JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY
Guide for Authors
Types of contribution
1. Original research articles (Regular Articles)
2. Essay Reviews
3. Monographs
4. Letters
to the Editors
5. Book Reviews
Original research articles should report the results of original research. The material
should not have been previously published elsewhere, except in a preliminary form.
Essay Reviews will deal with tightly defined topics
which are highly novel and of particular interest to the readership of the Journal. These Reviews discuss topics that may be rather dispersed
in the literature, but with a high degree of relevance to experimental marine ecology. Monographs Monographs are comprehensive
and integrated studies (up to 100 pages) that represent a detailed synthesis and in-depth interpretation of results. A small number (2
to 4) of monographs will be published a year, authors should consult with the editors regarding possible contributions prior to submission
of full monographs. Letters to the Editor will offer a forum for readers to publish short comments or useful points of criticism
and debate on papers published in the Journal. Book Reviews will be included in the journal on a range of relevant books
which are not more than 2 years old. Book reviews will be solicited by the Book Review Editor. Unsolicited reviews will not usually be
accepted, but suggestions for appropriate books for review may be sent to the Book Review Editor:
M.G. Chapman,
Centre for Research
on Ecological Impacts of Coastal Cities,
Marine Ecology Laboratories A11,
University of Sydney, NSW 2006,
Australia
Submission of manuscripts
Submission of an article is understood to imply that the article is original and is not being
considered for publication elsewhere. Submission also implies that all authors have approved the paper for release and are in agreement
with its content.
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This site will guide authors stepwise through the submission process. Authors can upload their articles as Microsoft (MS) Word or WordPerfect
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which is used for the reviewing process. Authors are requested to suggest up to 4 possible reviewers, their names and e-mail addresses.
Authors, reviewers, and editors send and receive all correspondence by e-mail and no paper correspondence is necessary.
Preparation
of manuscripts
1. Manuscripts should be written in English. Authors whose native language is not English are strongly advised
to have their manuscripts checked by an English-speaking colleague prior to submission.
2. Manuscripts should be typewritten, with numbered
lines, wide margins and double spacing throughout, i.e. also for abstracts, footnotes and references. Every page of the manuscript,
including the title page, references, tables, etc., should be numbered in the upper right-hand corner. However, in the text no reference
should be made to page numbers; if necessary, one may refer to sections. Underline words that should be in italics, and do not underline
any other words. Avoid excessive usage of italics to emphasize part of the text.
3. Manuscripts in general should be organized in
the following order:
Title (should be clear, descriptive and concise)
Name(s) of author(s)
Complete postal address(es) of
affiliations
Full telephone, Fax and E-mail number of the corresponding author
Present address(es) of author(s) if applicable
Complete correspondence address to which the proofs should be sent
Abstract
Key words (indexing terms), normally 3-6 items (alphabetized)
Introduction
Material studied, area descriptions, methods, techniques
Results
Discussions
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
and any additional information concerning research grants, etc.
References
Tables
Figure captions
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letter type.
5. SI units should be used.
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and illustrations which are not in the proper form given in this guide.
Language Editing
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Abstracts
The abstract should be clear, descriptive and not longer than 400 words.
Tables
Tables should be
numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in order of appearance in the text. Type each table double-spaced on a separate page with
a short descriptive title typed directly above and with essential footnotes below.
Figures
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References
1. All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references following the text of the
manuscript. The manuscript should be carefully checked to ensure that the spelling of author's names and dates are exactly the same in
the text as in the reference list.
2. In the text refer to the author's name (without initial) and year of publication, followed
- if necessary - by a short reference to appropriate pages. Examples: "Since Peterson (1993) has shown that. . ." "This is in agreement
with results obtained later (Kramer, 1993, pp. 12-16)".
3. When reference is made to a work by two authors, both names should be
given using "and". If reference is made in the text to a publication written by more than two authors, the name of the first author should
be used followed by "et al.". This indication, however, should never be used in the list of references. In this list names of first author
and co-authors should be mentioned.
4. References cited together in the text should be arranged chronologically. The list of references
should be arranged alphabetically on author's names, and chronologically per author. If an author's name in the list is also mentioned
with co-authors the following order should be used: publications of the single author, arranged according to publication dates - publications
of the same author with one co-author - publications of the author with more than one co-author. Publications by the same author(s) in
the same year should be listed as 1993a, 1993b, etc. For Volume (Vol.) Bulletin (Bull.), and No., Arabic numerals should be used (not
underlined); the full number of pages should be given in the form of pp. 123-128.
5. Use the following system for arranging your
references:
a. For periodicals
Jones, H.D., Richards, O.G., Southern, T.A., 1992. Gill dimensions, water pumping and body size
in the mussel Mytilus edulis I. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 155(2), 213-237.
b. For books
Clark, R.B., 1992. Marine pollution,
3rd ed. Clarendon Press, Oxford.
c. For multi-author books
Hawkins, A.J.S., Baynes, B.L., 1992. Physiological processes, and
the regulation of production. In: Gosling, E. (Ed.), The mussel Mytilus: ecology, physiology, genetics and culture. Elsevier Publishers
B.V., Amsterdam, pp. 171-222.
6. The name of the journal should be abbreviated according to the International List of Periodical
Title Word Abbreviations, published by the International Serials Data Systems; Paris, France.
7. In the case of publications in any
language other than English, the original title is to be retained. However, the titles of publications in non-Latin alphabets should
be transliterated, and a notation such as "(in Russian)" or "(in Greek, with English abstract)" should be added.
8. Work accepted
for publication but not yet published should be referred to as "in press".
9. References concerning unpublished data and "personal
communications" should not be cited in the reference list but may be mentioned in the text.
Formulae
1. Formulae should
be typewritten, if possible. Leave ample space around the formulae.
2. Subscripts and superscripts should be clear.
3. Greek
letters and other non-Latin or handwritten symbols should be explained in the margin where they are used. Take special care to show clearly
the difference between zero (0) and the letter O, and between one (1) and the letter l.
4. Give the meaning of all symbols immediately
after the equation in which they are first used.
5. For simple fractions use the solidus (/) instead of a horizontal line.
6.
Equations should be numbered serially at the right-hand side in parentheses. In general only equations explicitly referred to in the
text need be numbered.
7. The use of fractional powers instead of root signs is recommended. Also powers of e are often more conveniently
denoted by exp.
8. Levels of statistical significance which can be mentioned without further explanation are *p<0.05, **p<0.01
and ***p<0.001.
9. In chemical formulae, valence of ions should be given as, e.g., Ca2+ not as Ca++.
10. Isotope numbers should
precede the symbols, e.g., 18O.
11. The repeated writing of chemical formulae in the text is to be avoided where reasonably possible;
instead, the name of the compound should be given in full. Exceptions may be made in the case of a very long name occurring very frequently
or in the case of a compound being described as the end product of a gravimetric determination (e.g., phosphate as P2O5).
Footnotes
1. Footnotes should only be used if absolutely essential. In most cases it should be possible to incorporate the information
in normal text.
2. If used, they should be numbered in the text, indicated by superscript numbers, and kept as short as possible.
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B-cell tumor from a chronic lymphatic leukemia (GenBank accession no. BE675048), and a T-cell lymphoma (GenBank accession no. AA361117)".
Authors are encouraged to check accession numbers used very carefully. An error in a letter or number can result in a dead
link.
In the final version of the printed article, the accession number text will not appear bold or underlined (see Example
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leukemia (GenBank accession no. BE675048), and a T-cell lymphoma (GenBank accession no. AA361117)".
In the final version of
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and BF223228), a B-cell tumor from a chronic lymphatic leukemia (GenBank accession no. BE675048), and a T-cell lymphoma (GenBank accession
no. AA361117)".
Nomenclature
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Bacteria, and the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
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3. The first
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unless they can all be referred to a general work in which the authorities are given. Scientific names of species referred to in other
studies need no authority. Generic names should only be abbreviated when immediately preceded in the text by the mention of the same
species or another of the same genus.
4. All biocides and other organic compounds must be identified by their Geneva names when first
used in text. Active ingredients of all formulations should be likewise identified.
5. For chemical nomenclature, the conventions
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Nomenclature should be followed.
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