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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published in this journal or somewhere else, even partially (if not sure, an explanation must be provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • Settings
    The article fits into one of the journal’s article types (Research article, Short communication, Event report, Review paper or Policy paper);
  • The abstract is not larger than 300 words;
  • The format of the submission file is either doc, docx or odt format (MS Word or equivalent);
  • The submitted manuscripts uses SI (Metric) Units in text, figures, or tables;
  • A good translation has been provided for the article’s title, authors’ affiliation and the abstract;
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the present Instructions for Authors.

Author Guidelines

See the detailed Instructions for Authors and learn how to prepare your manuscript for publication.

Research articles

This article type describes the most recent findings on environmental research. The content of the research articles shall include relevant and original work that has not been published previously and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. The section is peer-reviewed.

Review papers

The purpose of Review papers is to succinctly review the recent progress in a particular topic. The author of a review paper shall therefore provide the reader with an understanding of the topic by discussing the results presented in other recent research studies (the review paper can also provide the review of a book). The manuscripts are peer-reviewed.

Short communications

The Short communications are concise reports representing a significant contribution to the journal’s areas of interest but do not include the whole research work (a short communication paper can be used for example to announce the start or the progress of new research projects, apparition of a new governmental decree etc). The submissions will be reviewed by the journal's editors.

Event reports

The event report format can be used to briefly describe the content and main output of public events such as conferences, workshops, training courses etc.

Privacy Statement

Table of contents

  1. purpose and data collecting body
  2. categories of processed data
  3. storage period
  4. submission of contributions for publication
  5. rights of the data subjects

1.    Purpose and responsible party

The processing of personal data in the context of the use of this website serves to provide and enable scientific publications. The data collected as part of this processing includes in particular the data of registered users (all persons directly involved in the publication process).

In addition, personal data is processed to ensure the availability and integrity of this website as part of general security precautions. This applies to the data of both registered and unregistered users of the site.

2.    Categories of processed data

2.1 General

When this website is accessed, the user's IP address and the URL accessed are recorded and stored. The "Open Journal Systems" software used also uses a cookie to record correct access figures.

The web analysis service Matomo is used to optimise the website. Matomo is an open source software for website optimisation that uses cookies to anonymously evaluate website visitor access. During this processing, the IP address is anonymised immediately after it is collected and before it is stored and analysed. No further processing of personal data therefore takes place when Matomo is used. The information generated by the cookies about the use of this website is not used for personal evaluation or profiling and is also not passed on to third parties.

To integrate social media functions, the "Shariff" tool from Heise Medien GmbH & Co. KG is embedded in the site. This tool does not transmit any data to the operators of the social media platforms until the user interacts. If the user interacts with the corresponding buttons on the page, he or she will be connected to the social media platforms through the integration and data will be transferred. Information on the use of this data by the operators of the social media platforms can be found in their privacy policies; we have no influence over this.

2.2 Registered users

The self-chosen access data is stored in the database of the Open Journal System for the purpose of user authentication. In addition, user details, in particular submissions, reviews, uploaded files for submissions, and output flags, are stored permanently. Furthermore, in the case of accepted submissions, the stored data of the authors will be published together with the submission.

3.    Storage duration

3.1 General

The cookie set up by "Open Journal Systems" to separate user numbers in statistics stores session information in the user's browser. This data can be deleted by the user at any time. Alternatively, the cookies are automatically deleted after 30 days without use of the site. The IP addresses of users in combination with the URL accessed are stored for a period of 14 days and then deleted. The log files contained in backup copies are stored for longer, but are deleted after 45 days at the latest.

3.2 Registered users

The personal data of registered users outside the log files mentioned in 3.1 are stored permanently and partially published in accordance with the explanations in 2.2. The deletion takes place when the publication of a journal is discontinued after a period of 3 years.

4.    Submission of contributions for publication

The personal data of users of this site are processed by the Saxon State Library – Dresden State and University Library within the framework of an order processing agreement.

Authors can use the site to submit articles for publication (after going through a review process if necessary). By submitting their contributions, authors agree to the publication of their contribution and their personal details (e.g. name, affiliation, email address, and ORCID ID, if applicable). Once the contribution has been published, it is no longer possible to delete the corresponding data completely.

5.    Rights of the data subjects

All persons whose data is processed may have, in accordance with Art. 12 et seq. GDPR, the right to information, access, rectification, erasure, blocking, objection and data portability as well as the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Users can send an informal email to catalin.stefan@tu-dresden.de to assert these rights, to withdraw consent, and for all concerns and questions about data protection. In order to submit a contribution as an author, it is necessary to provide an email address and the author's first name and surname. Further information is optional.