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Australian Mammal Society Publications Australian Mammalogy
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Instructions to Authors
Editorial Policy Subscription to the Australian Mammal Society automatically entitles the member to two issues of the journal 'Australian Mammalogy' each year. Details about how you can join the society can be found by
clicking here. The journal publishes original research articles and notes on all aspects of Australasian mammals including wildlife management and introduced species. Review articles are welcomed and will be solicited from time to time. Manuscripts shorter than five printed pages should be submitted as notes. The notes section is intended to provide an opportunity for publication of interesting observations about Australasian mammals that are either too short or of too limited significance to form the basis of a larger research paper. Manuscripts submitted as research articles will be sent to two referees for critical comment. Referees will be asked to comment on the manuscript within three weeks of receipt. If both referees consulted agree on whether the article is acceptable or unacceptable, this decision will be passed on to the senior author. If the referees disagree, a third referee will be sought. If there is still doubt, the editorial committee will decide. Manuscripts submitted as notes will be sent to one referee. If this referee's recommendation is for rejection, the editorial committee may accept this verdict without consulting a second referee. The author(s) will have six months within which to return a revised manuscript. Failure to meet this deadline will result in rejection or treatment of the revised manuscript as a newly submitted manuscript requiring refereeing. Editor: Bill Holsworth SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS An original manuscript, accompanied by two good copies, each complete with illustrations, should be sent to: Editor
Australian Mammalogy In the first instance manuscripts should be submitted in hard copy form only, except by prior arrangement with the editor (amseditor@australianmammals.org.au). Each manuscript must be accompanied by a statement declaring that "This manuscript has not been previously published and is not being considered for publication by any journal other than Australian Mammalogy." After completion of the review process, authors must submit copies of accepted papers in Microsoft Word format on computer disk or via electronic mail. Instructions for electronic submission will be sent with the confirmation of final acceptance of revised manuscripts. Format: Manuscripts should be double-spaced, printed on A4 size paper in clear, concise English, with wide margins and follow the layout in recent volumes of Australian Mammalogy. For format, authors should also consult the Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers (latest edition, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra). The first page must include (1) title (2) names of all authors (3) a full reference to the paper, leaving space for journal details (4) an abstract of not more than 200 words describing results (5) a brief list of key words used in the article and (6) names and full addresses of the authors, including postcodes and e-mail address (if applicable). Generic and specific names and the titles of journals and books may be either underlined or in italics. Vernacular (common) names may be used in combination with the scientific names to introduce species concepts, but thereafter in the manuscript the scientific names only should be used. Authors should conform to names in the Census of Australian Vertebrate Species, available from Australian Biological Resources Study, GPO Box 636, Canberra, ACT 2601, unless they have clear reasons for not doing so. Scientific names should also be used in captions to tables and figures. Generic names should be written in full when first mentioned and when they begin a sentence. All units should be metric and follow the S.I. system. The preferred location where tables and figures should appear can be indicated in the margin or on a separate line. Refer in the text to all illustrations as `Fig. x ' or `Figs x, y'. Correct reference citation will be the responsibility of the author. All references should be spelt out in full and conform to the World List of Scientific Periodicals, 4th Edition, and references in the text of the article should conform to the following examples; Van Dyck (1980), (Van Dyck 1980; Smith 1975a, 1975b, 1980), Van Dyck et al. (1980) where there are 3 or more authors and page citation as (Van Dyck 1908: 8). The reference list MUST follow the format used in the most recent volume of Australian Mammalogy, with Small Capitalisation for the author(s) section. Unusual references should be given in sufficient detail to allow library retrieval. Examples are given below. Morton SR and Baynes A, 1985. Small mammal assemblages in arid Australia: a reappraisal. Australian Mammalogy 8: 159-169. Ride WDL, 1970. A guide to the native mammals of Australia. Oxford University Press: Melbourne. Kirsch JAW and Calaby JH, 1977. The species of living marsupials: an annotated list. Pp. 9-26 in The biology of marsupials ed by B. Stonehouse and D. Gilmore. Macmillan: London. Harding HR, 1977. Reproduction in male marsupials. A critique on sperm development and structure. Ph.D. thesis, University of New South Wales, Sydney. Illustrations and tables should not be any larger than A4 in size using standard fonts (e.g., Times New Roman) and must be legible when reduced for publication. Each table should be presented on a separate page at the end of the text and have a self-explanatory table caption at the bottom of the page. Line drawings should be done in black ink on a white background, or submitted as high quality, medium to high contrast glossy photographs or as print-ready bromides reduced to the appropriate size (usually suitable for 1.5 to 2 times reduction). Sufficiently large lettering should be placed on the figures so that they remain legible following reduction. Fold-out or double-page illustrations will not normally be accepted. The caption for each illustration should be submitted on a separate sheet of paper and loosely attached to the illustration. On the back of each illustration should appear, in pencil, the name of the author, abbreviated manuscript title, correct orientation and figure number. Colour illustrations can be printed but the costs must be met by the author. NOTES should comply with all the requirements for research articles except that they should not exceed 7 double-spaced typed pages and should not include an abstract. The original and one copy should be submitted. Subheadings should be avoided unless necessary and there is usually no Abstract. The words "Submitted as a note to Australian Mammalogy" should appear above the title. Associate Editors:
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