Submission:
If there are problems with the online submission system please contact the editor (nordia.editor@oulu.fi) or the Theme Issues designated guest editors.
NGP publishes papers in three categories: Research Articles, Essays and Reviews, and Discussions and Interventions. To be accepted, the manuscript must make a significant contribution to academic research and be grounded in relevant literature. Manuscripts are evaluated mostly by (1) a double-blind refereeing process or (2) if the author(s) and reviewer(s) so wish, by double-open refereeing process in which the names of author(s) and reviewer(s) are known and the refereeing correspondence is published as supplementary material.
Theme issues can be suggested to the editor-in-chief on all relevant topics in geographical research. The board of the Geographical Society of Northren Finland (PSMS) will determine together with the editor-in-chief whether the journal has the resources to pursue the theme issue. A short proposal should be sent by email to the editor-in-chief which contains the names, affiliations and contact details of the guest editors, a short synopsis (ca. 400-600 words) on the topic and relevance of the particular theme issue and a preliminary list of authors. The editor-in-chief will work with the guest editors, clarify the responsibilites of the guest editors and see through the publication process of the theme issue with the guest editors.
Manuscript style and length
Language
The language of NGP Theme Issues is English. Manuscripts should be clearly written, concise and grammatically correct. Authors can choose to use either American or British style English as long as the style is internally consistent within the manuscript. It is highly recommended that all authors choose to have the language of their manuscripts professionally checked to catch grammatical errors and improve readability and flow of the text. In the review process the language of the manuscript should be of high quality and clear to reviewers. In order for the manuscript to be accepted and sent to layout editing phase, make sure to clear all minor errors from the manuscript. This the latest stage to use professional editing services ang get the manuscript checked. All language editing services are paid for and arranged by the author.
Submission files
Please provide the following files in your submission:
Title page
On a separate title page file, please include:
Main document
In the anonymized main document text file, please include
Figures, tables, illustrations and equations
Please provide all figures, tables, illustrations and equations as separate files. Take into account the following:
In the digital journal, the use of colours, particularly for complex maps and diagrams, is encouraged. However, when choosing the colour scheme, consider the reproduction of colours on black-and-white prints and photocopies. Images should be included as separate image files (not attached to the text document). Use TIF/JPG/PNG formats at 300 dpi resolution (minimum). (NB. figures are printed in greyscale but in appear full colour on the website). The print version is published in B5 paper size. Ensure that heavy lines in line art are saved as pure black, and avoid unusual fonts and too small text size.
Tables must be included as a separate file typed using few horizontal rules and no vertical rules. Illustrations, as well as tables, are numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals (e.g., Figure 4., and Table 1.). Refer to all figures and tables in the text and specify the figure as (Figure 1.) Captions for Figures and Tables must be typed on a separate document. The approximate position of Figures and Tables in the text should be marked [Figure 1.].
Copyright
It is the author's responsibility to obtain copyright permission for the reproduction of images, tables or other material and to ensure adequate acknowledgement.
The handling editor (guest editor(s) or editor-in-chief) determines whether your submission will progress to external review. If the article progresses to external review, suitable peer reviewers are determined by the editors. When the peer reviews are completed, you will receive an editorial decision together with the review statements.
There are 4 different editorial decisions that you can receive:
Decline submission
Resubmit for review
Revisions required
Accept submission
Accepted articles will proceed to layout editing and production. The final version of the manuscript needs to be thoroughly checked for grammar, errors and inconsistencies before it proceeds to layout editing. Pay close attention as substantive changes cannot be made after the manuscript proceeds to layout editing.
Once the layout editing of your article is complete, the editor(s) will request you to inspect the article proofs. Make sure to go through all the details like author information, formatting of headings, page numbers, placement of tables/figures/equations, in-text citations, reference list, etc. etc.
Please complete the inspection of the proof version within 7 days. Mark your corrections in the PDF -file or supply a list of the corrections in the form of a Word -file and send these to the editor(s).
In the text, references should be indicated by giving the author’s name and the year of publication (Hjort et al. 2010; Varanka & Luoto 2012; Alahuhta & Heino 2013).
- All references in the text and notes must be specified by the authors’ last names and date of publication together with page numbers if given.
- Do not use ibid., op. cit., infra., supra. Instead, show the subsequent citation of the same source in the same way as the first.
- Where et al. is used in citations in the body of the text, this should always be italic.
Author’s name in the text is followed with year in parentheses:
... Elden (2013) has argued ...
If author’s name is not in the text, insert last name and year:
... several works (Elden 2013) have described ...
The page number follows the year, separated by a colon and en dash for page numbering:
... it has been noted (Elden 2013: 13–26) that ...
Give both names with two authors, joined by ‘&’; use et al. if there are three or more authors:
... it has been stated (Agnew & Livingstone 2011) ...
... some investigators (Hjort et al. 2010) ...
If there is more than one reference to the same author and year, insert a, b, etc. in both the text and the reference list. If two or more references by the same author are cited together, separate the dates with a comma:
... it was described (Swyngedouw 2017a, 2017b) ...
… for example this was found (Swyngedouw 2011, 2014, 2017) …
Start with the oldest publication.
Enclose within a single pair of parentheses a series of references, separated by semicolons:
... and it has been noted (Elden 2013; Hjort et al. 2010; Varanka & Luoto 2012) ...
Order alphabetically by author names.
Enclose within the parentheses any brief phrase associated with the reference (for example: see, e.g., cf.):
... (cf. Ahlqvist & Sirviö 2019: 1–4)
For an institutional authorship, supply the minimum citation from the beginning of the complete reference. For authorless articles or studies, use the name of the magazine, journal, newspaper or sponsoring organization, and not the title of the article:
... a recent statement (Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö 2019: 30–70) ...
... it was stated (Kaleva 2020) that ...
Reference list
References are listed alphabetically at the end of the paper under the heading References. References must be separated by a 1 cm hanging indentation from the second line. Names of journals and books should be italicized. Avoid capital letters but for first words of a sentence and proper names. Give journal titles in full with volume: number, inclusive pages. Page numbers are separated with the en-dash (longer than the hyphen).
- Check that the list is in alphabetical order. Check that all periodical data are included – volume, issue and page numbers, publisher, place of publication, etc. Do not abbreviate journal titles.
- Names should be in upper and lower case.
- Where several references have the same author(s), do not use ditto marks or em dashes; the name must be repeated each time.
- References with multiple authors where the first-named author is the same should be listed in chronological order. For example:
Kellokumpu V & Toivanen M (2013)
Kellokumpu V & Karjalainen O (2014)
Kellokumpu V, Toivanen M & Karjalainen O (2017)
Examples:
Journal article (link to DOI if available)
Rozman A, Diaci J & Batič F (2013) Functional analysis of vegetation on alpine treeline ecotone in the Julian and Kamnik-Savinja Alps in Slovenia. European Journal of Forest Research 132(4): 579–591.
Ahlqvist T & Sirviö H (2019) Contradictions of spatial governance: Bioeconomy and the management of state space in Finland. Antipode 51(2): 395–418. https://doi.org/10.1111/anti.12498
Journal article ahead of print (link to DOI if available)
Dunnett O, Maclaren AS, Klinger J, Lane KMD & Sage D (2017) Geographies of outer space: Progress and new opportunities. Progress in Human Geography. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132517747727
If DOI not available use date of online publication:
Dunnett O, Maclaren AS, Klinger J, Lane KMD & Sage D (2017) Geographies of outer space: Progress and new opportunities. Progress in Human Geography [Online 21 December 2017].
Book
Elden S (2013) The birth of territory. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Jessop B (2016) The state: Past, present, future. Polity Press, London.
Deleuze G (1994 [1968]) Difference and repetition [Différence et répetition]. Translated by Patton P. Athlone Press, London.
Chapter of book
Agnew J & Livingstone D (2011) Introduction. In Agnew J & Livingstone D (eds.) The SAGE handbook of geographical knowledge, 1–18. Sage, London.
Sirviö H & Luukkonen J (2020) Metropolitanizing a Nordic state? City-regionalist imaginary and the restructuring of the state as a territorial political community in Finland. In Armondi S & De Gregorio Hurtado S (eds.) Foregrounding urban agendas: The new urban issue in European experiences of policy-making, 211–227. Springer, New York.
Edited book
Brown T, McLafferty S & Moon G (2010; eds.) A Companion to health and medical geography. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester.
Report
Hokkanen J, Savikko H, Koutonen H, Rannikko H, Rinne T & Pirilä M (2020) Suomen mineraaliklusterin kilpailukyky- ja vaikuttavuustutkimus. Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimustoiminnan julkaisusarja 15:2020. Valtioneuvoston kanslia, Helsinki.
Wahlsten J (2020) To assemble society anew? The political economy of contemporary initiatives of socio-ecological transformation. Helsinki Centre for Global Political Economy Working Paper 02/2020. University of Helsinki, Helsinki. https://www.helsinki.fi/en/networks/global-political-economy/working-paper-22020
Data
Scarchilli C (2020) Mario Zucchelli Radar, Disdrometric and snow gauge measurements during summer precipitation events. PANGAEA. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.921490
Website
Tilastokeskus (2020) Energiaturpeen kulutus. http://www.stat.fi/til/ehk/2020/03/ehk_2020_03_2020-12-16_kuv_005_fi.html (accessed 4 January 2021).
Newspaper/magazine (link to website if online article)
Tilvis E (2019) Asiantuntijat ehdottavat Oulun huvipuistoa pääväylien varsille – esille nousivat muun muassa Kiimingin Välikylä ja Kempeleen Zeniitti. Kaleva, 8 August 2019. https://www.kaleva.fi/asiantuntijat-ehdottavat-oulun-huvipuistoa-paavayl/1693968 (accessed 4 January 2021).
BBC (2016) Mosul battle: 'Iraqi forces' tortured and killed villagers. BBC, 10 November 2016. www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-37930402 (accessed 25 November 2016).
Published/unpublished theses and dissertations
Unpublished:
Clark JM (2001) Referencing style for journals. PhD Thesis, University of Leicester.
Wikstrom A (2013) The challenge of change: Planning for social urban resilience. Master's Thesis, Stockholm University.
Published in a series:
Ala-Hulkko T (2020) Integrating accessibility analysis in ecosystem service and disservice mapping. Nordia Geographical Publications 49(3): 1–73.
Virta L (2020) Exploring the diversity patterns of benthic diatoms along environmental, spatial and temporal gradients in the Baltic Sea. Walter and Andrée de Nottbeck Foundation Scientific Reports 48: 1–40. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-51-6773-6
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