Footnotes, except for present and e-mail addresses, are not used in the main text. Those in tables should be designated with lowercase letters. Scientific names of organisms are to be given the first time the organisms are mentioned. Literature cited is listed in a References section, with abbreviations for serial names following the American National Standard. Consult recent issues of Systematic Biology for specific format details.
Tables are to be typed double-spaced, on separate sheets and placed at the end of the manuscript.
Vertical lines should be avoided. Captions for figures are grouped and typed sequentially on a separate sheet. Copies of figures should be of sufficient quality to allow for easy evaluation of illustration details. For more detail on manuscript preparation, click here. On the back, each should have figure number, author name, journal name, and an indication of the top of the figure.