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Instruction for authors

Master list of keywords (PDF file)
SI norms (PDF file in French)


Instructions for authors are also available in French in PDF format here.


1. The submission stage

Manuscripts should be mailed to Radioprotection Editorial Office. Electronic submission are also accepted: send your PDF file to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it (indicating in purpose "submission for Radioprotection"). In this case, send also an hard copy by post mail (to the editorial office). Once accepted, the articles cannot be withdrawn or published elsewhere.

Editorial Office
Radioprotection
SFRP
B.P. 72
92263 Fontenay-aux-Roses
France

2. Aims and scope

All papers should be in relation to radiation protection.

  • Review papers – On a scientific, technical or legal subject in the field of radiation protection, they include up-to-date and consistent references (10–15 pages).

  • Scientific papers – Original works, including introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusion (10–15 pages).

  • Notes – Scientific or technical developments (6 pages).

  • Advertorial – Information on new material or software with important technological contribution (4 pages). The publication of an article in this column will be charged. Contact the publisher for a quotation.

  • Letters to the Editor – Personal opinions or discussions on a published paper (1 page). The Editors may submit the text to the person involved and publish the answer in the same issue of the journal (must be given within one month).

3. The acceptance stage

Once accepted by the Editorial Board, the author will send his/her manuscript to EDP Sciences in Word, Wordperfect, McWrite, Latex or RTF format. At this stage, a PDF file is not sufficient. EDP Sciences should receive for each figure:

  • One good-quality original; original prints are requested for photographs (returned on request).
  • The "native" electronic files (one file per figure), using one of the following formats: eps (preferably), tiff, bmp or jpeg. Files should have a resolution of at least 300 dpi; colour figures should be registered in CMYK.

4. Style guide

In order to make the correspondence between authors and the production department easier, the author should provide with his/her manuscript: name and address, phone number, e-mail, fax number (fax and phone numbers will not be published).

Title

In French and in English, it should be brief and informative. It must be followed by the authors' names and full postal addresses. The address should appear as:

- IRSN, Laboratoire d’épidémiologie, …
- CEA, Laboratoire d’analyses de biologie médicale, …

Abstracts

In French and in English (about 200 words each), each one in a single paragraph, they present the content and the original data supplied, the main conclusions and any interesting numerical results.

Keywords

The author should provide a maximum of five keywords. Keywords should be written in bold lowercase letters, separated by slashes: the plural form and uppercase letters should be avoided. An indicative list is available on EDP Sciences and SFRP websites.

Text

It should be typed with double spacing; footnotes should be kept to a minimum and numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals. Developments not essential to the understanding of the paper (details of calculations, etc.) should be given in appendices.

Units and symbols

The international system of units (SI) should be used. Radionuclides should be written as caesium 137 or 137Cs. Abbreviations should be defined when they first appear in the text. SI norms are available on the website: http://radiopro.edpsciences.net/doc_journal/doc/radiopro/radiopro_SI.pdf

Illustrations

They should be kept to a minimum and supplied on separate sheets. Tables should be numbered in roman numerals and figures in Arabic numerals.

In the paper version of the journal, figures will be printed in black and white (at no cost) or in color (prices available upon request). In the electronic version, the original colours of the figures will be reproduced at no extra cost. In case scanning is necessary, please provide good-quality originals for your figures.

Authors should keep in mind that the final reproduction of their figures essentially depends on the originals.

In order to guarantee good readability of the article, it is important to follow the following rules:

The maximum printable size in Radioprotection is 11.5 x 17.5 cm: i.e., for one figure, the maximal width is 11.5 cm and the maximal length is 17.5 cm, excluding caption, etc. (conversely, maximal width 17.5 cm and maximal length 11.5 cm in a "landscape" format).

For best results, figures should be provided respecting the guidelines detailed below:

  • Final height of capital letters should be between 1.6 and 2.3 mm (10 to 12 point).
  • Avoid use of bold lettering.
  • Letter size should be homogeneous in size in all figures of the article.
  • Where possible, avoid using grey levels. Hatching is preferable.
  • For curves, standard symbols must be used Image.
  • Tables should be kept in their simplest form, lines and columns being unambiguously identifiable.

References

In the text, the reference should be indicated by authors’ name and year of publication. If there is more than one author, indicate the first name following by et al. If there is more than one reference cited together in the text, they shoud be listed in alphabetic order; Ex. : (Smith, 2004; Anderson et al., 2001a, 2001b). All entries in the reference list must correspond to references in the text and vice versa. The reference list should be listed in alphabetical order at the end of the text and include:

  • For journals : Author(s) (publication year) Original title of paper, Journal abbreviated title volume, first-last page numbers:

    - Anderson P. (2004) Determination of the gamma-ray effective dose, Radioprotection 39, 262-265.
    - Smith J. (2003) Radiation protection principles, Health Physics 86, 24-42.

  • For books : Author(s) (publication year) chapter's title. In: Book's title, subdivisions if necessary (editors' names, Eds) pp. first page-last page. Publisher, place of publication:

    - Madic C., Genet M. (2001) Propriétés physiques et chimiques de l’uranium, dans L'Uranium, de l'environnement à l'Homme (H. Métivier, Ed.) pp. 43-81, EDP Sciences, Les Ulis.
    - Le Bellac (1991) Quantum and Statistical Field Theory. Oxford Sciences publications.

  • For conference proceedings : Author(s) (publication year) Original title of the paper. In: title of the conference, date, location, volume number if necessary (editors' names, Eds) pp. first page-last page. Publisher, place of publication:
    - Germain P., Guéguéniat P. (1993) Impact of industrial nuclear releases into the English Channel. In: Environmental impact of nuclear installations, September 15-18, 1992, Fribourg, numéro spécial de Radioprotection (Völkle H., Pêtre S., Eds) pp. 271-275. EDP Sciences, Les Ulis.
  • For the ICRP, IAEA, etc. publications : ICRP Publication followed by publication number (publication year) Original title of the communication. Publisher, place of publication:

     

    - IAEA (2000) Bulletin de l’International Atomic Energy Agency 42, mars 2000, pp. 38-40.
    - ICRP Publication 73 (1996) Radiological protection and safety in medicine, Ann ICRP 26.


Proofs

Will be sent to the first or nominated author by e-mail in PDF format and must be returned within 48 hours of receipt. Any major changes will be charged to the authors.

Reprints

The PDF file of the article is provided free of charge. The file are send to the author for correspondence. Printed copies may be purchased from the publisher at the proofreading stage.

Contact

Any information concerning the production, offprints, colour figures, should be sent to:

EDP Sciences
BP 112
17, avenue du Hoggar
P.A. de Courtabœuf
91944 Les Ulis Cedex A
France

or contact us by e-mail.