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Herpetology Northwest accepts articles and publication on the biology of amphibians and reptiles, with emphasis on behavior, biochemistry, conservation, ecology, evolution, morphology, physiology, and systematics.
Papers on captive breeding, limited natural history observations, geographic range extensions, and essays are generally not suitable, and should be sent to Herpetological Review. Consult the Editor prior to submitting a paper if you have doubts as to its suitability
All submissions are reviewed before being posted on Herpetology Northwest website.
- - DO NOT abbreviate states, postal codes, etc. Email addresses are encouraged.
- - An abstract is required for all major papers. It should represent a concise statement of the objectives and results of the paper. Statistical results are not needed.
- - Manuscripts should consist of the following sections: Introduction (no heading), Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, Literature Cited, Tables (each on a separate page), Figure Legends (grouped together), Figures, Appendix. Submissions formatted as Shorter Communications (eight or fewer pages of text) should follow the same sequence, including section headings and a brief Abstract.
- - Cite references in the text in chronological order, using a semicolon to separate citations. Use "et al." for three or more authors (example; Smith, 1975; Jones and Jones, 1987; Brown et al., 1990).
- -- The Literature Cited is one the largest sources of errors. Note that it is now policy that all journal titles be spelled out in their entirety (i.e., no abbreviations).
- - Smith, A. T. 1992. Ecology of rattlesnakes in Florida. Journal of Herpetology 26:100-105.
- - Smith, A. T., and J. Jones. 1995. Physiology of Amphibians and Reptiles. McGraw-Hill Inc., New York (page numbers not needed when entire book is the citation). Capitalize the first letter of each significant word in book titles.
- - Smith, A. T. 1994. Systematics of frogs and toads. In J. Black and M. Lee (eds.), Systematics of Amphibians and Reptiles, pp. 52-65. Univ. of Kansas Press, Lawrence.
- - Photo by, and copyright if any should be included.
Thanks for your contributions! Any questions feel free to contact us and we would be willing to help.
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