The editors of the Journal of Cultural Geography welcome your submission. Please observe the following specifications. If you have questions about them please consult the editor or a recent issue of the journal. Ideas for special thematic issues are also welcome and should be sent to the editor.

1. Submission of Manuscripts

Manuscripts should be submitted to the editor. Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts electronically. Electronic submissions should be sent as email attachments using a standard program such as Microsoft Word. If email submission is not possible, please send an electronic version on disc or CD-ROM along with three paper copies to the address below:

Editor: Alyson Greiner, Department of Geography, Oklahoma State University, 225 Scott Hall, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-4073, USA. E-mail: jcgpress@okstate.edu

Please make sure that your contact details are clearly visible on the outside of all packages you send to the Editorial Office.

Submitted manuscripts are subject to peer review at the discretion of the Editorial Office. Authors should include a cover letter that states that the manuscript has not already been published and will not be submitted elsewhere while it is under review with the Journal of Cultural Geography.

2. General Guidelines

Manuscripts for inclusion in the main section of the journal should be approximately 7,500 words in length. Shorter manuscripts (field notes, commentaries, etc.) are also acceptable. Authors interested in submitting shorter manuscripts are strongly encouraged to contact the editor prior to doing so. All manuscripts should be written in American or British English in an accessible style for a readership that spans many countries and disciplines. Specialist and technical terms and acronyms should be clearly defined. In order to maintain anonymity during any refereeing process, authors are requested to refrain from, or keep to a minimum, self-referencing.

Manuscripts should be typed in 12-point font and double-spaced throughout (including notes and references) with left and right margins of 1.5 inches (4 cm). All pages should be numbered consecutively. The components of the paper should be arranged in the following order: author information page, title page with abstracts and keywords, main text, acknowledgements, notes, references, tables, figures with captions. The desired location of each table and figure should be indicated in the text.

Other formatting specifications:

·        The first page of the submission should include the title of the manuscript, the names, affiliations, and full addresses (with telephone number, fax number, and e-mail) of all authors. The address for correspondence should also be indicated.

·        The second page should consist of the title, an abstract of not more than 200 words, and up to six keywords.

·        Where multiple authors are cited in the text, put ; in between, e.g. (Smith 1999; Jones 2001)

·        Use double quotation marks, single for quotes within quotes. Lengthy quotations (more than 40 words) should be set in block form.

·        Initials (e.g. US, NJ, BBC) do not have periods between them.

·        Numbers: spell out one to nine, then 10, 1000, 10,000.

·        Percentages: 10% (except at the start of a sentence).

·        Dates should follow these examples: 4 October 2005; in the twenty-first century; in the 1970s.

·        If notes are necessary, use a minimum of concise notes. Do not use automatic footnotes or endnotes. Notes should be numbered sequentially in Arabic numerals shown within the text in superscript.

·        References should be indicated in the text by author and date. Give page numbers for quotations.

3. References

For names of article authors and in references, there is no space between initials (J.P. Smith, or Smith, J.P.). Please format references (double-spaced) according to the examples below:

Book

Tuan, Y-F., 1977. Space and place: the perspective of experience. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

Four or more authors

Marsden, T., et al., 1993. Constructing the countryside. London: University College London.

Chapter

Skop, E., 2006. Asian Indians and the construction of community and identity. In: I.M. Miyares and C.A. Airriess, eds. Contemporary ethnic geographies in America. Lanham, MD: Roman and Littlefield, 271-290.

Journal article

Wood, J.S., 1991. Build, therefore, your own world: the New England village as settlement ideal. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 81 (1), 32-50.

Newspaper article

Riding, A. 2005. France detects a cultural threat in Google, New York Times, 11 Apr, p.c4.

Internet source

Saab USA website 2007. History of Saab [online]. Available from: http://www.saabusa.com/saabjsp/about/heritage.jsp [Accessed 25 September 2007].

Thesis or dissertation

4. Illustrations

Maps, charts, and photographs should be clear presentations which are coordinated with the textual material and which are referenced in the text (Figure 4). Illustrations should be submitted in digital form preferably as TIFF, PDF, JPEG, or EPS files. The minimum acceptable resolution is 300 ppi. If they are legible, lower resolutions are acceptable for use in initial review. Please note the following guidelines as well:

·        All graphics must be drafted so as to be reproduced in black and white and should be legible at the size of reproduction. Our page dimensions are 7.5” (19 cm) by 4.5” (11 cm). Font sizes below 7 pt. and “hairline” line weights are not acceptable.

·        The title of each map or illustration should appear in the caption rather than within the graphic area. A thin, neat line may be used as a means of separating the graphic area from the text.

·        The Cartographic Advisor reviews all maps and illustrations submitted with a manuscript and will recommend changes, if necessary. The final decision concerning the suitability of graphics rests with the Editor. Maps not conforming to Journal of Cultural Geography standards will be returned or will be redrafted at the author's expense. Cartographic questions should be directed to the attention of the Cartographic Advisor at jcgpress@okstate.edu.

In addition to the manuscript and tables or figures, authors need to supply a list of figures with captions and relevant copyright permissions. There are no page charges in Journal of Cultural Geography.  Authors will be supplied with final proofs for review prior to publication. Any corrections should be clearly identified and returned within three business days of receipt. Major alterations cannot be accepted.

6. Copyright

It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or licence the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to JCG Press, Oklahoma State University.  This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article, and of course the Journal, to the widest possible readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate.  Authors may, of course, use the article elsewhere after publication without prior permission from Taylor & Francis, provided that acknowledgement is given to Journal of Cultural Geography as the original source of publication, and that Taylor & Francis is notified so that our records show that its use is properly authorised.

Authors retain a number of other rights under the Taylor & Francis rights policies, which can be found at www.informaworld.com/authors_journals_copyright_position.  Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources.

7. Reprints

Corresponding authors will receive free online access to their article through our website (www.informaworld.com).  Reprints of articles published in Journal of Cultural Geography can be purchased through Rightslink® when proofs are received or alternatively on our journals website. If you have any queries, please contact our reprints department at reprints@tandf.co.uk.

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