1.manualscript

original papers should be submitted in trilicate to the editorial board of the journal。only original papers will be accepted，And copyright of published papers will be vested with the publisher。English is used in the international journal of sediment research。it is desir abl E to submit the paper in a disk，processed in Microsoft word or word perfect。

2.Text

manuals should be typed double-spaced with wide margin on one side of the paper。normaly contributions should not exceed 10，000 word-equivalent and short notes 5，000 words (figure legends included)。authors names and page numbers should be written on all sheets of the manscript and illustratios。

mathematical symbols may be either type written or printed carefully . Greek letters and unusual symbols should be identified separately in the margetters

3.Title

The title should be brief。the authors ' ' names should be typed on the line below the title，the present employment should be typed on the footnote。

4.Abstract

the body of manual script should be preceeded by absolute with the maximum length of 300 words for a full length article。it should be intelligent in itse Lf without depending on references cited。a list of key words should be provided by the authors。

5.illustratios and figures

good glossy print(or original negatves)Should accomany the manual script and Should not be attached to the manual script paper。photographs should be enlarged sufficiently to permit clear reproduction in half-tone after reduction。

figures should be drawn in black ink on tracing material which does not stretch。

drawings should be about twence final reproduction . the final size of lettering should be no smaller than 1.5mm high。

figure legends should be typed on a separate sheet and placed at the end of the manual script。

international system units should be used throughpout the paper。

6.Tables

tables should be numbered consecutvely and titled . all table columns should have an explanation of each table and contents of table must appear in the

7.References

all references should be arranged in alphabetical order of the author ' ' s names and grouved together in the end of the paper . an example of reference is GIS

Chienning.1985，changes in river regime after the construction of upstream reservoirs。earth surface processes and land forms . vol . 10，pp.15-22。

book references should be given as follows :

Blench t.1969，mobile-bed fluviory，the university of Alberta press。

8.Discussions and Closure

discussion of a paper is open to any one who has signiant comments or questions regarding the content of the paper . submissions of discussions should busionsthey should be sent to the editorial board。

When there is a discussion of paper，its authors is requested to submit a closure，which may include comments on discussers ' ' remarks and clarification

9.Reprints

thirty reprints of each paper will be provided free-of-charge。additional copies in multiples of a hundred may be ordered separately。