期刊名称：ECOSCIENCE
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
ÉCOSCIENCE is published quaterly by the University Laval. ÉCOSCIENCE is a multidisciplinary journal that stems from the need to create a forum for all ecologists. ÉCOSCIENCE publishes original work focusing on patterns and processes at various temporal and spatial scales and at different levels of biological organization.
ÉCOSCIENCE welcomes work in evolutionary and behavioral ecology, ecophysiology, population and community ecology, landscape and ecosystem ecology, numerical ecology, dendroecology and, paleoecology.
Instructions to Authors
http://www.ecoscience.ulaval.ca/E_default.htm
A call for papers
Écoscience, a quarterly scientific journal published at Universit¨¦ Laval, covers the entire spectrum of disciplines in ecology, focusing on papers dealing with patterns and processes at different scales in time and space and different levels of biological organization. Specifically, Écoscience publishes, in English or in French, original work in evolutionary and behavioral ecology, ecophysiology, population and community ecology, landscape and ecosystem ecology, numerical ecology, dendroecology, and paleoecology. Articles include original research reports, brief communications, and review articles. The journal also publishes book reviews and a section is reserved for scientific correspondence pertaining to published articles.
Articles: research reports of broad scope that are original contributions to science (manuscript of about 20 pages with double spacing).
Notes: brief reports of new observations or of important findings that deserve publication before broader studies are completed (manuscript of about 8 to 10 pages with double spacing).
Reviews: critical appraisal of broad areas of investigation or research in ecology which have rapidly developed in recent years.
Commentaries: opinion on topics recently published in Écoscience or essays on topics of general interest in ecology.
Authors should send their manuscript by electronic mail, fax or regular mail (hard copy) to the following address:
Écoscience, Universit¨¦ Laval
Sainte-Foy, Qu¨¦bec
G1K 7P4, Canada
phone: (418) 656-3188
fax (418) 656-2346
e-mail: ecoscience@ecoscience.ulaval.ca
In a letter accompanying the submitted manuscript, authors must mention the address as well as the phone and fax numbers and e-mail address of the author for correspondence. They must also confirm that their manuscript is not under consideration for publication elsewhere and will not be submitted elsewhere while under review by Écoscience. Authors can suggest potential referees.Those submitting an article previously rejected or withdrawn should mention the manuscript number assigned to the previous submission.
Upon acceptance of the manuscript for publication, authors will be requested to provide an electronic version of their text, indicating the word-processing software, for PC or Macintosh. Hard copy and electronic copy must be identical.
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Manuscript preparation
General
Organization
Title page
Abstract
Keywords
Nomenclature
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Acknowledgements
Literature cited
Tables
Figures
Equations
General
Presentation of the manuscript must conform to the "Guide to Authors". The text must be type written, double-spaced, on one side of white paper, 21.5 cm x 28 cm (letter) or A4 format, with margins at least 2.5 cm wide. All pages should be numbered, including the title page. Authors' name(s) should appear in the upper left corner on each page, followed by a condensed running title describing the article (e.g. Forbes, Richardson & Baker: Female morph ratios and density).
Throughout the text, words to be set in italics should be underlined. Capital letters should be used for the first letter of words only where relevant. The first line of each paragraph must be indented. Sub-titles, where essential, must be brief.
The Council of Biology Editors Style Manual is recommended as the authority in matters of form. Authors are responsible for consistency and accuracy in spelling of Latin words and specialized terms. Abbreviations, symbols, units and nomenclature must conform to the international codes for various disciplines. All measurements must be metric; use SI symbols in most instances. Abbreviations and symbols should be defined the first time they occur in the abstract and in the text.
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Organization
Manuscript should be presented as follows: title page, abstract and keywords, text, acknowledgements, literature cited, tables, and figures.
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Title page
The title must be concise and representative of the content. Expressions such as "Contribution to..." or "Study of..." should be avoided. Authors should appear in the definitive order of publication, with the address of each at the time of the study. Foot notes are used to indicate address changes.
Abstract
Authors must submit an abstract in the language of the text. They are invited to provide a translation if possible. The abstract should have about 200 words and should be as concise as possible. Present it in one paragraph and do not use abbreviations.
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Keywords
A few keywords should follow the abstract to facilitate indexing.
Nomenclature
All scientific names mentionned in the text should refer to nomenclature books. These books should be cited after the keywords in a section called Nomenclature. (Ex: Nomenclature: Morton & Venn, 1990.) The complete citation should be included in the "Literature Cited" section.
Use of common names in article: Écoscience follows a widespread nomenclature custom that uses capitals only for the part of the common name that is an established proper name (Ex.: European bison; mule deer).
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Introduction
Limit the introduction to the scope, purpose and rationale of the study, the definition of the problems and the reasons for or perspective of the work. A brief literature review should give only the guideposts to guide the reader and place the study within a more general context.
Methods
The "Methods" section describes the framework needed to answer the questions raised in the purpose of the work. Limit the information to what is necessary for judging whether the findings are valid. Methods should include items such as: a) brief description of the study area, geographical location, habitat, etc; b) nature of biological material (but the exact location of rare and endangered species should not be given); c) relevant field procedures, equipment and techniques (but refer to literature for techniques already published, giving only the adaptations); d) when appropriate, a complete list of abbreviations used in the text; e) hypotheses underlying the choice of statistical analyses with references to literature cited; and f) the brand name of commercially available equipment or chemical products (with company and town in parentheses).
Results
The results should be presented as comprehensively as possible while keeping in mind to answer only the questions raised in the purpose of the work. Whenever possible, findings should be exposed following the logical sequence of the study and methods, so as to avoid repeating information that should be clearly presented in tables and figures.
Discussion
The discussion should focus on the main contributions of the study, interpreting the findings, and comparing them to other studies. The discussion is a synthesis, an interpretation, exposed in broadly applicable generalizations and principles. In addition, the way in which the findings agree or contrast with other published work should be expressed. The scope, significance, and general conclusions of the study should end the discussion. If the discussion is brief, it may be combined with the "Results" section.
Acknowledgements
Authors should acknowledge only people (or organizations) who have substantially contributed to the scientific and technical aspects of the research, granted financial support, or helped improve the quality of the manuscript.
Literature cited
Authors are responsible for the accuracy of all elements appearing in the "Literature cited" section. References should be cited in the text by the name of the author and the year of publication. For instance, a text by D. M. Pete and D. H. Mann published in 1994 would be cited as: Pete and Mann (1994) or (Pete & Mann,1994) depending on sentence construction. Consecutive citations must be separated by a semicolon. The phrase "et al." should be used only when there are more than three (3) authors. An article not accepted for publication will be followed by the mention "unpubl." in parenthesis and will not be listed in the "Literature cited"section.
In the bibliography, all references should be listed alphabetically according to the first author's name. Those in a given year with the same author(s) must be chronologically indentified by a, b, c, etc. Indent after the first line of each reference. Authors must ensure that references cited "in press" have been accepted for publication. All the names of journals or publishing organizations must be written in full.
Journal articles
Stuart-Smith, A. K. & S. Boutin, 1995. Behavioural differences between surviving and depredated juvenile red squirrels. Écoscience, 2: 34-40.
Lawton, J. H., 1990. Species richness and population dynamics of animal assemblages. Patterns in body size: Abundance space. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 30: 283-291.
Book
Pimentel, D. (ed.), 1993. World Soil Erosion and Conservation. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Chapter in book
Walsberg, G. E., 1990. Problems inhibiting energetic analyses ofmigration. Pages 413-421 in E. Gwinner (ed.). Bird Migration: Physiology and Ecophysiology. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Thesis
Lavoie, L., 1994. Évaluation r¨¦gionale de la stabilit¨¦ des for¨ºts au Qu¨¦bec nordique. Th¨¨se M. Sc., Universit¨¦ Laval, Qu¨¦bec, Qu¨¦bec.
Reports
Achuff, P. L., 1991. Non-native plant management in Western Region National and Historic Parks: Issue analysis and recommendations, phase II. Report to the Canadian Parks Service, Western Region Office, Calgary, Alberta.
Parsons, G. L., G. Cassis & A. R. Moldenke, 1991. An annoted list of insects and other arthropods at the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest, western Cascade Mountains, Oregon. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service General Technical Report PNW-GTR-290, Eugene, Oregon.
Institutional publications
Malcolm, S. B. & M. P. Zalucki (ed.), 1993. Biology and conservation of the Monarch butterfly. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, no. 38, Sciences Series, Los Angeles, California.
FAO, 1991. Food Balance Sheets. Food & Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
Papers in conference proceedings
Davidson, N. C. & P. R. Evans, 1988. Prebreeding accumulation of fat and muscle protein by arctic-breeding shore birds. Pages 342-352 in H. Ouellet (ed.). Acta XIX Congressus Internationalis Ornithologici. Volume I. University of Ottawa Press, Ottawa, Ontario.
De Smet, K. D. & M. P. Conrad, 1991. Management and research needs for Baird's sparrow and other grassland species. Pages 83-86 in G. Holroyd, G. Burns & H. C. Smith (ed.). Proceedings of the Second Endangered Species and Prairie Conservation Workshop. Provincial Museum of Alberta Natural History, Occasional Paper, no.15, Alberta.
Tables
All tables should be numbered with Roman numerals, following the order they are cited in the text. The title must be concise and clear. Vertical lines should not be used. Authors will be charged $60 for each table exceeding three per article.
Figures
Figures should be numbered with Arabic numerals. The maximum finished size of a one-column illustration is 8.5 x 23.5 cm and that of a two-column illustration is 17.5 x 23.5 cm.
When submitted on disk, figures prepared on computer should be included in separate files. The asked formats are EPS or TIFF. Indicate software and version number used.
When submitted on paper, the name of the first author and manuscript number should appear on the reverse side of each figure. It is essential to provide the best quality copy of all illustrative material to ensure proper reproduction since many figures will be scanned. Figure captions must be typed with double spacing on a separate sheet. Lettering and symbols on the figure as well as numbers on photographs must by made from sheets of printed characters. Avoid typing on a figure or photograph.
Black and white photographs should be well contrasted and very clear. Colour photographs will be accepted, any cost related to colour use will be charged to authors. Authors will be charged $60 for each figure exceeding three per article.
Equations
Equations should be centered on the page and typed with riple-spacing. Each should be identified by number in square brackets placed flush with the right margin. In the case of particularly long equations that may run on two lines once set, indicate where the cut should be made.
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Evaluation
All manuscripts are under the responsibility of an Associate Editor and are evaluated by two scientists of known competence in the relevant field. Evaluation delays are of about six weeks. The corresponding author will receive a letter from the Editor-in-chief with requests for revisions, if need be, in light of the reviewers'comments and recommendations by the Associate Editor.
Authors are allowed a maximum of two months to submit a revised version. Revised manuscripts that do not meet this delay will be treated as new submissions and will be subject to further review. When submitting a revised version, authors must justify the changes they made in a letter accompanying one standard copy and an electronic version of the manuscript.
Throughout the evaluation process, fax and e-mail will be used as often as possible to speed up the process.
Editorial Board
http://www.ecoscience.ulaval.ca
Chief Editors
Brock FENTON, University of Western Ontario
Gilles HOULE, Universit¨¦ Laval
Aministrative Director
Yves BÉGIN, Director of the Centre d'¨¦tudes nordiques, Universit¨¦ Laval
Managing Editor
Lucie JACQUES, Universit¨¦ Laval
Book Review Editor
Hugo ASSELIN, Universit¨¦ Laval
Copy Editor
Kim DAMBOISE, Universit¨¦ Laval
Associate Editors
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