INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

• Submission of manuscripts |
• Preparation of the manuscript |
• Tables |
• Figures and illustrations |
• Permissions |
• Conventions |
• Proofs |
• Offprints |
• Copyright |

Submission of manuscripts

Manuscripts must be submitted in English, and must be original, unpublished work not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Authors should submit their manuscript as an email attachment to Neil Henderson in the Editorial office at n.henderson@palgrave.com. Please use MS Word format for text and provide all figures and tables as separate files.

The manuscript will be subjected to blind review by up to two referees. Revisions may be required before a decision is made to accept or reject the paper. Please ensure that all accompanying matter (tables, figures, photographs, necessary permissions and contact details) are enclosed as directed in these Instructions.

Preparation of the manuscript

The manuscript must be typed, double-spaced on A4 paper, with at least 3 cm margins (approximately 21 x 30 cm). Clearly written, concise manuscripts should comprise:

Title page (page 1)

Including: (a) a concise and informative title; (b) the full names and affiliations of all authors; (c) the full mailing address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the corresponding author.

Abstract and keywords (page 2)

Including: a concise and informative abstract of 200 words maximum, summarising the significant points of the paper; up to five keywords or phrases for indexing purposes.

Introduction (page 3)

The introduction should clearly state the purpose (aims and objectives) of the paper. It should include key references to appropriate work but should not be an historical or literature review.

Discussion

The discussion should emphasise the implications and practical significance of research findings, their limitations, and relevance to previous studies. Please bear in mind that the journal places a primary emphasis on bringing together practice and research.

References

References in the text should be cited as follows:

• one author: Smith (1993) or (Smith, 1993)
• two authors: Smith and Brown (1993) or (Smith and Brown, 1993)
• three or more authors: Smith et al. (1993) or (Smith et al., 1993)

Papers by the same author(s) in the same year should be distinguished by the letters a, b, etc. References should be listed at the end of the paper giving the year of publication, title of paper, journal titles in full, volume number, and first and last page numbers. References to books should include their edition, editor(s), publisher and place of publication.

Examples:

• Book

  Jacobs, J. (1961) The Death and Life of Great American Cities. New York, Random House.

• Edited book

  Keating, P. (1984) The metropolis in literature, in Sutcliffe, A. (ed.) Metropolis 1890-l940. London, Mansall pp. 129-46.

• Journal

  Birchall, J. (1995) Co-partnership housing and the garden city movement, Planning Perspectives, 10, 329-358.

• Reference to an Internet source

  Give the universal resource locator in full, e.g. http://www.palgrave.com/.

It is the authors' responsibility to check the accuracy of references.

Tables

Each table must be typed, double spaced on a separate page. They must be consecutively numbered and should have a brief informative title. Tables should be clear and understandable and must have specific reference to the text. Explanatory footnotes should be brief, placed beneath the table and indicated by lower case letters. When using percentages, state the absolute value that corresponds to 100%. Identify all statistical methods.

Figures and illustrations

Authors are responsible for supplying camera-ready copy of their figures. Number figures with Arabic numerals in order of appearance. Figure legends should be provided on a separate sheet, double spaced and numbered separately in order of appearance in the text.

The font used for labelling should be no smaller than 8 points after the figure has been resized to one or two column widths during typesetting. Line drawings should be high-quality laser output (not photocopies). Electronic files should be a minimum resolution of 300 dpi (600 dpi where text or other fine detail is included). Please contact the Editorial Administrator for further information on acceptable file types.

We will print up to five figures in colour in the print version of the Journal free of charge. Additional colour figures in print are chargeable to the author, please see the scale of charges. There is no cost associated with or limit to the number of figures which can be published in colour in the online version of an article.

Permissions

Contributors are required to secure permission for the reproduction of any figure, table, or extensive (more than fifty word) extract from the text, from a source which is copyrighted - or owned - by a party other than the Publishers or the contributor.
This applies both to direct reproduction or 'derivative reproduction' - when the contributor has created a new figure or table which derives substantially from a copyrighted source.

Conventions

Use only recommended SI units. Numerals should be used for all numbers of two or more digits, and for single digits when attached to units of measure. Abbreviations should be defined in brackets after their first mention in the text in accordance with internationally agreed rules.

Proofs

The corresponding author will be sent an email containing a link to an online PDF proof of the article. Please print a copy of the PDF proof, correct within the time period indicated and return as directed. Please make no revisions to the final, edited text, except where the copy-editor has requested clarification.

Offprints

Each corresponding author will receive 25 free offprints and one bound copy of the journal. Extra copies can be purchased upon request.

Copyright

Submission of a paper to Urban Design International will be taken to imply that it presents original unpublished work, not under consideration for publication elsewhere. By submitting a manuscript authors agree that the copyright for their article is transferred to the Publishers, if and when the article is accepted for publication. The copyright covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, photographic reproductions, microfilm or any other reproduction of similar or any nature including translations.