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A GUIDE FOR CONTRIBUTORS TO PLANT ECOLOGY & DIVERSITY
Papers
and shorter contributions are invited on any aspect of Botany, particularly
those dealing with Scottish material. Manuscripts should be submitted to:
Dr Laszlo Nagy
2/1, 27
Glencairn Drive,
Glasgow G41 4QP
Tel: 0141 423 6533
e-mail: laszlo.nagy@stir.ac.uk
MANUSCRIPTS must be
typewritten, using double spacing with ample margins, and submitted in
duplicate. An abstract of not more than 200 words should precede the paper
except in the case of short contributions. Papers should normally not
exceed 5,000 words or their equivalent (10 pages) including figures. Words
of foreign origin should be underlined or typed in italic. A running title
of not more than 55 characters and spaces should be given at the top of the
first page.
HEADINGS
and sub-headings should be typed on separate lines in lower case and not
underlined.
SCIENTIFIC NAMES (genus,
species and authority) must be cited in full at the first mention.
Subsequently the generic name may be abbreviated except where confusion is
likely. Names of cultivars should be preceded by the abbreviation cv. If
vernacular names are used the scientific names must be given at the first
mention. All Latin names must be underlined or typed in italic. Authorities
may be omitted from lists if the names follow standard texts and floras,
which must be specified.
TABLES should be set out on a separate
sheet and numbered in Arabic numerals. Captions, which should be sufficient
to make the tables self-explanatory, should be given-above the table.
MEASUREMENTS should follow the metric system.
Details of SI units are set out in Metrication in Scientific Journals (The
Royal Society, 1968). Symbols, signs and abbreviations should follow the
British Standard 1991: Part 1:1954.
NUMBERS should be written as numerals when
preceding units (e.g. of length or time) or other items when above
nine; numbers preceding other items up to nine should be spelt out.
ILLUSTRATIONS should be
in the form of bold line drawings, prepared in Indian ink on stout white
paper or faint blue-ruled graph paper. Drawings should be no more than 2-3
times the final print size (maximum width 14 cm). Lines and lettering
should be inserted in stencil or dry print and reduction allowed for. Dot
or line shading and not wash should be used. One finished set of
illustrations is sufficient if a second rough set is provided. Figure
legends should be self-explanatory and grouped together on a separate
sheet.
PHOTOGRAPHS must be
submitted on glossy paper and prints with sharp detail and moderate
contrast should be used. They should bear on the back the authors name and
figure number. The number of photographs allowed in any one volume is
limited by cost.
REFERENCES in the
text should cite Author and Date. Where more than one paper are cited
together in the text they should be given in chronological order, e.g. (Green,
1964; Burtt, 1974). In the reference list, give Name(s) and Initials; Date;
Full title; Journal (in full); Pagination; Place of Publication and
Publisher (for a book). The name of the publication should be underlined or
typed in italic (journal or book), e.g.
Burtt,
B.L. (1974). Patterns of structural change in the flowering plants. Transactions
of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh 42(2), 133-142.
Green,
F.H.W. (1964). The climate of Scotland. In The Vegetation of Scotland (ed.
J.H. Burnett), pp. 15-35. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd.
Perring,
F.H. & Walters, S.M. (1962). Atlas of the British Flora, 432 pp.
London: Nelson.
OFFPRINTS (25 per
paper) will be prepared at the time of printing as free copies for authors.
At proof stage, alterations from the original text will be charged for
unless they are minor points of detail.
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