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Prepare your manuscript for Economic Geography.

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Readiness requirements

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Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 250 words.
  • Include an abstract of 250 words or less that summarizes the purpose, methods, and major findings of the paper.
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  • Please include the title, abstract, and key words in the body of your manuscript even though you will be asked to save them separately as part of the upload process.
  • All parts of the manuscript (abstract, text, notes, references, tables, and figure captions) must be double-spaced and paginated.
  • These should appear at the end of the abstract.

Keywords

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

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references in Harvard style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • Dialogue pieces should be no longer than 8,000 words, including references, tables, footnotes, and figures.
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  • Manuscripts, including references, tables, footnotes, and figures, should be no longer than 10,000 words.
  • All authors should provide three to five key words or phrases by which an article can be indexed in periodical references.
  • Cite references in the text by typing in parentheses the last name(s) of author(s), followed by the year the work was published.
  • All sources in the text of a paper must be listed in the references section and vice versa.
  • All newspaper articles and articles from weekly magazines should be fully cited in the references section rather than worked into the text of the paper.
  • Where applicable, this should include the hyperlink, DOI or other persistent identifier associated with the data set(s).
  • 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.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
  • Tables must be typed double-spaced in the same 12-point font as the text, and numbered sequentially with Arabic numerals (for example, Table 2).
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  • Decimals appearing in tables should include leading zeros: 0.1273 rather than.1273.
  • Graphics should be discussed in the text and should be numbered sequentially with Arabic numbers (for example, Figure 2).
  • A full-page graphic must not exceed 5.25 inches (wide) by 8.25 inches (long), including space for the figure caption which will be typeset by the printer.
  • Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour, at the correct size).
  • Each table should be discussed in the text, but readers should be able to understand tables without referring to the text.
  • Each table must have a descriptive title as well as informational column and row headings.
  • The final version of each article (including all tables, figures, etc.) should be submitted electronically through Submission Portal.
  • 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.
  • Do not embed tables or figures in your manuscript file.

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].
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  • Do not include any acknowledgments (including grants/financial support) in your manuscript file and, if relevant, only make acknowledgements to granting or funding agencies on your title page.

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.

Blinded manuscript

  • Review: Do not put any identifying information in your manuscript or your file names to ensure an anonymous review.

Cover letter

  • Letter: Provide the claims and editor-specific context for the cover letter; Articlo creates an editable companion without inventing content.
  • Authors must sign a copyright transfer agreement before their paper can be published.
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  • Letter: Submissions must include a cover letter containing a statement that the manuscript has not been submitted for publication elsewhere, and will not be submitted elsewhere until a decision has been rendered by the editor.

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

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

Article structure and word limits

  • Authors interested in submitting a Dialogue piece should first submit a proposal of approximately 300 words to one or more editors for consideration.
  • Text must be in a 12-point Times Roman font with 1 inch margins.
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  • They must be carefully checked and returned within 48 hours of receipt.
  • Statement of submission rationale Authors will also be asked to provide a summary statement of no more than 300 words that describes the manuscript’s conceptual, theoretical, methodological, and/or empirical contribution to extant debates and dialogues in the field of economic geography.
  • Type sizes below 6 point should be avoided.
  • Review: These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
  • Theme issue organizer(s) should also read the EG theme issue guidelines before submitting a proposal.
  • Any questions should be directed to the Managing Editor at econgeography@clarku.edu.
  • In doing so you should make clear why you think Economic Geography is an appropriate publication outlet for this work.
  • Dialogue pieces should make a clear conceptual contribution, by: reflecting on the relationship with other disciplines or other subfields; and/or.
  • Dialogue pieces should make a clear conceptual contribution, by: setting out new research agendas and prompting new conversations.
  • They should be placed at the end of the document or uploaded separately.
  • Authors must use SI units (non-italicized) but may show other units in parentheses.
  • Authors must use the U.S. dollar as the standard monetary unit, although the use of other units in parentheses is encouraged.
  • Equations should appear in the text in an appropriate type style (Greek letters, bold type, etc.).
  • Authors should carefully distinguish between capital and lower-case letters, Roman and Greek characters, and letters and numerals.
  • All constituent terms should be defined when they initially appear.
  • Titles of periodicals should be given in full.
  • Provide the full, unabbreviated title of books and periodicals.
  • Maps, graphs, and photos should convey ideas efficiently and clearly.
  • Graphics must be legible, concise, and referenced in the text.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Dialogue pieces should make a clear conceptual contribution, by: All told, these papers should be substantive interventions that are situated in relation to, and seek to significantly extend/expand conversations in the field of economic geography.
  • Review: All reviewable submissions are assessed by at least three external referees, as well as an editor, and we adhere to a rigorous peer-review process in order to ensure that only the highest quality manuscripts are published annually.
  • 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

  • In accordance with copyright laws, the manuscript must not duplicate substantial portions of previously published material.

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.

Authorship and originality

  • Review: All authors should review the journal’s Aims and Scope and the Taylor & Francis AI policy.

Manuscript structure

  • Footnotes (not endnotes) should be appear double spaced at the bottom of the page in 11-point Times Roman.
  • Footnotes should appear in the body of the manuscript, not as end notes.
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  • Footnotes should be brief and used sparingly.
  • Dialogue pieces should make a clear conceptual contribution, by: situating proposed research directions or emerging research areas in relation to the extant literature and the field’s evolution (its concepts, methods, practice, and contributions).
  • 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.

Study reporting guidelines

  • The title serves as the author’s invitation to a diverse audience; it should be chosen with care.
  • 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
Paper: 10,000 words
References: Harvard
Declarations: Funding, Acknowledgements, Artificial intelligence
Format: double spacing

Source transparency

This preparation guide uses published journal-specific author requirements. Journal instructions can change, so authors should complete a final review before submission.

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