期刊名称：JOURNAL OF FISH 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 Journal of Fish Biology is a leading international journal for scientists engaged in all aspects of fish and fisheries research, both freshwater and marine. The journal publishes high-quality papers relevant to the central theme of fish biology and aims to bring together under one cover an overall picture of the research in progress and to provide international communication among researchers in many disciplines with a common interest in the biology of fish.
Research Areas Include: Aquaculture; Behaviour; Biochemistry; Diseases; Distribution; Ecology; Genetics; Growth; Immunology; Migration; Morphology; Parasitology; Physiology; Pollution; Population studies; Reproduction; Taxonomy; Toxicology.
Instructions to Authors
1. The Journal of Fish Biology welcomes research manuscripts containing new biological insight into any aspect of fish biology. The Journal serves an international readership, and so seeks papers which report material and ideas of value to fish biology in general. Hence the novelty of the content of manuscripts should have relevance to more than the particular species or locality in which the work was carried out. All material submitted must be original, unpublished work and not under consideration for publication elsewhere. If in doubt about overlap, please include a copy of any related work under consideration or in press with the submission. Review papers will either be invited or agreed with the Reviews Editor (see 16, below). Brief Communications (see 17, below) will be considered.
The Society considers that scientists should avoid research which kills or damages any species of fish which, using IUCN criteria, is regarded as threatened or is listed as such in a Red Data Book appropriate to the geographic area concerned. In accordance with this view, papers based on such research will not be accepted by the Journal, unless the work had clear conservation objectives.
2. Submission of manuscripts. Four copies of the manuscript, in English, and an electronic copy (preferably Microsoft Word), should be submitted to the Editor, Dr J. F. Craig, Whiteside, Dunscore, Dumfries DG2 0UU, Scotland. Each of the four copies should be presented complete with its figures, captions and tables. Authors are encouraged to suggest potential referees for their manuscripts.
3. Preparation of typescripts. Typescripts should be on one side only of A4 paper. Typing should be double-spaced throughout the text, including tables, figure legends and reference lists, with a margin of at least 3 cm on each side.
The first page (see recent past issues) should bear the title of the paper, name(s) (forenames initials only) and academic address(es) of author(s); if the present address of any author is different it should be added as a footnote. Telephone and facsimile numbers and email address for the corresponding author should also be provided as a footnote. A concise running headline of not more than 45 characters inclusive of spaces should also be given on this page.
Full papers should generally be arranged in the following sequence: Abstract, Key Words, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements, References, Tables and Figures. Within sections, subdivisions should not normally exceed three grades; decimal number classification of headings and subheadings should not be used. All pages should be numbered. Footnotes should not be used except in Tables. Names of fishes should be given in full, i.e. common name and Latin name with authority. Italics are required for species names which are written in full the first time they appear in the text, e.g. Cyprinus carpio L. and Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), but abbreviated at subsequent mention (e.g. C. carpio and O. mykiss). The plural ‘fish’ should be used for the same species, ‘fishes’ for more than one species. Spellings should be in English (as distinct from American) throughout, except in quotations and references. All Latin words should be in italics. Text should not be written in the first person.
Information in tables should not be duplicated in figures, and vice versa. Repetition of table headings and figure legends in the text should be avoided.
Authors will find it helpful to consult recent issues of Journal of Fish Biology for details of style and presentation. They should note that if their manuscript does not follow the format of the Journal, it will be returned to them.
4. Disks. When providing their manuscript on disk, authors should ensure that the files are not saved as ‘read-only’ and that the hard copy and the file on disk are the same. If there are differences the hard copy will be used. The operating system and the word processing software used to produce the article should be noted on the disk (e.g. DOS/Word), as well as all file names. If UNIX, method of extraction should also be noted. Copyright material, e.g. word processing software or operating system files, should not be included on the disk because this can create difficulties with Customs clearance. Two carriage returns should be used to end headings and paragraphs. Text should be typed without end of line hyphenation, except for compound words. Lower case ‘l’ for ‘1’ or ‘O’ for ‘0’ should not be used. Tables and figure captions should be saved in a separate file from the main text of the manuscript. Punctuation should be consistent and only a single space inserted between words and after punctuation. A list of special characters used, e.g. Greek, maths, should be included. A separate disk should be supplied for illustrations; Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files are preferred.
5. Abstracts. An abstract, which should be concise and summarize only the significant findings of the paper (i.e. not the background or methods), should accompany each manuscript. It should be followed by a list of not more than six key words.
6. Illustrations. Originals and three clean photocopies of line drawings should be submitted. Photographs should be selected only to illustrate something that cannot adequately be displayed in any other manner. They should be original enlargements, in the form of glossy black and white prints or colour prints; two prints and two clear photocopies of each photograph are required. Magnification should be given in actual terms and all stains used should be described in full. Colour photographs can be included; the first page will be produced free of charge, additional pages will be at the author’s expense. Figures should be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals (Fig. 1, 2, etc.), in order of their mention in the text. Each figure should be clearly identified, in pencil, on the reverse, by the name(s) of the author(s), its number and, if necessary, an indication of its top. A fully descriptive caption should be provided for every figure and the complete list of captions typed together on a separate sheet. All relevant information, e.g. keys to the symbols and formulae, should be included in the caption. The minimum reduction for the figures may be indicated. Photographs and line drawings will not be returned to authors unless requested. Artwork can be received in digital format. Line artwork (vector graphics) should be saved as Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) and bitmap files (half-tones or photographic images) as Tagged Image Format (TIFF). Native file formats should not be sent. More detailed information on the submission of electronic artwork can be found at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/authors/digill.asp
7. Tables. These should be numbered in Roman numerals (Table I, II, etc.), in the order of their mention in the text. A brief title should be typed directly above each table, not on a separate sheet. Footnotes to tables should be indicated by superscripts and typed at the bottom of the tables.
8. Units and symbols. Metric units should be used. Physical measurements should be in accordance with the Système International d’Unités (SI), e.g. mm, mm3 , s, g, μg, m s-1, g l-1. Use joules not calories. Authors will find the following two publications helpful: British Standard 1991: Part I: 1967 Recommendations for Letter Symbols, Signs and Abbreviations, and Units, Symbols and Abbreviations. A Guide for Biological and Medical Editors and Authors (Baron, D.N., ed.) published by the Royal Society of Medicine, London. In mathematical expressions, single letters should be used for variables, qualifying them with subscripts if required, e.g. length L, fork length LF, standard length LS, index I, gonado-somatic index IG, hepato-somatic index IH, etc. The 24 hour clock should be used for time of day, e.g. 1435 hours, not 2.35 p.m. Calendar dates should be as, e.g. 15 June 1998. In the text, one-digit numbers should be spelt out unless they are used with units of measure (in which case they should not be hyphenated), e.g. five boxes, 5 cm. Numerals should be used for all numbers of two or more digits, e.g. 34 boxes. Use mass(es) rather than weight(s). Means and error (S.D., S.E., 95% CL, etc.), should be to the same number of decimal places. Salinity is dimensionless with no units; psu, ‰ or similar should not be used.
9. Statistics. Statistics should be presented as follows: name of test, number of observations or degree of freedom, and probability level. Values of test statistics are not required.
10. Genetic nomenclature. Gene nomenclature for protein-coding loci for fishes should follow the standard recommended by Shaklee et al. in the Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 119, 2–15 (1990).
11. Sequence data. Manuscripts containing novel amino acid sequences of proteins or novel nucleotide sequences (e.g. primer sequences) will only be accepted if they carry a statement that all the data have been deposited with an appropriate data bank, e.g. the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) or GenBank Data Libraries. The data base accession number must be given in the Materials and Methods section of the manuscript. Lengthy nucleotide sequences will only be published if, in the judgement of the Editor, these results are of general interest and importance. Where sequences are already published, reference to the original source will suffice.
12. Acknowledgement of copyright. Authors should obtain permission from the copyright owner (usually this is the publisher) to use any figure, table or extended quotation from material that has previously been published. Acknowledgement, however, should cite the author: ‘Reproduced with permission from Einstein (1975)’.
13. Digital object identifier. Blackwell Publishing assigns a unique digital object identifier (DOI) to every article it publishes. The DOI appears on the title page of the article. It is assigned after the article has been accepted for publication and persists throughout the lifetime of the article. Due to its persistence, it can be used to find the article on the Internet through various Web sites, including Blackwell Synergy, and to cite the article in academic references. When using a Blackwell Publishing article in the reference section, it is important to include the article’s DOI in the reference as volume and page information is not always available for articles published online. Section 14 shows samples of DOI included in references. All articles on Blackwell Synergy (www.blackwell-synergy.com) include full details on how to cite the article.
14. References. The list of references should be arranged alphabetically according to the surname of the first author and set out as follows:
Pickford, G. E. (1959). The nature and physiology of the pituitary hormones of fishes. In Comparative Endocrinology (Gorbman, A., ed.), pp. 404–420. New York: Wiley.
Wilson, D. P. (1978). Territorial behaviour of male dragonets (Callionymus lyra). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 58, 731–734.
When citing a Blackwell Publishing journal, include the digital object identifier (DOI), if noted, from the article’s title page. Please note the following examples:
Slotte, A. & Fiksen, Ø. (2000) State-dependent spawning migration in Norwegian spring-spawning herring. Journal of Fish Biology. doi: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.1145.
Mukuda, T & Ando, M. (2003). medullary motor neurones associated with drinking behaviour of Japanese eels. Journal of Fish Biology. doi: 10.1046/j.0022-1112.2003.00002.x.
The order in the list should be:
(i). Single authors. Where more than one reference is given for a single author the publications should be listed chronologically.
(ii). Two authors. These should be arranged first alphabetically, then chronologically. For text citations, use the names of both authors and the year. Do not use et al. for two-author references.
(iii) Three or more authors. These should be arranged chronologically. For all text citations use the surname of the first author only, followed by et al. and the date.
If more than one reference by the same author(s) published in the same year is cited, use a, b, etc. after the year in both text and list, e.g. (1963a). Text citations can be given in either of two ways: (a) with date in parentheses, ‘as demonstrated by Jones (1956)’; (b) with names and date in parentheses, ‘according to recent findings (Jones, 1956)’. Where more than one reference is cited in the text these should be in chronological order, e.g. Smith, 1975; Arnold, 1981; Jones, 1988. Journal titles should be given in full. The full title of the paper, the volume number and the page numbers should be given. Authors should check that all citations in the text are in the list of references and vice versa, and that their dates match. Journal titles, book titles and any other material within the reference list which will be italicized in print should be italicized or underlined in the manuscript.
References must be available in the public domain, e.g. ‘grey’ literature should not be included.
15. Ethics. Contributors to the Journal of Fish Biology will be expected to have adhered in the course of their research to the Guidelines for the Use of Animals in Research published in Animal Behaviour 55, 251–257 (1998).
16. Reviews. The Journal of Fish Biology plans to include one review paper with each issue. These reviews should be concise (up to 30 printed pages of the Journal), critical and creative. They should seek to stimulate topical debate and new research initiatives. Prospective authors are asked to submit a synopsis (two pages maximum) of their paper to the Reviews Editor, Dr M. J. Kaiser, University of Wales—Bangor, School of Ocean Sciences, Menai Bridge, Gwynedd LL59 5EY, U.K. (or by email: m.j.kaiser@bangor.ac.uk). The synopsis should outline why the review is topical, its main points and objectives, and how it will stimulate debate and research. When the proposal has been accepted by the Reviews Editor, he will invite the author to submit a manuscript within an agreed time limit and following the general guidelines for submission of standard papers. A modest honorarium will be paid on publication of reviews.
17. Brief Communications. A Brief Communication may be concerned with any subject within the scope of the Journal of Fish Biology but should be confined to a single point or issue of progress, such as an unusual occurrence, an interesting observation, or a topical and timely finding. To qualify for inclusion as a Brief Communication a paper must be short (no more than three printed pages of the Journal of Fish Biology, including references, illustrations and tables). An abstract of not more than three lines is required. No subheadings or subdivisions are necessary, in other respects submitted manuscripts should comply with the instructions given above.
18. Acceptance of papers. Papers will normally be critically reviewed by two or more outside experts in the relevant discipline and evaluated for publication by the Editor; however, the Editor may return to authors without review any manuscripts deemed to be of inadequate quality or inappropriate for the Journal of Fish Biology.
19. Occasional comments. Occasionally, comments concerning recent published papers in the Journal will be considered by the Editor. The comments will be sent to the original author(s) to provide an opportunity to reply. Publication of the Comment and Reply will end the debate.
20. Copyright. Authors submitting a manuscript do so on the understanding that, if it is accepted for publication, copyright of the article, including the right to reproduce the article in all forms and media, shall be assigned exclusively to the Society. To access this form please click here. This should be signed by the appropriate person(s) and must be supplied on final acceptance of the manuscript.
21. Offprints. In consideration for the assignment of copyright, the Publisher will supply 50 offprints of each paper free of charge. Further offprints may be ordered when proofs are returned. A scale of charges will be sent with the proofs.
Ten of the most common faults in papers submitted to the Journal of Fish Biology:
- Title page layout. Authors should consult past published papers.
- Abstract contains information other than main findings.
- Headings. Authors should consult past published papers.
- Naming of fishes, e.g. no authority given on first mention.
- Use of active voice (usually the first person). The passive voice should be used.
- References, e.g. lack of match between text and list and wrong format.
- Figure and caption, e.g. keys should be on the caption, not on the figure.
- Variables not defined correctly. Normally these should be single letters qualified with subscripts if required, e.g. LT for total length.
- Mismatch of decimal places, e.g. between mean and S.D., S.E., etc.
- Brief Communications too long.
Editorial Board
Editor
J. F. Craig, Whiteside, Dunscore, Dumfries DG2 0UU, Scotland
Email: journal.fishbiology@btopenworld.com Reviews Editor
M.J. Kaiser, University of Wales - Bangor, School of Ocean Sciences, Menai Bridge, Anglesey LL59 5EY, Wales
Email: m.j.kaiser@bangor.ac.uk Assistant Editors
S.J.M. Blaber, CSIRO Marine Research, P.O. Box 120, Cleveland, Queensland 4163, Australia
Email: steve.blaber@csiro.au
U. Candolin, Department of Ecology and Systematics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 65 (Biocenter 3, Viikinhaari 1), FIN-00014, Finland
Email: ulrika.candolin@helsinki.fi
F.B. Eddy, Division of Environmental and Applied Biology, Biological Sciences Institute, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, Scotland
Email: f.b.eddy@dundee.ac.uk
A.P. Farrell, Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada
Email: farrell@sfu.ca
L. Hauser, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, 1122 NE Boat Street, Box 355020, Seattle, WA 98195-5020, USA.
Email: lhauser@u.washington.edu
J.I. Johnsson, Animal Ecology, Department of Zoology, University of Göteborg, Box 463, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
Email: jorgen.johnsson@zool.gu.se
J. Leatherland, University of Guelph, Dept of Biomedical Sciences, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
Email: j.leather@ovc.uoguelph.ca
G. McGregor Reid, North of England Zoological Society, Zoological Gardens, Chester CH2 1LH, England
Email: G.Reid@chesterzoo.co.uk
A.W. Pike, Dept of Zoology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, Scotland
Email: a.pike@abdn.ac.uk
A.J. Ribbink, South African Institute for Aquatic Diversity, Private Bag 1015, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
Email: a.ribbink@ru.ac.za
S.I. Rogers, CEFAS, Lowestoft Laboratory, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, England
Email: s.i.rogers@cefas.co.uk
D.E. Ruzzante, Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4J1, Canada
Email: daniel.ruzzante@dal.ca
R. Wilson, School of Biological Sciences, Hatherly Laboratories, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4PS, UK
Email: r.w.wilson@ex.ac.uk
R.J. Wootton, Institute of Biological Sciences, Edward Llwyd Building, University of Wales, Aberystwyth SY23 3DA, Wales
Email: rjw@aber.ac.uk
Book Reviews Editor
P. Miller, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UG, UK
Email: millergoby@btopenworld.com
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