Do not send original drawings or photo plates. An acknowledgment should be received within 2 weeks, and reviews and editor comments within 2 months. Revise - prepare corrected final draft, if necessary, in response to reviewer and editor comments. Mail a single copy of the final draft with a diskette copy, or send it by email attachment.
Authors receive full-page proofs, with illustrations in place, together with reprint order forms.
Corrections should be returned by e-mail, or express mail. Plate captions - illustrated specimens must be identified with collection number, locality, and enlargement. Figure captions - must explain abbreviations and symbols, and give credit for sources. Taxonomy - author and date should appear with first use of a taxon name in text. Systematics - show only essential synonymy.