The Traprock

Instructions For Authors:

Accepted References Include

  • Publications in peer-reviewed journals (pretty much everything that comes up in Georef or Geobase)
  • One or two articles in general science journals or newspapers, such as Geotimes, the New York Times Science page etc. However, you will have to find and read at least three genuine research articles.
  • On top of that you can go online and search for additional information. Make sure you know where this information is coming from. University web sites are generally pretty decent, but you should check whether the author has some sort of hidden agenda. Since web sites are not peer reviewed, anybody can pretty much post anything. You have to be extra careful. Web sites do not count towards the five citation requirement but they are very useful
  • The textbook can give you information on the underlying concepts. Use it!
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    Reference List

    You have to cite every source you use for your paper. This includes a brief reference (e.g., Jones, 1980, Smith & Jones, 1995a; Smith & Jones, 1995b Jackson et al., 2002) in the text where the source is used and a complete reference (in alphabetical order) at the end of the paper.

    You have to follow this style! Do not use footnotes, do not include page numbers, make sure the comma separates the author list from the publication year.  Note: If you have two references that have the same author(s) and publication year, mark them as shown in the example.

    Jackson, M., Smith, P.T. and Meyers, S., On the chemistry of volcanoes, Volcano Chemistry, 35, 234-245, 2002.

    Jones, M.A., Volcanic gasses, in Volcanoes, P. Brown and J. Purple (eds.), p. 112-118, MacMillan Publishing, New York, 1st ed.

    Smith, P.T., Jones, M.A., Volcanospotting in the Andes, Journal of Volcano Studies,21, 124-131, 1995a.

    Smith, P.T., Jones, M.A., More Volcanoes in the Andes, Journal of Volcano Studies,21, 124-131, 1995b.

    Internet resources should be cited by the authors name (last name first), followed by the title of the web site in quotation marks, the title of the complete work in italics (if applicable), the URL, and the date visited (in parenthesis).

    Jones, M.A., "Volcanoes in South America", Volcano Times Travel Supplement, Oct. 12th 2002, http://volcano/archive/12102002/travel/jones.html (9-10-2003).

    Term paper Outline

    Your outline should give me (and you) a pretty good idea about your paper. Rather than listing the standard parts of a paper (introduction, methodology, discussion, conclusion etc...) it should be as specific as possible. Once a good outline is written all you should have to do is to turn your outline points into sentences, check your reference list and you’re ready for the first submission.

    Your outline should also include an annotated reference list, telling me which references you are (likely) going to use, what information you will gain from this particular source and how you will use it in your paper. You don’t have to mark references in the text.

    Your outline should start with a title, followed by the major points of your introduction etc...

    Avoid points like: "General description of volcano types". Be more specific, e.g.:

    Shield Volcanoes:  basaltic magma, over hotspots, e.g., Iceland, Hawaii, eruptions gentle, low explosivity , (check on other locations, exact chemistry for Hawaii)

    Composite Volcanoes: andesitic and basaltic magma, more explosive eruptions (ash and pyroclastic flows, located over subduction zones, Pacific NW (where else?)

    Warning:

    In previous years most students did not put enough effort into their outlines. I want a pretty good idea about where your paper is going and how you intend to get there.

    Components of your paper, including first draft

    • title and list of authors
    • abstract
    • introduction that tells the reader what your paper is all about and why he or she should bother reading it
    • main body of the paper
    • conclusions
    • reference list
     

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