期刊名称：PHYCOLOGIA
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Phycologia
Phycologia is published bimonthly by the International Phycological Society and serves as a publishing medium for information about any aspect of phycology, basic or applied, including biochemistry, cell biology, developmental biology, ecology, evolution, genetics, molecular biology, physiology, and systematics. Membership of the Society is not necessary for publication in Phycologia. Manuscripts are considered on the understanding that their contents have not previously been published and are not under consideration elsewhere. All papers accepted become copyright of the International Phycological Society. Fifty reprints are provided without charge to the corresponding author. There is no page charge.The Tyge Christensen Prize is awarded annually for the best paper published in the journal; currently the prize is worth $5000.
Instructions to Authors
EDITORIAL POLICY
Manuscripts are evaluated by two or three referees, an Associate Editor and the Editor-in-chief, although if it is obvious that a manuscript does not meet the criteria and standards for publication it may be rejected without being sent out for review. We ask referees to assess the following: (1) the scientific merit and international significance of the contribution; (2) accuracy and logic; (3) the clarity, conciseness, and organisation of the text; and (4) the quality and value of photographs, graphs, and tables, and whether they are properly integrated into the text. Final responsibility for acceptance of all submissions rests with the Editor-in-chief. Papers will normally be published in order of final acceptance. Manuscripts must be prepared according to the following instructions; those that are not may be returned without further consideration. Submissions will be considered in the following categories: Original Research Articles, Research Notes, Phycological Reviews, and Commentaries. Phycologia also publishes book reviews, obituaries, and notices of the International Phycological Society. The Editor-in-chief welcomes suggestions for topics that might be examined in several papers published together in a special section of the Journal.
MANUSCRIPTS
Scientific content is paramount in editorial decisions. That said, your paper is more likely to be accepted and processed quickly if you take care to follow the instructions given below! Three copies of manuscript, including figures, should be submitted to the Editor-in-chief (Prof. Hiroshi KAWAI, Kobe University Research Center for Inland Seas, Rokkodai, Kobe 657-8501, Japan. Fax: 81-78-803-5710; e-mail: kawai@ kobe-u.ac.jp). Copies of photographic plates must be of photographic quality (photographs or high quality laser copies). In addition to the hardcopy, inclusion of electronic files of manuscripts (MS-Word files for text and tables, and PDF or TIFF files for graphics) is encouraged at the time of submission. These files will be used for the evaluating process of the manuscripts. If the manuscript cannot be understood and judged without reference to papers that have been submitted or are in press elsewhere, then two copies of these papers should be supplied to the editors. The manuscript must be accompanied by a covering letter stating that: (1) the work as submitted (either as a whole or a substantial part of it) has not been published or accepted for publication, and is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere; (2) all the authors approve its submission and no-one entitled to authorship has been excluded; and (3) the work does not violate the laws of the countries in which it was carried out, including those relating to conservation and animal welfare. All correspondence concerning manuscripts that have joint or multiple authorship will be transacted with whoever is designated as the corresponding author. Contributions should be written clearly and precisely in English. The editorial office uses British spellings and usage (Concise Oxford Dictionary, 10th ed., Oxford University Press) and will amend manuscripts accordingly, but we would be grateful if you do this for us! Latin words and phrases, like et al., ex, in vitro, sensu lato, should be italicized (or underlined), as should the names of species and genera, but not higher taxa. Authors not proficient in English should have their manuscripts checked before submission by a competent English speaker. Typescript should be double-spaced throughout, including references, tables and figure captions, on one side of A4 or US letter-sized paper, with margins of 3 cm all around. Times Roman font in 12-point type is preferred. Text should be aligned flush left, not right justified: hyphens should be used in the manuscript only where they are to appear in the publication. All pages should be numbered serially.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES
Title page
The title should be brief but informative. If the name of an alga is used in the title, indicate the class or division to which it belongs [e.g. Ultrastructure of Bellotia eriophorum (Sporochnales, Phaeophyta)¡¯], but do not include nomenclatural authorities. The title should be followed by the names of the authors and then the names and addresses of their institutions, using superscript numerals 1, 2, etc. as links. The corresponding author should be indicated by *, with the footnote ? Corresponding author (person' place.ac.uk).?Please also include a fax number; this will not be printed but is for the use of the Editorial Office. Changes of address should be given as footnotes, linked by ? ? Suggest a short running title, suitable for page headings, and a list of key words in alphabetical order (for indexing).
Text
Words to appear in italics should be printed as such or underlined. Indent the first line of all paragraphs except those immediately under headings. The complete scientific name (Genus, species and authority) should be given for every organism the first time it is mentioned (excluding the Abstract: see below). Authorities should be given in full (with initials if necessary, to avoid ambiguity), not abbreviated (e.g. K¨¹tzing?not K¨¹tz.?; in two- or multi-author strings, use ?amp;? not and or et (e.g. Lamarck) Garbary & H.W. Johansen?. Initials are sometimes needed, to distinguish between authors with the same surname; in such cases, please refer to Brummitt R.K. & Powell C.E. (eds) 1992. Authors of plant names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 732 pp., for the standard forms.
Use metric measurements in SI units. If non-SI units have to be used, the SI equivalents should be added in parentheses on first mention. Units should be abbreviated if preceded by numerals: g, ml, s, min, d, mo, yr, mmol, etc. (not followed by full stops). Use the minus index (m21, s21, etc.) except in such cases as per frond? Numbers referring to measurements should generally be given as numerals except at the beginning of a sentence. Use not per cent? Express dates thus: 30 July 1998 (in tables, lists of specimens, and appendices, abbreviate months to three letters, e.g. Jul.). Standard chemical symbols and abbreviations for chemical names, and abbreviations for procedures and physical parameters may be used if they are concise and widely known in phycology (e.g. ATP, DMSO, EDTA, cDNA, LM, PAR, PSII, Rubisco, SDS-PAGE, SEM, UV, Tris). Standard statistical symbols should be used.
The Abstract must not exceed 300 words and should be informative without reference to the remainder of the paper, giving the principal results and conclusions. Remember that the abstract will be seen and read by many more people than the full paper will. If species are mentioned in the abstract but not in the title, indicate the class or division to which they belong. Authorities for taxon names should not be given in the abstract unless the primary purpose of the paper is to clarify nomenclature and the authorship of taxa.
Introduction: should outline the essential background for the work and the reasons why it was undertaken. It should be aimed at a general phycological readership.
Material and methods: the essential point is to provide enough information about the material, techniques and analysis to enable the work to be repeated. This includes proper documentation of the sources of cultures and plants used in the work. Authors should consider depositing voucher material in an internationally reputable museum or herbarium if there is likely to be any question about its identity. For equipment and supplies not obtained through the major companies, give details of the source (company and address), so that the reader can obtain their specifications by writing to the manufacturer. Explain any special terminology used in the Results.
Results (or Observations): should state the results in a logical order and draw attention to important details shown in the tables and figures. Use simple English and general phycological terminology wherever possible; avoid obscure terms. In descriptions of morphology, do not repeat the same information unnecessarily under different headings (e.g. under LM observations?and also under EM observations Arrange the figures and tables so that they can, as far as possible, be referred to in order in the text.
For new taxa, a brief Latin diagnosis using only the essential differential characters is preferable to a long description. Authors not proficient in Latin must have their manuscripts checked before submission by a person skilled in Latin; such people do exist! For the special formats used for taxonomic papers, refer to the website, or to the papers by A.J.K. Millar, M. Hoppenrath, or K.H. Nicholls in Phycologia 39 (2) [2000], or contact the Editors. Long lists of specimens examined are best put in an appendix.
Discussion: should evaluate the results in relation to the reasons why the study was undertaken, place the results in the context of other work, and point out their significance.
Acknowledgements: be brief ( We thank . . .?.
CITATIONS
Citations in the text should take the form Brown (1995), Smith & Brown (1998a, b), or Brown et al. (1996); multiple citations should be ordered chronologically (Brown 1995; Brown et al. 1996; Smith & Brown 1998a, b). If you include information gained through ¡®personal communication? you must demonstrate to the editors that the person cited has agreed to your inclusion of his or her information; or you must provide the editors with an e-mail or fax number for the cited individual. Papers submitted or in preparation but not accepted are to be treated as ¡®unpublished observations? do not list them in the bibliography. Papers in press may be cited.
In the References citations must be typed with double spacing, and must conform as exactly as possible to one of the following styles. Citations should be arranged alphabetically by first author. Within first author: first single-author works by date; next two-author by alphabet then date; finally multiauthor by date only, regardless of the alphabetical sequence of the second and subsequent authors or the total number of authors (for example, Brown, Smith, Evans & McLeod 1993 before Brown, Jones & Smith 1996); this arrangement facilitates cross-reference to the text. Journal titles should be given in full: please double check that the title is correct, since the relationship between the full title and commonly used abbreviations is sometimes counter-intuitive.
HAWKES M.W. 1990. Reproductive strategies. In: The biology of the red algae (Ed. by K.M. Cole & R.G. Sheath), pp. 455?76. Cambridge University Press, New York.
KRAMMER K. & LANGE-BERTALOT H. 1986. Bacillariophyceae 1. Teil: Naviculaceae. In: S¨¹sswasserflora von Mitteleuropa (Ed. by H. Ettl, J. Gerloff, H. Heynig & D. Mollenhauer), vol. 2/1. G. Fischer, Stuttgart & New York. 876 pp.
HOEK C. VAN DEN, MANN D.G. & JAHNS H.M. 1995. Algae: an introduction to phycology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 623 pp.
LOISEAUX-DE GOËR S. 1994. Plastid lineages. Progress in Phycological Research 10: 137?77.
VILLAREAL T.A., ALTABET M.A. & CULVER-RYMSZA K. 1993. Nitrogen transport by vertically migrating diatom mats in the North Pacific Ocean. Nature (London) 363: 709 12.
Note: (1) Authors?names will be printed in small caps, not capitals. If it is impossible for you to set text in small caps as above, use lower-case and capital initials as in the remainder of the text; do not use all capitals for names. (2) Titles of books and journals are set in italics. (3) Journal numbers are not to be set in bold. (4) The total number of pages is given for books (e.g. ?23 pp.?, and the inclusive page range for journal articles (e.g. 23 29 and for symposium articles or chapters in books ( pp. 123 29 . (5) There is no comma after the author¡¯s surname. (6) Book and symposium titles use capital initial letters only where these would be required in ordinary written text, regardless of the style used by the publishers (An atlas of British diatoms, not An Atlas of British Diatoms). (7) Do not include issue numbers for journal volumes, unless the pagination is not unique in the volume [e.g. 21: 476?84, not 21(3): 476?84, but 21(3):1?84].
Tables and Figures must be cited in the text. Each table should be on a separate page. Number tables consecutively with Arabic numerals and give a brief title at the top of each table. Table contents must be double-spaced throughout. Column headings and descriptive matter in tables should be brief. Place explanations in footnotes, not in the title; for footnote indicators, use superscript numerals 1, 2, etc. Vertical lines should not be used within tables.
Figures, whether line drawings or photographs, must be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals of consistent size and should be referred to in order in the text. Figures should be cited in the text thus: Fig. 1, Figs 1, 2, Figs 1?, (Fig. 1), (Figs 1, 2), (Figs 1?, 11?3), etc. Figures should be distinguished by numbers rather than by letters: Figs 1 not Fig. 1a, 1b, 1c, and full-page groups of figures must not be referred to as plates. Figure numbers should not be circled.
The maximum length for a full-page figure or group of figures is 234 mm, but this has to accommodate the legend as well as the figures: please remember to allow sufficient space for the legend! Figures should be designed to fit the width of either one or both columns (86 mm or 179 mm). The scale must be indicated by a simple vertical or horizontal bar; its size should be indicated in the legend, not on the figure itself. All terms, abbreviations and symbols should correspond to those used in the text. Labels must be consistent in size and style throughout. For identification, the author's name, the title of the paper, and the figure number should appear on the back of each original mounted figure.
Computer-drawn figures and graphs will be accepted only if they are of high quality. Line drawings should be originals, not photocopies, and should be done with black India ink on good quality white paper, tracing film or graph paper with faint blue ruling. Lines and lettering should be bold enough to permit reduction to half or two-thirds. Letters and numerals, made with transfer lettering, should be 2 mm high after reduction; use a sans serif font (e.g. Helvetica, Arial, Grotesque). For review purposes, three good copies of each drawing are required.
Black-and-white or colour photographs (halftones) must be of excellent quality, on glossy paper. In groups of figures, contrast and brightness should be matched carefully between individual photographs. Individual figures within a group should be squared accurately and arranged with their edges abutting, with no spaces between them; the Press will insert a fine line between each photograph. A small strip at the margin of each photograph will therefore be lost and you should bear this in mind when positioning scale bars and labels. Photographs should plainly show essential features and use no more space than necessary. SEM photographs should be presented in such a way (usually with the axis of tilt horizontal in the photograph) that the scale bar can be used meaningfully. Original figures must be securely mounted on stiff, white card and protected by a covering sheet of paper (to prevent abrasion of lettering and scale bars). All photographs must be submitted for same-sized reproduction and must be equal in width to one or two columns of printed text (86 mm or 179 mm). Insert letters, numerals and arrows using transfer lettering or film; use sans-serif fonts (e.g. Helvetica, Grotesque). Take care not to trap fine hairs or fibres at the edges of labelling, since these are sometimes more obvious in the printed version than in the originals. Letters and numerals must be between 2 and 4 mm high. Electronically produced halftones should be submitted with the final manuscript on diskette; use 300?350 dpi; for other specifications for electronically submitted figures, visit http://www.allenpress.com. Colour photographs (submitted as glossy prints or transparencies) may be printed at the expense of the author after consultation with the Editor-in-chief.
Cover photographs. Exceptional black-and-white or colour photographs will be considered for the front cover of Phycologia, especially if they are relevant to a paper published in that issue. Submit prints or transparencies to the Editor-in-chief.
RESEARCH NOTES, COMMENTARIES, REVIEWS
Research Notes are short papers of one to four printed pages. One of the principal criteria for acceptance of a Commentary will be its value in stimulating discussion and debate about topics of wide phycological interest. The Editors may invite responses to a commentary and coordinated submission of commentaries by different authors presenting contrasting views of controversial subjects is encouraged.
Phycological Reviews can be short or long and are authoritative reviews of a topic of wide phycological interest. All three types of paper require an Abstract, which should be very brief for Research Notes. Authors contemplating the preparation of reviews or commentaries should contact the Editor-in-chief. For Research Notes, Commentaries and Reviews, use the same general format as for research articles, except for the headings, where greater flexibility is possible.
REVISED MANUSCRIPT AND DISK
Two copies of the revised manuscript and a diskette containing the file from which the revised manuscript was printed (together with the original illustrations, if these have not already been sent) should be sent to the corresponding editor. The electronic version must be identical to the hard copies. The text should be double-spaced and set in 12-point Times Roman or similar serif font. The editorial office can cope with files created with most common word-processing packages, but itself uses MS-Word version 97 (PC); use of rich text format (.rtf) may avoid difficulties. Identify the program, program version, and operating system used to create the file. If you have difficulty meeting these requirements (e.g. an electronic version cannot be produced) or if you would prefer to transfer files by ftp, please contact the Editor-in-chief.
Associate Editors will forward your manuscript and diskette to the Editor-in-chief, with the recommendation to publish. Before doing so, they will sometimes make stylistic or other changes to your manuscript, and further changes may be made in the editorial office. In most cases, you will be given the opportunity to approve these changes before the manuscript is sent to press. It is very important that you check the changes carefully since alterations in proof are expensive and any changes apart from printers?and copy-editors?errors will be charged to authors. Authors should pay particular attention to the tables and figure captions.
Proofs will be sent to the corresponding author. They should be checked and returned by first class mail or airmail to the Editor-in-chief within three days of receipt. If proofs are not returned promptly, the article will be published without the author's corrections. Reprint orders are enclosed with proofs and should be returned direct to the printer. Even if no additional reprints are desired, the reprint order must be returned in order to obtain the fifty reprints provided without charge.
An electronic version of these instructions, with further information and help, is available via the Phycologia website or at http://www.rbge.org.uk/research/algae.htm
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief of Phycologia
Prof. Hiroshi KAWAI, Kobe University Research Center for Inland Seas, Rokkodai, Nadaku, Kobe 657-8501, JAPAN
All submissions for publication in manuscripts pertaining to Phycologia should be sent to the Editor-in-chief from where they will be distributed to the Associate Editors.
Fax: +81 78 803 5710
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