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1. The editors welcome original contributions. By submission of a manuscript an author certifies that the work is original and is not being considered simultaneously by another publisher.
   
   
2. Manuscripts should normally be between 8000-12000 words. All manuscripts will be refereed and only those receiving favourable recommendation will be accepted for publication.
   
   
3. Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced and all pages should be numbered. Your full name and up-to-date postal and email address should be given on a title sheet. For co-authored papers please indicate the corresponding author. Please submit all manuscripts by email to Pennie Drinkall at mobilities@lancaster.ac.uk.
   
   
4. A short abstract of around 100 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.
   
   
5. Do not use footnotes. If explanatory notes are essential, refer to them in the text by superscripts 1, 2, 3 etc. The notes themselves should be gathered together at the end of the manuscript, before the reference section. All measurements should be in metric units, or state metric equivalents.
   
   
6. References should be cited in the text by giving the last name of the author(s) followed by the year of publication in parentheses, e.g. Smith and Jones (2003); (Smith, 2001a, 2001b).
   
   
7. The full references must be listed 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.
   
   

   Sheller M. and Urry, J. (Eds.) (2004) Tourism Mobilities: Places to Play, Place in Play (London: Routledge).
   
   Sheller, M. and Urry, J. (2003) Mobile Transformations of Public and Private Life, Theory Culture & Society 20(3), pp. 107-125.
   
   Hannam, K. (2004) India and the ambivalences of diaspora tourism, in T. Coles and D. J. Timothy (Eds.) Tourism, Diasporas and Space, pp. 246-260 (London: Routledge).
   
   Referencing Websites:
   Lostcoders (2005) 'Mobile phone plays valuable role in wake of tsunami disaster' http://www.lostcoders.net/index-single-754.htm (accessed 9/06/05).
   However - when using Harvard the URL should be in BLACK and not underlined.

8. Figures and Tables should be gathered together at the end and numbered consecutively. Captions, scales, keys, source details and other critical wording should be included.
   
   
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