EDITORIAL

Editor  (2004/05)

Liew Kit Kong

Lembaga Penasihat Pengarang

(Editorial Advisory Board)

Aw Peck Chin

Azhar Hj. Hussin

K.R. Chakraborty

Choo Mun Keong

Chu Leng Heng

C.A. Foss

N.S. Haile

C.S. Hutchison

Lee Chai Peng

Leong Lap Sau

Mazlan Madon

Ian Metcalfe

S. Paramananthan

Senathi Rajah

P.H. Stauffer

Tan Boon Kong

Tan Teong Hing

Teoh Lay Hock

Wan Hasiah Abd.

Yeap Cheng Hock

Papers should be as concise as possible. However, there is no fixed limit as to the length and number of illustration. Normally, the whole paper should not exceed 30 printed papers. The page size will be 204 x 280 mm (8 x 11 inches).

The final decision regarding the size of the illustrations, sections of the text to be in small type and other matters relating to printing rests with the Editor.

The final decision of any paper submitted for publication rests with the Editor who is aided by a Special Editorial Advisory Board.  The Editor may send any paper submitted for review by one or more reviewers. Authors can also include other reviewers' comments of their paper. Scripts of papers found to be unsuitable for publication may not be returned to the authors but reasons for the rejection will be given. The authors of papers found to be unsuitable for publication may appeal only to the Editor for reconsideration if they do not agree with the reasons for rejection. The Editor will consider the appeal together with the Special Editorial Advisory Board.

Unless with the consent of the Editor, papers which have been published before should not be submitted for consideration.

Authors must agree not to publish elsewhere a paper submitted and accepted.

Authors alone are responsible for the facts and opinions given in their papers and for the correctness of references etc.

One set of proofs will be sent to the author (if time permits), to be checked for printer's errors. In the case of two or more authors, please indicate to whom the proofs should be sent.

Twenty-five reprints of each article published are supplied free-of-charge. Additional reprints can be ordered on a reprint order form, which is included with the proofs.

Correspondence: All papers should be submitted to

The Editor

Geological Society of Malaysia

c/o Geology Department

University Malaya

50603 Kuala Lumpur

MALAYSIA

Tel (603) 7957 7036   Fax: (603) 7956 3900

Scripts must be written in Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) or English.

Two copies of the text and illustrations must be submitted. The scripts must be typewritten double-spaced on paper not exceeding 210 x 297 mm (or 8.27 x 11.69 inches, A4 size). One side of the page must only be typed on.

Figure captions must be typed on a separate sheet of paper. The captions must not be draft on the figures. The figure number should be marked in pencil on the margin or reverse side.

Original maps and illustrations or as glossy prints should ideally be submitted with sufficiently bold and large lettering to permit reduction to18 x 25 cm: fold-outs and large maps will be considered only after special circumstances.

Photographs should be of good quality, sharp and with contrast. For each photograph, submit two glossy prints, at least 8 x 12.5 cm and preferably larger. Use of metric system of measurements (SI) is strongly urged wherever possible.

An abstract in English which is concise and informative is required for each paper.

References cited in the text should be listed at the end of the paper and arranged in alphabetical order and typed double-spaced. The name of the book or journal must be in italics. The references should be quoted in the following manner:

HAMILTON, W., 1979. Tectonics of the Indonesian region.   U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1078, 345p.

HOSKING, K.F.G., 1973. Primary mineral deposits. In Gobbett, D.J. and Hutchison, C.S. (Eds.), Geology of the Malay Peninsula (West Malaysia and Singapore). Wiley-Interscience. New York, 335-390

HUTCHISON, C.S., 1989. Geological Evolution of South-east Asia. Clarendon Press, Oxford. 368p.

SUNTHARALINGAM, T., 1968. Upper Paleozoic stratigraphy of the area west of Kampar, Perak. Geol. Soc. Malaysia Bull. 1, 1-15.

TAYLOR, B., AND HAYES, D.E., 1980. The tectonic evolution of the South China Sea basin. In: D.E. Hayes (Ed.), The Tectonic and Geologic Evolution of Southeast Asian Sea and Islands, Part 2. Am. Geophy. Union Monograph 23, 89-104.

Submission of electronic text. In order to publish the paper as quickly as possible after acceptance, authors are requested to submit the final text also on a 3.5" diskette. Both Macintosh and PC (DOS/Windows) platforms are supported. Main text, tables and illustrations should be stored in separate files with clearly identified names. Text made with most word processors can be readily processed but authors are advised to provide an additional copy of the text file in ASCII format. Preferred format for illustration is Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) but authors may submit graphic files in their native form. It is essential that the name and version of softwares used is clearly indicated. The final manuscript may contain parts (e.g. formulae, complex tables) or last-minute corrections which are not included in the electronic text on the diskette; however, this should be clearly marked in an additional hardcopy of the manuscript. Authors are encouraged to ensure that apart from any such small last-minute corrections, the disk version and hardcopy must be identical. Discrepancies can lead to proofs of the wrong version being made.

Last updated: 14 May 2004