期刊名称：EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY
 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 European Journal of Soil Biologycovers all aspects of soil biology which deal with microbial and faunal ecology and activity in soils, as well as natural ecosystems or world regions (polar to tropical) connected to ecological interests: changes in biodiversity, biological conservation, adaptation, impact of global changes on soil and ecosystem functioning and effects and fate of pollutants. Different levels in ecosystem structure are taken into account: individuals, populations, communities and ecosystems themselves. At each level, different disciplinary approaches are welcomed: molecular biology, genetics, ecophysiology, biogeography, ecology, soil processes, organic matter, nutrient dynamics and landscape ecology.
The following main fields are distinguished:
Population biology and molecular ecology: methodological development and contribution to study microbial and faunal populations; diversity and population dynamics; genetic transfers, influence of environmental factors
Community ecology and functioning processes: interactions between organisms and mineral or organic compounds; involvement of such interactions in soil pathogenicity; transformation of mineral and organic compounds, cycling of elements; soil structuration
Soil biology, physics and chemistry: occurrence of physicochemical parameters and surface properties on biological processes and population behavior
Modelling of biological processes and population dynamics
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Audience
Ecologists, Soil Microbiologists, Soil Zoologists, Entomologists, Soil Scientists.
Abstracting / Indexing
- Biosciences
- Chemical Abstracts
- Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology and Environmental Sciences
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Instructions to Authors
The European Journal of Soil Biologycovers all aspects of soil biology which deal with microbial and faunal ecology and activity in soils, as well as natural ecosystems or world regions (polar to tropical) connected to ecological interests: changes in biodiversity, biological conservation, adaptation, impact of global changes on soil and ecosystem functioning and effects and fate of pollutants. Different levels in ecosystem structure are taken into account: individuals, populations, communities and ecosystems themselves. At each level, different disciplinary approaches are welcomed: molecular biology, genetics, ecophysiology, biogeography, ecology, soil processes, organic matter, nutrient dynamics and landscape ecology.
The following main fields are distinguished:
- Population biology and molecular ecology: methodological development and contribution to study microbial and faunal populations; diversity and population dynamics; genetic transfers, influence of environmental factors
- Community ecology and functioning processes: interactions between organisms and mineral or organic compounds; involvement of such interactions in soil pathogenicity; transformation of mineral and organic compounds, cycling of elements; soil structuration
- Soil biology, physics and chemistry: occurrence of physicochemical parameters and surface properties on biological processes and population behavior
- Modelling of biological processes and population dynamics
Papers should be written in English and should be as concise as possible and not exceed eight journal pages, including tables, figures and references. The manuscript should be divided as follows: title page, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgements, references, tables, figure legends and figures. Section headings should be numbered following the international numbering system (1.; 1.1.; 1.1.1., etc.). Subdivisions may be used to improve clarity. The experimental design and the methods of statistical analysis used should be described. All abbreviations and acronyms must be fully defined when first used and Latin names of species should be in italics. Numerical results should be shown in tables and figures and not be repeated in the text. There are no page charges.
Preparation of Manuscripts
Manuscripts should be typed, double spaced, on one side only, with a margin of at least 3 cm on either side of the page. Pages should be numbered consecutively.
The title page
The title should be informative and concise and be followed by the surname and forename (in full) of each author, the department and institution where the study was carried out, fax number and e-mail address of the corresponding author (this author being identified by an asterisk). A running title of up to 50 characters should also be included.
An abstract
Summarising the aim of the study, the experiments described, the main results and the conclusions should follow the title page. It should not exceed 200 words and be followed by keywords separated by slashes. In addition, when possible, a French title, abstract and keywords can be included.
Tables and figures
Tables and figures, with their captions, should not appear in the text, but be placed together on separate sheets at the end of the manuscript. Authors are responsible for the cost of reproduction of colour figures; an estimate is available on request. Authors can indicate on the typed manuscript the preferred position of insertion of the illustrations in the text.
Enquiries
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Electronic manuscripts
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2. Name your files using the correct extension, eg. Fig1.cdr, tbl1-6.xls, text.doc, fig1a.eps, fig1.tif, etc.
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Units
SI units should be used throughout, always be written in roman and separated from the numerical value by a space. The in g or m is always in roman. The symbol for litre is l and that for minute is min. For temperatures, please note the use of C but K. Multiples and submultiples should be standard. As the 錸gst鰉 (1 ?= 10-10m) is not an SI unit, it should be replaced by the nanometer (1 nm = 10-9m) or by the picometer (1 pm = 10-12m): 1 ?= 0.1 nm = 100 pm. Multiple units should be written with negative superscripts (for example, 25 mg.l-1.s-1).
Basic guidelines for submitting computer generated artwork/illustrations:
(For in-depth information about submitting electronic artwork, please check http://authors.elsevier.com)
1. Computer-generated illustrations and halftones/line/tones (either colour or black & white) are acceptable. Since we cannot guarantee the usability of graphic files, original hardcopies of all illustrations must accompany the accepted printout of the manuscript in all cases.
2. TIFF or EPS files are the preferred format. Suggested packages for line graphics are Adobe Illustrator (version 3.0 or above), Freehand, and Corel Draw. Graphics made in WordPerfect or Word generally have too low a resolution. Files of scanned line graphics can be accepted preferably at a resolution of 1000 dpi, for scanned halftones (300 dpi) and scanned line/tones (500 dpi).
3. Black & white photos, micrographs etc should not be saved as colour.
4. Colour illustrations should be scanned in at 300 dpi (500 dpi for colour/line tones).
5. If the image files are large and you compress them prior to submission, please indicate the compression software used.
References
In the reference list, the references appear in alphabetical order, preceded by an Arabic numeral enclosed in square brackets. If there is more than one author, the order is as follows: publications of a single author in chronological order; publications of the same author with one co-author in alphabetical order of the second author, and in chronological order; publications of the author with more than one co-author in chronological order. All authors must be mentioned. The references are cited in the text by the corresponding number enclosed in square brackets. All entries in the reference list must correspond to references in the text and vice versa. When authors are cited in the text (within a phrase and not just between brackets), the spelling of the authors' names must be exactly the same as in the reference list. The titles of journals should be abbreviated according to the rules of Biosciences Information Service (Biosis) or those of the Liste d'abr関iations de mots des titres de publications en s閞ie (conforming to ISO 4, Centre international de ISSN, Paris). Words for which no abbreviation is given should be written in full. Examples are given below of the layout and punctuation to be used in the references:
[1]I. Abbott, Distribution of introduced earthworms in the northern Jarrah forest in western Australia, Aust. J. Soil Res. 23 (1985) 263-270.
[2]T. Deca'ns, P. Lavelle, J.J. Jimenez Jaen, G. Escobar, G. Rippstein, Impact of land management on soil macrofauna in the Oriental Llanos of Colombia, Eur. J. Soil Biol. 30 (1994) 157-168.
[3]P.P. Grass? Termitologia, tome II, Fondation des Soci閠閟 - Construction, Masson, Paris, 1984.
[4]P. Lavelle, M. Dangerfield, C. Fragoso, V. Eschenbrenner, D. Lopez-Hernandez, B. Pashanasi, L. Brussaard, The relationship between soil macrofauna and tropical soil fertility, in: M.J. Swift, P. Woomer (Eds.), Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility, John Wiley-Sayce, New York, 1994, pp. 137-169.
A list of all the other possibilities (journal supplements, proceedings of a congress, accepted articles, edited books, translations, theses, patents, standards, etc.) is available on request from the Editorial Board.
Submission
Three copies of the manuscript should be sent to:
Professor T.M. Vogel
Center for Microbial Ecology
UMR CNRS 5557
Universit?Claude Bernard LYON 1
43 Boulevard 11 novembre 1918
69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
Manuscripts will be submitted to two independent reviewers and within eight weeks, the editors will inform the authors of their decision. Authors are strongly recommended to have their manuscripts checked by an English speaker before submitting them to avoid delay in publication. Authors are encouraged to propose three referees (with their full name, address, fax and/or email), one of whom should be a native English speaker. The Editorial Board retains the right of returning, before evaluation, manuscripts to authors who do not comply with these recommendations. The author is advised to keep one manuscript and a set of figures. After the article has been accepted for publication the authors are required to submit the electronic version accompanied by two paper copies which are identical in content to the electronic files. The appearance of Greek, mathematical and special symbols on the paper copy should be verified by the author.
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Offprints
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Copyright
When returning the final, revised manuscript, the author should attach the completed and signed transfer of copyright form. Requests for reproduction should be sent to the publisher.
Updated 28 January 2003
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief:
T.M. Vogel, Center for Microbial Ecology, UMR CNRS 5557, Universit?Claude Bernard LYON 1, 43 Boulevard 11 novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France. Email: vogel@univ-lyon1.fr
Field Editors:
R. Bally, Soil microbial ecology, microbial interactions and phylogeny, bacteria-soil-plant interactions, Villeurbanne, France
J. Berthelin, General soil biochemistry and microbiology, biotransformation of mineral and organic compounds, Vand uvre-l鑣-Nancy, France
J.M. Betsch, Mesofauna, soil biodiversity, adaptation to environmental stress, Brunoy, France
J. Rusek, Soil ecology, zoology and microstructures, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
A. Spain, Soil - biota interactions, Queensland, Australia
H. Takeda, Decomposition ecology in forest ecosystem, community ecology of soil animals, Kyoto, Japan
P. Tr閔en, Biodiversity, soil macrofauna, conservation biology, Paimpont, France
J. Vanderleyden, Bacterial gene expression bacteria - plants interactions, Heverlee, Belgium
H.A. Verhoef, Physiological ecology, soil biodiversity, food web ecology, global change biology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Editorial Board
C. Alabouvette, Dijon, France
O. Andr閚, Uppsala, Sweden
Y. Bashan, La Paz, Mexico
D.E. Bignell, Sabah, Maleisia
E. Blanchart, Fort-de-France, Martinique, France
D.C. Coleman, Athens, GA, USA
J.P. Curry, Dublin, Ireland
R. Dallai, Sienna, Italy
J. Darbyshire, Aberdeen, UK
G. D閒ago, Zurich, Switzerland
P. Greenslade, Canberra, Australia
P. Lavelle, Bondy, France
P. Lebrun, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
J.C. Munch, M黱chen, Germany
A.J. Reinecke, Matieland, South Africa
P. Roger, Marseille, France
P.G. Rouxhet, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
P.J.A. Shaw, London, UK
J.D. van Elsas, Wageningen, The Netherlands
D. Zinkler, Bochum, Germany
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