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 Asian herpetology. The editors

encourage publications from all countries in an attempt to create an open forum for the discussion of Asian herpetological research.
Articles should be in standard scientific format and style. The following sections should be included:

Title

The title should reflect the general content of the article in as few words as possible. The editors encourage titles
that summarize the main findings of the article.

Names and Addresses
The names and addresses of all authors must be complete enough to allow postal correspondence. Please include
email and World Wide Web addresses if applicable.
Abstract

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

Key Words
Key words provide an index for the filing of articles. Key words provide the following information (when appliTaxonomy (e.g. Reptilia. Squamata, Gekkonidae, Gekko gecko). 2) Geography (e.g. China, Thailand).
3) Subject (e.g. taxonomic validity, ecology, biogeography). The order of taxonomy, geography, and subjectcable):1)

should be observed.

Text
Manuscripts must be in English and spelling must be correct and consistent. Use Webster's New International
Dictionary for reference. For clarity, use active voice whenever possible. For example, the following sentences in
active voice are preferable to 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. Scientific names 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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Statistics

accompanied by sample sizes, significance levels, and the names of any tests. Investigators
should pay careful attention to independence and applicability of tests, and randomness of samples. One of theStatistics must be

most frequent examples of nonindependence is the use 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 cases more

appropriate than inferential statistics.

Standard Format
Manuscripts following standard format should include introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections.

While other formats are acceptable, the editors encourage the use of standard format. Please do not type in all
capital letters.

Introduction

The introduction typically states the significance of the topic and reviews prior research.

Methods and Materials
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 belisted. The reader must be able to replicate the methods of the author(s).

Results
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 w hen applicable. Large amounts of data

should be avoided, or included as an appendix at the end of the article.

Discussion
The discussion is a synthesis of the introduction and the results. No new information should be discussed unlessit waspresented in the results section. New findings should be discussed in relation to prior research. Theauthor(s) should feel free to present several possible interpretations of the results. The editors particularly
encourage suggestions of future research in Asian herpetology.

Manuscript Preparation
Overview
Please do not attempt to replicate the formatting style ofAHR in your manuscript. All formatting except italics

will be removed in the production process. Bold and underlined text should be used only to identify section head-ing levels (see below). Extraneous formatting
authors must follow.

iscounterproductive. There are a few simple guidelines thatSection Headings
Articles will be published using three section heading styles. All heading levels must be on their own line, andleft justified.

For the purposes of manuscript submission. Level

1

heading is bold, and generally reserved forIntroduction. Methods and Materials. Results, and Discussion; Level 2 is italic, and Level 3 is underlined.

FiguresFigures must be referenced in order in the text. Each figure illustration (line art or photograph) submitted mustdoes not publish
be "camera ready" for publication with no modifications necessary other than reduction.

AHR"plates"; please refer to these as figures numbered sequentially. 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. In addition, figure illustrations submitted must:1)

be of publication quality with typeset text.

1742) be mounted on a separate 21.5 x 28 cm (8.5 x11inch) sheet with figure number on back.

3) be on a separate sheet from figure legend.
4) not have poor type or handwriting on the lace of the figure.

Times Roman typeface is preferred. In order to avoid wasted effort, please follow the above instructions carefully.

Please note:

AHR will not alter or lay out figures for publication. Any figure requiring modification will bereturned, 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 the rest of the article. For example:Figure 2. Lateral view of ftve'Psammodynastes pulverulentus holding a prey lizard (Anolis carolinensis). Note buccal tissue surrounding the enlarged anterior maxillary and dentary teeth ofthe snake.

Color Figures. AHR may publish color figures at the discretion of the editors. AHR is now published both on
paper and electronically. Printing costs of color figures may be required for the paper version of AHR. Color figures will be published free of charge in the electronic version. If you submit color figures, please indicate if youwish them to be considered for publication in color in the paper version. Otherwise, they will be converted toblack and white in the paper version.

TablesTables must be referenced in order in the text. Each table should be typewritten, double spaced on a separate
sheet. For electronic submission, prepare tables as columns separated by one tab only. Do not use spaces to separate columns. End rows with a single carriage return.

Typeface
Twelve point type is preferred. Supply a detailed list of special characters (greek letters, male or female symbols,etc.) that are not part of a standard font.

Literature Cited
Accurate and standard references are a crucial part of any article. This is especially important when dealing withpublications from many different countries. The reader must be able to precisely identify any literature cited.
References in the text must be checked for consistency with references in the literature cited section. All refer-ences cited in the text must be in the literature cited section. The literature cited section may not contain any references not mentioned in thetext. Articles

containing 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

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. 3) References

appear in the original publication.

with the same author and year are distinguished by the lower case characters "a, b, c,.

.

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

For example. "My results also incorporate literature records (Marx-Mertens, 1930; Pope, 1929; Wall. 1909. 1910a. 1910b. 1910c).
--tial(s) last. Allis1

Marx and Rabb.

1972:)

other authors are listed initial(s) first, surname last. 3) References with the same author and year

are distinguished by the lower case characters, "a. b. c.
first

1982:

References must include all authors, in the order that they appear in the orignever used in a literature cited section. 2) The first author is listed surname first, ini-References in Literature Cited.
inal publication; "et al.

et al..

.

.

." 4)

References cited are listed in alphabetical order byauthor. 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 in loggerhead sea
turtles {Caretta caretta). Herpetologica 43(31:307-315.

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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
Ananjeva, N. B. 1986. [On the validity of Megalochilus mystaceus (Pallas, 1776)]. Proceedings of the ZoologicalInstitute, Leningrad 157:4-13. (In Russian).

Note that for Acta Herpetologica Sinica, the year must precede the volume number. This is to distinguishbetween the old and new series, and between 1982-1987, Vols. 1-6 (new series) 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 of Hynobius chinensis Guenther]. Acta Herpetologica Sinica 1985, 4(2): 177-1 80. (In Chinese).

BookPratt. 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
United States Environmental Data Service. 1968. Climatic Atlas of the United States. Environmental Data Service, Washington. D. C.

Abstract of oral presentation
Arnold. S. J. 1982. Are scale counts used in snake systematics heritable? SSAR/HL Annual Meeting. Raleigh,North Carolina. [Abstr].

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

Anonymous, undatedAnonymous. Undated. Turpan brochure. Promotion Department of the National Tourism Administration of thePeople's Republic of China. China Travel and Tourism Press, Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,China.

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 copyright submitted to Asiatic Herpetological Researchmust be accompanied by the written consent of the copyright holder.

Submission of Manuscripts
Authors should submit letter quality, double spaced, single-sided manuscripts both in English 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
FrameMaker, Word Perfect, Microsoft Word, Claris Works.

the manuscript. Macintosh diskettes with Adobe

Macwrite. Write Now, or text files, or 3.5"

MS/PC DOS diskettes with Adobe FrameMaker. Word Perfect.

Microsoft Word, RTF, or ASCII files are preferable. Please indicate author, computer, file format, and file namein writing on the disk.

Manuscripts will be reviewed. The editors will attempt to choose reviewers whose research knowledge mostclosely matches the content of the manuscript.

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Asiatic Herpetological Research requests $25 US per printed page from authors with funds available. Pleaseindicate it' funds are available.

Send manuscripts by postal mail to Editors, Asiatic Herpetological Research. Museum of Vertebrate Zoology.
3101 Valley Life Sciences Building. University of California. Berkeley CA 94720-3160 USA.
Send manuscripts by Internet email to asiaherp(a uclink2.herkeley.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, or not acknowledged, you may want to try again or to send your manuscript by postal mail.

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