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Jökull
Instructions for authors
Scope and policy of the journal
Jökull publishes research papers, notes and review articles
concerning all aspects of the Earth Sciences. The journal
is aimed at being an international forum for geoscience re-
search in Iceland. The specialisation of the journal is geo-
graphical rather than with regard to discipline.
Specific areas of coverage include glaciology, glacial
geology, physical geography, general geology, petrology,
volcanology, geothermal research, geophysics, meteoro-
logy, hydrology and oceanography. Jökull also publishes
research notes and reports from glacier expeditions, book
reviews, and material of interest to the members of the Ice-
landic Glaciological and Geological Societies.
Submission of manuscripts
Papers submitted to Jökull should report original and un-
published work which is not being considered for publica-
tion elsewhere. An electronic submission of manuscripts is
preferred. Otherwise, three copies of each paper should be
mailed to either editor, one original and two copies of lower
quality, prepared on a typewriter or word-processor, in dou-
ble line spacing, single column and full page.
Short to moderate length papers are encouraged. Pa-
pers will typically be limited to 20 pages in Jökull format
except in special circumstances. Each paper is reviewed by
at least two independent referees. After acceptance, we re-
quest a copy of the final manuscript and figures in electronic
format. Preferred software formats are LaTex or MS Word.
Accepted languages are Icelandic and English. All ar-
ticles must include an abstract and figure text in both lan-
guages. If authors do not speak both these languages the
editors reserve the right to translate the abstract and figure
captions. Notes do not require an abstract. Papers in Ice-
landic cover topics of interest for the members of the Soci-
eties.
There are no page charges for publication in Jökull, ex-
cept for color illustrations, and authors receive a minimum
of 50 reprints free of charge. Additional reprints may be
ordered.
Manuscripts
Typewritten manuscripts must be double spaced, with an
ample left margin and on one side of the sheet only with
editorial instructions on a separate sheet. The manuscript
should be arranged as follows:
1. Title page, containing authors names, affiliations and
e-mail addresses 2. Abstract (not exceeding 300 words).
3. Main body of the paper 4. Reference list 5. Figure leg-
ends ? 6. Tables ? 7. Figures ? 8. Appendices ? Sections
marked (?) are discretionary.
Titles should be brief and informative. An abbreviated
title suitable for page headings is also recommended. The
abstract should be a single paragraph that states the nature
of the investigation and summarises the conclusions drawn.
References should not be cited in an abstract and abbrevi-
ations should be avoided. Double-space the main text to
allow room for reviewers to make annotations. Sections
and subsections should be clearly headed. Tables should
be as simple as possible and large tables should be avoided.
Each table should have a brief title. All illustrations must
be ready for reproduction. The final scale should usually be
adjusted either to the width of a single column (75 mm) or
the maximum width of the printing area of the page (155
mm). Breadths between these mentioned are also accepted.
All illustrations should be identified lightly with a pen-
cil on the back with the name of the author and the figure
number. Photographs should be submitted as postscript, tiff,
or jpg files, glossy prints or slides. Suitable scale of origi-
nals is about 1–2 times the final printing size. Consider this
reduction when deciding the size of numbers, letters, sym-
bols and line thickness. Numbers and letters should not be
less than 1 mm in the printing scale. In printing, lines can-
not be finer than 0.1 mm and the distance between lines not
less than 0.2 mm.
Formulae and algebraic symbols should be indicated
clearly. Equations should be numbered sequentially. For-
mulae can be referred to in the text by numbers in brackets.
Give the meaning of all symbols. Algebraic symbols for
physical quantities should follow the recommendations of
the Commission for Symbols, Units and Nomenclature of
the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics. The
International System of Units, denoted SI, should be used
throughout for numerical data.
References should be listed in alphabetical order at the
end of the paper. Abbreviate the titles of periodicals men-
tioned in the list of references to the International Serials
Catalogue published by the International Council of Scien-
tific Unions Abstracting Board (ISBN 92-9027-004-7).
Examples:
Bödvarsson, G. 1955. On the flow of ice-sheet and glaciers.
Jökull 5, 1-8.
Paterson, W. S. B. 1994. The Physics of Glaciers (Third Ed-
ition). Pergamon. 480 pp.
Vogt, P.R., G. L. Johnson and L. Kristjánsson 1980. Morp-
hology and magnetic anomalies north of Iceland. J. of
Geophysics 47, 67–80.
Walker, G. P. L. 1974. Eruptive mechanisms in Iceland.
In: L. Kristjánsson, ed. Geodynamics of Iceland and
the North Atlantic Area. D. Reidel, Dordrecht, 190–201.