Further information about the journal including links to the online sample copy and contents pages can be found on the journal homepage.

Contributors should bear in mind that they are addressing an international audience. Manuscripts that do not conform to the requirements below will not be considered for publication. Submissions will be reviewed anonymously by three referees.

Aims & Scope
Social and Cultural Geography aims to provide an international forum for the presentation of theoretically informed empirical research. The journal publishes papers on all aspects of social and cultural geography.

Notes for Contributors

All submissions should be made online at the Social & Cultural Geography 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.

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".

Any queries regarding submissions can be made to scgjrnl@u.washington.edu. The article should preferably be formatted as a Word document. Papers should be in English, and authors will be asked to confirm that their article is not under consideration elsewhere.

Articles should be between 3,000 and 7,000 words in length (including references), they should be double spaced and typed in 12pt font. Articles should be accompanied by an abstract of 150-200 words, plus a list of up to 6 key words, suitable for indexing and abstracting services.

Illustrations.

Supply Tables, Figures and Plates in separate files as .jpg, .gif or .tiff files. Their intended position, within the text should be clearly indicated on the page where they are first referred to. Provide typed captions for figures and plates (including sources and acknowledgements) at the end of the paper. It is important to provide clear copies of figures which can be reproduced by the printer and do not require redrawing. Photographs should be preferably black and white images with a wide tonal range.

Notes and References.

Keep textual notes to a minimum, indicate them with superscript numbers, and provide the note text as a list at the end of the article before the references.

The Reference system preferred in this journal (Harvard style) uses within the text, the name of the author, the date of publication and, following quoted material, the page reference, as a key to the full bibliographic details set out in the list of references- e.g. Harvey (1997: 23-9); (Jackson 1988: 56); (Cook and Crang 1998; Dear et al. 1977; Smith 1983) - et al. to be used when there are more than four authors. Two or more works by one author in the same year should be distinguished by using 1980a, 1980b, etc.

The content and form of the reference list should conform to the following examples. Do not use et al. in the reference list; spell out each author's surname and initials.

Anderson, K. (1987) The idea of Chinatown: the power of place and institutional practice in the making of a racial category, Annals of the Association of American Geographers 77: 127-49.

Jackson, P. (1989) Maps of Meaning. London: Routledge

Kneale, J. (1996) Lost in space? : readers' constructions of science fiction worlds, PhD dissertation, Department of Geography, University College London.

O'Morain, P. (1998) Differences between North, South lie in access to services for disabled, The Irish Times, 5 Oct.

Parr, H. and Philo, C. (1995) Mapping mad identities, in Pile, S. and Thrift, N. (eds.) Mapping the subject: Geographies of Cultural Transformation. Routledge, London, pp. 199-225.

Minimum style points

Spelling. Use either UK or US spellings consistently throughout. Quotations: Use single quotation marks for quoted material within the text; double quotation marks for quotes within quotes. Do not use leader dots at the beginning or end of a quotation unless the sense absolutely demands.

Numerals: In general spell out numbers under 100; but use numerals for measurements (e.g. 12km) and ages (e.g. 10 years old). Insert a comma for thousands and tens of thousands (e.g. 1,000 and 20,000). Use the percentage sign only in figures and tables; spell out ‘per cent' in the text using a numeral for the number (e.g. 84 per cent).

Dates: Set out as follows: 8 July 1990; 1990s (not spelt out, no apostrophe); nineteenth century (not 19th century).

Proofs.

These are received only by the first [or nominated] author of a multi-authored article. Please correct your proofs quickly and make no revisions to the final, edited text, except where the copy editor has requested clarification.

Free article access: Corresponding authors will receive free online access to their article through our website (www.informaworld.com) and a complimentary copy of the issue containing their article. Reprints of articles published in this 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

Copyright:

Clearing Permissions.

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from copyright holders for reproducing through any medium of communication those illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. Add your acknowledgements to the typescript, preferably in the form of an Acknowledgements section at the end of the paper. Credit the source and copyright of photographs or figures in the accompanying captions.

Copyright.

It is a condition of publication that authors vest or license copyright in their articles, including abstracts, in Taylor & Francis. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article, and the journal, to the widest possible readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate. Authors may use their article elsewhere after publication provided that prior permission is obtained from Taylor & Francis.

Special issues

If you have an idea for a special issue or section that you think would make a strong contribution to the journal, you are encouraged to contact the editors at: scgjrnl@u.washington.edu

Books for review

Should be sent to the reviews editors at the addresses given below:
Dr Mary Gilmartin, Department of Geography, NUIM, Maynooth, County. Kildare, Ireland.

Dr Vincent J. Del Casino Jr., Department of Geography, California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840