AUC GEOGRAPHICA

Section Policies

– Reviewed papers

– Open Submissions

– Indexed

– Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

The anonymous peer review process is organized by the editorial board. After its initial evaluation by the editors, the manuscript is reviewed by two anonymous reviewers, who are experts in the manuscript subject area. At least one of these reviewers must be foreign. Reviewers cannot be members of the same department as the author of the manuscript.

All submissions must be made online. Contributions will only be considered on the understanding that they are not under review for another publication at the same time.

Submissions

All manuscripts are to be sent to the following e-mail address:

eva.stefanova@natur.cuni.cz

Manuscripts should not normally exceed 8,000 words, including references, tables and figures, and must be written in English (American spelling). A short abstract (about 250 words) should immediately precede the introduction. The introduction should clearly indicate the nature of the problem addressed by the article and its position in the context of existing literature.

The authors should be consistent in using geographic (short) country names in their manuscripts, including Czechia, which has been the internationally recognized geographic (short) country name of the Czech Republic since 2016.

Submission Preparation Checklist

– The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.

– Suggest two independent reviewers: First name; Name; E-mail; Reviewing interests.

The submission contains:

* the Title page in Microsoft Word (doc, docx format). Use the MS Word template.

* the Manuscript in Microsoft Word (doc, docx format). Use the MS Word template.

* archive file with all figures (zip).

* figures are in color and 300 DPI resolution.

Author Guidelines

Manuscripts should be in the English language and should be printed in 12-point font, double-spaced. Do not justify the right margin. The total manuscripts should be fewer than thirty pages (8,000 words) long, including all components: text, references, illustrations and tables.

Title page. Title of the paper. Use the MS Word template.

Manuscript sections. Use the MS Word template.

Abstract. A concise abstract of up to 250 words in English, summarizing briefly the purpose of the research, methods, main findings, and major conclusions. The abstract should read as a stand-alone text. Do not use references in the abstract.

Keywords: five key words separated by the semicolons

Introduction

The introduction should clearly indicate the nature of the problem addressed by the article and the objectives of the work. It should provide a background, concisely outlining the research gap and the employed theories/concepts in the context of existing literature review (Author 1 et al., Year). Avoid the descriptive characterization of literature. Do not use footnotes in the text.

Materials and Methods

This section should include a brief description of the data, materials, and equipment used (whenever relevant), including the description of all methods used to get the results.

Results

This chapter should contain a concise description of the results obtained. The results should be presented in a clear and objective manner. Use tables and figures when appropriate for clarity.

Discussion

The findings of the research are discussed here. Keep the discussion focused on the study's key findings, their discussion with results of other authors and their broader implications. Limits of methods or data could be performed here. The future continuation in the research topic could be performed here.

Conclusions

The most important results are performed here to summarize main conclusions.

Acknowledgements

The article is based on a research undertaken within the …

References

References should be cited in the text as follows: Johnston (1995); (Johnston 1995); (Johnston et al. 1995: 26–27); (Johnston 1992a, 1992b); (Johnston 1995; Smith 1991; Murphy 1985). The full references should be typed, double-spaced, on separate sheets at the end of the paper. They must include the names and initials of all the authors, the year of publication in parentheses, the full title of the article (or book), the standard abbreviated name of the journal, the volume number and pages, and for books, the publisher’s name and city of publication:

Author 1, A. B., Author 2, C. D. (year): Title of the article. Abbreviated Journal Name Volume (Issue), Page range, DOI.

Author 1, A., Author 2, B. (Year): Book Title, 3rd ed.; Publisher: Publisher Location, Country, 2008; pp. 85–102, DOI.

Title of Site. Available online: URL (accessed on Day Month Year).

Publication fee

There are no author fees or charges required for manuscript processing and/or publishing.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Copyright Statement

The journal applies the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License to articles and other works we publish. If you submit your paper for publication by AUC Geographica, you agree to have the CC BY license applied to your work. The journal allows the author(s) to hold the copyright without restrictions.

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