Submissions
Submission of manuscripts is now only online via the website:
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cup/antsci
Detailed instructions for submitting your manuscript online can be found at the submission website by clicking on the ‘Instructions and Forms’ link in the top right hand of the screen; and then clicking on the ‘Online Submission Instructions for Authors’ icon on the following page.
All papers must be in English, double-spaced with a left hand margin with all pages numbered. Authors whose first language is not English should seek editorial help from English-speaking associates, or professional services, before submitting their manuscript. Spelling must conform to that of the Oxford English Dictionary (e.g. 'z' rather than 's' spellings).
Manuscripts must be accompanied by a covering letter stating the manuscript has been read and approved by all authors and is an original publication. The corresponding (submitting) author is solely responsible for communicating with the journal and with managing communication between co-authors. Before submission, the corresponding author ensures that all authors are included in the author list, its order has been agreed by all authors, and that all authors are aware that the paper was submitted.
At submission, the corresponding author must include written permission from the authors of the work concerned for mention of any unpublished material included in the manuscript, for example others' data, in press manuscripts, personal communications or work in preparation. The corresponding author also must clearly identify at submission any material within the manuscript that has previously been published elsewhere by other authors (for example, figures) and provide written permission from those authors and/or publishers, as appropriate, for the re-use of such material. The dates of receipt and acceptance of the paper will be published.
Contributors MUST suggest up to six suitable reviewers, who may be used at the Editors’ discretion. Do not suggest reviewers from the same department or ones with whom you have any financial or supervisory links.
A running header of up to 50 characters should be given.
On acceptance of a revised manuscript for publication an electronic version must be submitted to:
Mariel@AntarcticScience.org
Text must be produced on an IBM-compatible PC system as a Word, WordPerfect or Rich Text File (rtf).
Mac files are not acceptable.
Author publishing agreement
The policy of Antarctic Science is that authors (or in some cases their employers) retain copyright and grant Antarctic Science Ltd. a licence to publish their work. In the case of gold open access articles this is a non-exclusive licence. Authors must complete and return an author publishing agreement form as soon as their article has been accepted for publication; the journal is unable to publish the article without this. Please download the appropriate publishing agreement here.
For open access articles, the form also sets out the Creative Commons licence under which the article is made available to end users: a fundamental principle of open access is that content should not simply be accessible but should also be freely re-usable. Articles will be published under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY) by default. This means that the article is freely available to read, copy and redistribute, and can also be adapted (users can “remix, transform, and build upon” the work) for any commercial or non-commercial purpose, as long as proper attribution is given. Authors can, in the publishing agreement form, choose a different kind of Creative Commons license (including those prohibiting non-commercial and derivative use) if they prefer.
Offprints
Authors will receive a pdf of their paper after it is published. When published online, the paper will receive a DOI and this should be used to cite the paper.
Open Access
Under the conditions detailed on the Journal’s standard author publishing agreement, when an article is accepted, its authors are free to post their version of the accepted manuscript on a website or repository. As such, the Journal is compliant with the ‘Open Access’ mandates of the vast majority of academic institutions and funding sources.
Authors also have the option to publish their paper under a fully ‘Open Access’ agreement, upon the payment of a one-off ‘Article Processing Charge’ of:
Regular papers- £2,320/$3,450
Short notes- £500/$ equivalent
In this case, the final published ‘Version of Record’ shall be made freely available to all, in perpetuity, and will be published under a Creative Commons Licence, enabling its free re-use and re- distribution for non-commercial means.
The corresponding author will be able to choose between standard publication and publication under the ‘Open Access’ agreement once their paper has been accepted.
Author Language Services
Cambridge recommends that authors have their manuscripts checked by an English language native speaker before submission; this will ensure that submissions are judged at peer review exclusively on academic merit. We list a number of third-party services specialising in language editing and / or translation here, and suggest that authors contact as appropriate. Use of any of these services is voluntary, and at the author's own expense.
ORCID
Antarctic Science now requires that all corresponding authors identify themselves using their ORCID iD when submitting a manuscript to the journal. ORCID provides a unique identifier for researchers and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript submission and grant applications, provides the following benefits:
- Discoverability: ORCID increases the discoverability of your publications, by enabling smarter publisher systems and by helping readers to reliably find work that you’ve authored.
- Convenience: As more organisations use ORCID, providing your iD or using it to register for services will automatically link activities to your ORCID record, and will enable you to share this information with other systems and platforms you use, saving you re-keying information multiple times.
- Keeping track: Your ORCID record is a neat place to store and (if you choose) share validated information about your research activities and affiliations.
If you don’t already have an iD, you’ll need to create one if you decide to submit a manuscript to Antarctic Science. You can register for one directly from your user account on Scholar One or via
If you already have an iD, please use this when submitting, either by linking it to your Scholar One account or supplying it during submission by using the “Associate your existing ORCID ID” button.