期刊名称：BIOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
|
The past decades have witnessed fascinating and controversial advances in the biological sciences. One may think, for instance, of methods for analyzing the basic molecular units of heredity; of proposals and clarifications of the appropriate methods of classifying organisms; of exciting new ideas about the nature of the fossil record and their implications for the elucidation of evolutionary mechanisms; and of ways in which the biological study of behavior has been extended, theoretically and experimentally, and of supposed implications for humankind. To add to these internal issues, the outside world has also seen much debate on biology ¨C in the world of education, for instance.
These and other issues have made biology one of the most exhilarating areas of science, and have aroused in biologists and philosophers an awareness that there is a need for meta-theoretical analysis, both about the very nature of biology, as well as about its social implications.
Biology and Philosophy is aimed at a broad readership, drawn from both the sciences and the humanities. The journal subscribes to no specific school of biology, nor of philosophy, and publishes work from authors of all persuasions and all disciplines. The editorial board reflects this attitude in its composition and its world-wide membership.
Each issue of Biology and Philosophy carries one or more discussions or comparative reviews, permitting the in-depth study of important works and topics.
|
|
Instructions to Authors
Editor-in-Chief
Kim Sterelny
(from January to June)
Department of Philosophy
Victoria University
PO Box 600
Wellington
New Zealand
(from July to December)
Research School of the Social Sciences
Australian National University
Canberra, ACT 0200
Australia
Manuscript Submission
Kluwer Academic Publishers request the submission of manuscripts in paper and electronic format (compulsory). The preferred storage medium for your files is a 3.5 inch diskette, zip® disk or CD-ROM. Please label disks with your name, journal name, short manuscript title, file name(s), the software format, and the operating system used. Please always retain a backup copy of your files. After revision, make absolutely sure that you send the latest version of your manuscript (including tables and figures) in paper and electronic format.
Kluwer Academic Publishers prefer articles submitted in word processing packages such as MS Word, WordPerfect, etc. running under operating systems MS DOS, Windows and Apple Macintosh, or in the file format LaTeX. Articles submitted in other software programs can also be accepted.
We prefer manuscripts submitted in word processing packages such as MS Word, Rich Text Format, WordPerfect, plain Text or LaTeX. The Kluwer LaTeX class file can be downloaded from: http://www.wkap.nl/authors/jrnlstylefiles/. If you are not familiar with TeX/LaTeX we ask that you submit your article in a common word processor format. PDF is not a recommended format.
For the purpose of reviewing, articles for publication should be submitted as hard-copy printout (3-fold) and on diskette, or via E-mail (a hard-copy printout of figures and tables should be sent by mail) to: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Journal Editorial Office
Biology & Philosophy
P.O. Box 990
3300 AZ Dordrecht
The Netherlands
Fax: +31 78 657 6254
Books for review may be sent to Kim Sterelny.
Hard-copy figures
Original or good quality printouts of all figures should be submitted with the manuscript. Computer generated printouts should be flawless and on good quality paper. Non-computer generated line figures should be drawn with Indian ink on white matt paper or tracing paper. Photographs should be in black-and-white on glossy paper. If a figure is to be in colour (author's expense), please supply the highest quality possible so that the figure can be scanned. Slides, glossy photos and computer generated printouts on glossy photo quality paper are acceptable. On the reverse side of each figure, the name of the (first) author and the figure number should be written in pencil; the top of the figure should be clearly indicated.
Electronic figures
You should supply the electronic versions of your figures. We prefer figures in TIFF, EPS, PS, PDF and Microsoft® Office format. Be aware that we may not be able to use other file formats and that the hard copy may be scanned instead. For vector graphics, EPS is the preferred format. For bitmapped graphics, TIFF is the preferred format. The following resolutions are optimal: line figures - 600 - 1200 dpi; photographs - 300 dpi; screen dumps - leave as is. Colour figures can be submitted in the RGB colour system. Font-related problems can be avoided by using standard fonts such as Times Roman, Courier and Helvetica. Figures should be saved in separate files. The figure legends should be included in the text file.
Language
We appreciate any efforts that you make to ensure that the language is corrected before submission. This will greatly improve the legibility of your paper if English is not your first language.
Manuscript Presentation
The journal’s language is English. British English or American English spelling and terminology may be used, but either one should be followed consistently throughout the article. Manuscripts should be printed or typewritten on A4 or US Letter bond paper, one side only, leaving adequate margins on all sides to allow reviewers?remarks. Please double-space all material, including notes and references. Quotations of more than 40 words should be set off clearly, either by indenting the left-hand margin or by using a smaller typeface. Use double quotation marks for direct quotations and single quotation marks for quotations within quotations and for words or phrases used in a special sense. A manuscript should be a maximum of 35 pages in length, including footnotes.
Number the pages consecutively with the first page containing:
- article type
- title
- author(s)
- affiliation(s)
- full address for correspondence, including telephone and fax number and E-mail address
Abstract
Please provide a short abstract of 100 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references. Since the abstract will be used to select appropriate reviewers, it is essential to make it as informative as possible.
Key Words
Please provide 5 to 10 key words or short phrases in alphabetical order. Since the key words will be used to select appropriate reviewers, it is essential to make them as informative as possible.
Article Types- regular article
- review
Units
All scientific or technical data included in the text should be stated in the metric and other absolute (c.g.s.) systems. The use of English or other regional systems of units should be avoided.
Section Headings
First-, second-, third-, and fourth-order headings should be clearly distinguishable. Numbering them (e.g., 1., 1.1, 1.1.1, 2., 2.1, etc.) is optional.
Appendices
Supplementary material should be collected in an Appendix and placed before the Notes and Reference sections.
Notes
Please use endnotes rather than footnotes. Notes should be indicated by consecutive superscript numbers in the text and listed at the end of the article before the References. The references should also be collected in a list at the end of the article. A source reference note should be indicated by means of an asterisk after the title. This note should be placed at the bottom of the first page.
Cross-Referencing
In the text, a reference identified by means of an author’s name should be followed by the date of the reference in parentheses and page number(s) where appropriate. When there are more than two authors, only the first author’s name should be mentioned, followed by ‘et al.? In the event that an author cited has had two or more works published during the same year, the reference, both in the text and in the reference list, should be identified by a lower case letter like ‘a?and ‘b?after the date to distinguish the works. Examples:
Winograd (1986: 204)
(Winograd 1986a, b)
(Winograd 1986; Flores et al. 1988)
(Bullen and Bennett 1990)
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed in a separate section before the References.
References
References to books, journal articles, articles in collections and conference or workshop proceedings, and technical reports should be listed at the end of the article in alphabetical order, following the journal style (see examples below). Articles in preparation or articles submitted for publication, unpublished observations, personal communications, etc. should not be included in the reference list but should only be mentioned in the article text (e.g., T. Moore, personal communication).
References to books should include the author’s name; year of publication; title; page numbers where appropriate; publisher; place of publication, in the order given in the example below.
Boyd, R. and Richerson, P.J.: 1985, Culture and the Evolutionary Process, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
References to articles in an edited collection should include the author’s name; year of publication; article title; editor's name; title of collection; first and last page numbers; publisher; place of publication; in the order given in the example below.
Fruton, J.S.: 1972, ‘From Ferments to Enzymes? in J.S. Fruton (ed.), Molecules and Life, Wiley, London, pp. 22-86.
References to articles in conference proceedings should include the author’s name; year of publication; article title; editor's name (if any); title of proceedings; first and last page numbers; place and date of conference; publisher and/or organisation from which the proceedings can be obtained; place of publication, in the order given in the example below.
Winsor, M.P.: 1993, ‘Reading the Shape in Pictures: Photographs and Plans of the Museum of Comparative Zoology? paper presented at the meeting of the International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology, Waltham, MA.
References to articles in periodicals should include the author’s name; year of publication; article title; full or abbreviated title of periodical; volume number (issue number where appropriate); first and last page numbers, in the order given in the example below.
Sober, E.:1981, ‘The Evolution of Rationality? Synthese 46, 95-120.
References to technical reports or doctoral dissertations should include the author’s name; year of publication; title of report or dissertation; institution; location of institution, in the order given in the example below.
Buege, D.J.:1993, Intrinsic Value, Organic Unity and Environmental Philosophy: Grounding Our Values, Doctoral dissertation, University of Minnesota.
Figures
All photographs, graphs and diagrams should be referred to as a 'Figure' and they should be numbered consecutively (1, 2, etc.). Multi-part figures ought to be labeled with lower case letters (a, b, etc.). Please insert keys and scale bars directly in the figures. Relatively small text and great variation in text sizes within figures should be avoided as figures are often reduced in size. Figures may be sized to fit approximately within the column(s) of the journal. Provide a detailed legend (without abbreviations) to each figure, refer to the figure in the text and note its approximate location in the margin. Please place the legends in the manuscript after the references.
Tables
Each table should be numbered consecutively (1, 2, etc.). In tables, footnotes are preferable to long explanatory material in either the heading or body of the table. Such explanatory footnotes, identified by superscript letters, should be placed immediately below the table. Please provide a caption (without abbreviations) to each table, refer to the table in the text and note its approximate location in the margin. Finally, please place the tables after the figures legends in the manuscript.
Proofs
Proofs will be sent to the corresponding author. One corrected proof, together with the original, edited manuscript, should be returned to the Publisher within three days of receipt by mail (airmail overseas).
Offprints
Twenty-five offprints of each article will be provided free of charge. Additional offprints can be ordered by means of an offprint order form supplied with the proofs
Page Charges and Colour Figures
No page charges are levied on authors or their institutions except for colour pages. The author will be contacted regarding costs and invoicing if the manuscript includes colour figures.
Copyright
Authors will be asked, upon acceptance of an article, to transfer copyright of the article to the Publisher. This will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information under copyright laws.
Permissions
It is the responsibility of the author to obtain written permission for a quotation from unpublished material, or for all quotations in excess of 250 words in one extract or 500 words in total from any work still in copyright, and for the reprinting of figures, tables or poems from unpublished or copyrighted material.
Additional Information
Publishing Editor
Biology & Philosophy
P.O. Box 17
3300 AA Dordrecht
The Netherlands
Tel: +31-78-657 6387
Fax: +31-78-657 6254
Web site: http://www.wkap.nl
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief:
Kim Sterelny
Research School of the Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia and Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Associate Editor:
Peter Godfrey-Smith
Dept. of Philosophy, Stanford University, CA, USA
Paul Griffiths
Dept. of History & Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Jane Maienschein
Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
| 
刊名字顺( Alphabetical List of Journals):
返回页首 