Bioacoustics journal: submitting a manuscript
Brief details
Send manuscripts to the Editor:
Dr. P.K. McGregor
Duchy College, Stoke Climsland, Callington, Cornwall PL17 8PB, UK
or, to the American Editor:
Dr. Andrew G. Horn Department of Biology, Life Science Centre, Dalhousie University, 1355 Oxford Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
B3H 4J1
Format: Submit original manuscript (double-spaced, with wide margins and
line numbers) and 2 copies. If possible also submit a diskette containing the
ms as PC format files. Electronic submission by Email is encouraged; editors
can receive the material as PC format attachments. Include 5 key words to
assist abstracting. Manuscripts should follow the style of recent papers
published in the journal. Full details are given below and on the inside back
cover of each issue.
Please note: Submission of a manuscript implies that it is an original
work not being considered for publication elsewhere, and that on acceptance the
copyright is transferred to the publisher.
Items other than manuscripts reporting original research such as
conference information, reports and reviews should be sent to Peter McGregor.
If in doubt about format contact the Editor or the American Editor before submission.
Full submission details
Language: The official language of the journal is English.
Submission: Papers should be sent in triplicate, together with an abstract of not more than 200 words, by airmail, to the Editor or to the American Editor (see above for addresses). Electronic submission by Email is encouraged; editors can receive the material as PC format attachments. Upon acceptance, authors will be asked to submit the final manuscript on computer disc or by Email with the printed paper copies, together with a statement that the electronic and paper versions are identical.
Authors should aim to be concise and those wishing to submit long papers should write to the Editor beforehand. As well as original research, reports, reviews, short papers, news items and conference information, etc are also welcome (see Journal developments ). Submission of a paper for publication implies that it is an original work not being considered for publication elsewhere, and that on acceptance the copyright is transferred to the publisher.
Manuscript Preparation: Manuscripts should be typed with double spacing
on one side of good quality paper, with wide margins and line numbers; the
paper should be of A4 size (or US equivalent) and numbered consecutively. The
manuscript should not contain more than a few, minor, corrections. Titles and
subtitles should be typed on a separate line, without indentation, in capitals
and lower case; they should not be underlined. Long titles and superfluous
capitals should be avoided. Footnotes should only be used if it is impossible to incorporate the information in the main body of the text.
Illustrations (Figures) should be of high enough quality for direct reproduction. These should be provided electronically whenever possible and should be at least 300 dpi, in greyscale, without colour and saved as EPS, TIFF, PDF or JPEG, with detail to be of a size that will still be legible when reduced to fit the printed area. The Publisher reserves the right to reject unsuitable figures. Illustrations in colour can only be published if the cost is paid by the author(s). Each figure should have a legend; all legends should be provided separately.
When a figure is referred to in the text the word “Figure” should be written out in full and the correct position of each figure should be indicated clearly in the text.
References: Publications cited in the text should be provided in a
separate list of references; consistency of names and dates should be carefully
checked. In the text, authors and year of publication should be given in
parentheses; et al. should be used where there are more than two authors;
initials should not be used. Examples: Bailey (1985) or (Taigen & Wells
1985; Hopp et al. 1998).
In the list of references, the arrangement should be alphabetical; all
co-authors should be cited. More than one paper by a single author, or by
multiple authors, should be arranged according to publication date; publication
in the same year should be denoted by 'a', 'b', etc. Standard abbreviations
should be used for journal titles.
Examples:
Bailey, W. J. (1985). Acoustic cues for female choice in bushcrickets (Tettigoniidae). In Acoustic and vibrational communication in insects (Ed. by K. Kalmring & N. Elsner), pp. 101-110. Berlin and Hamburg: Parey.
Hopp, S. L., Owren, M. J. & Evans, C. S. (Eds.) (1998). Animal Acoustic Communication: Sound Analysis and Research Methods. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
Taigen, T.L. & Wells, K.D. (1985). Energetics of vocalization by an anuran amphibian (Hyla versicolor). J. Comp. Physiol., 155, 163-170.
Tables: The text should include references to all Tables which should be
numbered consecutively, according to their sequence in the text. Any essential
explanations should be given at the bottom of the table. When referred to in
the text write "Table" out in full.
Footnotes: Footnotes should only be used if it is impossible to
incorporate the information in the main body of the text.
Proofs: Page proofs will be sent to authors for correction of printer's
errors and should be returned within the requested time (by airmail if
necessary). Authors alterations are chargeable. The Editor reserves the right
to publish a paper without the author's own corrections in case of undue delay
in returning the proofs.
Copyright: It is the responsibility of the author(s) to obtain any
permission necessary to reproduce or quote from published work(s); suitable
acknowledgement should always be made.
Reprints: 20 reprints of each paper are supplied free of charge;
additional quantities may be ordered at the time the proofs are checked, on the
order form provided. There are no page charges.
Neither the publisher not the Editor can accept responsibility for damage to or
loss of submitted papers; authors should keep a full copy of the manuscript and
illustrations in case of loss in transit, etc.
All papers submitted to Bioacoustics are refereed.