期刊名称：GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
The Geographical Journal publishes the very best of original research and scholarship in physical and human geography with particular emphasis placed on:
- all aspects of the environment and development that relate to geographical thought and investigation
- the publication of research findings undertaken using the widest range of research approaches
- publishing papers of depth and substance which are accessible to a wide audience
- encouraging papers from all parts of the world
- ensuring rigorous standards of refereeing
Essential Book Reviews
The GJ is renowned for its invaluable book review section, keeping geographers up-to-date with the latest publications in the discipline. In addition to short reviews, the journal carries longer, comparative reviews of groups of books related to its mission.
Annual Special Issue on Cartography
The fourth issue of each volume of the GJ focuses on cartography, interpreted in its widest sense. Coverage ranges from GIS and remote sensing to modern and computer mapping. Each issue contains an editorial and / or lead article and book review section dedicated to this theme.
Focus on Environment and Development
Environment and development provide relevance to the work of many geographers, enabling geography to contribute to important issues of today.
The GJ's new focus makes the journal essential reading for human and physical geographers working in these areas, as well as for researchers from other disciplines.
Covering:
- Economic Development
- Aid
- Poverty
- Environmental Change
- Environmental Degradation
- Environmental Policy
- Resource Management
- Gender and the Environment
- Monitoring the Impacts of Policy / Human Activity on the Environment
Instructions to Authors
Notes for contributors
Contributions should be sent to:
John Briggs
Editor (The Geographical Journal)
Royal Geographical Society
(with The Institute of British Geographers)
1 Kensington Gore
London SW7 2AR
UK
Authors may find it helpful to know that the referees of papers submitted to The Geographical Journal are asked to bear in mind two questions above all when making their recommendations:
1. Does the paper demonstrate and develop the intellectual status of Geography as an academic discipline?
2. Will it be remembered and referred to by geographers and others working in related fields?
To be accepted, therefore, a paper must make a significant contribution to geographic knowledge and be grounded in the relevant literature. While links should be made with themes and issues in the wider discipline, the prime concerns of the GJ are with environment and development and authors are encouraged to offer insights, understanding and critical comments on environment and development which reach the concerns of the world beyond Geography.
NEW: Online production tracking is now available for your article through Blackwell's Author Services.
Author Services enables authors to track their articles - once accepted - through the production process to publication online and in print. Authors can check the status of their articles online and choose to receive automated e-mails at key stages of production. The author will receive an e-mail with a unique link that enables them to register and have their article automatically added to the system. Please ensure that a complete e-mail address is provided when submitting the manuscript. Visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/bauthor for more details on online production tracking and for a wealth of resources including FAQs and tips on article preparation, submission and more.
Pre-submission English-language editing
Authors for whom English is a second language may choose to have their manuscripts professionally edited before submission to improve the English. A list of independent suppliers of editing services can be found at www.blackwellpublishing.com/bauthor/english_language.asp
All services are paid for and arranged by the author, and use of one of these services does not guarantee acceptance or preference for publication.
Typescripts
Four copies plus an IBM-compatible disk of all papers should be submitted to the Editor. The target length of papers is 8000 words equivalent. The minimum length for papers other than Editorials is 4000 words. Typescripts should be double-spaced with wide margins, and at least one copy should be typed on one side of the page only. They should be set out in the manner of recent issues of The Geographical Journal and in conformity with the information set out below.
Title page
The title of the paper, name(s), main professional/academic affiliation(s) and full address(es),including email, of the author(s) should appear on a separate title page, as papers are submitted anonymously to referees.
Abstract and key words
An abstract not exceeding 250 words is required. Six key words should follow on a separate line: one for locality, one for topic, one for method and three others.
Headings
Only the first letter and proper names are capitalized. A maximum of three levels may be used:
This is a first-level heading
First-level headings are flush left on a separate line. The first text line following is flush left.
This is a second-level heading
Second-level headings are flush left on a separate line. The first text line following is flush left.
This is a third-level heading Third-level headings are flush left. The text follows on the same line.
Illustrations
These should be of high quality and submitted both as ink-on-paper copy and in a standard electronic format (tiff or eps files) wherever possible. Black-and-white prints of illustrations must be submitted to a standard suitable for reproduction (page size 14x19 cm; or column width 7 cm).
All Scale lines should be labelled Km.
Titles should not be given on the drawings, but figure numbers should be pencilled lightly on the back.
After a paper has been accepted, the author must submit the originals of all illustrations. These will not be returned unless specifically requested. Electronic copies of illustrations should be saved on an IBM-compatible disk, with the output resolution set as high as possible.
Ensure that heavy lines in line art are saved as pure black, and avoid using uncommon fonts in illustrations.
Captions must be typed on a separate sheet.
Figures and photographs (Plates) are numbered separately consecutively using Arabic numerals for both (Figure 4, Plate 2 etc.).
Tables must be typed using few horizontal rules and no vertical rules. They are numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals (Table 2, etc). Titles should be concise, but as informative as possible. The approximate position of Tables and Figures in the text should be marked in the typescript.
Equations
Equations should be numbered consecutively with bracketed Arabic numerals in the right-hand margin. Authors must provide instructions in the margin for any special typeface required (e.g. bold, italic, Greek, etc). Careful attention must be paid to sub- and superscript symbols, and upper- and lower case letters.
Exclusive Licence Form (ELF)
Authors will be required to sign an Exclusive Licence Form for all papers accepted for publication. Signature of the ELF is a condition of publication and papers will not be passed to the publisher for production unless a signed form has been received. Please note that signature of the Exclusive Licence Form does not affect ownership of copyright in the material. (Government employees need to complete the Author's Warranty sections, although copyright in such cases does not need to be assigned). After submission, authors will retain the right to publish their paper in various medium/circumstances (please see the form for further details). A copy of the form can be downloaded here
Measurements
Measurements must all be given in SI metric system. In exceptional historical cases, English equivalents may be allowed. Numerals should be used in the text for all full units of measurement above 10. Words should be used for quantities of objects, persons, etc and or numbers from one to ten.
Notes
Informational notes must be restricted to the minimum; usually the material can be incorporated into the text. Endnotes only are to be used.
References
Authors must use the Harvard system, in which authors?names (no initials) and dates are given in the main body of the text, with specific pages indicated if required (Linton and Moisley 1960: 29). References are listed alphabetically at the end of the paper under the heading References, and set out as follows:
Papers
Linton D L and Moisley H A 1960 The origin of Loch Lomond Scottish Geographical Magazine 76 26-37
Theses
Chalkley B S 1978 The relocation decisions of small displaced firms Unpublished PhD thesis Department of Geography, University of Southampton 21-5
Books
Stoddart D R ed 1981 Geography, ideology and social concern Blackwell, Oxford
Chapter of book
Dury G H 1979 The future of geomorphology in Embleton C, Brunsden D and Jones D K eds Geomorphology, present problems and future prospects Oxford University Press, Oxford 262-74
World Wide Web pages
RGS-IBG 1998 Notes for contributors (http://www.rgs.org/pu/8publano.html) Accessed 1 December
Other publications
Where there is doubt (e.g. Occasional papers), include all bibliographical details.
The place of publication and publisher's name should always be given when books are referred to.
Non-sexist, non-racist language
Papers should be written in non-sexist, non-racist language. It may be helpful to refer to Area 23, 290-94 and the Journal of Geography in Higher Education (1996, 123-36).
Editorial Board
Editor
John Briggs
University of Glasgow, UK
Editorial Board
Bill Adams
University of Cambridge, UK
Tessa Cubitt
University of Portsmouth, UK
Tom Downing
University of Oxford, UK
Lynne Frostick
University of Hull, UK
Bob Gywnne
University of Birmingham, UK
Mike Stocking
University of East Anglia, UK
Colin Thorne
University of Nottingham, UK
Camilla Toulmin
IIED-Drylands Programme, Edinburgh, UK
International Advisory Board
Tony Bebbington
University of Colorado, USA
Krishna Ghimire
UN Research Institute for Social Development, Geneva, Switzerland
Michael Glantz
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, USA
Frauke Kraas
University of Cologne, Germany
Lia Osorio Machado
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Janet Momsen
University of California - Davis, USA
Jos?Palacio-Prieto
National University of Mexico
Diane Rochelau
Clark University, USA
Human Geography Book Review Editor
Helen Jarvis
University of Newcastle, UK
Physical Geography Book Review Editor
Jasper Knight
University of Exeter, UK
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