The instructions below are specifically directed at authors that wish to submit a manuscript to Local Environment.

Local Environment considers all manuscripts on the strict condition that they have been submitted only to Local Environment, that they have not been published already, nor are they under consideration for publication or in press elsewhere. Authors who fail to adhere to this condition will be charged with all costs which Local Environment incurs and their papers will not be published.

Contributions to Local Environment must report original research and will be subjected to review by referees at the discretion of the Editorial Office.

Manuscript preparation

1. General guidelines

• Papers are accepted only in English. UK spelling is preferred. Please also use double quotation marks rather than single.
• A typical article will not exceed 5000 words. Papers that greatly exceed this will be critically reviewed with respect to length. Authors should include a word count with their manuscript.
• Response columns provide an opportunity to express opinions on a published article. These should generally be around 2000-3000 words and will not be subject to refereeing.
• Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; main text; acknowledgments; appendices (as appropriate); references; table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages); figure caption(s) (as a list).
• Manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout including the reference section, with wide (3 cm) margins.
• Abstracts of up to 150 words will be required for all papers submitted.
• Each paper will need to have three to six keywords.
• Section headings should be concise.
• Authors should prepare and upload two versions of their manuscript. One should be a complete text, while in the second all document information identifying the author should be removed from files to allow them to be sent anonymously to referees. When uploading files authors will then be able to define the non-anonymous version as “File not for review”. 
• Biographical notes on contributors are not required for this journal.
• For all manuscripts non-discriminatory language is mandatory. Sexist or racist terms should not be used.
• Authors must adhere to SI units. Units are not italicised.
• When using a word which is or is asserted to be a proprietary term or trade mark, authors must use the symbol ® or ™.

2. Style guidelines

• Description of the Journal's article style
• Description of the Journal's reference styles
• Guide to using mathematical symbols and equations

• Word templates

  Word templates are available for this journal.
  Please open and read the instruction document first, as this will explain how to save and then use the template.

  Select the template that is most suitable for your operating system.

  http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_XP_2003_instructions.pdf
  http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_XP_2003.dot

  http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_XP_2007_instructions.pdf
  http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_XP_2007.dotx

  http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_Mac_2004_instructions.pdf
  http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_Mac_2004.dot

  http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_Mac_2008_instructions.pdf
  http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/template/TF_Template_Word_Mac_2008.dot

  If you are not able to use the template via the links or if you have any other template queries, please contact authortemplate@tandf.co.uk

3. Table and figures

Artwork

We welcome figures sent electronically, but care and attention to these guidelines are essential as importing graphics packages can often be problematic.

• Figures and Tables must be saved individually and separate to text. Please do not embed figures in the paper file.
  Avoid the use of colour and tints for purely aesthetic reasons.
• Figures should be produced as near to the finished size as possible.
• All tables and figures must be numbered with consecutive Arabic or roman numbers in the order in which they appear in the paper (e.g. table 1, table 2, figure I, figure II). In multi-part figures, each part should be labelled (e.g. table 1(a), table 2(b), figure I(a), figure II(b)).
• Figure captions must be saved separately, as part of the file containing the complete text of the paper, and numbered correspondingly.
• The filename for the graphic should be descriptive of the graphic, e.g. Figure1, Figure2a.
• Files should be saved as one of the following formats: TIFF (tagged image file format), PostScript or EPS (encapsulated PostScript), and should contain all the necessary font information and the source file of the application (e.g. CorelDraw/Mac, CorelDraw/PC).

Please note that it is in the author's interest to provide the highest quality figure format possible. Please do not hesitate to contact our Production Department if you have any queries.

4. Colour

The Journal has no free colour pages within its annual page allowance. Authors of accepted papers who propose publishing figures in colour in the print version should consult Taylor & Francis at proof stage to agree a financial contribution to colour reproduction costs. Figures that appear in black-and-white in the print edition of the Journal will appear in colour in the online edition, assuming colour originals are supplied.

5. Reproduction of copyright material

Contributors are required to secure permission for the reproduction of any figure, table or extensive extract (more than fifty words) from the text of a source that is copyrighted or owned by a party other than Taylor & Francis or the contributor. This applies to direct reproduction as well as 'derivative reproduction', where the contributor has created a new figure or table that derives substantially from a copyrighted source. Authors are themselves responsible for the payment of any permission fees required by the copyright owner. Copies of permission letters should be sent with the manuscript upon submission to the Editor(s).

• Copyright permission letter template

6. Supplementary online material

Authors are welcome to submit animations, movie files, sound files or any additional information for online publication.

• Information about supplementary online material

Manuscript submission

All submissions should be made online at the Local Environment 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.

NOTE: To facilitate the US and Canadian refereeing process, please provide the names and email of 4-6 referees who are qualified to evaluate your manuscript. Referees will then be selected from your list as well as from our own network.

Books or publications for review or the names of prospective reviewers should be sent by postal mail to: Sue Buckingham, Reviews Editor (Local Environment) Department of Geography and Earth Sciences Brunel University Uxbridge Middlesex UB8 3PH United Kingdom

Copyright and authors' rights

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.

Exceptions are made for authors of Crown or US Government employees whose policies require that copyright cannot be transferred to other parties. We ask that a signed statement to this effect is submitted when returning proofs for accepted papers.

Reprints

Corresponding authors will receive free online access to their article through our website (www.informaworld.com). Reprints of articles published in the Journal can be purchased through Rightslink® when proofs are received. If you have any queries, please contact our reprints department at reprints@tandf.co.uk.

Page charges

There are no page charges to individuals or institutions.