Atmospheric Environment投稿须知1352-2310
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ISSN: 1352-2310
DESCRIPTION
Atmospheric Environment is the international journal for scientists and researchers in different disciplines interested in air pollution and its societal impacts. The journal publishes papers on the consequences of natural and human-induced perturbations to the earth's atmospheres, including processes involving chemistry and physics of the atmosphere as well as subjects related to human health, welfare, climate change, and environmental policy. Atmospheric Environment publishes original research and review articles, special issues, supplements, and New Directions columns. Papers should be novel and results based and present scientific methods involving atmospheric observations, modeling, and analysis extending from local to global scales.
Key topics for stand-alone papers and special issues:- Innovative air quality observations including space based remote sensing Anthropogenic/biogenic emissions and inventories Biospheric-atmospheric exchange and deposition Modeling and analysis Air pollution - climate change interactions Radiative effects of aerosols, clouds, and albedo changes Health and welfare effects associated with pollution exposure in a changing global environment Indoor air pollution Environmental policy and regulatory impacts Field campaigns and laboratory studies of atmospheric physical, chemical, and radiative processes
Our scope is broad, but Atmospheric Environment has air pollution as its core theme. We have to maintain this tradition, while attracting high quality papers of sufficient novelty to contribute to science and its implications for policy. Three fundamental questions help the Editors in reaching a decision on whether to send a paper out for review:
1. Scope - is the work directly or explicitly related to air pollution and has it been prepared or framed in such a way?
2. Novelty - does the work provide something new (new method, new results) or does it add significantly to the literature of air pollution science?
3. Quality - does the work suffer from obvious quality problems, problems in method (e.g. insufficient sample size) or writing style etc.
We try to be flexible with novel papers on air pollution issues even if they don't have atmospheric measurements (e.g. wind tunnel studies, dynamometer studies, remote sensing retrieval etc). However, we are still cautious of purely mathematical derivations, preliminary results or case studies, making sure that these represent substantial contributions to the science of Air Pollution before sending them for review. Air pollution should also feature in manuscripts that lie at the margins of our
scope e.g. agriculture, meteorology, climatology, building comfort, carbon footprint, physiology, noise, engineering, occupational hygiene, meteorological visibility, heating and ventilation etc Benefits to authors:-
We also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services. Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: https://www.sodocs.net/doc/1b5400242.html,
AUDIENCE
Researchers, government and industry officials involved in monitoring / controlling / producing pollution, meteorologists, climatologists, chemists and planners.
IMPACT FACTOR
2012: 3.110 ? Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports 2013
ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING
Acid Precipitation Digest
Air Pollution Titles
Analytical Abstracts
Applied Science & Technology Abstracts
Applied Science and Technology Index
Aqualine Abstracts
BIOSIS
Elsevier BIOBASE
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Chemical Abstracts
Current Contents / Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences
Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences
Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts
EMBASE
Environmental Periodicals Bibliography
FLUIDEX
GEOBASE
Geographical Abstracts: Physical Geography
Geological Abstracts
INSPEC
PASCAL/CNRS
Research Alert
SCISEARCH
Science Citation Index
Theoretical Chemical Engineering Abstracts
Scopus
EDITORIAL BOARD
To Contact the journal, please email:
A. Thomas
Editors-in-Chief:
P. Brimblecombe, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, UK
C.K. Chan, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong
H.B. Singh, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USA
A. Wiedensohler, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Senior Editorial Assistants:
N.T. Lau, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong M. Raychaudhuri, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, UK
Assistant Editor (New Direction Column):
J. Wang, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Editorial Advisory Board:
J Aherne, Ontario, Canada
P.J. Builtjes, Apeldoorn, Netherlands
J. Cao, Xi'an, China
G.R. Carmichael, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
N. Carslaw, York, England, UK
L Emmons, Boulder, Colorado, USA
B.J. Finlayson-Pitts, Irvine, California, USA
H. Frey, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
E Fuelberg, Tallahassee
R.M. Harrison, Birmingham, UK
D.J. Jacob, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
L. Jimenez, Boulder, Colorado, USA
H. Kan, Shanghai, China
K. Kawamura, Sapporo, Japan
Y.-P. Kim, Seoul, South Korea
M. Kleeman, Davis, California, USA
G. Lammel, Mainz, Germany
B. Langmann, Hamburg, Germany
H Liao, Beijing, China
N.-H. Lin, Chung-Li, Taiwan, ROC
A. Luhar, Aspendale, Victoria, Australia
V Martin, Halifax, Canada
D.L. Mauzerall, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
R.L. Maynard, Didcot, Oxon, England, UK
T. Mukerji, Stanford, California, USA
H. Okochi, Tokyo, Japan
P.I Palmer, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
D.D. Parrish, Boulder, Colorado, USA
S.T. Rao, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
J. Redemann, Moffett Field, California, USA
A. Robins, Guildford, Surrey, UK
L. Russell, La Jolla, California, USA
T. Salthammer, Braunschweig, Germany
S. K. Satheesh, Bangalore, India
M schaap, Utrecht, Netherlands
J.H. Seinfeld, Pasadena, California, USA
C. Sioutas, Los Angeles, California, USA
X Wang, Guangzhou, China
A.S. Wexler, Davis, California, USA
M. Yao, Beijing, China
J Yu, Hong Kong, China
Q Zhang, Davis, California, USA
J Zheng, Guangzhou, China
GUIDE FOR AUTHORS
Your Paper Your Way
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INTRODUCTION
The subject matter of papers published in Atmospheric Environment covers air pollution research and its applications, click here for more information.
Types of Paper
The Journal publishes Research Papers, Short Communications, Technical Notes, Discussion of published papers, Book Reviews, Critical Literature Reviews, a New Directions Column. In addition, special issues on topical themes are published.
Short Communications and Technical Notes
These papers cover topics which may be simpler in structure or of more limited interest. They also include instrumental methods. At times they might report negative findings, unusual or unexplained observations or short sets of measurements made in rather unique situations. The general style of these papers is similar to that of full papers. Manuscripts for these papers must not exceed ten sides including all references and diagrams. They should not exceed 3000 words.
Short Communications - are smaller pieces of work or initial findings that need to be released to the community prior to more extensive study because of the wide relevance and value of the research, as judged by the Editors
New Directions Articles
New Directions is an invited or contributed column reporting on late-breaking, controversial and speculative issues in all aspects of the atmospheric sciences. The articles are intended to have a broad appeal to the readership of the Journal, and to provide a focus and forum for further discussion. They are short in length (1300 words) and written in a popular style, not as scientific papers, but are nevertheless authored by experts in their field. Correspondence on previously published New Directions articles is welcomed, and will be considered for publication at the Editor's discretion. The columns are prominently featured in the Journal using grey-edged paper for the article, and a matching display box on the back page. For further details on the New Direction column, please email https://www.sodocs.net/doc/1b5400242.html,/atmenv/
Instructions for Authors for New Directions Papers
Articles are limited to 1,300 words inclusive and should fit within two printed pages in the journal.
Articles and correspondence should be sent to the following email: https://www.sodocs.net/doc/1b5400242.html,/atmenv/ The use of the 'active' rather than the 'passive' voice in articles is encouraged. New Directions columns are intended to have a more 'journalistic' flavour than a strict scientific style.
Text-only articles are welcome. Where figures are used these should be the minimum required (preferably only one) to convey the main thrust of the article, be clearly presented, and simple. They will be much reduced in size, so legends and titles should be clear and large enough to allow reduction to a single-column width. They should be accompanied by suitable figure legends along with the main text. Originals should be drawn with ink, or printed on a high quality printer (preferably laser). They should have the author's name, and the figure number, on the back and be sent by mail to the New Directions Editor. Alternatively they may be sent electronically as discrete or embedded Word or Excel charts. Other graphical formats may also be acceptable (bitmaps, GIF and JPEG formats, PDF, etc.). Tables should also be kept to the minimum required, and be presented in the simplest style possible (three horizontal lines: one at the top, one at the bottom, and one under the column headers; no vertical lines; and minimum number of columns).
References should be kept to an absolute minimum and there is no prohibition on 'grey' literature so long as it is fully attributed.
The Editors reserve the right to reject, edit, or reword submitted articles. Authors will have the opportunity to inspect galley proofs of their columns before final printing. The decision of the Editors is final.
Regular manuscript is less than 6500 words, including references, unless length extension has been granted by the executive editor. Diagrams should be kept to a minimum.
Review papers should be no more than 9000 words, including references, unless length extension has been granted by the executive editor. Diagrams should be kept to a minimum.
Research Announcements
These are formal announcements of important new international research programmes and opportunities, or summaries of officially reported outcomes of major new studies (in some cases these may be suitable for consideration as New Directions columns). There is a one printed page limit i.e. 650 words which may include a handful of references. Research Announcements should be emailed directly to an editorial office at atmenv@https://www.sodocs.net/doc/1b5400242.html,.
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Table footnotes
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Artwork
Electronic artwork
General points
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? Preferred fonts: Arial (or Helvetica), Times New Roman (or Times), Symbol, Courier.
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? Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files.
? Indicate per figure if it is a single, 1.5 or 2-column fitting image.
? For Word submissions only, you may still provide figures and their captions, and tables within a single file at the revision stage.
? Please note that individual figure files larger than 10 MB must be provided in separate source files.
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You are urged to visit this site; some excerpts from the detailed information are given here. Formats
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EPS (or PDF): Vector drawings. Embed the font or save the text as 'graphics'.
TIFF (or JPG): Color or grayscale photographs (halftones): always use a minimum of 300 dpi.
TIFF (or JPG): Bitmapped line drawings: use a minimum of 1000 dpi.
TIFF (or JPG): Combinations bitmapped line/half-tone (color or grayscale): a minimum of 500 dpi is required.
Please do not:
? Supply files that are optimized for screen use (e.g., GIF, BMP, PICT, WPG); the resolution is too low.? Supply files that are too low in resolution.
? Submit graphics that are disproportionately large for the content.
Color artwork
Please make sure that artwork files are in an acceptable format (TIFF (or JPEG), EPS (or PDF), or MS Office files) and with the correct resolution. If, together with your accepted article, you submit usable color figures then Elsevier will ensure, at no additional charge, that these figures will appear in color on the Web (e.g., ScienceDirect and other sites) regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in color in the printed version. For color reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from Elsevier after receipt of your accepted article. Please indicate your preference for color: in print or on the Web only. For further information on the preparation of electronic artwork, please see https://www.sodocs.net/doc/1b5400242.html,/artworkinstructions.
Please note: Because of technical complications which can arise by converting color figures to 'gray scale' (for the printed version should you not opt for color in print) please submit in addition usable black and white versions of all the color illustrations.
Figure captions
Ensure that each illustration has a caption. A caption should comprise a brief title (not on the figure itself) and a description of the illustration. Keep text in the illustrations themselves to a minimum but explain all symbols and abbreviations used.
Tables
Number tables consecutively in accordance with their appearance in the text. Place footnotes to tables below the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters. Avoid vertical rules. Be sparing in the use of tables and ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article.
References
Citation in text
Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be given in full. Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. If these references are included in the reference list they should follow the standard reference style of the journal and should include a substitution of the publication date with either 'Unpublished results' or 'Personal communication'. Citation of a reference as 'in press' implies that the item has been accepted for publication.
Reference links
Increased discoverability of research and high quality peer review are ensured by online links to the sources cited. In order to allow us to create links to abstracting and indexing services, such as Scopus, CrossRef and PubMed, please ensure that data provided in the references are correct. Please note that incorrect surnames, journal/book titles, publication year and pagination may prevent link creation. When copying references, please be careful as they may already contain errors. Use of the DOI is encouraged.
Web references
As a minimum, the full URL should be given and the date when the reference was last accessed. Any further information, if known (DOI, author names, dates, reference to a source publication, etc.), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.
References in a special issue
Please ensure that the words 'this issue' are added to any references in the list (and any citations in the text) to other articles in the same Special Issue.
Reference formatting
There are no strict requirements on reference formatting at submission. References can be in any style or format as long as the style is consistent. Where applicable, author(s) name(s), journal title/book title, chapter title/article title, year of publication, volume number/book chapter and the pagination must be present. Use of DOI is highly encouraged. The reference style used by the journal will be applied to the accepted article by Elsevier at the proof stage. Note that missing data will be highlighted at proof stage for the author to correct. If you do wish to format the references yourself they should be arranged according to the following examples:
Reference Style
Responsibility for the accuracy of bibliographic citations lies entirely with the Authors. All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references following the text of the manuscript. The list of references should be arranged first alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary.
In the text refer to the author's name (without initials) and year of publication (e.g. "Since Vingarzan (2004) has shown that..." or "This is in agreement with results obtained later (Atkinson, 2000)". For three or more authors use the first author followed by "et al.", in the text. References should be given in the following form:
In the text as: Crutzen (2004) or (Crutzen, 2004) according to content of sentence, list in alphabetical order of first author's surname at end of text as follows: Author's name(s), initials, year of publication, title.
Periodicals title should be written out in full, volume number and inclusive page numbers. Beevers S.D., Carslaw D.C., 2005. The impact of congestion charging on vehicle emissions in London. Atmospheric Environment 39, 1-5.
Books references, title pages, publisher's name and location: Heintzenberg J., 2002. Aerosols / Physics and Chemistry of Aerosols, in: Holton J.R. et al. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences, Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 34-40.
Citing and listing of web references. As a minimum, the full URL should be given. Any further information, if known (author names, dates, reference to a source publication etc.), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired, or can be included in the reference list.
All cited material should be accessible to the public. Internal publications, conference proceedings, etc.; avoid if possible. If essential, include sufficient information for the reader to locate the reference. In particular references to conferences should contain the address of the organization responsible. Video data
Elsevier accepts video material and animation sequences to support and enhance your scientific research. Authors who have video or animation files that they wish to submit with their article are strongly encouraged to include links to these within the body of the article. This can be done in the same way as a figure or table by referring to the video or animation content and noting in the body text where it should be placed. All submitted files should be properly labeled so that they directly relate to the video file's content. In order to ensure that your video or animation material is directly usable, please provide the files in one of our recommended file formats with a preferred maximum size of 50 MB. Video and animation files supplied will be published online in the electronic version of your article in Elsevier Web products, including ScienceDirect: https://www.sodocs.net/doc/1b5400242.html,. Please supply 'stills' with your files: you can choose any frame from the video or animation or make a separate image. These will be used instead of standard icons and will personalize the link to your video data. For more detailed instructions please visit our video instruction pages at https://www.sodocs.net/doc/1b5400242.html,/artworkinstructions. Note: since video and animation cannot be embedded in the print version of the journal, please provide text for both the electronic and the print version for the portions of the article that refer to this content.
AudioSlides
The journal encourages authors to create an AudioSlides presentation with their published article. AudioSlides are brief, webinar-style presentations that are shown next to the online article on ScienceDirect. This gives authors the opportunity to summarize their research in their own words and to help readers understand what the paper is about. More information and examples are available at https://www.sodocs.net/doc/1b5400242.html,/audioslides. Authors of this journal will automatically receive an invitation e-mail to create an AudioSlides presentation after acceptance of their paper.
Supplementary data
Elsevier accepts electronic supplementary material to support and enhance your scientific research. Supplementary files offer the author additional possibilities to publish supporting applications, high-resolution images, background datasets, sound clips and more. Supplementary files supplied will be
published online alongside the electronic version of your article in Elsevier Web products, including ScienceDirect: https://www.sodocs.net/doc/1b5400242.html,. In order to ensure that your submitted material is directly usable, please provide the data in one of our recommended file formats. Authors should submit the material in electronic format together with the article and supply a concise and descriptive caption for each file. For more detailed instructions please visit our artwork instruction pages at https://www.sodocs.net/doc/1b5400242.html,/artworkinstructions.
Data deposit and linking
Elsevier encourages authors to deposit raw data sets underpinning their research publication in data repositories, and to enable interlinking of articles and data. Please visit https://www.sodocs.net/doc/1b5400242.html,/databaselinking for more information on depositing and linking your data with a supported data repository.
Google Maps and KML files
KML (Keyhole Markup Language) files (optional): You can enrich your online articles by providing KML or KMZ files which will be visualized using Google maps. The KML or KMZ files can be uploaded in our online submission system. KML is an XML schema for expressing geographic annotation and visualization within Internet-based Earth browsers. Elsevier will generate Google Maps from the submitted KML files and include these in the article when published online. Submitted KML files will also be available for downloading from your online article on ScienceDirect. For more information see https://www.sodocs.net/doc/1b5400242.html,/googlemaps.
Please ensure your manuscript contains line numbers. If line numbers are missing, your manuscript will be returned back to you, and peer-review will not proceed.
Submission checklist
The following list will be useful during the final checking of an article prior to sending it to the journal for review. Please consult this Guide for Authors for further details of any item.
Ensure that the following items are present:
One author has been designated as the corresponding author with contact details:
? E-mail address
? Full postal address
? Telephone
All necessary files have been uploaded, and contain:
? Keywords
? All figure captions
? All tables (including title, description, footnotes)
Further considerations
? Manuscript has been 'spell-checked' and 'grammar-checked'
? All references mentioned in the Reference list are cited in the text, and vice versa
? Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Web)? Color figures are clearly marked as being intended for color reproduction on the Web (free of charge) and in print, or to be reproduced in color on the Web (free of charge) and in black-and-white in print ? If only color on the Web is required, black-and-white versions of the figures are also supplied for printing purposes
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? Save text in illustrations as "graphics" or enclose the font.
? Only use the following fonts in your illustrations: Arial, Courier, Helvetica, Times, Symbol.
? Number the illustrations according to their sequence in the text.
? Use a logical naming convention for your artwork files.
? Provide all illustrations as separate files.
? Provide captions to illustrations separately.
? Produce images near to the desired size of the printed version.
? A detailed guide on electronic artwork is available on our website:
https://www.sodocs.net/doc/1b5400242.html,/artworkinstructions. You are urged to visit this site; some excerpts from the detailed information are given here.
? The word count includes the abstract, references and figure and table legends. Tables should be kept to a minimum and no table should be bigger than half a page.
? References are in the correct format for this journal
? Permission has been obtained for use of copyrighted material from other sources (including the Web)? Modelling studies should include some validation with observational data
AFTER ACCEPTANCE
Use of the Digital Object Identifier
The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) may be used to cite and link to electronic documents. The DOI consists of a unique alpha-numeric character string which is assigned to a document by the publisher upon the initial electronic publication. The assigned DOI never changes. Therefore, it is an ideal medium for citing a document, particularly 'Articles in press' because they have not yet received their full bibliographic information. Example of a correctly given DOI (in URL format; here an article in the journal Physics Letters B):
https://www.sodocs.net/doc/1b5400242.html,/10.1016/j.physletb.2010.09.059
When you use a DOI to create links to documents on the web, the DOIs are guaranteed never to change.
Online proof correction
Corresponding authors will receive an e-mail with a link to our online proofing system, allowing annotation and correction of proofs online. The environment is similar to MS Word: in addition to editing text, you can also comment on figures/tables and answer questions from the Copy Editor. Web-based proofing provides a faster and less error-prone process by allowing you to directly type your corrections, eliminating the potential introduction of errors.
If preferred, you can still choose to annotate and upload your edits on the PDF version. All instructions for proofing will be given in the e-mail we send to authors, including alternative methods to the online version and PDF.
We will do everything possible to get your article published quickly and accurately - please upload all of your corrections within 48 hours. It is important to ensure that all corrections are sent back to us in one communication. Please check carefully before replying, as inclusion of any subsequent corrections cannot be guaranteed. Proofreading is solely your responsibility. Note that Elsevier may proceed with the publication of your article if no response is received.
Offprints
The corresponding author, at no cost, will be provided with a personalized link providing 50 days free access to the final published version of the article on ScienceDirect. This link can also be used for sharing via email and social networks. For an extra charge, paper offprints can be ordered via the offprint order form which is sent once the article is accepted for publication. Both corresponding and co-authors may order offprints at any time via Elsevier's WebShop (https://www.sodocs.net/doc/1b5400242.html,/myarticleservices/offprints). Authors requiring printed copies of multiple articles may use Elsevier WebShop's 'Create Your Own Book' service to collate multiple articles within a single cover (https://www.sodocs.net/doc/1b5400242.html,/myarticleservices/booklets).
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