Information for Authors

‘Transactions’ a Journal of the Institute of Indian Geographers is published twice a year in January and July. The editor invites original articles that will contribute to advances and debates in all the sub-disciplines of Geography.

Manuscripts should be submitted to:                              

The Editor
Transactions, Institute of Indian Geographers
Department of Geography
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Ganeshkhind, Pune – 411 007

Authors are requested to submit manuscripts with a set of original maps/illustrations as a soft copy through email at the email ID transactions.iig@gmail.com. It should be an MS word file and all illustrations (diagrams, maps, photo plates, etc.) in tiff or jpeg file format. We send each manuscript to at least two reviewers.

Manuscripts should preferably not exceed ten printed pages or between 3000-4000 words. They should be typed double-spaced on A-4 size paper (21 x 28 cm) with wide margins. The manuscript should contain a title page, an abstract, the list of references cited, tables, a list of figures, and captions. Authors sending their figures as soft copies should provide each figure separately in tiff or jpeg format.

The letter accompanying the manuscript should contain a statement confirming that neither the whole article nor any substantial portion of it has been published elsewhere. If you have any questions or require more detailed guidelines for authors contact the Editor or Managing Editor. The mail ID as well as mobile numbers are given below.

Editor –
Prof. D. K. Nayak, Shillong,
Email ID: dknak@rediffmail.com
Cell No. +91 9436103290

Managing Editor –
Dr. Avinash M. Kandekar, Pune.
Email ID: avikandekar@gmail.com
Cell No. +91 9881234502

References cited in the text to be given in alphabetical order using the ‘APA’ referencing system are as follows:

  1. Goudie, A. G. (2004). Encyclopedia of geomorphology (Vol. 2). Psychology Press.
  2. Smith, K. G. (1950). Standards for grading texture of erosional topography. American journal of Science, 248(9), 655-668.

Spellings of Oxford Dictionary are used. Footnotes should be avoided.

Authors alone are responsible for the views expressed in their articles and for obtaining permission for copyright material.