Mine Water and the Environment - Paper Template V1.0 for IMWA Journal

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This Word paper template supports authors in preparing a manuscript for the IMWA journal Mine Water and the Environment. It guides correct formatting so editors can edit efficiently and reviewers can assess submissions smoothly. The template instructs authors to rely on the provided Word styles, use automatic page numbering, and avoid manual formatting tools such as field functions, empty lines, and hard page breaks. It also covers writing and structure guidance, referencing and citation rules, acceptable use of italics and bold for emphasis, and requirements for paragraph length and lists. Additional sections address submission workflow via Editorial Manager, plagiarism policy awareness, and key elements for headings, figures, and captions, including figure placement, referencing, and preferred high-quality image formats.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPaper Templates

FormatDOCX

Pages6

Reading Time2 min

AccessFree to download

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Paper Template V1.0 for IMWA’s journal Mine Water and the Environment Christian Wolkersdorfer1, Anne Weber2, Bob Kleinmann3 1South African Research Chair for Acid Mine Drainage Treatment, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), Private Bag, X680, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa, christian@wolkersdorfer.info, tel.: +27 12 382 6433, ORCID 0000-0003-2035-1863 2Groundwater Research Centre Dresden (DGFZ e.V.), Meraner Str. 10, 01217 Dresden, Germany, a.weber@MWEN.info, ORCID 00000003-2582-5327 32737 Beechwood Boulevard, Pittsburgh 15217, PA, USA, editor@MWEN.info Abstract Please provide an abstract of 150 to 250 words that briefly conveys the purpose, main results and conclusions of your study. The abstract should not contain any references or undefined abbreviations, the abbreviation AMD or ARD being an exception in our journal. Keywords Please provide 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes. Do not repeat words that already appear in the paper’s title. Introduction This template shall help you to properly format your manuscript for Mine Water and the Environment. To assist our editors in smoothly editing and our reviewers, you should adhere to the guidelines provided in this template. Please use this template – there is no need to design your own. Also ensure that you use the styles that we designed for you and don’t try to manually design new formats or formatting. Keep in mind that this template provides only an excerpt of the guidelines for authors! Before you start writing, read and understand the guidelines for authors on the IMWA web page: www.IMWA.info/notes-for-contributors.html and www.IMWA.info/faqs.html. Here are some hints for formatting your manuscript: Use styles in the Styles Gallery of MS Word or any other word processor you use to format the document. Avoid using your own individual formatting without the styles’ functionality. Use the automatic page numbering function to number the pages. Do not use field functions. Use single tab stops or other commands for indents, not the space bar. Do not use empty lines or hard page breaks to format your text. Instead of empty lines, use the spacing options available under the paragraph setting. Use the table function, not spreadsheets, to make tables. Save your file in docx format (Word 2007 or higher) or doc format (older Word versions). Provide your ORCID together with your affiliation. Methods Some Hints for You While writing your full paper, make sure you refer to the FAQs on IMWA’s website (www.IMWA.info/faqs.html). According to Citafix (2007), all references must be cited in the text and must be listed in the references section. Be advised that citations are listed in alphabetical, not chronological, order and that there is no comma between the author and the year. In addition, make sure that your full paper has at least three references listed (Completofix 1976). Use only italics or bold if you need to highlight portions of your text (use the font styles “italic” or “bold” instead of manually formatting). If you use Imperial units, equivalent SI units must be provided in parentheses. In addition, ensure that you use the styles provided in the Styles Gallery of this template. Please keep in mind that a proper paragraph should have at least two sentences. If you want to give a list with several facts, use lists with bullets (as in the Introduction, above). Furthermore, good writing tries to avoid the article ‘the’ at the beginning of sentences. Though the Springer Nature web pages mentions footnotes, MWEN does not allow footnote, except for tables (see example in Tab. 1). By rewriting a paragraph, you can include all details in the main text. And when it’s not important enough for the main text, there is no need to add a footnote. Once done, your manuscript needs to be submitted to the journal using the online submission system Editorial Manager (www.IMWA.info/em). The online system will guide you through the process of submitting your manuscript. Plagia

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What is the purpose of this template for Mine Water and the Environment?

It helps authors format their manuscript correctly for the IMWA journal so editors and reviewers can work efficiently.

Which formatting practices does the template require authors to follow?

Authors should use the provided Word styles, automatic page numbering, and avoid field functions, manual formatting, empty lines, or hard page breaks for layout.

What are the requirements for figures in the manuscript?

Figures must be referenced in the text, created with external graphics tools, and supplied in high-quality formats; captions should use the provided figure caption styles.

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