Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

ORIGINALITY. The submission must be a short or full paper that has not been previously published nor is currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. The Journal of Public Space takes issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously, that's why we use a Plagiarism Detection Software to verify originality of all submissions. The originality report for each submission is generously provided by the University of the Sunshine Coast (Australia).
STRUCTURE. A short paper should be around 3.000 words, a full paper should be between 5.000 and 8.000 words. The word limit includes notes and bibliographical references.
An abstract of about 300 words with up to five keywords is also mandatory.
FORMAT. The submission file is in OpenOffice or Microsoft Word file format. The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; font Gill Sans MT; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end, with captions. Where available, URLs for the references should be provided.
TOPICS. The text adheres to the topics outlined in the Author Guidelines.
REFERENCES. Bibliographical references must follow the Harvard standards.
Read more here (copy and paste in your browser): https://www.mendeley.com/guides/harvard-citation-guide

Author Guidelines

Submissions are ongoing throughout the year.
Authors are welcome to submit original research articles dealing with themes relating to the vision of the journal, which may include, but are not confined to:

SPACE

SOCIETY

SYSTEMS

Architecture

Urban Planning

Urban Design

Urban Morphology

Urban Resilience

Landscape architecture

Interior design

Interactive and visual design

Art

City transformation

Infrastructure

Environment

Ecology

Climate change

Gender

Human scale

People

Everyday life

Social engagement

Health and safety

Perception and senses

Human rights

Social justice

Education

Heritage

History

Culture

Geography

Anthropology

Ethnography

Community empowerment

Migrations

Conflicts

Inclusion/Exclusion

Informality

Sub and fringe cultures

Economy

Political power

Governance

Law and regulations

Public policies

Private sector/interest

Developing countries

Management and maintenance

Digital/Virtual world

Technology

Media

Third sector

Decision-making process

Peer review policy

A double blind peer review process, based on a distinguished board of editors and editorial advisors, will ensure the quality and high standards of research papers. All contributions will be initially assessed by the Editor-in-Chief for suitability for the journal. Later each paper will be assessed by at least two independent reviewers and any identifying information in relation to the author will be removed during the review process. Reviewers follow an evaluation framework and recommendation guidelines to ensure objectivity and fairness. An editorial review is applied to viewpoints, case studies and portfolios, engaging qualified guest editors with a specific expertise in public space practice. Submitted articles should not have been previously published. If publication or dissemination through presentation has occurred, then the article should acknowledge this and pay due credit to the original source. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor-in-Chief's decision is final.
Read more about our peer review process.

Copyright Notice

The Authors retain copyright for articles published in The Journal of Public Space, with first publication rights granted to the journal. Authors who publish with The Journal of Public Space agree to the following terms:
a. authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the 'Work' simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence that allows others to share the Work with an acknowledgement of the Work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
b. authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the 'Work' (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
c. authors are permitted and encouraged to post their 'Work' online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published Work (see The Effect of Open Access - http://opcit.eprints.org/oacitation-biblio.html).
Articles in this journal are published under the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC-BY-NC) - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. This is to get more legal certainty about what readers can do with published articles, and thus a wider dissemination and archiving, which in turn makes publishing with this journal more valuable for you, the authors.
Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC-BY-NC) – what does that mean?
You are free to:
• Share - copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
• Adapt - remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.
Under the following terms:
• Attribution - You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
• NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.

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