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EDITORIAL POLICY
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| The Journal of Paleontology publishes manuscripts on all aspects of paleontology. The focus of the journal is on systematics, phylogeny, paleoecology, paleogeography, and evolution. It emphasizes specimen-based research and features illustrations of the highest feasible quality. All taxonomic groups are treated, including invertebrates, microfossils, plants, vertebrates, and ichnofossils. | |||
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| Paleontological Notes | up to 7 printed pages (at the discretion of the editors); no abstract | ||
| Articles | up to 40 printed pages with abstract. Authors must pay extra page charges for articles that run 26-40 pages in published length | ||
| Taxonomic Notes | nomenclatural adjustments, normally to names previously published in JP | ||
| Memoirs | over 40 pages. Authors must pay full page charges for entire Memoir. | ||
| Note: Color images are acceptable, but authors are responsible for all costs associated with production of color images. | |||
| Manuscripts that will exceed 40 published pages must be submitted to the Memoir series. Note that the estimate of total number of published pages is drawn from the final, accepted version of the manuscript. Please allow approximately 3.5 manuscript pages for each published page. | ||
| In recent years, JP has been oversubscribed with submissions, and a rejection rate of about 50% is required to prevent the buildup of a backlog of manuscripts awaiting publication. All manuscripts are competing for limited journal space. Those that demonstrate broad significance with applications to such areas as stratigraphy and biostratigraphy, paleoecology, biogeography, phylogeny reconstruction and evolutionary paleobiology will be high priorities for publication, as will be those that use modern phylogenetic or morphometric methods. Manuscripts that simply describe single new taxa (particularly single new species) are low priorities for acceptance--that a taxon is new to science is not in itself sufficient justification for inclusion in the Journal. | ||
| JP reserves the right to edit manuscripts for style and format, and may suggest ways in which manuscripts should be shortened to conserve space. | ||
| For geologic and scientific usage, the Journal of Paleontology follows Suggestions to Authors of the Reports of the United States Geological Survey (seventh edition), 1991; for general usage, sentence structure, and punctuation The Chicago Manual of Style (fifteenth edition), 2004; and for spelling, Webster’s Third New International Dictionary. Authors are encouraged to refer to these works. | ||
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Manuscripts should be complete at submission, containing ALL information necessary for publication. Manuscripts found to be incomplete (e.g., missing catalog numbers, figures, appendices, etc.) will be returned without review. | |
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The first page.—
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Do not use a separate title page. Allow about 7.5 cm (3 in.) blank at the top of the first page before the title. Otherwise, all margins should be 2.5. cm (1 in.). | |
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Addresses are in capital and lowercase letters and centered. Do not use abbreviations. States in the United States are not included if the state name forms part of the institutional name (e.g., University of Oklahoma). State and zip are not separated by punctuation. E-mail addresses may also be given; place these within “greater than” and “less than” symbols (e.g., <jpaleo@ou.edu>). Do not include phone or fax numbers on the manuscript. | |
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The abstract.—
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The abstract should provide pertinent details of the research and conclusions rather than content-free statements such as “will be discussed herein.” Itemize all new taxa and new combinations within the abstract. Do not include references. | |
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| The Journal of Paleontology uses two levels of text headings. The first is centered and capitalized; the second is italicized and separated from the text by a period and two hyphens (--) or em dash (—) as above. | ||
| The introduction.— | ||
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INTRODUCTION
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| THE TEXT of the introduction abuts the left-hand margin, with the first two words in capitals, as shown in this sentence. ALL subsequent paragraphs in the text of the manuscript are to be indented one tab as usual. | ||
| Text usage.— | ||
| • | Capitalize references to illustrative material within the text (e.g., Fig. 1.2; Table 2), but put in lower case those from other publications (e.g., Smith, 1990, fig. 4.3). Abbreviate references to plates or figures occurring within parentheses [e.g., (Fig. 4.5), (fig. 7.12), (pl. 2, fig. 4)]. Spell out everywhere else except synonymies (see under “Systematic Paleontology”). | |
| • | Author names and dates are required after the first use of taxon name, and citations must be included in the references section. This requirement applies to taxa cited in paleoecological discussions, faunal lists, etc., and those not cited in the Systematic Paleontology section. | |
| • | For new taxa (e.g., new species and genera), the terms 'new species' and 'new genus' are spelled out in full only in the heading within the Systematic Paleontology section. The abbreviations 'n. sp.' and 'n. gen.' are to be used on the first mention of the taxon within each major section in the manuscript text, and may be omitted thereafter within that section, if doing so does not introduce confusion. | |
| • | Spell out generic names at the beginning of sentences and when used with “sp.” Generic and subgeneric names may be abbreviated after being given in full within a first-level heading and if there is no chance of confusion with other names. Generic names may be abbreviated when used in the combination of Genus sp. cf. G. species, or when mentioned for the second (or more) times in a paragraph where no confusion could exist. Do not abbreviate specific and subspecific names. | |
| • | Formally proposed and accepted time and time-rock designations (e.g., Middle Ordovician, Late Cretaceous) are capitalized, whereas informal designations (e.g., late Paleozoic, middle Cretaceous) are not, except when used as the first word in a sentence. | |
| • | Use past tense for published works in the text (e.g., “Jones (1986) noted that…) | |
| • | Do not add a space between a question mark and a generic name (e.g., Rosalina?). Question marks should follow the name in doubt. For more on this subject see: BENGSTON, P. 1988. Open nomenclature. Palaeontology 31:223-227. | |
| • | When listing entries in a sentence, follow: 1)…; 2)…; 3)…. | |
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Use the term “sensu stricto” rather than “in the strict sense” and the term “sensu lato” rather than “in the broad sense.” These terms only need to be spelled out in their first usage in the text; the abbreviations “s.s.” and “s.l” should be used subsequently. Use roman, non-italicized text. |
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| • | Use “%” and “ ° ”. Do not spell out these units. | |
| • | Numerical ranges can be given as “size is 5-13 mm;” however, “from” and “between” takes sentence form (e.g., “size varies from 5 to 13 mm”; “size varies between 5 and 13 mm”). | |
| • | Provide all measurements in metric units; English units may also be included in parentheses. Do not use periods for unit abbreviations except in cases of clarity (e.g., “in.” rather than “in”). | |
| • | Express dates as follows: 1 December 1998; “during the 1800s” (not “1800’s”); “from 1990 to 1995” (not “1990-1995,” nor “1990 to 95,” nor “1990-95”). | |
| • | Use capital “N =”to designate sample size (e.g., N = 516). | |
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IN-TEXT CITATIONS
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Follow the paradigms below for in-text citations:
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| • | (Smith, 1973) Use initials only if same surname occurs more than once in the text, e.g., (A. A. Smith, 1973; B. M. Smith, 1984). | |
| • | (Smith and Jones, 1973) Do not use an ampersand (&). | |
| • | (Smith et al., 1973). | |
| • | (Smith, in press) Titles “in press” (accepted for publication, but not yet published) may be included, but not manuscripts in review. | |
| • | (Smith, personal commun., 1973) Year may be included. Unpublished and in preparation citations are not acceptable; they should appear only as personal communications, personal observations, or as personal data. | |
| • | (Smith, 1973, p. 16) Page number is used for direct quotations. | |
| • | (Smith 1973a, 1973b, 1982) Multiple citations by same author. | |
| • | (Smith, 1973; Walker, 1982) Arrange multiple citations chronologically. | |
| • | (Smith in Jones, 1973) This citation identifies a portion of the text written by Smith. | |
| • | (Smith cited in Jones, 1973) This citation identifies a communication to Jones by Smith. | |
LOCALITY AND REPOSITORY INFORMATION
Locality information must be provided for all specimens and collections that are described, illustrated, or evaluated, especially when new collections are studied. If locality information has been adequately described for older collections considered in an earlier published study, reference to that publication may be sufficient. Locality information must include a precise geographic record of collecting sites. These sites can be recorded using section and township coordinates, latitude-longitude, UTM, or other established coordinate systems. Generalized locality figures by themselves are not adequate for recording locality information without listing more precise geographic coordinates somewhere within the manuscript. The stratigraphic context and position of all specimens and collections must also be clearly defined. Geographic and stratigraphic locality information is commonly recorded in an Appendix, although this information may be alternatively included within the introductory text or within the Systematic Paleontology section (“Occurrence”) if only one or two sites are noted.
Figures illustrating the geography and stratigraphy of the study area may be useful in some instances, but these are not required for all manuscripts. Concise reference to previously published stratigraphic and paleontologic studies may be sufficient in many instances. Locality information can usually be clearly documented without the use of numerous figures or prolonged discussion (see “Tables and Figures”). Unless it clearly serves the objectives of the manuscript, lengthy stratigraphic and sedimentologic summaries are generally discouraged.
It may be appropriate to exclude locality information in order to protect certain rare or exceptional collecting localities (e.g., protection of some vertebrate sites from unauthorized collecting or vandalism). In these cases, the locality information must be reposited with the institutional collections and available to qualified personnel. In addition, precise geographic and stratigraphic information may not be available for certain older museum collections, but such collections may have historic or systematic signficance.
All illustrated and type specimens must be reposited in a publically accessible paleontological or museum repository and assigned unique catalog numbers. The status of additional material used in the study must also be recorded. Repository catalog numbers need to be noted within the manuscript, commonly within the systematic paleontology section and plate captions.
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SYSTEMATIC PALEONTOLOGY |
| The Journal of Paleontology employs Linnean nomenclature with designated ranks. |
| Family and lower taxonomic ranks must be cited. Authors may decide which taxonomic ranks above the level of family to include; include higher ranks if there is controversy regarding usage. Family or higher ranks may not be applicable to form taxa in, for example, palynology. |
| For all ranks beyond family that you include, you must attach taxon author names and dates here and include the original source in References. This applies to all cited ranks regardless of level. |
| Taxa left in open nomenclature should follow: BENGSTON, P. 1988. Open nomenclature. Palaeontology 31:223-227. |
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Class CRINOIDEA Miller, 1821
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Family SCYTALOCHINIDAE Moore and Landon, 1943
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| Rank nomenclature are given in small capitals, with the initial letter as a full capital. |
| New taxa are listed as: new genus and new species. |
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The sequence of topics under the species name begins with the synonymy. Synonymy completeness is at the discretion of the author, but it is desirable to include the original designation and a complete source. Citations abut the left margin, and subsequent lines are inset. Capitalize authors’ names in reference to specific titles but not to name changes (see example below). For multiple authors use “and” in caps, not an ampersand (&). Use multiple author’s names, not “et al.” A semicolon separates citations under one name, and a period is placed at the end.
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Scytalocrinus validus WACHSMUTH AND SPRINGER, 1897, pl. 7, figs. 2a, 2b, 3;
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Convert Roman numerals to Arabic numerals unless ambiguous, e.g., if there is a reference in a roman-numbered preface or introduction. Citations of plates, figures, and pages are abbreviated in the synonymy, and they are lowercase.
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The citation below reflects a generic name change. Scaphiocrinus repertus was described by Miller and Gurley. Bassler and Moodey reassigned Scaphiocrinus repertus to Pachylocrinus; Miller and Gurley are lowercase behind Pachylocrinus, reflecting reassignment of this species by others. The current authors are reassigning the species to Lanecrinus:
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Scaphiocrinus repertus MILLER AND GURLEY, 1890, p. 45.
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Pachylocrinus repertus (Miller and Gurley, 1890). BASSLER AND MOODEY, 1943, p. 883.
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Authors are encouraged to follow the list of headings below to the extent that it is possible and appropriate. Section headings should be used consistently for all taxa treated.
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Headings and heading order for a new genus.—
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Genus name followed by “new genus” (abbreviate to n. gen. after first usage in subsequent systematics entries).
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Figures (provide only when formal descriptions of species are not included).
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Synonymy list (including plate and plate citations). Not required.
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Type species.—Required.
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Other species.—(if incomplete) [or Included species.—(if complete)]Recommended, if applicable; otherwise indicate “by monotypy” under Type species.
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Diagnosis.—Required. In telegraphic style and in a standard sequence. Authors should ensure that diagnoses distinguish the taxon in question from all morphologically similar taxa.
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Etymology.—Required (= Derivation of name in other journals).
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Occurrence.—Recommended (= Distribution or Stratigraphic range in other journals).
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Discussion.—Recommended (= Remarks in other journals).
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In the case of previously described genera, the extent of the treatment may vary considerably. Major revisions would likely include diagnoses and extensive discussions but other types of studies (e.g., biostratigraphic) might not (see below).
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Headings and heading order for a new species.—
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Species name followed by “new species” (abbreviate to “n. sp.” after first usage in subsequent systematics entries).
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Figures (required).
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Synonymy list (including page and plate citations). Required if applicable.
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Diagnosis.—Required. In telegraphic style and in a standard sequence. Authors should ensure that diagnoses distinguish the taxon in question from all morphologically similar taxa.
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Description.—Required. In telegraphic style and in a standard sequence (not necessarily the same as the diagnosis). This section may be split into separate headings for different anatomical parts if desired. Reference to Figures is permitted in the description and diagnosis.
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Etymology.—Required (= Derivation of name in other journals).
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Types.—Required. Type designations, repository acronyms, and catalogue numbers must be provided for type specimens, followed by information on the geologic age, stratigraphic formation, and geographic location of type localities. Measurements of types are optional and will be published in the online supplemental data archive.
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Other material examined.—Required, if applicable. Repository acronyms and catalogue numbers must be provided for all mentioned specimens.
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Occurrence.—Required (= Distribution or Stratigraphic range in other journals).
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Discussion.—Required (= Remarks in other journals).
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Headings and heading order for a previously described species.—
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Figures
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A "Synonymy list" (including page and plate citations) and a “Material examined” section are both required. However, full treatment may not be necessary in many cases (see below).
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Note regarding systematic paleontology of previously named taxa.—
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Systematic paleontology has been, and will continue to be, an integral part of many contributions to the Journal of Paleontology. A full and formal systematic treatment is required for all new taxa. However, previously named taxa that are included within the Systematic Paleontology section of a manuscript may not necessarily require a full systematic treatment (diagnoses, description, etc.). In many cases, a full systematic description of such taxa may be unnecessarily redundant, merely reiterating previously published material. The systematic treatment of previously named taxa must be scrutinized to eliminate unnecessary duplication of already published material.
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In general, a full treatment should only be included for a previously named taxon when new information or interpretations necessitate revision of older work. If no new information or interpretation is presented, a full systematic treatment is most likely unwarranted. In many instances, pertinent observations or comparisons of specimens considered in a manuscript can be appropriately considered within a “Discussion” section under each taxonomic heading without the necessity of redescribing all aspects of the taxon.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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Use initials rather than given names.
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REFERENCES
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| • | A one-to-one correspondence must exist between works cited in the text and those listed in the references. | |
| • | Authors’ names are in all capitals. Space between initials. | |
| • | First line of reference abuts left margin with all subsequent lines indented one tab (see examples below). | |
| • | Author, year, and article title are separated by a period and two spaces. | |
| • | The complete title and complete journal name are used. Use “Vol.” and “Pt.” and set off with a period (for example, “[Title]. Vol. 1. Pt. 1.”). Very commonly used abbreviations, such as SEPM and U.S. Geological Survey, should be used. | |
| • | Capitalize titles of books and publications, but use lower case for titles of articles within publications. Do not italicize titles. | |
| • | Spell out authors’ name(s) in successive citations. | |
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Examples of commonly cited materials appear below:
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Article in a journal.—
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KAMMER, T. W. 1985. Aerosol filtration theory applied to Mississippian deltaic crinoids.
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Journal of Paleontology, 59:551-560.
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BYRD, W. J. 1970. Geology of the Ely Springs Range, Lincoln County, Nevada.
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Earth Science Bulletin, 3(2):23-32.
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BROWER, J. C. In press. Dendrocrinid crinoids from the Ordovician of northern Iowa
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and southern Minnesota. Journal of Paleontology.
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If possible, authors should complete citations prior to publication.
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Papers in preparation or in review may NOT be cited.
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Article in an edited book.—
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ELDREDGE, N., AND S. J. GOULD. 1972. Punctuated equilibria: an alternative to
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phyletic gradualism, p. 82-115. In T. J. M. Schopf (ed.), Models in Paleobiology.
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Freeman, Cooper, San Francisco.
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Pages are cited after title of article separated by comma. Use “p.” not “pp.” and not “Pp.” Use period after pages.
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All editors are listed with given name initials before surname. Designate editor as (ed.) and editors as (eds.). Follow both with comma before title of book.
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Book, single author.—
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MAYR, E. 1963. Animal Species and Evolution. Harvard University Press, Cambridge,
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Massachusetts, 797 p.
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Book, multiple authors.—
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DRAPER, N., AND H. SMITH. 1981. Applied Regression Analysis (second edition).
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John Wiley and Sons, New York, 709 p.
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Dissertation or thesis.—
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HAGEMAN, S. J. 1992. Morphometric approaches to systematics and microevolution:
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applications from Paleozoic Bryozoa. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University
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of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 247 p.
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Paper presented at meeting.—
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LESPERANCE, P. J. 1984. Vincular furrows in some Early Silurian Phacopidae
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(Trilobita) from Canada. Abstracts 27th International Geological Congress,
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Moscow, 1:283-284.
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Special papers, memoirs and abstract series published by national geological societies (e.g. Geological Society of America).—
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FELDMANN, R. M., AND M. T. WILSON. 1988. Eocene decopod crustaceans from
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Antarctica, p. 465-488. In R. M. Feldmann and M. O. Woodburne (eds.), Geology
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and Paleontology of Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Geological Society of
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America Memoir, 169.
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SEILACHER, A. 1983. Precambrian metazoan extinctions. Geological Society of
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America Abstracts with Programs, 15(6):683.
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MOORE, R. C., AND L. R. LAUDON. 1943. Evolution and classification of Paleozoic
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crinoids. Geological Society of America Special Paper, 46, 167 p.
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SCHINDEL, D. E. 1982. Punctuations in the Pennsylvanian evolutionary history of
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Glabrocingulum (Mollusca: Archaeogastropoda). Geological Society of America
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Bulletin, 93:400-408.
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MERRILL, G. K. 1973. Pennsylvanian conodont paleoecology, p. 239-276. In
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F. H. T. Rhodes, (ed.), Conodont paleozoology. Geological Society of America
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Special Paper, 141.
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Publications by national or state geological surveys (e.g., U.S. Geological Survey) or other monograph series.—
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GILL, J. R., AND W. A. COBBAN. 1966. The Red Bird section of the upper Pierre
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Shale in Wyoming. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, 393A:A1-A73.
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If the cited work comprises the entire monograph, then use “393A, 73 p.”
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U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 1991. Suggestions to Authors of the Reports of the
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United States Geological Survey (seventh edition). U. S. Government Printing
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Office, Washington, DC, 289 p.
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Foreign languages.—
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Transliterations or translations of non-Roman alphabet titles are both acceptable. If the title is translated, then note the language thusly: “(In Chinese)”. If the publication is transliterated but kept in the original language no parenthetical note is needed. If the language of the article is not apparent from the title, however, the author may indicate the language, e. g., “(In Russian)”. Titles in languages based on the Roman alphabet are not translated and do not need any additional notation.
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ELENKIN, A. A. 1938. Monographie algarum Cyanophycearum aquidulcium et
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terrestrium infinibus URSS inventarum. Izdetelstvo Akademii Nauk SSSR,
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Moscow, Pars specialis (Systematica), Fascicie I, 984 p.
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GOROKHOV, I. M., M. A. SEMIKHATOV, AND E. P. DRUBETSKOI. 1991.
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Rb-Sr and K-Ar vozrast osadochnyh geochronometrov nizhnego rifeya
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Anabarskogo massiva. Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya
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Geologicheskaya, 7:17-32. (In Russian)
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Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology.—
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LANE, N. G. 1978. Synecology, p. T343-T345. In R. C. Moore and C.
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Teichert (eds.), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Pt. G. Echinodermata
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2. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence.
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ROBISON, R. A. (ed.). 1983. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Pt. G.
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Bryozoa. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press,
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Lawrence, 625 p.
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Special citation problems.—
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Certain publications are issued at irregular intervals as single papers. Pagination is then cited in total numbers of pages, e.g., “Number 2665, 25 p.” rather than “2665:1-25”.
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HAUGH, B. N. 1979. Late Ordovician channel-dwelling crinoids from southern
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Ontario, Canada. American Museum Novitates, Number 2665, 25 p.
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Other publications are issued irregularly but paginated sequentially. In these cases the paper is cited as a sequentially paginated journal. Note that the issue number is not needed as the pagination is sequential.
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KESLING, R. V. 1972. Strataster devonicus, a new brittle-star with unusual
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preservation from the Middle Devonian Silica Formation of Ohio.
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Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan,
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24:9-15.
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Field guides are varied; provide enough information for the reader to find the text.
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COOPER, J. D. 1981. Geology of the Eastern Puente Hills, p. 35-54. In M. S.
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Woyski (ed.), 1981 Tour and Field Guide. National Association of Geology
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Teachers, Far Western Section. Chevron Oil Field Research Company,
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Fullerton, California.
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TABLES AND FIGURES
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Use space wisely in your tables and figures. Locality maps and stratigraphic sections should include essential information only. Extensive stratigraphic intervals away from fossil-bearing horizons or large-scale maps seldom convey useful information and should not be included.
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Constructing tables.—
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Wherever possible, tables should be prepared for inclusion in the online supplemental data archive.
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Begin each table on a new page. Include table descriptions with the tables.
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The word “TABLE” is in capitals against the left margin followed by the table number, which is italicized, and a double hyphen (or em dash), as in the example below.
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Begin the text of the table description without a space. Subsequent lines are indented one tab.
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TABLE 3—Dimensions of articulate brachiopods and gastropods from the Platteville
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Group of northern Illinois.
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Use only horizontal lines with a table, with a double line under the heading.
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Constructing figures.—
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Photographs should be of the highest feasible quality. Manuscripts judged to include inferior images will be returned to the author without review.
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All photographic materials are treated as figures; the term “plate” is not used.
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Number figure captions sequentially on one or more separate pages, without page breaks. Follow format for table headings.
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Format for specimen descriptions in captions is not fixed; however, information should include specimen number and repository identification, stratigraphic and time identification, and magnification. Authors should take special care for consistency of arrangement within and among figure descriptions. Author and dates are required for the first mention of all genera and species within the figure captions section.
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Label multiple parts of figures 1, 2, 3, etc. Do not use letters when labeling figures (e.g., A, B).
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All figures must be submitted at publication size (at full page size of 18 by 23 cm, or at single column width of 9 cm).
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Background may be either black or white.
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Avoid empty space in figures.
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Lighting of photographs should be from a consistent angle, preferably from the upper left.
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Photographic figures illustrating multiple views or specimens must display a consistency of contrast between views.
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Note: Color images are acceptable, but authors are responsibly for all costs associated with production of color images.
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