To submit an article:
1. The European Journal of Spatial Development publishes original academic contributions in the area of spatial development i.e. spatial analyses and planning, regional development, policymaking and governance.
2. The language of publication is English (UK).
3. Submitted manuscripts are to be sent to EJSD@nordregio.se as a text file in Word, using Times New Roman font. Tables and maps contained within articles are to be put in the text file.
4. There is no absolute word limit for contributions, though the recommended length of contributions is 5000-8000 words.
5. An abstract of 100-150 words, and a list of keywords (5-10) should also be included.
6. Notes are to be kept to a minimum, and should be included at the end of the paper as endnotes.
7. References should follow the Harvard system, i.e. they should be indicated in the typescript by giving the author's name, with the year of publication in parentheses, e.g. (Smith) 1994; or if there are more than two authors, Smith et al. (1994). If several contributions from the same author(s) and from the same year are cited, (a), (b), (c) etc. should be added after the year of publication. The references should then be listed in full, and alphabetically at the end of the article in the following standard form:

Storper, M. (1997). The Regional World: Territorial Development in a Global Economy. (New York, Guilford Press).
Sabel, C. (1988). 'The Resurgence of Regional Economies', in: P. Hirst and J. Zeitlin (Eds.), Reversing Industrial Decline (Oxford: Berg).
Kaldor, N. (1970). 'The Case for Regional Policies', Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 17, pp. 337-348.

Electronic references should contain as much information as possible concerning: author, year of publication, title, publisher, kind of medium (www, e-mail, database etc.), address, date for publishing, last accessed date. For a reference to an electronic reference it is particularly important to state the date when it was last accessed, since electronic sources are often revised, moved or closed:

Karlgren, J. (1999). Informationshantering - Introduktion [www]. Accessed from http://www.svenska.sics.se. Published 22nd April. Last accessed 12th August 1999.

References with a non-English title should be translated into English (UK) (if possible by using the official translation).


Ambjörnsson, Fanny (2004) I en klass för sig – Genus, klass och sexualitet bland gymnasietjejer [In a class of their own – Gender, class, and sexuality among high school girls] (Stockholm: Ordfront).


8. A brief note containing biographical information (including affiliation) and contact details (including telephone, fax number, and e-mail) should also be included.
9. The editors should also be informed of the actual or possible publication of the paper in question elsewhere (i.e. in paper form).