Instructions to Authors
Follow the recommendations of the Council of Biology Editors Style Manual (6th ed.) prepared by the Committee on Form and Style of the Council of Biology Editors, Cambridge University Press Type manuscripts with ample margins on 8½ x 11-inch good-quality paper. Double-space all parts of the manuscript, including tables, references, footnotes and legends. The initial page should contain a short informative heading abstract (in lieu of a summary) normally not to exceed three percent of the length of the manuscript. Acknowledgments may be included at the end of the text section Use the metric system for measures and weights. The use of numerals, abbreviations, symbols, mathematical expression and other items with special typesetting requirements should follow the recommendations of the Style Manual. Avoid footnotes whenever possible; when necessary, they are to be designated by successive numerals Cite references in the text by author and date, e.g., Smith (1960) or (Smith, 1960), depending on the context. More than one paper by the same author in the same year should be designated 1960a, 1960b, etc. In the Literature Cited section they are to be listed alphabetically by the authors' names. References to the periodical literature should contain the following in order and with the punctuation shown: Author's last name, initial(s). Year. Title. Name of journal (abbreviations must be in accordance with the list in the Style Manual), volume number: Inclusive pagination. Book citations should include: Author's last name, initial(s). Year. Complete title. Edition (if applicable). Name of publisher, location of publisher. Number of pages. For special types of publication or authorship, refer to the Style Manual for appropriate forms of citation. Authors are responsible for accuracy and completeness of citations. Unpublished work may not be cited unless the paper has been accepted for publication Type tables and legends for figures separately from the text and place them at the end of the manuscript. Type each table on a separate page. Table headings and legends for figures should be short but amply descriptive. Figures, as submitted, should not exceed 8½ x 11 inches. They must be reducible to a maximum of 5 x 7 inches for publication and have a resolution of 300 dpi. Whenever possible two or more small figures should be combined for reproduction as a unit, preferably side by side. Tabular material must be restricted to that essential to understanding the results and conclusions presented in the manuscript. Extensive tabular material can be made available to interested readers by the author. Send a computer disk with the manuscript, or you may submit via our email address. The manuscript, all figures and tables should be in one file in Microsoft Word format A charge of $50.00 per page will be made to defray a portion of the costs of publication. It is anticipated that authors will make every effort to pay this charge. If the author(s) cannot secure research or institutional funds to pay the page charge he, or she, may apply for a grant from the University of Notre Dame to subvent the page charge. Cost of figures over $20.00 will be charged to the author. There is no provision for subvention of this charge Reprints may be purchased if ordered at the time corrected galley proof is returned Please number each line and use page numbers, this will help speed up the review process. Please do not print double sided. We are in the process of trying to computerize as much of the process as is practical. Hopefully this will speed up the review process One (1) copy of the manuscript, along with a computer disk file (MicrosoftWord) should be submitted to: The American Midland Naturalist, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, P.O. Box 369, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556-0369, or email your file to: ammidnat@nd.edu
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The American Midland Naturalist welcomes articles reporting original research in any field of biological science and review articles of a critical nature on topics of current interest in biology. Publication is in English only