Guidelines
Title page
The title page should include: The name(s) of the author(s); A concise and informative title; The affiliation(s) and address(es) of the author(s); The e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the corresponding author.
Abstract
Please provide an abstract of 100 to 150 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.
Keywords
Please provide 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes.
Text formatting
Manuscripts should be submitted in Word. Use a normal, plain font (e.g., 12-point Times Roman) for text. Use italics for emphasis. Use the automatic page numbering function to number the pages. Do not use field functions.
Headings
Please use no more than three levels of displayed headings.
Abbreviations
Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter.
Footnotes
Footnotes on the title page are not given reference symbols. Footnotes to the text are numbered consecutively; those to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data).
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed in a separate section before the reference list. The names of funding organizations should be written in full.
References
Citation
Cite references in the text by name and year in parentheses. Some examples:
Reference list
The list of references should include only works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. Personal communications and unpublished works should only be mentioned in the text. Do not use footnotes or endnotes as a substitute for a reference list. Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the family names of the first author of each work.
Examples:
Article in journal: (Rimes & Haynes, 2003)
Rimes, K. J. & Haynes, C. (2003) Long-term change in Indian health, South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 6(2), pp. 25–45.
Chapter in book: (Och, 2001)
Och, D. (2001) Children’s geographies, in: J. Bloggs & D. Smith (Eds) Children’s Awareness in Everyday Life, pp. 258–274 (London: Sage)
Book:
Carter, G. (2003) Social & Cultural Geography (Chicago, IL: Houghton Mifflin).
Paper: (Haynes, 2003)
Haynes, C. (2003) The difficulties of style standardization. Paper presented at Style
