Range
Extensions & Natural History Notes
Please send these directly to the appropriate Section
Editor. All submissions must be via email, as attached text files in
RTF or MS Word format. The following list of Section Editors is current
as of January 2008.
Geographic
Distribution
Natural
History Notes
For details on preparation of notes for either of these
sections, please click on the links below:
Geographic
Distribution
Natural
History Notes
Amphibian Chytridiomycosis Geographic Distribution
A special section on “Amphibian Chytridiomycosis Geographic Distribution” is now available. This section will offer a timely outlet for streamlined presentation of research exploring the distribution and prevalence of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Bd is an emerging infectious disease linked to mass mortality of amphibians worldwide, yet Bd detections in amphibians with no symptoms also are known in many areas. To aid in our understanding of the scope of this issue, we encourage submission of studies on Bd geographic distribution, including research on individual species or groups of species, wild or captive animals, native or non-native species, live animals or museum specimens, environmental samples, and findings with no Bd detections. We ask authors to: 1) restrict the Introduction of their paper to a maximum of two paragraphs to highlight the context of their study; 2) briefly include both field and laboratory Methods; 3) present Results in a Table, although a map also may be very useful, and limited text; and 4) have a short discussion of a maximum of three paragraphs to touch upon key findings. Please consider including the following information in submissions: coordinates and description of sampling areas (or please note if locations are extremely sensitive to reveal, and provide general area instead); positive and negative results; disposition of voucher specimens; date of specimen collection; name of collaborative laboratory or researcher conducting histological sections or PCR analyses; and names of cooperative land owners or land management agencies. We aim to expedite the review and publication process! Please email submissions directly to the Assistant Editor of the section, Dr. Dede Olson: Dede.Olson@orst.edu.
Standard
Manuscripts (including Articles, Techniques, Herpetological Husbandry,
Recent Population Changes, Herpetological History, Points of View, Letters
to the Editor)
Please send these directly to the Editor (Robert
Hansen; rwh13@csufresno.edu).
Electronic submission is strongly encouraged to expedite reviews and
reduce costs to the society. Manuscript files should be sent as e-mail
attachments in RTF, MS Word, or PDF format. If file sizes are large
(i.e., greater than 1 MB), please use a standard compression utility
(e.g., zip) to reduce file size before sending via email. Questions
about any of this should be directed to the Editor.
Style and
Formatting
- Double-space
the entire ms., including the lit cites.
- Do NOT
include an abstract, as HR does not publish these.
- Do pay
careful attention to proper lit cite format, as this is typically
the biggest problem area and only results in publication delays and
aggravated editors.
- If English
is not your primary language and you think your manuscript could benefit
from a pre-review process, please check this link to SSAR's Presubmission
Manuscript Review service (http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/presub.html).
- Illustrations
should be discussed in the text and numbered sequentially with Arabic
numbers. References to illustrations should be placed in parentheses
at the end of sentences. (Also, please read "Graphics Materials/Art
Files" below for details concerning how to send figures).
Editorial
Conventions
- For
legends, use Fig. 1, Table 3 (no bolding, small caps, and Fig. rather
than Figure).
- 0800
h and 24 h (note spacing).
- Temperatures
as 24°C (note spacing).
- Sample
size use upper case N (not italicized), and N = 7 (note spacing).
- Literature
citation for HR is Herpetol. Rev.
- Spacing
items: 78 ± 2.6; P = 0.56; 6-20%; mid-April; 0.5 m
- Alphabetize
references within a series, separated by a semi-colon: (Aaronsen 1955;
Burger 1923; Parker 1972).
- Spell
out all state/province names (e.g., Arizona, not AZ).
- Include
country in all postal addresses (e.g., Berkeley, California 94720,
USA).
- Avoid
use of personal/professional titles in Acknowledgments (e.g., We thank
John W. Jones rather than Dr. John W. Jones).
- A period
should be followed by a single space.
- Regarding proper use of dashes:
Use a single dash (-) for hyphens.
Use a n-dash (–) to indicate a range (such as page numbers, or specimen series; e.g., pp. 21–25)
Use a m-dash (—) to show a break in a sentence, or to set off sections of a manuscript. Example: Methods.—
- For GPS coordinates, preferred format is decimal degrees (e.g., XX.XXXX°N, XXX.XXXX°W). Note spacing and punctuation.
- Examples
of proper literature citation formats:
For an
article in a journal or serial publication.
Smith,
J. W. 1988. Distributional notes on amphibians of eastern Texas. Texas
J. Sci. 42:12-14.
For a
book or monograph.
Conant,
R., and J. T. Collins. 1991. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians
of Eastern and Central North America. 3rd ed. Houghton Mifflin Co.,
Boston, Massachusetts. 450 pp.
For an
article or chapter within a book.
Auffenberg,
W. L., and W. W. Milstead. 1965. Reptiles in the Quaternary of North
America. In H. E. Wright, Jr., and D. G. Frey (eds.), The Quaternary
of the United States, pp. 557-568. Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton,
New Jersey.
For further
guidelines, authors should consult Scientific Style and Format: The
CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and P ublishers (6th edition, 1994,
Council of Biology Editors, Inc., 11 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1400,
Chicago, Illinois 60603, USA).
Animal
Care and Permits: The Society feels strongly that all animals used
in research be treated humanely and ethically. The Society has published
a guide (jointly issued by ASIH and HL) for appropriate treatment of
amphibians and reptiles used in field research, and all contributors
to HR are expected to comply with these guidelines. In addition, HR
requires a statement indicating that authors have complied with all
applicable institutional Animal Care guidelines, and that all required
state and federal permits have been obtained. This statement should
be included with your manuscript submission cover letter and should
also be referenced in the ms. "Acknowledgments."
Graphics
Materials/Art Files: Illustrative material (e.g., tables, photographs,
diagrams, etc.) should be sent with initial manuscript submissions as
low-resolution digital files (as PDFs or JPEGs) or imbedded as figures
within the ms. text file. Please do not send original figures at time
of ms. submission. If your manuscript is accepted for publication, you
have two options: 1) you can send originals via US Mail or courier (with
appropriate precautions taken to ensure delivery without damage) and
we will take care of the scanning, or 2) you can submit these materials
electronically. Download "Guidelines for Submission of Digital Art Files"
in (pdf) or (html)
for specific digital file requirements.
Book
Reviews
Review copies of books should be sent directly to
the Book Review Editor (Aaron Bauer, Department of Biology, Villanova
University, 800 Lancaster Ave, Villanova, PA 19085; email: aaron.bauer@villanova.edu).
News
Items, Meeting Listings
Please send meeting announcements, news items, and
related materials to the Editor ( Robert Hansen; rwh13@csufresno.edu)
well in advance of the desired publication date (e.g., by 1 January
for the March issue).
Reprints
Paper and/or PDF reprints of articles or book reviews published in
HR should be ordered using the form sent to authors as the issue goes
to press. Reprint order forms are not automatically sent to authors of
Geographic Distribution or Natural History notes. However, authors may
use the form provided here to place reprint orders directly with Allen
Press. This can be done pre- or post-publication.
Missing
or Damaged Issue?
If you determine that your issue of HR or J Herp is missing or if
the issue arrived in damaged condition, please notify Herpetological
Review, Allen Press, Inc., P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA (tel.
785/843-1234 or e-mail: herps@allenpress.com). You can also check your
membership status.
Editor:
Robert W. Hansen: rwh13@csufresno.edu
Snail-mail to:
Editor, Herpetological Review
16333 Deer Path Lane
Clovis, CA 93611-9735 USA
OR:
tel 559-323-7170
Managing
Editor:
Thomas F. Tyning: ttyning@berkshire.rr.com
Associate
Editors:
Section
Editors:
