Editorial principles
A short public guide to the standards behind Issue 01. Final contributor terms and licensing details will accompany selection.
All proposals, including invited proposals, undergo editorial review. Selected field, case and visual work may receive community-informed commentary; selected research may receive optional scholarly peer review.
An invitation never guarantees publication.Authorship should reflect meaningful contribution. Community knowledge should be credited and, where appropriate, developed through meaningful co-authorship. All co-authors must consent to submission.
Contributions must be original or disclose prior circulation and substantial overlap. Third-party text, images, maps, diagrams and datasets must be cited and appropriately licensed or permissioned.
Authors remain responsible for consent and the safe handling of people, communities, locations and sensitive material. The Journal may request revision, anonymisation, redaction or withdrawal where avoidable harm remains.
Collect and publish only what the contribution genuinely needs. Consider how maps, geolocation, imagery, demographic details and linked datasets could expose people, routes, services or communities.
Substantive use of generative AI in text, images, analysis, translation or code must be disclosed. AI tools cannot be authors. Human authors remain accountable for accuracy, originality, confidentiality and permissions.
Use clear headings, descriptive captions and meaningful link text. Selected contributors will be asked for alt text and, where appropriate, a plain-language summary.
Editors, reviewers and authors should disclose material conflicts. Concerns, correction requests or access needs may be raised with the editorial lead and routed through IIHA/Fordham processes.
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