Associação de Geografia Teorética Versão em Português
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Guidelines for submitting papers to Geografia:
1. About the text

Researchers interested in publishing in Geografia must prepare their papers according to the following guidelines. If these guidelines are not followed the paper will be returned, resulting in delayed evaluation of your work. After writing the paper according to the guidelines below, fill out the submission form, print and send it, according to the instructions.

Text

  • The paper must be typed in Microsoft Word, with no indentation, 1.5 spacing, using Times New Roman size 12 and its length cannot exceed 20 A4 pages. The digital files must be sent either in floppy disks or CD along with two printed copies, one of which does not have the author's names.
  • The floppy disks/CD must be identified with the first author's surname.
  • In addition to the main text, the author must provide an abstract (maximum 200 words in one paragraph), up to five key words, as well as the title of the paper. All this information must be provided in two languages out of the following: English; Portuguese; Spanish; and French. Do not use translation software and/or translation website.
  • The title must be typed in capital letters, when necessary separated from the subtitle by a colon (:). The complete name(s) of the author(s) must be typed below the title/subtitle. In order identify the author's surname that will be used for referencing the paper, we ask the authors to provide the surname that will be used for reference in capitals. The author's institution, position, mailing address and e-mail must follow the name.
  • The titles of different sections within the text must be bold and placed between empty lines.

Tables

  • The tables must be typed in a separate sheet, the title must be above the table. The tables must be created using the table command in the word processor. They must be referenced within the text, for example, as: Table 5. The tables must be identified by sequential numbers and its position in the text will be highlighted as follows.

TABLE xx

Figures

  • The figures must not exceed 17 x 11 cm and can be provided either as digital files, in black and white and not inserted within the text, either in CDR, TIF or JPG format (minimum of 300 dpi), or on tracing paper (using black ink). The maps must have a graphic scale, visible legend and no frames. They must be referenced within the text, for example: Figure 5. The figures must be printed on separate pages and figure titles must not be part of the figure itself, but printed separately. The figures must be identified by sequential numbers and its position in the text will be highlighted as the example below. Colour figures may be accepted. However, the author will be charged for the additional cost of printing colour figures, according to the number of colour pages in their paper.

FIGURE xx

References and Quotations

  • Geografia follows the ABNT reference system. When citing references in the text, provide the author's name in capitals, the year of publication and the page in parentheses, e. g. (SILVA, 1995, p.43). When the reference is in the sentence the author's surname(s) must be written in lower case, e. g. According to Silva (1995, p. 43). When the same author has more than one cited publication in the same year, the publications must be identified by lower case letters, e. g. (SILVA, 1995a, p.35).
  • We ask the authors to avoid footnotes.
  • Only references cited within the text are to be included in the reference list. They must be typed in left alignment and alphabetical order. For further information about the ABNT system see the following link (in Portuguese) http://www.biblioteca.unesp.br/pages/normaliza.htm. Some examples are provided below, please follow the same punctuation and style:

Book

SURNAME, Names. Book Title. Place of publication: Publisher, year of publication. number of pages.

Book Chapter

SURNAME, Names (the author of chapter). Title of chapter. In: SURNAME, Names (Ed., Org., Comp.) Book Title. Location: Publisher, year of publication. Number of chapter, p. initial - final page of chapter.

Journal Article

SURNAME, Names. Title of Article. Journal Name, Place of publication, v. ?, n. ?, p. initial - final page, year of publication.

Thesis/Dissertation

SURNAME, Name. Title of thesis/dissertation. Date of publication. Number of pages. Award - Faculty, University, Place, date of defence (if applicable).

Conference paper

SURNAME, Names. Title of paper. In: NAME OF THE CONFERENCE IN CAPITAL LETTERS, number of conference., Place held, date. Title of Proceedings... Place of publication: Publisher, date. initial-final page of paper.

  • Literal quotations smaller than three lines must be within the text, using the same font style (no italicised) and between quotation marks. Quotations longer than three lines must be typed separate from the main text, left indented, with no quotation marks or italics. The font must be smaller than the used in the text. Either case, the author's surname, year and page must be quoted.

2. Responsibilities

  • The grammar and spelling accuracy of the text is considered the author's responsibility. The text will be published as sent, after being approved by the referee (if so). Hence, the authors are advised to send their texts as well as the abstract/resumo/resumen/resumé to a language reviewer prior to submission.
  • The responsibility for the content of assigned texts belongs exclusively to the authors.

3. Evaluation procedures

  • The evaluation in Geografia is done by a referee familiar with your subject. Neither the referee will know who the author is, nor will the author be informed about the referee. There are three possible outcomes in this process: acceptance - publish the paper as sent; review - publish after review; and not suitable for publication. A transcript of the referee's comments will be sent to all authors who submitted a paper. In the case of a paper requiring review, the revised text is sent to the same referee.