Authors' Guidelines

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General Information
Natural Resources (NR) is an international peer-reviewed, open access journal publishing in English original research studies, reviews in all aspects of natural resources throughout the world. Symposia or workshop papers may be published as supplements. The submitted manuscript should not have been previously published in any form and must not be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Manuscript Preparation
To expedite the review process, please format the manuscript in ways as follow: 1. Prepare your manuscript as a single PDF or MS Word document. The file should include the complete text, references, tables and figures. Any revised manuscripts prepared for publication should be sent as a single editable Word document. LaTex paper is also acceptable for publication, but it should be in PDF for review first. 2. Manuscripts should be written in English and include a 100-300 word abstract. 3. Make sure all the characters in the text, tables, figure legends, footnotes and references are in a single typeface and point size such as 12 pt Times New Roman. Once a manuscript is accepted, a copy editor will decide the typeface and size of the different elements of the article.

4. Submit all figures or photographs as jpg or tif files with distinct characters and symbols at 500 dpi (dots per inch). Tables and equations should be in an editable rather than image version. Tables must be edited with Word. Equations must be edited with Equation Editor.

5. Type your manuscript single spaced. This will save pages, makes it easier for reviewers to handle and helps slow down global warming by using less paper. 6. All references should be numbered in square brackets in the text and listed in the REFERENCES section in the order they appear in the text, as shown below:

Journal

Articles:

[1] E. Y.-K. Ng, W. K. Ng and S. Y. Liu, Heat Source Analysis of Hard Disk Drives with Different Wall Conditions Using Infrared System, Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2011, pp. 22-31.

[2] M. Hellou, Geometric Inversion of Two-Dimensional Stokes Flows Application to the Flow between Parallel Planes, Engineering, Vol. 2, No.10, 2010, pp. 780-787. [3] A. Kumar, I. P. Singh and S. K. Sud, Development of Multi-Channel Data Logger for Indoor Environment, Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 9, 2010, pp. 690-697.

E-Journal

Articles:

[4] F. Manzano, V. Corchete, M. Chourak and G. Manzano, Determination of a Gravimetric Geoid Solution for Andalusia (South Spain), Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2010, pp. 160-165. http://www.scirp.org/fileOperation/downLoad.aspx? path=Engineering20100300003_65644459.pdf&type=journal

Books:
[5] S. Verdu, Multi-User Detection, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1998.

Edited

Book:

[6] A. S. Prasad, Clinical and Biochemical Spectrum of Zinc Deficiency in Human Subjects, In: A. S. Prasad, Ed., Clinical, Biochemical and Nutritional Aspects of Trace Elements, Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York, 1982, pp. 5-15.

Conference

Proceedings:

[7] T. Hu and J. P. Desai, Soft-Tissue Material Properties under Large Deformation: Strain Rate Effect, Proceedings of the 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, San Francisco, 1-5 September 2004, pp. 2758-2761.

Thesis:
[8] W. Heinzelman, Application-Specific Protocol Architectures for Wireless Networks, Ph.D. Dissertation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2000.

Internet:
[9] L. Honeycutt, Communication and Design Course, 1998.

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Online Submission
Manuscripts should be submitted online via the Natural Resources (NR) online manuscript submission and review system at: http://papersubmission.scirp.org/admin/initLoginAction.action?journalID=44 Authors are invited to provide the names of three well qualified reviewers. Current email addresses must be provided for all suggested reviewers.

A copyright transfer agreement should be signed after the acceptance for publication.

Review Process
Manuscripts not adhering to journal guidelines will be returned to authors without scientific evaluation. Submitted manuscripts adhering to journal guidelines are reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief or an Editor, who will assign them to reviewers. The Editorial Board prepares a decision letter according to the comments of the reviewers, which is sent to the corresponding author. All non-reviewed manuscripts are sent back within 10 days and decisions letters of manuscripts are sent within 4 weeks.

How do I transfer my copyright?

Copyright should be transferred online on the submission system through uploading your electronic signature. You can also print the copyright form, fill in it and upload the scanned copy to our online system.