Author Guidelines

This journal invites and accepts four types of submission, all double-blind and internationally peer-reviewed for their type:

1. Scholarly articles/reviews (full papers, double-blind review): typically, with title, authors, institutional affiliations, abstract, keywords, body text (4500-7000 words), and APA 7th References at the end of the article. Body text typically includes:

• an introduction to a problem or topic outlining the need for or goals of the research,
• the key prior papers in Ekistics archives and other sources that best relate to the topic,
• the methodological or conceptual framework and methods used,
• a summary of key results or findings,
• a critical concluding discussion
• the Editor assigns papers to their best-fit classifications in the Ekistics grid index.

2. Viewpoint articles: typically proposed by an academic or professional with considerable experience, with title, author, institutional affiliation, body text (1500-3000 words), and APA 7th References at the end of the article. They may focus on a timely issue that aligns with the journal's areas of interest.

3. Scholarly essays/extended abstracts (double-blind review): typically, with title, authors, institutional affiliations, keywords, body text (1000-2500 words), and APA 7th References at the end of the article. These shorter submissions are well placed for academics and practitioners seeking to share a critical reflection of an issue, or for first- time students seeking to publish an academic submission (often co-authored with a mentor/supervisor). They may focus on a think piece style of critique, or a project in process, or a topic of interest for a geo-location or generic issue. Short Essays/Extended-Abstracts may be tested in Ekistics before a full paper version is submitted elsewhere.

4. Practitioner, industry or citizen think-piece (short article only, peer review): typically, with title, authors, regional/organisational affiliations, keywords, body text (500- 1000 words). A Citizen Think-piece may be up to 3000 words. Where appropriate, APA 7th References at the end of the article may be included. These shorter submissions are well placed for practitioners, industry or citizens to raise provocative ideas to which we invite the research community to respond in subsequent issues.

Submission Process

Step 1: Contributors to the journal must register with the website by creating a login and user profile. This will require your name,  email address, and details of your affiliation.

Step 2: Submission of abstracts and full-papers for consideration must be submitted as a de-identified version, accompanied by a separate coversheet including the following information: 

Title. Please provide a concise and informative title that will include relevant and searchable terms. 

Author names and affiliations. Please clearly indicate the given name(s) and family name(s) of each author and check that all names are accurately spelled. You can add your name between parentheses in your own script behind the English transliteration. Present the authors' affiliation addresses (where the actual work was done) below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lower-case superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Provide the e-mail address of each author.

Corresponding author. Clearly indicate who will correspond with the journal at all stages of refereeing and publication, also post-publication. The corresponding author will answer any future questions about Methodology and Materials. This person will also make sure the contact details of the authors are kept up-to-date.  

Present/permanent address. If an author moves following the completion of the work or was visiting at the time, a 'Present address' (or 'Permanent address') may be indicated as a footnote to that author's name. The address at which the author actually did the work must be retained as the main, affiliation address. Superscript Arabic numerals are used for such footnotes.

Abstract
An accurate abstract within the word limit is required. It should outline the purpose of the research, the main results and important conclusions. The abstract is usually submitted on its own, or at the head of the full article. It must be able to be read indenpendently from the full text. References should be avoided, but if essential, then cite the author(s) and year(s). Also, non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at their first mention in the abstract itself.

Keywords
Following the abstract, please indicate a maximum of 6 keywords, using American spelling and avoiding general and plural terms and multiple concepts (avoid, for example, 'and', 'of'). Only abbreviations firmly established in the field may be used. These keywords will be used for indexing purposes.

Abbreviations
Only abbreviations typically used in your academic field should be used, and they must be defined when first mentioned. Abbreviations should be used consistently throughout any submission.

Acknowledgements
Collate acknowledgements in a separate section at the end of the article before the references and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to the title or otherwise. List here those individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., providing language help, writing assistance or proof reading the article, etc.).

Funding sources

List funding sources in the following way to ease compliance to funder's requirements:
Funding: This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health [grant numbers xxxx, yyyy]; the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA [grant number zzzz]; and the United States Institutes of Peace [grant number aaaa].

Detailed descriptions on the program or type of grants and awards are not necessary. Submit the name of the institute or organization that provided the funding if funding is from a block grant or other resources available to a university, college, or other research institution.

When no funding has been provided for the research: please include the following sentence:
This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

APA 7th Edition References

Citation in text

Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Any references cited in the abstract must be given in full. Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. If these references are included in the reference list they should follow the APA (7th Ed.) reference style.