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An Invitation to Contributors - Author Guidelines for Bradleya
Contributions for publication in Bradleya are invited in English on any aspect of succulent plant study involving original research, and not already published or accepted for publication elsewhere. Authors are reminded that copyright must be their own, and that, for example, maps must be redrawn to a high standard to avoid infringement.
They are asked to study the format and conventions of presentation in a recent issue of Bradleya and follow them as far as possible in order to minimise the amount of editing needed later. A summary is requested at the start of the article, including all taxonomic innovations, if any, listed alphabetically by name. A German translation of the summary will be provided by the editor.
Authors receive a copy of the published journals and a PDF of the finally paginated paper. Only in exceptional circumstances will hard copy reprints (20 copies) be supplied, cut from the printed sheets.
Illustrations should preferably be high resolution digital images in either JPEG or TIF formats. Colour transparencies, drawings and maps are accepted at the owner's risk, bearing in mind the hazards of postal services, but care will be taken to ensure their safe return after use. As transparencies may have to be removed from their mounts for scanning these should be submitted in easily openable/re-sealable mounts to avoid damage.
In common with other scientific journals, manuscripts submitted for Bradleya will be examined by at least one referee before final acceptance. The editor reserves the right to refuse papers without explanation, to make minor textual changes without reference to the author, and to place an article submitted for Bradleya in the BCSS Journal CactusWorld, or vice versa.
Authors will receive proofs and are asked to return them with corrections as soon as possible. While every effort will be made to get papers into print as swiftly as we can, no guarantee for a particular issue of Bradleya can be made, although preference is given to articles received early, requiring minimal rewriting, highly topical or including taxonomic innovations.
Manuscripts should be submitted to:-
Dr. Colin C. Walker,
Dept. of Life Sciences,
The Open University,
Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, England.
email: C.C.Walker@open.ac.uk
phone: 01908 652107
Texts should be submitted in the preferred Word format either via email or, if substantial in complexity, on a formatted CD-ROM or DVD-ROM disc along with all transparencies and artwork for line drawings etc. Any graphic files, for example for charts or graphs, should also be included in whatever format but please include a 'clean' hard copy in case access/conversion is not possible. If illustrations are required to be placed near to particular parts of the text, then this should be indicated on the hard copy. This positioning cannot be guaranteed, however, due to cost implications of colour picture placement.
