Journal of Maps looking for student contributions

From the Journal of Maps:

We are currently inviting contributions for a special issue of the Journal of Maps Student Edition devoted to the production of university campus maps.

The aims are to

• develop excellence in the production of campus maps, targeted at general (i.e. an entire student body) or specific (e.g. visually impaired) audiences
• promote the role of cartography within spatial disciplines
• encourage the use and cross-fertilization of ideas between GIS, cartography and graphic design in the production of static and interactive maps
• develop relationships between university and department level cartographic specialisms

The Journal of Maps (http://www.journalofmaps.com) is an open-access electronic journal. Each article consists of a map or series of maps, in pdf format, accompanied by a relatively brief text (~2000 words). The map(s) could be designed for hardcopy handout to new students in an orientation package, or they could be designed as on-line interactive campus maps. It offers a unique outlet for graphical material that might be difficult or expensive to publish in conventional paper-based journals. Submission to the Student Edition requires support from an instructor or supervisor and is reviewed internally. Students must be currently studying for an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification. If a submission is accepted, a recommendation will be made as to whether the article is suitable for submission (and subsequent external peer review) to the full version of JoM.

We hope this issue will encourage both students and instructors on GIS and cartography courses to submit high quality material for review and potential publication. The quality of campus mapping, between universities, is often variable and the outputs from this issue are potentially of practical use to a wide audience.

Publication Schedule

1. If you are an instructor thinking of submitting material from your class and you would like to discuss aspects of this, please do contact

• Sally Hermansen: sallyh@geog.ubc.ca
• Mike Smith: michael.smith@kingston.ac.uk

2. If you are a student and would like to submit to this issue and have any queries, feel free to contact:

* Sally Hermansen: sallyh@geog.ubc.ca
* Mike Smith: michael.smith@kingston.ac.uk

3. If you are an instructor, please email a short note outlining the class and potential submissions, by 1st February 2008 to Sally Hermansen (sallyh@geog.ubc.ca).

4. The deadline for submission of completed maps/articles (~1000-2000 words) is 30th May 2008.

5. The Special Issue will be published by the end of 2008. The Journal is managed as a charitable learned society, and it charges a nominal submission fee of £15 for the Student Edition to help cover administrative costs.

Sally Hermansen, Editor for Campus Maps Special Issue, University of British Columbia
Dr Mike J Smith, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Maps
Dr Dick Berg, Editor, Journal of Maps Student Edition