Submission of a paper implies that it has not been published previously, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that if accepted it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the publisher. If submitting a paper presented earlier at a conference, authors should upgrade the paper in order to comply with the standards of the journal. The paper should have a complete literature review, a sound theoretical background, comprehensive results and final conclusions. Interim results/conclusions are not normally acceptable.

Authors are requested to submit their papers online through the site: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/nurw

Manuscripts must be in English. The preferred format for submission is a single electronic file containing both text and all illustrations (photographs, maps, diagrams etc). Figures and tables should be separated from the text and be included at the end of the document. 

Proposed reviewers: Authors should include with their submission a list of three internationally reputable experts, actively involved in the research topics covered by the paper, one of which could be selected to serve as a potential reviewer of the paper. Contact details (mailing address, e-mail, phone, fax) should be provided for each of the proposed reviewers.

General: Papers must be double-spaced with a font size of 12 or 10 pt and wide margins on one side. The corresponding author should be identified. Include a Phone and Fax number, using international notation e.g. ++44 20xxxx  and E-mail address. Full postal addresses must be given for all co-authors. Authors should consult a recent issue of the journal for style. The Editors reserve the right to adjust style to a uniform standard. Authors should retain a copy of their manuscript since the editors and publishers do not accept responsibility for damage or loss of papers. 

Abstract: An abstract of 50 - 100 words should be supplied. 

Text: Follow this order when typing manuscripts: Title (10 words is the desired maximum length), Authors, Affiliations, Abstract, Keywords (in alphabetical order), Main text (Introduction to explain the background work, the practical applications and the nature and purpose of the paper; Body to contain the primary message, with clear lines of thought and validation of the techniques described; Conclusion to indicate the significant contribution of the manuscript with its limitations, advantages and applications), Acknowledgements, Appendix, References, Figure Captions, Table Captions, Figures and Tables. Do not import the Figures or Tables into your text. The corresponding author should be identified with an asterisk and footnote. All other footnotes (except for table footnotes) should be identified by superscript Arabic numbers.

Units: The SI system should be used for all scientific and laboratory data; if it is necessary to quote other units, these should be added in parentheses. Temperatures should be given in degrees Celsius. The words billion and milliard should not be used in order to avoid confusion. 

References: All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references following the text of the manuscript. In the text refer to the author's name (without initials) and year of publication, e.g. "Since Peterson (1993) has shown that..." or "This is in the agreement with results obtained later (Kramer, 1994)". For 2-6 authors, all authors are to be listed at first citation, with "&" separating the last two authors. For more than six authors, use the first six authors with et al. In subsequent citations, for two or more authors, use the first author followed by et al. in the text. The list of references should be arranged alphabetically by authors' names. Authors should only reference material which is in the public domain. "Grey literature" may  only be referenced if it is available on request from a particular source, which has to be mentioned (e.g. University of Nottingham, Civ. Eng. Library). The manuscript should be carefully checked to ensure that the spelling of authors' names and dates is exactly the same in the text as in the reference list. References should be given in the following form: 

Ait-Kadi, M., Shady, A., & Szöllösi-Nagy, A. (Eds) (1997).Water, the world's common heritage. Proceedings of the First World Water Forum. Marrakesh, Morocco : Elsevier. 

Grigg, N.S. (1996). Water Resources Management. New York: McGraw-Hill. 

Kalbermatten, J K. (1991). Water and sanitation for all, will it become a reality or remain a dream? Water International, 16(3), 121-126.  

Illustrations: All illustrations should be provided in camera-ready form, suitable for reproduction (which may include reduction) without retouching. Photographs, charts and diagrams are all to be referred to as "Figure(s)" and should be numbered consecutively in the order to which they are referred. They should be included in the same electronic file, one figure per page at the end of the file, and should not be included within the text. All figures are to have a caption. Captions should be grouped together in a separate page. 

Line drawings: Good quality images are required. All lettering, graph lines and points on graphs should be sufficiently large and bold to permit reproduction when the diagram has been reduced to a size suitable for inclusion in the journal. Do not use any type of shading on computer-generated illustrations. 

Photographs: Photographs can be supplied in digital format as they are to be reproduced, i.e. black and white or colour.

Screen copies: If using computer screen copies as figures, the following should be  observed:  
 

• Do not copy the whole screen if it contains tool bars with small icons. These do not normally reproduce well unless specially processed, captions are illegible and the whole figure looks untidy.  
• Copy the "core" contents of the screen (including the legend) and use it as a figure.  
• If the graphs and other lines are in pale colours, make sure that they produce a distinct grey scale image when printed. Otherwise change the pallet. Do not use background tints for any graphs or figures.   
• If using colour, please follow the instructions for colour separation.  
• Make sure that the whole text on the screen is legible. The minimum font size is "8 pt equivalent". 

 

Tables: Tables should be numbered consecutively and given a suitable caption and each table included on a separate page. Footnotes to tables should be typed below the table and should be referred to by superscript lowercase letters. No vertical rules should be used. Tables should not duplicate results presented elsewhere in the manuscript, e.g. in graphs. 
 

Proofs will be sent to the author directly by the publisher (the first named author if no corresponding author is identified on multi-authored papers) and should be returned within 48 hours of receipt. Corrections should be restricted to typesetting errors; any others may be charged to the author. Any queries should be answered in full. Please note that authors are urged to check their proofs carefully before return, since the inclusion of late corrections cannot be guaranteed.
 

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All authors must sign the Transfer of Copyright agreement before the paper can be published. This transfer agreement enables the Publishers to protect the copyrighted material for the authors, but does not affect the author's proprietary rights. The copyright transfer covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, photographic reproductions, microfilm, any other reproductions of similar nature and translations. It includes the right to adapt the article for use in conjunction with computer systems and programs, including reproduction or publication in machine-readable form and incorporation in retrieval systems. 

Authors are responsible for obtaining from the copyright holder permission to reproduce any material for which copyright exists.