February 1970 169
Suggestions for Authors
Articles are accepted for the Monthly Weather Review with the
understanding that they have not been published or accepted for
publication elsewhere.
Three copies of the manuscript should be submitted. All text
including footnotes, references, tables, and captions for figures
should be double spaced with margins of at least 1 inch on sides,
top, and bottom. Some inked corrections are acceptable, but pages
with major changes should be retyped. A multilithed or mimeo-
graphed manuscript is acceptable if it satisfies the requirements of
double spacing and easily legible type.
In general, the editorial style of the Review follows the rules set
down in the Government Printing Office Style Manual. However,
most units of nieasurement are abbreviated without periods (except
to avoid ambiguity) and without use of the plural s.
An informative abstract should be supplied with each paper,
note, or letter unless the communication itself is no longer than
an abstract-ordinarily a brief paragraph. The abstract should
convey, in a few sentences and in as concise a manner as possible,
the essential information of the original paper including main
purpose and methodology, results, and principal conclusions.
Tables should be typed, each on a separate page, with a title pro-
vided. They should be numbered consecutively in arabic numerals.
Remember that proper alinement of columns in the typewritten
version is important for the reviewer’s understanding and for the
printer’s correct transfer of the manuscript into type.
Mathematical notations. Conventional symbols in accordance with
the American Standards Association Letter Symbols for Meteorology
should be used. If equations are written into the manuscript in long-
hand, dubious-looking symbols should be identified with a penciled
note.
Footnotes should be numbered consecutively in arabic numerals
and indicated in the text by superscripts. Each should be typed at
the bottom of the page on which the footnote reference occurs. In
many cases, the brief footnote material can be included in the text
within parentheses; this procedure avoids the risk that the footnote
may be dropped off, lost, or interchanged with another.
Illustrations. A list of captions for the illustrations should be
typed (double spaced) on a separate page. Every illustration should
have an explanatory caption. Number each illustration consecutively
in arabic numerals in the margin or on the back outside the image
area. To fit into the Review page, illustrations must take a reduction
t o dimensions not exceeding 336 by 9 (column size) or 754 by 9 inches
(page size). Map bases should show only political and continental
boundaries and latitude and longitude lines; if data are t o be plotted,
station circles will also be needed. Usually the less detail in the back-
ground the better will be the result from the standpoint of clear
reproduction.
Line drawings and graphs should be uncluttered with fine
background grids unless the graph demands very close reading. Lines
should be even and black, lettering legible, symbols distinctive, and
both lettering and symbols large enough to maintain their legibility
under &e necessary reduction. If reproductions of line drawings are
submitted because of the large size of the original, they must be
extremely clear. Mimeographed copies or “photocopy” types of
reproduction are not satisfactory.
Photographs should be sharp and clear with a glossy surface.
Bear in mind that marks from paper clips or writing across the back
will show up in the reproduction. Drawings and photographs should
be protected with cardboard and mailed flat.
Citations within the text are made by inserting the author’s last
name and date of publication in parentheses (Jones 1969); or,
if the author’s name has just been mentioned, the date only,
“. . . Jones (1969).” In case of multiple authorship, name both
authors (Adams and Bach 1969) when there are no more than two;
for three or more, use et al. (Adams et al. 1969). Two or more
publications by the same author(@ in the same year are distin-
guished by a, b, etc. after the date (1961a, 1961b, etc.).
References should be listed if and only if they have been cited
in the text and should be listed alphabetically by the surname of
the author, followed by his first name and initial(s), and similarly
for names of all coauthors. Two or more publications by the same
author($ in the same year are distinguished by a, b, etc. after the
date, 1961a, 1961b, etc. (the earliest publication date first). Items
to be included in full references are listed below in the order in
which they should be given:
Books or chapters in books
Author’s full name, surname followed by first name and initial(s)
Complete title of book or chapter (In foreign language publications,
give the original language title followed by the English title in
parentheses.)
Editor, compiler, or translator, i f any
Name of series in which book appears, if any, and volume or number
Edition, if other than the first edition
Number of volumes or volume number, if applicable
Publication facts-publisher’s name, city of publication, and date
of publication
Number of pages, total or inclusive, as applicable In the translation of a foreign language publication, follow the
above guidelines but add in parentheses the original language title
followed by its publiction date.
In the case of proceedings of conferences and symposia, the title
should be followed immediately by the specific name of the meeting,
place where held, date of meeting, and number of meeting-if
numbered (the publication date is generally different from the
date of the meeting).
Journal articles
Author’s full name, surname followed by first name and initial(s)
Full title of article, including title of part, if applicable; in foreign
language publications, give the original title followed by the
English title in parentheses; place “abstract” in parentheses
after the title, if it is the sole source
in the series
Name of periodical in full (no abbreviations)
Volume and number of the periodical
Date of the issue, month and year, including the day if applicable
Page numbers of the article (inclusive)
Unpublished material
Unpublished material should include as many of the items listed
above as possible. Identify in parentheses a t the end of the reference:
unpublished manuscript, paper presented a t a conference, thesis,
raw data, or personal communication, as appropriate.
Technical and contract reports
Include as many of the items listed under books as are applicable.
It is important to include the report or contract serial number after
the title, and the name of the originating organization.