Instructions for Authors
Manuscripts may be authored by National Museum of Nature and Science (NMNS) researchers,
co-authored by NMNS and non-NMNS researchers, or contain work using the Museum specimens ormaterials. Manuscripts are peer-reviewed by referees for consideration of publication. Manuscripts
should be written in English. Please follow the style in recent issues of the Bulletin.
Full original papers are limited preferably to 20 printed pages in length including tables and figures.
Papers exceeding 30 printed pages may be compiled in supplementary issues. Reviews (not morethan 20 printed pages) are also considered for publication. Data papers should provide substantial
amounts of data with scientific value accompanied with appropriate meta data in interoperable form
and license for reusability. The manuscripts are reviewed for the scientific correctness and value forpublication of the data. Data may be disclosed through J-STAGE Data.
Preparation of Manuscripts: Cover sheet (no pagination) should contain (a) full name(s) ofauthor(s) and address(es), (b) the corresponding author’s name, complete address, e-mail address,
and phone and facsimile number if available, (c) title, (d) numbers of figures and tables, and (e)running title.
Manuscripts should be prepared by electronic ways in principle. Authors should use file formats ofMicrosoft Office Word (.doc or .docx) or those of compatible with this application for the text, andWord or Excel (.xls or .xlsx) for tables. For figures, the file formats of TIFF and JPEG arerecommended.
Arrange the manuscript in the order listed below and number all pages consecutively.
Title page: Title of paper, name(s) of author(s) with each affiliation and addresses, and e-mailaddress of corresponding author.
Abstract: A lucid digest of the paper, not exceeding 200 words.
Keywords: Not exceeding ten words or phrases, and arranged in alphabetical order.
Text: The IMRAD format, containing Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, andAcknowledgments is recommended. Scientific names are written in a letter type other than that of therest of the text, e.g., in Italic or Bold, and with authority(ies) at the first appearance. The author(s)must confirm the latest edition of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants.
All units of physical quantities should be expressed in the International System of Units (SI).
Voucher specimens should be cited. Abbreviations of herbaria should follow Index Herbariorum.
Examples of text reference are: Okuyama (1960) or (Okuyama and Kato, 1960). If the number ofauthors is three or more, use Kanai et al. (1997) or (Kanai et al., 1997).
References: All the references cited in the text should be arranged alphabetically according to thename(s) of author(s). Titles of journals and books should not be abbreviated. Each reference should
be given in the following form:
Ebihara, A., Matsumoto, S. and Ito, M. 2009. Taxonomy of the reticulate Vandenboschia
radicans complex (Hymenophyllaceae) in Japan. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 60:
27–41.
Gifford, E. M. and Foster, A. S. 1989. Morphology and Evolution of Vascular Plants. 3rd ed. W.
H. Freeman, New York.

Guiry, M. D. and Guiry, G. M. 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National
University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org [Accessed: 10 November 2020].
Higuchi, M. 2009. Moss flora of Angkor, Cambodia. Bulletin of the National Museum of Natureand Science, Series B 35: 141–150.
Onuki, K. 2007. An attempt to conserve the natural habitat of orchids in Inokashira Park. OrchidSciences 16: 21–29 (in Japanese).
Watano, Y. 1986. Genetic life history of the homosporous fern Osmunda lancea Thunb. In:
Iwatsuki, K., Raven, P. H. and Bock, W. J. (eds.), Modern Aspects of Species, pp. 211–219.
University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo.
Tables should include a lucid legend to explain the meaning of the content. Each table should besupplied as an individual file.
Figures should be prepared as follows: (a) Each figure should be supplied as an individual file.
Figures for a published page should be less than 145×210 mm, and any figures will not be enlarged
when printing, (b) legends for figures should be grouped on a separate sheet(s), (c) figures may be
prepared with digital images. For halftone (color or grayscale) photographs, a resolution of over 350
dpi (dots per inch) is recommended. For line figures to be scanned, a resolution of over 800 dpi(grayscale) and over 1200 dpi (black and white) is recommended, (d) each figure should be supplied
as an individual file. Color-printed figures may be charged to the author.
J-STAGE Data is available as a research data repository of the papers submitted to the bulletin athttps://jstagedata.jst.go.jp/bnmnsbot. Author(s) who wish to use J-STAGE Data should contact theeditor.
Galley proof will be sent to the corresponding author. The authors are responsible for reading thefirst galley proof. No change of the content of the manuscript is permitted on the galley proof, andonly minimum changes may be allowed by the editors.
Offprints can be obtained at author’s cost. The authors will receive a PDF file at no charge.
Copyright. The articles published in the Bulletin are subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by
the National Museum of Nature and Science. The authors should submit the agreement that thecopyright for their article is transferred to the National Museum of Nature and Science when thearticle is accepted to publication.
Submit all manuscripts: Author(s) should submit manuscript to the editor of Series B (Botany) by
E-mail or File transfer service.
Contact to the Editor of Series B (Botany): Department of Botany, National Museum of Natureand Science, 4–1–1 Amakubo, Tsukuba 305–0005, Japan. E-mail: bnmns_bot@kahaku.go.jp