期刊名称:CANADIAN FIELD-NATURALIST
期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Established in 1880, The Canadian Field-Naturalist is the official publication of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club and features both articles and notes on original research and observations on the natural history of northern North America (including distribution, faunal analyses, taxonomy, ecology, and behaviour). Issues include news and comment (Club annual meetings and awards, tributes and review papers) and book review and new title sections. Since 1984, it has presented edited Status Reports for individual species designated by the Convention on Species of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC).
Instructions to Authors
ContentThe Canadian Field-Naturalist is a medium for the publication of scientific papers by amateur and professional naturalists or field-biologists reporting observations and results of investigations in any field of natural history provided that they are original, significant, and relevant to Canada. All readers and other potential contributors are invited to submit for consideration their manuscripts meeting these criteria.
The journal also publishes natural history news and comment items if judged by the Editor to be of interest to readers and subscribers, and book reviews. Please correspond with the Book Review Editor conceming suitability of manuscripts for this section: Dr J. Wilson Eedy, RR #1, Moffat ON L0P 1J0.
For further information consult: A Publication Policy for the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club, 1983. The Canadian Field-Naturalist 97(2): 231-234.
Potential contributors who are neither members of The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club nor subscribers to The Canadian Field-Naturalist are encouraged to support the journal by becoming either members or subscribers.
ManuscriptsPlease submit. to the Editor in either English or French, three complete manuscripts written in the journal style.
The research reported should be original. It is recommended that authors ask qualified persons to appraise the paper before it is submitted. Also authors are expected to have complied with all pertinent legislation regarding the study, disturbance, or collection of animals, plants or minerals. The place where voucher specimens have been deposited, and their catalogue numbers, should be given. Latitude and longitude should be included for all individual localities where collections or observations have been made.
Print the manuscript on standard-size paper, double-space throughout, leave generous margins to allow for copy marking, and number each page. For Articles and Notes provide a bibliographic strip, an abstract and a list of key words. Generally words should not be abbreviated but use SI symbols for units of measure. The names of authors of scientific names should be omitted except in taxonomic manuscripts or other papers involving nomenclatural problems. "Standard" common names (with initial letters capitalized) should be used at least once for all species of higher animals and plants; all should also be identified by scientific name.
The names of journals in the Literature Cited should be written out in full. Unpublished reports should not be cited here but placed in the text or in a separate Documents Cited section. List the captions for figures (numbered in arabic numerals and typed together on a separate page). Present the tables (each titled, numbered consecutively in arabic numerals, and placed on a separate page). Mark in the margin of the text the places for the figures and tables.
Check recent issues (particularly in literature cited) for journal format. Either "British" or "American" spellings are acceptable in English but should be consistent within one manuscript. The Oxford English Dictionary, Webster's New International Dictionary and Ie Grand Larousse Encyclop¨¦dique are the authorities for spelling.
IllustrationsPhotographs should have a glossy finish and show sharp contrasts. Photographic reproduction of line drawings, no larger than a standard page, are preferable to large originals. Prepare line drawings with India ink on good quality paper and letter (don't type) descriptive matter. Write author's name, title of paper, and figure number on the lower left corner or on the back of each illustration.
Reviewing Policy
Manuscripts submitted to The Canadian Field-Naturalist are normally sent for evaluation to an Associate Editor (who reviews it or asks another qualified person to do so), and at least one other reviewer, who is a specialist in the field, chosen by the Editor. Authors are encouraged to suggest names of suitable referees. Reviewers are asked to give a general appraisal of the manuscript followed by specific comments and constructive recommendations. Almost all manuscripts accepted for publication have undergone revision ¡ª sometimes extensive revision and reappraisal.
The Editor makes the final decision on whether a manuscript is acceptable for publication, and in so doing aims to maintain the scientific quality, Content, overall high standards and consistency of style, of the journal.
Special Charges ¡ª Please take noteAuthors must share in the cost of publication by paying $80 for each page in excess of five journal pages, plus $15 for each illustration (any size up to a full page), and up to $80 per page for tables (depending on size). Reproduction of color photos is extremely expensive; price quotations may be obtained from the Business Manager. Reprint order forms are included when galley proofs are sent to authors. If grant or institutional funds are available, we ask authors to defray a higher proportion of the cost of publishing, $80 per page for all published pages. Government institutions are expected to pay the full cost of publication. Authors must also be charged for their changes in proofs.
Limited journal funds are available to help offset publication charges to authors with minimal financial resources. Requests for financial assistance should be made to the Business Manager when the manuscript is accepted.
ReprintsAn order form for the purchase of reprints will accompany the galley proofs sent to the authors.
FRANCIS R. COOK, Editor
RR 3 North Augusta ON K0G 1R0
WILLIAM J. CODY, Business Manager
Box 35069 Westgate PO
Ottawa ON, Canada K1Z 1A2
Editorial Board
Dr Francis R. Cook, Editor
Canadian Field-Naturalist
RR 3, North Augusta ON Canada K0G 1R0
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