期刊名称：AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY-NEW SERIES
 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
The American Journal of Physical Anthropology (AJPA) is the official journal of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. The Journal is published monthly in three quarterly volumes. In addition, two supplements appear on an annual basis, the Yearbook of Physical Anthropology, which publishes major review articles, and the Annual Meeting Issue , containing the Scientific Program of the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists and abstracts of posters and podium presentations. The Yearbook of Physical Anthropology has its own editor, appointed by the Association, and is handled independently of the AJPA . As measured by impact factor, the AJPA is among the top journals listed in the anthropology category by the Social Science Citation Index. The reputation of the AJPA as the leading publication in physical anthropology is built on its nearly century-long record of publishing high quality scientific articles in a wide range of topics.
The Editor-in-Chief welcomes for consideration manuscripts that contribute to an understanding of the evolution of members of the Order Primates, with particular emphasis on human biological evolution and variation. Within this framework, the AJPA publishes in established areas, including human biology and non-human primate behavior, and also seeks submissions in new and developing fronts that contribute to the growth of the science and increased understanding of human and non-human primate evolution.
The AJPA publishes scientific articles without page charges, as well as invited commentaries, book reviews, and short communications dealing mostly with methodological and technical issues. Manuscripts submitted elsewhere will not be considered for publication.
The Editor-in-Chief seeks input on cover design from the AJPA readership. Authors are encouraged to submit illustrative materials for inclusion on the cover.
Research manuscripts should be sent to the Office of the Editor-in-Chief. Invited book reviews should be sent to the Associate Editor for Book Reviews. The Office of the Editor-in-Chief is located at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. The AJPA is a peer-reviewed scientific publication. The Editor-in-Chief works with the assistance of Associate Editors appointed by the Executive Committee of the Association, and seeks advice of reviewers recommended by the Associate Editors. The review process is anonymous.
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Instructions to Authors
Instructions To Authors
Note to NIH Grantees. Pursuant to NIH mandate, Wiley-Blackwell will post the accepted version of contributions authored by NIH grant-holders to PubMed Central upon acceptance. This accepted version will be made publicly available 12 months after publication. For further information, see www.wiley.com/go/nihmandate .
Editor Contact Information:
Dr. Christopher Ruff
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1830 E. Monument St.
Baltimore, MD 21205
Email: AJPA@jhmi.edu
Telephone: 410-955-7126
ONLINE SUBMISSION
Authors are required to submit their manuscripts online. If you do not have online access, contact the editor at ajpa@jhmi.edu before submission.
To submit a manuscript online, first launch your web browser and go to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ajpa .
Check for an existing account. If you are submitting for the first time, and you do not have an existing account, create a new account. Follow all step-by-step instructions for doing so.
At the end of a successful submission, you will receive email confirmation that the manuscript has been received by the journal. If you do not receive the confirmation, then check your submission to ensure that you have clicked the final submit buttons. If you are concerned that your submission did not register, contact technical support by clicking the Get Help Now button or send an email message to Support@ScholarOne.com or the Office of the Editor-in-Chief ( ajpa@jhmi.edu ).
IMPORTANT: Text, figures and tables must be submitted as separate files to ensure that the submission is successful.
To avoid possible delay in processing your submission, your files must be submitted in the following formats:
*One .doc file with text and citations
*Each figure in a separate file in .tif or .eps format
*Tables either all in one .doc file, or in separate .doc files
See the Miscellaneous section of this document for format restrictions/guidelines.
Do not mail paper copies of your manuscript to the Editor. Be sure to keep an electronic copy that is identical to the version that you submitted online.
CATEGORIES OF SUBMISSIONS
The American Journal of Physical Anthropology publishes submissions in six categories: Research Articles, Brief Communications, News and Views, Notes and Comments, Perspectives, and Book Reviews. The style format for each category is presented below (and see examples from recent issues of the journal).
Research Articles
General instructions. The manuscript should have a uniform style and be submitted exactly as it is to appear in print. It should consist of the following subdivisions in order, each prepared as a unit on separate pages or in separate files, as indicated in the ¡°Online Submission¡± section:
- Title page
- Abstract
- Text
- Literature cited
- Footnotes
- Tables
- Figure Legends
- Figures
The manuscript, including literature cited, should be double-spaced using a 1" (2.5 cm) margin on all sides. Number the manuscript pages consecutively, beginning with the title page. Page limit: normally a maximum of 30 pages for text, including Literature Cited, excluding tables and figures.
- 12 point font only.
- Indent the first line of every paragraph.
- Do not right-justify any text.
- Do not divide words at the end of lines; if they are unfamiliar to the printer, they may be incorrectly hyphenated.
- Do not begin sentences with abbreviations.
- The word "Figure" is not abbreviated in the text, except when appearing in parentheses: (Fig. 2); (Figs. 4-6).
- The spelling of non-technical terms should be that recommended in the current Webster's International Dictionary . Use American spellings (e.g., ¡°behavior¡± not ¡°behaviour¡±).
- Always spell out numbers when they stand as the first word in a sentence or if the number is less than 10 (numbers 10 and greater should use Arabic numerals); do not follow numbers spelled out with abbreviations. Numbers indicating time, weight, and measurements are to be in Arabic numerals when followed by abbreviations (e.g., 2 mm; 1 sec; 3 ml).
- Text to be italicized should be italicized and not underlined in the manuscript.
Title page. The title page must contain the following elements:
- Title
- Author's name (or names)
- Institution from which the paper emanated, with city, state, and postal code
- Number of text pages, plus bibliography, number of figures, tables, graphs, and charts
- Abbreviated title (running headline) not to exceed 48 characters and spaces
- Key words: Do not repeat terms used in the article title, and do not exceed 85 characters and spaces. Provide a minimum of three key words, and no more than five.
- Name, address, telephone number, fax number, and email address of the person to whom the proof is to be sent. If you plan to be away while your article is in press, please inform the publisher
- Grant sponsorship
Abstract. The abstract should consist of 250 words or fewer and within the manuscript itself, should follow the title page. When published, it will precede the introductory section of the text. The abstract should be written in complete sentences and should succinctly state the objectives, the design of the paper, materials and methods, and the principal observations and conclusions; it should be intelligible without reference to the rest of the paper. The abstract is not a brief introduction to the paper.
Literature cited. In the text, references to the literature should be cited by author's surname followed by year of publication. If there are multiple citations, present them chronologically:
. . . analysis by Ward (2001) reveal . . .
. . . studies by Corner and Richtsmeier (2004) reveal . . .
. . . studies by Little et al. (1993) reveal . . .
. . . an earlier report (Hutchinson, 1999) . . .
. . . earlier reports (Arriaza et al., 2000; Paoli et al., 2002; Ross, 2003) . . .
When references are made to more than one paper by the same author published in the same year, they should be designated in the text as (Benefit and McCrossin, 1993a,b) and in the Literature Cited as follows:
Benefit BR, McCrossin ML. 1993a. New Kenyapithecus postcrania and other primate fossils from Maboko Island, Kenya [abstract]. Am J Phys Anthropol Suppl 16:55¨C56.
Benefit BR, McCrossin ML. 1993b. On the lacrimal fossa of Cercopithecinae, with special reference to cladistic analysis of Old World m relationships. Folia Primatol 60:133¨C145.
The literature list must follow CBE style (refer to the CBE Style Manual , 6th edition, Cambridge University Press) and be arranged alphabetically, not chronologically, by author's or authors' surname(s) in the following style: Author's name (or names), year of publication, complete title, volume, and inclusive pages as follows:
Journal article
Trinkaus E, Churchill SE, Ruff CB. 1994. Postcranial robusticity in Homo . II: humeral bilateral asymmetry and bone plasticity. Am J Phys Anthropol 93:1¨C34.
Book
Bogin B. 2001. The growth of humanity. New York: Wiley-Liss.
Book chapter
Gruner O. 1993. Identification of skulls: A historical review and practical applications. In: Iscan MY, Helmer RP, editors. Forensic analysis of the skull. New York: Wiley-Liss. p 29¨C45.
Abbreviations of journal titles should follow those used in Index Medicus .
Footnotes. Footnotes to the text should be limited as much as possible and must be numbered consecutively. The corresponding reference numbers must be clearly indicated in the text. Additional references to the identical footnotes are to be numbered with the next following consecutive numbers:
2 Material used for this experiment was provided by . . .
3 See footnote 2.
Footnotes to a table should be typed directly beneath the table and numbered with superscripts (e.g., 1, 2, 3). They should not be numbered in sequence with the footnotes in the text. If superscript numbers could be mistaken for exponents, substitute superscript (e.g., a, b, c).
Tables. All tables must be cited in the text. Do not embed tables in the text. They should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals. Because tables are expensive to reproduce, they should be simple and uncomplicated, with as few vertical and horizontal rules as possible. Type double-spaced. Indicate in the margin where the tables are to appear in the text. Table titles should be complete but brief. Information other than that defining the data should be presented in footnotes, not in the table heading.
Figures and figure legends. All figures must be cited in the text. Do not embed figures in the text. Provide a separate list of figure legends. Figure legends are to be numbered consecutively as follows: Fig. 1. . . . , Fig. 2. . . . , and should follow the sequence of reference in the text. Type double-spaced. Each figure should be uploaded as a separate file. When uploading figures on Manuscript Central, please include the figure number in the Caption/Legend box, even though you have provided a separate list of figure legends. Abbreviations for all figures should be listed alphabetically and placed before the first figure mentioning them, such as:
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Abbreviations |
| AchE |
Acetylcholinesterase |
| CP |
Cortical plate |
| SmI |
Primary somatosensory cortex |
| V |
Ventral |
Please reference relevant text pages in order to reduce the length of legends and avoid redundancy.
Metric system. The metric system should be used for all measurements. Temperatures should be expressed in degrees Celsius (centigrade). Metric abbreviations should be expressed in standard notation lower-case (e.g., mm) without periods.
Symbols. When preceded by a digit, the following symbols are to be used: % for percent; ¡ã for degree.
Abbreviations. Use the following abbreviations for most common measurements of length, area, volume, and weight:
LENGTH
Km kilometer
m meter
cm centimeter
mm millimeter
¦Ìm micrometer (micron)
nm nanometer
pm picometer
Å Ångstrom unit (10 Å = 1 nm)
AREA
km 2 square kilometer
m 2 square meter
cm 2 square centimeter
mm 2 square millimeter
¦Ìm 2 square micrometer
nm 2 square nanometer
km 3 cubic kilometer
m 3 cubic meter
cm 3 cubic centimeter
mm 3 cubic millimeter
¦Ìm 3 cubic micrometer
nm 3 cubic nanometer
VOLUME
Kl kiloliter
liter spell out
ml milliliter
¦Ìl microliter
nl nanoliter
pl picoliter
WEIGHT
kg kilogram
gm gram
mg milligram
¦Ìg microgram
ng nanogram
pg picogram
Text headings. Do not begin the body of the paper with the heading "Introduction." The first heading should follow the introduction. The journal uses a system of primary, secondary, and tertiary headings. All letters for primary headings are in caps (e.g., RESULTS ). Only the first letter of the secondary heading and proper nouns are in caps (e.g., Complete set of morphological features ). Only the first letter of tertiary headings is capitalized (e.g., Interphalangeal joint morphology. ). All headings are boldfaced. Primary and secondary headings are centered. Tertiary headings are italicized, end in a period, and are the beginning of the first line of the paragraph.
Illustrations ( Figures )
Reproduction of illustrations is costly. Authors should limit the number of figures to that which adequately presents the findings. See the Miscellaneous section for format restrictions.
Color illustrations. A limited number of color illustrations can be published free of charge to authors (maximum one page per paper), at the discretion of the Editor. Beyond this limit, color illustrations are available at a charge of $350/page to authors (effective with manuscripts accepted on or after June 9, 2009). Because the number of free color pages is limited, authors are urged to carefully consider and justify any proposed use of color among their illustrations. Online color versions of illustrations remain free. However, please note that any images printed in color online will be converted to black-and-white for the print version; i.e., the journal cannot accept two different figure versions. Therefore, authors should plan figures, particularly graphs, with this in mind, making sure that symbols and other elements are clearly distinguishable when printed in black-and-white. Please label each illustration with the figure number.
Numbering. Figures, including charts and graphs, must be numbered consecutively.
Other Submissions
Brief Communications are short research contributions of fewer than 4,000 words. The style of presentation and format are the same as regular research articles. The Brief Communications report the outcome of a small, problem-based study (e.g., Reed et al. [2003] AJPA 121:112-116).
News and Views are short pieces, dealing with a range of topics of interest to the readership of the journal. They normally do not exceed 2000 words.
Perspectives address issues of broad interest in physical anthropology, presenting opinion on trends in specific research areas. Manuscripts are solicited by the Editor, but unsolicited ideas for submissions are encouraged. Perspectives are not review articles.
The Notes and Comments section is reserved for two categories of publication: (1) Technical Notes and (2) Letters to the Editor . Technical notes are short, methodological articles (e.g., Chen and Lam [1997] AJPA 103:557-560). Letters to the Editor are responses to previously published items from the journal. Items submitted for consideration under this heading should ordinarily not exceed 2000 words. They should be submitted in the form of a letter to the editor, with a title but no key words, abstract, or headings. Tables, figures, and literature cited should be minimized or avoided. An author whose article the letter writer is commenting on will be given an opportunity to read the letter and to respond. If the two letters are found acceptable following review, the reply is published with the letter, usually within the same issue of the journal.
Book Reviews are solicited by the Book Review Editor. Unsolicited reviews will not ordinarily be considered for publication. A book review should begin by stating the title, author(s), publisher, date, page count, price, and ISBN number of the work reviewed:
VISIONS OF CALIBAN: ON CHIMPANZEES AND PEOPLE. By Dale Peterson and Jane Goodall. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1993. 367 pp., $22.95 (cloth). ISBN 0-395-53760-6.
The review should include no other front matter (title, abstract, key words), headings, tables, or illustrations. Bibliographical citations should be avoided if possible. The reviewer's name and address should be placed at the end of the review. Submission of a book review does not guarantee its publication.
Miscellaneous
The Editor and Publisher reserve the right to return to the author for revision manuscripts and illustrations that are not in proper finished form.
After a manuscript submitted for publication has been accepted following review, the author will be asked to sign a copyright transfer agreement, transferring rights to the publisher, who reserves copyright.
Proofs. A set of page and illustration proofs will be sent to the author via email from the publisher. All corrections should be clearly marked.
Reprints. Reprints may be purchased at prices quoted on the reprint order form. Reprint orders should be returned with the proofs. It is important to order initially a sufficient quantity of reprints, since the price is substantially higher if they are ordered after the paper has been published. Reprints of announcements and book reviews are available by special arrangement only.
Additional Guidelines for Electronic Submission via the Manuscript Submission Website
Text
Text files, including tables, appendices and literature citations, must be in Microsoft Word or rtf format.
This journal now accepts Microsoft WORD 2007 Documents as well as older WORD Documents.
Figures/Illustrations
Software and format. The recommended format for all illustration files is TIFF or TIF. JPG and JPEG format will not be accepted. EPS (with preview) is acceptable but not recommended. Do not submit native application formats.
Resolution. Journal quality reproduction will require greyscale and color files at resolutions yielding approximately 300 ppi. Bitmapped line art should be submitted at resolutions yielding 600-1200 ppi. These resolutions refer to the output size of the file; if you anticipate that your images will be enlarged or reduced, resolutions should be adjusted accordingly.
File names. Illustration files should be given the 2- or 3-letter extension that identifies the file format used (i.e., .tif, .eps).
Please note: This journal does not accept Microsoft WORD 2007 Documents at this time. Please use WORD¡¯s ¡°Save As¡± option to save your document as an older (.doc) file type.
AJPA HUMAN AND NONHUMAN SUBJECTS STATEMENT
Authors submitting manuscripts to the AJPA that report on the results of research on living human and nonhuman subjects in any context (e.g., laboratory or field) are expected to comply with all regulations, institutional or governmental, regarding the ethical treatment of research subjects. Compliance should be indicated in the Methods or Acknowledgements sections of the manuscript. The Editor reserves the right to request access to formal documentation. Authors are also expected to comply with the American Association of Physical Anthropologists Code of Ethics as it pertains to living human and nonhuman subjects ( http://www.physanth.org/positions/ethics.htm ).
GENETICS PAPERS
Genetic research papers submitted to the AJPA should not be mere descriptions of marker frequency data from a particular location or locus, but should address testable hypotheses about population history, adaptation, or phylogeny. All genetic data being newly reported in the submitted manuscript should be submitted to appropriate public databases (see below) prior to publication, and accession numbers must be included in the published manuscript. Data for which there is not an appropriate public database should be submitted for review and publication in an online supplementary file linked to the article. Appropriate public databases include:
The Genome Database (GDB)
Protein Databank (PDB)
Genbank
Allele Frequency Database (ALFRED)
Molecular Modeling Database (MMDB)
Entrez Genomes
Entrez Proteins
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
SpecInfo
ExPasy
Editorial Board
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Christopher Ruff
Johns Hopkins University
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Associate Editors
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Megan Brickley
University of Birmingham
Tom D. Brustaert
State University of New York, Albany
Francesc Calafell
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Kristiaan D'Août
Antwerp University
Debra Guatelli-Steinberg
The Ohio State University
Joel D. Irish
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Patricia A. Kramer
University of Washington
J. Koji Lum
Binghamton University
Simon A. Mays
English Heritage
Scott McGraw
The Ohio State University
Michelle Singleton
Midwestern University
James J. Moore
University of California San Diego |
Dennis H. O'Rourke
University of Utah
Michael Pietrusewsky
University of Hawaii Manoa
D. Tab Rasmussen
Washington University
Brian G. Richmond
George Washington University
Joan Richtsmeier
Pennsylvania State University
Lisa Sattenspiel
University of Missouri-Columbia
Joan Stevenson
Western Washington University
Sam D. Stout
The Ohio State University
David S. Strait
University at Albany
Erik Trinkaus
Washington University
Linda Vigilant
Max Planck Institute
for Evolutionary Anthropology
Christine White
University of Western Ontario
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Book Reviews Editor
Michelle Singleton
Midwestern University
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Editorial Assistant
Marnie Colton
Johns Hopkins University
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