On behalf of Tony Hernandez (thern...@research.ryerson.ca) and the AAG Business Geography Specialty Group, here is a call for papers for a Focus Section on Business Geography in The Professional Geographer.
Authors are encouraged to submit original ‘full paper’ research contributions for an issue of The Professional Geographer with a ‘Focus Section’ on Business Geography. The focus section aims to showcase leading research in the business geography field, with business geography broadly defined as the integration of ‘geographic analysis, reasoning and technology for the improvement of… business decisions’. Research contributions for this issue should be centered on the application of geographic theories to applied real‐world business decision making. This includes a broad range of sub‐topics, including (but not limited to): * retail and service geography * consumer behavior * business analytics and mobile GIS * customer segmentation * demographic trends * network planning and optimization * logistics and supply‐chain management * performance forecasting and modeling * land‐use planning, policy and commercial structure Submission and Review of Papers Submissions must include a cover letter containing a statement that the manuscript has not been submitted for publication elsewhere, and will not be submitted elsewhere until a decision has been rendered by the Focus Section Editor. Manuscripts will be sent to at least two outside reviewers. The review process will take four to six months. Full papers are to be submitted by Friday November 30th 2012 to the Focus Section Editor. Any questions should be directed to Dr Tony Hernandez at thern...@research.ryerson.ca or 1‐416‐979‐5000 ext. 7200. ------- Murray Rice Department of Geography University of North Texas Tel: (940) 565-3861 Fax: (940) 369-8652 Web: www.geography.unt.edu/~rice
