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Asiatic Herpetological Research

June 1995|Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation and Submission

Summary
Manuscripts must:1) be written in English.
2) be of letter quality (laser printed or typewritten on bond paper).

3) include camera ready figures (if any).

4) include complete and accurate literature citations.
5) include complete and accurate localities with latitude and longitude.
6) include a camera ready map illustrating regions discussed (when applicable).

Manuscripts failing to meet these criteria will be returned for correction.

Purpose and Content
Asiatic Herpetological Research publishes articles concerning but not limited to Asianfrom all countries in an attempt to create anherpetology. The editors encourage publications
forum for the discussion of Asian herpetological research.

openArticles should be in standard scientific format and style.

The following sections should

be included:

The title should reflect the general content of the article in as few words as possible.
poor title may cause readers to read no further.
Title.

ANames and Addresses. The names and addresses of all authors must be complete enough toallow postal correspondence.
Abstract.

The abstract should briefly summarize the nature of the research, its results, andthe main conclusions. Abstracts should be less than 300 words.

Key Words. Key words provide an index for the filing of articles. Key words provide the1) Taxonomy (e.g. Reptilia, Squamata,following information (when applicable):3) Subject (e.g.
2) Geography (e.g. China, Thailand).
Gekkonidae, Gekko gecko ).
taxonomic validity, ecology, biogeography). The order of taxonomy, geography, andsubject should be observed.

Use

Manuscripts must be in English and spelling must be correct and consistent.
Webster's New International Dictionary for reference. For clarity, use active voicewhenever possible. For example, the following sentences in active voice are preferable toText.

those in passive voice.

Active voice:"Lizards were extremely common on the site." and"I examined three female snakes."

Passive voice:"Lizards were observed to be extremely common on the site."and"Three female snakes wereexamined."

Abbreviation. Do not abbreviate unless the full phrase has already appeared. Scientificnames may be abbreviated only if they have appeared fully in the same paragraph. Never
begin a sentence with an abbreviation of a scientific name.

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Standard Format
Manuscripts following standard format should include introduction, methods, results, anddiscussion sections. While other formats are acceptable, the editors encourage the use ofstandard format. Please do not type in all capital letters (headings, Fig., Table, andauthors names in the Literature Cited section).
Introduction.

The introduction typically states the significance of the topic and reviews priorresearch.

Methods. This section should clearly state where, when, and how research was carried out.
Include sample sizes. Protocols designed by other investigators must be properly cited.
Research materials and their manufacturers should be listed. The reader must be able toreplicate the methods of the author(s).
This section states the results and their significance to the investigation. Figures
and tables may be used to clarify, but not to replace, results statements in the text. Statistics
should be used when applicable. Large amounts of data should be avoided, or included as anappendix at the end of the article.

Results.

The discussion is a synthesis of the introduction and the results. No new
information should be discussed unless it was presented in the results section. New findings
should be discussed in relation to prior research. The author(s) should feel free to present
several possible interpretations of the results. The editors particularly encourage suggestionsof future research in Asian herpetology.

Discussion.

SectionHeadings

Articles will be published using three section heading styles. Level 1: text is bold andcentered Level 2: text is italic and centered. Level 3: text is italic and at the beginning of thefirst paragraph.

Authors should take this style into account when writing manuscripts.
Statistics

Statistics must be accompanied by sample sizes, significance levels, and the names of any

Investigators should pay careful attention to independence and applicability of tests,
and randomness of samples. One of the most frequent examples of nonindependence is theuse of multiple, paired t-tests instead of analysis of variance (ANOVA). In general,
multiple tests on the same data set are not valid. Descriptive statistics are in many
tests.

cases more appropriate than inferential statistics.

References
Accurate and standard references are a crucial part of any article. This is especially
important when dealing with publications from many different countries. The reader must beable to precisely identify any literature cited. References in the text must be checked forconsistency with references in the literature cited section. All references cited in theThe literature cited section may
text must be in the literature cited section.
Articles containing
not contain any references not mentioned in the text.
inaccurate or inconsistent literature citations will be returned for correction.
References in Text
1) References to articles by one or two authors must include both surnames in the order they

appear in the original publication. References to articles by more than two authors must
include the first author's surname, followed by "et al."2) The year of article follows the authors, separated only by a space.

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3) References with the same author and year are distinguished by the lower casecharacters"a, b, c, ..."

4) References cited in text are listed in alphabetical order by first author.

For example, "My results also incorporate literature records (Marx et al., 1982; Marx and Rabb,1972; Mertens, 1930; Pope, 1929; Wall, 1909, 1910a, 1910b, 1910c)."

References in Literature Cited

must include all authors, in the order that they appear in the originalsection.
publication; "et al." is never used in a literature citedare listed initial(s)Allauthors
otherlast.
surnameislistedfirstauthorThefirst,initial(s)2)
last.
surnamefirst,3) References with the same author and year are distinguished by the lower case characters,
1) Referencesa, b, c,...

4) References cited are listed in alphabetical order by first author.
5) Names of journals are not abbreviated.

See below for examples:
Journal article.
Dial, B. E.

1987.

Energetics and performance during nest emergence and the hatchling frenzy

inloggerhead sea turtles {Caretta caretta ). Herpetologica 43(3):307-315.

Journal article from a journal that uses year instead of volume.
Gatten, R. E. Jr.

1974.

Effect of nutritional state on the preferred body temperatures of turtles.

Copeia 1974(4):912-917.

Journal article, title translated, article not in English.
ofAnanjeva, N. B. 1986. [On the validity of Megalochilus mystaceus (Pallas, 1776)]. Proceedings
the Zoological Institute, Leningrad 157:4-13. (In Russian).

Note that for Acta Herpetologica Sinica, the year must precede the volume number. This isto distinguish between the old and new series, and between 1982-1987, Vols.1-6 (newseries) and 1988 with no volume number, numbers 1 and 2 (new series).
Cai, M., J. Zhang, and D. Lin. 1985. [Preliminary observation on the embryonic development ofHynobius chinensis Guenther]. Acta Herpetologica Sinica 1985, 4(2):177-180. (In Chinese).

Book.
Pratt, A. E.

1892.

To the snows of Tibet through China. Longmans, Green, and Co., London. 268

pp.

Article in book.

Huey, R. B. 1982. Temperature, physiology, and the ecology of reptiles. Pp. 25-91. In C. Gans
and F. H. Pough (eds.), Biology of the Reptilia, Vol. 12, Physiological Ecology. Academic
Press, New York.

Government publication.
1968.
United States Environmental Data Service.
Environmental Data Service, Washington, D. C.

Climatic Atlas of the United States.

Abstract of oral presentation
Arnold, S. J. 1982. Are scale counts used in snake systematics heritable?

SSAR/HL AnnualMeeting. Raleigh, North Carolina. [Abstr].

Thesis or dissertation.

Moody, S. 1980. Phylogenetic and historical biogeographical relationships of the genera in theAgamidae (Reptilia: Lacertilia). Ph.D. Thesis. University of Michigan. 373 pp.

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Anonymous, undated.
Anonymous.

Undated.

Turpan brochure.

Promotion Department of the National Tourism

Administration of the People's Republic of China, China Travel and Tourism Press, Turpan,
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.

Figures and Tables
Figures and tables should be referenced in order in the text. Each table should betypewritten, double spaced on a separate sheet. See below for instructions for figures.
Figures

Each figure illustration (line art or photograph) submitted must be "camera ready" forpublication with no modifications necessary other than reduction. Do not write on figure;do not mount more than one figure to a sheet. AHR cannot be responsible for redrawing,
touching up, or otherwise modifying figure illustrations for authors.
illustrations submitted must be:

In addition, figure1) of publication quality with typeset text.

2) mounted on a separate 21.5 x 28 cm (8.5 x 1 1 inch) sheet with figure number on back.
3) on a separate sheet from figure legend.

Do not submit figures with poor type or handwriting on
the face of the figure. In order to avoid wasted effort, please follow the above instructions

Times Roman typeface is preferred.
carefully. Please note:

AHR will not alter or lay out figures for publication. Any

figure requiring modification will be returned, and may cause significant delay in publication.

Figure Legends
Figure legends should be typed on a separate sheet. Legends should explain the figure
without reference to the text. A figure and legend should make sense if separated from therest of the article. For example:

FIG. 2.

Lateral view of live

Psammodynastes pulverulentus

holding a prey lizard {Anolis

carolinensis ). Note buccal tissue surrounding the enlarged anterior maxillary and dentary teeth of thesnake.

Copyright
Asiatic Herpetological Research reserves the copyrights to all material published therein,
except that excluded by permission of the editors. Any material under a prior copyrightsubmitted to Asiatic Herpetological Research must be accompanied by the written consent of
the copyright holder.

Submission of Manuscripts
Authors should submit letter quality, double spaced, single-sided manuscripts both inEnglish and in the original language on 21.5 x 28 cm (8.5 x 1 1 inch) white bond paper. If
possible, include a computer diskette containing the manuscript. Macintosh diskettes withWord Perfect, Microsoft Word, Macwrite, Write Now, or text files, or 3.5" MS/PC DOS
diskettes with Word Perfect, Microsoft Word, RTF, or ASCII files are preferable.
Computerized manuscripts should include italic, bold, and centered text only. Additional
formatting is not necessary or desirable. Please indicate author, computer, file format, andfile name in writing on the disk.

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Manuscripts will be reviewed. The editors will attempt to choose reviewers whose
research knowledge most closely matches the content of the manuscript.
Asiatic Herpetological Research requests $25 US per printed page from authors withfunds available. Please indicate if funds are available.

Send manuscripts by postal mail to Editors, Asiatic Herpetological Research, Museumof Vertebrate Zoology, 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California,
Berkeley CA 94720-3160 USA.

Send manuscripts by Internet email to asiaherp@uclink2.berkeley.edu as a MIME
attachment with binhex or uuencode encoding. If you use email to submit, an editor will
acknowledge receipt of your manuscript. Please note that it is possible for your email
message to disappear on the Internet without being delivered. If your message is returned, ornot acknowledged, you may want to try again or to send your manuscript by postal mail.