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1 Jurnal f the American Water Resurces Assciatin (JAWRA) Instructins fr Authrs JAWRA's style and plicies are updated peridically and all authrs are advised t read these instructins BEFORE submitting a manuscript, even if they have previusly published in JAWRA. All submissins and reviews are prcessed thrugh SchlarOne Manuscripts ( PART I Plicies and Prcedures Publicatin Charges Open Access Authrship Cpyright Review and Publicatin Prcess Publicatin Discussin and Reply Featured Cllectins & Series Reviewer Suggestins Prfessinalism and Civility Special Article Types Literature Reviews Water Cmmentaries PART II Preparing a Manuscript Article Types Abstract Acknwledgements Acrnyms Appendices Authr List and Infrmatin Citatins within Text Cmputer Cde Cver Letter Data Availability Dates and Times Equatins Figures Ftntes WHAT S NEW? Frmat Key Terms Literature Cited (References) Prduct Names Sectin Headings and Numbers Submitting a Manuscript Supplemental Materials Tables Text Title Title Page Units Wrd Cnventins This versin adds clarificatin t sme plicies and prcedures and updates utdated infrmatin. Sme style changes have been implemented; ntably we revamped the authr infrmatin criteria and Literature Cited frmat. Literature Reviews and Water Cmmentaries have been further explained. New instructins have been prvided fr acrnyms and prduct names.

2 Part I Plicies and Prcedures Publicatin Charges JAWRA recgnizes an bligatin t the water cmmunity and t its authrs t distribute the knwledge cntained within its pages as widely as pssible. T accmplish this in an ecnmically sustainable manner, an article prcessing charge (APC) partially cvering the csts f prducing JAWRA is assessed at the time a paper is accepted fr publicatin. Papers are nt published until the APC is paid in full. Rates are subject t change and charges will be incurred at the prevailing rates at the time f acceptance. Current rates are: Article Type AWRA Members* Nn-members Technical Paper/LR** $1,425 $1,900 Technical Nte/WC*** $750 $1,000 Discussins $225 $300 Errata $90 $120 Open Access $3,000 additinal [see belw fr details] *T receive the 25% AWRA member discunt, at least ne authr must be a prfessinal, premier, r designated representative f a partner member when the paper is riginally submitted and maintain membership thrugh publicatin. The member discunt des nt apply if jin date is nt within 30 days f riginal submissin. **Literature Review ***WC = Water Cmmentary OnlineOpen (Open Access) OnlineOpen (ur publisher Wiley s term fr pen access) is available t authrs wh wish t pay an additinal fee t make their article freely available t nn-subscribers upn publicatin. OnlineOpen articles are treated the same as any ther article. They g thrugh the jurnal's standard peer-review prcess and will be accepted r rejected based n their wn merit. OnlineOpen is ffered nly t thse authrs whse articles have been accepted fr publicatin, and nly at the pint when the article is accepted, t ensure the OnlineOpen ptin has n influence n the peer review and acceptance prcess. The accepted articles are prepared fr publicatin in the usual manner and are psted nline n Wiley Online Library. Further details may be fund at All standard publicatin charges will still apply; a member discunt is nt available fr this ptin. The OnlineOpen fee is charged after acceptance f the article and shuld be paid within 30 days. Payment must be received in full fr the article t be published OnlineOpen. Please see the publicatin charges sectin abve fr current rates. Authrs wishing t publish their papers OnlineOpen: after the publisher receives yur paper yu will receive an frm Authr Services with a link t yur 'My Publicatin' page. Frm here yu can chse fr yur article t be published OnlineOpen by clicking n 'Make my article OnlineOpen'. Alternatively, yu can g direct and cmplete the payment f the pen access publicatin fee via the OnlineOpen Frm fund n the page in the link abve. Access t JAWRA is available free nline within institutins in the develping wrld thrugh the AGORA initiative with the FAO. Fr infrmatin, visit:

3 Authrship All persns listed as an authr f a paper are expected t have cntributed substantially t its prductin and t be knwledgeable abut the entire paper, including drafting r revising it fr imprtant intellectual cntent and reviewing and apprving the final versin t be published. Minr cntributrs shuld be mentined in the acknwledgments sectin. If there is any change in authrship during revisins, an explanatin MUST be prvided in the cver letter. Cpyright The submitting authr is required t cmplete a Cpyright Transfer Agreement (CTA) assigning cpyright t AWRA after the manuscript has been accepted and sent t the publisher fr publicatin. The submitting authr will sign n behalf f all c-authrs and is required t btain their written permissin t d s. The frms are cllected nline via the publisher s system; authrs receive instructins at the apprpriate time. The CTA allws, under certain cnditins, fr sharing the paper with clleagues and placing versins f the paper n a private website but NOT n a public website. Please read the CTA carefully, as we expect authrs t adhere t its stipulatins. Please nte the prvisins fr U.S. Gvernment emplyees. As ur publisher, Wiley ges t cnsiderable truble t make sure JAWRA papers are prperly indexed by search engines. Placing unauthrized cpies nline interferes with this effrt by cnfusing search engines and may actually hurt the chances f yur paper being cited. Fr mre infrmatin n Article Sharing Plicies, see here: Wiley-jurnal-articles.pdf Review and Publicatin Prcess All papers are reviewed by at least 2 (usually 3) reviewers selected frm names suggested by authrs, a list f reviewers maintained by JAWRA, and ther experts identified by the assciate editrs. Names f the selected reviewers are nt disclsed t authrs. The editr-in-chief and assciate editr(s) evaluate reviewer cmments. A list f questins reviewers are asked is available fr viewing at The review prcess is utlined as fllws: Step 1. Administrative Review a. Authr submits paper via SchlarOne Manuscripts. b. Managing editr (ME) reviews submissin fr cmpleteness. Incmplete r incrrect submissins are returned t the authr fr crrectins. Cmplete submissins are frwarded t the editrin-chief (EIC) fr cnsideratin. Step 2. Initial Editrial Review a. EIC reads the paper t determine its suitability fr the jurnal. Unsuitable papers are returned t the authr withut peer review. (Papers nt n an apprpriate Tip! One f the best things yu can d t imprve yur manuscript's chances f acceptance is t have yur draft cpyedited BEFORE yu submit it t us! This is particularly imprtant if English is nt yur first language r yur writing skills are weak. Manuscripts with nn-standard grammar tend t scre prly with reviewers and are mre likely t be rejected r returned withut review.

4 subject r having little chance f receiving a favrable recmmendatin frm reviewers will nt be sent ut fr peer review.) Suitable papers are assigned t an assciate editr (AE) Step 3. Secndary Editrial Review a. AE reads the paper t cnfirm suitability fr the jurnal. b. Unsuitable papers are returned t the EIC with a recmmendatin t return t the authrs withut peer review. c. Suitable papers are sent fr peer review. Step 4. Peer Review a. AE secures at least 2 (usually 3) external reviewers wh are subject matter experts in the area. b. Reviewers evaluate the manuscript using the nline JAWRA scre sheet. (See Reviewer Guidance at fr mre detail.) c. Once all required reviews are received, the AE evaluates the reviews and the manuscript and makes a recmmendatin t the EIC. d. EIC evaluates the reviews and the AE recmmendatin and makes a decisin: Reject - the paper is rejected fr publicatin in JAWRA. Majr Revisin - return t authr fr majr revisins which will require further peer review (step 4b, usually with the same reviewers if available). Tentative accept (TA) - return t the authr fr minr revisins t be reviewed by ne r bth editrs. Papers returning frm a decisin f TA shuld have all files publicatin ready. Accept - the paper is accepted fr publicatin in JAWRA. Step 5. Authr Revisins a. Authr revises paper as required in the decisin letter and submits revisin fr further review as utlined abve. Revisins underg steps 1 & 4. Papers returning frm a decisin f majr revisin are reviewed by the ME fr cmpleteness and the ME frwards the paper t the reviewers fr further review. Papers returning frm a decisin f TA are reviewed by the ME fr cmpleteness, cnfrmatin t JAWRA style, and all files are publicatin ready. b. This prcess repeats until the EIC either rejects r accepts the paper fr publicatin; usually n mre than tw runds f revisins are allwed. Step 6. Final Decisin a. Papers receiving a decisin f reject are n lnger under cnsideratin f publicatin by JAWRA and the file is clsed. b. Papers accepted fr publicatin by JAWRA cntinue t step 7. Step 7. Publicatin a. Papers accepted fr publicatin are sent t the publisher (Wiley) by the ME and publicatin details are prvided t the authr. b. The AWRA directr f peratins will issue an invice fr the article prcessing charge within 7-10 business days. c. The authr is ntified nce the manuscript has been received by the publisher fr cpyediting. At this pint, authrs may track prductin thrugh Wiley s authr services

5 ( Cpyright transfer agreements (CTA) are cmpleted nline at this time. Electrnic prfs are sent t the authr abut tw t three weeks after the article is sent t prductin. d. Once prf crrectins and layut is cmplete, the CTA received, and publicatin charges are paid in full, the paper is published nline in Early View prir t issue publicatin. Issue publicatin fllws as cmmunicated by the ME in step 7a. Fr papers submitted during 2015 and 2016, 46% were accepted. The average time-t-first-decisin was 65 days and the average time-t-final-decisin was 169 days. Prspective authrs shuld realize these are past statistics and btaining meaningful reviews fr an infrmed decisin will always take precedence ver schedule. Published papers include the date f first submissin and the date f final acceptance. Publicatin JAWRA is published bimnthly (six times per year) and papers are generally published in the rder in which they are accepted. Papers which are part f a featured cllectin (see belw) are published as a grup in an issue. The editr-in-chief may advance the rder f publicatin fr a paper n a tpic f current public interest. JAWRA is published nline, with the ptin t purchase a hard cpy. See Wiley Online Library ( fr subscriptin and distributin infrmatin. AWRA members shuld inf@awra.rg t request a hard cpy. With a few exceptins, papers are placed in Early View [nline publicatin in advance f issue publicatin] as sn as they cmplete typesetting, the cpyright frm is received, and all charges are paid. This can take place several mnths befre they are available in an issue. Once nline in Early View, a paper is cnsidered published in final frm and may nt be revised [this is the versin f recrd]; any crrectins will require an erratum and may incur a publicatin charge per the rate schedule. Early View papers have a unique DOI (digital bject identifier) and are fully citable. AWRA is happy t cperate with authrs' rganizatins in issuing news releases abut frthcming JAWRA articles. Please cntact the editrial staff at jawra@awra.rg. Discussin and Reply All published technical papers and ntes are pen fr discussin fr a perid f 6 mnths frm issue publicatin, unless the editr-in-chief extends this perid. Discussins are limited t dealing directly and specifically with issues raised in the published JAWRA paper. Discussins shuld nt intrduce new infrmatin heretfre nt published in a peer-reviewed frum (e.g., JAWRA r a similar jurnal). Discussins shuld be as brief and cncise as pssible. Discussin/Reply manuscripts fllw a similar review prcess as fr riginal papers, but reviewers will be assigned nly if needed t adjudicate a technical matter. A cpy f the draft discussin will be prvided t the authrs f the paper under discussin t prepare a reply. Timely replies will be printed in the same issue as the discussin. Hwever, discussins and replies will be placed in Early View as sn as each individually cmpletes prductin.

6 Authrs submitting a Discussin shuld reference the published paper in their cver letter (prvide paper number and issue published; if n Early View state this instead) and shuld cite the paper within the Discussin manuscript. We realize the exchange f Discussin and Reply can be stressful and cntentius fr thse cncerned. While we make every effrt t allw viewpints t be aired, we als hld authrs t strict standards f prfessinalism and civility. See the relevant sectin belw. Publicatin charges apply t discussins; n publicatin charges are assessed fr the reply. Featured Cllectins and Series A featured cllectin [frmerly knwn as a special issue] is a grup f three r mre related papers n a specific tpic rganized by guest assciate editrs and published tgether in a single issue. A featured series is a grup f three r mre related papers n a specific tpic crdinated by guest assciate editrs and published either individually r in grups ver several issues. Cllectin/series papers are submitted during a scheduled time perid as determined by the editrial ffice in cnsultatin with the rganizing editrs. Authrs participating in a cllectin r series shuld include the name f the cllectin/series in their cver letter and submit during the time perid stipulated by the guest assciate editrs. Papers in a featured cllectin/series are held t the same high standards as regular JAWRA submissins and g thrugh the full JAWRA review prcess. Invitatin t submit a paper fr pssible inclusin des nt guarantee acceptance. All standard publicatin charges apply. While featured cllectins/series ften arise ut f sessins at AWRA cnferences, they d nt need t be tied t an AWRA cnference. The guest assciate editrs carefully chse papers t cver the subject in breadth and depth. The guest assciate editrs recruit authrs and reviewers, and help keep all invlved n schedule. If yu wuld like t prpse a featured cllectin r series, please cntact the JAWRA editr-in-chief (JAWRA-EIC@awra.rg). Reviewer Suggestins SchlarOne Manuscripts allws authrs t name recmmended (r ppsed ) reviewers. We encurage authrs t use the Reviewers area t list three ptential prficient reviewers in their field, as finding available, expert reviewers ften is difficult. The term recmmended is assigned by the system and des nt suggest bias; JAWRA views these names as suggestins nly. The editrial team may r may nt accept any f the recmmendatins, the nly criteria being fairness, bjectivity, and knwledge. Prfessinalism and Civility All papers must cmply with the fllwing principles f prfessinalism and civility. Cnclusins r claims must be based upn bservable r dcumented facts. Speculatin r persnal pinin, if present at all, must be clearly identified. It is permissible t criticize ideas, writings, and actins, but nt t make persnal attacks upn individuals r rganizatins. Except fr relevant, factual cntent (e.g., attributable qutes, pictures shwing sme cnditin), language and figures must nt ffend a persn f rdinary sensibilities.

7 Authrs must disclse any interests r affiliatins that culd be perceived as creating a cnflict f interest. Cmmercial prducts r activities may be mentined fr infrmatinal purpses nly and withut giving the appearance f endrsing r prmting them. Authrs shuld be careful nt t plagiarize r infringe n cpyrights; read Wiley's Guidelines n Publishing Ethics befre submitting yur paper. Reviewing Papers Prfessinalism invlves nt nly writing papers, but helping t review the wrk f thers as well. SchlarOne Manuscripts will, by default, register authrs as reviewers. Hwever, reviewers are always free t decline an invitatin t review a paper. Reviewers are expected t disclse t the inviting editr any cnflicts f interest (e.g. relatinships t any f the authrs; cmpeting interests, etc.) Reviewers must keep the manuscript cnfidential and shuld nt discuss the wrk with any persns except the editrial team; reviewers are nt t cntact the authrs f the paper. JAWRA emplys a single-blind review prcess, which means the identity f the reviewers is kept cnfidential and is nt revealed t the authrs while the reviewers knw wh authred the paper. As such, reviewers need t be careful nt t reveal their identity as part f the review r in any dcuments submitted (e.g., purge any identifying infrmatin frm dcument prperties; d nt include yur name r initials in a file name). While reviewer identity is kept cnfidential, JAWRA seeks t recgnize the cntributins f reviewers and prvide recgnitin t utstanding reviewers. The jurnal publishes a list f all reviewers fr papers published in a given year in the December (last) issue f the year. The jurnal als prvides reviewers an pprtunity t dcument their reviewing cntributins with Publns ( In additin, a select number f utstanding reviewers will be recgnized fr their effrts during the AWRA Annual Cnference held in Nvember f each year. Fr mre details n being a JAWRA reviewer, visit Digital Pht Manipulatin It is critical fr digital phts within papers t accurately represent what they claim t prtray. Phts may be crpped and adjusted fr nrmal phtgraphic cntrls such as expsure, cntrast, and clr balance, but may nt be "clned" r similarly manipulated t falsify the cntent. Exceptins t this rule must be mentined in the figure captin; in such cases, we suggest including the riginal pht as an electrnic attachment (supprting infrmatin). Cntested Place Names The names f gegraphic lcatins and even cuntries are nt always universally accepted. In these cases, JAWRA plicy is t use the name preferred by the authr. Where necessary t avid cnfusin, the editr-in-chief will add a neutral clarifying nte.

8 Prir Publicatin Preprints. JAWRA will cnsider fr review articles previusly available as preprints n nn-cmmercial servers such as ArXiv, birxiv, psyarxiv, ScArXiv, engrxiv, etc. Authrs may pst the submitted versin f their manuscript t nn-cmmercial servers at any time. Authrs are requested t update any pre-publicatin versins with a link t the final published article. Prceedings. Publishing a paper r abstract in a cnference prceedings des nt necessarily disqualify it frm publicatin in JAWRA. Several factrs cnsidered are: (1) quality and cmpleteness; (2) cpyright; (3) disclsure; and (4) level f prir expsure. Authrs wh wish us t cnsider wrk based upn prceedings are encuraged t discuss the matter with the JAWRA editr-in-chief (JAWRA- EIC@awra.rg) prir t submittal. Special Article Types Literature Reviews JAWRA publishes invited Literature Review articles which will synthesize recent literature n an emerging tpic f significant interest t the brad water cmmunity. Literature Reviews shuld nt be just limited t summarizing existing literature but characterize significant research strands, prvide critical insights, and identify crucial data and knwledge-gaps in the literature. Review articles must als address hw current research is seeking t address brad questins f plicy relevance and what new infrmatin r research fci are necessary t help plicy makers create innvative plicies and practices. There is n wrd limitatin n review articles but they must be written as succinctly as pssible. The standard limits apply t the Title and Abstract; see relevant sectins belw. Review articles are treated as technical papers and will be peer reviewed accrding t nrmal JAWRA practices and subject t standard publicatin fees. Invitatins t submit Literature Reviews are made by the editr-in-chief (EIC) in cnsultatin with the assciate editr fr Water Cmmentaries and Reviews. Invitatin des nt guarantee acceptance fr publicatin. Authrs interested in seeking an invitatin t submit a Literature Review may submit a nepage prpsal fr the article t the EIC. Water Cmmentaries JAWRA publishes invited Water Cmmentaries which prvide new insights r cncepts relevant t a brad range f multidisciplinary water researchers and practitiners. Water Cmmentaries will build upn existing water-related research and will ffer an pprtunity fr authrs t present cutting edge ideas in a frmat nt bund by restraints f traditinal technical papers. Water Cmmentaries shuld be written in a style understandable t a brad multidisciplinary audience. The text is limited t 3,250 wrds, excluding the title page (title, authr list, authr infrmatin, abstract, key terms), Supprting Infrmatin descriptin (if present), Acknwledgements, r Literature Cited; tables and figures are limited t a cmbined ttal f 5. The standard limits apply t the Title and Abstract; see relevant sectins belw. All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed accrding t nrmal JAWRA practices and subject t standard publicatin fees. Invitatins t submit Water Cmmentaries are made by the editr-in-chief (EIC) in cnsultatin with the assciate editr fr Water Cmmentaries and Reviews. Invitatin des nt guarantee acceptance fr

9 publicatin. Authrs interested in seeking an invitatin t submit a Water Cmmentary may submit a nepage prpsal fr the article t the EIC. Part II Preparing a Manuscript Article Types JAWRA articles may be ne f fur types as utlined belw. All articles, regardless f type, are subject t full peer review. Technical Paper: This type f article presents the results f recent research, including case studies r literature reviews, r ffers facts-based analysis f a timely and imprtant tpic. Mst articles in JAWRA are Technical Papers. Technical Nte: This is a shrt, narrwly-fcused cmmunicatin n a tpic f interest. Examples f apprpriate tpics fr a Technical Nte wuld be t crrect a cmmn misperceptin abut a sampling technique, add a recllectin f an histrical event, r reprt n an imprvement t an existing mdeling cde r technique. Technical Ntes are subject t the same wrd cunt and graphic limits as Water Cmmentaries; see the Water Cmmentaries sectin abve fr details. Discussin: A Discussin is a cmmentary n a Technical Paper r Technical Nte recently published in JAWRA. It is limited t the material cvered in the article in questin and cannt add new research results nt previusly published. Reply: A Reply is prepared by authrs f a Technical Paper r Technical Nte in respnse t a Discussin abut their article. A timely Reply will be published in the same issue as the crrespnding Discussin. If yu have a questin regarding whether a manuscript shuld be a technical paper r a technical nte, please cntact the editr-in-chief. Style Nte: JAWRA uses the Chicag Manual f Style 16 th editin. Abstract The abstract shuld briefly summarize, in ne paragraph limited t 1,500 characters including spaces and the label Abstract:, the general prblem and bjectives, the results btained, and the implicatins. Mentin place and prgram names if they are imprtant t the study. D nt include citatins. D nt include details f methds, sampling, etc., unless they are the main pint f the paper. Use and define acrnyms nly if they appear mre than nce in the Abstract itself. When submitting yur manuscript in SchlarOne Manuscripts, be sure t cpy and paste the Abstract int the field prvided as this is nt autmatically cmpleted. If changes are made in revisins, uplad the amended Abstract. Example (ntice the sectin label is in line with the text): ABSTRACT: This study develps and tests Tip! Many JAWRA articles are discvered nline via their abstracts. On the Web, yu have nly a few secnds t grab the attentin f a reader. D nt waste the first sentences f yur abstract with intrductry material. Get right t the pint f telling what yu did and what yu fund!

10 Acknwledgments Acknwledgements are included in a separately titled sectin, directly befre the Literature Cited. This is the apprpriate place fr disclsing any affiliatins that culd be perceived as influencing the bjectivity f the wrk (See Prfessinalism and Civility), acknwledging minr cntributrs, and fr adding any disclaimers required by yur emplyer. Acrnyms All acrnyms are defined at first use within three distinct areas: (1) the abstract, (2) the bdy f the manuscript, and (3) the graphics [tables/figures]. In each area, acrnyms are expanded at their first ccurrence fllwed by the acrnym in parentheses [e.g. water quality trading (WQT)]. 1) The abstract is treated as a standalne piece and shuld nly include acrnyms if they are used mre than nce in the abstract itself. 2) The bdy f the manuscript shuld have acrnyms defined at first use even if they were already defined in the abstract r a captin. 3) Acrnyms are expanded at their first ccurrence in either a table r figure captin, after which just the acrnym may be used in all subsequent captins. This allws readers t understand the graphics withut having t refer t the text. NOTE: Avid using acrnyms in the title. See the Title sectin fr mre details. Appendices All appendices must have a title. Appendices are placed after the Cnclusins and are part f the article. If there will be supplemental material available nline but nt within the article itself, include a Supprting Infrmatin sectin; see the relevant instructins belw. Authr List and Infrmatin Authr List Althugh authr infrmatin is listed in SchlarOne Manuscripts, the names may nt be in the frmat yu prefer and are nt autmatically transferred t the manuscript [r vice versa]. Therefre, in the manuscript, under the title, list the authr names in the exact frm and rder yu want them t appear. Frm means using initials versus whle names; as an English language jurnal, the frmat is First/Given Name Last/Family Name [e.g. T.S. Elit, Tmmy Elit, Thmas S. Elit, r Thmas Stearns Elit]. Prvide authr names as an in-line list and d nt include any titles r degrees [e.g. Dr. r PhD]. All authrs f the manuscript are t be entered int SchlarOne during the submittal prcess; failure t d s will result in the paper being returned t the submitting authr fr crrectin. We have discussed with Wiley the pssibility f shwing authr names in native characters. Hwever, at this time we cannt guarantee such characters wuld be printed accurately, therefre we d nt presently ffer this service.

11 Authr Infrmatin Authr infrmatin is entered belw the authr list and befre the Abstract. Include department, institutin, city, state, and cuntry fr each authr; state name is t be spelled ut, cuntry name abbreviated. Insert each authr s last/family name in parentheses after the department. Authrs lcated at the same institutin shuld be gruped tgether by department. Prvide nly ne affiliatin per authr. Include an address fr the crrespnding authr nly inserted at the end. D nt include phne numbers. Prvide the infrmatin in paragraph frm. The example belw presents a cmmn situatin; if yu have any questins cntact the managing editr. Department f Basketball (Smith), Enrmus State University, Bigten, Ohi, USA; Department f Sprtsmanship (Hernandez, Liu), Smalltime University, Littletwn, Ohi, USA; and Recruitment Supprt (Clark), Acme Cnsultants, Mneyville, Ohi, USA (Crrespndence t Smith: smith@bigten.edu). Smetimes authrs change their affiliatin during the curse f preparing a paper. In this case, list the mst apprpriate affiliatin (frmer r current) and give credit t the ther emplyer in the Acknwledgements. Citatins within Text Prper citatins are critical nt nly as a matter f prfessinal curtesy, but make it easier and faster fr reviewers t check a paper s references. All surces f data and infrmatin nt riginal t the paper shuld be described, either as published literature r as an infrmal reference. It is imprtant t recgnize hw these classes are defined and treated. Published Literature, r frmal citatins, includes published materials available t future researchers. All entries have an authr/cmpiler/editr/manager (persn r rganizatin), a date f publicatin, and title and publishing infrmatin t uniquely identify the materials. Cntractr reprts t a public agency fall in this categry if they can be clearly and uniquely identified. Databases and websites may be included if fully citable. Infrmal References include everything else: persnal cmmunicatins (letters, ntes, and cnversatins), unpublished reprts, legal citatins, databases and websites. Published Literature Refer t published literature within the text by authr(s) and date; fr example, Black (1984) r (Black, 1984) r (Black, 1984; Green et al., 2005). Use letters t differentiate citatins in the same year, as Black (1984b). Thugh using the authr s surname nrmally is sufficient, include an initial r given name when referencing multiple authrs with the same surname: Black, P. (1984) and Black. A. (1984). D nt use a numbering system. IMPORTANT: Every published literature reference within the text must have a crrespnding entry in the Literature Cited sectin. If yu delete r insert a text reference during revisin, be sure t update the Literature Cited sectin as well. Please check this, as it is ne f the mst cmmn errrs fund in cpyediting.

12 Infrmal References Letters, mems, and similar nn-published materials are nt included within Literature Cited. References t databases and websites are treated as infrmal references if they are nt fully citable and already included in the Literature Cited sectin. Infrmal References are referenced as fully as pssible in parentheses within the text. Example: (Mem frm AWRA Executive Vice President K.D. Reid t JAWRA Editr K.J. Lanfear, September 15, 2005, Subject: Wasn't that great water?) Describe data surces with enugh detail t lead a qualified researcher t an apprpriate starting pint in the database. Dates f access are t be given t help reslve any future updates in the surce. Sme examples f cmmn databases are given belw. Yu may designate a default surce fr grups f data, as in the secnd example: (U.S. Gelgical Survey, Natinal Water Infrmatin System. Accessed December 8, 2012, (U.S. Gelgical Survey, Natinal Water Infrmatin System. Accessed June December 2012, Unless therwise nted all streamflw data in this paper are frm this surce.) (U.S. Envirnmental Prtectin Agency, STORET. Accessed December 2012, Unpublished data citatins shuld fllw this example: (Me Sme, USEPA, 1999, unpublished data) Unpublished reprt citatins shuld fllw this example: (Acme Cnsulting, "Design Slutins fr the Main Street Water Wrks", unpublished reprt fr MegaWater, Inc., 2010.) Legal citatins shuld include sufficient infrmatin fr the reader t identify the apprpriate statute r case: (33 U.S.C. 403) Cmputer Cde Except fr shrt fragments, cmputer cde shuld nt be included within the text f a manuscript. Cmputer cde may be submitted as separate files t accmpany the nline versin f the paper s users can dwnlad the cde as a text file (see Supplemental Material belw). Cver Letter A cver letter briefly summarizing the new cntributins the manuscript makes t water resurces literature is required and shuld be submitted in the space prvided in SchlarOne Manuscripts. Als use the cver letter t advise us if yu are submitting a multi-part paper, a manuscript fr cnsideratin f inclusin in a featured cllectin, etc., r if there are any ther special cnditins we shuld cnsider. It is nt necessary fr the cver letter t repeat infrmatin already prvided in SchlarOne Manuscripts. If there is any change in authrship during revisins, an explanatin MUST be prvided in the cver letter.

13 Data Availability All datasets btained frm utside surces must be identified within the text. We strngly recmmend all riginal datasets used in the paper be placed int an archive available t the public. The cncern with data availability is any qualified researcher shuld be able t btain yur data t reprduce r check yur results. JAWRA allws authrs t include datasets with the nline versin f their paper. See Supplemental Material belw fr details. When including a Data Availability sectin, place it after the Cnclusin and any appendices r supprting infrmatin. Dates and Times The preferred date frmat is either, Mnth Day, Year (e.g. August 6, 2012), r the ISO Standard 8601 frm, YYYY-MM-DD (e.g., ). Alternative frms, such as 6 August 2012, 6Aug12, may be used in figures if graphics prgrams r space requirements d nt allw the preferred frm. Use f nn- ISO numerical frms, such as 6/8/12 r 8/6/12, is discuraged because f cnfusin between American and Eurpean ntatins. The preferred time frmat is 24-hur ntatin, r 20:15, nt 8:15 PM. All times are assumed t be lcal, unless indicated as UTC (Crdinated Universal Time) r a specific time zne. We recmmend a cmplete date and time fllw the ISO Standard 8601 frm. Equatins Equatins are indented 1 inch and numbered cnsecutively with a numeral in parentheses t the right f the equatin [aligned flush t the right margin]. Prepare equatins in the simplest frm pssible and define all variables, including their units. D nt embed equatins as images, use the insert equatin functin in Wrd; embedded equatins will be rekeyed by prductin and this intrduces the pssibility f errr. If the length f an equatin is likely t exceed ne clumn width (3 ½ inches), prvide the equatin n multiple lines, breaking it where the break will cause the least ambiguity. E = mc 2 where E is energy, m is mass, and c is the speed f light. (1) Figures Figures are required t be submitted as separate files befre final acceptance f the manuscript (submit multipanel figures {ex: 1a, 1b, etc.} as ne file {ex: fig. 1}). Authrs may embed figures in the manuscript text during the review prcess. When submitting separate figure files fr initial review, include the figure numbers and captins within the file t aid the reviewers. Number figures cnsecutively and include a brief captin fllwed by an ptinal descriptin s a reader can understand the figure withut referring t the manuscript text. T assist thse wh may nt be able t clearly see the figure, the title/descriptin shuld explain the main pint f the figure. Define any acrnyms used in the figures in the first figure (r table) where it appears and then just the acrnym may be used in any subsequent figures r tables. Examples: Figure 1. Phtgraph shwing bank ersin with severe undercutting n Mud Creek.

14 Figure 2. Graph f csts shwing hw cst increases expnentially with size. Figure 3. Map shwing the lcatin f U.S. Gelgical Survey (USGS) stream gauge statins. A figure will appear in the text as sn as pssible after it is first mentined, unless a specific place is indicated by nte: [INSERT FIGURE 1 HERE] Figures shuld clarify a pint r dcument sme cnditin, and shuld add t the text, nt duplicate it. The cncepts f Edward Tufte's "The Visual Display f Quantitative Infrmatin" (ISBN , are highly recmmended, particularly thse f minimizing ink and aviding "chartjunk." The University f Oregn, Data Graphics Research Prgram has develped attractive clr schemes ( which shw well in black-and-white printing and will be easily viewable by readers with impaired clr visin. The cmmn red-yellw-green "stplight" pattern, fr example, is almst incmprehensible when rendered in black-and-white. Submit figures in ne f the three preferred frmats: Encapsulated PstScript (EPS) Prtable Dcument Frmat (PDF) Tagged Image File Frmat (TIFF) JPG files will nt be accepted fr publicatin. We suggest line art be saved as EPS files. Alternately, these may be saved as PDF files at 600 dts per inch (dpi) r better at final size. Tne art, r phtgraphic images, shuld be saved as TIFF files with a reslutin f 300 dpi at final size. Fr cmbinatin figures, r artwrk cntaining bth phtgraphs and labeling, we recmmend saving figures as EPS files, r as PDF files with a reslutin f 600 dpi r better at final size. Mre detailed infrmatin n the submissin f electrnic artwrk can be fund at IMPORTANT: T verify the image yu are prviding is f adequate reslutin, perfrm a visual inspectin by zming-in t 300%, if the image becmes blurry r pixilated, adjust the reslutin. When adjusting the reslutin in Phtshp, Illustratr, etc., the resample image bx MUST be un-checked in the dialg bx (figure editing prgrams autmatically have the resample image bx checked - it needs t be un-checked in rder fr the reslutin t actually increase). Figure File naming cnventin. Fr quality cntrl purpses, it is best t include the fllwing elements in the file names: paper number, submitting authr s last name, and figure number. Example: _Smith_Fig1.eps Ftntes Ftntes are nt used; include all explanatins within the text. Frmat Manuscripts shuld be frmatted as fllws: File Type = MS Wrd Paper size = 8.5x11 (letter)

15 Clumns = single Fnt = Times New Rman Fnt size = 12 pint Line spacing = duble Margins = 1 inch fr bdy,.5 inch fr header/fter Sectin numbers = d nt number sectins. See Sectin Headings and Numbers fr heading styles. Key Terms At least fur (4) key terms shuld be prvided as an aid t infrmatin retrieval and selecting reviewers. Three r mre f these terms must be selected frm the JAWRA list f key terms ( This list is available nline during the submittal prcess in SchlarOne Manuscripts. In additin t selecting key terms in the nline system, list the Key Terms n the manuscript directly fllwing the Abstract. The preferred limit fr key terms is 210 characters including spaces. Use semi-clns t separate the terms. Example: (KEY TERMS: flding; precipitatin; strmwater management; urban areas.) Literature Cited (Frmal References) Prper citatins are critical as a matter f prfessinal curtesy and because search engines such as Ggle Schlar recgnize them and infer linkages. Cite references t published literature by authr(s) and date, as in the examples prvided belw. D nt use a numbering system. Each entry in Literature Cited must have at least ne crrespnding reference in the text. If yu delete r insert a text reference during revisin, be sure t update the Literature Cited sectin as well. Tip! Crrecting citatins is, by far, the biggest surce f questins in cpyediting. The mst cmmn errrs are: (1) Different dates r name spellings between the text and the Literature Cited sectin; and (2) Citatins missing vlume, number, pages, etc. References t an unpublished wrk shuld nt be listed under Literature Cited unless it has been fully apprved fr publicatin. Please see the Citatins within Text sectin fr a descriptin f what qualifies fr Literature Cited. The basic frm fr names is: First authr = Surname fllwed by initials. Each subsequent authr = Initials fllwed by surname. Publicatins by the same authr(s) shall be rdered ldest t newest. Bk Bk chapter, r paper in a Prceedings Databases Fritts, H. C Tree Rings and Climate. Lndn: Academic Press. Rickert, D. A., W. G. Hines, and S.W. McKenzie Implicatins f Disslved Oxygen in the Willamette River, Oregn. In: Urbanizatin and Water Quality Cntrl, edited by William Whipple, Jr., Middleburg, VA: American Water Resurces Assciatin. Databases may be included in the Literature Cited if they are fully citable. Prvide access dates in the text citatin.

16 Jurnal article Pay particular attentin t hw a jurnal prefers t abbreviate its name, and hw it identifies a particular article. Always include the digital bject identifier (DOI) unless ne is nt available. Thesis r Dissertatin USGS Reprt Each USGS reprt is uniquely identified by its series and number. Many USGS reprts are stred nline in the USGS Publicatins Warehuse ( and shuld be cited with the URL fund in the Publicatins Warehuse. Nte USGS databases are treated as infrmal references. Online Reprt Please use the mst persistent URL available. Web Pages & Websites These may be included in the Literature Cited if they are fully citable. Prvide access dates in the text citatin. Wikipedia Rbbins, J. L. and L.Y. Lewis Demlish It and They will Cme: Estimating the Ecnmic Impacts f Restring a Recreatinal Fishery. Jurnal f the American Water Resurces Assciatin (JAWRA) 44 (6): Csgrve, D. M Respnse Functins fr the Cnjunctive Management f Water in the Eastern Snake River Plain, Idah. PhD diss., University f Idah. Lanfear, K. J A Near-ptimum Prcedure fr Selecting Statins in a Streamgaging Netwrk. U.S. Gelgical Survey Scientific Investigatins Reprt CalFed Bay-Delta Prgram CalFed Bay-Delta Prgram Ecsystem Restratin Plan, Strategic Plan fr Ecsystem Restratin. Evanstn Public Library Bard f Trustees Evanstn Public Library Strategic Plan, : A Decade f Outreach. Evanstn Public Library. (We d nt cnsider Wikipedia t be an authritative surce t be included in Literature Cited. Avid citing Wikipedia and ther nline encyclpedias; instead find and cite riginal surces f the infrmatin. If Wikipedia is cited, treat it as an Infrmal Reference.) Prduct Names When prviding prduct names, include manufacturer details: cmpany name, city, state; the state name shuld be spelled ut. Include any disclaimers in the Acknwledgements sectin. An example f an apprpriate disclaimer is: Any use f trade, firm, r prduct names is fr descriptive purpses nly and des nt imply endrsement by the U.S. Gvernment. References (See Literature Cited r Citatins within Text) Sectin Headings and Numbers Sectins are nt numbered. Sectin headings are frmatted as fllws; except fr Level I, all headings are headline style (initial caps except fr articles and prepsitins; see examples belw): LEVEL I = all caps, centered LEVEL II = left justified, italicized LEVEL III = indented, bld, punctuated by a perid, text fllws n same line

17 LEVEL IV = indented, underlined, punctuated by a perid, text fllws n same line LEVEL V = indented, italicized, punctuated by a perid, text fllws n same line LEVEL I Level II Sectin Head Text under level II fllws n next line. Level III Is a Sectin Head. Text fllws n the same line. Level IV Falls between Three and Five. Text fllws n the same line. Level V Really Parses Out the Text. Text fllws n the same line. Submitting a Manuscript All submissins are prcessed thrugh SchlarOne Manuscripts ( Please nte SchlarOne Manuscripts has a ttal file size limit f 100 Mb fr manuscript submissins. Authrs may cnsider using a lssless cmpressin such as LZW t reduce the size f TIFF images if the ttal 100 MB limit is exceeded. Supprting Infrmatin (Supplemental Material) If there is supplemental material that will be available nline but nt within the article itself, include a Supprting Infrmatin sectin directly befre the Acknwledgments and Literature Cited and after any Appendices. The text f the sectin starts with the ne sentence prvided belw. The descriptive text inserted after the cln shuld be kept very shrt. Additinal supprting infrmatin may be fund nline under the Supprting Infrmatin tab fr this article: <Descriptive text: prvide a very brief descriptin f the supplemental material>. Ntes: 1] The lead in text preceding and including the cln is nt t be altered; the descriptive text fllws the cln and the first wrd is capitalized. 2] The descriptive text shuld be as brief as pssible and des nt need t include a list f all items; just a general summary f what can be fund nline. 3] When yu uplad the file[s], chse "Supprting Infrmatin fr review and nline publicatin nly" as the File Designatin. 4] The supprting infrmatin material is nt cpyedited r typeset: cmbine the files int ne frmatted and edited file fr ease f use by readers, use multiple files if a single file is nt feasible r ideal; PDF frmat is ften recmmended. Example: Additinal supprting infrmatin may be fund nline under the Supprting Infrmatin tab fr this article: A table with available mnthly water quality and habitat parameters. Visit t access the Wiley guidelines fr the submissin f Supprting Infrmatin.

18 Tables Tables may either be included at the end f the manuscript file r upladed as separate Excel files befre final acceptance f the manuscript. Authrs may embed tables within the manuscript text during the review prcess. When submitting separate table files fr initial review, include the table numbers and titles within the file t aid the reviewers. Tables shuld be used t replace text, nt duplicate it. Number tables cnsecutively and include a brief descriptive title; the title may be fllwed by up t several lines f explanatin. The title and explanatin shuld describe the table s a reader can understand it withut referring t the manuscript text. Use a minimal amunt f hrizntal r vertical lines t separate rws and clumns. Define any acrnyms used in the tables in the first table (r figure) where it appears and then just the acrnym may be used in any subsequent tables r figures. A table will appear in the text as sn as pssible after it is first mentined unless a specific place is indicated by nte: [INSERT TABLE 2 HERE] When submitting a table in its final frm fr publicatin, it must be editable [i.e. either as a Wrd table r an Excel file]; embedded images are nt acceptable. Text Text shuld be written s it will be f interest t readers in the wide variety f disciplines represented by JAWRA's readership. The manuscript may be written in the first r third persn. Excessive use f bulleted r numbered text is discuraged. There is n wrd limit fr the text except fr Technical Ntes and Water Cmmentary and Reviews; see the relevant sectins abve. Rare is the manuscript that cannt be shrtened! Field cdes shuld nt be used as these ften d nt cnvert prperly and can be crrupted. If assistance is needed with English translatin, ur publisher, Wiley, prvides varius services t help prepare manuscripts fr submissin at Authrs must make their wn arrangements t use any service and are respnsible fr all csts. Authrs are nt required t use these services and are at liberty t find ther prviders. Title Titles are limited t 130 characters including spaces and shuld succinctly reflect the cntents f the article. Avid the use f acrnyms; cmmn acrnyms such as SWAT r GIS are allwed and ther exceptins are made n a case-by-case basis, usually fr mdel names. Titles shuld use initial capitalizatin except fr articles (e.g. a, an, f ) and prepsitins (e.g. between, frm, with ). Example: Designing and Implementing a Netwrk fr Sensing Water Quality and Hydrlgy acrss Muntain t Urban Transitins

19 Title Page The first page f the manuscript is the title page and includes the fllwing elements in the rder listed: Title, Authr List, Authr Infrmatin, Abstract, and Key Terms. Frmat these elements t limit the length t ne page; 1.5 line spacing may be used n the title page; the Title and Abstract have character limits as detailed in their descriptins. Title f the Paper Amy Oratr, Penelpe Penn, and Dale E. Writer Department f Hydrlgy (Oratr, Penn), University f State, Anywhere, Alaska, USA; and Nrtheast Science Center (Writer), U.S. Gelgical Survey, Nrthern Twn, Maine, USA (Crrespndence t Oratr: name@institutin.extensin). Abstract: The bdy f the abstract fllws the sectin label as inline text and is limited t 1,500 characters including spaces. This wrks ut t1,490 characters nce Abstract: is accunted fr. (Key Terms: term 1; term 2; term 3; term 4; term 5.) Units System Internatinal (SI) units are required as defined by the Natinal Institute f Standards and Technlgy ( Other units may be used nly when they derive frm surce materials and the SI equivalent shuld be given in parentheses, as in, "The rdinance allwed the diversin f 1,000 acre-ft (1.23 Mm 3 ) f water." Standard SI symbls are required (e.g., d nt use abbreviatins such as cms instead f m 3 /s ). In rare cases, the editr-in-chief will authrize use f nn-standard units fr plicy subjects t make them mre understandable t their main audience. Preferred units are as fllws: Large vlumes f water m 3 prefixed as needed by millin (Mm 3 ) r billin (Gm 3 ). There is n direct SI equivalent fr acre-feet, such as hectare-centimeters; rather, ne shuld use m 3. Precipitatin, evapratin, mm evaptranspiratin, and runff Streamflw m 3 /s r L/s

20 Wrd Cnventins The fllwing are tw wrds when used as a nun, and hyphenated when used as an adjective: bed lad field wrk grund watershed time scale decisin maker flw rate plicy maker water bdy The fllwing are treated as ne wrd: bankfull flwpath nnpint streambank baseflw freshwater verpredict streamflw database grundwater snwmelt underpredict dataset hillslpe strmflw wastewater fldplain instream strmwater