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Prepare your manuscript for Eurasian Geography and Economics.

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Article types

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

Readiness requirements

Review the key details below, or download the complete checklist with every stored source-backed requirement.

Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 250 words.
  • Use a unstructured abstract.
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  • Should contain an unstructured abstract of 250 words.
  • Your abstract should focus on what your research is about, what methods have been used, and what you found out.
  • 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.
  • Review: Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; a succinct Introduction which clearly indicates the aim of the paper and its contribution to the international research literature; a critical review of the appropriate international research literature; a relatively succinct account of the data and methods of analysis, including consideration of any key methodological challenges; results and discussion; a Conclusion which clearly brings out the contribution of the paper to the international research literature; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; a properly formatted Reference List; appendices (as short as possible and only if required and essential as we do not normally publish appendices); table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list).
  • Review: Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; a succinct Introduction; a critical review of the appropriate international research literature; a relatively succinct account of the data and methods of analysis, including consideration of any key methodological challenges; results and discussion; a Conclusion which clearly brings out the contribution of the paper to the international research literature; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; reference List; appendices; table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figures; figure captions (as a list).

Keywords

  • Provide 3-6 keywords chosen by the author.
  • Should contain between 3 and 6 keywords.
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  • Review / Book Review: Should be written with the following elements in the following order: title page; keywords; book review text; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement; references (as appropriate).

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references to the journal's stored style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • Should be no more than 11,000 words, inclusive of: References.
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  • Should be no more than 6,000 words, inclusive of: References.
  • Should be no more than 3,000 words, inclusive of: References.
  • Should be no more than 1,500 words, inclusive of: References.
  • Should be between 3,000 and 5,000 words, inclusive of: References.
  • Should be no more than 5,000 words, inclusive of: References.
  • Endnotes should not be used solely to cite reference material or to explain material critical to understanding of the text.
  • Place Endnotes at the end of the article preceding the reference list.
  • 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.
  • 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. 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 11,000 words, inclusive of: Tables.
  • Should be no more than 11,000 words, inclusive of: Figure or table captions.
  • Should be no more than 6,000 words, inclusive of: Tables.
  • Should be no more than 6,000 words, inclusive of: Figure or table captions.
  • Should be no more than 3,000 words, inclusive of: Tables.
  • Should be no more than 3,000 words, inclusive of: Figure or table captions.
  • Should be between 3,000 and 5,000 words, inclusive of: Tables.
  • Should be between 3,000 and 5,000 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.
  • Perspective: A Research Note can be, but not limited to, a description of a new phenomenon worthy of attention, a detailed explanation or display of a set of interesting data, presented as tables or maps with some brief analyses, a report of materials or observations gathered in the field, or a discussion advancing a new perspective.

Funding statement

  • 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

  • All authors of a manuscript should include their full name and affiliation on the cover page of the manuscript.
  • 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

  • Ideally, reviews should be returned within 6 weeks upon the receipt of the book.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • When you submit your manuscript on the submission portal please select ‘Eurasian Pulse’ from the article-type drop-down menu.
  • When you submit your manuscript on the submission portal please select ‘Research Note’ from the article-type drop-down menu.
  • Review / Book Review: A Book Review should be a review of a single volume.
  • Review: Provide a title for your review which is indicative of the focus of the review.
  • Transliteration of Russian should be done consistently according to the system approved by the U.S.
  • Transliteration of Chinese words should be done using the Pinyin system, except for names commonly expressed in other forms (e.g., Yangtze).
  • 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.
  • Review / Book Review: A Book Review Essay should develop a critique of a specific disciplinary area and/or a particular theme relevant to the interests of the journal (based on the selected titles).
  • 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.
  • Please do not embed it in the manuscript file but save it as a separate file, labelled GraphicalAbstract1.
  • 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.

Manuscript structure

  • Should be no more than 11,000 words, inclusive of: Endnotes.
  • Should be no more than 6,000 words, inclusive of: Endnotes.
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  • Should be no more than 3,000 words, inclusive of: Endnotes.
  • Should be no more than 1,500 words, inclusive of: Endnotes.
  • Should be between 3,000 and 5,000 words, inclusive of: Endnotes.
  • Should be no more than 5,000 words, inclusive of: Endnotes.
  • Only include Endnotes if absolutely necessary and keep them to a minimum.
  • Do not use automated Endnotes in your manuscript.
  • Use Endnotes not Footnotes.
  • 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 American spelling style consistently throughout your manuscript.
  • Please use double quotation marks, except where “a quotation is ‘within’ a quotation”.
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  • Please note that long quotations should be indented without quotation marks.
  • 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.
  • Upon the first use of the abbreviation or acronym, the complete expanded term should appear, followed by the abbreviation or acronym in parentheses—e.g., “the countries comprising the European Union (EU).”.
  • 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
Paper: 6,000 words
Keywords: 3-6 keywords
Declarations: Artificial intelligence
Format: Times New Roman

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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