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Instructions for Authors of Articles

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  1. Length: Because we are a web-based journal, length is very flexible. In general, articles of about 2000 words seem to work well; however, if you need more space to describe your ideas, feel free to write a longer article.

  2. Format: Please see the guidelines below for the format for citations and bibliographies.

  3. HTML: Please do not mark up your paper in HTML. You can send it either as ASCII text or as an attached e-mail file. We will mark it up and format it in a standard style.

  4. Images: If your paper includes images, including screen shots, please send them as separate GIF or JPEG files. Do not simply include them as part of a Word document. Images should be sized no larger than 600 pixels wide. If you did not create the graphic or illustration yourself, include written copyright permission for reproduction of the illustrations from the copyright holder.

Layout of Article:

Title
Author(s) including title(s), institution(s), and e-mail address(es)
Abstract
Body of Paper
References

References:

References should be cited in the text in the following form:
Smith (1982)
Smith (1982a,b)
Smith (1983, 1984)
Smith and Jones (1984)
(Smith & Jones 1984)
(Smith 1984)
(Smith 1984; Jones 1987)
(Smith et al. 1988) for more than 2 authors

At the end of the paper references should be listed alphabetically in the section entitled References in the following standard form, giving journal titles in full. Please italicize or underline titles of books and journals.

Books:
McCormac, J.S.2004. Birds of Ohio .Auburn, Wash. : Lone Pine. p.77-78.

Articles:
Markham, J.W. & Hagmeier, E. 1982. Observations on the effects of germanium dioxide on the growth of macro-algae and diatoms. Phycologia 21(2):125-131.

Online Articles:
Leng F, Amado L, McMacken R. 2004. Coupling DNA supercoiling to transcription in defined protein systems. Journal of Biological Chemistry. [Online]. Available: http://www.jbc.org/cgi/reprint/279/46/47564 [Accessed August 27, 2008].

Proceedings:
Webster, J. 1994. Endangered information: searching the grey literature in the Pacific Northwest. In: Markham, J.W. and Duda, A.L., editors. Preserving the Past, Looking to the Future: Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference of the International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers; Fort Pierce, Fla.: IAMSLIC. p. 119-135.

Web Pages (no author listed):
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). Columbus (OH): Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry. [Online]. Available: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/forestry/health/eab.htm [Accessed: July 24, 2007].

Other Internet Resources:
See Citing Net Resources > Quick Guide.

Submit articles in electronic form to:

Andrea L. Duda
Davidson Library
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010
aduda@istl.org


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