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Aims and Scope. The journal
GIScience & Remote Sensing (formerly Mapping Sciences & Remote
Sensing) publishes original, peer-reviewed
articles associated with geographic information systems (GIS), cartography,
remote sensing of the environment, geocomputation, and geographical and
environmental modeling. Basic and applied research may be submitted for
publication.
Manuscript Submission.
Manuscripts will be accepted on the understanding that their content is
unpublished and not submitted for publication elsewhere. All manuscripts are
subject to peer review. Submissions must be typed (word-processed) with 1 inch
margins on all sides. Number text pages consecutively. Abstract, tables, figure
captions, acknowledgments, references and notes (if used) must be typed on
individual pages separate from the text. The first page of the manuscript should
include the paper's title, author(s), affiliation(s) and complete addresses.
Please submit the digital manuscript to:
John R. Jensen
Department of Geography
University of South Carolina
Calcott Social Sciences Building
709 Bull Street Main Office, Room 327a
Columbia, SC 29208
Telephone: (803) 777-5790
jrjensen@sc.edu
Manuscript Style Rules.
Please follow the style rules listed below when preparing a manuscript:
Abstract: The abstract should be
no more than 100 words in length.
Headings: The manuscript should be
organized using no more than 3 heading levels.
Tables: Tables should be numbered
using Arabic numerals and cited consecutively in the text. Each table must
have a brief title. Footnotes to information in the table should be indicated
in lower case roman letters and placed directly below the table. Source notes
should follow information footnotes, should be indicated by the word Source in
italics, and should use the same citation format as the text, except without
parentheses.
Figures: Drawings maps, graphs,
diagrams, and remotely sensed images are referenced in the text as figures.
They must be of professional quality and be produced according to the
following specifications:
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Figures should be submitted
electronically. The following IBM-pc compatible graphics file formats are
acceptable:
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Drawing programs (preferred):
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, CorelDraw, Macromedia Freehand.
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Visual presentation formats
(do not work well in a professional publishing environment but can be
utilized): Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint.
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Output formats: *.pdf (Adobe
Acrobat) and .eps (encapsulated postscript).
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Graphic Image formats (listed
in order of preference but are only used as a last resort and must be
modified to the exact standards of the journal as discussed below): *.tif,
*.bmp, *.jpg or *.gif. Graphics at 300 dots per inch are acceptable;
however, 600 dpi is preferred. Graphics may be provided for review at
lower resolutions (e.g., 150 dpi). The author must provide the publisher
with high resolution graphics (e.g., 600 dpi) upon acceptance for
publication.
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Figures should be created at
scale. That is, they should be generated at the same size they will appear
in the journal.
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Horizontal (portrait)
positioning is preferred and means that the illustration is to be read in
the same manner as the text. For a full-page illustration, width is not to
exceed 43/4 inches; maximum length is 71/2 inches if figure caption is to
occupy one line only. Smaller sizes are encouraged. In measuring length,
allow 1/8 of an inch for each additional line of figure caption.
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Vertical (broadside or
landscape) positioning is acceptable but requires a 90º shift of the
publication to be read and is therefore discouraged. Such illustrations
usually occupy a full page. For a full-page illustration, the figure's
short axis is not to exceed 43/4 inches, and its long axis is to be 71/2
inches or less. Smaller sizes are encouraged. In measuring the short axis,
if figure caption is more than one line, allow 1/8 of an inch for each
additional line.
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Type
all figure captions (including source, if applicable) on a separate page
(double-spaced) and insert this page at the end of the manuscript.
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On
maps, figure-ground relationship can be enhanced by applying a dot screen or
stipple to water areas. Use italicized letters for identifying water
features.
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Six-point type is the smallest that should be used on at-scale figures;
larger type is preferred.
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There are no manuscript page charges for standard black and white articles.
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Color figures may be published,
but at the author's expense. Contact the publisher for to determine the
cost.
References: Contributors are asked
to separate references (bibliographic entries) from notes. All references
cited in the text should be listed alphabetically by first author at the end
of the paper under the heading References. If a manuscript requires
explanatory endnotes, superscript numbers should be inserted in the text and
the entries arranged numerically and under the heading Notes immediately
preceding the references. Both Notes and References should be double-spaced
and begun on a new sheet of paper.
Citations in text: Use the
author-date system as follows:
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Jensen
(2000) suggested that. . .
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Jensen and Cowen (2000) found. .
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.... as summarized in Richards
and Jia (1999).
Multiple authorship citations in
the text: Use the full citation for up to two authors but abbreviate to et al.
for three or more authors:
Abbreviated citations must appear in full in the reference list.
Direct quotations in the text:
Should be page-referenced:
Reference list: The editor assumes
that all references are complete and correct. If authors appear more than
once, arrange entries chronologically and substitute the a 3-em dash for the
name after the first entry. Do not number entries. Do not abbreviate journal
names. Books and journal articles in foreign languages should be cited in
their original languages. Use the following entries as a guide:
Journal articles:
One
author:
Jensen, J. R., 1995, "Issues Involving the Creation of Digital Elevation
Models and Terrain Corrected Orthoimagery Using Soft-Copy Photogrammetry,"
Geocarto International, 10(1):1-17.
Two
authors:
Jensen, J. R. and D. C. Cowen, 1999, "Remote Sensing of Urban/Suburban
Infrastructure and Socio-economic Attributes," Photogrammetric
Engineering & Remote Sensing, 65(5):611-622.
More
than two authors:
Hodgson, M. E., Jensen, J. R., Tullis, J. A. Riordan, K. D. and C. M.
Archer, 2003, "Synergistic Use of Lidar and Color Aerial Photography for
Mapping Urban Parcel Imperviousness," Photogrammetric Engineering &
Remote Sensing, 69(9):973-980
Books:
One
author:
Jensen, J. R., 2000, Remote Sensing of the Environment: An Earth
Resource Perspective, Upper Saddle River: Prentice-Hall, 544 p.
Two
authors:
Richards, J. A. and X. Jia, 1999, Remote Sensing Digital Image
Analysis: An Introduction, Berlin: Springer, 363 p.
More
than two authors:
Jensen, J. R., Botchwey, K., Brennan-Galvin, E., Johannsen, C. J., Juma,
C., Mabogunje, A. L., Miller, R. B., Price, K. P., Reining, P. A. C.,
Skole, D. L., Stancioff, A. and D. R. F. Taylor, 2002, Down To Earth:
Geographic Information for Sustainable Development in Africa,
Washington: National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, 155
p.
Chapters in Books:
One
author:
Jensen, J. R., 2000, "Processing Remotely Sensed Data: Hardware and
Software Considerations," in Remote Sensing in Hydrology and Water
Management, Schultz, G. A. and E. T. Engman (Eds.), Berlin: Springer-Verlag,
49-59.
Two
authors:
Buttenfield, B. P. and D. M. Mark, 1991, "Expert Systems in Cartographic
Design," in Geographic Information Systems, The Microcomputer and
Modern Cartography, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 129-150.
More
than two authors:
Narumalani, S., Hlady, J. T., and J. R. Jensen, 2002, "Information
Extraction from Remotely Sensed Data," in Manual of Geospatial Science
and Technology, London: Taylor & Francis, 288-324.
Copyright. All papers
accepted for publication in GIScience & Remote Sensing will be
copyrighted by V.H. Winston & Son, Inc. Accordingly, no papers can be published
elsewhere, in any language, without the written consent of the publisher.
Although reproduction or translation of any part of such paper beyond that
permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law without the
publisher's permission is unlawful, consent for limited reproduction by the
author(s) for restricted (e.g., classroom) use will not be withheld. In other
instances the consent of V.H. Winston & Son, Inc. must be secured.
For additional guidance on any
matters not specifically addressed in the above listed instructions and
examples, please consult Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition.
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