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Archives of
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31 December 2011 |
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CONTENT OVERVIEW Archives of Environmental
Science considers the following types of
submissions: Research - articles presenting the
results of original scientific research. Case reports - well-described reports
of cases that: can be used for educational purposes, as a necessary reminder
of an important clinical lesson; describe a diagnostic or therapeutic
dilemma; suggest the need for change in practice or thinking in terms of
diagnosis or prognosis but not in terms of preventive or therapeutic
intervention, which require stronger evidence; suggest an association between
two conditions; or that present an important adverse reaction to treatment. Commentaries - these articles are
usually related to a contemporary issue, such as recent research findings,
and are often written by opinion leaders invited by the Editorial Board. They
focus on specific issues and are about 1500 words. Hypotheses - articles that present an
untested original hypothesis backed up solely by a survey of previously
published results rather than any new evidence. Hypothesis articles should
not be reviews and should not contain new data; they should ideally be short
articles (about 1500 words) outlining significant progress in thinking that
would also be testable, though not so easily testable that readers will
wonder why the testing has not already been done. Methodology - these articles should
present a new experimental method, test or procedure. The method described
may either be completely new, or may offer a better version of an existing
method. The article must describe a demonstrable advance on what is currently
available. The method needs to have been well tested and ideally, but not necessarily,
used in a way that proves its value. Reviews - summaries of recent insights
in specific research areas within the scope of Journal of Environmental
Protection Science; they can be submitted either upon specific invitation or
editorial acceptance of an author's proposal. To submit a proposal, authors
should send a tentative title and abstract to the Editorial Office,
justifying their expertise in the target area, the scientific relevance and
the lack of recent reviews on the topic. Review
articles should be limited to 20,000 words. Mini-reviews are also encouraged and
need not be invited by the Editorial Board. The length
should be limited to 3,000 words. |