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Prepare your manuscript for Journal of Landscape Architecture.

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Article types

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

Readiness requirements

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Abstract length

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

Keywords

  • Provide up to 5 keywords chosen by the author.
  • Provide up to 5 keywords for citation and library search purposes.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references in Harvard style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • The manuscript should be no longer than 5,000 words including notes and references to keep a good balance between text and visuals.
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  • In case of themed issues, the manuscript should be no longer than 3,000 words including endnotes and references.
  • Every author-date citation in the text, endnotes, or captions should have a corresponding entry in the references at the end of the paper.
  • Every entry in the references, endnotes, or captions should have a corresponding citation in the text.
  • References should conform to the conventions set out in the Oxford Style Manual.
  • 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.
  • If the article is accepted for publication, high quality-illustrations are required.
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  • Illustrations for the Articles section should normally not exceed fifteen in number.
  • Illustrations for the Under the Sky section should normally not exceed twenty in number.
  • In case of themed issues, the number of illustrations for the Articles section normally should not exceed ten and for the Under the Sky section fifteen.
  • Existing and archival images may be used, although authors must submit evidence of appropriate permissions with their essays (see Copyrights and Illustrations sections for further information).
  • Do not incorporate figures, images, plates, etc. in the text – please refer to the Illustrations section below.
  • Do not incorporate the figures, images, visual components, etc. in the text; see Illustrations for instructions on the submission of visual components.
  • Do not incorporate the figures, images, visual components and the like into the text.
  • Do not incorporate them in the text or attach them to illustrations.

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.

Blinded manuscript

  • Manuscripts for each of the three sections Articles, Thinking Eye and Under the Sky are then blind peer reviewed by at least two referees.

Cover letter

  • Exceptions are made for Government employees whose policies require that copyright cannot be transferred to other parties.

Article structure and word limits

  • Use double spacing, 3-cm margins and left justification.
  • Use Times New Roman 11 pt.
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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.
  • The selected project(s) should not simply be described as a finished product, but also interpreted in light of site transformations and the original commission.
  • It should be discussed in the context of the wider current debates in landscape architecture and related to similar projects.
  • Different stakeholders’ (commissioning clients, users, and the like) and designers’ points of view should be discussed.
  • Punctuation: Punctuation should follow the Oxford Style Manual.
  • Any other matters of style should be resolved by consulting the Oxford Style Manual.
  • The cue should appear in the text as a number in square brackets.
  • At initial submission stage only low-resolution images manageable for upload to ScholarOne Manuscript are required.
  • 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 be made online at the JoLA ScholarOne Manuscripts website: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rjla.
  • New users should first create an account.
  • Serial comma: Do not use the serial comma.
  • Submissions should include background information on the project following the data sheet to be found at the ScholarOne Manuscripts website.
  • Book Review: Book reviews do not generally exceed 1,500 words in length.
  • Book Review: Book reviews must be headed with the following information, in this order: Author(s)/Editor(s).
  • They must be preceded with the following sequential information: Conference title.
  • Add a, b. after the date when referring to works by the same author published in the same year.
  • Typically, a visual essay will occupy no more than five double page spreads of the journal, and comprise between five and fifteen images.

Reporting guidelines

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

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.

Title page and author information

  • Indicate your educational and professional background, position, current affiliation and research interests in a maximum of 100 words.
  • Manuscripts for the Articles section should be prepared according to the following structure: Title; author name(s), affiliations; biography/ies (max).

Language and text style

  • Limit hierarchies to first-order headings (bold) and second-order subheadings (italics).

Manuscript structure

  • Contributions should abide by the guidelines on manuscript preparation for the Article section (see above).
  • Do not use AutoFormat for footnotes/endnotes.
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  • Use endnotes rather than footnotes.
  • 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.

Article type and manuscript length

  • Use the convention set out in the Oxford Style Manual, 2003 edition, (author-date) – also referred to as Harvard style – in the main text for quotations, including page numbers (Girot 2005: 24).

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

Paper: 5,000 words
Keywords: Up to 5 keywords
References: Harvard
Declarations: Artificial intelligence

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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