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Instructions
for Authors
Scope Marine Biology Research welcomes the submission of
research reports on all aspects of marine biology (ecology, biodiversity,
evolution, physiology, and behavior). The Journal will consider applied
aspects (i.e., environmental or fisheries management) insofar as they
contribute to more general biological knowledge. See also the Marine
Biology Research homepage (http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/smar or http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mbr). The following categories of reports will be considered: 1. Original articles 2. Invited reviews 3. Short reports 4. Book reviews Invitations for reviews may come directly from the editors. Authors who
wish to publish a review should contact the editors to reach agreement on the
topic and maximum length. Short reports should be no longer than five printed
pages and may represent short research articles, mini-reviews,
communications, or comments on relevant topics. Findings on the range extension of marine organisms must be accompanied
by: 1.
detailed biogeographic information, 2.
systematically oriented comparative data, or 3.
ecological data revealing impacts or interactions. Single issues may be devoted to specific research themes (ÒThematic
IssueÓ) to present the results of larger collaborative efforts resulting
from projects or meetings. Thematic Issues will appear as regular issues with
a coordinator (Òthematic issue coordinatorÓ) having responsibility for
concerted submission after having reached the agreement with the editors. For
further information and instructions see: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1745-1000&linktype=38 Submission of manuscripts Authors submitting reports do so understanding that the work has not been
previously published, is not being considered for publication elsewhere, and
has been read and approved by all authors identified. Submission of a
manuscript means that the authors automatically agree to assign exclusive
copyright to Taylor & Francis. The Journal will not be held responsible
for opinions or statements expressed by its authors. All manuscripts must be submitted online using Manuscript Central the
Journal's web-based manuscript submission and handling systemwhich can be
accessed via: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/smar or http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mbr
1.
Click on ÔOnline Submission' which directs you to the log-in page.
Here authors may either create a new account or enter an existing
account. 2.
Click on ÔAuthor Center' to upload manuscripts. If authors have
difficulties in submitting their manuscripts, the ÔGet Help Now' link appears
at the upper right-hand corner of every screen. 3.
Upload research reports as Microsoft Word documents 4.
Each manuscript must begin with a title page that includes the authors' full
names and addresses including e-mail addresses, and running title. The main
text starts on the next page with Abstract and Key words. At the end the
tables and figure legends can be included. 5.
Figures have to be loaded as separate files created in either EPS, TIFF, or
DOC format. For uploading graphs use a postscript printer driver, freely
available at the Adobe website, to generate the EPS file. Upload photographs
as TIFF files, uncompressed, at a resolution of minimum 300 dpi at final size. All submissions will be acknowledged by an e-mail which includes the
Manuscript ID number. This ID number must be referred in the subject line of
any correspondence with the editorial office (marinebiology@imr.no). Status
of submitted manuscripts can be viewed via the author center of Manuscript
Central (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mbr), the online manuscript
submission and editorial software provided by the publisher. All submissions will be checked for technical consistency and language
quality according to Marine Biology Research standards and then passed over
to one of the two co-editors and a selected subject editor who supervise the
refereeing process. Decisions on publication are based on the opinions
of at least two anonymous reviewers. At the time of submission, authors
should provide the name and e-mail address of up to five potential referees
with recognized competence in the respective area of research. After papers have been returned for revision, authors must re-submit the
revised manuscript within 30 days for minor revisions and within 60 days for
major revisions. Revised manuscripts must be resubmitted using Manuscript
Central URL site and upload: 1) the revised paper, 2) a marked copy of the
original version, indicating where changes have been made, 3) any figures in
separate electronic files, 4) confirmation of modification or rebuttals in
response to the referees' and editor's comments. Proofs will be sent as a PDF file to the corresponding author together
with a link to the proof correcting software. If corrections are to be made,
these should be returned with least possible delay (preferably within 48
hours). Authors will be liable to pay for any alterations that they make
which are not due to printer's errors. The article cannot be published until
the publisher has received the signed Copyright Assignment form. Online-only Supplementary Material ÔBackground' information which is relevant to a target article but which
does not lend itself to traditional printing either due to length or format
(e.g., video clips) might be added to the article as online-only
supplementary material. Such Ôbackground' information might include: detailed
descriptions of mathematical models, long lists of localities for material
collected, lists of oceanographic data or fauna-flora, raw data for molecular
biology cladograms, large amounts of illustrative material, video-clips etc.
For such supplements, the manuscript proper must contain a brief explanatory
paragraph and, if already available, a live URL web link to the material. The
material will be hosted either by Taylor & Francis or by the author as
public domain with free access. Such supplementary material may only be
submitted online using Manuscript Central, the Journal's web-based manuscript
submission and handling system(http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/smar or http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mbr). Style All manuscripts must conform to the ÒInstructions for AuthorsÓ provided
in the hard copy of each issue and on the Marine Biology Research homepage: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/17451000.asp. Manuscripts
that do not conform will be returned for revision. All manuscripts must be original research reports written in English
(American or British) using in 12 pt Times New Roman or 11 pt Arial
font and double-spaced. They should be as brief as possible, succinctly
written, and only exceptionally exceed 10 printed pages. The Council of Biology Editors (CBE) Style Manual for Authors, Editors,
and Publishers (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1994, 6th edition) should be
consulted for further conventions applied by Marine Biology Research. Authors should avoid extensive reviews or excessive references in the
Introduction and Discussion. Non-standard abbreviations and acronyms should be avoided – and if
absolutely necessary should be spelled out the first time it appears in the
text followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. SI-units should preferably
be used. Format Organize and submit (upload) research reports in the following order: Title
page, Abstract + up to 5 key words, Manuscript proper, Acknowledgements,
References, Tables, Figure Legends, and Figures
(that latter always as separated files). Number all pages consecutively. 1.Title Page. The title must be short and concise, followed
by the name, address and e-mail address of the author(s). It should also
provide a running head (max. 60 units). 2. Abstract. This should be a single paragraph limited
to a maximum of 200 words, except for invited reviews. It must be informative
and complete in itself and – in qualitative terms – report on the
main result or discovery presented in the paper. 3.Manuscript Proper. This is usually organized into an
Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, and Discussion.
Material and Methods should be condensed, but contain sufficient
detailed to allow reproduction of experimental procedures. References in the
text should be indicated by author name(s) and year of publication. Points of
insertion of figures and tables should be indicated in the final revision.
Footnotes will not be accepted. 4.Acknowledgementsshould be kept brief and placed before
the reference section. 5.References. References should follow the CBE style. Only
works actually cited in the text should be included in the references. In the
actual text, place the author's name and year of publication inside
parentheses. Publications from the same author in a single year should use a,
b, c, etc. Articles with two authors should be cited with Ôand' between the
names (e.g. Smith and Jones 1990). Where there are three or more authors, the
citation should give only the first author followed by Ôet al.' (e.g., Smith
et al. 1928). Spelling in the reference list should follow the original.
References should then be listed in alphabetical order at the end of the
article. Journal names should be written in full according to the following examples:
Journal Articles: Strand E, Huse G, Giske J. 2002. Artificial evolution of life history and
behavior. American Naturalist 159:624–44. Books: Fenchel T, King GM, Blackburn TH. 1998. Bacterial Biogeochemistry. San
Diego: Academic Press. 307 pages. Chapters in Books: Thingstad TF. 2000. Control of bacterial growth in idealized food webs.
Chapter 8 in: Kirchman DL, editor. Microbial Ecology of the Oceans. New York:
Wiley-Liss, Inc., p 229–60. Unpublished results and personal communications must not appear in the
reference list and reference to unpublished master's and doctoral theses
should be avoided. 6.
Species Names and Citations. Marine Biology Research
advices to cite the authors of species. Scientific names of species should be
accompanied by authority and year (separated by comma) at first occurrence in
main text, but not in the Abstract. In systematic papers this citation may be
also included in the reference list. At first mentioning in the Abstract or
any section (chapter, subchapter) of main text and table/figure legends,
scientific names of species should be written in full. 7.
Tables. These should be given a concise heading and numbered
with Arabic numerals. Excessive use of tables should be avoided. 8.
Figure Legends and Figures. Figure legends should be
self-explanatory. Color illustrations are very welcomed and will be published
in the electronic issues, if quality allows. A limited number of color images
can be published for free in each printed issue. Additional ones can be
reproduced at the author's expense. Journal Policy and Author Services Articles published in Marine Biology Research are protected by copyright,
including translation rights and the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute
all articles printed. It is a condition of publication that authors vest
copyright in their articles, including abstracts, to Taylor & Francis.
This enables the publisher to ensure full copyright protection and to
disseminate the article, and the journal, to the widest possible readership
in print and electronic formats as appropriate. No material published in the Journal may be stored on microfilm,
videocassettes, electronic databases, or reproduced photographically without
the prior written permission of Taylor & Francis. Authors may use the material elsewhere after publication providing that
prior permission is obtained from Taylor & Francis. To view the
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reproduce any figure, table, or extract from the text of another source. This
applies to direct reproduction as well as "derivative reproduction"
(where you have created a new figure or table which derives substantially
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corresponding authors free access to download an electronic version of their
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publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to Taylor &
Francis. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to
disseminate the article, and of course the Journal, to the widest possible
readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate. Authors retain
many rights under the Taylor & Francis rights policies, which can be
found at www.informaworld.com/authors_journals_copyright_position. Authors are themselves
responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from
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are made for authors of Crown or US Government employees whose policies
require that copyright cannot be transferred to other parties. We ask that a
signed statement to this effect is submitted when returning proofs for
accepted papers.
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