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FOCUS on Geography Submission Guidelines          Manuscript submissions are to be sent electronically to either of the co-editors, Peggy Gripshover (margaret.gripshover@wku.edu) or Tom Bell (thomas.bell@wku.edu). FOCUS on Geography welcomes article ideas and manuscripts from geographers and those who write geographically. Articles must be excellent in quality and written for a general audience. A personal point of view and a sense of humor are welcome. FOCUS on Geography provides a place for geographers' individual voices to emerge from the babble of professional jargon. Brief articles are five to ten pages double-spaced; feature articles are about fifteen pages double-spaced. Please submit your manuscript in a digital format in MS Word (Macintosh files can be accepted if the author does not have an alternative).  Photographs or other images (including maps) must be submitted in digital format, be of very high quality, sharply focused, and reasonably bright for clear viewing; 5” x 7” prints should be scanned at 600 dpi and smaller prints should be scanned at 900 dpi. TIFF and JPEG formats are acceptable but TIFF is preferred. Maps should be used to illustrate essays; the design and production of maps should be individually discussed with the editors. Authors without cartographic background or map production capability should consult with the editors early on. Authors should indicate in the text the preferred location of figures. Images should not be included in the text but, rather, should be saved to a separate file, along with any captions. Due to the large size of image files, it is preferred that images be transferred to a CD and mailed to the editors. Each manuscript will be sent to at least two referees. The acceptance or rejection of manuscripts is based on referees’ and the editors' comments and criteria. Your manuscript can only be accepted if it has not been published in another publication or submitted to another publication. The American Geographical Society will retain copyrights of all articles published in FOCUS. FOCUS on Geography does not pay for articles; authors receive multiple copies of "their" issue. For further details, please contact: Editor: Dr. Peggy Gripshover email: margaret.gripshover@wku.edu Department of Geography and Geology 1906 College Heights Blvd, #31066 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY 42101-1066 Editor: Dr. Tom Bell Email: thomas.bell@wku.edu Department of Geography and Geology 1906 College Heights Blvd, #31066 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY 42101-1066