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I don't remember any article on the BMS website. When did you send it to me? Norm >Norm, > >Did you get my article on the BMS website? If you did, is it too late to >change it? There are a few things added to the site since I wrote the article. > >Cheers, > >Giles > > >At 10:27 22/05/97 -0700, you wrote: >>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) >> >> >> >>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) >> >> >> >> >>___________________________________________________________________ >> >>Dr. Norman MacLeod >>Micropalaeontological Research >>N.MacLeod@nhm.ac.uk (E-mail) >> >>Department of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum, >>Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD >> >>Office Phone: 0171-938-9006 >>Dept. FAX: 0171-938-9277 >>E-mail: N.MacLeod@nhm.ac.uk >>___________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >> ___________________________________________________________________ Dr. Norman MacLeod Micropalaeontological Research N.MacLeod@nhm.ac.uk (E-mail) Department of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD Office Phone: 0171-938-9006 Dept. FAX: 0171-938-9277 E-mail: N.MacLeod@nhm.ac.uk ___________________________________________________________________
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