Palaeontologica Electronica - Call for Papers

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Palaeontologica Electronica - Call for Papers

The first electronic paleontological journal-Palaeontologica Electronica-is
now accepting papers for volume 1. Palaeontologica Electronica is an
internationally-sponsored, peer-reviewed general paleontological journal of
the widest possible scope. Technical contributions in the form of papers,
editorials, book reviews, announcements, etc. from any branch of
paleontology (micropaleontology, palynology, invertebrate paleontology,
paleobotany, vertebrate paleontology) or related biological discipline and
on any topic will be welcome within its pages. These contributions will
come from members of the professional paleontological and biological
communities in the same way that contributions to standard print-based
paleontological journals are authored and submitted. All technical papers
will be reviewed by professional paleontologists and biologists (using
advice from an international panel of associate editors), edited to be
accessible to non-specialists, and published as html documents accessible
to all with Internet connections via the World Wide Web (WWW). The
publication of descriptive taxonomic papers-especially those having to do
with the naming of species and higher taxa-will not be encouraged in
Palaeontologica Electronica at the present time because the current codes
of zoological and botanical nomenclature do not recognize electronic
publications (though we expect this situation to change in the foreseeable
future). All other types of formal paleontological and biological papers
will be considered.

Unlike traditional print-based journals, Palaeontologica Electronica will
be highly graphical in both format and content. Authors will be encouraged
to make use of color in their figures and tables and to include
high-resolution digital images as illustrations. Moreover, Palaeontologica
Electronica will encourage active experimentation with animation, 2D and 3D
modelling of morphologies, online access to databases, and the creation of
online data analysis tools. There will be NO PAGE LIMIT and NO PAGE CHARGES
for articles published in Palaeontologica Electronica, though all articles
will be edited to optimize their information content. This freedom from
normal print-publishing overheads is made possible because of the unique
advantages of the digital format and because there will be no analogue to
paper, typesetting, and distribution costs. Each volume of Palaeontologica
Electronica will also be available free-of-charge via the WWW for one
publishing year. After this time, archive copies will be available to
individuals and institutions on CD-ROM from the Paleontological Society and
the Palaeontological Association.

Authors wishing to submit manuscripts for review should consult the WWW
addresses listed below for style and format guidelines. We would prefer that
manuscripts be submitted to either of the executive editors as electronic
word processor documents (MS-Word or WordPerfect for Macintosh or Windows
platforms preferred), with figures submitted in GIF, TIFF, JPEG, or EPS
graphics formats (minimum resolution for review: 200 dpi). Tables may be
submitted as tab-delimited text files, or as MS-Excel worksheets (both
Macintosh or Windows versions accepted). If you cannot match these formats
please contact the editors for alternatives. Hard-copy manuscripts will be
accepted for review, but will require additional time to process. [Note: if
you need to submit a hard-copy manuscript please contact one of the
executive editors prior to the actual submission.] Manuscript files may be
sent as compressed archives on 3.5" floppy disks to the executive editor's
surface mail addresses, as e-mail attachments (by prior arrangement with
the editor) or deposited in a public ftp site (by prior arrangement with
the editor).

Additional information about Palaeontologica Electronica and Author
Guidelines are available from the following WWW addresses:

     http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/Paleonet/pe/glines.html (North America)
     http://www.nhm.ac.uk/paleonet/pe/glines.html (UK and Europe)

The sponsors of Palaeontologica Electronica are:

        Paleontological Society
        Palaeontological Association
        Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research
        Sociedad Espanola de Paleontologia


Sincerely,

Norman MacLeod (Palaeontologica Electronica Executive Editor)
Department of Palaeontology
The Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London SW7 5BD
U.K.
(0171) 938-9006 (Office)
(0171) 938-9277 (Fax)
Palaeontologica_Electronica@nhm.ac.uk (E-mail)

R. Timothy Patterson (Palaeontologica Electronica Executive Editor)
Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre and Department of Earth Sciences
Carleton University
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5BD
Canada
(613) 520-2600 (ext. 4425) (Office)
(613) 520-4490 (Fax)
Palaeontologica_Electronica@carleton.ca (E-mail)