Any topic dealing with evolution is fair game, but please do not to write on a topic closely related to your own research. Please follow standard academic conventions for citing your sources. You do need a reference, however, whenever you are quoting or paraphrasing the words, ideas, or results of others. The citations in the text of your paper and the references at the end are to follow the format used by the journal Evolution . Please look at a copy of this journal to learn their format.
Great ideas don t have value unless they are effectively communicated.
Science papers are generally more effective if they are written simply and concisely. Organize each paragraph and the whole paper so that the most important points are presented first and the least important last. Please remember that it's inevitable that your paper will be evaluated in part on how well you present your ideas. The paper must be 10 double-spaced pages or less in length, including references.