Stylesheet
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION AND STYLESHEET
At the following link, you can download the GFDQ stylesheet in MS Word format. The validated and updated Citation Style Language file is available on the official GitHub repository and accessible via major reference management software (e.g., Zotero). At the following link, a copy of the citation style language file (.csl) for use with reference management software is available. To download the .csl file, right-click and select 'Save link as'.
Formatting Requirements
Manuscripts should be prepared either in British or American English. Style must be coherent throughout all the text, figures, tables, and supplementary material. For further details, please refer to the Paper template.
Use a standard serif font (e.g., Arial, Geneva, Times New Roman, ...) and 11-point font size. For special characters, please use Symbol.
Double-space all text, including figure captions and references.
Please do not have any layout (except for those provided in the template) or ad hoc styles. The standard functions for type styles – such as bold or italics – are to be used; however, please avoid boldface and underlines if not strictly necessary.
Number all pages consecutively.
EXAMPLE:
1 Department, Institution, City, Province, State
2 Department, Institution, City, Province, State
3 Department, Institution, City, Province, State
* Corresponding author: Ignacio Mohammad Fung (ignaciom.fung@institution.edu)
Abstract: Abbott M.S., Smith J., Fung I.M., Short and informative manuscript title. Abstract text (maximum 300 words or 2500 characters spaces included) summarizing the objectives, methods, results, and conclusions of the study.
Key words: (in the number of 4 to 6 to assist with indexing) glaciers; rock fall; ...;
In addition, the authors could insert an abstract and key words in italian or in the language of the Country in which the work has been carried out.
Main Text: Organize the manuscript into sections: Introduction, Study Area (when applicable), Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion. Section names are all capitalized and not numbered and are preceded by two empty lines; subsections are admitted, their title should be italicized and should be preceded by an empty lines.
A suggested structure is provided, which can be adapted to suit the specific needs of the authors—particularly when describing complex outputs such as geomorphological maps or geospatial databases. This flexible framework is designed to enhance clarity, maintain methodological rigor, and improve the effective communication of scientific information.
INTRODUCTION
Authors should provide a concise overview of the literature and the current state of knowledge that the study addresses. Please, clearly state the research problem, objectives and/or hypotheses.
STUDY AREA
When applicable, should briefly describe the geographical location and characteristics of the study area, including relevant climatic conditions and geological/geomorphological context in which the study was conducted.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Authors should clearly describe the materials and methods used, including data collection and analysis. Specify the techniques employed -such as field surveys, remote sensing, or laboratory analysis- and detail the statistical or analytical methods for data processing. Provide information on instruments, software, and tools used, with enough detail to ensure reproducibility.
RESULTS
Main finding of the study should be reported in a clear and organized manner. Use tables and figures appropriately to illustrate key findings. Consider providing raw data in supplementary materials if necessary.
DISCUSSION
Authors are invited to discuss a careful interpretation of their results, grounded in the research questions and objectives. They should critically compare their findings with relevant literature, highlighting agreements, discrepancies, and exploring possible explanations. Furthermore, a comprehensive discussion of the broader scientific and practical implications is essential to emphasize the significance and impact of the study.
CONCLUSION
Authors should provide a clear and concise summary of the results and conclusions.
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS
Insert supplementary materials such as additional data, figures, geomorfological maps, and/or dataset are available and uploaded on the web ste.
AUTHORS CONTRIBUTION
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
For individuals, organizations, or funding sources that contributed to the research should be reported after keywords
DATA AVAILABILITY (insert in case there are data available on request to corresponding author)
REFERENCES (list in alphabetic order)
Citation in the text
All references cited in the text must be included in the reference list (and vice versa). The inclusion of unpublished results and personal communications in the reference list is not recommended, but they may be referenced in the text. If these references are incorporated into the reference list, the standard reference style of the journal should be followed, and the publication date should be substituted with either 'Unpublished results' or 'Personal communication.' The term 'in press' is utilized to indicate that the item has been accepted for publication. Use of the DOI is highly encouraged.
Web references must include, at a minimum, the full URL and the date of last access. When available, additional details such as DOI, author(s), publication date, or source citation should also be provided. Web references may be listed separately under a distinct heading (e.g., after the main reference list) or integrated into the reference list, subject to agreement with the Editors.
Reference Style
The literature in the text should be inserted in round brackets in full for single or dual authors (Ballantyne, 2002; Soldati and Marchetti, 2017) but (Baroni et al., 2022) for multiple authors.
References must appear in alphabetical order at the end of the main text, using the journal’s standard format. A citation style language file (.csl) is available for download at this link, for use with reference management software (e.g., Zotero).
Articles:
Ballantyne C.K., 2002. Paraglacial geomorphology. Quaternary Science Reviews, 21, 1935-2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-3791(02)00005-7
Baroni C., Tenti M., Bart P.J., Salvatore M.C., Gasperini L., Busetti M., Sauli C., Stucchi E.M., Tognarelli A., 2022. Antarctic Ice Sheet re-advance during the Antarctic Cold Reversal identified in the Western Ross Sea. Geografia Fisica e Dinamica Quaternaria, 45 (1), 3-18. https://doi.org/10.4461/GFDQ.2022.45.1
Vacchi M., Engelhart S.E., Nikitina D., Ashe E.L., Peltier W.R., Roy K., Kopp R.E., Horton B.P., 2018. Postglacial relative sea-level histories along the eastern Canadian coastline. Quaternary Science Reviews, 201, 124-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.09.043
Volumes:
Summerfield M.A. (Ed.), 2000. Geomorphology and Global Tectonics. Wiley, Chichester, 367 pp.
Soldati M., Marchetti M. (Eds), 2017. Landscapes and Landforms of Italy. World Geomorphological Landscapes Book Series (WGLC). Springer, Cham, 539 pp.
CGI-CNR, Comitato Glaciologico Italiano & Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche, 1961. Catasto dei Ghiacciai Italiani, Anno Geofisico Internazionale 1957-1958. Ghiacciai del Piemonte. Comitato Glaciologico Italiano, Torino, v. 2, 324 pp.
Campobasso C., Carton A., Chelli A., D’Orefice M., Dramis F., Graciotti R., Guida D., Pambianchi G., Peduto F., Pellegrini L., 2018. Aggiornamento ed integrazioni delle linee guida della carta geomorfologica d’Italia alla scala 1:50.000. Carta geomorfologica d’Italia - 1:50.000. Quaderni del Servizio Geologico Nazionale, s. III, 13 (I), 95 pp.
Articles in volume:
Anderson J.B., Bartek L.R., 1992. Cenozoic glacial history of the Ross Sea revealed by intermediate resolution seismic reflection data combined with drill site Information. In: Kennet J.P., Warnke D.A. (Eds), The Antarctic Paleoenvironment: A Perspective on Global Change, 231-263. Antarctic Research Series, 56. American Geophysical Union, Washington D.C., 385 pp. https://doi.org/10.1029/AR056p0231
Pellegrini L., Vercesi P.L., 2017. Landscapes and landforms driven by geological structures in the Northwestern Apennines. In: Soldati M., Marchetti M. (Eds), Landscapes and Landforms of Italy, 203-213. World Geomorphological Landscapes Book Series (WGLC). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26194-2_17
Thematic maps (if not associated to articles):
Servizio Geologico d’Italia & Regione Veneto, 2000. Carta Geomorfologica 1:50.000. Foglio 063 Belluno. Progetto CARG, Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato, Roma.
Dal Piaz G.V., Brack P., Pennacchioni G., Carton A., Pellegrini G.B., Baroni C., Bollettinari G., Del Longo M., Lanaro A., Leso M., Marcato E., Rigatti G., 2008. Carta Geologica d'Italia, Foglio 058 M. Adamello (at the scale of 1:50,000). APAT, Dipartimento Difesa del Suolo. Servizio Geologico d'Italia. Progetto CARG, Provincia Autonoma di Trento, Roma.
Dal Piaz G.V., Castellarin A., Martin S., Selli L., Carton A., Pellegrini G.B., Casolari E., Daminato F., Montresor L., Picotti V., Prosser G., Santuliana E., Cantelli L., 2007. Note illustrative della carta geologica d’Italia alla scala 1:50.000, Foglio 42 Malè. APAT, Dipartimento Difesa del Suolo. Servizio Geologico d’Italia. Progetto CARG, Provincia Autonoma di Trento, Firenze, 143 pp.
Annual glaciological surveys:
Chiarle, M., Bondesan, A., Carturan, L., & Scotti, R. (Eds), 2024. Annual glaciological survey of Italian glaciers (2024); Campagna glaciologica annuale dei ghiacciai italiani (2024). Geografia Fisica e Dinamica Quaternaria, 47 (2), 221-328. https://doi.org/10.4454/f634nxj7
Chiarle, M., Bondesan, A., Carturan, L., & Scotti, R. (Eds), 2024. Annual glaciological survey of Italian glaciers (2023); Campagna glaciologica annuale dei ghiacciai italiani (2023). Geografia Fisica e Dinamica Quaternaria, 47 (1), 3-127. https://doi.org/10.4454/g5672anf
Baroni C., Bondesan A., Carturan L., Chiarle M., Scotti R. (Eds), 2023. Annual glaciological survey of Italian glaciers (2022) - Campagna glaciologica annuale dei ghiacciai italiani (2022). Geografia Fisica e Dinamica Quaternaria, 46, 3-123. https://doi.org/10.4454/gfdq.v46.883
Baroni C., Bondesan A., Carturan L., Chiarle M., Scotti R. (Eds), 2022. Annual glaciological survey of Italian glaciers (2021) - Campagna glaciologica annuale dei ghiacciai italiani (2021). Geografia Fisica e Dinamica Quaternaria, 45 (1), 69-167. https://doi.org/10.4461/GFDQ.2022.45.5
CGI - Comitato Glaciologico Italiano, 1928-1977. Relazioni delle campagne glaciologiche - Reports of the glaciological surveys. Bollettino del Comitato Glaciologico Italiano, Series I (1-25) and II (1-25). https://glaciologia.it/il-catasto-dei-ghiacciai-italiani/le-campagne-glaciologiche/
CGI - Comitato Glaciologico Italiano, 1978-2021. Relazioni delle campagne glaciologiche - Reports of the glaciological surveys. Geografia Fisica e Dinamica Quaternaria, 1-44. https://glaciologia.it/il-catasto-dei-ghiacciai-italiani/le-campagne-glaciologiche/
Journal abbreviations source: Journal names should be in full, extended form
ARTWORK
All figures must be suitable for reproduction without being retouched or redrawn, if not requested by the Editorial Board. All images in the manuscript text must be cited (e.g., fig. 1; figs 1, 2 and 3). They should be numbered consecutively as in the main text appearance with Arabic numbers. The captions should be collected at the end of the main text, after reference, in a dedicated section.
For submission of digital artwork, each figure should be saved as separate file and appropriately named (e.g., fig1.*). Each submitted file should not exceed 10 MB and the total dimension of any electronic submission should not exceed 200 MB. After acceptance for publication, high quality figures will be requested if not previously furnished.
Photographs and figures in raster (jpg - compression rate at least 9/12, tiff) or vectorial (AI, EPS, PDF, SVG) format should fit one-, one and half- or two-column width (85, 127.5 or 170 mm in width, respectively). The Editor-in-Chief reserves the right to reduce or enlarge illustrations that do not respect these specifics. The authors should check that image resolution will be greater or equal to 300 PPI and all lettering will still be legible after that the figures are resized to fit the column(s).
| width | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| mm | pixels at 300 ppi | pixels at 600 ppi | |
| One-column | 85 | 1004 | 2008 |
| 1.5-column | 127.5 | 1506 | 3012 |
| Two-columns | 170 | 2008 | 4016 |
Sans-serif fonts (i.e., Arial, Helvetica, or Roboto) should be preferred in texts and labels. Panels must be lower-case bold labelled between round brackets. The use of minimal background or halo to enhance the contrast of the label is encouraged if necessary.
Colour figures will be accepted; however, the cost will be charged to the Author. In case of coloured figures, authors are encouraged to use perceptively inclusive palettes (e.g., Crameri et al., 2020) as much as possible and in case of b/w printed version, they should verify that the readability is preserved.
The Authors are encouraged to follow the “Carta Geomorfologica d'Italia alla scala 1:50.000 - Aggiornamento ed integrazioni delle linee guida della Carta Geomorfologica d'Italia alla scala 1:50.000 e Banca Dati geomorfologica (Fascicolo I, Versione 2.0)” guidelines in the production and submission of geomorphological maps (https://www.isprambiente.gov.it/it/pubblicazioni/periodici-tecnici/i-quaderni-serie-iii-del-sgi/quaderno-13-fascicolo-1.pdf).
TABLES
Tables should be compiled on a separate sheet and file named coherently (Tab_1.*). They should be numbered consecutively as in the main text appearance with arabic numbers. A title and/or a caption should be provided for each table and collected at the end of the main text, and they should be referred in the text. Cite all tables in the manuscript text as "table 1" or "tables 1 and 2".
UNITS
Use the international system of units (SI) or their equivalent in SI if other units are mentioned.
Use comma for indicating values > 10,000 and dots for decimals. Chilo years and million years should be abbreviated as ka and Ma, respectively.
FOOTNOTES
Avoid using footnotes if possible. However, if strictly necessary, they should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numbers.
MATH FORMULAE
Editable text (such as the MS Word built-in function), rather than images, should be used for the submission of mathematical equations. Simple formulae should be integrated in line with regular text whenever feasible, employing the solidus (/) for small fractional terms (e.g., X/Y), or exponential notation. Use the central dot as multiplicative term. Italicize variables as a general practice. The notation "exp" is often more convenient for denoting powers of e. Equations that need to be displayed separately from the text, specifically those explicitly referred to in the text, should be numbered consecutively (i.e., Eq. xx).
References must appear in alphabetical order at the end of the main text, using the journal’s standard format. A citation style language file (.csl) is available for download at this link, for use with reference management software (e.g., Zotero).
