Putting the World's Human and Physical Resource Problems in a Geographical Perspective
Guide for Authors
Submission of articles
Manuscripts should be submitted via the online submission page of this journal at http://ees.elsevier.com/japg.
Authors will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of the various files. The system automatically converts source files
to a single Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the article, which is used in the peer-review process. Please note that even though manuscript
source files are converted to PDF at submission for the review process, these source files are needed for further processing after acceptance.
All correspondence, including notification of the Editor's decision and requests for revisions, will be by EES. A printed copy of the
manuscript is not required at any stage of the process.
Articles should generally not exceed 6,000 words. All items are refereed.
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or
as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication
is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted,
it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the Publisher.
Authors should retain a copy of the paper exactly as it was submitted and authors must proofread manuscripts carefully, giving special
attention to the accuracy of quotations and references.
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to sign a "Journal
Publishing Agreement" (for more information on this and copyright see http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authorshome.authors).
Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail (or letter) will be sent to the corresponding
author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form.
If excerpts from other copyrighted
works are included, the author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit the source(s) in the article. Elsevier
has preprinted forms for use by authors in these cases: contact Elsevier's Rights Department, Oxford, UK: phone (+44) 1865 843830, fax
(+44) 1865 853333, e-mail permissions@elsevier.com. Requests may also be completed online via the Elsevier homepage (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/permissions).
Please write
your text in good English (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these). Italics are not to be used for expressions
of Latin origin, for example, in vivo, et al., per se. Use decimal points (not commas); use a space for thousands (10 000 and above).
Use double spacing and 3 cm margins. (Avoid full justification, i.e., do not use a constant right-hand margin.) Ensure that each new
paragraph is clearly indicated. Present tables and figure legends on separate pages at the end of the manuscript. If possible, consult
a recent issue of the journal to become familiar with layout and conventions. Number all pages consecutively.
Provide the following
data on the title page (in the order given).
Title. Concise and informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval
systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible. Author names and affiliations. Where the family name may be ambiguous
(e.g., a double name), please indicate this clearly. Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below
the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate
address. Provide the full postal address of each affiliation, including the country name, and, if available, the e-mail address of each
author. Corresponding author. Clearly indicate who is willing to handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and
publication, also post-publication. Ensure that telephone and fax numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the
e-mail address and the complete postal address. Present/permanent address. If an author has moved since the work described
in the article was done, or was visiting at the time, a 'Present address' (or 'Permanent address') may be indicated as a footnote to
that author's name. The address at which the author actually did the work must be retained as the main, affiliation address. Superscript
Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes.
Authors should ensure that the remainder of the text is anonymous, as the refereeing
process is undertaken blind. In particular, acknowledgements should not reveal the identity of the author(s). A full acknowledgement
can be added once the paper has been refereed and accepted for publication.
Abstract: 50-100 words, outlining the purpose, scope and conclusions of the paper, and keywords. Text:
Suitably divided under sub-headings. Acknowledgements (if any). References. Appendices: If there is more than
one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc. Tables: Each should appear on a separate sheet. Number tables consecutively
in accordance with their appearance in the text. Captions to Illustrations: Grouped on a separate sheet (or sheets). Illustrations: Each should appear on a separate sheet, containing no text.
References
Responsibility for the
accuracy of bibliographic citations lies entirely with the authors. Citations in the text. Please ensure that every reference
cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be given in full.
Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. Citation
of a reference as 'in press' implies that the item has been accepted for publication. Citing and listing of web references.
As a minimum, the full URL should be given. Any further information, if known (author names, dates, reference to a source publication,
etc.), should also be given. Web references can be listed separately (e.g., after the reference list) under a different heading if desired,
or can be included in the reference list. Text: Citations in the text should follow the referencing style used by the American
Psychological Association. You are referred to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition, ISBN
1-55798- 790-4, copies of which may be ordered from http://www.apa.org/books/4200061.html or APA Order Dept., P.O.B. 2710,
Hyattsville, MD 20784, USA or APA, 3 Henrietta Street, London, WC3E 8LU, UK. Details concerning this referencing style can also be found
at http://linguistics.byu.edu/faculty/henrichsenl/apa/apa01.html.
List: References should be arranged first
alphabetically and then further sorted chronologically if necessary. More than one reference from the same author(s) in the same year
must be identified by the letters "a", "b", "c", etc., placed after the year of publication.
Examples:
Reference to
a journal publication:
Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, J. A. J., & Lupton R. A. (2000). The art of writing a scientific article. Journal
of Scientific Communications, 163, 51-59.
Reference to a book:
Strunk, W., Jr., & White, E. B. (1979). The
elements of style. (3rd ed.). New York: Macmillan, (Chapter 4).
Reference to a chapter in an edited book:
Mettam,
G. R., & Adams, L. B. (1994). How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In B. S. Jones, & R. Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction
to the electronic age (pp. 281-304). New York: E-Publishing Inc.
Electronic format requirements for accepted articles
We accept most word processing formats, but Word, WordPerfect or LaTeX is preferred. Always keep a backup copy of the electronic file
for reference and safety. Save your files using the default extension of the program used. No changes to the accepted version are permissible
without the explicit approval of the Editor.
Preparation of illustrations
Submitting your artwork in an electronic
format helps us to produce your work to the best possible standards, ensuring accuracy, clarity and a high level of detail. A detailed
guide on electronic artwork is available on our website: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authors.authors/authorartworkinstructions
Captions
Ensure that each illustration has a caption. Supply captions on a separate page, not attached to the figure. A
caption should comprise a brief title (not on the figure itself) and a description of the illustration. Keep text in the illustrations
themselves to a minimum but explain all symbols and abbreviations used.
Photographs (halftones)
Please supply original
photographs for reproduction which are very sharp and with good contrast. Remove non-essential areas of a photograph. Do not mount photographs
unless they form part of a composite figure. Where necessary, insert a scale bar in the illustration (not below it), as opposed to giving
a magnification factor in the legend. Note that photocopies of photographs are not acceptable.
Colour illustrations
Submit
colour illustrations as original photographs, high- quality images, close to the size expected in publication. If you submit usable colour
figures then Elsevier will ensure, at no additional charge, that these figures will appear in colour on the web (e.g., ScienceDirect
and other sites) regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in colour in the printed version. For colour reproduction
in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from Elsevier after receipt of your accepted article. Please indicate, for
further information on the preparation of electronic artwork, please see http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authors.authors/authorartworkinstructions.
Please note: Because of technical complications which can arise by converting colour figures to 'grey scale' (for the printed version
should you not opt for colour in print) please submit in addition usable black and white prints corresponding to all the colour illustrations.
Preparation of supplementary data
Elsevier now accepts electronic supplementary material to support and enhance your scientific
research. Supplementary files offer the author additional possibilities to publish supporting applications, movies, animation sequences,
high- resolution images, background datasets, sound clips and more. Supplementary files supplied will be published online alongside the
electronic version of your article in Elsevier web products, including ScienceDirect: http://www.sciencedirect.com. In order
to ensure that your submitted material is directly usable, please ensure that data is provided in one of our recommended file formats.
Authors should submit the material in electronic format together with the article and supply a concise and descriptive caption for each
file. For more detailed instructions please visit http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authorshome.authors
Proofs
One set of page proofs in PDF format will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author (if we do not have an e-mail address then
paper proofs will be sent by post). Elsevier now sends PDF proofs which can be annotated; for this you will need to download Adobe Reader
version 7 available free from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. Instructions on how to annotate PDF
files will accompany the proofs. The exact system requirements are given at the Adobe site: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrsystemreqs.html#70win.
If you do not wish to use the PDF annotations function, you may list the corrections (including replies to the Query Form) and return
to Elsevier in an e-mail. Please list your corrections quoting line number. If, for any reason, this is not possible, then mark the corrections
and any other comments (including replies to the Query Form) on a printout of your proof and return by fax, or scan the pages and e-mail,
or by post.
Please use this proof only for checking the typesetting, editing, completeness and correctness of the text, tables
and figures. Significant changes to the article as accepted for publication will only be considered at this stage with permission from
the Editor. We will do everything possible to get your article published quickly and accurately. Therefore, it is important to ensure
that all of your corrections are sent back to us in one communication: please check carefully before replying, as inclusion of any subsequent
corrections cannot be guaranteed. Proofreading is solely your responsibility. Note that Elsevier may proceed with the publication of
your article if no response is received.
Electronic offprints (e-offprints)
The corresponding author, at no cost, will
be provided with a PDF file of the article via e-mail or, alternatively, 25 free paper offprints. The PDF file is a watermarked version
of the published article and includes a cover sheet with the journal cover image and a disclaimer outlining the terms and conditions
of use. Additional paper offprints can be ordered by the authors. An order form with prices will be sent to the corresponding author.
Enquiries
For enquiries relating to the submission of articles (including electronic submission where available) please
visit this journal's homepage at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/apgeog. You can track accepted articles at http://www.elsevier.com/trackarticle
and set up e-mail alerts to inform you of when an article's status has changed, as well as copyright information, frequently asked questions
and more. Contact details for questions arising after acceptance of an article, especially those relating to proofs, are provided after
registration of an article for publication.
