Guidelines for Authors

Generally, manuscripts should not exceed 10,000 words (including figure legends, table captions and references), although this is subject to the Editor’s discretion. Shorter articles of 3,000 words or less are welcomed for the Gemmological Spectrum section.

Manuscripts must be accompanied by a signed letter of transmission that states clearly:

• the full postal address, phone, and email address of the corresponding contributor
• a clear statement that the manuscript has not been previously published in English in the gemmological or mineralogical literature
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) has not been used in any part of the writing, construction of text, data or images

Manuscripts must be submitted as a MS-Word document for PC (or compatible).

The discrete components of each manuscript or file should include:

1. Title page, that includes:

• the paper’s title
• the name/s and professional qualifications of the author/s
• the author/s affiliation/s and/or address/es
• acknowledgements

2. Abstract, 50-100 words (on a separate page).
3. Text, divided into logical sections by appropriate first level (bold) and second level (italics) headings.
4. Tables, numbered consecutively, concisely titled, and with their recommended position in the text indicated by a marginal annotation.
5. Figures/images, numbered consecutively, with figure captions including magnification and acknowledged source of illustrations when appropriate. Digital figures/images/photographs should be supplied as .jpg or .tiff files between 300-1200 dpi resolution.
6. References, cited in the text using the Harvard system of surname, year, and page number (for quotations). At the end of the paper references should be arranged in alphabetical order using the following recommended style. DOI is to be included with the reference if available.

Journal article

One author: Geach, C., 1986. Diamond exploration in WA. Geology Today, 2(1), pp.16-20. DOI.org/10.1111/j.1365-2451.1986.tb01004.x

Two Authors: Hansen, R. and Rennie, L., 2019. Australian faceted fluorite specimen from the Natural History Museum, London. The Australian Gemmologist, 27(1), pp.12-17.

Three Authors: Schulhofer, S., Tyler, T. and Huq, A., 2011. American policing at the crossroads: unsustainable policies and the procedural justice alternative. The Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, 10(2), pp.335-374.

Book

O’Donohue, M., 2006. Gems, 6th ed. Oxford: Elsevier.

Edited Book

Maillard, R. ed., 1980. Diamonds myth, magic and reality. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc.

Chapter or article in a book or series

Meagher, E., 1982. Silicate garnets. In: R.H. Ribbe, ed. Mineralogical Society of America Reviews in Mineralogy 2nd ed. pp.25-63.

Warner, R., 2010. Giving feedback on assignment writing to international students – the integration of voice and writing tools. In: W. Chan, K. Chin, M. Nagami and T. Suthiwan, ed. Media in foreign language teaching and learning. Boston: De Gruyter, pp.355-382.

Website

Arem, J. and Clark, D., 2020. Spessartite garnet, value, and jewelry information. International Gem Society [online] Available at: <https://www.gemsociety.org/article/spessartite-garnet/> [Accessed 15 July 2020].

Thesis

Coenraads, R., 1991. Alluvial sapphires and diamonds of the New England Gem Fields. PhD thesis. Macquarie University, Sydney.

For citations using other sources including conference publications, newspapers, social media, translations and other reference types (print or online), please contact the Editor.

Manuscripts will be anonymously reviewed by selected members of the Editorial Review Board of The Australian Gemmologist, at the discretion of the Editor / Chair. Authors also have the option to nominate one or two independent reviewers to be approved by the Editor, with the understanding that additional anonymous reviewers may also be selected by the Editor.

The Editor’s decision is final.

Author/s will receive page proofs for checking. Changes other than corrections of type setting errors are discouraged. Authors have seven (7) days from the date of receipt of page proofs to return these to the Editor (by email).

No payment will be made for papers published in The Australian Gemmologist. However, the author/principal author of each published paper will receive three complimentary copies of the issue in which the paper was published.