Guidelines for manuscript submission
Manuscript submission: submission must be done via e-mail to the RGCI web site ( aprh@aprh.pt ) or to one of the members of the Editorial Board (Prof. João Alveirinho Dias: rgci.editor@gmail.com , Prof. Marcus Polette mpolette@univali.br or prof. José Antunes do Carmo jsacarmo@dec.uc.pt ). All correspondence will be made via e-mail.
Language : manuscripts prepared in either Português (with na extended abstract in English) or in English (with extended abstract in Portuguese) will be accepted. Title, figures and table captions mus be bilingual.
Line spacing : double spacing must be used all along the manuscript.
Figures : figures must be sent in separeted, individual, files named after its proper numbering in the text. Acceptable formats are JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, PNG, PCX, PSD. Figure captions must be sent on a separeted page at the end of the manuscript.
Tables : tables must be sent in separeted, individual, files named after its proper numbering in the text. Table captions must be sent on a separeted page at the end of the manuscript. The place along the manuscript where the table must be inserte needs to be clearly indicated.
Units : units must follow the Sistème International (SI). There should be no space between numerical figures and their respective units (ex. 1,234m2).
Authors : the scientific/professional name of the authors must be used and their respective institutions and addresses indicated. A corresponding author must be indicated and his/her e-mail provided.
Abstract : the manuscript must include two abstracts, one in the language of the text (Portuguese or English) with maximum 500 words; and another in the other language (English or Portuguese) with maximum 1000 words. The objective of this measure is to guarantee the widest possible visibility for the published articles.
References : authors should avoid as much as possible the use of grey literature (thesis, dissertations, reports, white papers etc.). Likewise, footnotes must be avoided.
References must be arranged as follow:
Journal articles :
Dias, J. A, Boski, T., Rodrigues, A. & Magalhães, F. (2000) – Coast line Evolution in Portugal since the Last Glacial Maximum until Present – A Synthesis. Marine Geology, 170(1-2):177-186. (doi:10.1016/S0025-3227(00)00073-6)
Silva, I.R., Costa, R.M. & Pereira, L.C.C. (2006) - Uso e ocupação em uma comunidade pesqueira na margem do estuário do Rio Caeté (PA, Brasil). Revista Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente , 13:11-18. (disponível em http://ojs.c3sl.ufpr.br/ojs2/index.php/made/article/view/4781/6743 )
Books:
Bruun, P. & Gerritsen, F. (1960) – Stability of Coastal Inlets . 123p., North-Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam, Holanda. (ISBN-13: 978-0720416015).
Eskinazi-Lessa, E., Leitao, S.N. & Costa, M. (Orgs.) (2004) - Oceanografia: um Cenário Tropical . 1ª ed.. 761p., Editora Bargaço, Recife, PE, Brasil.
Book chapters:
Gonzalez, R., Dias, J.A. & Ferreira, Ó. (2005): Analysis of landcover shifts in time and their significance: An example from the Mouth of the Guadiana Estuary (SW Iberia). In: FitzGerald, D. & Knight, J. (eds.), High-Resolution Investigations of the Morphodynamics and Sedimentary Evolution of Estuaries, pp.95-102, Kluwer Publishing House, Norwell, MA, USA. (ISBN13: 978-1402032950)
Widmer, Walter Martin (2003) - Recreational boats and submerged marine debris in Sydney Harbour, Australia. In: Narendra K. Saxena. (Org.), Recent Advances in Marine Science and Technology, 2002, pp.565-575, PACON International, Honolulu, HI, USA. (disponível em http://nippon.zaidan.info/seikabutsu/2002/00223/contents/142.htm )
Thesis:
Polette, M. (1997) - Gerenciamento costeiro integrado: Proposta metodológica para a paisagem da microbacia de Mariscal – Bombinhas (SC). 499p., Dissertação de Doutorado, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianololis, SC, Brasil.
Reports:
Governo do Estado do Pará (2004) - Macrozoneamento Ecológico-Econômico do Estado do Pará/2004: Proposta para Discussão. 132p., Secretaria Especial de Estado de Produção / Secretaria Executiva de Ciência, Tecnologia e Meio Ambiente, Belém, PA, Brasil. ( file://localhost/disponível em http/::www.amazonia.org.br:arquivos:148997.zip )
Unpublished Reports:
Costa, C.L. (1994) - Final report of sub-project A “Wind wave climatology of the Portuguese Coast”, Instituto Hidrográfico/LNEC, Report 6/94-A, 80p. Lisboa, Portugal. (não publicado).
Internet – e-books:
Dias, J.A. (2004) - A Conquista do Planeta Azul: o início do reconhecimento do oceano e do mundo. (Versão Preliminar). http://w3.ualg.pt/~jdias /JAD/e_b_CPAzul.html . Faro, Portugal.
Internet – e-papers:
Rei, A. (2005) - O Gharb al-Andalus em dois geógrafos árabes do século VII / XIII: Yâqût al-Hamâwî e Ibn Sa‘îd al-Maghribî. Medievalista on line, 1, IEM-Instituto de Estudos Medievais, Lisboa, Portugal. http://www.fcsh.unl.pt/iem/medievalista/MEDIEVALISTA1/PDF/GHARB_AL_ANDALUS_pdf
Internet – e-reports:
Rodrigues, R. Brandão, C. & Costa, J.P. da (2004) – A Cheia de 24 de Fevereiro de 2004 no Rio Ardila. 11p., Ministério das Cidades, Ordenamento do Território e Ambiente, Instituto da Água, Lisboa, Portugal. http://snirh.pt/snirh/download/relatorios/cheia_pedrogao200402.pdf
Internet – web sites:
Instituto de Meteorologia (s/d) – Extremos Climatológicos. Instituto de Meteorologia , Lisboa, Portugal. In: http://www.meteo.pt/pt/oclima/extremos (acedido em Abril 2008)