Author Guidelines
The submissions are accepted in English only, and must be clear, grammatically correct and have sufficient standards for evaluating the manuscript. If English grammar is poor, manuscripts can be returned to authors without peer review. Global Cities Research recommends that all non-English speakers request an English native speaker or professional language editing service to review their manuscripts before submission. Although this is not mandatory, it will help Editors and reviewers to fully understand the academic content of articles.
The corresponding author should be clearly marked with an asterisk. All communications regarding submissions are held with the corresponding author. Once the manuscript is accepted, the author must send the final file and materials to the Editor due to provided instructions. The proof pages will be sent to the corresponding author, who will check them and return to the Editorial office within a week. Only non-essential corrections to typing errors are allowed, excessive modifications are not permitted at this stage.
All manuscripts must be prepared in Microsoft Word format and sent via e-mail at: editor[at]theurbanjourney.com
Authorship
Provide full names and addresses of affiliated institutions for each author, including departments, institutes, universities, cities, states, countries. In case, if an author belongs to multiple institutions, this must be clearly stated.
Length
The article should be between 3,000 to 8,000 words long, including abstract and keywords. Shorter articles such as book reviews should be between 1,000 to 2,000 words.
Structure
Each article should include: title, authors’ full names, their affiliations, abstract, keywords, and main text, including figures/tables, references. We do not demand specific structure of research, but IMRAD is the most common type of articles we deal with.
Title
The title must describe the content of the article clearly and concisely to facilitate third-party search. Abbreviations should not appear in the title.
Keywords
Minimum six keywords should be provided.
Abstract
Abstracts must clearly describe the contents of the papers in a single paragraph, including research questions addressed, experimental approaches, major results, and conclusions. The abstract should be between 150 to 250 words. Avoid the use of specific abbreviations.
Introduction
Introduction should provide sufficient background information to allow readers to understand the purpose of your research and its relationship to other related studies. It should not be a comprehensive literature review itself.
Methodology
The description of the methodology used should be short but detailed enough to allow repeated experiments.
Results
This section describes the main, remarkable or interesting results of the study. Tables and figures, including photographs, can be used to present the findings. It is not necessary to provide long explanations of the data shown in tables and figures.
Discussion
The Discussion section gives the authors the opportunity to present their interpretation of the results obtained. New models or hypotheses can only be proposed in this section if they are supported by experimental results.
Conclusion
The conclusion should summarize the main points of the manuscript in a few concise paragraphs.
Acknowledgements
The authors should list all sources of funding for their work in the Acknowledgements.
Tables/Figures
A title and caption must be provided for each table/figure. The titles should be short but informative, complete and clear. The captions should include sufficient experimental and other details to make them easily readable. The preferred format for illustration files is TIFF (or EPS) for maps, but high-resolution JPG or PNG can also be used. Black-and-white and full-color illustrations must have a minimum resolution of 300 points per inch. If you want to include copyrighted materials, you must seek writing permissions from the copyright owners.
Abbreviations
Each abbreviation must be defined in parentheses and its non-abbreviated term, when it appears for the first time within the text.
References
Articles, pre-printed publications, books and book chapters, technical reports, patents, Internet sources, lectures, etc. should be fully referenced in the References section. The use of other materials or personal communications must be described within the text. Do not use footnotes to cite your references.
Journal article:
Carmona, M. 2019. Principles for public space design, planning to do better. Urban Design International 24(1): 47–59. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41289-018-0070-3
Book:
Carr, S., Francis, M., Rivlin, L.G., & Stone, A.M. 1992. Public Space. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Book chapter:
Polkinghorne, D. 1989. Phenomenological Research Methods. In: Existential-Phenomenological Perspectives in Psychology, R.S. Valle & S. Halling (eds.), pp. 41–60. New York: Plenum Press.
Conference paper:
Wiethoff, A., & Gehring, S. 2012. Designing interaction with media façades: A case study. In: Proceedings of the Designing Interactive Systems Conference, pp. 308–317. https://doi.org/10.1145/2317956.2318004
PhD/Master’s thesis:
Tran, H.T. 2014. Sustainable Patterns of Living based on an Investigation of Footprint in Hanoi-Vietnam, Wellington-New Zealand and Oulu-Finland. PhD Thesis in Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Victoria University of Wellington.
Erratum
The Journal recognizes the importance of maintaining the integrity and reliability of the published literature. Erratum describes errors that have significant impact on the scientific integrity of a publication. Authors who wish to correct published articles should contact the Editor with details about the found errors and the required changes. In case if a co-author disagrees on such a correction, the Editor may consult with the Editorial committee or external peer reviewers for advice.
Retractions
A published article that contains unreliable results or conclusions, which has been published elsewhere, or which violates the Code of Integrity may be retracted. Persons who believe that a published article should be withdrawn are welcome to contact the Editorial office of the Journal to express their concerns in details. The Editor will conduct an investigation and contact the authors of published articles to receive their explanations. If a co-author disagrees with the retraction, the Editor may consult the Editorial committee or external reviewers for advice.
Copyright Notice
Upon the manuscript acceptance, the authors will be requested to sign Consent to Publish and Copyright Transfer Form. This requires the authors to confirm the following:
- The work has not previously been published (except as an abstract or a part of a published conference paper, review or thesis);
- The work has not been considered for publication elsewhere;
- The publication has been approved by all co-authors;
- The publication has been approved by the responsible authorities of the institutions in which the work was carried out;
- No third party’s rights are infringed through the publication;
- All materials contained in the manuscript (including illustrations, tables, etc.) from a third party’s source were identified by citing the source and indicating it. If necessary, the authors have obtained the permissions from copyright holders.
The copyright of the article will be transferred to the Global Cities Research. Copyright transfers include the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute articles, including reprints, translations, photographs, electronic forms (offline and/or online) or other similar types of reproductions.
Please note that only the copyright owner or authorized representatives can sign the Consent to Publish and Copyright Transfer Form. If you are not authorized to sign such type of documents, you may need to ask the relevant copyright owner or organization representative to sign a Consent to Publish and Copyright Transfer Form.