Journal Details
Regional Studies
Regional Studies Association
Instructions for Authors
Regional Studies welcomes submissions via ScholarOneTM Manuscripts site: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cres. Please read further details below.
Regional Studies is an international journal of original multi- and interdisciplinary research, policy analysis and debate in the field of urban and regional development studies. To contribute to this field, it publishes scholarly academic papers in the main section of the journal and in Special Issues, a Critical Surveys section, a Policy Debates section and a Book Reviews section.
Further information about the journal including links to the online sample copy, contents pages and copyright assignment form can be found on the journal homepage.
Papers published in the main, Critical Surveys and Policy Debate sections of the journal should not normally exceed 8,000 words, including references, tables and figures, and must be written in English. All papers are refereed by acknowledged experts in the subject. A short (100 word) Abstract, in English, should immediately precede the introduction. Abstracts should provide a clear indication of the nature of the results contained in the paper and should be accompanied by not more than six key words which define the subject matter. In addition the appropriate Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) classifications should be given (a maximum of 4). These can be accessed from http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713393953
The introduction should clearly define the nature of the problem being considered. The new contribution the paper makes should be identified and situated in relation to the relevant scientific literature and, wherever possible, the practical relevance of its results should be indicated. All text should be written in a third-person, impersonal style, and should avoid any use of 'I' or 'we'.
The Critical Surveys section will publish papers that evaluate important topics relevant to new areas of emerging research and policy. The primary aim of this section is to attract agenda setting articles. The Policy Debates Section will publish papers which present reviews of current policy issues and related findings. The intention is to stimulate strong debate on important policy issues in the field.
2. Manuscript Submission
All new submissions must be made online at Regional Studies' Manuscript Central site to facilitate rapid accessibility of your work to the readers. New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made via the Author Centre.
3. Preparation of typescripts and artwork
a. The text of all contributions should be double spaced (including references, notes and appendices).
b. All photographs, maps, charts and diagrams (in electronic form) should be referred to as 'Figures' and should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are referred to in the text. The titles of illustrations should not appear on the drawings. Instead brief, informative captions should be typed where prompted. Font style for maps, diagrams and graphs should be Helvetica or a similar sans serif style. Where possible shading should be of the hatching and cross-hatching style (rather than differing grey tones).
Maximum reproduction sizes in the journal are:
- 16.9 cm x 24.0 cm (full page diagram)
- 8.0 cm x up to 24.0 cm (column width diagram)
All sizes given are maxima and include borders. Illustrations should not be unnecessarily large, fitting, where possible, into a single column or across the page. After acceptance authors will be sent a checklist that will include a template and more detailed guidelines for the production of artwork and must submit original versions of all illustrations. Any contributor experiencing difficulty in producing artwork should contact the editors (who can arrange to have drawings prepared for a fee) as should any author who wishes to make use of photographs.
c. Tables should be uploaded as a separate file; they should not be embedded within the text. Each table should have an appropriate caption to be added when prompted.
d. Endnotes should be marked clearly in the text at a point of punctuation, and listed consecutively at the end of the paper. They should not be listed at the bottom of each relevant page. The use of notes in general should be kept to a minimum.
e. References should be cited in the text as follows: JOHNSTON et al., 1995; HUDSON, 1997; GRABHER and STARK, 1997. If there is more than one work by an author in a given year, they should be labelled alphabetically within each year, e.g. GREEN, 1997a.
FAGERBERG J., VERSPAGEN B. and CANIËLS M. (1997) Technology, growth and unemployment across European regions, Regional Studies 31, 457-66;
BLACKABY D., LESLIE D. and MURPHY P. (1995) Explaining racial variations in unemployment rates in Britain, Discussion Paper No. 95-03, Department of Economics, University of Wales, Swansea;
KROLL-SMITH J. S. and COUCH S. R. (1991) Technological hazards, adaptation and social change, in COUCH S. R. and KROLL-SMITH J. S. (Eds) Communities at Risk: Collective Responses to Technological Hazards, pp. 293-320. Peter Lang, New York.
g. All material from other sources which may infringe copyright laws must have copyright clearance from that source before being included in papers for Regional Studies.
h. Contributions not conforming to style will be returned by the Editors.
i. Contributors will only be considered on the understanding that they are not under review for another publication at the same time.
4. Proofs and offprints
a. Page proofs will be despatched to the author(s) about two months before publication. Responsibility for checking and correcting page proofs lies entirely with the author(s).
b. Correction to proofs should be restricted to printers' errors only. Alterations, other than these, if substantial, may be charged to the author.
Copyright: It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or license the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to Taylor & Francis. 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.
