The Submission Process
Each journal has a "Guide to Authors" that outlines the order of sections within a paper, word limits, costs (if any), instructions for preparing tables and figures, and how the editors would like the literature formatted. Luckily, the editors make these guides readily available via their websites.
Most journals now use an online submission system. Those that are part of large publishing houses (such as Elselvier) may use a centralized, standardized system. But, there are other systems out there. The advantages of online submission is significant savings in photocopying, printing, and postage; rapid notification of receipt; and the ability to do the submission in stages. The disadvantages are that the system may be tedious to use, upload times can be quite lengthy depending on your connection speed, and that you might need to do the submission in stages. Some of the websites have very easy to follow directions; some of them are not so forthright. These slideshows show the steps that are involved for some of my recent submissions:
Journal
of Forestry
Forest Ecology and
Management
Plant and Soil
Canadian Journal of Forest
Research
Soil Science Society
of America Journal
Biogeochemistry
The American Chemical Society is producing an online
video series entitled Publishing Your Research 101.Any revisions will be uploaded to the same system, as well as your responses to reviewers (see The Review Process )
Once accepted, you may need to visit the system to review page proofs, assign copyright, answer additional questions, etc.
Environmental and Experimental
Botany
Forest Ecology and Managment
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