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Authors Guide
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for authors
Dear authors, we invite you to publish in the thematic
series of the Ukrainian Theriological Society,
which functions at the National Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. An
overview of previous issues can be found on the Contents page. The topic of each subsequent issue is planned
and announced beforehand, so we ask you to plan the submission
of your materials in advance.
Submission and publication of manuscripts is free of charge.
The nearest planned issues of the series Novitates Theriologicae include such topics as "Wild
mammals in a changing environment", "Researchers
of the mammal fauna of Ukraine", "Species ranges of mammals
of Ukraine", "Vernacular and scientific names
of mammals", "Alien mammal species within the indigenous
biota", "Mammals in the diet of birds of prey."
Manuscript desing
Manuscripts submitted for publication should be formatted as follows: page size - A5 (148 x 210
mm), right, left, and upper margins - 15 mm, bottom margin - 20 mm. The manuscript's file should be in RTF format. Basic font is Times NR 10 pt,
additional information (addresses, resumes, tables,
figures, literature) should be given in 8 pt. Tables and figures
are asked to be placed directly in the text in the desired
places. Please avoid any additional markup in the text, tables, or figures (underlined, bold, etc.).
Files are asked to be named after the the first author's last name
and one simple or complex keyword (for example, zhyla-wolfdiet.rtf).
Files of figures should be submitted also as separate files in either jpg or png format (graphs prepared in spreadsheets — in xls format).
For convenience, authors can use a template formatted according to the above requirements >>>
Editorial Process
The Editorial Office works with the authors
and manuscripts in electronically. The corresponding
author is asked to send the manuscript and all additional materials (figures, graphs, tables, etc.) via email to the editorial office's address mammalia.ua.nt(#)gmail.com and is asked to participate in any further correspondence.
Submitted manuscripts undergo a preliminary (editorial) review by the
Chief Editor or the Associate Editor, and it is also sent for an external blind
peer-review. This process is mandatory and aimed to analyse
that the submitted materials meet the topic of the series,
the presented results are novel and relevant for the scientific
community, and the design of the manuscript meets the prescribed
criteria.
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