Manuscript Types
The following types of manuscripts are considered for peer-reviewed publication in History of Geo- and Space Sciences (HGSS):
- Articles reporting results of new historic research within the journal scope.
- Articles containing new interpretation or compilation of science historical facts, events or material.
- Articles describing the vitae of important geoscientist which have not been available so far.
- Review Articles summarising the status of knowledge of historical facts or events within the journal scope. Before preparing and submitting a review article, please contact an editor covering the relevant subject area and an executive editor.
- Short Notes reporting new developments and novel aspects of science historical matters which are relevant for scientific investigations within the journal scope. Manuscripts of this type should be short (a few pages only).
- Tributes are peer-reviewed (maximum 2-page) contributions to honour a living person (eulogy) or deceased (obituary). All submitted articles should have a short abstract that explains the reason for choosing this person. Moreover, it is the author's responsibility to approve with the honored person.
- Book Reviews provide a critique of a book, and are not primarily a summary. They are less than 1000 words and start with "Book Review on:". Please see the further guidelines on Book Reviews.
- Corrigenda correct errors in preceding papers. The manuscript title is: Corrigendum to "TITLE" published in JOURNAL, VOLUME, PAGES, YEAR.
Supplementary Material
For all manuscript types, supplementary material, such as data sets, highly detailed and specific technical information such as computer programme code, animated visualisation, user manuals, maps, very large images, etc., should be submitted together with the manuscript for peer-reviewed publication for inclusion as electronic supplements.
Please also note the following
- Manuscripts should be as concise as possible but not at the expense of scientific accuracy and completeness. To promote scientific conciseness and completeness at the same time, the inclusion of a comprehensive abstract is encouraged. There are no specific page limits and there is no special manuscript category for accelerated publication since the process of peer-review and publication in HGSS is inherently efficient and rapid.
- Manuscripts have to be written in English, and authors are responsible for correct spelling and grammar. Moreover some General Obligations for Authors have to be considered.
- Supplementary material such as large data sets, animated visualisation, etc. can be submitted together with any manuscript for peer-reviewed publication (for details see Manuscript Preparation).
