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INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

Scope and Policy

ISSN 2317-4889 printed version Form and preparation of manuscripts
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Scope and Policy

1. The Brazilian Journal of Geology (BJG) is intended for the

dissemination of scientific themes of broad interest and original
character related to Brazilian and neighboring countries
Geosciences, including modern processes and new field and
laboratory techniques. There are four regular and two theme issues
per year.

2. The BJG publishes Articles, Fast Communications, Articles with

Accelerated Review, Letters to the Editor, Editorials and Review
Articles.

3. The texts may be written in Portuguese, French, Spanish or,

preferably, in English.

4. Articles the main publication model consists of up to 8.000

words, including references. Fragmented articles will not be accepted
(E.g. part 1, part 2). The articles must be readable, regardless any
previous article.

5. Discussions section destined to disclose comments on the

recently published Articles, followed by the Replica of the author(s)
of the original work. Both texts must be brief, objective and concise.

6. Book Reviews The reviews are published by invitation of the

Editors.

7. Geological News It is about news which deserve rapid

communication.

Evaluation

1. Peer review: articles will be submitted to critical review of at

least 2 (two) consultants and, by a third one, in order to conduct a
tiebreaker (when one of the reviewers accepts the article and the
other one rejects its publication).

2. Type of evaluation: The blind review system will not be adopted,

i.e., the consultants will receive the manuscripts with the
identification of the authors.

The publication is sent to SBG members and to Public Universities

libraries.

Form and preparation of manuscripts

The Brazilian Journal of Geology is an arbitrary quarterly journal,

with open access printed or online versions, which provides an

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international means for the publication of scientific works related to

all the aspects of Geological Sciences in Brazil, South America and
South Atlantic countries, including Antarctica.
The journal has publications on mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry,
paleontology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, structural geology,
tectonics, neotectonics, geophysics applied to geology, volcanology,
metallogeny and mineral deposits, marine geology, glaciology,
paleoclimatology, geochronology, stratigraphy, engineering geology,
hydrogeology , geohazards and geological remote sensing, providing
a niche for interdisciplinary works on regional geology and Earth
history.

The manuscripts submitted, which will be evaluated as for their

content and originality, must have regional appeal and present
material of greater than local significance. Articles previously
published or being submitted to other publications will not be
considered.

GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

The manuscripts must be digitalized in Microsoft Word format (.doc)

and submitted online. The works must be written in English, although
submissions in Portuguese and Spanish may also be accepted. The
manuscripts may be submitted to the following categories: original
articles, rapid communications, accelerated review articles and letters
to the editor. Specific editorials and review articles may be ordered
by the editors.

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

The manuscripts related to the complete original articles must not

exceed 8,000 words, including title, authors, institutions and
addresses, abstract and keywords, resumo and palavras-chave, text,
references and captions. Illustrations and tables should be sent in
separated files, and no file shall exceed10 Mb in size. They should
follow, as far as possible, the following formatting:

Title page: it shall include the complete title (up to 250

characters), short title (up to 40 characters), complete address of the
corresponding author and names of the remaining authors, with
affiliation.

Resumo e Abstract: are limited to 250 words. Citations and

abbreviations are not allowed. For keywordsand palavras-chave, 3-6
items must be used, without repeating words from the title.

Main text: it must have, preferably, an introduction, materials

and methods, results, discussion, conclusions and
acknowledgments.

a) The introduction must explain the problem which was investigated

and indicate the objectives of the work. Previous relevant
publications may be mentioned, or the art may be presented to the
field of study and considerations regarding the original data obtained.

b) In the section Materials and methods, the information must be

brief, clear and sufficient. Standard methods need only to be
referenced and techniques already published may be briefly
described, according to their respective references.

c) The results must bring the objective and direct report of the

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observations made and the data produced, along with some personal
insight. Tables and illustrations are welcome. The text should not
repeat what is evident in figures and tables, though it should
comment the meaning of these data.

d) In the section Discussions and Conclusions the interpretation of

the reported data and the relevance of these new information face
the existent knowledge must be included.

e) The acknowledgements must be in a separated paragraph , placed

before the references and it should contain only the strictly
necessary.

Illustrations: the digital version of BJG encourages the

submission of colorful figures, while the printed version will publish
illustrations in Black and White and shades of gray. No leaflets will be
accepted. The illustrations should contain clear and readable
information and include explanations on the symbols used. Graphics,
photographs, photomicrographies and planks will be considered as
figures and numbered sequentially, in order or citation in the text.

Tables: must be concise, self-explanatory, with opened sides

and numbered sequentially.

References: citation in the text must contain the author(s) and the
year of publication, with specific pages when appropriate. In the end
of the article the works must be listed in their complete form, with all
authors, alphabetically according to the last name of the first author.

RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Rapid communications are limited to 2,000 words, including

references. Resumo and abstractare limited to 100 words. According
to editors criteria, these communications may be programmed for
the first available edition.

ARTICLES WITH ACCELERATED EVALUATION

Articles with accelerated evaluation must be complete original

studies, which present justified urgency for fast publication and,
according to editors criteria, may be programmed for the first
available edition. They must follow the same format described for the
original articles.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letters to the Editor are submitted in order to comment a relevant

aspect of Geological Sciences, or to express different opinions
regarding an article recently published by the journal. In this last
case, they will Consist of only one document, without title, and it
may include some references. They will not be submitted to peer
review and will be published at editors will, who may request a
response by the author(s) to the commented article.

EDITORIALS

Editorials must cover broad aspects of Geological Sciences. They will

be issued by the editors of BJG, by people connected to the Brazilian
Society of Geology and by personalities of the sector. These
documents will not be submitted to peer review and will be published
at editors will.

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REVIEW ARTICLES

Review articles must cover relevant Geology themes. These articles

are requested by editors, but review articles spontaneously
submitted are welcome. In this case, potential authors must take into
account that they shall be recognized as fully competent in the
review work field.

ORGANIZING SUBMISSIONS

a) Format of the text: Edit the text using Microsoft Word, double
space, A4.

b) Elements of the text: The hierarchy of titles and subtitles

should obey the following pattern: headers of main sections with
UPPERCASE letters, in bold. Lower hierarchy sections must be in
Uppercase and lowercase letters, in bold. Subsections must be in
italic, with UPPERCASE letters. Lower subdivisions in italic, with the
first letter of the first Word in Uppercase and the other ones in
lowercase letters. The places for insertion of figures and tables must
be indicated in the text, in a positions as close as possible to their
first citation, followed by their respective captions. In the text, the
words Figure and Table may be written down, or abbreviated
between parentheses (Fig. 1, Tab. 1). Abbreviations must be avoided
or used sparingly. If used, they must be defined in the first time they
are mentioned and should not be used in the title, resumo and
abstract.

c) Format of the Resumo and the Abstract: in a single

paragraph, Double space and must be followed
bypalavras-chave and keywords.

d) Illustrations: Signs and symbols must have adequate

dimensions in order to allow readability. Graphic scales, if
necessary, must be placed inside the illustration area. Blooming
photographs must present scale and orientation bars. Figures must
be sent as files in the formats .tiff or .jpg of high resolution
(minimum 600 dpi), and they may be compressed into LZW in case
of the .tiff format.

e) Tables: Must be typed in documents of Microsoft Word (.doc),

compatible with A4 format.

f) Formulas and Equations: Number the formulas and

equations to the right, with Arabic numbers between parentheses
and, in the text, refer to them as equation (1), etc.

g) Acknowledgements: Subtitle in bold and italic.

h) References: Subtitle in bold and lowercase letters. Here are

examples of formats which must be used for the most frequent types
of references.

Books and Chapters of Books:

Bedell R., Crsta A.P., Grunsky E. (eds.). 2009. Remote Sensing and
Spectral Geology. Littleton, Society of Economic Geologists, 270 p.

Kaufman A.J., Sial A.N., Frimmel H.E., Misi A. 2009. Neoproterozoic

to cambrian palaeoclimatic events in southwestern Gondwana In:
Gaucher C., Sial A.N., Frimmel H.E., Helverson G.P. (eds.)

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Neoproterozoic-cambrian tectonics, global change and evolution: a

focus on southwestern Gondwana. Developments in Precambrian
Geology, 16, Amsterdam, Elsevier, p. 369-388.

Pankhurst R.J. & Rapela C.W. (eds.). 1998. The Proto-Andean margin
of Gondwana. London, Geological Society of London Special
Publication, 142, 382 p.

Trompette R. 1994. Geology of western Gondwana (2000500 Ma):

Rotterdam, Balkema, 350 p.

Journal Articles or Serial Publications:

Almeida F.F.M. 1986. Distribuio regional e relaes tectnicas do

magmatismo ps-paleozico no Brasil. Revista Brasileira de
Geocincias, 16(4):325-349.

Costa I.P., Bueno G.V., Milhomem P.S., Silva H.S.R.L., Kosin M.D.
2007. Sub-bacia de Tucano Norte e Bacia de Jatob. Rio de Janeiro,
Boletim de Geocincias da Petrobras, 15(2):445-453.

Escayola M.P., Pimentel M.M., Armstrong R. 2007. Neoproterozoic

backarc basin: sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe U-Pb and
Sm-Nd isotopic evidence from the eastern Pampean Ranges,
Argentina. Geology, 35:495-498.

Heilbron, M. & Machado, N., 2003, Timing of terrane accretion in the

Neoproterozoic-Eopaleozoic Ribeira orogen (SE Brazil): Precambrian
Research, 125:87-112.

Articles published in events:

Astini R., Ramos V.A., Benedetto J.L., Vaccari N.E., Caas F.L. 1996.
La Precordillera: un terreno extico a Gondwana. In: 13Congreso
Geolgico Argentino y 3 Congreso Exploracin de Hidrocarburos,
Actas, v. 5, p. 293-324.

Leite Junior W.B, Bettencourt J.S., Payollav B.L. 2003. Evidence for
multiple sources inferred from Sr and Nd isotopic data from felsic
rocks in the Santa Clara Intrusive Suite, Rondonia, Brazil. In: SSAGI,
South American Symposium on Isotope Geology. Salvador, Short
Papers, p. 583-585.

Milani E.J. & Thomaz Filho A. 2000. Sedimentary basins of South

Amrica. In: Cordani U.G., Milani E.J., Thomaz-Filho A., Campos D.A.
(eds.) Tectonic evolution of South America. 31 International
Geological Congress. Rio de Janeiro, p. 389-452.

Thesis and Dissertations:

Paes V.J.C. 1999. Geologia da quadrcula Alvarenga, MG, e a

gequmica: implicaes geotectnicas e metalogenticas. MS
Dissertation, Instituto de Geocincias, Universidade Federal de Minas
Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 144 p.

vila C.A. 2000. Geologia, petrografia e geocronologia de corpos

plutnicos paleoproterozicos da borda meridional do Crton So
Francisco, regio de So Joo Del Rei, Minas Gerais. PhD Thesis,
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 401 p.

Printed Maps:

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Inda H.A.V. & Barbosa J.F. 1978. Mapa geolgico do Estado da Bahia,
escala 1:1.000.000. Salvador, Secretaria das Minas e Energia,
Coordenao da Produo Mineral.

Mascarenhas J.F. & Garcia T.M. 1989. Mapa geocronolgico do Estado

da Bahia. Escala 1, 1.000.000. Texto Explicativo. Salvador, Secretaria
das Minas e Energia, Coordenao da Produo Mineral. 186 p.

Schobbenhaus C. (coord.) 1975. Carta Geolgica do Brasil ao

Milionsimo Folha Gois (SD 22). Texto explicativo. Braslia,
Departamento Nacional da Produo Mineral, 114 p.

Internal Reports:

Internal Reports will not be accepted, with the exception of those

widely spread in the scientific community and authorized by the
consultants ad hoc.

FINAL FORMAT AND SUBMISSION PROCEDURES

Final format: The final manuscript for publication is the

definitive version, with the corrections made and accepted by
consultants and editors. The same formatting of the initially
submitted version must be kept and the types and sizes of files will
be the same indicated in the submission procedures.
Evaluation: All the works, after approval by the Editorial
Board, will be sent to the analysis and evaluation of
reviewers, whose comments will be redirected to authors for
modifications in the texts of to justify keeping them. Only
after final approval by the editors the works will be sent to
publication.

CONDITIONS FOR SUBMISSION IN THE BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF

GEOLOGY / REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE GEOCINCIAS

As part of the process of submission of articles, the authors must

declare that:

1. They recognize their responsibility in writing the article correctly in

the chosen languages and using appropriate technical terminology, as
well as correctly insert citations and bibliographic references

2. It is mandatory the sending of a submission letter signed by all

authors. In this letter, the authors must refer that the contribution is
original and unpublished, that it has never been published and that it
was not nor will be sent to other publications while it is being
considered by BJG. Besides that, there must be a letter stating all
authors are responsible for the contents of the manuscript, that they
took part in the conception of the project and/or the analysis of the
obtained data and/or the final writing of the article and that all of
them agree to the version sent to publication. The document should
also mention that no significant information to the data collected was
omitted. Finally, situations of conflict of interests which may
inappropriately influence the development or the conclusions of the
work must be explicitly mentioned.

3 The submission is in accordance to all the following listed items.

- The article was not sponsored, allowing the full and independent
understanding of its content.
- The article, edited in Microsft Word, A4 format, does not exceed

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8,000 words.
- Each illustration or table is being sent in a separate file (.tif format
for figures).
- No file exceeds 10Mb, both for text and illustration.

4. Authors are aware that submissions which are not in accordance to

the Instructions to authors for RBG/BJG will be denied and
returned.

5. Authors are aware that, in case of evaluation made by reviewers

ad hoc results in mandatory corrections, they will have up to
thirty days to make the corrections suggested by the editors.

6. Authors are aware they must verify thoroughly the print previews
and return them to the editors with the necessary corrections in 48
hours, in order to ensure a publication free of mistakes.

7. Transference of copyrights: Authors are aware that, in case the

article is accepted to publication, their copyrights are transferred to
the Brazilian Society of Geology through the letter signed out by all
authors.

Send of the manuscripts

Sending procedure: The submission of manuscripts must only be

performed online, by the Electronic Submission System, according to
the instructions in the webpage of BJG (rbg.sbgeo.org.br), in the
item Instructions to send articles.

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