期刊名称：ORYX
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
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Oryx aims to provide a comprehensive view of the conservation and status of fauna, flora and habitats, and of conservation policy and sustainable use. The journal publishes original, succinct and up-to-date papers on all aspects of biodiversity conservation, particularly material that has the potential to improve conservation management and that enhances understanding of conservation needs. Other sections of the journal include Briefly, for concise topical news reports. Grants and Opportunities. Letters, Meetings and Conservation News. |
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Oryx is covered by Biological Abstracts, BIOBASE/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences, Current Contents Agriculture, Biology and Environmental Science, Science Citation Index, SciSearch, Research Alert and Ecology Abstracts.
Instructions to Authors
Oryx - The International Journal of Conservation is published quarterly on behalf of Fauna & Flora International, a non-profit making registered charity dedicated to the promotion of conservation and biodiversity. The journal aims to provide a comprehensive view of the conservation and status of fauna, flora and habitats, and of conservation policy and sustainable use. Oryx publishes original papers on all aspects of conservation, particularly material that has the potential to improve conservation management and that enhances understanding of conservation needs.
Readership
The readership is broadly based and global, including conservation professionals, academics specializing in wildlife conservation, government departments, non-governmental conservation organizations, students in conservation-related disciplines and interested members of the general public.
Papers (2000-7000 words) and Short Communications (<2000 words) are invited on topics relevant to the journa's focus, including: Field research on the status and distribution of threatened species or habitats ?Reviews of the status and distribution of individual species or taxonomic groups ?Reviews of conservation policy and legislation at international, national and local levels ?Planning for species and biodiversity conservation ?The working of international conservation conventions ?The nature and results of conservation initiatives, including analytical case studies ?Research on the sustainable use of wild species ?The history of conservation, including the role of key people, organizations and initiatives Forum papers (up to 7000 words) aim to promote lively debate about current and controversial issues.
Topics are usually identified by the Editors, with short critical responses being commissioned from one or more authors. The Editors welcome suggestions for suitable topics and contributors.
Submissions Manuscripts, one copy only, should be sent, preferably by e-mail, to the Editor (addresses as below). A covering letter or e-mail note must confirm that (1) submitted manuscripts have not been published, or submitted for publication, elsewhere, (2) all authors have agreed to the submission of the manuscript, and (3) all authors have abided by the Code of Conduct for contributors to Oryx (published in Oryx 35(2), 99-100, and also available from the Editor and on the Oryx web site). Both quantitative and qualitative methodology used in the reported work should be appropriate to the research question and must be clearly described. If there is overlap with other papers, including any in press or in preparation, this should be stated and the papers in question sent to the Editor.
Review and editing Manuscripts are subject to rigorous peer review; the form used for this purpose is on the Oryx web site or by clicking here Reviewers Report Form. Contributors may suggest appropriate reviewers, although these will not necessarily be referred to. For manuscripts with a substantial statistical content, one of the reviewers will be a statistician. In order to minimize reviewing time, manuscripts are normally sent to reviewers electronically; if authors wish their manuscripts to be sent out only as hard copy, they should indicate this in their covering letter. After acceptance, manuscripts may be edited to enhance clarity and, unless major changes have been made, such editing will not be seen by the author until the proof stage. Proofs are preferably sent to authors as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file attached to an e-mail note, or otherwise by post. For viewing and printing PDF files Acrobat Reader can be downloaded free of charge from http://www.adobe.com. Corrected proofs should be returned to the Editor within 3 days of receipt. Minor corrections can be communicated to the Editor by fax or e-mail.
The Editor welcomes contributions to the other sections of the journal (deadlines for the January, April, July and October issues are 1 October, 3 January, 5 April and 15 July, respectively): Briefly Concise reports (< 175 words) on news of general conservation interest from around the world, based on authoritative published sources, including reputable web sites.
Conservation News Items concerning major recent developments in conservation or important announcements, other than from published sources.
Letters Substantial and informative contributions (< 650 words) in response to material published in previous issues of the journal.
Publications, Grants and Opportunities and Meetings These sections cover, respectively, book reviews and brief announcements of new publications, news of the availability of grants or funding opportunities, and announcements of relevant meetings. Authors and publishers are invited to send publications to the Editor for potential review.
Preparation of manuscripts
Submissions must be prepared as indicated below. Manuscripts that do not conform to these instructions will be returned to the author for revision before being sent for review. Authors should consult a recent issue of Oryx for general style. Contributions should be in English, with British English spelling and terminology, double-spaced, with margins of at least 30 mm. Electronic submissions, in Rich Text, WordPerfect or Word format are preferred. The cover page should contain the title, a running header of no more than 40 characters, a word count from the abstract to the references inclusive, but not including tables or figure and plate legends, the corresponding author's full mailing address, e-mail address and address at the time the research was carried out, if different, and the names and addresses of additional authors. All pages should be numbered consecutively, and the order of the sections of the manuscript should be: cover page, main text, biographical sketches, tables, figure and plate legends, figures. Short Communications must not have any subheadings within the text.
Title This should be a succinct description of the work, <= 20 words, preferably embodying either the overall conclusions or the aim (e.g. Dramatic decline of the orang-utan in Sumatra, rather than Conservation status of the orang-utan...).
Abstract This should describe, in 100-250 words, the aims, methods, major findings and conclusions. It should be informative and intelligible without reference to the text, and should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.
Keywords Up to eight pertinent words or phrases should be provided, in alphabetical order, for literature searching.
References These should be cited in the text as, for example, Hardcastle & Wilson (1996) or (Leadbeater, 1996). For three or more authors use the first author's surname followed by et al.. Multiple references should be in chronological order. The reference list should be in alphabetical order following the Harvard author-date system, and article titles and the titles of serial publications should be given in full. The following are examples of house style: LeBoeuf, B.J., Kenyon, K.W. & Villa-Ramirez, B. (1986) The Caribbean monk seal is extinct. Marine Mammal Science, 2, 70-72.
MacArthur, R.H. & Wilson, E.O. (1967) The Theory of Island Biogeography. Princeton University Press, Princeton, USA.
Sutherland, W.J. (ed.) (1998) Conservation Science and Action. Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK.
Beck, B.B., Rapaport, L.G. & Stanley Price, M.R. (1994) Reintroduction of captive-born animals. In Creative Conservation: Interactive Management of Wild and Captive Animals (eds P.J.S. Olney, G.M.
Mace & A.T.C. Feistner), pp. 265-286. Chapman & Hall, London, UK.
Brady, L.D., Huston, K., Jenkins, R.K.B., Kauffmann, J.L.D., Rabearivony, J., Raveloson, G. & Rowcliffe, M. (1996) UEA Madagascar Expedition '93. Final Report. Unpublished Report, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
Bowler, M. (1991) Implications of large predator management on commercial ranchland in Zimbabwe.
MSc thesis, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe.
Biographical sketches This should describe the main research interests of all authors (<150 words), over and above what is obvious from the subject of the manuscript and the authors?affiliations.
Tables These should be self-explanatory and printed on separate sheets, each with an appropriate caption.
Appendices Mathematical or statistical models, lengthy tables, and questionnaires should be placed in Appendices. These may be made available as online-only Appendices on the journal web site, depending on length and the availability of page space. Note that online-only appendices can also include figures and plates, and that these can be in colour.
Figures, maps and plates A separate document is available (from the Editor and on the Oryx web site) that provides detailed guidelines for the preparation of figures, maps and plates.
Nomenclature Where necessary, the basis used for nomenclature of taxa should be indicated in the methodology. The first time a species is mentioned, its scientific name should follow without intervening punctuation: thus, African elephant Loxodonta africana. English names should be in lower case throughout except where they incorporate a proper name.
Abbreviations Full expansion should be given at their first mention in the text.
Symbols and units Use the recommended SI units (International System of Units, see the website of Bureau International des Poids et Mesures at http://www.bipm.org).
Offprints, page charges and colour figures Contributors receive two free copies of the issue in which their paper is published and 50 free offprints, and may purchase additional copies. No page charges are levied.
Colour figures can be published, but at the author's expense.
Copyright Authors will be asked, upon acceptance of an article, to transfer copyright to the publisher.
These Instructions for Contributors and the Code of Conduct are also available on the Oryx web site or from: Editor, Oryx - The International Journal of Conservation, Fauna & Flora International, Great Eastern House, Tenison Road, Cambridge CB1 2TT, UK; E-mail: oryx@fauna-flora.org; Fax: +44 (0)1223 461481.
Editorial Board
Editor
Dr Martin Fisher
Fauna & Flora International
Great Eastern House, Tenison Road
Cambridge CB1 2TT
United Kingdom
Email martin.fisher@fauna-flora.org Senior Editors
Dr Bill Adams
University of Cambridge, UK
Dr Andrew Balmford
University of Cambridge, UK
Dr Porter P. Lowry II
Missouri Botanical Garden, USA
Dr Mike Maunder
Fairchild Tropical Garden, Florida, USA
Dr Jeffrey A. McNeely
IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Switzerland
Dr E.J. Milner-Gulland
Imperial College, London, UK
Professor Paul Racey
University of Aberdeen, UK
Dr John G. Robinson
Wildlife Conservation Society, USA International Board of Editors
Dr Elizabeth L. Bennett
Wildlife Conservation Society, USA
Dr Robert K. Bonde
U.S. Geological Survey, USA
Dr Katrina Brown
University of East Anglia, UK
Dr Neil Burgess
WWF, USA
Dr Thomas Butynski
Conservation International, Kenya
Dr Nigel Collar
BirdLife International, UK
Dr Robert H. Cowie
University of Hawaii, USA
Professor Richard Cowling
University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Dr Jenny Daltry
Fauna & Flora International, UK
Dr Holly Dublin
WWF, Kenya
Dr Anna T. C. Feistner
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, UK
Professor Jon Fjeldsa
Zoological Museum, Denmark
Dr Ulf Gardenfors
Swedish Threatened Species Unit, Sweden
Dr Joshua R. Ginsberg
Wildlife Conservation Society, USA
Dr Rhys Green
University of Cambridge, UK
Professor Colin Groves
Australian National University, Australia
A.M. Hutson
Chiroptera Specialist Group, UK
Dr Rainer Hutterer
Alexander Koenig Museum, Germany
Dr K. Ullas Karanth
Wildlife Conservation Society, India
Dr Marina V. Kholodova
A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology & Evolution, Russia
Dr Sandra Knapp
Natural History Museum, UK
Dr Malan Lindeque
CITES Secretariat, Switzerland
Dr Kathy McKinnon
World Bank, USA
Dr Rodrigo Medellin
National Autonomous University, Mexico
Dr Jeanne A. Mortimer
University of Florida, USA
Professor John F. Oates
City University of New York, USA
Professor Hugh Possingham
University of Queensland, Australia
Dr Kent H. Redford
Wildlife Conservation Society, USA
Dr Anthony B. Rylands
Conservation International, USA
Dr Philip Seddon
University of Otago, New Zealand
Dr Paul Smith
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK
Professor Timothy M Swanson
University College London, UK
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