Guidelines for ESEP authors

Manuscripts, to be sent to an ESEP Editor, must (1) not be submitted simultaneously to any other publication outlet; (2) be original, i.e. not published before; (3) have been approved by all immediately involved, e.g. authors, institutional authorities. Submission of a manuscript implies agreement to Inter-Research terms of publication, including transfer of copyright to Inter-Research and the online posting of a prepress abstract.

 

 

ESEP CONTENT

 

 

 

Invited ESEP Reviews

 

As suggested by several colleagues we herewith invite prominent scientists to author Reviews on cutting-edge topics for publication in ESEP. We would be pleased to receive appropriate manuscripts. These should be addressed to the ESEP Managing Editor.

 

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION

 

Submitted manuscripts must (1) not be submitted simultaneously to any other publication outlet; (2) be original, i.e. not published before; (3) have been approved by all immediately involved, e.g. authors, institutional authorities. Authors are requested to disclose the previous submission history of their manuscript, along with a rationale for its re-submission to ESEP.

 

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION

 

Manuscripts must (1) not be submitted simultaneously to any other publication outlet; (2) be original, i.e. not published before; (3) have been approved by all immediately involved, e.g. authors, institutional authorities. If the manuscript has previously been submitted to any publication outlet, this must be disclosed.

 

Authors are encouraged to submit new manuscripts, and revisions, electronically. Acceptable electronic formats are Adobe pdf and MS-Word. Pages and lines must be numbered. All fonts must be embedded in the file, which must not contain any security settings.

 

All manuscripts must be submitted via the ESEP editorial office, either online, by email, or by post. Manuscripts will be handled by the Editor-in-Chief or one of the Editors. Authors are invited to specify their preference, and (in their cover letter) to identify 3-5 suitable referees.

 

1. Online manuscript submission system: click here AUTHOR GATEWAY.

 

2. Email submission: to the ESEP editorial office (esep-submissions@int-res.com). Attach two files (1: the cover letter, which must include the response to reviews if the submission is a revision; and 2: the manuscript) to the above address. Hard copies are NOT required unless electronic submission is impossible. In that case, manuscripts may be submitted - one hard copy and an electronic file on disc - by post.

 

3. By post: to Inter-Research, Nordbünte 23, 21385 Oldendorf/Luhe, Germany.

 

PREPARATION

 

New submissisions and revisions should if possible be uploaded or sent as one file (preferably pdf format) containing the complete text, tables, and figures. Once a ms has been accepted, please send it on CD (formatted as Mac/PC hybrid) or per email as a word-processing file (e.g. MS Word), together with separate figure files (if any). Large files (>1 MB) can be uploaded to our ftp site (ftp.int-res.com; the ftp site can be freely accessed, but please inform us if you upload anything).

 

To facilitate and accelerate the production process, please make sure that your ms conforms to the Inter-Research style. Poor mss incur considerable costs and delays; this applies particularly to figures and tables. If a ms requires excessive changes, we may have to return it, or charge you for the extra work involved in copy editing, typesetting and proofreading. To avoid this, please bring your ms in line with the following guidelines:

 

Title: Please avoid the use of 'A', 'An', 'The', 'On', etc. at the beginning, eliminate unnecessary modifiers, and make the title as logical, specific and concise as possible. The title should preferably have up to 100 characters (ca. 15 words, 2 lines in print), and 150 characters at most.

 

Provide a running head with 3 to 6 words; e.g. 'Detection of shrimp WSSV'.

 

Authors and addresses: If a ms has several authors from different institutions,

 

 

Abstracts. All contributions must be preceded by a brief, concise abstract. In the shortest possible way, the abstract should outline the scope of the paper, and highlight its main results and conclusions.

 

Key words. Please include a set of up to 8 key words to be printed at the head of the contribution.

 

Main body of text. Unusual symbols must be explained; print genus and species names in italics or underline.

 

Figures and tables must be carefully prepared, be numbered and accompanied by brief, precise legends. If you have questions about how to best prepare figures for publication, please see Guidelines to Authors on Figure Preparation, or contact our technical staff.

 

Citation of literature. Limit the number of citations to a maximum of about 1 page of citations for every 4 pages of text. All literature quoted in the text must be listed, in alphabetical (author names) chronological (year of appearance) order, at the end of the manuscript. Please adhere closely to Inter-Research format (see below).

 

Mailing. Address manuscripts (electronic version plus 1 print-on-paper copy) to an ESEP Editor.

 

Processing. Manuscripts (except Comments) will be critically evaluated by at least 3 experts: Review Editors or Anonymous Referees. Acceptable manuscripts are usually returned to the author requesting consideration of comments and criticism. When an accepted manuscript is ready for publication, the author will be notified and the date of publication fixed. This date appears at the end of each published contribution.

 

Speed. Accepted manuscripts are published on the net within a few days after receiving the proofs back from the author(s).

 

Please submit revised manuscripts in electronic form (on 3.5" diskette, Zip disc, CD or as an e-mail attachment, or upload to our ftp site at ftp.int-res.com). Most word-processing programs in common use are suitable. Further details on electronic submission are available from our technical staff.

 

Suggested format for Literature Citations from print-on-paper publications:

 

Periodicals

Blackburn N, Fenchel T (1999) Influence of bacteria, diffusion and shear on micro-scale nutrient patches, and implications for bacterial chemotaxis. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 189:1-7

Books

Mann KH, Lazier JRN (1991) Dynamics of marine ecosystems. Blackwell, Oxford

Papers from books

Smith WK (1984) A framework for evaluating community measures of marine pollution. In: White HH (ed) Concepts in marine pollution measurements. Maryland Sea Grant College, University of Maryland, College Park, p 193-202

Book series

Ehrlich PR (1997) A world of wounds: ecologists and the human dilemma. In: Kinne O (ed) Excellence in ecology, Book 8. Ecology Institute, Oldendorf/Luhe

 

How to cite from ESEP online publications (Examples):

 

Papers

Cairns, J Jr (2003) Numeracy and sustainability. Ethics Sci Environ Polit 2003:83-91

 

Forums

Benards O (2001) The dilemma of developing countries: backgrounds of poverty, social disruption and environmental destruction, and ways for improvement. ESEP Discussion Forum 2: Contribution 1, available online at http://www.int-res.com/discussion-forums/esep-discussion-forum-2/

 

 

EEIU Brochures: aims and citations

 

EEIU Brochures provide a platform for the presentation and documentation of the successive steps in the development of eco-ethical constructs, which, unlike traditional ethics, are subject to continued growth and progressive maturation. New ideas, comments and criticisms are both welcome and necessary to this development.

 

EEIU Brochures are independent publications of Inter-Research and as such are fully quotable. Correct forms for eco-ethics citations are given below.

 

Kinne, O (1998) Humanity can survive only with a new concept of ethics: eco-ethics. EEIU Brochure, Inter-Research, Oldendorf/Luhe

 

Kinne, O (2001) Eco-ethics further developed text: 01.05.2001. EEIU Brochure, Inter-Research, Oldendorf/Luhe

 

Kinne, O (2002) Eco-ethics further developed text: 01.05.2002. EEIU Brochure, Inter-Research, Oldendorf/Luhe

 

 

Ethics

Research published in IR journals must have been conducted in accordance with institutional, national and international guidelines concerning the use of animals in research and/or the sampling of endangered species.

 

Copyright

Scientific publications appearing in ESEP have been rigorously refereed, carefully quality-improved, and professionally selected by ESEP Editors. These publications, and all parts thereof, are therefore protected by copyright. This covers the exclusive rights of the publisher to sell, to reproduce (by any means, including photographic or electronic), to distribute (including via photocopies, reprints, or electronic means), and to store (on microfilm, in electronic data bases, on video disks, etc.) this material.

 

The acceptance regulations of a manuscript for publication automatically include the consent of the author(s) to transfer the copyright to the publisher. Permission for exceptions to these rules must be obtained in writing from the publisher at the time of manuscript submission.

 

Disclaimer

Publisher, editors, reviewers and authors do not accept any legal responsibility for errors, omissions or claims, nor do they provide any warranty, express or implied, with respect to information published in ESEP.