· Submission of papers

Submission of a paper implies that it has not been published previously, that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that if accepted it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the publisher. If submitting a paper presented earlier at a conference, authors should upgrade the paper in order to comply with the standards of the journal. The paper should have a complete literature review, a sound theoretical background, comprehensive results and final conclusions. Interim results/conclusions are not normally acceptable.

Authors are requested to submit their papers online through the site: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/nurw

Manuscripts must be in English. The preferred format for submission is a single electronic file containing both text and all illustrations (photographs, maps, diagrams etc). Figures and tables should be separated from the text and be included at the end of the document. 

Proposed reviewers: Authors should include with their submission a list of three internationally reputable experts, actively involved in the research topics covered by the paper, one of which could be selected to serve as a potential reviewer of the paper. Contact details (mailing address, e-mail, phone, fax) should be provided for each of the proposed reviewers.

· For Paper preparation instructions please look here

· Proofs

Proofs will be sent to the author directly by the publisher (the first named author if no corresponding author is identified on multi-authored papers) and should be returned within 48 hours of receipt. Corrections should be restricted to typesetting errors; any others may be charged to the author. Any queries should be answered in full. Please note that authors are urged to check their proofs carefully before return, since the inclusion of late corrections cannot be guaranteed.

· Offprints

Please visit our publishers website for this information http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/journals_reprints

· Copyright

All authors must sign the Transfer of Copyright agreement before the paper can be published. This transfer agreement enables the Publishers to protect the copyrighted material for the authors, but does not affect the author's proprietary rights. The copyright transfer covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, photographic reproductions, microfilm, any other reproductions of similar nature and translations. It includes the right to adapt the article for use in conjunction with computer systems and programs, including reproduction or publication in machine-readable form and incorporation in retrieval systems.

Authors are responsible for obtaining from the copyright holder permission to reproduce any material for which copyright exists.