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Submission

The submision of a paper to the Landform Analysis will be taken to imply that the paper is original and unpublished, a similar or the same text has not been submitted elsewhere nor is being considered for publication elsewhere. All submitted papers will be reviewed. There is no page charge, except of special cases such as illustration of a paper by colour maps, photos or diagrams, for example. In such cases authors are asked to contact the Editor in advance. Texts intended for publications should be written in English or Polish and typed on one side of the A4-size white paper. One copy of the typescript should be send to the Editor-in-Chief at the address given below or to the Guest Editor. The typescript should include:

the title page with title of the elaboration, first name(s) and sure name(s) of author(s), his/her/their affiliation (institution, city, country, e-mail), short title of not more than 50 characters; the title should be concise yet informative; if an author's present address is different from the affiliation where the work was carried out, this should be indicated as a footnote at the title page,
the abstract should not only indicate the general scope of the paper, but also state the main results and conclusions; it should not exceed 200 words.
the main text on numbered consecutively pages; lenght of the text, generally, sholud not exceed 50 000 characters including spaces; longer papers can be accepted by the Editor-in-Chief or the Guest Editor if motivated by merits of the content; elaboration/paper should be divided into sections, described by short headings; subsections and sub-subsections may be used, each by short headings; digital data should be given in SI units or units approved internationally for use with SI; any special characters (e.g. Greek, script, symbol, etc.) should be named in the margin where the character first occurs in the text; names of species and names in different languages are to be accenuated with wavy underline (i.e. Italics); equations should be numbered serially by Arabic numerals in parentheses in the right side of the page, but only if reference is made to them in the text; foot notes, addendum (addenda) or appendix (appendices) should be avoided,
the list of references; see below for details,
tables, favourably small, should be numbered by Arabic digits and refered to the text by their number (e.g. "see Table 3"); Tables must be typed on separate pages; their position in the text should be marked,
the list of captions for illustrations,
illustrations according to conditions described further.

Besides the hard-copy, a digital file with the source code of papers prepared on a word processor (preferd MS Word) is requested. Computer files containing maps or other illustrations in a digital form (send additionally to hard-copies) should be clearly described, including type and version of sofware used for their preparation.

References

The principal purpose of the list and reference style is to enable readers to locate cited literature. Acurate and complete references are therefore crucial. Misspelled names, incorrect dates, or missing publisher locations defeat the purpose of the list. When the author has any doubts, should include too much rather, than too little, information on the cited work. The accuracy of references is the responsibility of the author(s), to whom queries will be addressed.

All citations have to correspond entirely with the reference list. All entries in the reference list must be cited in the text. The author should avoid to many citations. Reference in the text is made by giving the author's name and date of publication, e.g. (Kotarba, 1989). If the name of the author is part of the sentence, only the year is required in parantheses, e.g. "As stated by Drewry (1983), ...". Where two or more papers published in any year by the same author are cited, each paper should be distinguished by a small letter placed after the date, e.g. (Kozarski, 1988a; 1988b). Where a quoted paper has been written by two authors they should be cited as follows: (Kostrzewski & Zwoliński, 1995). In the case of more than two authors, only the first name should be cited in the text with addition of the abbreviation et al. (= et alii) in Italics, e.g. (Aber et al., 1995).

Reference to the literature cited should be arranged in alphabetical order. Reference list should conform to the examples given below.

Publication with digital object identifier (DOI)
James L.A. & Marcus W.A., 2006. The human role in changing fluvial systems: Retrospect, inventory and prospect. Geomorphology 79(3-4): 152-171, DOI:10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.06.017.
[or]
James L.A. & Marcus W.A., 2006. DOI:10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.06.017.
Book:
Mojski J.E., 1993. Europa w plejstocenie. Ewolucja środowiska przyrodniczego. Wydawnictwo Polskiej Agencji Ekologicznej, Warszawa: 333 pp.
Chapter in book:
Dreimanis A., 1989. Tills: their genetic terminology and classification. In: R.P.Goldtwait & C.L.Matsch (eds.), Genetic classification of glacigenic deposits. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam: 17-83.
Paper in journal:
Hughes T.J., 1992. On the pulling power of ice streams. Journal of Glaciology 38(128): 125-151.
Aber J.S., Ruszczyńska-Szenajch H. & Krzyszkowski D., 1995. Landsat interpretation of glaciotectonic terrain and lineaments in northern and southwestern Poland. Questiones Geographicae, Special Issue 4: 1-11.
Blake E.W. & Clarke G.K.C., 1988. Subglacial electrical phenomena. EOS 59(44): 1211.
Dardis G.F. & Mc Cabe M., 1987. Facies of subglacial channel sedimentation in Late-Pleistocene drumlins, Northern Ireland. Boreas 12: 263-278.
Web page:
Short N.M., Sr. & Blair R.W., Jr. (eds.), 1986. Geomorphology From Space. NASA. Online 12.03.2009 - http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/geomorphology/.
Map:
Drewry D.J. (ed.), 1983. Antarctica: glaciological and geophysical folio. Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge: 16 sheets.
Unpublished:
Rose K.E., 1978. Radio-echo sounding of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Ph.D. thesis, University of Cambridge.

In case of doubts how to quote a reference, information as full as possible should be included. Works accepted for publication but not yet released should be listed as "in press" in place of the journal volume and using the year of acceptance as the date. Typescripts submitted for publication but not yet accepted are considered to be unpublished and should not be included in the reference list. Personal communications, unpublished data, and manuscripts in preparation also should not be included in the reference list. In the text refer to them in parentheses by first initials and last name of source, type of material and date. An exception is related to unpublished Ph.D. thesis (see an example in the reference list).

Illustrations (Figures)

All illustrations should be suitable for direct reproduction. They should be submitted at the following sizes: width - 85 mm or up to but not exceeding 178 mm and lenght - up to but not exceeding 265 mm. Prefered and accepted electronic files are in format of MS Excel, MS Word, CorelDraw and they should be send in original format. Files from another software should be exported to TIFF format with a resolution 300 dpi in minimum. Line drawings should be made with strong black lines with lettering of sufficient size to be legible when reduced even two times. The line thickness used for line drawings should be related to the size of the diagram and the reduction that is likely to be used. The original drawings, laser printer output, or high-quality black and white glossy prints (as rich in contrast as possible) should be submitted, plus two copies. Names of files should be numbered in the same way as figures. Illustrations should be numbered in Arabic numerals consecutively (including diagrams and photos). The illustrations should be referred to in the text by their number (e.g. "compare Fig. 4"). The Authors wishing to have illustrations returned should notify the Editor at the time of submission of their papers.

Proofs

Authors will receive proofs for correction, which should be returned promptly. There will not be accepted any significant changes in the original text, except corrections of errors.

Transfer of copyright

The Association of Polish Geomorphologists is the owner of the copyright of elaboration/papers published in the Landform Analysis. Authors are asked to submit a complete Assignment of Copyright form. The form will be sent to authors after acceptation of a paper for publication.

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