All articles published by Netherlands Journal of Geosciences are Open Access: freely and permanently accessible online, immediately upon publication. The journal flipped to open access on 1st January 2019. All articles published prior to this date are free to access. OAI metadata harvesting for this journal can be reached at http://www.openacademia.net/index.php/njg/oai.
Authors contributing to NJG agree to publish their articles under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0, which gives third parties the right to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format. It also gives third parties the right to remix, transform and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial, on the condition that clear acknowledgment is given to the author(s) of the work, that a link to the license is provided and that it is made clear if changes have been made to the work. This must be done in a reasonable manner, and must not imply that the licensor endorses the use of the work by third parties.
The author(s) retain copyright to the work, with first publication rights granted to the Netherlands Journal of Geosciences Foundation..
Each author, and any co-authors, must meet the following criteria:
Each author must also be able to take responsibility for part of the article's content and be able to identify which co-authors are responsible for the remaining parts.
The above text comes from the CODEX guidelines for research publications.
The journal upholds the highest standards of peer review:
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post papers submitted to Netherlands Journal of Geosciences on personal and institutional websites, prior to and after publication (while providing the bibliographic details of the latter).
If the manuscript is published in the journal, the author is expected to cross-link, with DOI link, the different versions of the manuscript/article.
The journal recommends authors submitting manuscript to register an ”Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier” or ORCiD.
The author’s ORCiD, if there is one, should be included with other personal information when manuscripts are submitted, and it will be published in the article.
As requirements for Open Data are becoming increasingly common, some authors may wish or be required to make their data openly available. In the cases where this is relevant for the journal’s authors, NJG encourages authors to do so according to the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable). In this case, this should be linked to a Data Accessibility Statement within the submitted paper, which will be made public upon publication. Data obtained from other sources must be appropriately credited. For further questions about Open Data policy and guidelines please confer with your academic institution.
Articles that have already been published will remain unaltered as far as is possible, though updated with information that an erratum/corrigendum or other amendment exists.
Correction: Should the author discover a major mistake or error in his/her article after it has been officially published online, the Editor will be consulted/notified and if found necessary an Erratum or Corrigendum will be published. There will be links from the online version of the article to the Erratum/Corrigendum and vice versa.
Retraction: This action is reserved for articles that are seriously flawed and so the findings or conclusions cannot be relied upon. Articles may be retracted for several reasons. These may include honest errors reported by the authors (for example, errors due to the mixing up of samples or use of a scientific tool or equipment that is found subsequently to be faulty) as well as issues such as research misconduct (data fabrication), duplicate or overlapping publication, fraudulent use of data, plagiarism or unethical research. For any retracted article, the reason for retraction and who is instigating the retraction will be clearly stated in the retraction notice. The retraction notice will be linked to the retracted article and the article will be clearly marked as retracted (including the PDF).
In the case of formal complaints, disputes, or appeals, authors should contact the editor-in-chief, who is responsible for ensuring that a fair, deliberative, and thorough investigation is conducted.
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The journal follows the ethical guidelines and best practices set forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All cases of ethical misconduct will be dealt with in accordance with COPE's recommendations and guidelines. Issues such as copyright infringement, plagiarism and other breaches of best practice are taken very seriously. Text taken directly from, or closely paraphrased from, previously published work without appropriate acknowledgement or citation will be considered plagiarism. Manuscripts in which such text is identified will be withdrawn from the editorial process. Allegations of plagiarism in submitted or published articles will be investigated fully and handled in accordance with COPE guidelines. Manuscripts may be screened using iThenticate.
The journal recognises that AI and large language models (LLMs) can be used responsibly to assist in research and manuscript preparation. All use of AI must be fully disclosed by the authors, including text generation, data analysis, or figure creation. AI must not replace the independent scholarly judgement of the authors, and any content generated or substantially modified by AI must be appropriately attributed. Manuscripts in which AI use is undisclosed, misrepresented, or used inappropriately may be withdrawn from the editorial process. Allegations of improper AI use, including misattribution or undisclosed reliance on AI, will be investigated in accordance with COPE guidelines. Manuscripts may be subject to screening or checks to ensure compliance.
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Netherlands Journal of Geosciences publishes new and significant research in the geosciences, with a regional focus on the Netherlands, including the Dutch offshore and the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom. We also welcome studies of adjacent areas and other regions that are relevant to the understanding of the geology of the Netherlands. Learn more >>
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Netherlands Journal of Geosciences | Published by the Netherlands Journal of Geosciences Foundation under the terms of a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license | Online ISSN 1573-9708 | Print ISSN 0016-7746
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Michiel van der Meulen, TNO - Geological Survey of the Netherlands
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