Eagle Mountain Publishing

Authors should review these instructions carefully before submitting manuscripts for the symposium volume tentatively entitled Conservation of Mesoamerican Amphibians and Reptiles. The editors of this book will be Larry David Wilson and Josiah H. Townsend.

No substantial portion of any manuscript can be published or submitted for consideration elsewhere. Prior to publication, Eagle Mountain Publishing, LC will send the author (or senior author) of each accepted manuscript a copyright transfer agreement shortly before PDF proofs are made available. These forms must be completed and returned to the publisher by mail or fax within 72 hours. In the event the author (or senior author) is unavailable (e.g., in the field), prior arrangements must be made with the publisher.

Mechanical and Editorial Requirements

Manuscripts must be written in English and submitted on 8.5″ x 11″ paper (21.5 x 28 cm), as well as on a diskette or CD. Type manuscripts double-spaced with wide margins throughout, and aligned left. Indent each paragraph, except for paragraphs immediately following each header.

Avoid wordiness and use the passive voice sparingly (e.g., materials and methods); for every sentence in the passive voice, see if it can be expressed more exactly and concisely in the active voice. Maintain headers in the body of the manuscript as brief as necessary. A single space follows each period.

Cite references in the text in the following manner: Wilson and Meyer (1985) or (Wilson and Meyer, 1985), no ampersand in the former, and the use of a comma to separate the name from the date in the latter. If possible, consult Biology of the Vipers (Schuett et al., 2002, Eds.) for the use of CAPS, SMALL CAPS, bold, and other aspects of the publisher’s format and style (e.g., “et al.” not in italics). SMALL CAPS are used for the author names in the Literature Cited, and multiple citations are listed in chronological order (earliest date first), followed by the alphabetical order.

Figure and Image Requirements

Acceptable File Formats for Figures:

Digital Photographs: TIFF, PSD, or EPS are preferred. JPG’s are acceptable if 300 dpi or higher.

Graphs or illustrations: Illustrator eps is preferred, but TIFF, PSD, JPG or Photoshop eps are acceptable. Charges may apply for formats that need to be manually changed.

Font: Numbers or letters in figures must be 10-point Helvetica. Scientific names must be italicized. Please include table captions separately (in a Word or QuarkXPress document).

Size: 3″ wide or wider (not to exceed 8″ wide or 9″ high).

Minimum resolution: 300 dpi

Images: Original slides and/or black & white glossy prints are preferred, but high resolution digital images are acceptable.

Table Requirements

Acceptable File Formats for Tables:

Word or QuarkXPress documents are preferred. Adobe Illustrator documents are acceptable, as long as they contain non-outlined fonts.

Font: Times New Roman; Scientific names in Times New Roman italic.

Point size: 10 point.

Size: Tables must be 3.25″ or 7″ wide.

Note: Tables or graphs that do not meet the publisher’s specifications will be returned to the authors for changes. Authors should be aware that the publisher can make these changes for an hourly fee ($30.00 hr.).

Manuscripts can be submitted anytime prior to the symposium, or at the symposium. Please send manuscripts and materials to:

Larry David Wilson
Department of Biology
Miami Dade College
Kendall Campus
Miami, FL 33176-3393

If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail Larry Wilson at lwilson@mdc.edu or the publisher (Louis Porras) t empub@msn.com.