Information for Authors
- This page contains some pointers to information for authors who wish to contribute, or
who have contributed, to BCRA publications.
- If you an author who is interested in BCRA publishing your book, see
Publishing with BCRA.
- If you are an author or publisher seeking permission to reproduce copyright material,
please see Copyright of BCRA Publications.
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Books and Periodicals: Obtaining your Free Author's Copy
Cave and Karst Science is available as a free download. Go to the
Cave & Karst Science web page and click on the download links
for any item you wish to read. When you are asked to login, enter your user-ID and access code. If
you do not have a user-id just follow the instructions to register for a free id, which will be
emailed to you immediately. If you wish to receive a paper copy, or if you have any problems
obtaining online access, please contact us, at our Publications
Sales email address.
The CREG Journal is available as free downloads to BCRA members. If you are not a
BCRA member please contact the editor of the publication to request a free user-ID. To download
your contribution, go to the CREG Journal web page and click on the
download links for any item you wish to read. When you are asked to login, enter your user-ID and
access code. If you wish to receive a paper copy, or if you have any problems obtaining online
access, please contact us, at our Publications Sales email
address.
Caves and Karst of the Yorkshire Dales (Volume 1) is available to contributing
authors with a 40% discount on the softbound edition of the book. To claim this discount, please
either order the book from our online bookshop
and enter your Promotion code where stated or use the special URL you have been
given, to place your order.
Caves and Karst of the Yorkshire Dales (Volume 2) is available as a free download
to BCRA members. If you are not a BCRA member, please contact the editor of the publication to
request a free user-ID. To download your contribution, go to the Caves
and Karst of the Yorkshire Dales web page and click on the download links for any item you
wish to read. When you are asked to login, enter your user-ID and access code. If you have any
problems obtaining online access, please contact us at our Publications
Sales email address.
Guidelines for Contributing Authors
Cave Studies, CREG Journal— see General
Guidelines
Cave and Karst Science — see C&KS
Guidelines
If you are writing for the CREG journal — you might also be interested in the
former Speleology Guidelines.
Staff Guidelines on Database Format
The notes on database format at dataformat.html are very
out-of-date, but the section on PDF naming requirements might be useful to the extent that it
describes how C&KS appendices should be numbered.
Links to Further Information
Publication Schedule — publication schedule for
periodicals
Copyright of BCRA Publications
— Information for readers, writers and contributors
Publishing With BCRA
BCRA is open to approaches from authors who have works that they wish to see published.
However there are a number of important points to bear in mind.
Document Revisions
- 21-June-2015. This document was written by David Gibson. Minor updates dated in
page footer.
- 30-Oct-2020. Reformatted. Original name anchors removed, so some links to this
page might no longer work as intended.
- 21-Jan-2021. Moved a section to its own page,
Publishing with BCRA.
