• OUR JOURNAL
The California Geographer is the refereed annual publication of the California Geographical Society. We seek high quality manuscripts from Geographers and associated disciplines about all facets of the geography of the Golden State. Exemplary contributions from student members and student-faculty collaborations are encouraged.
THE CALIFORNIA GEOGRAPHER.
THE JOURNAL OF THE
CALIFORNIA GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.
• EDITORIAL BOARD
PLEASE SEND SUBMISSIONS AS EMAIL ATTACHMENTS TO:
Editor: Robert Voeks
Email: [email protected]
Department of Geography & the Environment
California State University, Fullerton
EDITORIAL BOARD
Monika Calef
Environmental Studies, Soka University
Dydia Delyser
Geography & the Environment, California State University, Fullerton
Steve Graves
Geography and Environmental Studies, California State University, Northridge
Jennifer Helzer
Geography and Environmental Resources, California State University, Stanislaus
Guadalupe Maldonado
Botany & Plant Science, University of California, Riverside
Michael Pretes
Geoscience. University of North Alabama
Paul Starrs
Geography, University of Nevada, Reno
Benjamin Timms
Social Sciences, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
James Wanket
Geography, Sacramento State University
• INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTRIBUTORS
The California Geographical Society welcomes submissions in the following categories:
GEOGRAPHIC SCHOLARSHIP
Refereed articles that reflect the diverse interests of our membership and the range and depth of geography (all subfields, regions, and approaches). Maximum length: 20 pages, double-spaced.
GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION
Short articles on topics that stimulate geographic education at all levels, including innovative teaching techniques, classroom and field activities, educational initiatives, and special workshops.
GEOGRAPHIC CHRONICLES
Chronicles of annual CGS meeting (including abstracts of presentations), reflective essays about the Society and its members, and items of general geographical interest such as commentary on issues within the discipline, notices of grant or travel/study opportunities, and research notes.
BOOK REVIEWS
Reviews of recently published books or atlases of interest to our members.
• SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
MANUSCRIPTS
Manuscripts may be submitted for review via email attachment. Manuscripts must conform to the guidelines published in recent issues of the Annals of the Association of American Geographers. (The Annals follows "Documentation Two" of the Chicago Manual of Style.) Pay special attention to formatting of references and citations, and use endnotes sparingly and only to explicate the text. Provide an abstract of 150 words or fewer. Place tables/charts within the body of the manuscript, but provide graphics separately as described below.
GRAPHICS
All graphics-maps, photographs, drawings, graphs-must be clearly readable in black and white and cited within the text (as figures). For proper formatting of figure citations and captions follow Annals examples. For final submission, graphics must be in one of two digital formats: EPS (Encapsulated Postscript) for most illustrations, or TIFF (Tagged-Image File Format) for raster images. Resolution should be 300 dpi or better. Provide each graphic as a separate document, and in addition provide a list of captions.
TABLES
Follow examples in the Annals for proper formatting. Place tables in appropriate location in the manuscript, not at the end.
DISCLAIMER
In your cover letter, provide a statement that your manuscript has not been published elsewhere, is not under review elsewhere, and will not be submitted to another publication while under consideration by The California Geographer. Articles that have been previously published or are being considered for publication elsewhere cannot be considered.
PEER REVIEW
Manuscripts are subject to anonymous peer review, a process that takes approximately four to six weeks.
SUBMISSION
Please send email attachments of the manuscript (MS Word) and figures (JPEG or TIFF) via email to either of the editors listed above. Do not identify yourself as author anywhere in the manuscript except on a cover page.