Electronic Green Journal Submission

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The Electronic Green Journal (EGJ) is a peer-reviewed, open-access online journal dedicated to sharing international environmental information.
Since its inception in July of 1994, EGJ has been one of the first peer-reviewed environmental journals to promote an open access publishing model. Today, EGJ follows the Diamond Open Access model, with no fees to either readers or authors.

EGJ is supported by the University of California Los Angeles Library and published by eScholarship, which is powered by the California Digital Library. eScholarship provides open access scholarly publishing services to the University of California.

Focus and Scope

The ELECTRONIC GREEN JOURNAL (EGJ) is a peer-reviewed publication dedicated to disseminating information on environmental protection, conservation, natural resource management, and ecologically sustainable regional development. Recognizing that environmental issues often span multiple disciplines and national borders, EGJ welcomes scholarly manuscripts from all fields and countries. As one of the first peer-reviewed environmental journals to adopt an open-access publishing model, EGJ has been providing unrestricted access to original articles, book reviews, and information on international environmental topics since its inception in July 1994.

The primary goal of the EGJ is to facilitate international scholarly communication on environmental issues. To achieve this, the journal aims to serve as both an open, active forum for discussions on environmental sustainability and an educational resource. It publishes a variety of content, including practical and scholarly articles, bibliographies, reviews, editorial comments, and essays. At the core of EGJ is its commitment to providing free, unbiased, high-quality information about environmental topics, offering an alternative to costly, commercially produced scientific journals. EGJ is intended for information consultants, environmentalists, ecologists, regional planners, publishers, booksellers, researchers, educators, librarians, students, and anyone interested in global sustainability and environmental issues. It is academically supported by the University of California, Los Angeles Library.

Submission Checklist

Manuscripts submitted to EGJ must not have been published previously or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Original contributions, written in American English, should be submitted online. All feature articles are reviewed by experts in the field. After review, articles are returned for revision before final acceptance. All materials are edited as necessary for clarity and conformity to EGJ standards. Because we provide all information to the community at no cost, we are unable to pay for submissions, and we do not charge authors to publish

Author Guidelines
For consideration of publication, authors should prepare manuscripts as follows:

All submissions must include a title page that lists all authors along with their degrees, email addresses, institutional affiliations, full mailing addresses, and phone and fax numbers (including country codes). The title, abstract, and author information should be formatted according to the instructions provided in the online submission guidelines. Authors must register with the journal before submitting; if already registered, they can simply log in and begin the submission process.

  1. The main text must be submitted as a stand-alone file in Microsoft Word format, without a title page, abstract, page numbers, or any headers or footers. Submissions in PDF format are not accepted.
  2. Each manuscript should begin with an abstract of no more than 150 words, summarizing the scope, methodology, and conclusions of the paper.
  3. If copyrighted material (such as quotations, tables, illustrations, etc.) is used, the author is responsible for obtaining permission from the copyright holder.
  4. A maximum of three tables and three figures may be included within the text of the paper. Authors are expected to format tables and figures for a professional appearance.
    All tables must be created using the table function within a word processing system or created in a spreadsheet. Figures needs to be included in the text of manuscript.
  5. Authors should follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Seventh Edition) for citation format within the text, bibliographic reference format in the reference list, and other stylistic guidelines.
    For additional guidance, authors may consult the Purdue Online Writing Lab 
  6. The online submission process requires manuscripts to be submitted in separate stages to ensure reviewer anonymity and to allow for appropriate formatting.

Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all the following items. Submissions may be returned to authors if they do not adhere to these guidelines.

  1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word file format.
  3. When available, the URLs to access references online are provided, including those for open access versions of the reference.
  4. The text is single-spaced; uses Arial 10-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining; and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.

Copyright Notice

The following is an agreement between the Electronic Green Journal (the Journal) and the submitter (the Author), governing the work currently being submitted including the primary contribution as well as any supporting materials such as an abstract, data sets, media files, figures, or tables created by the Author and any co-authors (the Submission).

The Journal is an open access journal, which means that all content is freely available without charge to readers or their institutions. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.

1. As consideration for publication in the Journal, the Author grants the Journal the following rights:

1.1. A non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free right to publish, reproduce, publicly display, publicly perform and distribute the Work in perpetuity throughout the world in all means of expression by any method or media now known or hereafter developed; and

1.2. A non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free right to license others, including databases or printing vendors, to do any or all of the above on a non-exclusive basis.

2. The Author warrants that:

2.1. The Author is the author of the Submission, or is authorized to act on behalf of the author(s) and copyright holder (if different from the author(s)), and has the power to convey the rights granted in this agreement.

2.2. If the Submission has multiple authors, the other authors are identified in the Submission, and the Author will inform the other authors of the terms of this agreement.

2.3. Any textual, graphic or multimedia material included in the Submission that is the intellectual property or work of another is identified and cited in the Submission.

2.4. If the Submission reproduces any material that is the intellectual property of another, the Author has received permission to publish that material in the Submission, or the material is being incorporated based on an informed, reasonable, and good faith application of fair use.

2.5. The Submission is the original work of the Author(s). To the best of the Author’s knowledge, it does not contain matter that is obscene, libelous, or defamatory; it does not knowingly violate another’s right of privacy, right of publicity, or other legal right; does not contain false or misleading statements; and is otherwise not unlawful.

2.6. The Submission has not been previously published, and is not pending review elsewhere. If this is not the case, the Author will provide the Journal with information about the other locations where the Submission appears or is pending review. Prior distribution of a Submission does not mean a Submission will not be considered for publication; the Journal is primarily concerned with other appearances in similar publications.

2.7. If the Author is a student, the Author agrees to share their work and waive any privacy rights granted by FERPA or any other law, policy or regulation, with respect to the Submission, for the purpose of publication. If the Author has any student co-authors, the Author will obtain a signed copy of this agreement from those co-authors.

2.8. The Submission complies with all relevant Journal policies and submission guidelines provided on the Journal’s website at the time of submission, including any policies on conflict of interest, informed consent, human and animal rights, or appropriate content.

3. Indemnification

The Author will indemnify and hold the Journal harmless against loss, damages, expenses, awards, and judgments arising from breach of any of the above warranties.

4. Author’s Rights and Obligations

4.1. Nothing in this agreement constitutes a transfer of the copyright by the Author. As such, the Author retains all rights not expressly granted herein, including but not limited to, the right:

4.1.1. To reproduce and distribute the Submission, and to authorize others to reproduce and distribute the Submission, in any format;

4.1.2. To post the Submission in an institutional repository or the Author’s personal or departmental web page.

4.1.3. To include the Submission, in whole or in part, in another work.

4.2. If the Author distributes the Submission on another website or in another publication (as described above), the Journal will be cited as the source of first publication.

5. Rights for Readers

The Journal and the Author agree that the Submission will be distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), or other later version of the same license, that allows others to copy, distribute, translate, adapt, and build upon the Submission, even commercially, as long as they provide appropriate credit to the author(s). Anyone who uses or redistributes the Submission under this license must indicate any changes that were made, must link to the license, and cannot imply that the author(s) endorse them or their use. More information about this license is available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

6. Termination

The Author agrees to the terms of this agreement for the Submission being considered for publication. If the Submission is declined, this agreement is terminated.

Peer Review

Manuscripts submitted to the journal are evaluated by an editor, an editorial panel or a panel of experts (peers) in the field before being accepted for publication.

This journal operates a double anonymous peer review policy.

Licences

The following licences are allowed:

  • CC BY 4.0
    Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

Publication Cycle

This journal is published twice a year, with submissions accepted on a rolling basis.

All papers within the journal are assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) at the time of publication.

Sections

Section or article type

Public Submissions

Peer Reviewed

Indexed

Articles

Reviews

Editorials

Research Reports

Essays

Columns

Opinion Pieces

Poems