Instructions to Authors

Written by Renzo Carlucci Monday, 04 January 2010 09:22

Editorial Guidelines

Manuscript presentation
Contributions should be sent in digital format preferably by electronic mail at

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or possibly on Cd-rom. A copy on paper is necessary only in the case of a particular complexity of the text.
If the contributions are more than one, shall be divided into several files, so that each contribution corresponds to a different file. File names must be distinguished from the surname of the author. In case of multiple contributions by the same author, a serial number can be added at the end of the file name itself (eg bignami.doc, bignami1.doc, etc..).
Where the manuscript is longer than two pages it is preferable to divide it into paragraphs titled, or in sections.
The "page" means, in any case, an average of 2000 characters on page, about thirty lines of sixty-five caharacters (spaces and notes included).
As an indication you should have the following dimensions for your manuscript:
- Main articles: About 20,000 characters (10 pages);
- Reviews: between 4000 and 12,000 characters (about 2-6 folders);
- Product Sheets: between 2,000 and 4,000 characters (about 1-2 folders).
Although these are not strict limits, it is appropriate, in the case of markedly different needs and types of contributions not mentioned here, to contact directly the editorial office by email ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).
The text of the manuscript must be contained within the lines indicated above. It should be accompanied by at least 5-6 pictures, but if the article type requires it, may be allowed more. To help the work of counting the characters  you can use the specific function of Word. In the text, please avoid the use of bold and underlining. Only standards or numbered bullets are allowed.

Formats

Formats
We accept DOC files from Word for Windows or alternatively saved in RTF format (universal format usually accessible from any program of writing).
Do not use the AutoCorrect options of the program Word.
Do not break manually hyphenated words split or use automatic hyphenation in Word.
Because the texts are subjected to automatic procedures, please type correctly the bars of white space:
- Between one word and word space;
- Between words and punctuation (comma, period, etc.). No spaces;
- After punctuation (comma, period, etc.). One space;
- After the opening parenthesis and quotes and quotes and parentheses before closing no spaces;
- Between word apostrophe and no spaces;
- For names with double the initial bet no spaces.
If you use Word, it is suggested to work (but check the text after work the presence of any double spaces, italics crossed, etc.) Always keeping active the button "Show / Hide (¶).
Do not use underlining or bold in the text and notes.
The uppercase and small caps should be used only where they are indispensable.
Write in bold the titles of the paragraphs.

Title
Title of the proposed manuscript. Normally should be about 40-110 characters (may be required a change for editing purposes)

Subtitle
Expands the content of the title and introduce to the reading of the text that follows. Normally should be about 350-450 characters (may be required a change for editing purposes)

Note
Restrictions may be applied to footnotes, unless they are necessary to the effective understanding of the text.

Bibliography
The references are grouped according to the Harvard system (for more details http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/cite/harvard_dis/all_1.pdf)
The Harvard system excludes bibliographic notes. In case you refer to another text (whether in the main text or in the notes) according to this system shall be included in the main text of the article, between parentheses, an indication summary of the text to which reference is, the details of which are reported only in the bibliography.
Bibliographic entries must be complete with all the basic elements as shown in the diagram below:

Books
Surname N. (year of publication in round brackets) Title in italics. Place of publication: Publisher.
Example
In text: (Carlucci 1986)
In Bibliography: Carlucci R. (1986) Topografia e restituzione territoriale, Roma: DEI

Articles on periodicals
Surname N. (year of publication between parentheses) Title in  round. Title / abbreviation for the current period of the regular issue of the year (possible file number in parentheses), pages without pp ..
Example: Carlucci R. (2004) Dalla Fotogrammetria alla Radargrammetria. GEOmedia 4, 12-16

Digital books on the Internet
Surname, N. (Date of publication or copyright and / or date last revised), Title, URL (Retrieved: Date of access).
Example: Halliday, L.L. & Oppenheim, C. (1999), Economic models for the digital library, http://www.ulcoln.ac.uk/services/elib/papers/supporting/IIukoln (Retrieved: 20.05.2000).

Articoli on periodicals published on the Internet
Surname, N. (publication date or copyright and / or date last revised) "Article Title, Journal Title, vol. indication of the volume, n. file number, URL (Retrieved: Date of access).
Example: Odlyzko, A. (1997), “The economics of electronic journals”, First Monday, vol. 2, n. 8, http://www.firstmonday.uk/issue/issue2_8/odlyzko/index.html (Retrieved: 20.05.2000).

We never use the caps or capitalize the surnames and initials of the authors.

Abstract in italian language
It is required an abstract of 600-750 characters in Italian language.

Images
The images must necessarily be provided in a manner suitable for printing, ie with a resolution of 300 dpi (dots per inch), using the most common graphics formats (JPEG, TIFF, etc..) The size must be of at least the size that you want to appear in print (eg for an image of 70 mm x 70 mm it will be sent a file of size 70x70 mm set at 300 dpi). The only exception are the screen capture, for which please do not provide any change to the dpi, it will be adapted by our staff. The images should not be saved in the text file, but in external file, making sure that in the article references to images are well in evidence.
The images must be accompanied by any captions, compiled in another file, or below the image itself or within the text of the article, close to the references to the images.
Tables should be supplied in Word or Excel.

Authors name and reference
Please write at the end of the text your references (name, title, address, any affiliate, e-mail).

Metakey
A list of 4-5 keywords, in English, which will be used for indexing and bibliographic subject work..

Proofreading
A single cycle for revision of drafts will be sent to authors via e-mail.

Redrafting
The Editor reserves the right to make editorial changes which may be appropriate to be agreed quickly via email.

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