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Prepare your manuscript for Children's Geographies.

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Article types

Review
Original Article
Viewpoint
Book Review
Lectio
Perspective
Editorial
Clinical Trial
Protocol
Letter
Systematic Review

Readiness requirements

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Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 250 words.
  • Use a unstructured abstract.
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  • Should be no more than 9000 words, inclusive of: Abstract.
  • Should contain an unstructured abstract of 250 words.
  • Should be between 3000 and 4000 words, inclusive of: Abstract.
  • Should contain an unstructured abstract of 200 words.
  • Your abstract should focus on what your research is about, what methods have been used, and what you found out.
  • Should be written with the following elements in the following order: abstract (200 words max); keywords (4-6); introduction; intervention/discussion/reflection; conclusion; references; appendices, tables or figures (included as appropriate).
  • Review / Book Review: No abstract is required for a Book Review.
  • The instructions for authors for each journal will give specific guidelines on what’s required here, including whether it should be a structured abstract or graphical abstract, and any word limits.

Keywords

  • Provide 3-6 keywords chosen by the author.
  • Should contain between 3 and 6 keywords.
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  • Should contain between 4 and 6 keywords.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references in Harvard style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • Should be no more than 9000 words, inclusive of: References.
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  • Should be between 3000 and 4000 words, inclusive of: References.
  • As Outis writes, Vermin—always the negative, the “inedible” in the vermin/livestock dichotomy—are taboo cuisine because their behavior in human domiciles, suggestive of licentious freedom and an amoral proclivity to revel in the unclean matter their cohabitants strive to keep secret, offends. (2006, 71) Authors One author Citations of a reference with one credited author include the author’s surname and the publication year. [Example] Two authors Citations of a reference with two credited authors include the surnames of both authors and the publication year.
  • The surnames are separated by commas, with “and” appearing before the third author’s surname in both narrative citations and parenthetical citations. [Example] Four or more authors Citations of a reference with four or more credited authors include the surname of the first author, followed by “et al.” and the publication year. [Example] Organizational authors Citations of a reference with a credited organizational author feature an abbreviation of the organization’s name if the reference entry’s author listing includes the abbreviation. [Example] If the reference entry’s author listing spells out the organization’s name, citations should display the name in full and should not introduce an abbreviation. [Example] Warning | Not controlled when printed Maintained by the Head of Copyediting | Taylor & Francis Journals Page 5 of 48 No credited author Citations of a reference with no credited author display a short title in title case (headline capitalization), instead of an author name.
  • Citations: Bendazzi (2016, vol. 1) or (Bendazzi 2016, vol. 1) [without page] Bendazzi (2016, 1:119) or (Bendazzi 2016, 1:119) [with page] An Arabic digit should be used to designate the volume number in a reference entry and in citations.
  • Citation examples Bojinov, Choudhury, and Lane (2021) [narrative]; (Bojinov, Choudhury, and Lane 2021) [parenthetical] Warning | Not controlled when printed Maintained by the Head of Copyediting | Taylor & Francis Journals Page 45 of 48 Archival material models Titled document cited, with accession number and filing information *Each document should be registered as a unique reference entry if the text cites multiple documents from the same paper collection.
  • Citation examples Long (1935) [narrative]; (Long 1935) [parenthetical] Untitled document cited, with accession number *Each document should be registered as a unique reference entry if the text cites multiple documents from the same paper collection.
  • Citation examples Elgar (1917) [narrative]; (Elgar 1917) [parenthetical] Warning | Not controlled when printed Maintained by the Head of Copyediting | Taylor & Francis Journals Page 46 of 48 Titled document (book), with accession number and approximate (circa, “ca.” date range) *Each document should be registered as a unique reference entry if the text cites multiple documents from the same paper collection.
  • This does not necessarily need to include anonymising self-citations unless the author refers to “my work”, or uses other obvious identifying language.
  • Where applicable, this should include the hyperlink, DOI or other persistent identifier associated with the data set(s).
  • Readers should be able to interpret the table without reference to the text.
  • Parenthetical citations should usually be placed at the end of a sentence, before the terminal punctuation (e.g., period).
  • Dashes should not replace names repeated in the author listings of successive reference entries.
  • Authors do not need to include DOIs for published journal articles when preparing manuscripts.
  • Citation examples *If the reference entry encompasses multiple volumes, in-text citations must indicate the specific volume cited.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors take full responsibility for the integrity of the whole content, including accuracy of references.
  • The surnames are separated by “and” in both narrative citations and parenthetical citations. [Example] Three authors Citations of a reference with three credited authors include the surnames of all authors and the publication year.
  • If the book or report was produced inside the United States or Canada, the location element features the city and the postal abbreviation of the state or province from which the publisher operates. [Example of location with city only], [Example of location with city and country], [Example of location with city and postal abbreviation] Author-supplied translated titles Under most circumstances, if a reference entry features a non-English title, an author should supply an English-language translation of the title.
  • In the reference entry for a journal article or a book chapter, an English translation should be provided only for a non-English article or chapter title, not for the journal or book title. [Example of translated title for journal article], [Example of translated title for book], [Example of translated title for book chapter] Journals that publish non-English content may not uphold this style convention.
  • Editorial: When preparing a manuscript for a journal that publishes content written in a language other than English, an author should consult with the journal's editorial office about the preferred convention.
  • Carlyle (1997; 2015a, 76; 2015b), Federation of State Medical Boards (2000, n.d.), Abbas and Ludden (2018), Carlyle et al. (1997), and Piquant (2019, forthcoming) Warning | Not controlled when printed Maintained by the Head of Copyediting | Taylor & Francis Journals Page 7 of 48 Multivolume work citations If a reference entry encompasses only a single volume of a nonperiodical multivolume work, in-text citations of this resource do not need to note volume cited.
  • Editorial: Warning | Not controlled when printed Maintained by the Head of Copyediting | Taylor & Francis Journals Page 12 of 48 URLs and DOIs URLs A uniform resource locator (URL) closes the reference entry for a webpage or other online resource.
  • In a parenthetical citation, the author surname(s) and the publication year appear together in parentheses.
  • For such journals, providing English-language translations for titles throughout the reference section may not be desirable.
  • The reference entry for an article that has published in a journal whose volumes are divided into issues features a volume number and an issue number, enclosed in parentheses, even if issues within the volume are continuously paginated.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript. Keep figures embedded; Articlo also extracts numbered source files for the package.
  • Group figures at the end of the manuscript.
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  • Group tables at the end of the manuscript.
  • Should be no more than 9000 words, inclusive of: Tables.
  • Should be no more than 9000 words, inclusive of: Figure or table captions.
  • Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour, at the correct size).
  • Tables and figures Show clearly in your article text where the tables and figures should appear, for example, by writing [Table 1 near here].
  • Figures should be saved separately from the text.
  • Tables should present new information rather than duplicating what is in the text.
  • It’s very important that you have been given permission to use any tables or figures you are reproducing from another source before you submit.
  • Figures should be supplied in one of our preferred file formats: PS, JPEG, TIFF, or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX) files are acceptable for figures that have been drawn in Word.
  • Check the instructions for authors to see how you should supply tables and figures, whether at the end of the text or in separate files, and follow any guidance given on the submission system.

Funding statement

  • Add or confirm the author-written Funding statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • You should declare only the acquired funds and grants that are directly relevant to the work reported in your article; for example, This work was supported by the [Funding Agency #1] under Grant [number xxxx]; [Funding Agency #2] under Grant [number xxxx]; and [Funding Agency #3] under Grant [number xxxx].

Competing interests

  • Include or confirm the competing interests required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Data availability statement

  • Include or confirm the data availability statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Ethics statement

  • Include or confirm the ethics statement required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Cover letter

  • Using Third-Party Material You must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in your article.
  • Review: The use of short extracts of text and some other types of material is usually permitted, on a limited basis, for the purposes of criticism and review without securing formal permission.
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  • If you wish to include any material in your paper for which you do not hold copyright, and which is not covered by this informal agreement, you will need to obtain written permission from the copyright owner prior to submission.

Author contributions

  • Submitting authors should be prepared to submit CRediT roles for themselves and their co-authors (where applicable) as part of the submission process.

Title page and author information

  • One author should be identified as the corresponding author.
  • All authors of a manuscript should include their full name and affiliation on the cover page of the manuscript.
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  • All authors of a manuscript should include their full names, affiliations (at the time of writing the article), postal addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses on the cover page of the manuscript.
  • All persons who have a reasonable claim to authorship must be named in the manuscript as co-authors; the corresponding author must be authorized by all co-authors to act as an agent on their behalf in all matters pertaining to publication of the manuscript, and the order of names should be agreed by all authors.
  • One author will need to be identified as the corresponding author, with their email address normally displayed in the article PDF (depending on the journal) and the online article.

Article structure and word limits

  • Book Review: Book reviews should be between 1300 and 2500 words.
  • Margins Margins should be at least 2.5cm (1 inch).
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  • It should be a maximum width of 525 pixels.
  • Review: These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
  • Review: Authors should anonymise their manuscript before it submitted for review.
  • Anyone wishing to propose a special issue should contact one of the journal editors.
  • Your research funder or your institution may require you to publish your article open access.
  • Use our APC finder to view the APC for this journal.
  • Authors are not required to be academic geographers but should engage with themes and literature key to our field.
  • Perspective: In addition, reviews should analyse the book from the perspective of internal consistency and evaluate it in comparison to other major works in the field.
  • Review: The review should be a fair appraisal of the book that assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the book.
  • Before you submit your article, make sure you’ve checked the instructions for authors for your chosen journal, so you are aware of everything required.
  • Most journals create image descriptions during the production process, but a minority may require authors to provide image descriptions.
  • Review: Running heads and received dates These aren’t required when submitting a manuscript for review.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Originality and accuracy of content has been confirmed by the authors.
  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable.
  • Authors must retain the original and revised versions which must be shared upon request.
  • The PLSP guidelines for authors must be followed at all times.
  • Instead, the repeated names should be displayed.
  • Each entry should repeat full information about the collection.
  • Authors and publishers interested in having their book reviewed should contact Professor Karen Wells ( k.wells@bbk.ac.uk ) for books about global perspectives and books relating to Africa, Asia, and Latin America and Dr Faith Tucker ( Faith.Tucker@northampton.ac.uk ) for books relating to Europe, North America (USA and Canada), and Australasia.
  • Manuscripts should be double spaced.
  • Please use SI units (non-italicized).
  • Special characters If you are preparing your manuscript in Microsoft Word and your article contains special characters, accents, or diacritics, we recommend you follow these steps: European accents (Greek, Hebrew, or Cyrillic letters, or phonetic symbols): choose Times New Roman font from the dropdown menu in the “Insert symbol” window and insert the character you require.
  • Special characters If you are preparing your manuscript in Microsoft Word and your article contains special characters, accents, or diacritics, we recommend you follow these steps: Asian languages (such as Sanskrit, Korean, Chinese, or Japanese): choose Arial Unicode font from the dropdown menu in the “Insert symbol” window and insert the character you require.
  • Roman numerals should not be used.
  • The author records the date on which he or she accessed the webpage if he or she cannot identify a publication or revision date and must mark the year of publication as “n.d.” (i.e., “no date”).
  • Please do not embed it in the manuscript file but save it as a separate file, labelled GraphicalAbstract1.
  • Review: In general, we do not send edited collections for review.
  • If you haven't submitted a paper to this journal before, you will need to create an account in ScholarOne.
  • If you are at the early stage of your research, you may also need to read how to start writing a journal manuscript.
  • Image descriptions are typically used by systems such as pronouncing screen readers to make images accessible to people that cannot read or see the object due to a visual disability.

Reporting guidelines

  • Include or confirm the reporting guidelines required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Preprints and prior publication

  • If you have shared an earlier version of your Author’s Original Manuscript on a preprint server, please be aware that anonymity cannot be guaranteed.

Artificial intelligence disclosure

  • Add or confirm the author-written Artificial intelligence statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Please include a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI has been used in the research and manuscript preparation process.
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  • Use of AI tools as part of ethical research studies is permitted.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: The name and version number of the AI tool used.
  • Systematic Review: Use of AI tools as part of ethically conducted literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analysis and bibliometrics studies is permitted.
  • Use of AI tool assisted plain language summaries (PLS) of authors own work is permitted.
  • Please read our guidance on using AI tools in your research and manuscript preparation to understand scenarios where their use may be permissible, and the required information that must be disclosed.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors have checked terms of use for the specific AI tool used, and therefore confirm suitability for publication.

Article type and manuscript length

  • Each image or diagram will be counted as 250 words equivalent, and will also be included in the 9,000 word limit (therefore the text should be reduced accordingly to meet this limit).
  • Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page (including Acknowledgements as well as Funding and grant-awarding bodies); abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgements; references; appendices (as appropriate); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figure caption(s) (as a list).

Manuscript structure

  • Should be between 3000 and 4000 words, inclusive of: Footnotes.
  • Book Review: Book reviews should contain, at a minimum, a brief synopsis of the book including its main topic, theses and conclusions.
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  • It should also include a characterization of the central themes e.g. the theoretical, empirical, or practical issue of concern, and its relationship or relevance to the existing literature, and a description of the structure and contents of the book, e.g. the way the author(s) develop(s) the argument and the main conclusions reached.
  • Letter: Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: First-level headings (e.g. Introduction, Conclusion) should be in bold, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
  • Authors must retain full records of the methods undertaken, including full descriptions and records of the prompts used, which must be shared with the journal upon request.

Language and text style

  • Please use single quotation marks, except where ‘a quotation is “within” a quotation’.
  • Please note that long quotations should be indented without quotation marks.
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  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Fourth-level headings should be in bold italics, at the beginning of a paragraph.
  • Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Fifth-level headings should be in italics, at the beginning of a paragraph.
  • Letter: Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Second-level headings should be in bold italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.
  • Letter: Headings This will show you the different levels of the heading section in your article: Third-level headings should be in italics, with an initial capital letter for any proper nouns.

Study reporting guidelines

  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable (e.g. CONSORT-AI, STARD-AI, GAMER, TRIPOD-AI, etc).
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What your package checks

Abstract: 250 words
Keywords: 3-6 keywords
References: Harvard
Declarations: Funding, Acknowledgements, Artificial intelligence
Format: Times New Roman, double spacing

Source transparency

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