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Guidelines Guidelines for Authors - The Victorian Naturalist December2013 The Victorian Naturalistwelcomesthesubmission of Keywords are included following the Abstract in papers presenting original and significant research. ContributionsandResearch Reports.Amaximumof When preparing a paper for publication, please fol- fivetermswillbeused. lowthejournalstyleascloselyaspossible. References arecited chronologically in the text by author and date. All references in the text must be Submissionofamanuscriptwill betakentomean listed at the end ofthe paper in alphabetical order. thatthematerialhasnotbeenpublished,norisbe- Entries in this list mustcorrespond to references in ingconsideredforpublication,elsewhere,andthat thetext. allauthorsagreetoitssubmission. An electronic version and one hard copy of the AuthorsmaysubmitmaterialintheformofResearch emraeneus’sccroimpmteanrtesrehqauvierebdeeunpoinncorrepsourbamtiesds.iDonocauftmeernrtefs- Reports, Contributions, Naturalist Notes, Letters to should be in Microsoft Word. The bibliographic the Editorand Book Reviews. All Research Reports software‘EndNote’shouldNOTbeused. andContributionsarepeerreviewed byexternalref- erees. A Research Report is a succinct and original Abbreviations scientificpaperwritteninaformthatincludesanab- The following abbreviations should be used in the stract,introduction,methods,resultsanddiscussion. manuscriptwhereappropriate (italicised as indicat- AResCeoanrtcrhibRuetpioorntsmsahyouclodnsbiestwroifttreenpoirntst,hicrodmmpeernstosn,. eldo)w:edetbayl.;apdeartse.);obssu.b;spu.n’pufobrl.sudbastpae;cipeerss.. comm, (fol- observations, survey results, bibliographies or other material relating to natural history. The scope ofa Units contribution isbroad inordertoencouragematerial TheInternationalSystemofUnits(SIunits)shouldbe onawiderangeoftopicsandinarangeofstyles.This usedforexactmeasurementofphysicalquantities. allowsinclusionofmaterialthatmakesacontribution FiguresandTables toourknowledgeofnaturalhistorybutforwhich the Allillustrations (includingphotographs) areconsid- tprriaadtiet.ioNnaatlurfaolrimsattNooftessciaernetigfeicnepraaplleyrsshiosrtn,otpearpspornoa-l eorfeadpaasgefig(u1r2e3smanmd)wiolrlabecollaiudmnou(t59t.o5fimtmt)hewwiiddtthh. awampicaptcyrhooupianrnnticsalituonedft,eeorobrerssetepcrooivrnmtastmnieaootnnnutsreamoxlnacuhdmiresasttiiotonrenyrts.sheaTrhnefedliesaltetdianlbnkgoyst,taeonswnyhaaoetlnrusee-o bhtItiehegicshsoeiclomsoinupztroersras.tsliatPdnhwetsohtiotocrhghacrtowalitplohhluesrrlesoephrgroebounldldaudccikbes-eccallnoeedfaar-rhlwlyih.ygihTtvhieqseuipyabrllimienttaysay/,t ral history. Letters to theEditor must be no longer or digital images. Line drawings, maps and graphs than 500 words. BookReviewsare usuallycommis- maybecomputer-generatedorinblackIndianInkon sioned,but theeditorsalsowelcomeenquiries from stout whiteortracing paper. Thefigurenumberand potential reviewers. thepaperstitleshouldbewrittenonthebackofeach Guidelinesforpresentationofpapers figureinpencil. Ifahand-drawnfigureisscannedit Ifsubmittingbypost,threecopiesofthemanuscript mustbedoneataminimumof300dpiresolution. should be provided, each including all tables and Computer-generated figures should be submitted copiesoffigures. Ifsubmittingbyemail,onlyasingle as high quality TIFF, encapsulated postscript (EPS) copyisnecessary.Originalartworkandphotoscanbe orhighqualityJPG filesscanned at300dpi resolu- withheldbytheauthoruntilacceptanceofthemanu- tion ormore,separately ondiscand not embedded script. Manuscripts should be typed, double spaced intoaMSWorddocument. Low-resolutionJPGfiles dawviiactiahltaewblitedh)eeomftaetrlhegepiahnuostnheaonrnduwmphabogeerisst(noaunrmedbceeeirmveaedic.loraPrldeedasrspeeosnsidn-i-f awilTtlaabbnlloeetsebdmeiutaosrct,cesfpiuttceihdn.taos5t9h.a5tminmMoSrW1o2r3dm,md.oInfoutsiunsge ence.Submissionofmanuscriptsshouldbeaccompa- carriagereturnswithincells. Usetabsandnotspaces niedbyacoveringletter. whensettingupcolumnswithoutatableeditor. Thetitleshouldbeconcise,interestingandinform- All figures and tables should be referred to in the ativeandnotstatedasaquestion. text and numbered consecutively. Their captions Researchreportsandcontributionsmustbeaccom- (Fig. 1, Fig. 2, etc.) should be placed on a separate panied byan abstractofnot more than 150 words. page at the end ofthe manuscript. Tables (Table 1, Theabstractshould state thescopeofthework,give Table 2, etc.) should have an explanatory caption at theprincipalfindingsandbesufficientlycompletefor thetop. usebyabstractingservices. Please consult the editors ifadditional details are required regarding document formats and image specifications. 250 TheVictorianNaturalist Guidelines Permits NationalParksandWildlifeService,Special Publi- Papers reportingworkthat required permits should cationsNo6,Canberra. quotetheappropriatepermittypeandnumbers. Other methods ofreferencing maybe acceptable in Sequencedata manuscriptsotherthanresearchreports,andtheedi- All nucleotide sequencedataandalignmentsshould torsshouldbeconsulted. besubmittedtoan appropriate publicdatabase,such asGenbankorEMBL.Theaccessionnumbers forall Manuscriptcorrections sequencesmustbecitedinthearticle. Page proofsaresenttothecorresponding authorfor checkingpriortopublication. At thisstageonly mi- Journalstyle noralterationsmaybemade. Forfurtherinformationonstyle,writetotheeditors, orconsultthelatestissueofThe Victorian Naturalist Complimentarycopies or most recent edition ofStyle ManualforAuthors, Followingpublicationofanarticleinthejournal,five Editors and Printers (John Wiley & Sons: Milton, complimentary copies ofthat issue are sent to the Qld). author(s) foreach paper.AuthorsofNaturalistNotes Authorsareadvisedtonotethelayoutofheadings, and Book Reviews will receive two complimentary tables and illustrations as given in recent issues of copiesofthejournal. Pleasenotifytheeditors before theJournal.A full stopisfollowedbyasinglespace; publicationifmorecopiesarerequired. singlequotation marksareusedthroughout. Inallpapers, firstreferencetoaspeciesshoulduse Taxonomicnames both the common name andbinomial. Thisjournal Cite references used for taxonomic names. Check- uses capitalised common names for species, fol- ing species names is the responsibilityofauthors. lowedbythebinomialinitalicswithoutbrackets,e.g. The books we use as references for articles in The Kangaroo Grass Themeda triandra. However, where VictorianNaturalistarelistedbelow.Authorsshould many species are mentioned, a list (an appendix at refertothesource usedforspecies namesintheir the end), with both common and binomial names, manuscripts. Ineverycase, thelatesteditionshould maybe preferred. Lists must be in taxonomicorder beused. usingtheorderinwhichtheyappearinthereferences recommendedbelow. Mammals - Menkhorst PW and Knight F (2011) A Field Guide to theMammals ofAustralia, 3rd edn. References (OxfordUniversityPress:SouthMelbourne) Referencesinthetextshouldciteauthorandyear,e.g. Brown (1990), (Brown 1990), (Brown 1990, 1991), Reptiles and Amphibians - Cogger H (2000) Rep- (Brown 1995 unpubl.), (Brown and Green 1990), tiles and Amphibians ofAustralia, 6th edn. (Reed (Brown and Green 1990; Blue 1990; Red 1990). Books:Chatswood,NSW) Ifthere are more than two authors for a paper use (Brown etal. 1990). All referencesmentionedin the InsectsandMarineCreatures-ABRS:<http://www. text should be included, in alphabetic order, at the environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online- end ofthe text under References (see examples be- resources/fauna/index.html> low). The use ofunpublished data is accepted only oifbst.headnadtapearrse.acvoaimlma,bleshoonulrdeqnuoetstbfeorinvcileuwdiendg.inPetrhs.e Biarndds-taCxhorinsotmiydiosfLA,uasntdraBloilaensbWirdEs.((2C00S8I)ROS:ysCtoelmlaitnigc-s list ofreferences. Journal titles should he given in wood,Victoria) full. Plants-Walsh NG andStajsicV(2007)A Censusof Leigh J, Boden R and Briggs J (1984) Extinct and the VascularPlantsofVictoria,8thedn. (RoyalBo- Endangered PlantsofAustralia. (Macmillan: South tanicGardensofVictoria:Melbourne) Melbourne) Lutnranleiay,Dpp.(1695915-)65B3u.shEdRaRt.SItnraVhiaen.M(aAmumstarlalsiaonfAMuus-- Pleasesubmitmanuscriptsandenquiriesto: seum/ReedNew Holland:Sydney) TheEditor Phillips Aand Watson R (1991) Xanthorrhoea: con- TheVictorianNaturalist sequences of‘horticultural fashion. The Victorian LockedBag3 Naturalist 108, 130-133. POBlackburn,Victoria3130 Smith AB (1995) Flowering plants in north-eastern Victoria. (Unpublished PhD thesis, The University Phone/Fax(03)98779860 ofMelbourne) GM [email protected] Wolf L and Chippendale (1981) The natural Webwww.fncv.org.au distribution ofEucalyptus in Australia. Australian Vol 130 (6) 2013 251