Plankton and Benthos ResearchInformation for Authors
Scope: Plankton and Benthos Research is a peer-reviewed journal publishing quarterly original papers, reviews and notes dealing with any aspect of
the biology and ecology of planktonic and benthic organisms and their interactions with the environment in any aquatic system, and is open to all scientists around the world. Submission of a paper is held to imply that it represents an original contribution not previously published and that it is not
being considered elsewhere.
Submission of Manuscript: Manuscripts should be submitted to the Editor-in-Chief of The Plankton Society of Japan or the Editor-in-Chief of
The Japanese Association of Benthology according to the contents of the manuscript. Submission of manuscripts by e-mail is recommended, thoughsubmission of hardcopies (original and two photocopies) by post is also acceptable. By e-mail, manuscripts are to be attached as MS-Word or pdf
documents; figures and tables are to be sent as separate attachment files (jpg or pdf) or embedded in text files.
The Editor-in-Chief of The Plankton Society of Japan
Dr. Hiroshi Ueda, Usa Marine Biological Institute, Kochi University,
194 Inoshiri, Usa, Tosa, Kochi 781–1164, Japan.
Phone and Fax: 81-88-856-2553, E-mail: hueda@kochi-u.ac.jp
The Editor-in-Chief of The Japanese Association of Benthology
Dr. Waka Sato-Okoshi, Laboratory of Biological Oceanography, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University,
1-1 Amamiyamachi, Tsutsumidori, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981–8555, Japan.
Phone: 81-22-717-8733, Fax: 81-22-717-8734, E-mail:wsokoshi@bios.tohoku.ac.jp
Copyrights: After acceptance, copyright resides with either The Plankton Society of Japan, or The Japanese Association ofBenthology, depending on which Editor-in-Chief receives the manuscript. The copyright holder is indicated on the first page of each paper in the journal. To use the materials published in Plankton and Benthos Research, authors are requested to obtain permission through the Executive Editor of thisjournal.
Preparation of Manuscripts
Basic style for full-length papers and notes
Manuscripts must be written in English on A4-sized sheet, leaving ample (20–30 mm) margins. Use double spacing throughout. Number each pagein lower margin and each line in left margin.
The first page of the manuscript should contain: title, author name(s), affiliation(s), mailing address(es), including postal code(s), and runninghead of not more than 40 letters. In full-length papers, the sequence of material should be: Abstract (page 2, not exceeding 250 words, followed by up
to five key words in alphabetical order), text (from page 3, including Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, and Acknowledgements), References, Tables, Figure legends and Figures. Tables and Figures can be made in separate files from the text.
Notes should not exceed 4 printed pages, and the introduction, methods, results and discussion should be presented in a single section without
headings: Abstract, Key words, Acknowledgements and References should be as in full-length papers.
See recent papers which you can download from the official website of the Plankton Society of Japan (http://www.plankton.jp/PBR/index.html)
or the Japanese Association of Benthology (http://www.ecosystem.aori.u-tokyo.ac.jp/benthos/benthos_gakkai/) in more detail.
Scientific name of taxon
All scientific names of genera and lower categories must be underlined to appear in italics or be directly italic. The complete scientific names(genus, species and authority: e.g. Calanus sinicus Brodsky) should be given for every organism the first time it is mentioned (excluding Title andAbstract). Generic names should be spelt out when first appearing in each headed section (Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion)and at the beginning of sentence. If each section is subdivided under subtitles (e.g. Results, Discussion), the above-mentioned style is applied to each.
Figures and Tables
In text and legends, Figure(s) should be abbreviated as Fig(s). except at the beginning of sentences when it should be spelt in full. Legends oftables and figures must be self-explanatory. Figure files embedded or separately attached should be down-sized to reduce the total size of attachedfiles, as far as possible for reviewing purposes. High resolution figures for printing will be requested after acceptance.
Units
Use metric system, preferably the SI (Le Système International d’Unités) units and symbols (m2, m3, L, L1, mL, mL1, mM, mM, nM, cm min1,km h1, etc.). Example: 100 ind. m3, 2.0 cells mL1, 0.3 mm sec1, 40%, 50.0°C.
References
References in the text should be written as follows: Abe (1986) for single author, Sato & Saito (1980) or (Sato & Saito 1980) for two authors,and Sato et al. (1980) or (Sato et al. 1980) for more than two authors. In References, all published articles referred to in the text should be listed alphabetically and chronologically. Refer to the following sample citations:
Aoki N (1999) Mechanism for establishment of hypoxic water and its movement. Kaiyo Monthly 31: 477–485. (in Japanese)
Ferrari FD, Orsi J (1984) Oithona davisae, new species, and Limnoithona sinensis (Burckhardt) (Copepoda: Oithonidae) fromthe Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary, California. J Crust Biol 4: 106–126.
Itoh K (1970) A consideration on feeding habits of planktonic copepods in relation to the structure of their oral parts. Bull
Plankton Soc Japan 17: 1–10. (in Japanese with English abstract)
MacArthur RH, Wilson EO (1967) The Theory of Island Biogeography. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 203 pp.
MacDonald JM, Shields JD, Zimmer-Faust RK (1988) Acute toxicities of eleven metals to early life-history stages of the yellow crab Cancer anthonyi. Mar Biol 98: 201–207.
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan (2007) Annual statistics on fishery and aquaculture production. Available at: http://www.maff.go.jp/toukei/abstract/1_9/44a.htm (accessed on 1 May 2009)
Mukai H (1998) Measurement of bioturbation rate in tube-building maldanid worms (Polychaeta: Maldanidae) with a video
observation system. Benthos Res 53: 1–8.
Pierrot-Bults AC (1997) Biological diversity in oceanic macrozooplankton: more than counting species. In: Marine Biodiversity: Patterns and Processes (eds Ormond RFG, Gage JD, Angel MV). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 69–93.
Proofs, Page Charges and Reprints: Authors will receive page proofs which should be checked and returned to the Publisher within 3 days ofreceipt. Authors will be charged for any extensive changes made to the proof. The cost of the first 10 printed pages of a paper will be waived; excesscosts (¥7,000 per page) will be charged to the author(s). Author(s) should pay the costs of printing special items such as color prints. Color prints cost
about ¥50,000 per page. Reprints should be applied for using the reprint order form sent out with the proofs.

Notice: Non-members as well as members of the societies are invited to submit papers of publication in “Plankton and Benthos
Research”. The first 10 printed pages are free of charge. This policy came into effect on 1 January 2008 and we are looking forward to receiving submitted papers from plankton/benthos specialists around the world.