1. General Information: The International Journal of Phytoremediation is a peer reviewed publication
designed to link professionals in the many environmental disciplines involved in the
development, application, management, and regulation of emerging phytoremediation technologies.
Manuscripts will be considered that address any of a wide range of issues and interests
associated with the entire field of phytoremediation.
All manuscripts should be addressed to: Heather McCreary, Managing Editor, Editorial Office,
150 Fearing St., Suite 21, Amherst, MA 01002. Tel: (413) 549-5170. Fax: (413) 549-0579. Email:
Heather@aehs.com Please provide the names, complete addresses, telephone numbers and,
where possible, email addresses of three potential reviewers for the manuscript.
Manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that submission for publication has
been approved by all of the authors and by the institution where the work was carried out; further,
that any person cited as a source of personal communications has approved such citation. Written
authorization may be required at the Editor's discretion. Articles and any other materials published
in the International Journal of Phytoremediation represent the opinions of the authors and should
not be construed to reflect the opinions of the Editors or the Publisher.
2. Preparation of Manuscripts: The entire manuscript must be typed double-spaced, (including
title page, text, references, footnotes, figure legends and tables). Times Roman is the preferred
typeface for printouts of manuscripts. Copies made by a clearly legible duplication process are
preferred. Please send one original and three copies of your manuscript. A computer diskette
(3 1/2") should be provided upon acceptance and revision, preferably using a WordPerfect or
Microsoft Word program, indicating whether it is an IBM or Macintosh platform and what version
is used (5.1, 6.0 etc.). All pages should be numbered consecutively; starting with the title page and
including pages containing tables and figure legends. Title page, abstract page, references and
figure legends should be on separate pages. Tables, figure legends, and furnished art should be
grouped together at the end of the manuscript to facilitate processing.
Authors should write in clear, concise English. The responsibility for all aspects of the manuscript
preparation rests with the authors. The Editor will not undertake extensive changes or rewriting of
the manuscript.
The title page should include the title, author's names and addresses, phone and fax numbers, and
running head not to exceed 60 characters, including spaces.
All manuscripts should be accompanied by an abstract not to exceed 200 words as well as a list
of key (indexing) terms. Three to six terms not in the title will assist indexers in cross-indexing
your article. The key terms should follow the abstract.
Particular care should be used in preparing manuscripts involving mathematical expressions.
Italic or boldface type should be clearly indicated, and Greek or unusual characters should be
written plainly or explained by annotations. Simple fractional expressions should be written with
a slant line rather than in the usual manner, so that only a single line of type is required.
3. References: References should follow the text and begin on a separate page, be double-spaced
and alphabetized. Each line after the first of each reference should be indented. If there is more
than one reference by one author of group of authors in the reference, they should be placed in
chronological order. Use small letters (1998a, 1988b) for references published in the same year.
Journal titles should be abbreviated according to the Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index,
1985. Examples:
Journal Articles:
Metcalf, R. L., Sangha, G. K., and Kapoor, I. P. 1971. Ecosystem for the evaluation of pesticide¡
magnification. Environ. Sci. Technol. 5, 709-713.
Document:
USEPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 1983. Health Assessment Document for Acrylonitrile.
Office of Health and Environmental Assessment, Washington, DC 20460. EPA-600/8-82-007F.
Final Report, October 1983.
Chapter in an Edited Book:
Helleiner, O. 1967. The population of Europe from the Black Death¡ In: The Cambridge Economic
History of Europe, Volume 4, pp. 1-200. (Rich, E. E. and Wilson, C. H., Eds.). London and New
York, Cambridge Univ. Press.
All References should be referred to in the text by author's name and year of publication typed within
parentheses (Jones, Bartlett, and Howe, 1995), (Jones and Bartlett, 1994), (Howe, 1993), (Howe, 1993;
Bartlett, 1994) or Greenhill (1984) suggests¡ If there are 3 authors, all three should be cited in the first
in-text reference; et al. should be used for all subsequent in-text references. If there are 4 or more authors,
use et al. after the first author's name for all citations, e. g. (Brooks et al., 1988).
4. Tables: Tables should be used only when they can present information more effectively than
running text. Care should be taken to avoid any arrangement that unduly increases the size of a
table, and the column heads should be made as brief as possible, using abbreviations liberally.
Lines of data should not be numbered unless those numbers are needed for reference in the text.
Columns should not be used to contain only one or two entries, nor should the same entry be
repeated numerous times consecutively. Tables should be grouped at the end of the manuscript on
separate sheets. Do not put in separate boxes on disk.
5. Figures and Graphs: Figures and graphs should be carefully prepared line drawings on plain
paper or camera-ready micrographs or halftones. Symbols (open or closed circles, triangles,
squares) and lettering (typewriter labeling is not acceptable) should be compatibly sized for
optimum reproduction. Figures should be numbered in series on back with authors' names
indicated. Figure captions should be typed double-spaced on a separate sheet. Both figures and
captions should be grouped at the end of the manuscript.
It is the responsibility of the author to obtain permission to use previously published material.
Permission must be obtained from the original copyright owner, which in most cases is the
publisher.
Color reproduction in figures is possible, provided the author bears all incremental charges. An
estimate of these charges will be given upon request. A letter acknowledging the author¡¯s
willingness to defray the cost of color reproduction should accompany the revised manuscript.
6. Formulas and Equations: Empirical and structural formulas and mathematical and chemical
equations should be arranged to fill adequately the width of a single or double column. Subscripts
and especially superscripts should be written with care and exponents should be set up in a single
line. All signs such as + - = < > should be spaced, but the components of mathematical products
should not be spaced. Organic structural formulas should be submitted as copy suitable for direct
photographic reproduction. Do not use structures when a simple formula will suffice. Do not use
multiple lines unnecessarily. It is important in avoiding errors that all formula matter be carefully
arranged and executed (preferably typewritten) with special attention to correctness of symbols,
location of subscripts, superscripts, and electric charges, and the placing and close join-up of single
and multiple bond lines. Use a copy of the structure in the text at the point of proper citation, but
when originals are provided, group these at the end of the manuscript. All furnished art must be
complete. Compound numbers and other material to appear in the copy should be lettered, not
typewritten. This material will not be added to original art.
7. Reprints: Forms and instructions for ordering reprints will be included with the galley proofs sent
to authors three to four week prior to the press time of their manuscript.
