Updated December 2004
To
Aauthors
This book is a collective endeavor among many
contributing authors. It is, therefore, imperative to ensure timely submission
of each chapter. This book is a joint
endeavor among many contributing authors.
It is, therefore, important to ensure timely submission of each chapter. So
far 75% of the chapters have been gone through review processes. In view of the progress,
an updated date line is set out as follows:
Submission
of Deadline for Submission of
each chapter: December 1, 2003.
Early submissions are welcome.
Deadline
for review and Rrevised
Manuscription:
February 28May 1,
20054. Rigorous peer
reviews will be organized conducted to facilitate revision.This
deadline will be strictly reinforced.
Expected Proof reading: March 15, 2005.
Final submission to publisher: March 31October 1,
20054.
It is vitally important
for all authors to keep in mind the intended readership while composing your
chapters.
This
volume is intended to be suitable for a textbook for senior undergraduate and
graduate students. Its, also meanwhile and it serves as a professional
reference book for research scientists and professional people.
While
the contents are of great value to specialists, they should also be valuable
for professional people at New Scientist/Scientific American readership level
who have a comparable level of scientific knowledge.
This book is
intended for diverse readers who are interested in monsoon and associated
important environmental issues in the fields of meteorology, oceanography,
environmental science, geography, hydrology, paleo-climatology, geology,
agriculture and social science.
While the contents are of great value to specialists, they should also be valuable for professional people at New Scientist/Scientific American readership level who have a comparable level of scientific knowledge.
To ensure coherency and to minimize repetition, it is important to keep up active interactions and cross-reference among the authors. To facilitate authors writing and
promote dialogs
among the authors,
I have posted all essential guidelines
and information in the following web page:
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/MET/Faculty/bwang/bw/AMbook.html
The web page contains:
(i)
To Authors (General guideline)
(ii)
Manuscripts (Authorization requested)
(iii)
Synopsis
(iv)
List of chapters and authors
(v)
Content table (Dec’04)
(vi)
Praxis house style
(vii)
Format of artwork
(viii) Request of
copyright permission form
(ix)
Contact Authors (email address)
(x)
References for the entire book (Under construction)
(xi)
Abbreviations (Under construction)
Title
and outline
The Authors are generally
free to title their chapters and organize their sections. The attached suggested outline
provides an orientation for the purpose of
cross-reference. Please feel free to adjust and amend as you see it fit. Please
send me your modified chapter outline at your earliest timeconvenience if you have
not done so. The outline will be timely
updated on the web page.
Length
of the text
It is suggested that the text
for each chapter should not exceed 30 printed book pages (about 10K words plus 10-15 figures) in general. A
concise text will provide with readers only fundamentalessential
knowledge, current
understanding and a sense of the complexity and interconnectedness of the
monsoon system without excessive details being referred to proper published papers or books.in any
particular area.
Authors are required to provide MS Word file for your text. Each
chapter must include (i) a complete accurate bibliography and (ii) a list of
abbreviations used in your chapter.
The format
of the text
layout and bibliography
should strictly follow the Praxis house style . To save space the editor will compile a List
of References and a List of
Abbreviations for the entire book. Please consider the above requirement essential for the
efficient processing of text.
It is suggested that each chapter contains an authoritative
review covering from major conceptual breakthrough to frontier research issues
on the subject. Each chapter should include a comprehensive
bibliography and a lost of indices
used in the chapter.
Use of Figures
It
is desirable to use graphical material (some in color) to illustrate the key
concepts and to augment descriptions. Given the large number of figures
expected, majority of the figures should be black and white / gray scale
compatible. Consider use of color only for the most important plots or when it
is necessary for clarity.
The
way artwork/illustrations/images have been supplied by authors is extremely
important for the book quality and timely publication. Authors should supply
their artwork in one of the following two formats where possible:
·
tif files
·
eps files
Please read Format
for artwork in the web
page for
detailed specification and information.
It is
desirable to use graphical material (some in color) to illustrate the key
concepts and to augment descriptions. Given the large number of figures
expected, majority of the figures should be black and white / gray scale
compatible.
Consider use of color only
for the most important plots or when it is necessary for clarity. If any of their images
need color to assist interpretation, then they will have to
be all grouped together in one section, but obviously cross-referenced in the
text.
Copyright permission forms
To establish
coherency among chapters and to avoid repetition, it is essential to keep up
active interactions among the authors. For this purpose the following web page
is established to facilitate dialogs among the authors.
The web page
address is:
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/MET/Faculty/bwang/msnbook/
The web page
contains information for authors and mail address for all authors. It will be
available January 18th 2003.
MS Word
for text is preferred. More
details are found in
Writing style guides for Praxis and attached email file.
The way artwork/illustrations/images have been
supplied by authors is extremely important for timely publication of the book.
In the attached file, Format for artwork, a detailed specification
of the supply of artwork by authors is set out. Please consider it essential
for the efficient processing of text.
Copyright
permission forms
To obtain a copyright permission
please download the following form:
Request
form for copyright permission.