All submitted manuscripts to the GEA Journal of Geography should contain original research not previously published and not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Publishing in GEA Journal of Geography is free of charge for authors. One hard copy of GEA Journal of Geography is provided free of charge to the author of a published paper.
Manuscripts should be sent to the Secretary General, Assoc. Prof. Angela Milenkovska Klimoska, PhD, via e-mail at:
Manuscripts must be written in English in a concise and academically appropriate manner. The value of the paper will be assessed in relation to its scientific contribution, methodological consistency, and analytical relevance.
Research Limitations and the Necessity of Reporting Them
Research limitations refer to characteristics of the study design or methodology that may influence interpretation of the findings. They represent constraints affecting generalizability, practical application, or broader analytical utility and arise from methodological choices related to internal and external validity.
Submission of a manuscript implies that the work is original, has not been published previously except as an abstract or electronic preprint, and is not currently under consideration elsewhere. Submission additionally confirms approval by all authors and responsible institutions where the research was conducted. If accepted, the manuscript may not be published elsewhere, including electronically or in another language, without written permission from the copyright holder.
All manuscripts are checked through a web-based originality verification system used by the Editorial Office of GEA Journal of Geography for electronic submission management, manuscript tracking, originality verification, and plagiarism prevention.
Authors are required to submit a cover letter containing the title of the manuscript, complete authorship information, identification of the corresponding author, and a concise explanation of the novelty and scientific contribution of the study. The letter should additionally contain a declaration regarding the publication status of the manuscript as specified above.
All submissions must be accompanied by abstracts of manuscripts on related topics that are currently under editorial consideration or in press. Manuscripts are subject to blind peer review conducted by at least two independent reviewers and may be classified as original scientific papers, preliminary communications, or review papers. Manuscripts that do not receive positive reviewer evaluations will not be published in GEA Journal of Geography.
Manuscripts, including all supplementary materials, must be prepared in English using Microsoft Word (*.doc or *.docx). The main text should not exceed 30,000 characters, excluding references, or a maximum length of 15 pages.
The text should be written concisely and in correct orthography. Authors are responsible for language editing. Emphasis should be placed on results, interpretation, and conclusions, while previously established methods, apparatus, and data sources should be cited appropriately.
Formatting Requirements
Font settings:
Text: Times New Roman, size 10
Abstract: Times New Roman, size 8
Line spacing: single
Spacing before and after paragraphs: 0 pt
Paper size: A4 (297 × 210 mm)
Page margins:
Top: 5 cm
Bottom: 5 cm
Left: 4 cm
Right: 4.2 cm
Header: 4 cm
Footer: 4 cm
Paragraph formatting:
First-line indentation: 0.5 cm
Only single spacing between words should be used. Manuscripts should not contain manual page breaks.
Structure of the Manuscript
Manuscripts should be arranged in the following order:
Author names, academic titles, institutional affiliations, full postal addresses, and e-mail addresses.
Title of the manuscript, concise and informative, with a maximum length of 100 characters including spaces. Abbreviations and formulas should be avoided whenever possible.
All manuscripts must begin with an abstract between 150 and 200 words. The abstract should briefly state the purpose of the research, principal findings, and major conclusions. Authors should explain why the topic merits scientific examination. Abstracts and conclusions must not contain bullets or numbering.
Immediately after the abstract, authors should provide a maximum of five keywords. Keywords should be specific, concise, and suitable for indexing purposes. General expressions, plural terms, and repeated title words should be avoided.
Sections and Headings
Articles must contain clearly defined and numbered sections and subsections:
2.1.
2.1.1.
The abstract, introduction, conclusion, and references are excluded from section numbering. Automatic heading styles should not be used. Each heading must appear on a separate line and be left aligned.
Tables, Figures, and Equations
Equations should be numbered consecutively:
(1), (2), (3) …
Tables and figures must remain within page margins and should be identified as:
Table 1. …
Figure 1. …
References and Citation Style
Authors should use Chicago Style (author-date system) for in-text citation and referencing. Every source cited in the text must appear in the reference list and vice versa. References should be arranged alphabetically and should not be numbered. Automatic bibliography generation tools should not be used; references must be edited manually.
Unpublished results, encyclopedias, dictionaries, legislation, and isolated web addresses without complete bibliographic elements should not appear in the reference list, although they may be cited within the text. Authors are advised to verify all references against original sources.
The Editor reserves the right to return improperly formatted manuscripts to authors without peer review.
Copyright for all articles published in GEA Journal of Geography remains with the individual authors. The Editorial Board bears no responsibility for possible copyright violations contained in published articles; responsibility rests entirely with the authors.
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