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INFORMATION FOR CONTRIBUTORS TO
HUMAN ECOLOGY REVIEW

Human Ecology Review is a semiannual journal that publishes peer-reviewed interdisciplinary research on all aspects of human-environment interactions ( Research in Human Ecology ). Human Ecology Review is indexed or abstracted in Environment Abstracts, Environmental Knowledgebase, Environmental Periodicals Bibliography, Linguistic and Language Behavior Abstracts, Social Planning and Policy Abstracts, and Sociological Abstracts . The journal also publishes essays, discussion papers, dialogue, and commentary on special topics relevant to human ecology ( Human Ecology Forum ), book reviews ( Contemporary Human Ecology ), and letters, announcements, and other items of interest ( Human Ecology Bulletin ).

Author Instructions.

Submissions should be sent to HEReview@wooster.edu.

Format

Authors should submit a single Word document file that includes tables and figures rather than sending multiple files. The manuscript should be double-spaced, 12 pt font with 1 inch margins. Page numbers should be in upper right corner. The entire manuscript should be free of any underlining or boldface type; use italics only for emphasis and in references (see below). Headings should be centered with initial capitalization only, subheadings should be flush left.

Title Page
Contains the title of the manuscript, authors' names, affiliations, and mailing addresses. Author identification will be removed before manuscripts are sent out for review.

Abstract
The Abstract should be 150 words or less with 3 to 5 key words. The text should not include any author identification.

Keywords
3-5 words that can further attract readers who are interested in your topic

Heading Style
Headings should be centered with initial capitalization only (all caps is not preferred), subheadings should be flush left.

Reference Style
References should conform to APA style. See below; also see http://www.apastyle.org

Endnotes
Endnotes should be used rather than footnotes.

Tables and Figures
Tables should be clear and concise, and should be able to "stand alone" i.e., complete headings and footnotes should be used to clarify entries. Figures must be black and white; they should be of professional quality and ready for publication. Figures that are not available on disk will be scanned electronically for final production. To have clear, precise reproduction, all figures should be original proofs. Photos should be in jpg or bmp format at 300 dpi resolution. All tables and figures should be referred to in the text and notation should be made in the manuscript indicating approximately where each should be placed.

References
Citation of references in the text should follow this format: Henry (1998) or (Henry & Wright, 1997) or (Henry et al., 1996, 22-24) or (Henry, 1995, 1998; Wright, 1994). The list of references should be arranged alphabetically by author. All authors of a work must be listed. Multiple citations by the same author[s] in the reference list should be listed by name rather than --------.

Sample References
Schoenfeld, A. C., Meier, R., & Griffin, R.J. (1979). Constructing a social problem: The press and the environment. Social Problems, 27, 38-61.
Cohen, J. (1995). How Many People Can the Earth Support? New York: W. W. North.
Altman, I. & Low, S. (Eds.). (1992). Place Attachment. New York: Plenum.
Varner, G. (1995). Can animal rights activists be environmentalists? In C. Pierce and D. VanDeVeer (Eds.), People, Penguins, and Plastic Trees, 2nd Edition (pp. 254-273). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Other topics
Please avoid gender bias by, e.g., restricting the use of masculine nouns and pronouns to occasions in which men are the specific topic. When making comments about people in general, 'he or she' and 'humanity' are preferred to 'he' or 'mankind'.

Send manuscript submissions to :

Dr. Susan Clayton
Whitmore-Williams Professor of Psychology
Chair of Environmental Studies
The College of Wooster
930 College Mall
Wooster, OH 44691
HEReview@wooster.edu