** Progress in Earth and Planetary Science is the official journal of the Japan Geoscience Union, published in collaboration with its 51 society members.
** Progress in Earth and Planetary Science is partly financially supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Publication of Scientific Research Results to enhance dissemination of information of scientific research.
How to submit a paper, APC and Templates
How to submit a paper
Before submitting your paper, please confirm that it conforms to the Submission guidelines and Authorship guidelines.
Please use an appropriate Template for your paper.
Submission System Operation Guides
Please access PEPS Editorial Manager to submit your paper.
** Japanese version is available here.
Article Processing Charge (APC)
Article Processing Charge (APC)
PEPS levies an APC of £1,240/ US$1,690/ €1,390 for each article accepted for publication.
Some or all of the publication cost may be covered if the corresponding author is based in one of the countries classified by SpringerOpen as automatically receiving an APC waiver or discount.
If the corresponding author's institution participates in the SpringerOpen membership program (more details available on the funding support services page), the author may request a waiver or discount.
Support will be available from the Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU).
APC that the author will be charged depends on the manuscript type and on whether or not the corresponding author is a JpGU member.
Corresponding author's condition | APC, Article Processing Charge (excluding tax) |
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If the author is based in one of the countries classified by SpringerOpen as automatically receiving an APC waiver or discount. | € 0 (100% discount) or € 695 (50% discount) depending on the country | |
If the author's institution participates in the SpringerOpen membership program | Depending on the institution (Contact the author's institution for details) | |
Article category | APC, Article Processing Charge (excluding tax) |
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Corresponding author is a JpGU member |
Corresponding author is not a JpGU member |
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Invited (for all categories) | € 0 100 % discount |
€ 0 100 % discount |
Review | £992/ US$1,352/ €1,112 20 % discount |
£992/ US$1,352/ €1,112 20 % discount |
Paper with full data attached | £992/ US$1,352/ €1,112 20 % discount |
£992/ US$1,352/ €1,112 20 % discount |
Research Methodology |
£992/ US$1,352/ €1,112 20 % discount |
£1,240/ US$1,690/ €1,390 Standard fee |
Note that JpGU membership discount is limited to members who have fully paid their JpGU annual fee for both the year in which they submit their paper and also for the preceding year. New JpGU members are not eligible for this discount in their first year of membership. Members who have a JpGU ID registered as an AGU, EGU or AOGS member, and members who have a temporary JpGU ID to attend JpGU Meetings are also not eligible.
Authors in the UK will be charged in pounds, authors in other EU countries will be charged in euros, and all other authors will be charged in US dollars. If the corresponding author is based in any country where tax is imposed on goods and services (e.g. VAT in EU countries or Consumption Tax in Japan) then this tax must be added to the APC at the rate applicable in that country.
To choose an appropriate payment option
After uploading manuscript files on our submission system, the corresponding author will be requested to choose one of the following three payment options
- I accept responsibility for paying the £1,240/US$1,690/€1,390 processing charge on this article
- I believe that I am covered by an institutional membership arrangement and wish to request institutional payment or discount (as applicable)
- I believe I am eligible for a waiver or discount of the article-processing charge
To receive an APC waiver or discount, the author needs to choose an appropriate payment option. Please check the following conditions starting from the top.
Do you agree to pay the full APC without requesting any waiver or discount? |
Yes |
£1,240 |
Option 1 |
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No |
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Waiver or discount granted by institutions other than JpGU | ||||
Are you based in one of the countries that receives a waiver or discount? |
Yes |
Option 3 |
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No |
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Do you wish to request a waiver or discount using your institutional membership arrangement? |
Yes |
Contact your institution to get your institutional SpringerOpen membership account number (to use as a coupon code). |
Option 2-A |
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No |
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Waiver or discount granted by JpGU | ||||
Are you submitting an invited paper? |
Yes |
Contact the PEPS Office to get a coupon code. |
0€ |
Option 2-B |
No |
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Are you submitting a Review paper? |
Yes |
Contact the PEPS Office to get a coupon code. |
£992 |
Option 2-B |
No |
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Are you submitting a Paper with full data attached? No Are you a JpGU member and do you wish to use a JpGU membership discount? |
Yes Yes |
Contact the PEPS Office to get a coupon code. |
£992 |
Option 2-B |
No |
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£1,240 |
The cash amount shown on this pale blue background is the APC that the corresponding author will be charged. Authors in the UK will be charged in pounds, authors in other EU countries will be charged in euros, and all other authors will be charged in US dollars. If the corresponding author is based in any country where tax is imposed on goods and services (e.g. VAT in EU countries or Consumption Tax in Japan) then this tax must be added to the APC at the rate applicable in that country. Option For details on each option, please see [Step 3], [3. Submitting a New Manuscript] in Editorial Manager Guide for submission to PEPS. Note that any change or correction will not be allowed once you agree to the option you chose. |
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Option1 |
To apply for a waiver or discount from JpGU
You need to satisfy both of the two requirements below to receive any waiver or discount from JpGU.
1. Indicate your request for a waiver or discount in your cover letter.
You need to use an appropriate cover letter, which you may download from the Templates.
2. Enter an appropriate coupon code
During your submission process, you need to enter your coupon code (i. e. SpringerOpen membership account number) on your APC agreement page.
Please be sure to contact the PEPS office at <peps_edit@jpgu.org> to receive your coupon code before agreeing your APC information.
Note that any change or correction will not be allowed once you agree to the option you chose.
For details on how to register the APC information, please see [Step 3], [3. Submitting a New Manuscript] in Editorial Manager Guide for submission to PEPS.
Templates
Manuscript Templates
Please click one of the links below to download a PEPS template.
- Microsoft Word templates (.docx)
- Research article or Methodology
- Review
- Paper with full data attached
- Comment
- LaTeX template (ZIP format: Progress in Earth and Planetary Science LaTeX templates)
- Research article or Methodology
- Review
- Paper with full data attached
- Comment
When submitting your paper, please upload "pepsart.cls" file together with .tex and .bbl files as "Manuscript item".
Cover Letter Templates
- Invited paper
- Review article
- Paper with full data attached
- Articles other than above (when the corresponding author is a JpGU member)
- Articles other than above (when the corresponding author is not a JpGU member)
Preparing Figures and Tables
When preparing figures and tables, please follow the formatting instructions for the article you are going to submit.
Guidelines for Writing Formulae
- Guidelines (pdf file)
Please follow the guidelines in the link above for formatting mathematical equations.
Geologic Time Scales
References to units of the geologic time scales should follow the latest version of the International Chronostratigraphic Chart presented by the International Commission on Stratigraphy.
Names of oceans and seas
The names of the oceans and seas should follow ‘Limits of Oceans and Seas’, i.e., International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) (1953) Limits of Oceans and Seas. International Hydrographic Organization, Special Publication No 23, 3rd Edition, IMP, Monégasque - Monte-Carlo, 45 pp.