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2021年4月25日星期日
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Herpetologica and Herpetological Monographs Instructions for Authors – 2019
GENERAL INFORMATION
Herpetologica and Herpetological Monographs publish original papers dealing largely or exclusively with the biology of amphibians and reptiles. Manuscripts are especially encouraged that quantitatively test important hypotheses, address important theoretical issues, and carefully analyze the diversity, systematics, and evolution of amphibians and reptiles. Herpetologica publishes manuscripts that are approximately 45 or fewer pages, including title, text, appendices, tables, figures, and captions. [The total page count of 45 manuscript pages does not include files that will be supplemental online-only files]. Herpetological Monographs publishes manuscripts that are longer than 45 manuscript pages.
Herpetologica and Herpetological Monographs do not publish notes or short communications, although short manuscripts may be considered for Herpetologica by the Editor on a case-by-case basis. Submitted manuscripts will be evaluated for the appropriateness of the topic for the journal and on their scientific merit, including the importance of hypotheses or theories addressed and quality of the experimental design and writing.
Authors are accountable for legal and proper acquisition and use of study animals. Therefore, the corresponding author should indicate in a submitted cover letter that all contributors observed appropriate ethical and legal guidelines and regulations. Applicable guidelines and regulations include: (1) the ASIH-HL-SSAR Guidelines for Use of Live Amphibians and Reptiles in Field Research (Beaupre 2004); (2) state, federal, and international laws concerning the collection and transport of live or preserved specimens; (3) legal acquisition of animals from reputable dealers; and (4) Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee approval for the care of animals and study procedures used (OLAW 2002). All relevant permit and protocol numbers should be cited in both the cover letter and Acknowledgments of the manuscript). Submitted studies that deviate from acceptable practices are subject to rejection.
MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION AND PROCESSING
Manuscripts must be submitted electronically using the online submission system:
For Herpetologica: http://www.edmgr.com/herpetologica/
For Herpetological Monographs: http://www.edmgr.com/herpmonographs/
In preparing the manuscript and graphics, follow the guidelines given below. Manuscripts ready for submission should be uploaded in MSWord (*.doc or *.docx) or rich text format (*.rtf). Manuscripts can also be uploaded as PDF files, but these must be accompanied by the files(s) originally generated with word-processing software. If any figures accompany the manuscript, each must be uploaded as a graphics file separately from the manuscript text file and should be in TIFF, GIF, JPG, Postscript, or EPS format (not as PDF). All figures should be in order and clearly labeled. Captions for any figures should be provided in the manuscript file only. Authors should retain a copy of the original manuscript file and all original artwork and photographs until the review and decision process is complete.
Authors who have attractive or interesting images (such as photographs or photographs overlaid with data figures) that relate to their manuscripts may suggest their use on the cover of the journal. Mention such images in the cover letter accompanying the manuscript submission, or submit images to the Editor for consideration.
We also encourage submission of supporting material associated with a manuscript to an online database or repository; whenever possible, accession or catalog numbers for such materials
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should be given in the manuscript. The supporting material should not be essential for inclusion in the manuscript, but should be beneficial to readers. Examples of such materials include more detailed methods, data sets, additional tables or figures (including color images), video and audio files, etc. Allen Press (AP; our publisher) provides an online repository, as do other web sites such as GenBank, Dryad, etc. For additional information about preparing or submitting supplementary information, please contact the Editor.
Pre-publication Verification of Figures
Allen Press offers complimentary access to figure-verification software online—Allen veriFig™ v12.04 allows editors and authors to quickly determine if digital images are correctly prepared for production according to AP publication specifications. Navigate your web application to http://verifig.allenpress.com and log in with an email address and password (“figcheck”). There, authors can submit multiple files and receive a report that provides details about the resolution, figure size, fonts, and color mode of the files. For additional information about using veriFig, consult the Guide to Allen veriFig in the Education Library on the AP website, or click on the Contact Help Desk link on the veriFig login page.
Reprints, Proofs, and Revisions
Once accepted manuscripts have been typeset, page proofs are sent to the corresponding author prior to publication. The corresponding author should distribute the proofs to coauthors. Each author should carefully check the proofs against the edited manuscript. The authors assume all responsibility for detecting errors at this stage. Revision of content, wording, or style should not be made in the proofs; all such revisions should be made prior to the proofing stage. Authors will be invoiced for charges resulting from changes in proofs other than correction of printer’s and editor’s errors.
Reprints and high-quality PDF files of articles may be purchased from AP, using information provided to the corresponding author at the time that page proofs are received.
Publication Charges.—Authors who are current members of the Herpetologists' League (HL) are requested to pay page charges of $25°° per printed page up to 15 pages, and $75°° per printed page beyond 15 pages. Authors who are not members of HL are required to pay full page charges of $75°° per page of published article. In the case of multi-authored papers, at least one of the authors must be a member of HL before a manuscript is finally accepted in order to be eligible for the reduced page charges for members. All authors are assessed costs for any special handling that may be required for their illustrations, such as color photographs. The charge is $450°° for each figure containing color content. Color figures may be published online at no charge.
Authors may opt to purchase “Open Access” for their article. For HL members, the price for open access is $2,000°° per article. For non-members, the price is $2,500°° for open access. Open access fees are paid in lieu of page charges; that is, authors will pay either open access fees or page charges, but not both.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
Herpetologica and Herpetological Monographs do not follow a published style manual. For specific guidance on preparing the manuscript, follow the instructions given here. For additional examples of appropriate formatting and style, see recent (2015) issues of Herpetologica or Herpetological Monographs, or contact the Editor.
Overall Document Format
All manuscripts must use American English spelling and grammar conventions. Use active voice consistently throughout the manuscript. Submit the manuscript as a Word (*.doc or *.docx) or rich text format (*.rtf) document, having the following format:
• North American letter page size (8.5 by 11 inches; 21.6 by 27.9 cm).
• Portrait page orientation unless landscape orientation is needed to accommodate wide tables or figures.
• 1 inch (2.5 cm) margins on all sides.
• 12 point font size.
• Double-spacing throughout entire manuscript (including literature cited, table and figure captions, and table contents).
• Each paragraph indented 0.5 inch (1.25 cm).
• Continuous line numbers.
• Left-justification.
• No additional spaces or line breaks between paragraphs.
• No automatic hyphenation.
• All pages, including tables and figure captions, labeled in the upper right-hand corner with the author’s name and page number (e.g., using the header function in word-processing application).
• If an author submits a supplemental file that will be posted online only, the file must be in final format. Neither the editorial staff nor AP will make any changes to the content or format of the supplemental file. If the article is accepted, the supplemental file will be posted online “as is.”
MANUSCRIPT SECTIONS AND FORMATTING
Manuscripts are usually arranged in the following order: title page, abstract and key words, narrative text (usually with sections described below), literature cited, appendices, tables, figure captions (figures are submitted as separate files, discussed below).
Title Page.—Include the title, author’s name(s), and author’s address(es), and a right running head; no periods at the end of any line.
• Title centered, bold-faced, in title format (no full-caps); title should be brief and informative (ideally ≤15 words)
o If included, genus and species names should be italicized and standard common names should be treated as plural proper nouns (i.e., capitalized).
• Author names are centered, in small caps and title case (i.e., first letter of each name in large cap, remaining letters in small caps), with commas appearing outside any superscripts (if used).
o Multiple author names should be matched to addresses by superscript numbers, with no space between author name and superscript number or between superscript numbers.
o Email address of corresponding author and any address changes noted by superscript number.
• Addresses are centered, with major words capitalized and postal codes used for states; country names are used; no periods in state and country abbreviations.
• Footnotes are used to designate present address and correspondence email address.
o Indented, with space between superscripted number and first word of footnote
o Small caps, no underline or hyperlink, no hyphen in “email”
• The right running head (RRH) should provide the author name(s), an en-dash, and an abbreviated title for the manuscript; the total length of the RRH should not exceed 80 characters, including spaces.
o Skip a line after address/footnotes and begin indented line with “RRH:” followed by the text for the running head in small caps and title case (i.e., first letter of each major word in large cap, remaining in small caps). Character limit = 75 (including spaces).
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