Types of presentation
Oral Presentation
Presentation time for ORAL presentation is 10 minutes + 5 min for questions from the audience.
You shall make your presentation in a timely manner. Kindly note that the time is usually followed the the conference Chairman.
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All presentations have to be made in English
Speakers are kindly asked to use the available in the Conference hall Laptop. Only if they have special reasons they may use their own laptops (in that case they have to inform the technical assistant before the session).
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Only PowerPoint presentations on a CD-ROM/DVD or a USB Memory stick will be accepted.
Types of presentation
Oral Presentation
Presentation time for ORAL presentation is 10 minutes + 5 min for questions from the audience.
You shall make your presentation in a timely manner. Kindly note that the time is usually followed the the conference Chairman.
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All presentations have to be made in English
Speakers are kindly asked to use the available in the Conference hall Laptop. Only if they have special reasons they may use their own laptops (in that case they have to inform the technical assistant before the session).
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Only PowerPoint presentations on a CD-ROM/DVD or a USB Memory stick will be accepted.
Types of presentation
Oral Presentation
Presentation time for ORAL presentation is 10 minutes + 5 min for questions from the audience.
You shall make your presentation in a timely manner. Kindly note that the time is usually followed the the conference Chairman.
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All presentations have to be made in English
Speakers are kindly asked to use the available in the Conference hall Laptop. Only if they have special reasons they may use their own laptops (in that case they have to inform the technical assistant before the session).
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Only PowerPoint presentations on a CD-ROM/DVD or a USB Memory stick will be accepted.
Types of presentation
Oral Presentation
Presentation time for ORAL presentation is 10 minutes + 5 min for questions from the audience.
You shall make your presentation in a timely manner. Kindly note that the time is usually followed the the conference Chairman.
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All presentations have to be made in English
Speakers are kindly asked to use the available in the Conference hall Laptop. Only if they have special reasons they may use their own laptops (in that case they have to inform the technical assistant before the session).
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Only PowerPoint presentations on a CD-ROM/DVD or a USB Memory stick will be accepted.
Publication ethics
Authors
The Author declares that the manuscript is original and in its present form has not been published elsewhere in any form, that it has not been submitted to any journal/proceedings and that it will not be submitted to any other journal/proceedings, if it is accepted for publication in the GEOLINKS Conference Proceedings.
The Author is responsible for the research they have been done and for the results described in the paper.
The Author warrants that the article doesn't infringe upon any copyright, contains no libelous or otherwise unlawful statements, and does not otherwise infringe on the rights of others.
The Author transfers the copyright for this publication/article to the GEOLINKS Conferences.
The Author licenses to the Publisher the right to distribute the Article as a part of GEOLINKS Conference proceedings.
Submission Guidelines
Abstract Submission
An abstract between 300 to 500 words, clearly summarising the arguments, should be submitted before deadline.
The preferred length of paper (including footnotes) is 5,000 words (maximum limit). In general, please confine your paper between 10-12 pages, everything included.
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It is author's responsibility to ensure that all references and citations are correct, and that the contribution does not contain any material that infringes copyright, or is defamatory, obscene or otherwise unlawful or litigious. Please check GEOLINKS Tips.
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Copyright in the article will remain jointly with the owner of the copyright and the Publisher. By submitting an article to the conference, the owner of the copyright grants the publisher with a license to publish the article. The author warrants that he is the owner of all rights of copyright in the article. Where the author subsequently publishes the article, the author is requested to acknowledge the article appeared in the conference proceedings.
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The Author(s) will indemnify and defend the Publisher against any claim, demand or recovery against the Publisher by reason of any violation of any proprietary right or copyright, or because of any libellous or scandalous matter contained in the Manuscript.
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The Publisher will have the right to edit the work for the original edition and for any revision, provided that the meaning of the text is not materially altered.
Submission Guidelines
Abstract Submission
An abstract between 300 to 500 words, clearly summarising the arguments, should be submitted before deadline.
The preferred length of paper (including footnotes) is 5,000 words (maximum limit). In general, please confine your paper between 10-12 pages, everything included.
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It is author's responsibility to ensure that all references and citations are correct, and that the contribution does not contain any material that infringes copyright, or is defamatory, obscene or otherwise unlawful or litigious. Please check GEOLINKS Tips.
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Copyright in the article will remain jointly with the owner of the copyright and the Publisher. By submitting an article to the conference, the owner of the copyright grants the publisher with a license to publish the article. The author warrants that he is the owner of all rights of copyright in the article. Where the author subsequently publishes the article, the author is requested to acknowledge the article appeared in the conference proceedings.
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The Author(s) will indemnify and defend the Publisher against any claim, demand or recovery against the Publisher by reason of any violation of any proprietary right or copyright, or because of any libellous or scandalous matter contained in the Manuscript.
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The Publisher will have the right to edit the work for the original edition and for any revision, provided that the meaning of the text is not materially altered.
Types of presentation
Types of presentation
Types of presentation
Types of presentation
Types of presentation
Types of presentation
Types of presentation
Types of presentation
Types of presentation
Types of presentation
Types of presentation
Types of presentation
Types of presentation
Types of presentation
Types of presentation
Proceedings 2020
All GEOLINKS 2020 participants get an online access to the full conference proceedings.
You can find the full digital books, including all accepted and published double blind peer-reviewed papers.
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GEOLINKS Proceedings
Book 1 Volume 2
​Air Pollution and Climate Change
Biotechnologies
Environmental Geology
Soil Science
Water Resources
GEOLINKS Proceedings
Book 2 Volume 2
Ecology and Environmental Studies
Environmental Economics
Green Buildings Technology and Materials
Green Design and Sustainable Architecture
Peer review policy
Double blind peer review
Every abstract/full paper submitted for publication in the GEOLINKS Conference proceedings is double blind peer reviewed. The peer review is made by two members of GEOLINKS Scientific Committee and the Review Board.
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Scientists in the review board are reviewing the papers voluntarily. GEOLINKS is currently working with more than 35 scientists from Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, and the Czech Republic, who are reviewing the papers together with the scientist from the Scientific Committee.
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Reviewers are appointed once the full article meets the publishing criteria of GEOLINKS. Please check the submission guidelines while preparing your full article.
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The article has up to 6 co-authors and every author is affiliated with his institution and country
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The article has the same abstract submitted in registration and approved previously by the GEOLINKS Scientific Committee.
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Keywords are included.
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The article has Introduction, Methods and Methodology, Results and/or Discussion and Conclusion. Acknowledgments are written properly after the Conclusion and before the references.
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All references are fully cited.
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Self-citation is kept up to 30%.
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Then the full paper is screened for basic technical requirements and plagiarism. !The publishing team reserves the right to return to authors, without peer review, improperly formatted manuscripts or non-authorized submissions.
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Plagiarism policy
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All research papers submitted for publication are checked with plagiarism detection software to verify its originality and find similarity percent of a research paper. The papers failing to satisfy the mentioned criteria are sent back to the author for modification.
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If plagiarism is detected in research paper just before publication, the author will be given a chance to resubmit the paper after necessary modification as suggested by the editor. However, if the editor decides plagiarism is a major issue in the research paper, it will not be considered further for publication.
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If plagiarism/fake identity is suspected or detected in research paper after its publication, the research paper will be removed from website till completion of verification.
Common reasons for rejection
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Technical reasons for rejection include incomplete data, poor analysis, using inappropriate statistical tests, weak research motive and/or inaccurate conclusions and more.
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Editorial reasons for rejection include out of scope paper, research ethics ignored, lack of proper structure and up-to-date references, difficult to follow logic, poor language quality ( level that cannot be understand by the reader) and more.
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Peer review process
Full paper submission by the author
Authors submit their full papers, prepared in accordance with GEOLINKS Submission guidelines and the publishing criteria written above.
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Reviewers of the manuscript are being assigned
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Authors of the paper are getting removed
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Evaluation submission
Submission of the paper for evaluation to the assigned two members of the GEOLINKS Review board and Scientific Committee. Their identity is kept anonymous (for the purpose of anonymous evaluation), except for those, who are willing to disclose their identity
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Reviewers are commenting on the structure and quality of the paper, focusing on:
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Is the article making an academic contribution, is the paper enriching the thematic content of the conference;
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Do the article contain scientific results? Are there gaps in the full paper;
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Is the data presented in a way that is consistent, are the tables and figures legible, relevant and integrated into the study;
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Is the language used appropriate for scientific publication;
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Was the way in which the research was conducted the best way to answer the relevant questions?;
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Are the methods used clear and easy to follow, can they be replicated if needed;
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Does the article have empirical research and whether the theoretical-conceptual discussions of the topic are up-to-date
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Are the conclusion supported by the results of the study; Is the conclusion written in an impactful way?;
Additional evaluation
The GEOLINKS editorial office decides if review from additional experts is needed or the review report is sufficient for a decision. Suggested reviewers by the author are also acceptable by e-mail to GEOLINKS Publishing department.
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Paper acceptance
After a positive evaluation of the submitted full paper, the manuscript goes for pre-print and inclusion in the GEOLINKS Conference proceedings