Urban Ecosystems
Submission guidelines
Instructions for Authors
Types of Papers
Submissions may be original research articles not previously published in, nor under consideration by, the peer−reviewed literature; discussion papers that develop the policy implications of research published in the journal and elsewhere; letters to the editor and comments. Review articles may also be appropriate, but require prior approval by the Editor−in−Chief.
Review process
Full−length manuscripts
The review process is serial. If the Editor−in−Chief determines that the subject matter of the paper falls within the scope of the Journal, the paper will be sent to an editorial board member for review, who solicits at least two external peer reviews for the paper. The editorial board member then forwards these reviews, along with a recommendation concerning the publication, to the Editor−in−Chief, who decides whether and in what form to accept a paper. The decision of the Editor−in−Chief is final.
Comments
If space is available, the Editor−in−Chief may accept brief comments on a paper which has recently been published in the journal. Submit them promptly in duplicate. They may: contain small amounts of supporting data, further illuminate a full−length paper, or take issue with some aspect of it. Each issue of the Journal will probably contain only a few pages of comments, and in no case more than 15 pages. Shorter comments therefore have a higher probability of publication. The Editor−in−Chief may decide to treat longer comments as full−length papers and submit them to an editor for review.
Online submission
Authors should submit their manuscripts online. Electronic submission substantially reduces the editorial processing and reviewing times and shortens overall publication times. Please connect directly to the site: http://ueco.edmgr.com and upload all of your manuscript files following the instructions given on the screen.
http://ueco.edmgr.com
Manuscript Submission
Submission of a manuscript implies: that the work described has not been published before; that it is not under consideration for publication anywhere else; that its publication has been approved by all co-authors, if any, as well as by the responsible authorities – tacitly or explicitly – at the institute where the work has been carried out. The publisher will not be held legally responsible should there be any claims for compensation.
Permissions
Authors wishing to include figures, tables, or text passages that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) for both the print and online format and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers. Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to originate from the authors.
Online Submission
Please follow the hyperlink “Submit manuscript” on the right and upload all of your manuscript files following the instructions given on the screen.
Please ensure you provide all relevant editable source files. Failing to submit these source files might cause unnecessary delays in the review and production process.
Manuscript Guidelines
Manuscripts should normally not exceed 10,000 words, which is approximately equivalent to 40 pages of double-spaced text. However, most articles are between 15 and 25 pages long (4000 to 6000 words).
Title Page
Please make sure your title page contains the following information.
Title
The title should be concise and informative.
Author information
The name(s) of the author(s)
The affiliation(s) of the author(s), i.e. institution, (department), city, (state), country
A clear indication and an active e-mail address of the corresponding author
If available, the 16-digit ORCID of the author(s)
If address information is provided with the affiliation(s) it will also be published.
For authors that are (temporarily) unaffiliated we will only capture their city and country of residence, not their e-mail address unless specifically requested.
Abstract
Please provide an abstract of 150 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.
For life science journals only (when applicable)
Trial registration number and date of registration for prospectively registered trials
Trial registration number and date of registration, followed by “retrospectively registered”, for retrospectively registered trials
Keywords
Please provide 4 to 6 keywords which can be used for indexing purposes.
Statements and Declarations
The following statements should be included under the heading "Statements and Declarations" for inclusion in the published paper. Please note that submissions that do not include relevant declarations will be returned as incomplete.
Competing Interests: Authors are required to disclose financial or non-financial interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Please refer to “Competing Interests and Funding” below for more information on how to complete this section.
Please see the relevant sections in the submission guidelines for further information as well as various examples of wording. Please revise/customize the sample statements according to your own needs.
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