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Pakistan Geographical Review |
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Published
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Institute of Geography |
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ISSN-0369-9331 |
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| Frequency: Bi-Annual |
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Instructions for Authors |
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may find it helpful to know that the referees of papers submitted to Pakistan
Geographical Review are asked to bear in mind two questions above all when
making their recommendations: |
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Does
the paper demonstrate and develop the intellectual status of Geography as
an academic discipline? |
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Will
it be remembered and referred to by geographers and others working in related
fields? |
To be accepted, therefore, a paper must make a significant contribution
to geographic knowledge and be grounded in the relevant literature. While
links should be made with themes and issues in the wider discipline, the
prime concerns of the PGR are with environment and development and authors
are encouraged to offer insights, understanding and critical comments on
environment and development which reach the concerns of the world beyond
Geography. |
SUBMISSION |
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articles for regular issues of the Pakistan Geographical Review can be submitted,
around the year, electronically at editor.pgr@pu.edu.pk. The manuscript
must be original and should have not been published previously/elsewhere. |
REVIEW PROCESS |
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Each
manuscript is primarily examined by the Editor for its suitability within
the scope of PGR and then forwarded to two referees/ reviewers for blind
peer review (both Local and Foreigner). Whether the manuscript shall be
published or not is subject to the recommendations/comments/reviews of the
referees.
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The
review process may take up to "two weeks to one month".
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The authors shall be informed about the acceptance/modifications/rejection
of the article by email only. The Editor is responsible for the final decision
regarding the acceptance or rejection of articles and his decision is final.
However, the journal shall publish the accepted article after completing
all formalities. |
PLAGIARISM POLICIES |
Manuscripts
submitted online will be screened for potential plagiarism before peer review
using similarity detection software. The Journal shall accept only those
articles which have <=15% similarity index and any single source should
have a similarity index of <=5% (According to HEC plagiarism policy).
(https://hec.gov.pk/english/services/faculty/Documents/Plagiarism/Plagiarism%20Policy.pdf).
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ARTICLE PROCESSING CHARGES (APC) |
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are no charges or any fee for processing and publication of articles in
the Pakistan Geographical Review |
STRUCTURE OF THE ARTICLE
The manuscript should contain the following sections
Title Page: The complete title of the manuscript, with
the name of all the authors, the department or institution to which they
are attached, address for correspondence e-mail should appear on a separate
title page, as papers are submitted anonymously to referees.
Abstract: articles must accompany a structured abstract
of up to 250 words. It should clearly state the Introduction; Objectives
of the study, Material and methods, Results and Conclusions. Authors need
to be careful that the abstract reflects the content of the article accurately.
Keywords: Below the abstract, give a few keywords but not
more than SIX which will assist indexers in cross-indexing the article as
they are published with the abstract. You can follow this sequence, one
for the locality, one for a topic, one for the method and three others.
Introduction: This should summarize the purpose and the
rationale for the study. Information related to the study area should also
the part of the introduction.
Material and Methods: This should include the exact material, observation,
or experiment on which the article is based. The statistical methods and
geospatial techniques must be mentioned and specify any general computer
programme if used.
Results and Discussion: It must be presented in the form
of text, tables and illustrations. This should emphasize present findings
and the variations or similarities with other work done in the field by
other academicians.
Conclusion: Emphasize the new and important aspects of
the study and the conclusions that have been drawn from them.
Declarations:
Acknowledgement
Author’s contribution
Funding acknowledgement
Conflict of interests
Ethical considerations
References
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References should be assembled alphabetically on a separate sheet. |
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No reference should be listed unless cited in the text of the paper. The references should be typed double-spaced. |
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References should be verifiable and cited in the text by the last name of the author (both authors if only two, the first author and et. al.; when more than two) followed by the year. |
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Reference citation and format should be according to American Psychological Association (APA) 7th Edition style.
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GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS OF MANUSCRIPTS
Format of text: Manuscripts should be typed in Calibri
font 11 points with one and line spacing. Please send manuscripts in MS
Word format, not in PDF.
Length requirements: Should be around about 6000-word
count.
Layout: Start each paragraph at the margin (no tabs to
indent the first line). Include a line space between paragraphs to separate
them. Numbered paragraphs/sections are not permitted.
Heading styles: Title should be Cambria bold 14pt central
margin. The name of the Authors should be in upper case, centre margin,
and 9.5 pt. First level headings: boldface, upper case, left margin, on
a separate line, 12pt. Second level headings: boldface, with only first
alphabet upper case, justified at the left margin, on a separate line,
12pt.
Figures and Tables: caption the figure brief but descriptive
phrase. - use capital F for Figure and sequential numbering (if you have
more than one Figure) and should place it on the left margin. Number the
Tables sequentially (i.e.; if you have more than one table in your article)
e.g. Table 1, Table 2.....Clear explanatory phrases are placed directly
above the table.
Spacing and paper size: Paper size must be customized
on, width 7.17" and height 10.12". Use single space throughout
the text.
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