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期刊名称：WATERBIRDS ISSN： 1524-4695 出版频率： Tri-annual 出版社： WATERBIRD SOC, NATL MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY, SMITHSONIAN INST, WASHINGTON, DC, 20560 期刊网址： http://www.waterbirds.org/journal.htm 影响因子： 0.818(2008) 主题范畴： ORNITHOLOGY 期刊简介(About the journal)    投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)    编辑部信息(Editorial Board)    About the journal Waterbirds The International Journal of Waterbird Biology The Waterbird Society has published results of scientific research for over two decades beginning with a proceedings of papers presented at the annual meetings from 1978 to 1980 followed in 1981 by a refereed, international journal, formerly called Colonial Waterbirds. In 1999, the journal became Waterbirds to reflect the society's expanded focus on all aquatic birds and their habitats. The journal is produced by an editor and an international panel of associate editors and is open to submitted papers concerning the biology, conservation, and techniques of study of the world's waterbirds including seabirds, wading birds, shorebirds, and waterfowl. The Table of Contents for the current volume of Waterbirds is available. Instructions to Authors Instructions for Contributors MANUSCRIPTS Manuscripts submitted for consideration should be sent to Dr. John Coulson, Editor of Waterbirds, 29 St Mary's Close, Shincliffe Village, Durham City DH1 2ND, UK. Papers submitted to Waterbirds should not, currently, be submitted to or be under consideration by any other journal. They should present new and unpublished information. Normally, papers will be subject to peer review, but the Editor reserves the right to reject papers not presented in the style used by the journal or which he considers unsuitable for the journal. The Editor's decision on submitted papers is final. Papers submitted with more than one author should have been read and approved by all of the authors before submission. Authors should submit three printed copies of the manuscript, including tables, figures and other illustrations. The text should be double-spaced. An electronic disk version of the text of the paper will be required before publication, but should not be sent with the initial submission. Articles are usually longer papers, while Notes are short communications, typically containing fewer than 3,000 words. The Editor will make a decision between the two categories. The journal cannot publish monograph-length submissions. From time to time, the Society publishes the scientific papers from a symposium presented at a special meeting or conference, but it is necessary for the group organizing the symposium to provide funds to cover the cost of the special publication. Books for review should be sent to the Noteworthy Publications Editor. CONTENTS Articles should normally be partitioned into the following sections: Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Study Area, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements, Literature Cited and, if necessary, Appendices. Authors should consult a recent copy of the journal for style. Usually, the author(s) should use the common name of a bird or any other organism, and give the scientific name in parentheses immediately after the first mention in the Abstract and also after the first mention in the main text. Use paper without printed borders or numbered lines and leave at least 2 cm margins all round. Do not justify the right hand margin. On the first page, type in the top left corner the words "Send proof to:" followed by the name and complete postal address of the corresponding author. This page should also carry the title of the paper, the names and addresses of the authors and the e-mail address of the corresponding author. On page two give the Abstract, a list of six to ten key words and a suggested running head of less than 30 characters. Do not extend the Abstract beyond this page. The Abstract should be short and give the main results of the study, presenting quantified effects rather than general statements. Page three should start with the Introduction and then continue with each section in turn, with only a gap of one line between sections. Keep the Discussion brief. The longer the Discussion, the fewer people will read it. Do not present new information in the Discussion. Do not write the paper in the first person, or restrict the use to emphasizing a particular point. TABLES Put each Table on a separate page and head it with a full caption, which makes the figures presented clearly intelligible without reference to the main text. FIGURES Figures may be submitted as photocopies, but the original will be required for publication. Figures should be prepared at about twice the linear dimensions at which it will be published. As a result, make sure that very thin lines are avoided. Select a size and shape, which will be suitable to fit the column or page format of the journal. Use lettering that has uniform thickness and is large enough to allow an appreciable reduction. Do not use lettering of more than two sizes and the smaller should be large enough to accommodate reduction. Graphs should be produced on a good quality printer or in high quality artwork. Try to avoid using shades of gray in maps, pie-graphs and histograms, giving preference to contrast dots or lines. The axes caption on graphs should be in lower case except for the first letter or when a proper name is used. The vertical axis caption on graphs should be placed sideways and both captions and scale numbers should be large enough to be clear when reduced to one column width. Peck marks should be to the right on the vertical axis, and down over on the horizontal axis. The captions to all Figures should be printed on one separate sheet of paper, with each giving a comprehensive explanation of the drawing and including the name of the species if the data relate to one or only a few species. PHOTOGRAPHS Monochrome photographs will be accepted if they contribute substantially to the comprehension of the article. They should be of sharp focus and with good contrast. Color photographs will only be accepted only if the author pays the costs of preparation and printing. UNITS, SYMBOLS, AND NUMBERS Use SI units, abbreviations and symbols. In the text, use words for integers up to and including twelve. Use 24-hour time system (and assume it is local time unless otherwise stated) and a continental date system, e.g. 16.30 h on 3 March 2001. ANIMAL AND PLANT NAMES Use common (vernacular) names of animals and plants whenever possible (use a capital for the first letter of each name or non-hyphenated part of a name) and give the scientific name in italics after the first mention of each species in the main text (or Table) and again if mentioned in the Abstract. Use lower case for group names, e.g. grebes, eiders, gulls. Use a capital for the first letter of all proper taxa above the species level, but not for anglicized names, e.g. Mollusca but molluscs. REFERENCE TO LITERATURE Consult a recent copy of the journal for guidance. In the text, give the surnames of one or two authors, but only the name of the first author followed by et al., when three or more authors are involved. Follow the name(s) by the year of the publication. LITERATURE CITED For an article in a scientific journal give: Names of all of the authors with initials. The date of publication. The title of the article. The name of the journal in full, followed by the volume number and the first and last page of the article. For references to books give: Author(s). Year of publication. Title, (editors if multiple contributions), Printer. Place of publication. Take care to indicate unpublished work as such, e.g. unpublished post-graduate theses or reports, and use these with restraint, as access to them may be difficult and, in most cases, the results have not been subject to peer review. REPORTING QUANTITATIVE AND STATISTICAL RESULTS Quantitative results should be accompanied by appropriate statistical methods. The sample size of the data set should be indicated by N and the arithmetic mean by x, standard deviation by SD, standard error of the mean by SE, sample variance by s2, correlation coefficient by r and a non-significant result by n.s. When indicating the result of a statistical test, give the degrees of freedom as a postfix, e.g. x23, t34 , F2, 34. When indicating the probability that the result was unlikely to have arisen by chance, use P to indicate the probability and indicate that the result is <0.05, <0.02, <0.01, or <0.001. In statistical tests it should assume that the null hypothesis has not been discredited unless P<0.05 and indicate a non-significant result (P>0.05) by n.s. and not by the exact probability. When examining relationships between two variables, remember that the slope of the regression and its standard error are often biologically important and may be more meaningful than only presenting a correlation coefficient. Be aware of the respective limitations of parametric and non-parametric statistical tests. REVISIONS AND ACCEPTANCE Revisions to manuscripts must be completed within 90 days. Revisions returned beyond that period may be treated as new submissions. Authors will be required to transfer the copyright of their paper to the Waterbird Society and papers are accepted subject to this requirement. In general, papers will be published in order of acceptance, but shorter papers may be published more rapidly. After a paper has been accepted for publication, original figures, two copies of the revised paper and a computer disk copy of the text in Word or Wordperfect should be submitted to the Editor. The date of submission and acceptance will appear on all manuscripts. PROOFS Authors will be sent proofs of their papers prior to publication and these should be returned within 3 days of receipt by fast mail to the Editor. Should you be away from your postal address when expecting proofs, please make arrangements to have the proofs examined without a prolonged delay. It will be assumed that the accepted manuscript is correct in all respects and changes to the proofs which differ from the information in the accepted manuscript will be charged to the authors at $2 per printed line changed, unless previously agreed with the Editor. Errors attributed to the Editor or Printers and the updating of papers originally quoted as "in press" will not be charged. Please check all figures and tables carefully. PAGE CHARGES Contributors are invited to support the journal through personal and institutional memberships and authors are encouraged to join the Society (and join in its activities) if not already a member. Publication in Waterbirds is not dependent upon ability to pay page charges. However, authors will be billed by the Treasurer of the Waterbirds Society for the cost of publication following the printing of an issue. Authors are encouraged to pay the amount billed if institutional or grant funds are available to do so. If authors are unable to arrange for payment, the Editor and Treasurer will waive the charges upon request. Editorial Board For address changes, claims, back issues contact: Business Manager, OSNA, P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-8897 USA. Telephone: 800-627-0629 or 785-843-1221; Fax: 785-843-1274; E-mail: osna@allenpress.com