Submissions

Author Guidelines

The European Journal of Sustainable Development is currently being published in one volume per year of three issues in the months of Febbruary, June and October.

Manuscripts may be submitted electronically directly to:

  ejsd@ecsdev.org

EJSD Journal will consider only manuscripts submited through institutional email addresses that can be easily verified.

Submitted manuscripts must not have been published previously, moreover submission to the journal will be deemed to imply that the manuscript will not be submitted elsewhere if accepted. We strongly encourage authors to submit manuscripts that are under  20 pages / 10,000 words including everything (except detailed data descriptions and experimental instructions). While we understand some papers must be longer, if a paper (except for data and instructions) is longer than the aforementioned length it may be rejected without review.

General Requirements

• All manuscript should be written in Englishor Italian. Title and abstract should be written only in English.
• We only accept text files or files in .doc format (such as from Microsoft Word). We do not accept PDF submissions.
• Articles should be approximately 2,000-7,000 words in length and should not exceed 20 pages. They should be written as continuous expository narrative in a chapter or article style—not as lists of points or a PowerPoint presentation.
• Please remember that the articles are to be published in a fully refereed academic journal. This means that the style and structure of your text should be relatively formal. For instance, you should not submit a verbatim transcript of your oral presentation, such as ‘Today I want to speak to you about …’.
• Article submissions must contain no more than 30% of textual material published in other places by the same author or authors, and these other places must be acknowledged and cited; in other words, the remaining 70% of the article must be unique and original to your current submission.
• Authors must ensure the accuracy of citations, quotations, diagrams, tables and maps.
• Articles must have a minimum of ten scholarly references.
• Spelling can vary according to national usage, but should be internally consistent.
• Articles should be thoroughly checked and proofread before submission, both by the author and a critical editorial friend. After you have submitted your article you are unable to make any changes to it during the refereeing process, although if accepted, you will have a chance to make minor revisions after refereeing and before the final submission of your article.
• Articles will be assessed by referees against nine criteria or fewer, if some criteria do not apply to a particular kind of article.

A possible example can be found at the following link: http://ojs.ecsdev.org/index.php/ejsd/article/view/71/65

Page and text Layout

Please use the following rule of text for your manuscript:

1. Set your pages up so that you have 1 inch margins (2.54 cm) on the left, right, top, and bottom of each page.
2. Title: 16 pts. Centered, .
3. Keywords: 10 pts., Italic, Justified.
4. Abstract: 10 pts., Justified.
5. Section headings: 11 pts. Numbered, Bold, alignment left. 
6. Indent your section headings by 1/2 inch (1.27 cm)
7. Text: 11 pts, single line, Justified, Garamond .Type only one space in between sentences.
8. Tables and figures: Included in the text, centered and numbered, 10 pts., Justified.
9. References: Use APA style for references. 
10. Indent the references in the bibliography by 1/2 inch (1.27 cm), exept the first line.
11. Tables and figures: Included in the text, centered and numbered.
12. Do not use page or section breaks in your word document.
13. Assign a number to every page of the paper. Number all pages in the upper right-hand corner.

References: References to other publications must be in APA reference style. All references must correspond to citations in the text. Please double check this before submitting a manuscript. Use initials for first and middle names. Give the names of all the authors. For date of publication, only provide the year unless it is a newspaper article, in which case provide the complete date. List references alphabetically by first author. 

Sequence of the Article: In summary, the mandatory sequence of material in the paper should be title, author names, author affiliations, abstract, Keywords, body of the paper, acknowledgements (if any), references, appendices (if any).

The Editorial Decision

Reviewers evaluate the manuscript on the basis of originality, technical quality, clarity of presentation, and importance to the field. The Editors evaluate the reviewers’ arguments in the context of the scope and aims of the journal and make the final decision on each manuscript. The possible decisions include: accept; revise to address the concerns of the reviewers before the editors make a final decision; reject but consider a resubmission if significant additional work is completed; or decline on the grounds of major technical or interpretational flaws, insufficient advance, or lack of novelty and interest.

In cases when reviewers make different or conflicting recommendations, the Editors may request additional information from the reviewers, consult other experts, and/or ask the authors to clarify sections in question. Some manuscripts that are declined may be considered upon resubmission if significant additional work is completed, but authors are required to let the Editor know that the work is being resubmitted for reconsideration.

Reviewers may be asked to review subsequent versions of the manuscript, especially if new data have been added to the paper, to evaluate whether the authors have addressed the scientific concerns. In such cases, blind copies of all reviewers’ comments are normally sent to the reviewers. The Editors will expedite any additional rounds of reviews to ensure timely publication. Any appeals should be addressed to the Editor (editor@ecsdev.org) and should include a concise statement of the specific reason for appeal. The Editors strongly disapprove of any attempts by authors to determine the identity of reviewers or to confront potential reviewers. The editorial policy of this journal is neither to confirm nor to deny any speculation about the identities of our reviewers.

Correction of the galley proofs is the responsibility of the Corresponding Author. Extensive or important changes on page proofs, including changes to the title or list of authors, are subject to review by the editor. The corresponding author will receive galley proofs, which should be corrected and returned within 48 hours of receipt.

Authors must retain a copy of every contribution, as these will not be sent along with the proofs to be corrected by the authors.

Plagiarism Policy

The EJSD Journal will judge any plagiarism policy on its own merits. If plagiarism is detected either by the editors, peer reviewers or editorial staff at any stage of the publication the author/s will be requested to rewrite the text or quote exactly and to cite the original source. If the plagiarism is extensive, that is, if at least 25% of the original submission is plagiarism - the article may be rejected.

Responsibility of the contents rests upon the authors and not upon the publisher.

Submission Fee: The European Journal of Sustainable Development does not apply any article submission Fee.

Processing Fee Print and Online edition: The Article Processing Charge for publication in the European Journal of Sustainable Development is EUR 750. The Journal fee as stated above applies on each accepted manuscript including shipping of one original hard copy to the corresponding author. For more copies of the journal please contact the editor. Authors are not required to pay at the moment of submission. If the paper will be accepted, the Authors will be guided through the payment procedure.

Processing Fee Online edition: The Article Processing Charge for the online only publication in the European Journal of Sustainable Development is EUR 550. The Journal fee as stated above applies on each accepted manuscript. Authors are not required to pay at the moment of submission. If the paper will be accepted, the Authors will be guided through the payment procedure.