All submissions should be made online at Landscape Research's Manuscript Central site. New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made via the Author Centre.

1. The editors welcome original papers, critical review articles and short communications. Original papers will normally be 4000-7000 words; they should have clear aims relevant to the journal's readership, new findings which are the result of an appropriate methodology, and a critical analysis and discussion. Review articles should be of similar length to papers, should provide a clear framework for the subject under review, and be systematic in relation to the literature cited. Review articles may cover both academic themes and design practice. Short communications may typically be visual studies with a commentary, preliminary findings of research, or thought-provoking articles; length should normally be 1000-3000 words. Well illustrated articles are especially welcome.
   
   
2. The journal particularly welcomes contributions which will appeal to a broad academic and professional readership and which have a clear emphasis on research. The main professional areas of interest are environmental design (landscape architecture, architecture, planning), countryside management, the visual arts, and environmental conservation. Academic areas also include these as well as geography, behavioural studies, cultural studies, archaeology, ecology, art, history and literature. The unifying focus is the landscape. Authors may write from the viewpoint of one of these interest groups, but in such a way as to communicate their ideas to the journal's interdisciplinary and international audience.
   
   
3. By submission of a manuscript an author certifies that the work is original and is not being considered simultaneously by another publisher. It is the author's responsibility to ensure that copyright has been obtained for any tables and illustrations which have been reproduced from other sources.
   
   
4. All manuscripts will be considered anonymously by two referees and only those receiving favourable recommendation will be accepted for publication. Where referees indicate a need for significant revision, the author(s) will normally be asked to re-submit a revised paper. Invited papers and conference proceedings are not guaranteed acceptance, and will be anonymously reviewed with a particular view to accuracy and areas for improvement.
   
   
5. An abstract of around 150 words should precede the introduction. The abstract should be clear and informative, giving an indication of the scope of, and results contained in, the paper. It is an opportunity to capture the attention of readers from other branches of the subject. Authors should include up to five keywords.
   
   
6. Use capital letters for the main headings, lower case with initial capital for subsections. Indicate highlights (bold, italic, etc.) on the manuscript. If explanatory notes are essential, refer to them in the text by superscripts 1, 2, 3, etc., and gather the notes together at the end of the manuscript before the references section. All measurements should be in metric units, unless these are inappropriate to the subject matter.
   
   
7. Tables and figures should be submitted separately, and not inserted in the text. Lower resolution images are acceptable for refereeing, but originals must be supplied immediately on acceptance of manuscript. Figures and tables should be numbered consecutively and referenced in the text.
   
   
8. References should follow one of two forms.
   
   

   (a) Wherever possible, Harvard-style referencing should be used. The reference should be cited in text by giving the last name of the author(s) followed by the year of publication in parentheses, e.g. Hanley & Spash (1993); (Price, 1991a, 1991b). For three or more authors, use the first author followed by et al. Citations of particular pages should be of the form (Williams, 1992, p.5).

   (b) Where Harvard-style referencing is inappropriate, an end notes system may be used, with citations identified in text by consecutively numbered superscripts.

   The full references must be types, double spaced, on a separate sheet at the end of the manuscript. They should include all authors' names and initials, year of publication, title of article or book, the full title of the journal, volume and page numbers and, for books and other documents, the publisher's name and place of publication, e.g.:

   Helliwell, D.R. (1967) The amenity value of trees and woodlands, Arboricultural Journal, 1, pp. 128-31.

   Harvey, D. (1989) The Condition of Postmodernity (London, Basil Blackwell).
   
   Way, J.M. (1989) Reconstruction of habitats on farmland, in: Buckley, G.P. (Ed.) Biological Habitat Reconstruction, pp. 102-114 (London, Belhaven Press).
   
   Ordnance Survey (1994) The Future History of our Landscape, OS Information Paper 12/94 (Southampton, Ordnance Survey).
   
   

9. Copyright: It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or license the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to Taylor & Francis [or society name] . This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article, and of course the Journal, to the widest possible readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate. Authors retain many rights under the Taylor & Francis rights policies, which can be found at www.informaworld.com/authors_journals_copyright_position. Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources.
   
   
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