For the first-time login, the author should click "Online Submit", and register according to the system instructions, and then a confirmation E-mail would be sent. Authors shall click the hyperlink in the E-mail to activate the new account. The username must be an E-mail address. If authors have already registered, they can log into the system directly.

Submission Instruction:

1.The manuscript (including figures and tables) should be not be less than 7,000 words, and the review article could be about 8,000 – 12,000 words. Authors need to provide editable graphical files once the manuscript is accepted. Please provide clear original picture files in jpg or tif format (resolution at least 400 dpi) for seismic profiles, core photos, etc.

2.In order to effectively screen plagiarism, all manuscripts shall be tested by the "Academic Misconduct Literature Check (AMLC)" developed by China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and the detection systems developed by WANFANG Data and Weipu. Articles with repetition rate exceeding 15% will be rejected. For authors who have made multiple submission, the journal will refuse to publish any of their manuscripts within three years.

3.Authors should not make confidential breaches, and be responsible for their writing. The journal will ask authors for confirmation if substantial changes are made to the manuscript.

4.The journal has adopted the "Manuscript Remote Management System", authors can login to http://yqdzycsl.cnjournals.com/ for registration and submission. The journal will not return materials to authors. Authors should keep a copy of the manuscript by themselves.

5.Manuscripts shall be given priority for publishing if funded by major national science and technology projects, the National Natural Science Foundation, the "863" Program, the "973" Program, or other provincial and ministerial foundations.

6. Authors should make citations of the latest achievements in relevant fields when writing the article. Manuscripts without references will not be accepted.

7.The journal promises to offer reviewing results to authors within three months from the date of submission. If authors do not receive any notice within three months, they can re-submit the manuscript to another publication.

8. Fees: After the manuscript is accepted, an APC shall be payable (RMB1200 per paper)

Writing Requirement:

Please refer to the format of articles recently published by this journal.

1.Title: The title should closely follow the topic of the manuscript and should not exceed 20 Chinese characters.

2.Author and Affiliation:Including author names, full names of affiliations, province, city, and postal code (the maximum number of authors is 6; any change of authorship will not be allowedonce the manuscript is accepted).

3.Abstract: The abstract should be a summary of academic and technical points of the full text, objectively reflecting the research methods, objectives, results and conclusions of the article. The abstract should be written in the third-person perspective, preferably 300 - 400 Chinese characters for Chinese abstract and 200 - 300 English words for English abstract.

4.Keywords: Usually 5-8 words that accurately reflect the research topic, research direction, and research location (region) shall be selected as keywords.

5.Introduction: Introduction part should clarify the reasons for writing the article, briefly introduce the research background, current research status, existing problems, research methods, etc.

6.Main Body Text: The main body text should fully explain the viewpoints, principles, methods, and the entire process of achieving the expected results of the article.

7.Figures and Tables: The number of figures and tables should be no more than 5. The contents of figures and tables should be significant and essential.

8.Quantity and Unit: The physical meaning of all symbols in the text should be indicated.Legal unit of measurement shall be adopted.Superscript, subscript and italic fonts shall be marked clearly.

9.Acknowledgement: Individuals and organizations who provide assistance and consultant to writing the article shall be appreciated in acknowledgment.

10.Reference: The journal adopts a sequential coding system of references, with numbers marked in square brackets at the upper right corner of citations. There should be no less than 10 references. For detailed format, please refer to the writing requirement in the Chinese website.

11.English Translation: For articles published in this journal, English translation of thefollowing items should be provided, including article title, author names, addresses and affiliations, article abstracts, keywords, headings of figures and tables, and references.

12.First Author Introduction: Including name, gender, place of birth, professional title, research domain, phone number, and E-mail address.

13.Funding Projects: For articles supported by national and ministerial level projects, foundations, and other major research projects, please indicate the full title of the funding, research project title, and the project number in footnote. Under equal conditions, funded articles will be given priority for publishing.