Author Guidelines

Geographica Pannonica accepts manuscripts written in English only. Submitted manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
All submissions must be prepared in accordance with the journal’s formatting, technical, and ethical requirements before entering the peer review process.
Before submission, authors must ensure that all authors have been correctly entered into the submission system with their full names, affiliations, and e-mail addresses. Changes in authorship after submission, including the addition of authors, are not permitted.

Before submission

Before starting the submission, authors should make sure that:

  • the manuscript fits the journal’s scope;
  • the manuscript is written in English and professionally proofread where necessary;
  • all metadata entered in the system are complete and accurate;
  • all authors have been entered into the system with the correct names, affiliations, and e-mail addresses;
  • the final authorship list is complete, since no author may be added after submission;
  • the manuscript is technically prepared according to the journal requirements;
  • all tables and figures are correctly placed in the manuscript and all figure files are prepared separately for upload.

Types of papers

Geographica Pannonica publishes the following categories of manuscripts:

  • Original scientific articles;
  • Review articles;
  • Editorials (written by editors, editorial board members, or other senior researchers by invitation)
  • Short communications (intended to encourage authors to present views, comments, and opinions related to an important emerging issue, to discuss a debatable topic, or to point to future research trends and directions)

Special issues may also be published on the basis of a coherent set of papers originating from scientific conferences, meetings, or workshops.

Manuscript originality and exclusivity

  • Submitted manuscripts must not have been published previously and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere while under review by Geographica Pannonica. Parallel submission is considered a breach of publication ethics.

Language

  • Only manuscripts written in English are accepted. The journal strongly recommends that manuscripts be professionally proofread before submission. Authors are responsible for the linguistic quality of the manuscript.

Article length

  • The article should not exceed 36,000 characters with spaces, including tables and references.

File format

  • The main manuscript file should be prepared in a PC-compatible word-processing format such as .doc or .docx.

Page layout and formatting

Authors should prepare manuscripts using the following basic layout:

  • paper size: A4;
  • margins: 2.5 cm on all sides;
  • paragraph spacing: single (1);
  • alignment: left;
  • hyphenation: none.

Font and headings

Use Times New Roman, 12 pt for the main text and for table and figure titles.

Headings should be formatted as follows:

  • title of the paper: 16 pt, bold;
  • second-level headings: 14 pt, bold;
  • third-level headings: 12 pt, bold.

Do not number section headings.

Author information in the manuscript

Below the manuscript title, authors should provide:

  • full name and surname of each author;
  • affiliation of each author;
  • full institutional address;
  • e-mail address for all authors.

The corresponding author should be clearly identified, together with the contact e-mail address.

Abstract and keywords

The manuscript must include:

  • an abstract of up to 800 characters;
  • up to 7 keywords.

Recommended manuscript structure

It is strongly recommended that the manuscript contains the following sections:

  • Introduction
  • Data and Methods
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion

The exact internal structure may vary depending on the type of paper and the nature of the research.

Tables

Tables must:

  • be included in the main manuscript in their correct positions;
  • be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals;
  • have the title placed above the table;
  • include the data source below the table where relevant.

Authors are required to submit supplementary raw data in MS Excel format where applicable.

Figures, maps, graphs, and photographs

All figures must:

  • be referred to as Figure and numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals;
  • be inserted in the appropriate place in the main text;
  • have the title placed below the figure;
  • be submitted as separate files in addition to being embedded in the manuscript.

Accepted file formats for figures are:

  • JPG
  • PDF
  • EPS

Authors must ensure that bitmap figures have a minimum width of 1600 px.

If a figure has been published previously, the original source must be acknowledged.

If the manuscript contains a map, it is essential to include:

  • an appropriate scale bar;
  • a legend;
  • a north arrow.

For maps produced in GIS software with combined raster and vector content, authors should prepare technically adequate files for both editable and final versions whenever required by the journal.

Supplementary files

In addition to the manuscript file, authors should upload all relevant accompanying materials, including:

  • separate figure files;
  • raw data files in Excel format where applicable;
  • any additional material required for the evaluation or technical preparation of the submission.

Reference style

The journal uses the American Psychological Association (APA) citation style.

Authors must:

  • ensure that all in-text citations are included in the reference list;
  • include only cited sources in the reference list;
  • provide DOI numbers where available;
  • ensure consistency and completeness of all bibliographic data.

In-text citations
References in the text should be cited by the author’s surname and year of publication.

Examples:

  • one author: (Smith, 2017);
  • if the author’s name appears in the sentence: Smith (2017);
  • two authors: (Smith & Peterson, 2017) or Smith and Peterson (2017);
  • more than two authors: (Smith et al., 2017).

 

When two or more works are cited in the same parentheses, they should be arranged in the same order in which they appear in the reference list.

Examples:

  • (Brown, 1980; Dawson & Briggs, 1974; Dawson & Jones, 1974; Smith et al., 1978).
    Two or more works by the same author published in the same year should be distinguished by adding a lowercase letter after the year.

Examples:

  • (Smith, 2003a);
  • (Smith, 2003b).
  • When an organization is the author, the full name should be used in the first citation.

Example:

  • World Meteorological Organization (WMO, 2011).

Reference list

At the end of the manuscript, references should be listed under the heading References.

The reference list must:

  • contain only sources cited in the text, including those cited in tables and figures;
  • be arranged alphabetically;
  • include DOI numbers where available;
  • use full official names when organizations are authors;

If no publication date is available, use (n.d.).
If a source has been accepted for publication but not yet published, use (in press).
If the original version of a non-English work is used, authors should cite the original title and provide an English translation of the title in square brackets. If an English translation is the version used, the English title should be cited directly.

Reference examples

Journal article – one author  

  • Author, A. A. (Year). Title of article: And subtitle. Journal Title, volume(issue), pages. 
  • Example: Smith, S. (2017). Main characteristics of political relations and cooperations. Geographica Pannonica, 21(1), 54–67.

Journal article – two authors  

  • Conway, D., & Schipper, E. L. F. (2011). Adaptation to climate change in Africa: Challenges and opportunities identified from Ethiopia. Global Environmental Change, 21, 227–237.
  • Journal article – more authors  

Rai, P. K., Nathawat, M. S., & Mohan, K. (2013). Glacier retreat in Doda Valley, Zanskar Basin, Jammu & Kashmir, India. Universal Journal of Geosciences, 1(3), 139–149.

  • Non-English article with translated title 
  • Šuvar, S. (2004). Sela u tranziciji [Villages in transition]. Teme, 3, 167–175.

Proceedings paper  

  • Beunen, R. (2016, September). Innovation in protected area governance: Competing models and their impact in different places. In J. Smith, L. Peterson, & G. Johns (Eds.), Proceedings of the Urban Conference 2016 (pp. 3–5), Berlin, Germany.

Book – one author  

  • Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book: And subtitle. Place: Publisher. 
  • Example: Agnew, J. (2002). Making political geography. New York: Oxford University Press.

Book – two authors  

  • Briscoe, J., & Malik, R. P. S. (2006). India’s water economy: Bracing for a turbulent future. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.

Book – more authors  

  • Hunt, L., Martin, T. R., Rosenwein, B. H., & Smith, B. G. (2010). The Making of the West: A Concise History, Combined Version: Peoples and Cultures. Macmillan Higher Education.

Book – no author  

  • Oxford Essential Atlas. (1996). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Chapter in an edited book  

  • Halpern, J. (1972). Town and countryside in Serbia in the nineteenth century: Social and household structure as reflected in the census of 1863. In P. Laslett & R. Wall (Eds.), Household and family in past time (pp. 401–427). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Dissertation  

  • Author, A. A. (Year). Title of doctoral dissertation (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Name of Institution, Location.

Technical report  

  • Author, A. A. (Year). Title of work (Report No. xxx). Place: Institution.

Organization as author  

  • World Meteorological Organization. (2006). Drought monitoring and early warning: Concepts, progress and future challenges (No. 1006).

Online source  

  • Authors should provide the full URL and the date of access where relevant.

Acknowledgements and funding information

All institutions and individuals who supported the research should be acknowledged.

Authors should also specify:

  • the title and code of the research project, if applicable;
  • the full name of the funding institution;
  • conference information, if the manuscript was previously presented in oral form.

Ethical compliance

  • By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that they comply with the journal’s editorial and ethical policies, including policies on originality, authorship, plagiarism, conflicts of interest, and AI use.
  • Declaration of AI Use: If artificial intelligence (AI) tools were used in the preparation of the manuscript, this must be clearly disclosed in an appropriate section (Acknowledgement) of the paper, including the name of the tool, the purpose of its use, and the extent of its contribution.
    • Suggested wording:
      The authors used [name of AI tool] for [state the purpose, e.g. language editing / grammar correction / formatting assistance]. The authors reviewed and edited the output as necessary and take full responsibility for the content of the manuscript.

Corrections after review

  • After peer review, authors are expected to revise the manuscript in accordance with reviewers’ and editors’ comments. Revised versions should be submitted within the period specified by the editorial office.

Submission Checklist

Before submission, please ensure that:

  • the manuscript is written in English;
  • the manuscript has not been published previously and is not under review elsewhere;
  • all authors have been entered into the submission system with their full names, affiliations, and e-mail addresses;
  • the authorship information entered into the system is complete and final, since the subsequent addition of authors is not permitted after submission;
  • the corresponding author is clearly identified;
  • the manuscript is technically prepared in accordance with the journal’s instructions;
  • the abstract and keywords are included;
  • all tables are included in the main text and raw data are submitted in Excel format when required;
  • all figures are included in the main text and submitted as separate files in an appropriate format;
  • figures are uploaded in accepted formats such as JPG, PDF, or EPS;
  • maps contain a scale bar, legend, and north arrow where applicable;
  • all references are formatted according to APA style;
  • DOI numbers are included where available;
  • the manuscript complies with the journal’s ethical and policy requirements.

Article Types and Preparation

Authors are responsible for ensuring that the manuscript is technically prepared in accordance with the journal’s instructions before submission. Manuscripts that are not technically compliant may be returned for correction before entering peer review.

A manuscript is considered technically complete only when:

  • the text is properly formatted;
  • all tables are placed in the manuscript in the correct positions;
  • all figures are both embedded in the manuscript and uploaded as separate files;
  • raw data are supplied when required;
  • all references are complete and consistently formatted.