Author Guidelines for
Canadian Geotechnical Journal
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Contributions that have practical relevance are preferred, including case records. Topics with purely theoretical contributions are not generally published unless they are on a topic of special interest or they have direct practical value.
Symbols
Symbols shall conform to those recommended by the former Metric Subcommittee of the Canadian Geotechnical Society (Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 17: 89–96 (1980) https://doi.org/10.1139/t80-008).
Word count
Authors should include the total word count of their manuscript, including tables, figures and references, on the title page. Please note that the Editor-in-Chief may ask authors with manuscripts that are significantly over the suggested word count (see table below for length per manuscript type) to revise their manuscript ahead of peer review.
Abstract
Abstracts should not exceed 200 words for all article types.
Length per manuscript type
Article type
Description
Specifications (word, table/fig, reference limits)
Articles
A completed, definitive study that reports new and original research.
Limited to 12,000 words, including tables, figures and references.
Notes
Brief scientific report of a preliminary nature.
Should not exceed 3000 words.
Reviews
Present a critical perspective on a specific topic, particularly topics of current interest.
Typically limited to 12,000 words, including tables, figures and references.
Discussions and replies
Discussions of papers in recent issues of a journal may be accepted for publication, if they are brief and of a technical or interpretative nature. Replies to such discussions are invited from the original authors and are generally published in the same issue.
Should not exceed 2000 words.
References
This journal uses the Harvard citation style. In-text citations take the form (Author Year). References must be listed in alphabetical order according to the name of the first author and not numbered. References with the same first author are listed in the following order.
Papers with one author only are listed first in chronological order, beginning with the earliest paper.
Papers with dual authorship follow and are listed in alphabetical order by the last name of the second author.
Papers with three or more authors appear after the dual-authored papers and are arranged chronologically.
Include DOIs and hyperlinks whenever possible, and do not number the references. If your article is accepted for publication, we will format the list for you.
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