| Hard
copy, electronic formats, page charges
Hard
copy of your manuscript may be submitted by mail or fax (+390916230204).
The hard copy must be a faithful printout generated from the submitted
electronic version. It is essentially used to interpret and rectify
possible layout distortions and character misrepresentation that may
result from the conversion of the electronic text.
When
submitting a manuscript, also provide the text in electronic format.
Articles should be submitted electronically, by either e-mail
or by mailing the article on a floppy disc or a cd-rom, to the editors.
The operating system and word processing software used to produce the
document should be noted on your disk or tape (e.g., Unix/Latex,
Windows98/Word, Macintosh/Word). The Editorial Office will accept 1) any
IBM-PC (or 100% compatible) disk format: 3.5-in/720k/l.44 Mb; 2)
Macintosh disk format; 3) 100Mb zip drive; 4) CD. If in doubt, do not
hesitate to inquire using raimondo@unipa.it.
The electronic copy should be in a common word
processor format (Word, Word Perfect, etc) NOT Acrobat. Rich Text Format
(RTF) is recommended. Any illustrations, i.e. graphs, pictures, charts,
etc., should be submitted in separate files. The figures should be high
resolution images files in a common format (TIF, JPEG, GIF, etc). Tables
etc should be as directed otherwise in submitting the paper.
Only
if a usable text file can be provided on a diskette authors will be
exempted from page charges.
Preparation
of manuscripts
Submit
one original and two photocopies.
Use
a clean typewriter or a letter quality printer. Double-space all
material, including abstract, footnotes, and references. Provide margins
of at least 3 cm on all sides of the page. Number each page
consecutively. Titles of articles as well as main sub-headings should be
typed cap/lower case flush left on the page (not centred). Secondary
sub-headings are to be indented, italicized, and followed by a period
and a dash, with subsequent text running on.
Indent
all paragraphs except for formal presentation of accepted taxa which
should start flush on the left-hand margin, with the subsequent lines
indented. No footnotes will normally be allowed. The authors’ address,
which must be given in full, must be placed at the end of the manuscript.
All scientific names should be italicized. Do not divide words at the
end of lines. Use "&" between double authors, both in
authors’ citations for scientific plant names and when citing
literature, and use "& al." for multiple (three or more)
co-authors or co-editors except in the "References" section
where all names should be given. A space must always follow after a
period, colon, semicolon, or comma (except within numerals and standard
abbreviations such as e.g., i.e. and i.a.): "Brown, A. J." not
"Brown, A.J.": "32: 120-130" not
"32:120-130"; and between numerals and units of measures:
"2 mm", not "2mm". Author abbreviations should
follow the standard of Brummitt & Powell, Authors of plant names (Kew,
1992) - but spell out authors’ names in full rather than abbreviating
them by just 1 or 2 letters.
Figures
and tabular material
Figures
should be designed to fit the full page width after reduction (12.8 cm)
and including caption they may occupy up to the full page length (19.1
cm). It is mandatory that the scale be included on the illustration
itself, not in the caption.
Figures
should be mounted separately on stiff white board. The illustrations
must be shipped flat, never folded or rolled. All illustrations must be
numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals. They should be cited
"Fig. 1" or "Fig. 1-4" in sequential order. Label
the back or bottom of each illustration with the following information:
author’s name, figure number, and an indication of which edge is the
top. The captions should be at the end of the manuscript, typed in
separate paragraphs but not on separate pages.
Do
not mount line illustrations (line drawings, maps, graphs, and diagrams)
and half-tone photographs on the same plate. Plates comprising several
figures or photographs should have drawn-in letters or numbers for
reference. Photographs, especially those of herbarium specimens, must be
of exceptional quality, good contrast, and submitted as close to Bocconea
page size as possible. Photocopies intended as original
illustrations are not acceptable. Tables should also be separate at the
end of the manuscript and not incorporated into the text. Tables must
have an appropriate heading and must bear consecutive Arabic numerals.
They should be cited "Table 1", etc. All tables must be
suitable for reduction to the page size of Bocconea. Tables will
be type-set (not reproduced photographically) and must be submitted in
electronic format along with the text. Keep them simple, and bear in
mind readability after reduction to page size.
References
Only
cite articles or books already published or in press, not papers
"in preparation". Full references must be given, including
city of publication (but not the publisher) for books. Each reference in
the text must also be listed under "References" and vice
versa. Examples of correct citation:
Danin, A. 1983: Desert
vegetation of Israel and Sinai. —
Jerusalem.
Di Martino, A. & Raimondo,
F. M. 1979: Biological and chorological survey of the Sicilian flora.
— Webbia 34: 309-335.
Kollmann, F. 1984: Allium.
— Pp. 98-211 in: Davis, P. H. (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East
Aegean islands, 8. —
Edinburgh.
— 1985: The genus Allium in
Israel. — Rotem 15.
Loon, J. C. van, 1987: A
cytotaxonomical atlas of the Balkan flora. — Berlin & Stuttgart.
Moore, D. M. (ed.) 1982: Flora
Europaea check-list and chromosome index. — Cambridge.
Pajarón, S. & Molina, A. 1989: Teucrium
xscorolepis, nuevo hibrido de la sección Scorodonia. — Fontqueria 27:
163-164.
Pignatti, S. 1982: Flora d’Italia, 1.
— Bologna.
Privitera, M. 1990: Sulla presenza di Entosthodon
pallescens Jur. var.
mitratus Cas. Gil, nuovo
reperto per l’Italia. — Giorn. Bot. Ital. 124:
110.
— & Lo Giudice, R. 1980: Segnalazione di alcuni
muschi nuovi per la Sicilia. —
Boll. Accad. Gioenia Sci. Nat. Catania, ser. 4, 14(1):
15-18.
Schreber, J. C. D. von, 1773:
Plantae verticillatae unilabiatae —
Erlangen.
Strid, A. & Franzén, R.
1981: Reports. [In Löve, A. (ed.), IOPB
chromosome number reports LXXIII]. —
Taxon 30: 829-842.
Never
type names of authors in capital letters or small capitals, either in
"References" or in the text. Abbreviated titles (as of
journals) should have all words capitalized, but titles quoted in full (e.g.
of books) should have only those words capitalized for which the rules
of ortography recognize it (proper names in English, nouns in German,
etc.). Abbreviations of journal names must be consistent; they must
follow the standard of Botanico-Periodicum-Huntianum and its Supplement
(Pittsburgh, 1968-1991) are to be formed by analogy when not listed
there. Specimens
cited
The
following format is to be used: Country and/or political subdivision:
Locality, coordinates, habitat, altitude, date, collector(s) and
number (herbarium codes). Proofs
Authors
will receive proofs once. They are expected to process them immediately
and return them by fax or air mail. Authors who anticipate being absent
are urged to leave forwarding orders or to give notice of temporary
addresses (with dates). When more than one author is concerned, proofs
will be sent to the first named author unless the contrary has been
specified. Corrections not returned within two weeks cannot usually be
taken into consideration. All but very minor author corrections will be
billed at cost.
Reprints
Authors
will receive 50 reprints free of cost per article, without cover. Further
reprints can be ordered when the corrected proof is returned; they will be
billed at cost. |
