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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.

  • Before submitting a paper, authors must verify whether it meets all the following requirements. Submissions that do not conform to these guidelines will be returned to the authors.

     


  • The paper must be original, unpublished and not currently under consideration for publication by any other journal.


  • Files should be in the MS Word, OpenOffice or RTF format and not exceed 3MB.

    All web addresses (URLs) included in the text (eg. http://www.ibict.br) must be active and ready to be clicked on for use.


  • Text should be double-spaced, 12-point font. Italics should be used instead of underlining (except for URL addresses). Figures and tables should be inserted in the text. Images must also be sent in a separate file, within a format that allows the best possible viewing.


  • Text must comform to both stylistic and bibliographic standards described in Guidelines for Authors, which can be found in the About the Journal section.



  • Copyright will be granted to Boletim Goiano de Geografia.

     



Author Guidelines

The work must be saved in the MS Word format. Metadata must include the title, name(s) of the author(s), most recent academic degree, work institution, work address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address. Text length may vary from 10 to 20 pages for papers, and from 5 to 10 pages for reports. Papers must be submitted in Portuguese or Spanish. Both the title and the abstract should be written in three languages: 1) Portuguese; 2) English; and 3) Spanish or French. The abstract must not exceed 200 words or be machine-translated. Authors should use 3-4 keywords closely related to the content of the paper, all of which must also be written in three languages. Underneath the title, the author's institutional affiliations should be included: full name, institution, state, city, country and e-mail address. Authors are recommended to have their texts and abstracts reviewed by experts. Use double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman. Lower and upper margins must measure 2 and 2,5 cm, respectively, and left and right margins must measure 3 and 2,5 cm, respectively. The text is to be divided into non-numbered sections, and has to include introductory and conclusion sections. Figures (e.g. drawings, graphics, maps, charts, photographs and chromes) and respective keys should be preferably sent in colour for better viewing, and should not exceed 12cm x 16cm. Files must be saved in CorelDraw, TIF or EPS format.

If the research was financed by a funding agency, authors must include a note at the end of the paper stating the kind of incentive received (e.g. funding for master's or doctorate degree), the type of agency (e.g. federal, state, municipal or international agencies, as well as private enterprises), as well as the period during which funding was received.

References must be in accordance with ABNT's NBR-6023 (August 2002).

 

Copyright Notice

Authors will not receive any payment for publishing their work in Boletim Goiano de Geografia. Therefore, they must grant all rights to the journal. However, they are entirely and exclusively responsible for the published contents, and editors are free to make corrections or adjustments to texts in conformity with publication guidelines.

 

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