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Prepare your manuscript for Journal of Geoscience Education.

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Article types

Review
Editorial
Letter
Lectio
Viewpoint
Commentary
Clinical Trial
Protocol
Systematic Review

Readiness requirements

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Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 250 words.
  • The manuscript must compiled as follows: Abstract: This summary of your article is no longer than 250 words.

Keywords

  • Keywords Keywords are the terms that are most important to the article and should be terms readers may use to search.

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.
  • The manuscript must compiled as follows: References cited: Follow the style guidelines described in Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).
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  • Please use this reference guide when preparing your paper.
  • General formatting guidelines: The manuscript must be submitted as a double-spaced, continuously line-numbered Word document (.doc or.docx); references and tables may be single-spaced.
  • 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.
  • Figures should be high quality (600 dpi for black & white art and 300 dpi for color).
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  • Color illustrations will also be considered for print publication; however, the author will be required to bear the full cost involved in color art reproduction.
  • The manuscript must compiled as follows: Tables: Please supply editable table files with captions on individual pages.
  • Tables should be single-spaced and may have footnotes.
  • Captions for tables should be immediately above the table they describe.
  • The manuscript must compiled as follows: Figure captions: Figure captions should describe the figures fully and be listed in order.
  • Figures should be saved as TIFF, JPEG, or PostScript files and uploaded separately from the manuscript.
  • As an author you are required to secure permission if you want to reproduce any figure or table or extract text from any other source.
  • The cover illustration should be scientifically interesting and visually attractive.
  • The illustration need not be a figure from the paper, but should be closely related to the subject of the paper.
  • Do not indicate in the text the locations for figure or table placement.
  • Please remove all text, captions, etc. from the image.

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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  • The manuscript must compiled as follows: Funding details.

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.

Blinded manuscript

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

Cover letter

  • Letter: Provide the claims and editor-specific context for the cover letter; Articlo creates an editable companion without inventing content.
  • Review: Provide the claims and editor-specific context for the cover letter; Articlo creates an editable companion without inventing content.
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  • Commentary: Provide the claims and editor-specific context for the cover letter; Articlo creates an editable companion without inventing content.
  • Letter: A cover letter is required that: Confirms that the manuscript is not under consideration or published elsewhere.
  • Letter: A cover letter is required that: Provides the name and complete contact information of at least one potential reviewer.
  • Authors are required to sign an agreement for the transfer of copyright to the publisher.
  • Review / Letter: How to respond to peer-review comments: The cover letter that accompanies the revised manuscript must include a point-by-point response to each comment by the Reviewers, Associate Editor, and Editor(s).
  • Review / Letter / Commentary: A cover letter is required that: Briefly describes the manuscript and justifies the submission type (Curriculum & Instruction, Research, Literature Review, or Commentary),.
  • Letter: A cover letter is required that: If the study described in the manuscript involved human subjects, a statement indicating IRB approval was obtained should be included in the cover letter.
  • Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material from other sources and are required to sign an agreement for the transfer of copyright to the publisher.

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 postal and email address included and displayed in the published article.

Article structure and word limits

  • General formatting guidelines: The manuscript should follow the style guidelines described in The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).
  • Art not supplied at a minimum of 300 dpi will not be considered for print.
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  • They should be carefully checked and returned within 48 hours.
  • Letter: All potential cover images should be sized to fit on a single letter size (8.25" x 11") page.
  • 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.
  • Should you disagree with constructive criticisms raised by Reviewers, please provide a clear rationale for why you disagree in the point-by-point response.
  • As with all JGE papers, a Position Article should include a strong literature-based context.
  • Include page numbers in the lower right-hand margin.
  • Include continuous line numbers in the left margin.
  • The manuscript must compiled as follows: Title.
  • The manuscript must compiled as follows: Authors: Author details.
  • The manuscript must compiled as follows: Acknowledgments: Please acknowledge any non-authors who contributed to the work.
  • The manuscript must compiled as follows: Appendices: If appropriate.
  • 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.
  • The manuscript must compiled as follows: Disclosure statement: This is to acknowledge any financial or non-financial interest that has arisen from the direct applications of your research.
  • Classifications Select two to five classifications from the provided lists when you submit your article: this will help us compile published papers on similar topics and connect them with other NAGT resources.
  • Please do not embed it in the manuscript file but save it as a separate file, labelled GraphicalAbstract1.
  • Accepted formats and resolution: PSD (Adobe Photoshop: if graphics are built with layers, do not flatten), 300 dpi, CMYK at 100% size.
  • It is common for manuscripts to undergo at least one cycle of revision.
  • Please send no more than two alternate versions.
  • Review: However, the ability of authors to pay publication charges will not be a factor in our review process, and authors may request a waiver or reduction of charges if they do not have access to extramural or institutional funds.
  • 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.
  • Use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI).
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  • The manuscript must compiled as follows: Declaration of generative AI use.
  • Please include a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI has been used in the research and manuscript preparation process.
  • 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

  • The main text should not exceed 8500 words.
  • General formatting guidelines: The first page of the manuscript file should contain the full article title, a short (8-word) running title, the article type, author names and affiliations, the contact information for the corresponding author, and up to five key words (useful as search terms).
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  • The manuscript must compiled as follows: Main text: Manuscript body with section headings (see above) and in-text citations to figures, tables, and supplemental files in chronological order.

Language and text style

  • Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11th ed.) should be consulted for spelling.

Manuscript structure

  • Level 1 sub-headings should be left-justified and bold.
  • Level 2 sub-headings should be left-justified and italicized.
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  • MAIN SECTION HEADINGS should be left-justified, bold, and capitalized.
  • 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.

Supplementary material

  • Review: Supplemental material must be submitted for review with paper submission.

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: 8,500 words
Declarations: Funding, 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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