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Submitting Materials to The George Wright Forum

The George Wright Forum encourages authors to submit articles that bear importantly on the Society's objectives: promoting the application of knowledge, understanding, and wisdom to policy-making, planning, management, and interpretation of the resources of parks, protected areas, and cultural sites around the world. We look for articles that have a strong point of view, are clearly articulated, and which report important new research findings, management techniques, or policy approaches. Articles from any area of cultural or natural resources are welcome. We actively seek manuscripts that represent a variety of protected area perspectives.

Content standards for The George Wright Forum are maintained by the editor in consultation with the Publications Committee of the GWS Board of Directors. This policy enables The George Wright Forum to stay abreast of critical issues and emerging trends in the management of protected areas.

Length and language of submission. Manuscripts should run no more than 4,000 words unless prior arrangements with the editor have been made. Articles are published in English; we welcome translations into English of articles that were originally prepared in another language. In such cases we also publish an abstract of the article in the original language.

Form of submission. We now accept articles in two formats: in manuscript (double-spaced) accompanied by CD, or by e-mail. If submitting by e-mail, use the e-mail text as a cover letter. Do not embed the document--send it as an attachment. For all submissions, give complete contact details (including e-mails) for each author.

Citations. Citations should be given using the author–date method (preferably following the format laid out in The Chicago Manual of Style). If the conventions of your field do not use this system (e.g., you wish to submit a paper with endnotes), please contact the editor before submitting.

Editorial matters. Manuscripts submitted for consideration are not routinely peer-reviewed; however, if requested by an author, the editor will seek outside review of any individual manuscript. Generally, manuscripts that have been accepted are edited only for clarity, grammar, and so on. We contact authors before publishing if major revisions to content are needed. The George Wright Forum is distributed internationally; submissions should minimize provincialism, avoid academic or agency jargon and acronyms, and aim to broaden international aspects and applications.

Copyright and permissions. The George Wright Forum is copyrighted by the Society; written permission for additional publication is required but freely given as long as the article is attributed as having been first published here. We do consider certain previously published articles for republication in The George Wright Forum. Authors proposing such articles should ensure all needed copyright permissions are in place before submitting the article for consideration. Permissions and attributions should be submitted for all photos and other graphics requiring them.

Illustrations. We prefer to receive illustrations electronically, and will accept digital files on CD-ROM, DVD, Zip disk, or (with prior approval by the editor) as e-mail attachments. All graphics MUST be in TIFF, JPG, or EPS format and sourced at 300 dpi (for photographs) and 300 to 1200 dpi (for graphs, charts, and other line art). NO OTHER FORMATS OR RESOLUTIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE. Each graphic must be submitted in a separate file, NOT embedded in a text document. A separate text document containing captions and credits must be submitted. If in doubt, please contact us.

We particularly welcome good, vertically oriented, color photos for use on the cover. Keep in mind that all photos and other graphics on inside pages are run in black-and-white. Therefore, do not make reference to specific colors in graphics (e.g., "The red line represents so-and-so") because all graphics get grayscaled before publication. Also, be aware that many highly detailed maps that are meant for on-screen viewing or printing in color, such as are commonly produced with GIS software, will lose fine detail when grayscaled; certain features that stood out easily in color may be indistinguishable from each other when grayscaled. We suggest you preview such maps in grayscale before submitting.

We also accept hard-copy illustrations. Submit original (not photocopied) line drawings, charts, and graphs as nearly "camera-ready" as possible. If submitted in a size that exceeds The George Wright Forum’s page dimensions (6x9 inches), please make sure the reduction will still be legible. Avoid the use of dark shading in graphics. The preferable form for photographs is black-and-white (matte or glossy) prints. Medium contrast makes for better reproduction. Color prints and slides are also acceptable; half-tones and photocopies are not. Please provide captions and credits and secure copyright permissions as needed, and indicate whether you wish materials to be returned.

Send all correspondence and submissions to:

The George Wright Society
ATTN: Editor, The George Wright Forum
P.O. Box 65
Hancock, MI 49930-0065 USA
Telephone: 1-906-487-9722. Fax: 1-906-487-9405. E-mail: info@georgewright.org