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1.   The transactions publicate articles on the issues of land reclamation, water management, environment, agricultural engineering, organization of land reclamation and nature protection.

2.   The articles are written in Lithuanian or English.

3.   The articles should be of the following recommended structure:

3.1. Title of article;

3.2. Name and surname of the author(s) and data about them (paragraph 12.7)

3.3. Institution;

3.4. Summary (in the paper language);

3.5. Introduction;

3.6. Study area and methods;

3.7. Results and discussion;

3.8. Conclusions;

3.9. References;

3.10. Summary (in different language);

4.   The presented summaries are in Lithuanian and English;

5.   Summary in the paper language should evaluate scientific importance of the article, present summarised essential results of the investigations. No specific references to tables, formulae, etc. presented in the article are expected. This summary should not exceed 1800 symbols. The summary is followed by no more than 5 key words (preferably in italics). Summaries in different language are not followed by key words.

6.   The introduction should include analysis of the works on the article subject, novelty and aim of the work described in the article.

7.   The most important part of the article – results and discussion.

7.1. Results of experimental investigations presented in the article should be mathematically processed and statistically evaluated.

7.2. Duration of the experiments, including field trials that are influenced by the cycle of the year, should be at least three years. In exceptional cases of sufficient data reliability this duration can be shorter.

8.   Authors submit to the editorial board two printed copies of the article and digital version, prepared on personal computer in Windows MS Word (not higher than 7.0 version). Having prepared the article in a higher MS Word version it should be converted into the required version. Figures, tables, charts, etc. presented in digital form (in discette) cannot be inserted into the text; in this case only titles of those figures (tables, charts) are written in the text.

9.   Electronic version of figures should be presented separately. Each figure should be in a separate file. Possible formats of the files are as follows: *.bmp, *.pcx, *.tif, *.cdr, *.wmf, *.gif, *.jpg. Different figures can be in files of different formats. File names should correspond to the article file name with additional lower dash and number of the chart element (e.g.: article file name is “starips.doc”, file names of chart elements “paper_1.bmp, “paper_2.tif, etc.). In case of composite numbers of chart elements, e.g. Fig.2.1.10, periods are omitted: “paper_2110.jpg”.

10. Charts are presented together with data (tables). Charts should be prepared using “Excel” program and presented in a separate file .xls, where every chart is prepared in different sheet. The data (table) and the chart should be in the same sheet. Charts should have a link with the data presented in the table. The sheet name should include a number of the figure e.g.: ”Fig.1”, “Fig.2”, etc. The file name (*.xls) should be the same as the article file name.

11. Figures (charts) are presented in black and white. Coloured ones may be presented only in coordination with a publisher.

12. Computer version of the article should be prepared according to the following requirements:

12.1. A4 format page;

12.2. the margins are as follows: top – 20 mm; bottom – 20 mm; left – 25 mm; right – 15 mm;

12.3. the main text of the article should be printed in “Times New Roman” (TNR);

12.4. spacing – 1.5;

12.5. summary in different language should be printed at the end of the article;

12.6. tables and figures should be presented after their references in a text, but not after the conclusions. Table names, names of their charts, figure names and their notes should be printed in Lithuanian and in English;

12.7. data about the author (-s): name (in small letters), surname (in capital letters), duties, institution, main tendencies of scientific researches, office address, telephone number, fax number, E-mail address should be presented on the first page after the title of the article and names of the authors(s); such data about the author(-s) should be presented after the summary in different language.

12.8. recommended print size:

12.8.1. Title of the article                  13 pt.;

12.8.2. Data about the authors             9 pt.;

12.8.3. Whole text                 10 pt.;

12.9.   recommended print type:

12.9.1. Title of the article                  "Bold" (B);

12.9.2. Key words                    "Italic" (I);

12.9.3. Words in Latin (e. g. plant names)        "Italic" (I);

12.9.4. Mathematical symbols and abbreviations with numeric meaning "Italic"(I);

12.9.5. Notes in different language               "Italic"(I);

12.9.6. Whole text "Regular"(R).

12.10. Title of the article is recommended to be printed in capital letters, on the full-page width, not centred.

12.11. The word “Summary” and text of the summary should be printed after a three-lines interval.

12.12. The title "Key words" (no inverted commas) and the key words should be printed below the summary text.

12.13. Text of the article should be printed after one-line interval below the key words.

12.14. Titles of chapters and subchapters should be typed in a way that maintains understandable structure of the text; print size and type - free choice of the author.

12.15. One-line interval should be left between the titles of chapters and subchapters.

12.16. Formulae should be enumerated chronologically in Arabic figures, e.g.: (1), (2) etc.

13. List of references should be started with the word "References" (no inverted commas).

13.1.  All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references following the text of the manuscript. The manuscript should be carefully checked to ensure that the spelling of authors' names and dates in the text is exactly the same as in the reference list.

13.2.   In the text the author’s name (without initial) and year of publication may be followed – if necessary – by a short reference to appropriate pages. Examples: “Since Peterson (1988) has shown that…” “This is in agreement with results obtained later (Kramer, 1989, pp.12-16)”.

13.3.   If reference is made in the text to a publication written by more than two authors the name of the first author should be followed by “et al.”. This indication, however, should never be used in the list of references. In this list names of first author and co-authors should be mentioned.

13.4.   References cited together in the text should be arranged chronologically. The list of references should be arranged alphabetically by authors’ names, and chronologically per author. If an author’s name in the list is also mentioned with co-authors the following order should be used: publications of the single author, arranged according to publication dates – publications of the same author with one co-author-publications of the author with more than one co-author. Publications of the same author(s) in the same year should be listed as 1974a, 1974b, etc.

13.5.   Use the following system for arranging your references:

13.5.1. For periodical: Tietema A., Riemer L., Verstraten J.M., van der Maas M.P., van Wijk A.J., van Voorthuyzen I., 1992. Nitrogen cycling in acid forest soils subject to increased atmospheric nitrogen input. For. Ecol. Manage. 57, 29-44.

13.5.2. For edited symposia, special issues, etc. published in a periodical: Rice K., 1992. Theory and conceptual issues. In: Gall G.A.E., Staton M.(Eds.), Integrating Conservation Biology and Agricultural Production. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 42, 9-26.

13.5.3. For books: Gaugh Jr., H.G., 1992. Statistical Analysis of Regional Yield Trials. Elsevier, Amsterdam.

13.5.4. For multi-author books: Baker Jr., 1993. Insects. In: De Hertogh A., Le Nard M. (Eds.), The Physiology of Flower Bulbs. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp.101-153.

13.6.   In the case of publications in any language other than English, the original title is to be retained in the reference list. However, the titles of publications in non-Latin alphabets should be transliterated, and a notation such as “(in Russian)” or “(in Greek, with English abstract)” should be added. In the case of an English article, Lithuanian publications should be followed by “(in Lithuanian)” in the reference list.

13.7.   Work accepted for publication but not yet published should be referred to as “in press”.

13.8.   References concerning unpublished data and “personal communications” should not be cited in the reference list but may be mentioned in the text.

Lietuvos vandens ūkio institutas. Svetainės administratorius webmin@baap.lt . Data: 2003-11-19.

Lithuanian Institute of Water Management. Site administrator webmin@baap.lt. Last revision: 2003.11.19 .