期刊名称：AFRICAN ZOOLOGY
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
African Zoology continues to strengthen as a journal. A brief review of the performance of the journal since 1997, reveals that manuscript submissions have increased by about 30% in this time. The editors currently receive over 70 papers per year. Of great encouragement is the increase in submissions on work done throughout the African continent, and the steady rise in the impact factor of the journal over this time. The impact factor for 2000 was 0.525, its highest ever (Table 1). The journal is now the top ranked zoology journal published on the African continent (Table 1). The review time for manuscripts is still very good, with most papers being reviewed within 3 months of receipt.
Instructions to Authors
- Publication policy
- Stylistic requirements for manuscripts
- Reprints
- Page charges
- Addresses of the editors
Publication policy: African Zoology continues Zoologica Africana and South African Journal of Zoology. Full-length papers and short communications on original research on any aspect of zoology in Africa (or that is relevant to Africa) and its surrounding oceans, seas and islands will be considered for publication, especially studies in: ecology; ethology; physiology; functional morphology; genetics; taxonomy; systematics and phylogeny; biodiversity and conservation. Review articles are also welcome. Contributions will be sent to two referees for review, and papers will normally be published in order of acceptance. Submission of a manuscript will be taken to imply that the material is original and will not be submitted in similar form for publication elsewhere. Copyright in papers that are published in the Journal is vested in the Zoological Society of Southern Africa. Contributions should be written in clear and concise English.
Presentation of manuscripts: The original manuscript and two clear copies should be submitted. Type or print on one side of the paper only in double spacing (this includes the Abstract, References, Tables, Figure captions, and Book Reviews). Consult a recent issue of the Journal for typographic conventions. The final accepted and updated manuscript should be submitted on disk, accompanied by an identical printed copy. Use either, WordPerfect, MSWord, MSWord for Windows or ASCII text format.
The title must be short but sufficiently informative for use in title lists or coding for information storage and retrieval.
The abstract may be up to 200 words long and should give the content of the paper factually and concisely in English. It should be suitable for separate publication and adequate for indexing. The first page should contain the title of the paper, the author(s) name(s) and address(es) (including e-mail address if available), an indication to which author correspondence should be addressed, the abstract and up to five key words. Start the paper itself on a new page. Number pages consecutively and indent all paragraphs.
Cite references by name and year of publication e.g. Smith (1999). When the reference is in parentheses there is no comma separating the name and date e.g. (Smith 1999). When several references are in parentheses, the references are separated by a semi-colon and in chronological order e.g. (Smith 1999; Jones & Jack 2000). If there are more than two authors, et al. should be used. If the reference cited, however, is also the taxonomic authority, a comma should separate the author's name and date (see also Scientific names below). Personal communications and reference to unpublished data should be cited in the text giving the initials and name (e.g. J.D. Smith pers. comm. or A.B. Jones unpubl. data). Work submitted or in preparation should not be cited in the text nor presented in the reference list.
Use the S1 metric system for units of measurement. Spell out numbers from one to nine; use numerals for larger numbers, groups of numbers, fractions or units, e.g. three; 8 to 16; 4 kg/ha; 27 impala. Statistical symbols, if not available on the word-processing program, e.g. c, should be handwritten and identified in the margin (Greek l.c. chi), and variables in formulae should be italicised.
Scientific names should be given in full in the text when a genus or species is first mentioned. Authors should consult taxonomic authorities such as the Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (both published by the International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature, c/o British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BO) and the Nomenclator Zoologicus. The taxonomic authority when cited must follow the name of the taxon without intervening punctuation and not be abbreviated. If the year is added, a comma must separate author's name and year.
Ethical Standards. If the research has involved vertebrate or higher invertebrate experimentation the authors should indicate that such experiments were approved by an ethical standards committee.
Voucher Specimens. Authors of taxonomic works are encouraged to deposit voucher specimens in an established permanent collection in the country of origin of the material. This collection should be cited in the publication.
References should be listed alphabetically by authors' surnames. Authors' names appear in capital letters, the rest of the reference in lower case letters. Journal names must be in italics and given in full. Book titles should be in italics; do not italicize thesis titles. Examples follow:
BRONNER, G.N., MALONEY, S.K. & BUFFENSTEIN, R. 1999. Survival tactics within thermally-challenging roosts: heat tolerance and cold sensitivity in the Angolan free-tailed bat, Mops condylurus. South African Journal of Zoology 34: 1-10.
HOCKEY, P. & TURPIE, J. 1999. Estuarine birds in South Africa. In: Estuaries of South Africa, (eds) B.R. Allanson & D. Baird, 1st edn., Ch. 10. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
SHICK, J.M. 1991. A Functional Biology of Sea Anemones. Chapman & Hall, London. 395pp.
KRUGER, L.M. 1995. Feeding biology of intertidal sea anemones in the south-western Cape. M.Sc. thesis. University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. 98pp.
With the exception of electronic journals, reference to internet web sites should be avoided.
Tables should be carefully constructed so that the data presented may be easily understood. Take care not to overload tables with information or to have an unnecessary proliferation of tables. Wherever possible tables should be arranged to fit the page vertically within the dimensions of the printed page (202 x 142 mm). Tables should include no vertical lines and a maximum of four horizontal lines. Consult recent issues of the Journal for examples of the layout of tables and in particular, the layout of column headings. Tables should be numbered consecutively as they are mentioned in the text, using arabic numerals, e.g. Table 1, Table 2. All tables must be typed or printed (in double spacing) on separate pages and grouped together at the end of the manuscript.
Illustrations must be prepared on separate A4 sheets and numbered chronologically as they are referred to in the text using arabic numerals, e.g. Fig. 1, Figs. 2,3, or where drawings or photographs are grouped as Fig. 1a,b etc. The Journal does not differentiate between figures and plates and all illustrations should be referred to as figures. Black- and-white illustrations, e.g. drawings, diagrams, maps, graphs, etc. must be originals executed in black on a clean white background, and one set of original illustrations and two sets of copies must be submitted, the originals being essential for good quality reproduction in the Journal. Photographs should be of excellent quality on glossy paper with clear details and adequate contrast, and three sets of prints should be submitted. Illustrations can be submitted in the following electronic formats: TIFF, CDR, EPS, GEM or PLT, preferably in one of the vector (not bitmap) formats, once the manuscript has been accepted for publication.
It is important that lines are thick enough and symbols large enough to withstand reduction. Where very fine lines or small dots are used for shading these may disappear completely with reduction. Proper drawing equipment giving uniform lettering and lines must be used. Freehand and typewritten lettering and lines are not acceptable. Authors are requested to pay particular attention to the proportions of illustrations so that they can be accommodated in single (87 mm) or double (180 mm) columns after reduction. Capital letter height should not exceed 5 mm or be smaller than 3 mm.
All figures should bear on the reverse side and written in soft pencil, the name of the author, the figure number and, where confusion might result, an arrow indicating the top of the figure. Captions for figures must be collected together and typed on a separate sheet headed "Legends".
Acknowledgements should be brief and direct, and should be made only for assistance outside the normal duties of the parties concerned.
Reprints: 25 reprints of papers or reviews are provided free to the sole or senior author, who must see to an equitable distribution if more than one author is involved. All short communications in one issue are treated as one article, thus fewer reprints may be available. No extra reprints will be provided but, reprints in CD Rom format can be purchased (ZAR150). The CD can be ordered at the proof stage. All orders must be accompanied by a cheque or international draft made payable to the Zoological Society of Southern Africa.
Page Charges. For articles up to 8 printed pages, the page charges for non-members and members not in good standing will be ZAR100 per page. Members in good standing will pay 60% of this cost (ZAR60). Full production page charges (ZAR320) will be levied for additional pages. Colour plates must be paid for by the author. Authors will be billed by the Treasurer of the Zoological Society when papers are at the galley proof stage or shortly thereafter, and cheques or international drafts should be made payable to Zoological Society of Southern Africa.
Manuscripts for publication should be submitted to one of the Scientific Editors: Prof. A. Hodgson (Tel. +46 603 8526; e-mail: A.Hodgson@ru.ac.za) or Prof. R. Bernard (Tel. +46 603 8530; e-mail: R.Bernard@ru.ac.za), Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa. Fax: +46 622 4377.
Editorial Board
Hon. Editors: R. Bernard and A. Hodgson, Dept Zoology & Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown. Tel: 0461-318111 E-mail: A.Hodgson@ru.ac.za
hits since 8/9/200
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