Submission:
The manuscript should be submitted in electronic format. The manuscript should be typed in Times New Roman or Arial fonts, double-spaced with margins of at least 1.5 cm at top, bottom and sides, on paper.
All submitted articles must be: original, previously unpublished research results and may not be considered for publication elsewhere at any time during the review period.
After the article has been accepted for publication, the authors are encouraged to forward the revised version E-mail attachment to the editor.
Original Articles:
Original articles should be no longer than 15 pages including tables and figures.
Articles should be organized as follows:
• Title
• Author(s)
• Department(s) and institution(s) where the study was carried out, telephone and e-mail address of the corresponding author (this author being identified by an asterisk)
• Abstract and Keywords
• Introduction
• Materials and methods
• Results
• Discussion
• Acknowledgements
• References
• Tables, figures and illustrations
Title page:
The title page should include the following: the title of the paper/article, the names and surname of each author, the department and institution where the study was carried out, telephone and e-mail address of the corresponding author (this author being identified by an asterisk). The title of the article should not contain abbreviations, chemical formulas, trademarks (instead of generic) or slang.
Detailed abstract:
Detailed abstract should provide sufficient information about methods and results, the discussion and conclusion. The purpose of this detailed abstract is to give the reader full understanding of the work in all essential respects.
Keywords:
Up to five keywords should be supplied. Keywords may be taken from the title, abstract or text. The plural form and uppercase letters should be avoided.
Illustrations (figures and tables):
As this part is electronically subject to change and mishaps, figures and especially tables demand extra care and safety. We recommend sending illustrations also in separated files.
RAPID COMMUNICATIONS:
Brief accounts of particularly interesting results can be published as rapid communications. Their length is limited to four printed pages, i.e., (including figures and tables). They have the same structure as original articles.
REVIEW ARTICLES:
The length of review articles is limited to 20 printed pages. The usual division into ‘materials and methods, results and discussion’ may be replaced by a more adapted structure.
PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS:
They have no chapters, bibliographic references, or acknowledgements and are published by prior arrangement with the Editorial Board.
SCIENTIFIC NOTES:
The Journal will publish brief notes of scientific interest to disseminate information and observation of preliminary nature. The length of such notes will be strictly restricted to two pages and publication will depend on the availability of space in the Journal and general interest of the readers. This form is intended to augment scientific communication and all submissions must include ‘scientific note’ in the title.
References:
In the reference list, the references should appear in alphabetical order. The authors’ names are listed in alphabetical and chronological order for each author.
The style and punctuation of the references should follow the format illustrated in the following example:
References Journal article with DOI:
Sterling, J.T., and Ream, R.R. 2004. At-sea behavior of juvenile male northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus). Can. J. Zool. 82(10): 1621-1637. doi:10.1139/Z04-136.
Journal article with URL:
Sterling, J.T., and Ream, R.R. 2004. At-sea behavior of juvenile male northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus). Can. J. Zool. 82(10): 1621-1637. Available from pubs.nrc- cnrc.gc.ca/cgi-bin/rp/rp2 abst e?cjz z04-136 82 ns nf [accessed 28 October 2005].
Journal article available online only (with DOI):
van der Sanden, J.J., and Hoekman, D.H. 2005. Review of relationships between grey-tone cooccurrence, semivariance, and autocorrelation based image texture analysis approaches [online]. Can. J. Remote Sens. 31(3): 207-213. doi:10.1139/rs03-011.
Entire issue of journal:
Gordon, D.C., Jr., and Hourston, A.S. (Editors). 1983. Proceedings of the Symposium on the Dynamics of Turbid Coastal Environments. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 40(Suppl. 1).
Report:
Sanders, W.W., Jr., and Elleby, H.A. 1970. Distribution of wheel loads in highway bridges.
National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 83, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C.
Book:
Williams, R.A. 1987. Communication systems analysis and design. Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
Book in a series:
Scott, W.B., and Crossman, E.J. 1973. Freshwater fishes of Canada. Bull. Fish. Res. Board Can. No. 184.
Part of book:
Healey, M.C. 1980. The ecology of juvenile salmon in Georgia Strait, British Columbia. In Salmonid ecosystems of the North Pacific. Edited by W.J. McNeil and D.C. Himsworth. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oreg. pp. 203-229.
Paper in conference proceedings:
Kemp, A.L.W. 1969. Organic matter in the sediments of Lakes Ontario and Erie. In Proceedings of the 12th Conference on Great Lakes Research, Ann Arbor, Mich., 5-7 May 1969. International Association for Great Lakes Research, Ann Arbor, Mich. pp. 237-249.
Institutional publications and pamphlets:
Dzikowski, P.A., Kirby, G., Read, G., and Richards, W.G. 1984. The climate for agriculture in Atlantic Canada. Available from the Atlantic Advisory Committee on Agrometeorology, Halifax, N.S. Publ. ACA 84-2-500. Agdex No. 070.
Corporate author:
American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association, and Water Pollution Control Federation. 1975. Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater. 14th ed. American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association, and Water Pollution Control Federation, Washington, D.C.
Thesis:
Keller, C.P. 1987. The role of polysaccharidases in acid wall loosening of epidermal tissue from young Phaseolus vulgaris L. hypocotyls. M.Sc. thesis, Department of Botany, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
Laboratory Manual:
Mitchell, G. 2006. Biology 190A Laboratory Manual. Department of Biology, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.
Web site citation:
Quinion, M.B. 1998. Citing online sources: advice on online citation formats [online]. Available from worldwidewords.org/articles/citation.htm [accessed 20 October 2005].
Translation:
Koike, A., and Ogura, B. 1977. Selectivity of meshes and entrances of shrimp traps and crab traps. J. Tokyo Univ. Fish. 64: 1-11. [Translated from Japanese by Can. Transl. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 4950, 1983.]
PROOFS AND REPRINTS:
Proofs will be sent to the author indicated on the title page. They should be carefully corrected and returned to the publisher within 72 hours of reception. If this period is exceeded, the galleys will be proved only by the editorial staff and published without the authors’ corrections. Should substantial changes in the original manuscript be requested (other than typographical errors), they will be made at the author’s expense. The final version of the paper is placed on the homepage of the Journal as PDF files, and they can be downloaded and printed if required.
COPYRIGHT:
As soon as the article is published, the author is considered to have transferred his rights to the publisher.