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Prepare your manuscript for Imago Mundi.

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Article types

Review
Editorial
Research Article
Book Review
Systematic Review
Letter
Lectio

Readiness requirements

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

Abstract length

  • Research Article: Submissions of research articles should include author information, a title and subtitle, abstract, up to 8 keywords, endnotes, and, as relevant, images and image captions.
  • Thesis Abstracts Scholars completing a master’s or doctoral dissertation, or recent graduates, who wish to submit a thesis abstract should contact editor Dr.
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  • Elizabeth Baigent (elizabeth.baigent@geog.ox.ac.uk).In general, the abstract offers a 1000-1500 word introduction (inclusive of notes) to the thesis’s main argument and contribution to the history of cartography, and to the corpus of materials, inclusive of but not limited to maps, on which the work draws.

Keywords

  • Provide up to 8 keywords chosen by the author.
  • Provide Keywords (up to eight (8)).

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.
  • 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.
  • Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour, at the correct size).
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  • In all cases, figures should be called out in the text and numbered sequentially (Fig. 1, Fig. 2 etc.) and captioned.
  • Figures should be supplied in one of our preferred file formats: PS, JPEG, or TIFF.

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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  • Confirm statements of: original, unpublished work; funding details; disclosure statement; and acknowledgments.

Competing interests

  • Include or confirm the competing interests 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 in your Paper 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.

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

  • Book Review: Book Reviews Invited Book Reviews should be no more than 800 words.
  • Authors should bear in mind as they write that: The title should be a reliable and succinct indication of (1) subject, aspect of that subject, or slant of your argument; (2) period / date (e.g. of the maps); and (3) geographical area (where relevant; e.g. ‘in European history’).
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  • 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.
  • Article manuscripts should be submitted in two versions (anonymised and with author details).
  • Articles should articulate their contribution to the field (history of cartography) and provide the reader with convincing evidence of that argument in an essay format.
  • Authors should bear in mind as they write that: Accents and diacritics must be legible.
  • All manuscripts must be submitted in Word format.
  • When there are multiple authors, one must be identified as the Author for Correspondence.
  • 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.
  • All submissions should present original research and should be written for a general academic audience (i.e., not just for specialists in a specific subfield, region, or period).
  • Editorial: Authors should bear in mind as they write that: A large portion of the journal's Editorial Team’s work is ensuring that authors connect case studies with existing methodological and other relevant work.
  • 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 manuscript on a preprint server, please be aware that anonymity cannot be guaranteed.

Artificial intelligence disclosure

  • 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.
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  • 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.

Language and text style

  • Authors should bear in mind as they write that: Many of their readers will not have English as their first language.

Manuscript structure

  • Authors should bear in mind as they write that: Authors are encouraged to use brief section headings (40 characters/spaces maximum) which serve as a framework for your own writing and as aids for the reader.
  • Authors should bear in mind as they write that: To engage the reader from the start with an introduction that has a clear storyline that expresses your argument, your case study/sources (place, time period, maps), and how the piece fits within a larger conversation about the history of cartography.
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  • 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

  • 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

Keywords: Up to 8 keywords
Declarations: Funding

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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