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the
appropriate points, rather than at the end.
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author
Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind
Review have been followed.

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