期刊名称：MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Aims and Scope
Published for the Society for Marine Mammalogy, Marine Mammal Science is a source of significant new findings on marine mammals resulting from original research on their form and function, evolution, systematics, physiology, biochemistry, behavior, population biology, life history, genetics, ecology and conservation. The journal features both original and review articles, notes, opinions and letters. It serves as a vital resource for anyone studying marine mammals.
Indexed / Abstracted in
Animal Breeding Abstracts
Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts
BIOBASE
Biological Abstracts
BIOSIS Previews
Current Awareness in Biological Sciences
Current Contents
Ecology Abstracts (Bethesda)
Environmental Issues & Policy Index (Jan.1985-)
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management
GEOBASE
Helminthological Abstracts
Index Veterinarius
Oceanic Abstracts
Personal Alert
Referativnyi Zhurnal
Science Citation Index
Veterinary Bulletin
Wildlife Review Abstracts
Zoological Record
Instructions to Authors
Marine Mammal Science publishes significant new findings on marine mammals resulting from original research on their form and function, evolution, systematics, physiology, biochemistry, behavior, population biology, life history, genetics, ecology and conservation. Range extensions, unusual observations of behavior, and preliminary studies of a few individuals are published only where there is sufficient new information to render the manuscript of general interest. Low priority will be given to confirmatory investigations of local or regional interest.
The Journal endorses the principle that experiments using live animals should be undertaken only for the purpose of advancing knowledge. Consideration should be given to the appropriateness of experimental procedures, species of animals used, and number of animals required. All animal experimentation reported in Marine Mammal Science must be conducted in conformity with the relevant animal care codes of the country of origin. The Editor will refuse manuscripts in which evidence of adherence to such codes is not apparent.
Marine Mammal Science publishes (1) Articles: important original research; (2) Review articles: critical appraisals which place recent research in a new conceptual framework; (3) Notes: short communications on current research, important preliminary findings or new techniques; (4) Opinions: invited contributions on selected topics; (5) Letters: a forum for communications in response to papers previously published in Marine Mammal Science, opinion, interpretation, and new information on all topics of interest to marine mammalogists; (6) Obituaries and In Memoriam notices: obituaries are short announcements of recent deaths of Society for Marine Mammalogy members and In Memoriam notices are invited longer descriptions of the career and accomplishments of recently deceased members who have made major contributions to the field of marine mammal science and the Society.
Articles, Review articles and Notes are subject to peer review. Any Letter challenging published results or interpretations is transmitted to the author of the published work with an invitation to respond. The Letter and its response are published simultaneously. Letters are judged by the Editor on appropriateness of the subject and interest to readers. Obituaries and In Memoriam notices require contacting the Editor before submitting material. Brief Obituaries will be published after review by the Editor. In Memoriam notices will be selected based on the deceased member's contribution. Requests to do an In Memoriam notice must be made to the Editor, before being written. The Editor will consult with the Board of Governors of the Society to determine the appropriateness of publishing an In Memoriam notice for the deceased member and will invite the submission if determined appropriate.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
The manuscript should be concise, logical, and unequivocal. Publication is facilitated if authors double-check for typographical and other errors and ensure that manuscripts and figures meet the requirements outlined below. Manuscripts that do not conform will be returned for correction before consideration. If in doubt, consult the Editorial Office. Authors are charged for excessive changes in proof.
Manuscripts must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document or in a document format that can be imported into Microsoft Word. The submission should not be in Adobe PDF format.
A full-length Article includes a title page, abstract, keywords, text, acknowledgments, literature citations, tables, figure captions, and figures. Notes and Letters do not have an abstract and are prepared in narrative form without headings, except for 'Literature Cited.'
All parts of the manuscript, including footnotes, tables, and figure captions, should be typewritten, double-spaced with margins at least 2.5 cm wide. Number all pages of the manuscript beginning with the title page and include line numbers on each page. Underline only when the material is to be set in italics. Use capital letters only when the letters or words are to be capitalized. Do not end a line of text with a hyphen.
Title Page
The first page should contain only the title and the name, affiliation, and complete address (plus current address, if different) of the author(s). The title should be brief and contain words useful for indexing and information retrieval.
Abstract and Key Words
The abstract, of not more than 200 words typed on a separate page, should precisely reflect the contents of the paper, and focus attention on the purpose of the study, principal results, conclusions and their significance. Below the abstract, provide and identify as such three to ten key words or short phrases that will assist in cross-indexing your article.
Text
As a general guide, The Chicago Manual of Style is recommended. Spelling should be standard U.S. (not British) to conform to Webster's Third New International Dictionary. Units should conform to the Système International d'Unités (SI). Non-standard abbreviations must be defined the first time they appear. Mathematical symbols, Greek letters, and unusual symbols should be identified clearly; superscripts and subscripts should be legible and carefully placed.
Standard Abbreviations
General: s, min, h (hour), d (day), wk, mo, yr, g (gram), mg, kg, Hz, kHz, MHz, km, m (meter), mm, cm, cc, mi (mile), ft, in. (note period), kn (knot), ha, gal, mL, L (liter, spell out when used alone).
Statistics: P (probability), X (mean), SD, SE, CV, SEM, n (sample size), df, r (correlation coefficient), t, F, U, Z (statistical tests); letters in equations are italicized.
Latin words and phrases (always italicized): i.e., (note comma); e.g., (note comma), ca.; cf; in vivo; in situ; vs.; etc.; per se; et al.; via; sensu; sensu faro; sensu stricto; a priori.
Acknowledgements
List all acknowledgments briefly under a single heading at the end of the text on a separate page. If applicable, give the permit number under which the work was conducted.
Literature Cited
References should be cited in the text in the following form: Smith (1982); Smith (1982a, b); Smith (1983, 1984); Smith and Jones (1984); (Smith 1986); (Smith 1986, Jones 1987); (Smith 1986; Jones 1986, 1987); more than two authors, Smith et al. 1987.
References should be double-spaced and listed alphabetically as 'Literature Cited' in the following standard form, giving the journal titles in full and each author's last name starting with a full capital followed by lowercase for the rest of the name.
Armstrong, W. A., and C. W. Oliver. 1995. Recent use of fish aggregating device in the eastern tropical Pacific tuna purse-seine fishery: 1990-1994. National Marine Fisheries Service Center Administrative Report LJ-95-14 (unpublished). 47 pp. Available from SWFC, P. O. Box 271, La Jolla, CA 92038.
Gentry, R. L., and J. R. Holt. 1982. Equipment and techniques for handling northern fur seals. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Report NMFS SSRF-758. 15 pp.
Hubbs, C. L., W. F. Perrin and K. C. Balcomb. 1973. Stenella coeruleoalba in the eastern and central tropical Pacific. Journal of Mammalogy 54:549-552.
Leatherwood, S., and R. R. Reeves. 1983. The Sierra Club handbook of whales and dolphins. Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, CA.
Murchison, A. E. 1980. Detection range and range resolution of echolocating bottlenose porpoise (Tursiops truncatus). Pages 43-70 in R.-G. Busnel and J.F. Fish, eds. Animal sonar systems. Plenum Press, New York, NY.
Multiple citations for an author and single co-author are arranged alphabetically according to co-author. If there is more than one co-author, citations are arranged chronologically.
Issue numbers are not used unless page numbering begins at 1 with each issue. The number of pages is not given for books, but should be included for unpublished documents, theses, and 'gray literature' (government reports, technical bulletins, etc.)
Personal communications and unpublished data are not to be included under 'Literature Cited' but may be cited as footnotes, which shall include the complete name and address of the source and the month and year of the communication or notification of the unpublished data. A paper may be cited 'in press' only if it has been accepted in final form by a journal. Papers 'submitted' or 'in preparation' may not be cited as such, but information in them may be cited as 'personal communication.' Any citation of a personal communication, unpublished data, manuscript submitted or in preparation, or unpublished report must be with the explicit permission of the lead author or person who provided the information. Reference to non-refereed documents (e.g., contract reports, environmental impact statements, meeting working papers) is discouraged. Citations of these documents must be accompanied by the address where they can be obtained. Meeting abstracts should not be cited. Any document bearing a 'Do not cite without permission' statement may be cited only with the explicit permission of the lead author. A statement that all necessary permissions have been obtained must be included in the cover letter accompanying the submitted manuscript. The use of gray literature is discouraged and should only be cited when there is no primary literature to support important findings or the interpretation of those findings presented in the manuscript. Authors must double-check all literature cited; they are solely responsible for its accuracy.
Tables
Excessive tabular data are discouraged. Tables should be typed separately and double-spaced. Tables should be numbered with Arabic numerals in the sequence first referenced in the text and have a brief title. Column headings and descriptive footnotes should be brief. Do not use vertical rules.
Figures
Figures are costly and should be used with discretion. An illustration is justified only if it clarifies or reduces the text.
Please note that if accepted, figures will be requested in TIFF or EPS format. Please save line artwork (vector graphics) as Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), with a resolution of at least 600 dpi and bitmap files (halftones or photographic images) as Tagged Image Format (TIFF), with a resolution of at least 300 dpi at final size. More detailed information on the submission of electronic artwork can be found at: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/bauthor/illustration.asp.
SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS
All manuscripts should be submitted online at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mmsci. Useful guidelines can be found in ScholarOne's "Quick-Start Guide for Authors" and "Tips for Uploading Files in ScholarOne Manuscripts" located at: http://mcv3help.manuscriptcentral.com/tutorials/Author.pdf. Please contact the editorial office at marinemammalscience@gmail.com if you have problems submitting your manuscript. A manuscript number will be assigned to each new submission and sent to the submitting author via return email. In all correspondence beyond the initial submission, please put your assigned manuscript number on the subject line of your email.
Authors submitting a manuscript do so on the understanding that if it is accepted for publication, copyright of the article, including the right to reproduce the article in all forms and media, shall be assigned exclusively to The Society for Marine Mammalogy. The Society will not refuse any reasonable request by the author for permission to reproduce any of his or her contributions to Marine Mammal Science.
Authors are responsible for page charges of $15.00 (U.S.) per printed page or part thereof. If funds for publication are not supplied by an agency or grant, a waiver of page charges may be applied for by email to the Editor at marinemammalscience@gmail.com. Please write "waiver request" and the manuscript number on the subject line.
THE F. G. WOOD STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AND JOHN R. TWISS JR. AWARD FOR INNOVATIVE RESEARCH RELATED TO MARINE MAMMAL HABITAT AND ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION
Forest G. Wood, a founder of the Society for Marine Mammalogy, was noted for his editorial skills. John R. Twiss Jr. was the Executive Director of the Marine Mammal Commission from its inception until he retired. All students submitting manuscripts accepted for publication in Marine Mammal Science should indicate at the time of submission if they want to be considered for one or both of these awards. The Editor will select the winner of the Wood Award and the Board of Governors will select the winner of the Twiss Award from among the accepted manuscripts submitted during the interval between successive Biennial Conferences on the Biology of Marine Mammals. Further details about the awards can be found on the Society's web page at: http://www.marinemammalogy.org.
Registration of Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequences
Newly reported DNA or amino acid sequences must be deposited in the appropriate public databases (GenBank/EMBL/DNA Data Bank of Japan or UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot). Accession numbers must be included in the final version of the manuscript prior to publication.
Taxonomic Usage
Taxonomic usage in Marine Mammal Science should follow the List of Marine Mammal Species and Subspecies on the Society for Marine Mammalogy website (http://www.marinemammalscience.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=420&Itemid=280). This list will periodically be updated as appropriate. Authors wishing to use a different nomenclature should explain the departure in a footnote. The Editor may seek input from the Society's Committee on Taxonomy before accepting a departure.
OnlineOpen
OnlineOpen is available to authors of primary research articles who wish to make their article available to non-subscribers on publication, or whose funding agency requires grantees to archive the final version of their article. With OnlineOpen, the author, the author's funding agency, or the author's institution pays a fee to ensure that the article is made available to non-subscribers upon publication via Wiley InterScience, as well as deposited in the funding agency's preferred archive. For the full list of terms and conditions, see http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/authorresources/onlineopen.html#OnlineOpen_Terms.
Any authors wishing to send their paper OnlineOpen will be required to complete the payment form available from our website at: https://secure.interscience.wiley.com/funded_access.html Prior to acceptance there is no requirement to inform an Editorial Office that you intend to publish your paper OnlineOpen if you do not wish to. All OnlineOpen articles are treated in the same way as any other article. They go through the journal's standard peer-review process and will be accepted or rejected based on their own merit.
Editorial Board
Editor
Daryl J. Boness
41 Green Acres Road
Hartford, ME 04220-5035
Assistant to the Editor
Richard Henley
Editors Emeritus
Joseph R. Geraci
Douglas Wartzok
William F. Perrin
W. Don Bowen
James A. Estes
Board of Associate Editors
John Arnould
Deakin University, Australia
Robin Baird
Cascadia Research, USA
Richard C. Connor
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA
Daryl P. Domning
Howard University, USA
Frank Fish
West Chester University, USA
Ari S. Friedlaender
Duke University Marine Laboratory, USA
Tim Gerrodette
Southwest Fisheries Science Center, USA
Simon Goldsworthy
South Australian Research and Development Institute, Australia
Ailsa J. Hall
University of St. Andrews, Scotland
Stephen J. Insley
(Book Review Editor)
University of Victoria, Canada and
University of California, Santa Cruz
David K. Mellinger
Oregon State University, USA
Douglas P. Nowacek
Florida State University, USA
Kathryn A. Ono
University of New England, USA
Adam Pack,
University of Hawaii at Hilo, USA
Galen B. Rathbun
California Academy of Sciences, USA
Patricia E. Rosel
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, USA
Sofie M. VanParijs
Northeast Fisheries Science Center, USA
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