期刊名称：ECOLOGICAL MODELLING
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About the journal
The journal is concerned with the use of mathematical models and systems analysis for the description of ecosystems and for the control of environmental pollution and management of resources. It combines mathematical modelling, systems analysis, thermodynamics and computer techniques with ecology and management of the environment and its natural resources. When man intrudes he inevitably disturbs the delicate balance of organisms, substances and their activity, that Nature has evolved. Ecosystems can adapt to man's violent activities, but only up to a certain point. The impact on ecosystems can only be described quantitatively by the application of ecological models and systems ecology, and their reactions to perturbations can only be understood by the use of ecosystem theory. The fields of ecological modelling, systems ecology and ecosystem theory are consequently the basis of the philosophy behind the journal.
Audience
Biologists, Engineers, Ecologists, Economists and Operations Research Scientists who develop and use ecological models.
Abstracting / Indexing
- BIOSIS
- Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
- Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology and Environmental Sciences
- Ecological Abstracts
- Ecology Abstracts
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- Elsevier BIOBASE
- Environmental Abstracts
- Environmental Periodicals Bibliography
- ISI Science Citation Index
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Commenced publication 1975
Year 2003
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- Volumes 159-170, 36 issues
- ISSN: 0304-3800
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Instructions to Authors
Types of contributions
1. Original research papers (Regular Papers)
2. Review articles
3. Short Communications
4. Letters to the Editor
5. Book Reviews
6. News and Announcements
Original research papers should report the results of original research. The material should not have been previously published elsewhere, except in a preliminary form.
Review articles should cover subjects falling within the scope of the journal which are of active current interest. They may be submitted or invited.
A Short Communication is a concise but complete description of a limited investigation, which will not be included in a later paper. Short communication should be as completely documented, both by reference to the literature and description of the experimental procedures employed, as a regular paper. They should not occupy more than 6 printed pages (about 12 manuscript pages, including figures, tables and references).
Letters to the Editor offering comment or useful critique on material published in the journal are welcomed. The decision to publish submitted letters rests purely with the Editor-in-Chief. It is hoped that the publication of such letters will permit an exchange of views which will be of benefit to both the journal and its readers.
Book Reviews will be included in the journal on a range of relevant books which are not more than 2 years old. Book reviews will be solicited by the Editor-in-Chief. Unsolicited reviews will not usually be accepted, but suggestions for appropriate books for review may be sent to the Editor-in-Chief: S.E. Jørgensen, Langkær Vænge 9, DK-3500 Værløse, Copenhagen, Denmark. Tel: +45 35 370850, Fax: +45 35 375744. E-mail: sej@mail.dfh.dk
Submission of manuscripts
Submission of an article is understood to imply that the article is original and is not being considered for publication elsewhere. Upon acceptance of the article by the journal, the author(s) will be asked to transfer the copyright of the article to the publisher. This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information.
Authors in Japan please note: Upon request, Elsevier Science Japan will provide authors with a list of people who can check and improve the English of their paper (before submission). Please contact our Tokyo office: Elsevier Science Japan, Editorial Service, 1-9-15 Higashi Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106, Japan; Tel: +81 3 5561 5032, Fax: +81 3 5561 5045.
Authors are requested to submit three copies of their manuscript and figures, and the full contact details of three reviewers, to the following address:
Editorial Secretariat
Ecological Modelling
P.O. Box 181
1000 AD Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Fax: +31 20 4853 325
E-mail: agri-eo-f@elsevier.nl
Authors can also keep a track on the progress of their accepted article, and set up e-mail alerts informing them of changes to their manuscript's status, by using the "Track a Paper" feature of Elsevier's Author Gateway.
Electronic manuscripts
Electronic manuscripts have the advantage that there is no need for the rekeying of text, thereby avoiding the possibility of introducing errors and resulting in reliable and fast delivery of proofs.
For the initial submission of manuscripts for consideration, hardcopies are sufficient. For the processing of accepted papers, electronic versions are preferred. After final acceptance, your disk plus three, final and exactly matching printed versions should be submitted together. Double density (DD) or high density (HD) diskettes (3½ or 5¼ inch) are acceptable. It is important that the file saved is in the native format of the wordprocessor program used. Label the disk with the name of the computer and wordprocessing package used, your name, and the name of the file on the disk. Further information may be obtained from the Publisher.
Preparation of manuscripts
1. Manuscripts should be written in English. Authors whose native language is not English are strongly advised to have their manuscripts checked by an English-speaking colleague prior to submission.
2. Submit the original and two copies of your manuscript. Enclose the original illustrations and two sets of photocopies (three prints of any photographs).
3. Manuscripts should be typewritten, typed on one side of the paper (if possible with numbered lines), with wide margins and double spacing throughout, i.e. also for abstracts, footnotes and references. Every page of the manuscript, including the title page, references, tables, etc., should be numbered. However, in the text no reference should be made to page numbers; if necessary, one may refer to sections. Italicize words that should be in italics, and do not italicize any other words. Avoid excessive usage of italics to emphasize part of the text.
4. Manuscripts in general should be organized in the following order:
Title (should be clear, descriptive and not too long)
Name(s) of author(s)
Complete postal address(es) of affiliations
Full telephone, Fax No. and e-mail address of the corresponding author
Present address(es) of author(s) if applicable
Complete correspondence address to which the proofs should be sent
Abstract
Keywords (indexing terms), normally 3-6 itemsIntroduction
Material studied, area descriptions, methods, techniques
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgements and any additional information concerning research grants, etc.
References
Tables
Figure captions
5. In typing the manuscript, titles and subtitles should not be run within the text. They should be typed on a separate line, without indentation. Use lower-case lettertype and number first- and second-order headings.
6. SI units should be used.
7. If a special instruction to the copy editor or typesetter is written on the copy it should be encircled. The typesetter will then know that the enclosed matter is not to be set in type. When a typewritten character may have more than one meaning (e.g. the lower case letter l may be confused with the numeral 1), a note should be inserted in a circle in the margin to make the meaning clear to the typesetter. If Greek letters or uncommon symbols are used in the manuscript, they should be written very clearly, and if necessary a note such as "Greek lower-case chi" should be put in the margin and encircled.
8. Elsevier reserves the privilege of returning to the author for revision accepted manuscripts and illustrations which are not in the proper form given in this guide.
Abstracts
The abstract should be clear, descriptive and not longer than 400 words.
Tables
1. Authors should take notice of the limitations set by the size and lay-out of the journal. Large tables should be avoided. Reversing columns and rows will often reduce the dimensions of a table.
2. If many data are to be presented, an attempt should be made to divide them over two or more tables.
3. Drawn tables, from which prints need to be made, should not be folded.
4. Tables should be numbered according to their sequence in the text. The text should include references to all tables.
5. Each table should be typewritten on a separate page of the manuscript. Tables should never be included in the text.
6. Each table should have a brief and self-explanatory title.
7. Column headings should be brief, but sufficiently explanatory. Standard abbreviations of units of measurement should be added between parentheses.
8. Vertical lines should not be used to separate columns. Leave some extra space between the columns instead.
9. Any explanation essential to the understanding of the table should be given as a footnote at the bottom of the table.
Illustrations
1. All illustrations(line drawings and photographs) should be submitted separately, unmounted and not folded.
2. Illustrations should be numbered according to their sequence in the text. References should be made in the text to each illustration.
3. Each illustration should be identified on the reverse side (or - in the case of line drawings - on the lower front side) by its number and the name of the author. An indication of the top of the illustrations is required in photographs of profiles, thin sections, and other cases where doubt can arise.
4. Illustrations should be designed with the format of the page of the journal in mind. Illustrations should be of such a size as to allow a reduction of 50%.
5. Lettering should be an Indian ink or by printed labels. Make sure that the size of the lettering is big enough to allow a reduction of 50% without becoming illegible. The lettering should be in English. Use the same kind of lettering throughout and follow the style of the journal.
6. If a scale should be given, use bar scales on illustrations instead of numerical scales that must be changed with reduction.
7. Each illustration should have a caption. The captions to all illustrations should be typed on a separate sheet of the manuscript.
8. Explanations should be given in the typewritten legend. Drawn text in the illustrations should be kept to a minimum.
9. Photographs are only acceptable if they have good contrast and intensity. Sharp and glossy copies are required. Reproductions of photographs already printed cannot be accepted.
10. Colour illustrations cannot usually be included, unless the cost of their reproduction is paid for by the author.
References
1. All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references following the text of the manuscript. The manuscript should be carefully checked to ensure that the spelling of author's names and dates are exactly the same in the text as in the reference list.
2. In the text refer to the author's name (without initial) and year of publication, followed - if necessary - by a short reference to appropriate pages. Examples: "Since Peterson (1988)has shown that ...." "This is in agreement with results obtained later (Kramer, 1989, pp. 12-16)".
3. If reference is made in the text to a publication written by more than two authors the name of the first author should be used followed by"et al.". This indication, however, should never be used in the list of references. In this list names of first author and co-authors should be mentioned.
4. References cited together in the text should be arranged chronologically. The list of references should be arranged alphabetically on authors' names, and chronologically per author. If an author's name in the list is also mentioned with co-authors the following order should be used: publications of the single author, arranged according to publication dates - publications of the same author with one co-author - publications of the author with more than one co-author. Publications by the same author(s) in the same year should be listed as 1974a, 1974b, etc.
5. Use the following system for arranging your references:
a. For periodicals
Van Orden, G.N. and Uchrin, C.G., 1993. The study of dissolved oxygen dynamics in the Whippany River, New Jersey using the QUAL2E model. Ecol. Modelling, 70: 1-17.
b. For books
De Groot, W.T., 1992. Environmental Science Theory. Studies in Environmental Science Vol. 52. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 584 pp.
c. For multi-author books
Jørgensen, S.E., 1988. Modelling eutrophication of shallow lakes. In: W.J. Mitsch, M. Stras kraba and S.E. Jørgensen (Editors), Wetland Modelling, Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 177-188.
6. Abbreviate the titles of periodicals mentioned in the list of references; according to the International List of Periodical Title Word Abbreviations.
7. In the case of publications in any language other than English, the original title is to be retained. However, the titles of publications in non-Latin alphabets should be transliterated, and a notation such as (in Russian) or (in Greek, with English abstract) should be added.
8. Work accepted for publication but not yet published should be referred to as "in press".
9. References concerning unpublished data and personal communications should not be cited in the reference list but may be mentioned in the text.
Formulae
1. All formulae in a manuscript should be presented in a consistent and clear way, with respect to the meaning of each symbol and its correct position. Formulae must by typed throughout. Only if it is unavoidable should symbols be put in by hand, but be careful that they are clear and unambiguous.
2. All handwritten and unusual symbols must be collected in a separate list giving a clear explanation of each symbol. Moreover it will be helpful if each special symbol is identified (by name, in the margin) in the manuscript at its first occurrence.
3. Display each formula which is longer than approximately one third of a typed line. Moreover display important and complicated formulae. Avoid long paragraphs containing many formulae but no displays.
4. Do not use complicated juxtapositions of symbols, especially in the text. Also try to avoid complicated subscripts and superscripts; second-order indices especially may present difficulties as to their size and position, and third-order indices are taboo.
5. Although the typesetter will not copy spaces automatically, their presence in the manuscript may be helpful for instructing the typesetter. As a rule, spaces are inserted between complicated factors of products (and similar expressions) and before and after relation (=, , , ...), function (+, −, , ...) and conjunction ( , , , , ¡) symbols.
6. For expressing mathematical notation, several special typefounts are available, the most commonly used of which is italic. Other available typefounts are: bold Roman, sans serif, Greek, script, German (Fraktur) and Hebrew (aleph and beth only).
Roman type is used for special purposes, in particular for all expressions (abbreviations) consisting of more than one letter but denoting a single function (e.g., exp, log, sin, cos, lim, inf, sup, card, dom, ran, cl, int, ...); the reason for this is to distinguish these expressions from composites consisting of several single symbols. Roman type is also used for properties (e.g. T1, T2, ...) and for abbreviations (e.g., a.e., a.s., s.t., mod, ...); especially note Roman E, S, T in En (n-dimensional euclidean space), Sn (n-dimensional sphere), Tn (n-dimensional torus), etc.
If necessary, the various types may be marked in the manuscript in the following way:
Roman: don't mark, or encircle in pencil if unclear;
italic: single underline in red (if capital double underline in red);
bold Roman: waving line in red;
other typefonts: encircle type in red if unclear.
(Please use red only).
Each symbol should be marked if and only if it is meaningful to do so. Therefore, never underline a formula or part of it as a whole, but mark special symbols like sans serif, Greek, scriptand German if they are not clearly recognizable as such; only identify each symbol at its first occurrence. Be careful in marking a manuscript: incorrect marking or over-editing will do more harm than not marking at all.
7. The manuscript should clearly show the difference between lower case and capital letters that are similar, as well as between letters and other symbols.
8. The manuscript must show a clear distinction between similar symbols.
9. The height of expressions in the text should never exceed one line. In many cases there are acceptable alternatives which enable reduction of the height. Stacked fractions may be set using a slash or negative exponent. Numerical fractions can be set in small type, so that they will fit in one line. (Since this moreover facilitates reading, it is advised to do so throughout, e.g. use1-2, 3-4, 1-3a, 7-8b, etc., instead of 1/2, 3/4,a/3, 7b/8, etc., except in subscripts and superscripts.) Indices of sum and product symbols and similar may be set aside. Expressions like ex may be set as exp(x) if x is a complicated expression.
10. Formulae in the text should be clearly separated from each other. It is advised not to break formulae if this can be avoided; it may be misleading and it often proves difficult to explain to the typesetter how the formulae have to beset.
11. Diagrams of sets and morphisms can be typeset by the compositor. Good results can only be obtained if the diagrams in the manuscript have been arranged clearly. Special attention should be paid to the proper arrangement of the arrows (i.e. always aligned with the middle of the formulae).
In order to facilitate typesetting it is advised to arrange each diagram in the simplest possible way, i.e. try to obtain the maximum proportion of horizontal and vertical arrows. Curved and bent arrows should certainly be avoided. Sometimes it may be possible to partition complicated diagrams into several subdiagrams.
Large diagrams should be numbered and referred to in the text by their numbers since it may be necessary to place them differently from the manuscript.
12. In chemical formulae, the valence of ions should be given as, e.g. Ca2+ and CO2-3,not as Ca++ and CO--3.
13. Isotope numbers should precede the symbols, e.g.18O.
14. The repeated writing of chemical formulae in the text is to be avoided where reasonably possible; instead, the name of the compound should be given in full. Exceptions may be made in the case of a very long name occurring very frequently, or in the case of a compound being described as the end product of a gravimetric determination (e.g., phosphate as P2O5).
Please refer to Author Instructions in the journal to clarify details for formulae.
Footnotes
1. Footnotes should only be used if absolutely essential. In most cases it should be possible to incorporate the information in normal text.
2. If used, they should be numbered in the text, indicated by superscript numbers, and kept as short as possible.
Nomenclature
1. Authors and editors are, by general agreement, obliged to accept the rules governing biological nomenclature, as laid down in the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria, and the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
2. All biotica (crops, plants, insects, birds, mammals, etc.) should be identified by their scientific names when the English term is first used, with the exception of common domestic animals.
3. All biocides and other organic compounds must be identified by their Geneva names when first used in the text. Active ingredients of all formulations should be likewise identified.
4. For chemical nomenclature, the conventions of theInternational Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and the official recommendations of the IUPAC-IUB Combined Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature should be followed.
Copyright
1. An author, when quoting from someone else's work or when considering reproducing an illustration or table from a book or journal article, should make sure that he is not infringing a copyright.
2. Although in general an author may quote from other published works, he should obtain permission from the holder of the copyright if he wishes to make substantial extracts or to reproduce tables, plates, or other illustrations. If the copyright-holder is not the author of the quoted or reproduced material, it is recommended that the permission of the author should also be sought.
3. Material in unpublished letters and manuscripts is also protected and must not be published unless permission has been obtained.
4. A suitable acknowledgement of any borrowed material must always be made.
Proofs
One set of proofs will be sent to the corresponding author as given on the title page of the manuscript. Only typesetter's errors may be corrected; no changes in, or additions to, the edited manuscript will be allowed.
Offprints
1. Twenty-five offprints will be supplied free of charge.
2. Additional offprints can be ordered on an order form, which is included with the proofs.
3. UNESCO coupons are acceptable in payment of extra offprints.
Ecological Modelling carries no page charges
Abstracts/contents list published in: Biological Abstracts, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Current Awareness in Biological Sciences (CABS), Current Contents AB&ES, Ecological Abstracts, Ecology Abstracts, Environment Abstracts, Environmental Periodicals Bibliography (EPB).
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief:
S.E. Jørgensen, (for Thermodynamics Applied in Systems Ecology and Ecological Modelling) Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, Department of General Chemistry, Section of Environmental Chemistry, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Associate Editors:
W.E. Grant, (for Modelling of Ecosystems & Ecological Processes) Dept. of Wildlife & Fisheries Science, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX 77843-2258, USA
F. M¨¹ller, (for Ecosystems Theory and its Application in Ecological Modelling) CAU Projektzentrum Ökosystemforschung, Kiel University, Schauenburgerstrasse 112, D-24118 Kiel, Germany
O. Richter, (for Modelling of Geo-Biosphere Processes) Institut f¨¹r Geographie & Geoökologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Postfach 3329, D-38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Editorial Advisory Board: G. Bendoricchio, Padova, Italy
T.N. Brown, Canterbury, New Zealand
V. Christensen, Metro Manila, Philippines
R. Costanza, The University of Vermont, USA
K.I. Dahl-Madsen, DHI - Water and Environment, Denmark
J. Devillers, Lyon, France
B. Diekkr¨¹ger, Bonn, Germany
B. Fath, Towson, MD, USA
F. Guerrin, La Reunion, France
E. Halfon, Burlington, ON, Canada
J.W. Hearne, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
V. Hull, Rome, Italy
Ichiro Aoki, Kyoto, Japan
A.J. Jakeman, Canberra, Australia
D. Karnosky, Michigan Technological University, MI, USA Email: karnosky@mtu.edu
S. Kellomäki, Joensuu, Finland
M.J. Kirkby, Leeds, UK
B. Kompare, Ljubljana, Slovenia
T. Legovic, Witzenhausen, Germany
S. Lek, Toulouse, France
B.-L. Li, Riverside, CA, USA
J. Liu, East Lansing, MI, USA
C. Loehle, Argonne, IL, USA
D. Logofet, Moscow, Russia
R. Longauer, Dept of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Slovakia Email: roman.longauer@fris.sk
A. Malmgren-Hansen, Hørsholm, Denmark
A. Marani, Venice, Italy
V.H. Marin, Santiago, Chile
J.C. Marques, Coimbra, Portugal
Michio Kishi, Hokkaido, Japan
W.J. Mitsch, Columbus, OH, USA
S.N. Nielsen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Y.A. Pachepsky, Beltsville, MD, USA
B.C. Patten, Athens, GA, USA
E. Priesack, Oberschleissheim, Germany
S. Ray, Visva Bharati University, India
F.A. Recknagel, Adelaide, Australia
S. Rinaldi, Milan, Italy
P. Sands, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia
R.E. Smith, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Yu.M. Svirezhev, Potsdam, Germany
Tae-Soo Chon, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea
E. Tiezzi, University of Siena, Italy
R.E. Ulanowicz, Solomons, MD, USA
S. Ulgiati, Siena, Italy
O.F. Vasiliev, Novosibirsk, Russia
H. Vereecken, J¨¹lich, Germany
F.-L Xu, Peking University, PRC
P. Zannetti, Fremont, CA, USA
J. Zucchetto, Washington, DC, USA
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