Instructions for Authors

All contributions to the Journal of Cultural Geography will be forwarded to members of the Editorial Board or other reviewers for comment. Contributors should provide a cover letter that states that the manuscript will not be submitted elsewhere while it is under review with the Journal of Cultural Geography. For each manuscript, one digital copy in Word for Windows or WordPerfect for Windows files must be submitted, written in clear U.S. English in the active voice, and formatted as presented by this style sheet. Manuscripts not submitted in this style will be returned without review. Manuscripts may be emailed to the editor’s attention at: jcgpress@okstate.edu.

Format

Manuscripts should not exceed 7,500 words and should be double-spaced with left and right margins of 1.5 inches. Notes, references, and a list of figure captions should be typed double-spaced on separate pages. Following acceptance and revision, manuscripts must be submitted in digital form.

Title Page: Include the full names of the authors and their academic or professional affiliations along with their mailing addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. To ensure a blind review, however, the author's name(s) must be removed from all other components of the paper. Responsibility for this rests with the author(s).

Abstract: Submission should be on a separate page and one paragraph of not more than 200 words.

General Style Considerations: Indent and double-space all quotations of more than approximately 60 words. Spell out names of months (January 1982). Spell out numbers one through nine. Use numerals for 10 and above. Use symbol % and numerals for all percentages (6%; 60%). Spell out United States as a noun; abbreviate as an adjective (U.S. geographers).

Notes: A distinction should be made between notes and references. Notes are explanatory to the text and should not be confused with references, which are bibliographic in nature. Notes will be numbered sequentially in Arabic numerals shown within the text in superscript. Notes should be submitted on a separate sheet of paper, double-spaced. If notes are necessary, use a minimum number of concise notes. Do not use automatic footnoting.

References: References should be cited in the text by inserting within parenthesis the name(s) of the author(s) and the year of the work’s publication, e.g., (Zelinsky 1988). Note the citation falls within the punctuation mark. Citations for the same author(s) in the same year should be distinguished by a, b, c, etc., after the year, e.g., (Smith 1987c). More than one citation at the point in the text should be separated by a semicolon, e.g., (Zelinsky 1988; Jett 1992). Page numbers should only be used for direct quotations (Woods 1988, 23).

On a separate sheet of paper, immediately following Notes, if any, submit a list of citations called “References” in alphabetical order by last name of the authors, and chronologically within each author’s group. Remember that this is a select list and should only contain those references cited in the text. Titles of publications should be given in full. Generally, references should adhere to the following examples.

Genovese, E. D., and L. Hochberg, eds. 1989. Geographic Perspectives in History. Oxford: Blackwell.

Kelly, J. L. 1992. Residences of American Novelists. Journal of Cultural Geography 13(1): 41–54.

Menzies, N. K. 1988. Trees, Fields, and People. The Forests of China from the Seventeenth to the Nineteenth Centuries. Ph.D. diss., University of California at Berkeley.

Pulleyblank, E. G. 1983. The Chinese and Their Neighbors in Prehistoric and Early Historic Times. In The Origins of Chinese Civilization, edited by D. N. Keightley, 411–466. Berkeley: University of California Press.

Personal communications should be included within the body of the text, as a parenthetical citation in the text, or as a note, but should not be listed in the references:

In a conversation with the author on September 15, 1998 …

(N. J. Turner, pers. comm.)

References from the Web will generally include similar information as their print counterparts, along with a URL.

Rosenberg, M. 1998. Geography of Agriculture. http://geography.miningco.com/library/weekley/aa022398.htm.

ONS [Office for National Statistics]. 2003. Religion in Britain. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_population/FM2_1999/FM21999.pdf.

For further guidance, refer to The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed., especially Chapter 17.

Illustrations: Maps, graphs, and photographs should be clear presentations which are coordinated with the textual material and which are referenced in the text in a direct manner (i.e. "... as figure 3 demonstrates ...") or indirectly (Fig. 4). Copies of graphics are acceptable for the initial review. Following acceptance, graphics may be submitted as high quality black and white glossy prints or in digital form as EPS or TIFF files on a disk or CD. The minimum acceptable resolution for TIFF files is 300 ppi. 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 19 cm (7.5") by 11 cm (4.5"). Font sizes below 7 pt. are not acceptable, neither are “hairline” line weights.

All maps and illustrations should be numbered consecutively on the backside in light pencil and should be accompanied by figure captions that have been typed on a separate sheet with the source of information, and numbered in order, Fig. 1., Fig. 2., etc. The title of each map or illustration should appear in the caption rather than within the graphic area. A thin neatline may be used as a means of separating the graphic area from the text. San serif typefaces are preferred. The Cartographic Advisor will review 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 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.

Tables: In addition to hard copy, tables should be submitted digitally.

Final Submission: Authors will be supplied with proofs for approval prior to publication. Authors will be responsible for additional costs for changes at the proof stage. Because of the costs of mailing, disks and manuscripts cannot be returned. In addition, all authors of manuscripts accepted for publication must subscribe to the Journal for at least two years at the time of acceptance. This is a common practice in various disciplines and it helps defray publication costs and eliminates page costs.