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Author Guidelines

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

The journal publishes papers in the field of geophysics dealing with problems in meteorology, climatology, hydrology, physical oceanography, seismology, geomagnetism and aeronomy.

The papers are classified into the following categories: original scientific papers, short communications, review papers, preliminary communications, professional papers, papers presented at scientific meetings.

Original scientific papers should report on still unpublished original results of scientific investigations. The presentation should allow for investigations to be repeated and conclusions to be checked.

Short communications are brief scientific papers.

Review papers give a comprehensive survey of an area of research or of a certain problem on the basis of already published material.

Preliminary communications contain preliminary findings of extensive investigations, which require rapid publication.

Professional papers present the results of data processing by known methods or they simply communicate information, without original views or new findings.

Original scientific papers, short communications and review papers will be submitted to two referees, preliminary communications and professional papers to one. Only papers with favourable report(s) will be accepted for publication.

Geofizika also publishes contributions that do not require reviewing: opinions and commentaries, book reviews, social news etc.

Contributions written in English (preferred) or in Croatian will be accepted. Authors from non-English speaking countries are requested to have their text thoroughly checked by a competent person. Revision of the language is the responsibility of the author.

As a community-driven, diamond open-access journal, Geofizika encourages free access to research data used in the presented analyses, in accordance with the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) for data More information on the FAIR principles is available at https://www.go-fair.org/fair-principles.

Authors are permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) large language models to improve the readability of their own. However, authors must review and edit the output resulting from generative AI and are accountable for the accuracy of their publications. AI may not be listed, or cited, as an author. Authors are not permitted to use AI to create new text or alter images or videos. Breaching of these rules will immediately result in rejection of a manuscript or withdrawal of a paper.

Submission of a manuscript to Geofizika implies that the paper has not been, and will not be published elsewhere. The Editorial Board accepts no responsibility for the statements made in the paper, and it is assumed that the authors have met all legal requirements before submission of the manuscript. No fee is given to the authors.

Authors are encouraged to identify three to five qualified reviewers, and, they are requested not to suggest persons with whom they have a personal or current professional relationship. However, the final selection of reviewers is made by the Editorial Board.

No page charges are levied on authors or their institutions except for color pages in the print edition, e. figures which appear in black-and-white in the print edition will appear in color in the online version free of charge, assuming color originals are supplied. Color pages are charged as follows: one page – EUR 150; two pages – EUR 120 per page; three pages – EUR 100 per page; four or more pages – EUR 80 per page.

All manuscripts published online are subject to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

By submitting a manuscript, the author accepts the application of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Editorial board of Geofizika aims to prevent any type of scientific misconduct, such as plagiarism, fabrication, falsification and redundant publication. All submitted manuscripts are checked using Crossref Similarity Check screening system for potential plagiarism (powered by iThenticate).

 

Form of manuscript

Each manuscript should include the following components:

1. Title page: title, author’s name, affiliation, address, E-mail address, ORCID number, phone and fax number.

2. Second page: abstract, not exceeding 250 words. It should be accompanied by a Croatian translation. The translation of the abstract should include the title (if necessary, the Editorial Board will provide the translation). The content of the paper has to be understandable from the abstract alone. The abstract should be informative (e.g. method applied, containing the most important results and/or conclusion), not descriptive and it should be followed by a keyword list.

3. Text: the text should be divided into sections. For an empirical paper, the sections may be e.g. Introduction – Materials and Methods – Results – Discussion – Conclusions. For a theoretical paper, the sections may be e.g. Introduction – Governing equations –Solutions – Discussion – Conclusion(s). The use of SI-units is obligatory. The numbers identifying the equations should be placed on the far right-hand side of the page (in parentheses).

4. Data availability statement is mandatory for all manuscripts and should include information on how to access the research data used in the study. This may involve citing publicly accessible datasets (including URLs), referencing data stored in repositories such as Zenodo (e.g., zenodo.org) or similar platforms, or indicating that the data can be accessed by contacting the authors of the study.

5. Authorship statement is mandatory for all submissions and should be developed following CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) categories. More on CRediT categories can be found at, e.g., https://www.com/researcher/author/policies-and-guidelines/credit-author-statement.

6. References: these should be arranged alphabetically. Articles should be referenced as follows: author(s), year, title of article, abbreviated title of journal, volume number, pages, DOI (if applicable). Example:

Hanks, T. C. and Kanamori, H. (1979): A moment magnitude scale, J. Geophys. Res., 84, B5, 2348–2350, https://doi.org/10.1029/JB084iB05p02348.

For books, the following sequence is valid: author(s), year, title of book, publisher, place, pages. Example:

Fuchs, N. A. (1959): Evaporation and droplet growth in gaseous media. Pergamon Press, Oxford, 78 pp.

All cited material should be accessible to the reader. Internal publications, conference proceedings, etc. should be avoided if possible. Otherwise, sufficient information for the reader to locate the reference should be included. Quotations should include the name of the author and the year of publication.

7. Enclosures: tables and figures should be completely intelligible without reference to the text. Figures should be of high quality. Photocopies are not acceptable. The lettering should be large enough so as to be legible after possible reduction. Illustrations and tables should be numbered in Arabic numerals, in the order they are referred to in the text.

8. Insert line and page numbers.

Printed version journal dimension: 170 x 240 mm (active part: 125 x 180 mm)

Manuscripts that do not meet the above guidelines, will not be considered.

 

Manuscript submission

Please, submit manuscripts to the Editorial Office via Geofizika Journal web pages (https://hrcak. srce.hr/ojs/index.php/geofizika/index) For Authors → Submissions → Register or Login. Illustrations are acceptable in the following formats: Postscript (PS and EPS), CorelDraw (CDR), TIFF, PCX, AI, WMF, PDF, PLT, BMP and PSD. Each graphic contribution should be sent as separate file (resolution at least 300 dpi).

 

UPUTE AUTORIMA

Časopis objavljuje radove vezane u polju geofizike koji se odnose na istraživanja u meteorologiji, klimatologiji, hidrologiji, fizičkoj oceanografiji, seizmologiji, geomagnetizmu i aeronomiji.

Radovi se svrstavaju u slijedeće kategorije: izvorni znanstveni radovi, kratka priopćenja, pregledni radovi, prethodna priopćenja, stručni radovi, izlaganja sa znanstvenih skupova.

Izvorni znanstveni radovi sadrže još neobjavljene originalne rezultate znanstvenih istraživanja. Prezentacija mora biti takva da se istraživanje može ponoviti, a zaključci provjeriti.

Kratka priopćenja su kraći znanstveni radovi.

Pregledni radovi daju cjelovit pregled nekog područja ili problema na temelju već publiciranih materijala.

Prethodna priopćenja sadrže preliminarne rezultate opširnijih istraživanja koji zahtijevaju brzo objavljivanje.

Stručni radovi predstavljaju rezultate obrade podataka poznatim metodama ili jednostavno prenose informacije, bez originalnih pogleda ili novih spoznaja.

Izvorni znanstveni radovi, kratka priopćenja i pregledni radovi podliježu recenziji dvaju anonimnih recenzenata. Prethodna priopćenja i stručni radovi šalju se jednom recenzentu. Za tisak se prihvaćaju samo radovi s pozitivnom recenzijom.

Geofizika objavljuje i tekstove koji se ne recenziraju: mišljenja i komentare, prikaze knjiga, društvene vijesti i sl.

Radovi mogu biti pisani na hrvatskom ili na engleskom jeziku, ali se preporučuje da budu pisani na engleskom jeziku. Za razinu engleskog jezika odgovorni su sami autori. Uredništvo preporuča da rukopise autora, kojima engleski nije materinji jezik, pažljivo pregleda za jezik kompetentna osoba.

Kao časopis otvorenog pristupa s dijamantnim statusom, Geofizika potiče slobodan pristup istraživačkim podacima korištenim u predstavljenim analizama, u skladu s FAIR načelima (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) za dijeljenje podataka. Više informacija o FAIR načelima dostupno je na https://www.go­fair.org/fair­principles.

Autorima je dozvoljeno koristiti generativne modele umjetne inteligencije (UI) kako bi poboljšali čitljivost vlastitog teksta. Međutim, autori moraju pregledati i autorizirati sadržaj rukopisa te su odgovorni za točnost sadržaja publikacija. UI se ne smije navoditi niti citirati kao autor. Autorima nije dopušteno koristiti UI za pisanje teksta, izradu ili izmjenu slika ili videozapisa. Kršenje ovih pravila rezultirat će trenutnim odbijanjem rukopisa ili povlačenjem rada.

Autori jamče da rad prihvaćen za objavljivanje u Geofizici nije i neće biti objavljen u nekoj drugoj publikaciji. Uredništvo ne preuzima odgovornost za sadržaj rada i pretpostavlja se da su autori prije podnošenja rukopisa regulirali sve zakonske obveze. Radovi se ne honoriraju.

Preporuča se da autori predlože imena tri do pet znanstvenika za koje smatraju da bi bili prikladni recenzenti rukopisa. Predloženi recenzenti ne smiju biti osobe s kojima autori trenutno profesionalno surađuju ili su privatno povezani. Konačnu odluku o izboru recenzenata donosi Urednički odbor.

Troškovi tiskanja, izuzev troškova stranica tiskanih u boji, ne naplaćuju se. Drugim riječima, slike koje su u tiskanom izdanju crno-­bijele, u online verziji biti će u boji, pod uvjetom da su originali. Stranice tiskane u boji naplaćuju se kako slijedi: jedna stranica – 150 EUR; dvije stranice – 120 EUR po stranici; tri stranice – 100 EUR po stranici; četiri ili više – 80 EUR po stranici.

Svi objavljeni rukopisi podliježu Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 međunarodnoj licenci.

Slanjem rukopisa autor prihvaća primjenu Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 međunarodne licence.

Urednički odbor časopisa Geofizika nastoji spriječiti bilo koju vrstu povrede znanstvenoistraživačke čestitosti, poput (auto)plagiranja, izmišljanja rezultata i prepravljanja rezultata. Svi dostavljeni rukopisi provjeravaju se pomoću sustava Crossref Similarity Check, iThenticate.

 

Oblikovanje rukopisa

Svaki rukopis mora sadržavati:

1. Naslovna stranica: naslov rada, autori, institucije u kojima autori rade, puna adresa, ORCID broj, e-mail adresa, brojevi telefona i telefaksa.

2. Druga stranica: sažetak duljine do oko  250 riječi,  na engleskom i hrvatskom jeziku. Sadržaj rada mora biti potpuno razumljiv iz sažetka. To znači da sažetak mora biti informativan (ne deskriptivan) te mora sadržavati najvažnije rezultate odnosno zaključke, tako da čitalac može već iz sažetka dobiti što više informacija iz kojih može prosuditi je li za njega bitan sadržaj čitavog rada. Prijevod sažetka sadrži i naslov na istom jeziku. Uz sažetke treba priložiti popis ključnih riječi.

3. Sadržaj rada: organizira se pregledno. Za empirijski rad poglavlja mogu biti: Uvod – Materijali i metode – Rezultati – Diskusija – Zaključak, a za teorijski npr. Uvod – Polazne jednadžbe – Rješenja – Diskusija – Zaključak. Obvezna je upotreba SI jedinica. Izvodi neka se sastoje samo od bitnih koraka. Formule u tekstu neka budu napisane u jednom retku. Jednadžbe se označavaju brojevima u zagradama na desnoj strani.

4. Izjava o dostupnosti podataka obvezna je za sve rukopise i treba sadržavati informacije o tome kako pristupiti istraživačkim podacima korištenim u studiji. To može uključivati navođenje javno dostup­ nih skupova podataka (uključujući URL­ove), referenciranje podataka pohranjenih u repozitorijima kao što je Zenodo (npr. zenodo.org) ili sličnim platformama ili navođenje da se podacima može pristupiti kontaktiranjem autora studije.

5. Izjava o autorstvu je obavezna za sve podneske i treba biti napisana prema kategorijama CRediT (Taksonomija uloga suradnika). Više o kategorijama CRediT možete pronaći na https://www.elsevier.com/researcher/author/policies­and­guidelines/credit­author­statement.

6. Popis citirane literature: abecednim redom prema prezimenima autora. Rad iz časopisa citira se na slijedeći način: autor(i), godina, naslov rada, skraćeni naziv časopisa, volumen, stranice, DOI (ako postoji). Primjer:

Hanks, T. C. and Kanamori, H. (1979): A moment magnitude scale, J. Geophys. Res., 84, B5, 2348– 2350, https://doi.org/10.1029/JB084iB05p02348.

Za knjige vrijedi shema: autor(i), godina, naslov knjige, izdavač, mjesto izdanja, broj stranica. Primjer:

Fuchs, N. A. (1959): Evaporation and droplet growth in gaseous media. Pergamon Press, Oxford, 78 pp.

Sav citirani materijal treba biti dostupan čitateljima. Interne publikacije, zbornike sa skupova i slične materijale, ako je to ikako moguće, treba izbjegavati. Ako su neophodni, svaka referenca treba sadržavati dovoljno informacija na temelju kojih čitalac može pronaći citiranu publikaciju.

U tekstu se citira prezime autora i godina izdanja citirane publikacije.

7. Prilozi uz tekst: svaka tablica ili ilustracija mora biti razumljiva sama po sebi bez čitanja rukopisa. Crteži i ostali grafički prilozi trebaju biti visoke kakvoće. Fotokopije nisu prihvatljive. Slova i brojke treba napisati tako da budu čitljive i nakon smanjivanja. Ilustracije i tablice numeriraju se arapskim brojevima onim redom kako su navedene u tekstu.

8. Potrebno je umetnuti brojeve stranica i redaka.

Dimenzije tiskanog časopisa: 170 x 240 mm (dio unutar margina: 125 x 180 mm)

Rukopisi koji ne ispunjavaju gornje uvjete neće se razmatrati.

 

Slanje rukopisa

Molimo rukopise slati Uredničkom odboru elektroničkom poštom na adresu https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/geofizika/about/submissions (For Authors -> Submissions -> Register ili Login).

Grafički prilozi prihvatljivi su u ovim formatima: Postscript (PS i EPS), CorelDraw (CDR), TIFF, PCX, AI, WMF, PDF, PLT, BMP i PSD. Svaki grafički prilog treba poslati kao zasebnu datoteku (rezolucije 300 dpi ili više).

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • Second page should contain abstract, not exceeding 250 words. The content of the paper has to be understandable from the abstract alone. The abstract should be informative, not descriptive and it should be followed by a keyword list.
  • The text should be divided into sections. For an empirical paper, the sections may be e.g. Introduction – Materials and Methods – Results – Discussion – Conclusions. For a theoretical paper, the sections may be e.g. Introduction – Governing equations –Solutions – Discussion – Conclusion(s). The use of SI-units is obligatory. The numbers identifying the equations should be placed on the far right-hand side of the page (in parentheses).
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor has been sent before to another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point Century Schoolbook font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. Insert line and page numbers.
  • Authors are encouraged to identify three to five qualified reviewers (in the "Comments for the Editor" text-box), and they are requested not to suggest persons with whom they have a personal or current professional relationship.
  • References should be arranged alphabetically and referenced as indicated in the instructions to authors. Where available, URLs (DOIs)for the references have been provided in form https://doi.org/xxxxxx...
  • Title page of the manuscript should include the title page which contains: title, author’s name, affiliation, address, e-mail address, ORCID number, phone and fax number (if available).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format. Illustrations are acceptable in the following formats: JPG, PNG, Postscript (PS and EPS), CorelDraw (CDR), TIFF, PCX, AI, WMF, PDF, PLT, BMP and PSD. Each graphic contribution should be sent as separate file (resolution at least 300 dpi).

Original scientific paper

Original scientific papers should report on still unpublished original results of scientific investigations. The presentation should allow for investigations to be repeated and conclusions to be checked.

Paper will be submitted to two referees. Only papers with favourable report(s) will be accepted for publication.

Authors from non-English speaking countries are requested to have their text thoroughly checked by a competent person. Revision of the language is the responsibility of the author.

Submission of a manuscript to Geofizika implies that the paper has not been, and will not be published elsewhere. The Editorial Board accepts no responsibility for the statements made in the paper, and it is assumed that the authors have met all legal requirements before submission of the manuscript. No fee is given to the authors.

Authors are encouraged to identify three to five qualified reviewers, and, they are requested not to suggest persons with whom they have a personal or current professional relationship. However, the final selection of reviewers is made by the Editorial Board.

No page charges are levied on authors or their institutions except for colour pages in the print edition, i.e. figures which appear in black-and-white in the print edition will appear in colour in the online version free of charge, assuming colour originals are supplied. Colour pages are charged as follows: one page – EUR 150; two pages – EUR 120 per page; three pages – EUR 100 per page; four or more pages – EUR 80 per page.

All manuscripts published online are subject to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

By submitting a manuscript, the author accepts the application of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Editorial board of Geofizika aims to prevent any type of scientific misconduct, such as plagiarism, fabrication, falsification and redundant publication. All submitted manuscripts are checked using Crossref Similarity Check screening system for potential plagiarism (powered by iThenticate) (https://www.crossref.org/services/similarity-check/).

Short communication

Short communications are brief scientific papers.

Paper will be submitted to two referees. Only papers with favourable report(s) will be accepted for publication.

Authors from non-English speaking countries are requested to have their text thoroughly checked by a competent person. Revision of the language is the responsibility of the author.

Submission of a manuscript to Geofizika implies that the paper has not been, and will not be published elsewhere. The Editorial Board accepts no responsibility for the statements made in the paper, and it is assumed that the authors have met all legal requirements before submission of the manuscript. No fee is given to the authors.

Authors are encouraged to identify three to five qualified reviewers, and, they are requested not to suggest persons with whom they have a personal or current professional relationship. However, the final selection of reviewers is made by the Editorial Board.

No page charges are levied on authors or their institutions except for colour pages in the print edition, i.e. figures which appear in black-and-white in the print edition will appear in colour in the online version free of charge, assuming colour originals are supplied. Colour pages are charged as follows: one page – EUR 150; two pages – EUR 120 per page; three pages – EUR 100 per page; four or more pages – EUR 80 per page.

All manuscripts published online are subject to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

By submitting a manuscript, the author accepts the application of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Editorial board of Geofizika aims to prevent any type of scientific misconduct, such as plagiarism, fabrication, falsification and redundant publication. All submitted manuscripts are checked using Crossref Similarity Check screening system for potential plagiarism (powered by iThenticate) (https://www.crossref.org/services/similarity-check/).

Review paper

Review papers give a comprehensive survey of an area of research or of a certain problem on the basis of already published material.

Paper will be submitted to two referees. Only papers with favourable report(s) will be accepted for publication.

Authors from non-English speaking countries are requested to have their text thoroughly checked by a competent person. Revision of the language is the responsibility of the author.

Submission of a manuscript to Geofizika implies that the paper has not been, and will not be published elsewhere. The Editorial Board accepts no responsibility for the statements made in the paper, and it is assumed that the authors have met all legal requirements before submission of the manuscript. No fee is given to the authors.

Authors are encouraged to identify three to five qualified reviewers, and, they are requested not to suggest persons with whom they have a personal or current professional relationship. However, the final selection of reviewers is made by the Editorial Board.

No page charges are levied on authors or their institutions except for colour pages in the print edition, i.e. figures which appear in black-and-white in the print edition will appear in colour in the online version free of charge, assuming colour originals are supplied. Colour pages are charged as follows: one page – EUR 150; two pages – EUR 120 per page; three pages – EUR 100 per page; four or more pages – EUR 80 per page.

All manuscripts published online are subject to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

By submitting a manuscript, the author accepts the application of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Editorial board of Geofizika aims to prevent any type of scientific misconduct, such as plagiarism, fabrication, falsification and redundant publication. All submitted manuscripts are checked using Crossref Similarity Check screening system for potential plagiarism (powered by iThenticate) (https://www.crossref.org/services/similarity-check/).

Preliminary communication

Preliminary communications contain preliminary findings of extensive investigations, which require rapid publication.

Paper will be submitted to one referee. Only papers with favourable report(s) will be accepted for publication.

Authors from non-English speaking countries are requested to have their text thoroughly checked by a competent person. Revision of the language is the responsibility of the author.

Submission of a manuscript to Geofizika implies that the paper has not been, and will not be published elsewhere. The Editorial Board accepts no responsibility for the statements made in the paper, and it is assumed that the authors have met all legal requirements before submission of the manuscript. No fee is given to the authors.

Authors are encouraged to identify three to five qualified reviewers, and, they are requested not to suggest persons with whom they have a personal or current professional relationship. However, the final selection of reviewers is made by the Editorial Board.

No page charges are levied on authors or their institutions except for colour pages in the print edition, i.e. figures which appear in black-and-white in the print edition will appear in colour in the online version free of charge, assuming colour originals are supplied. Colour pages are charged as follows: one page – EUR 150; two pages – EUR 120 per page; three pages – EUR 100 per page; four or more pages – EUR 80 per page.

All manuscripts published online are subject to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

By submitting a manuscript, the author accepts the application of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Editorial board of Geofizika aims to prevent any type of scientific misconduct, such as plagiarism, fabrication, falsification and redundant publication. All submitted manuscripts are checked using Crossref Similarity Check screening system for potential plagiarism (powered by iThenticate) (https://www.crossref.org/services/similarity-check/).

Professional paper

Professional papers present the results of data processing by known methods or they simply communicate information, without original views or new findings.

Paper will be submitted to one referee. Only papers with favourable report(s) will be accepted for publication.

Authors from non-English speaking countries are requested to have their text thoroughly checked by a competent person. Revision of the language is the responsibility of the author.

Submission of a manuscript to Geofizika implies that the paper has not been, and will not be published elsewhere. The Editorial Board accepts no responsibility for the statements made in the paper, and it is assumed that the authors have met all legal requirements before submission of the manuscript. No fee is given to the authors.

Authors are encouraged to identify three to five qualified reviewers, and, they are requested not to suggest persons with whom they have a personal or current professional relationship. However, the final selection of reviewers is made by the Editorial Board.

No page charges are levied on authors or their institutions except for colour pages in the print edition, i.e. figures which appear in black-and-white in the print edition will appear in colour in the online version free of charge, assuming colour originals are supplied. Colour pages are charged as follows: one page – EUR 150; two pages – EUR 120 per page; three pages – EUR 100 per page; four or more pages – EUR 80 per page.

All manuscripts published online are subject to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

By submitting a manuscript, the author accepts the application of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Editorial board of Geofizika aims to prevent any type of scientific misconduct, such as plagiarism, fabrication, falsification and redundant publication. All submitted manuscripts are checked using Crossref Similarity Check screening system for potential plagiarism (powered by iThenticate) (https://www.crossref.org/services/similarity-check/).

Contribution

Geofizika also publishes contributions that do not require reviewing: opinions and commentaries, book reviews, social news etc.

Contributions written in English (preferred) or in Croatian will be accepted.

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