期刊名称：BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
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投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
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The Biological Journal of the Linnean Society publishes original papers concerned with the process of organic evolution in the broadest sense. It particularly welcomes contributions that illustrate some of the unifying concepts of evolutionary biology with evidence, either observational or theoretical, from the fields of genetics, systematics, biogeography, or ecology. The Biological Journal succeeded (in 1969) the Proceedings of the Society, the journal in which Darwin and Wallace published their papers in 1858.
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Instructions to Authors
Instructions for Authors
The Linnean Society publishes four periodicals: the Biological, Botanical and Zoological Journals, and The Linnean, the Society's newsletter and proceedings.
The Biological Journal publishes papers concerned with the process of organic evolution in the broadest sense. It particularly welcomes contributions that illustrate some of the unifying concepts of evolutionary biology with evidence, either observational or theoretical, from the fields of genetics, systematics, biogeography or ecology.
The Society supplies 50 offprints of each article in consideration of the assignment by the author(s) to the Society of the copyright of the paper. The journals make no page charges.
Manuscripts for consideration should be sent to the Editor of the Biological Journal. Manuscripts are considered on the understanding that their contents have not appeared, or will not appear, elsewhere in substantially the same or abbreviated form. Authors will be required to assign copyright in their paper to Linnean Society of London. Copyright assignment is a condition of publication and papers will not be passed to the publisher for production unless copyright has been assigned. (Papers subject to government or Crown copyright are exempt from this requirement.) To assist authors the editorial office will supply an appropriate copyright assignment form. Alternatively authors may like to download a copy of the form from http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/pdf/BIJ_CAF.pdf
Authors are asked to pay close attention to the instructions below concerning preparation of the manuscript: manuscripts that do not conform to these instructions will be returned. Although the Society does not specify the length of manuscripts, it is strongly recommended that authors preparing long texts (20 000 words or more, including references, etc.) for the Biological Journal should contact the Editor before considering submission.
Manuscripts must be typed, on one side only and double-spaced, on A4 (208 ?298 mm) or equivalent paper. All pages should be numbered and margins must be at least 25 mm wide. Authors must submit three copies and are expected to retain another copy. Authors should aim to communicate ideas and information clearly and concisely, in language suitable for the moderate specialist. Papers in languages other than English are not accepted unless invited. When a paper has joint authorship, one author must accept responsibility for all correspondence; the full postal address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address of the author who is to check proofs should be provided.
Papers should conform to the following general layout:
Title page
This should include title, authors, institutions and a short running title. The title should be concise but informative, and where appropriate should include mention of family or higher taxon. A subtitle may be included, but papers in numbered series are not accepted. Names of new taxa should not be given in titles.
Abstract
This must be on a separate page. The abstract is of great importance as it may be reproduced elsewhere, and is all that many may see of your work. It should be about 100-200 words long and should summarize the paper in a form that is intelligible in conjunction with the title. It should not include references. The abstract should be followed by up to 10 Key Words additional to those in the title (alphabetically arranged and separated by hyphens) identifying the subject matter for retrieval systems.
Subject matter
The paper should be divided into sections under short headings. Except in systematic hierarchies, the hierarchy of headings should not exceed three. The Botanical and Zoological Codes must be strictly followed. Names of genera and species should be printed in italic or underlined to indicate italic; do not underline suprageneric taxon names. Cite the author of species on first mention. Use SI units, and the appropriate symbols (mm, not millimetre; 祄, not micron., s, not sec; Myr for million years). Use the negative index (m-1, l-1, h-1) except in cases such as "per plant"). Avoid elaborate tables of original or derived data, long lists of species, etc.; if such data are absolutely essential, consider including them as appendices. Avoid footnotes, and keep cross references by page to an absolute minimum.
References
In the text, give references in the following forms: "Stork (1988) said", "Stork (1988: 331)" where it is desired to refer to a specific page, and "(Rapport, 1983)" where giving reference simply as authority for a statement. Note that names of joint authors are connected by "&" in the text. When papers are by three authors, use all names on the first mention and thereafter abbreviate to the first name et al. For papers by four or more authors, use et al. throughout.
The list of references must include all publications cited in the text but only these. Prior to submission, make certain that all references in the text agree with those in the references section, and that spelling is consistent throughout. In the list of references, titles of periodicals must be given in full, not abbreviated. For books, give the title, place of publication, name of publisher (if after 1930), and indication of edition if not the first. In papers with half-tones, plate or figure citations are required only if they fall outside the pagination of the reference cited. References should conform as exactly as possible to one of these four styles, according to the type of publication cited.
Burr FA, Evert RF. 1982. A cytochemical study of the wound-healing proteins in Bryopsis hypnoides. Cytobios 6: 199-215.
Gould SJ. 1989. Wonderful life: the Burgess Shale and the nature of history. New York: W.W. Norton.
Dow MM, Cheverud JM, Rhoads J, Friedlaender J. 1987b. Statistical comparison of biological and cultural/history variation. In: Friedlaender J, Howells WW, Rhoads J, eds. Solomon Islands project: health, human biology, and cultural change. New York: Oxford University Press, 265-281.
Gay HJ. 1990. The ant association and structural rhizome modifications of the far eastern fern genus Lecanopteris (Polypodiaceae). Unpublished D. Phil. Thesis, Oxford University.
Other citations such as papers "in press" may appear on the list but not papers "submitted" or "in preparation". A personal communication may be cited in the text but not in the reference list.
In the case of taxonomic reviews, authors are requested to include full references for taxonomic authorities.
Give foreign language references in ordinary English alphabetic form (but copy accents in French, German, Spanish, etc.), if necessary transliterating in accordance with a recognized scheme. For the Cyrillic alphabet use British Standard BS 2979 (1958). If only a published translation has been consulted, cite the translation, not the original. Add translations not supplied by the author of the reference in square brackets.
Tables
Keep these as simple as possible, with few horizontal and, preferably, no vertical rules. When assembling complex tables and data matrices, bear the dimensions of the printed page (225 ?168 mm) in mind; reducing typesize to accommodate a multiplicity of columns will affect legibility.
Illustrations
These normally include (1) half-tones reproduced from photographs, (2) black and white figures reproduced from drawings and (3) diagrams. Use one consecutive set of Arabic numbers for all illustrations (do not separate "Plates" and "Text-figures" - treat all as "Figures"). Figures should be numbered in the order in which they are cited in the text. Use upper case letters for subdivisions (e.g. Figure 1A-D) of figures; all other lettering should be lower case.
?SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> Half-tones reproduced from photographs
Photographic prints, conventionally produced, with labelling applied to a transparent overlay or to a photocopy, continue to provide the best quality originals for image reproduction (see Artwork Supplied on Disk below). The manuscript should be accompanied by one set of original photographs suitable for reproduction, mounted in groups and labelled where appropriate, and two photographic copies for review purposes; both originals and copies should be of sufficiently high quality that all the detail referred to in the text is visible.
Grouping and mounting: when grouping photographs, aim to make the dimensions of the group (including guttering of 2 mm between each picture) as close as possible to the page dimensions of 168 ?225 mm, thereby optimizing use of the available space. Remember that grouping photographs of varied contrast can result in poor reproduction. The group should be mounted on thin card. Take care to keep the surface of the prints clean and free of adhesive. Always provide overlays to protect the photographs from damage.
Lettering and numbering: letters and numbers should be applied in the form of dry-transfer ("Letraset") letters, numbers, arrows and scale bars, but not measurements (values), to transparent overlays in the required positions, rather than to the photographs themselves; this helps to avoid making pressure marks on the delicate surface of the prints, and facilitates relabelling, should this be required. Alternatively, pencilled instructions can be indicated on duplicates or photocopies marked "FOR LABELLING ONLY". Self-adhesive labels should be avoided, but if they are used, they should not be attached directly to either photographs or overlays, but to photocopies, to indicate where they are to be positioned. Labelling will be inserted electronically by the typesetter in due course.
Colour: the provision of colour photographs to accompany papers in the Linnean Society journals needs to be discussed with the appropriate Editor. The main criterion is that the use of colour is necessity. Authors will be charged for unnecessary colour figures.
?SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> Black and white figures reproduced from drawings
These should be in black ink on white card or paper. Lines must be clean and heavy enough to stand reduction; drawings should be no more than twice page size. The maximum dimensions of published figures are 168 ?225 mm. Scale bars are the most satisfactory way of indicating magnification. Take account of proposed reduction when lettering drawings; if you cannot provide competent lettering, it may be pencilled in on a photocopy.
?SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> Diagrams
In most instances simple diagrams are redrawn and complex diagrams re-labelled to conform to journal style. However, authors' originals will be used unaltered from time to time. They should be supplied both as hard copy and on disk, preferably as Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files. If supplied as TIFF the minimum resolution is 800dpi. Please see http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/authors/submit_illust.asp for help in saving your diagrams in an appropriate format.
Type legends for Figures in numerical order on a separate sheet. Where a "key" is required for abbreviations used in more than one Figure, this should be included as a section of the main text.
Authors wishing to use illustrations already published must obtain written permission before submitting the manuscript. Authors may, in the first instance, submit good xerox or photographic copies of figures rather than the originals. If authors require originals to be returned after publication, this must be clearly stated on each figure, artwork is otherwise not normally returned after publication.
Authors may be charged for alterations at proof stage (other than printer's errors) if they are numerous.
Copyright
Authors receiving requests for permission to reproduce work published by the Linnean Society should contact Blackwell Publishing for advice.
Manuscripts on Disk
When supplying the final accepted version of your paper please include an electronic copy of your manuscript on disk, prepared on PC-compatible or Apple Macintosh computers, along with two hard copy printouts.
Please follow these guidelines carefully:
- Include all parts of the text of the paper in a single file. The ideal sequence is: (1) Header (running heads; correspondence; title; authors; addresses; abstract; additional keywords, etc.). (2) Body of article. (3) Acknowledgements. (4) References. (5) Figure Legends. (6) Tables (for each table, the legend should be placed before the body of the table). (7) Appendices.
- Include all figure legends, and tables with their legends if available.
- The final version of the hard copy and the file on disk must be the same.
- Do not use the carriage return (enter) at the end of lines within a paragraph.
- Turn the hyphenation option off.
- Specify any special characters used to represent non-keyboard characters.
- Take care not to use l (ell) for 1 (one), O (capital o) for 0 (zero) or ?(German esszett) for ?(beta).
Artwork Supplied on Disk
Detailed instructions on preparing illustrations in electronic form are available from:
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/authors/submit_illust.asp
Photographic plates
As mentioned above, photographic prints, conventionally produced, with labelling applied to a transparent overlay or to a photocopy, continue to provide the best quality originals for image reproduction.
Desktop technology now allows authors to prepare plates by scanning photographic originals and then labelling them using graphics programs such as Adobe Illustrator. These are acceptable provided:
- Resolution is a minimum of 300 dpi at the final required image size.
- Colour images are supplied in CMYK rather than RGB mode.
- The hard copy is printed on glossy paper, preferably using an inkjet rather than a laser printer: this will provide the printer with a superior guide to the resolution and range of contrast of the image.
- The hard copy and disk are accompanied by the photographic originals. When in production, quality considerations may require that the originals be scanned by the printer, with the author's hard copy used as a labelling guide. Electronic files should be saved uncompressed as TIFF or EPS files, and supplied on CD or Zip disk.
Digital images
Increasingly, authors' original images are captured digitally rather than by conventional film photography. In these cases, please use settings on your equipment for the highest possible image quality. As with images assembled from photographic originals, the disk should be accompanied by photographic quality hard copy, preferably output to glossy paper using an inkjet printer.
Black and white drawings
Originals continue to be preferred, but if supplied on disk should be scanned at a minimum resolution of 800 dpi.
Diagrams
In most instances simple diagrams are redrawn and complex diagrams re-labelled to conform to journal style. However, authors' originals will be used unaltered from time to time. These should be supplied both as hard copy and on disk, preferably as Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files.
A copyright assignment form must be completed for all articles accepted for publication in the journal. This can be downloaded from: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/pdf/BIJ_CAF.pdf
A File Description Form must be completed for all electronic submission of manuscripts.
Editorial Board
Editor
J.A. Allen, Biodiversity and Ecology Division, School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 7PX, UK
Email: biolj@soton.ac.uk
Associate Editors
G. Bell, Biology Department, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 181
R.J. Berry, Department of Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
P.M. Brakefield, Institute of Evolutionary and Ecological Sciences, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9516, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands
P.R. Grant, Department of Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
D.R. Lees, School of Pure and Applied Biology, University of Wales, Cardiff CF1 3TL, UK
P.A. Parsons, School of Genetics, LaTrobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia
R. Southwood, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK
Book Review Editor
D. Frodin, The Linnean Society of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BF, UK
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