GUIDE FOR THE PREPARATION OF REPORTS FOR THE UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY THIRD EDITION by Michael D. Hylland, William R. Lund, and Robert Ressetar ISBN 1-55791-793-0 CIRCULAR 105 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY a division of Utah Department of Natural Resources 2008 Revised 2012 STATE OF UTAH Gary R. Herbert, Jr., Governor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Michael Styler, Executive Director UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Richard G. Allis, Director PUBLICATIONS contact Natural Resources Map & Bookstore 1594 W. North Temple Salt Lake City, Utah 84116 telephone: 801-537-3320 toll free: 1-888-UTAH MAP website: mapstore.utah.gov email: [email protected] UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY contact 1594 W. North Temple, Suite 3110 Salt Lake City, UT 84116 telephone: 801-537-3300 website: geology.utah.gov The Utah Department of Natural Resources receives federal aid and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, na- tional origin, or disability. For information or complaints regarding discrimination, contact Executive Director, Utah Department of Natural Resources, 1594 West North Temple #3710, Box 145610, Salt Lake City, UT 84116-5610 or Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L. Street, NW, Washington DC 20507. PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION Throughout its history, the Utah Geological Survey (UGS) has strived to produce reports of the highest technical and editorial quality. To achieve that end and establish the basis for a certain degree of uniformity among the various publica- tion series of the UGS, the first edition of the Guide for the Preparation of Reports for the Utah Geological Survey (the Guide) was published as UGS Circular 85 in 1992. In addition to describing the UGS publication process and listing the publication series available to UGS and non-UGS authors, the Guide compiled and synthesized technical and stylistic information from a variety of sources to provide a primary reference for authors of UGS reports. In 2003, the Guide was revised and updated to reflect changes to the make-up of the UGS publication series, organizational changes at the UGS that had an effect on the document review process, and the increased use of digital word-processing, graphics, and map- production software in the publication process. The second edition of the Guide was published as UGS Miscellaneous Publication 03-7, and for the first time was accessible on the UGS website. This third edition of the Guide retains much of the original text of the previous editions, but incorporates a few changes where needed. The UGS Publications section has been modified to reflect the present (as of this writing) make-up of the UGS publication series and to clarify the criteria for publication of a document in a particular series. The References section has been revised to make it easier to find examples of particular types of reference citations for reference lists. New sections of text address peer-review requirements and provide guidance for writing geologic map-unit descriptions. The geologic time scale recommended for use by the UGS has been modified to incorporate boundary ages recently rati- fied by the International Commission on Stratigraphy. Finally, various minor revisions reflect the ongoing evolution of English grammar and style. Although we take full responsibility for the contents of this third edition of the Guide, we wish to acknowledge those who have assisted us in its preparation. In addition to the numerous individuals who provided advice and assistance during development of the previous editions, we thank our UGS colleagues who reviewed the current edition and/or provided valuable input, including Rick Allis, Gary Christenson, Vicky Clarke, Sandy Eldredge, Kimm Harty, Lucy Jordan, David Tabet, and Grant Willis. M.D.H., W.R.L., and R.R. CONTENTS PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION ..................................................................................................................................................... iii ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................................................1 UGS PUBLICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................................................2 Publication Series .................................................................................................................................................................................2 Formally Published Documents ....................................................................................................................................................2 Bulletins .................................................................................................................................................................................2 Special Studies .......................................................................................................................................................................3 Map series ..............................................................................................................................................................................3 Circulars ................................................................................................................................................................................3 Reports of Investigation ........................................................................................................................................................3 Public Information series .......................................................................................................................................................4 Miscellaneous Publication series ...........................................................................................................................................4 Survey Notes .........................................................................................................................................................................4 Unpublished and Informally Published Documents .....................................................................................................................5 Contract deliverables .............................................................................................................................................................5 Open-File Reports .................................................................................................................................................................5 UGS website ..........................................................................................................................................................................5 Selecting a Publication Series ..............................................................................................................................................................5 Digital Format ......................................................................................................................................................................................6 Outside Publications .............................................................................................................................................................................6 THE UGS PUBLICATION PROCESS .......................................................................................................................................................6 Author ...................................................................................................................................................................................................6 Peer Review ..........................................................................................................................................................................................8 Program Manager ...............................................................................................................................................................................10 Technical Reviewer ............................................................................................................................................................................10 Deputy Director ..................................................................................................................................................................................11 Director ...............................................................................................................................................................................................11 Publications Manager .........................................................................................................................................................................11 Review Procedures for UGS Website Material ..................................................................................................................................11 Previously Published UGS Articles or Reports 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