Landscape Research

Special issue - Reassessing Landscape Drivers and the Globalist Environmental Agenda

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Published By: Routledge

Volume Number: 36

Frequency: 6 issues per year

Print ISSN: 0142-6397

Online ISSN: 1469-9710

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Instructions for Authors

This journal uses ScholarOne Manuscripts (previously Manuscript Central) to peer review manuscript submissions. Please read the guide for ScholarOne authors before making a submission. Complete guidelines for preparing and submitting your manuscript to this journal are provided below.

Landscape Research welcomes submissions via ScholarOneTM Manuscripts site: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/clar. Please read further details below.

All submissions should be made online at Landscape Research's ScholarOneTM Manuscripts site. New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made via the Author Centre.

Readership and Subject Areas

Landscape Research particularly welcomes contributions which will appeal to a broad academic and professional readership, and which have a clear emphasis on research. Papers may cover theoretical and/or applied research topics. The main academic and professional areas of interest include: landscape architecture, assessment and management; human, physical, environmental and cultural geography; environmental perceptual and behavioural studies; archaeology; ecology and landscape ecology; landscape history, philosophy and literature; planning, housing and land economy, environmental economics; architecture, landscape and urban design; countryside management and rural planning; landscape science, engineering, land surveying and hydrological studies; landscape policy; and the visual arts. The unifying focus is the landscape and authors should remember this in their submissions. Authors may write from the viewpoint of one of these interest groups, but in such a way as to communicate their ideas to the journal's interdisciplinary and international audience. Interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary studies are particularly welcome.

Types of Contribution

The editors of Landscape Research welcome submissions of original research papers, critical review articles and short communications. Special Issue papers are by agreement of the Editor and book reviews are by commission only.

1. Standard Research Papers will normally be 4000-7000 words; such papers should have clear aims relevant to the journal's readership, be based on original research, provide new insights which are the result of appropriate methodology, and a critical analysis and discussion.

2. Critical Review Articles should be of similar length to Standard Research Papers (4000-7000 words), should provide a clear framework for the subject under review, and be systematic in relation to the literature cited. Review articles should cover themes of particular current interest in depth and/or provide ‘state of the art/science' reviews on contemporary topics. These may cover both academic themes and design practice. Reviews may be submitted or invited for submission by the Editor.

3. Short Communications may typically be visual studies with a commentary, preliminary findings of research, or thought-provoking articles; length should normally be 1000-3000 words. Well illustrated papers are especially welcome.

4. Special Issue Papers are submitted as part of a themed or special issue with the prior agreement of the Editors. These will normally be 4000-7000 words and will meet similar requirements as those set out for Standard Research Papers, and are subject to the same peer review process. Separate guidelines are available for those interested in acting as possible editors of special issues. Please contact the Editor, m.h.roe@ncl.ac.uk.

5. Book Reviews are invited contributions of 800-1200 words. Anyone interested in being considered for inclusion in our list of book reviewers please contact the Book Reviews Editor Dr Mick Atha at 1/F 90 Main Street, Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island, Hong Kong SAR mickatha@hotmail.com.

Manuscript Review

By submission of a manuscript an author certifies that the work is original and is not being considered simultaneously by another publisher. It is the author's responsibility to ensure that copyright has been obtained for any tables and illustrations which have been reproduced from other sources.

Authors should not submit more than one paper for review at any one time. If a paper is currently under review with Landscape Research, or has been returned for revisions, please do not submit a new, different paper until the first one has completed the full review and revision process. If you wish to submit more than one paper to the journal at the same time (for example, as part of a Special Issue), please contact the Editor Maggie Roe in the first instance at m.h.roe@ncl.ac.uk.

All manuscripts will be screened for suitability by the Editors and then considered anonymously by at least two referees. Only those receiving favourable recommendation will be accepted for publication. Referees may recommend minor revisions, major revisions or rejection. Where referees indicate a need for major (significant) revision, the author(s) will normally be asked to re-submit a revised paper. Comments and advice will usually be provided. Resubmitted papers should include a detailed response to reviewers' comments. Papers that are rejected may be returned with advice as to possible resubmission. Invited papers and special issue papers are not guaranteed acceptance. All papers go through the same anonymous review process. No guarantees are given at any stage of the review process with regard to final acceptance of any paper.

An abstract of around 150 words should precede the introduction. The abstract should be clear and informative, giving an indication of the scope of, and results contained in, the paper. It is an opportunity to capture the attention of readers from other branches of the subject. Authors should include up to five keywords.

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Manuscript Preparation, Format and Submission

It is recommended that contributors examine current copies of the journal for examples of paper styles. An abstract of around 150 words should precede the introduction. The abstract should be clear and informative, giving an indication of the scope of, and results contained in, the paper. It is an opportunity to capture the attention of readers from other branches of the subject. Authors should include up to five keywords.

Use 12-point Times New Roman type, double space except for tables and figures. Left justify the main text and indent the first lines of paragraphs rather than provide a space between them. Use capital letters for the main headings, lower case with initial capital for subsections. Indicate highlights (bold, italic, etc.) on the manuscript. If explanatory notes are essential, refer to them in the text by superscripts (1, 2, 3, etc.) and gather the notes together at the end of the manuscript, before the references section. All measurements should be in metric units, unless these are inappropriate to the subject matter.

A high standard of English language is required (American or British usage is accepted, but not a mixture of these). Papers may be rejected in the initial editorial screening or at any stage of the review process if the language and paper legibility is not to the required standard.

Tables and figures should be submitted as separate files, and not inserted in the text; they should be numbered consecutively and referenced in the text. Lower resolution images are acceptable for refereeing, but originals must be supplied immediately on acceptance of manuscript. All original figures in electronic formats must be saved as high-resolution images; EPS and TIFF are preferred format (300-600dpi minimum) or JPEG (130dpi or higher). Do not embed figures within Word files. Figures are published online in colour and in black and white in print; they may be printed in colour for a set charge per page. For details, please contact the publishers.

Citations and references should follow one of two forms:

(a) Wherever possible, Harvard-style referencing should be used. The reference should be cited in the text by giving the last name of the author(s) followed by the year of publication in parentheses, e.g. Hanley & Spash (1993); (Price, 1991a, 1991b). For three or more authors, use the first author followed by et al. Citations of particular pages should be of the form (Williams, 1992, p.5). Citations of websites in the text should follow the usual form of author/organisation and year, e.g. House of Commons Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Select Committee (1999) with full details listed in the references.

(b) Where Harvard-style referencing is inappropriate, an end notes system may be used, with citations identified in text by consecutively numbered superscripts. End notes should be used sparingly and be brief.

The full references must be typed, double space, on a separate page at the end of the manuscript. They should include all authors' names and initials, year of publication, title of article or book, the full title of the journal, volume and page numbers and, for books and other documents, the publisher's name and place of publication, and page numbers e.g.:

Boothby, J. (2000) An ecological focus for landscape planning, Landscape Research, 25(3), pp.281-289.

Tate, A. (2001) Great City Parks (London: Spon Press).

MacFarlane, R. (2000) Managing whole landscapes in the post-productive rural environment, in: Benson, J. & Roe, M. (Eds) Landscape and Sustainability, pp. 129-156 (London: Spon Press).

Web references should include the full URL and the date the site was accessed, e.g:

House of Commons Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Select Committee (1999) Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs-Twentieth Report: town and country parks, available at http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm199899/cmselect/cmenvtra/477/47706.htm Accessed 31st March 2009.

Online Submission is used for all papers. This should be online at Landscape Research's Manuscript Central site (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/clar). New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made via the Author Centre. Guidance on digital submission is available on the Manuscript Central site. Papers should be submitted under the correct label (Standard Research Paper, Review Article, Short Communication or Special Issue Paper). A cover letter should be submitted. Authors should prepare and upload two versions of their manuscript. One should be a complete text (minus any figures and tables), while in the second all document information identifying the author (including any acknowledgements) should be removed from files to allow them to be sent anonymously to referees. When uploading files authors will then be able to define the non-anonymous version as “File not for review”. Figures and tables should be referenced in the text but uploaded as separate files.

Corresponding authors can receive 50 free reprints, free online access to their article though our website and a complimentary copy of the issue containing their article. Authors will be notified of how to order complimentary reprints and additional reprints when proofs are received. If you have any queries, please contact our reprints department at reprints@tandf.co.uk

Copyright

It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or license the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to Taylor & Francis. 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 retain many rights under the Taylor & Francis rights policies, which can be found at http://journalauthors.tandf.co.uk/preparation/copyright.asp. Exceptions are made for certain Governments' employees whose policies require that copyright cannot be transferred to other parties. We ask that a signed statement to this effect is submitted when returning proofs for accepted papers.

As an author, you are required to secure permission to reproduce any proprietary text, illustration, table, or other material, including data, audio, video, film stills, and screenshots, and any supplementary material you propose to submit. This applies to direct reproduction as well as “derivative reproduction” (where you have created a new figure or table which derives substantially from a copyrighted source). The reproduction of short extracts of text, excluding poetry and song lyrics, for the purposes of criticism may be possible without formal permission on the basis that the quotation is reproduced accurately and full attribution is given.

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Difficulties or general enquires concerning paper submission may be made to the Editorial Assistant – crista.ermiya@ncl.ac.uk

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