Taylor & Francis
Prepare your manuscript for Rocks & Minerals.
Review the checklist, choose your article type, and turn your draft into a cleaner submission package.
Checked 2026-08-02
Article types
Review
Editorial
Lectio
Letter
Readiness requirements
Review the key details below, or download the complete checklist with every stored source-backed requirement.
Abstract length
- Include or confirm the abstract length required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.
Reference style
- Articlo formats your supplied references to the journal's stored style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
- A Manual of Style, 15th edition, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2003, should be used as a style reference in the preparation of manuscripts.
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- Footnotes, references, and tables should be double spaced on pages following the last page of text.
Figure and table rules
- Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
- If the figure is going to be scanned and reduced, rules must be at least 1 point.
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- Tables should go in a separate file and diagrams in another separate file.
- All figure or photograph captions should be typed in order, double spaced on a separate page.
- Captions for specimen photographs should include the specimen name, locality, size, owner, and photographer.
Cover letter
- Include or confirm the cover letter required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.
Article structure and word limits
- Rules should be heavy enough (minimum 2 point) to hold when scanned at 100%.
- If sent on disk, photos must be: A minimum of 300 DPI at a width of 7".
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- These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
- Diagrams should also follow the text, each on a separate page.
- Line drawings and diagrams must be originals in black ink on white paper.
- The font should be in a size that will be readable when reduced.
- If sent on disk, photos must be: Either TIFF, EPS, or JPEG.
- If sent on disk, photos must be: MAC compatible.
- If sent on disk, photos must be: Accompanied by a print-out of each photo for photo selection and exact color match.
- If sent on disk, photos must be: Accompanied by the file name for each photo, written at the bottom of each photo print-out.
- A one- or two-sentence "about the author" should be included with the manuscript.
- Glossy paper should not be used.
- Image descriptions are typically used by systems such as pronouncing screen readers to make images accessible to people that cannot read or see the object due to a visual disability.
Artificial intelligence disclosure
- Include or confirm the artificial intelligence disclosure required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.
Manuscript structure
- Do not use style sheets, forced section or page breaks, or automatic footnotes.
Title page and author information
- All authors of a manuscript should include their full name and affiliation on the cover page of the manuscript.
What your package checks
Format: double spacing
Source transparency
This preparation guide uses published journal-specific author requirements. Journal instructions can change, so authors should complete a final review before submission.
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