Monitoring & Methods
Physical Limnology: Monitoring & Methods is a fictional peer-reviewed journal created for use in educational modules on physical limnology, aquatic hydrodynamics, and environmental sensing. The journal provides students with a realistic publication environment in which to develop scientific writing and critical review skills.
The journal publishes original research, methodological papers, and technical notes addressing the physical dynamics of lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, rivers, and streams. Contributions may employ numerical simulations, field measurement campaigns, laboratory experiments, or novel instrumentation.
Coverage spans all scales of aquatic physical processes, from near-bed turbulence and bottom boundary layers to basin-scale circulation and interbasin exchange. Special emphasis is placed on contributions that advance monitoring technologies, open-source data acquisition tools, and reproducible field or laboratory methods.
Manuscript preparation
- Use the official Word or LaTeX template
- Maximum 8,000 words for original articles (excluding references)
- Figures must be submitted at ≥ 300 dpi, TIFF or EPS
- Equations numbered consecutively in parentheses
- SI units throughout; exceptions must be justified
Authorship & ethics
- All authors must meet the ICMJE authorship criteria
- Corresponding author is responsible for all correspondence
- Conflicts of interest must be declared at submission
- Data availability statement is mandatory
- Field studies require applicable ethics approvals
References
- Author–year format (e.g. Fischer et al., 1979)
- Reference list in alphabetical order
- DOIs required where available
- Personal communications in text only, not in reference list
- Maximum 60 references for original articles
Submission checklist
- Main manuscript (PDF or DOCX)
- Supplementary material (if applicable)
- Cover letter addressed to the editor
- High-resolution figures as separate files
- Suggest 2–4 potential reviewers
- Founded: 2023
- Peer review: Double-blind
- Review time: 4–6 weeks (simulated)
- Language: English
- Access: Open access (fictional)
- Article fee: No charge (educational)
Use the editorial management system to submit manuscripts, track decisions, and upload revisions.