Instructions for authors

Recommended format

The A4-size paper is most preferred. The entire manuscript must be 1.5 spaced with all the margins 2.54 cm. Manuscript should be typed with 12 cpi letters, the font Times New Roman. Number all pages in the lower right corner. The approximate position of the tables and figures should be indicated in the left margin. Use single space between any words. Text should be pure, no hyphens, capitals, bold.
 

Nomenclature, units and abbreviations

All biological and chemical names, and technical terms should conform to the most recent international nomenclature. Latin botanical and zoological names of Genera and species (e.g. Hylobius abietis L.), words which are not originally English (e.g. in vitro), and symbols expressing numerical values in the text and equations (e.g. S.D., S.E., p, n, t-test, r) should be typed in italics. The SI system, which includes the metric units should be used throughout. All abbreviations, nomenclature and symbols must be the same in the text and figures.

The structure of manuscript ( see example)

The recommended order of sections: Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, Acknowledgements, References.

Example:

Impact of alkaline air pollution and alkalisation of the environment on the structure and quantity of epicuticular waxes on needles of Picea abies

Malle Mandre^1*, Verge Bogdanov¹ and Märt Rahi²

Abstract. Comparative quantitative and electronmicroscopial analyses of epicuticular waxes….

Key words: Norway spruce, air pollution, alkalisation of growth substrate, epicuticular wax.

Authors’s address: ¹Department of Ecophysiology, Forest Research Institute, Estonian Agricultural University, Viljandi mnt. 18b, 11216 Tallinn, Estonia; e-mail:...
²Institute of Zoology and Botany, Estonian Agricultural University, Riia 181, 51014 Tartu, Estonia

Introduction

The surface waxes of leaves form a barrier between…

a) Title of the paper
The title should be informative and short with maximum length of 100 characters or 15 words. Never in capitals or boldface, not centered, font 14 cpi.
b) Author(s)
Provide full names (first and family name) of all authors and indicate the corresponding autor. Font 13 cpi.
c) Authors’s address
The name and address of institutions of research origin, e-mail of the first author, 10 cpi.
d) Abstract
The Abstract should be provide a brief summary (no more than 250 words) of the study including the purpose, methods, results, and major conclusions. Font 10 cpi, spacing 1.0.
e) Key words
One line, separated by a comma, 10 cpi.
f) Text
Tables and figures (graphs, drawing, photos) – only black-and-white and should be numbered with Arabic numerals in the order or appearance in the text (e.g. Table 1; Figure 1; Figures 3–4), font 11 cpi. Electronic artwork should be submitted as vector graphics (e.g. line artwork) in Encapsulated Postscript Format (EPS) or in MS Excel File Format (XLS), and bitmap files (e.g. half-tones) in Targged Image File Format (TIFF). The journal editor may request to redraw the figure and export it again. If there is a large table it is allowed to use the font 10 cpi. If a table is very large attention should be turned that it have to fit on a page – vertically or horizontally. Table and figure size (with headings and legends) must not exceed 13.5 x 20 cm (because they must fit on B5 page). Tables and figures with their headings and legends should be on separate sheets. The preferred position of tables and figures should be indicated in the margin of the text. Footnotes should not be used. The number of the table and figure should be written above the table or figure. A horizontal line should be drawn above and below the column headings and at the bottom of the table. No vertical lines in the table. Use TAB and not space bar between columns.
g) References
References in the text. Citations in the text should be by author and year: (Coock, 1994; Smith & Trace, 1999). When a publication with more than two authors is cited, only the first is named in the text (Jones et al., 1987). The results of recent work by Smith et al. (1992).... If there is more than one work by the same author or team of authors in the same year, a, b, c, etc. is added to the year both in the text (Smith & Trace, 1999a; Smith & Trace, 1999b) and in the list of references.

Reference list. The reference list should be in alphabetical order according to the first author`s name. authors. All authors and full title of the article should be cited. Journal titles should be given in full. Publications by two authors with the same first author should be listed alphabetically according to the second author`s name. Publications by three or more authors with the same first author should be listed chronologically.

References (an example)

Journal article:
Sibul, I., Kuusik, A., Voolma, K. 2004. Monitoring of gas exchange cycles and ventilatory movements in the pine weevil Hylobius abietis: respiratory failures evoked by a botanical insecticide. – Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 110, 173–179.

Book:
Baker, N.R., Long, S.P. 1986. Photosynthesis in Contrasting Environments. Amsterdam, Elsevier. 423 pp.

Book chapter:
Polle, A., Otter, T., Sandermann, H. Jr. 1997. Biochemistry and physiology of lignin synthesis. – Rennenberg, H., Eschrich, W., Ziegler, H. (eds.). Trees – Contributions to Modern Tree Physiology. Leiden, Backhuys Publishers, 455–475.

Conference proceedings:
Tomiczek, C. 1994. Nutrient deficiency of spruce needles caused by root and butt rots – a factor in forest decline. – Proceedings of the 8^th International Conference on Root and Butt Rots, Sweden/Finland, Aug. 1993. Uppsala, 268–275.

Electronic material:
Beckleheimer, J. 1994. How do you cite URLs in a bibliography? [WWW document]. – URL http://www.nrlssc.navy.mil/bibliography.html. [Accessed 17 March 1995].

Article in press: May be inclued in the references list, with the name of the journal and year followed by ‘(In press)’.

Material in preparation or unpublished: Not to be included in the reference list and only to be referred to in the text using all autors’ initial(s) and name(s) followed by ‘in prep.’, ‘unpubl.’ or ‘pers. comm.’.

References in other languages (Estonian, Russian etc.) must be translated (not transliterated) into English (indicate original language in brackets).

h) Summary only necessary for papers published in Estonian. The papers in English should include also a summary in Estonian (not obligatory for foreign authors).  The length should not exceed one page, font 12 cpi.