Revising Manuscripts Scientific Papers 1. Do not cite references in the abstract. Indicate, in bold, all new scientific names, new synonymies, new combinations, and other formal taxonomic changes in the abstract. List the authority of all genus group and species group names in the abstract. Number each page consecutively.
Type footnotes at the bottom of the page to which they refer, separated from text by a line.
Do not use proportional spacing or justified right margin. Do not begin a sentence with an abbreviation. The first mention of the scientific name of a plant or animal in the text itself must include the name of the authority. Do not write the name of a species group taxon anywhere that is not preceded by the name of the genus or its initial. Names of persons who provide unpublished information should include initials, e.g., F. G. Werner, pers.