MANUSCRIPTS, as short and concise as possible, should be written in English. All pages should be numbered. Authors must submit two copies (original and one photostatic copy). When a paper has joint authorship, one author must accept responsability for all correspondance; the full postal address of the author who is to check proofs should be provided. Papers should conform to the following general layout.
Title page - This should contain (a) the full title of the paper, (b) authors listed in the order in which they are to appear at the head of the printed article, (c) affiliation and address for each author, (d) telephone number, fax number and electronic mail address of the author responsible for correspondance and (d) a short running title.
Abstract – The abstract is of great importance as it may be reproduced elsewhere and is all that many may see of your work. The summary, not exceeding 250 words, will be published at the beginning of each paper; it should contain no discursive matter or references. The abstract should be followed by 5 (max 7) key words, identifying the subject matter for retrieval systems.
References – Literature citations in the text should be in chronological order. Where there are more than two authors, only the first should be named, followed by “et al.”: The list of references should include only publications cited in the text. In the list of references, titles of periodicals must be given in full, not abbreviated. The references should be arranged alphabetically and according to the following order: author’s surname, name initials, year of publication, original title of the work, journal name, volume number, inclusive pages. References should conform as exactly as possible to one of these styles:
Levan A., Fredga K. and Sandberg A.A., 1964 – Nomenclature for centromeric position on chromosomes. Hereditas, 52: 201-220.
Stuessy T.F., 1990 – Plant taxonomy. Columbia University Press, New York, Oxford.
Greilhuber J., 1984 – Chromosomal evidence in taxonomy. In V.H. Heywood and D.M. Moore (Eds), “Current concepts in plant taxonomy”, Systematic Association n. 25, p. 157-180. Academic Press, London.
Other citations such as papers ‘in press’ may appear on the list but not papers ‘submitted’ or ‘in preparation’. A personal communication may be cited in the text but not in the reference list.
Tables – Keep Tables as simple as possible and avoid vertical rules. Data matrices and complex tables should be submitted on high quality paper in a form suitable for photographic reproduction.
Color figures – printing of color plates will be at the authors’ cost (about 400 euros/plate), otherwise figures will be printed in grey scale.
TEXT FORMATTING
1) Title: Times New Roman, regular (normal), Bold.
2) Authors: Times New Roman, Small Capitals.
3) Abstract: Times New Roman, regular (normal);
4) Key words: Times New Roman, regular (normal), in alphabetical order.
5) Text: Times New Roman, regular (normal).
6) Authors cited in the text: size 12, Small Capitals.
7) Acknowledgements: Times New Roman, regular (normal).
8) References: Times New Roman, Authors in Small Caps; title in italics.
The respect of these corrections is necessary for publishing.
We are grateful if You send also figures (at least 300 dpi resolution, EPS or TIFF format) and tables in electronic form together with the revised text via e-mail.
In case of doubt please check a volume of Caryologia or contact this office.
