Fritillary publishes original papers treating any aspect of
natural history of the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire
and Oxfordshire. Submissions will be considered on the understanding
that they are being offered solely for publication by the Ashmolean
History Society of Oxfordshire and The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire
and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, which will retain copyright. All
papers will be submitted to two referees; all submissions will be
reviewed by the Fritillary Editorial Board, and those accepted will
normally be published in order of receipt.
Submissions should be on diskette or CD, in PC Format. In addition,
two printed copies should be included, on one side of the paper,
double-spaced, for transmission to referees. The approximate
position of figures and tables should be indicated in the margin.
Papers should be concise and factual, take full account of previous
relevant literature but avoid repetition of established information
as much as possible; opinions expressed should be based on adequate
evidence. Titles of papers must be accurate and concise and (for the
benefit of abstraction services) include any relevant scientific
(taxonomic) names and key words.
Spelling should follow The Oxford English Dictionary.
English and scientific names should follow those provided by
Stace, in the New Flora of the British Isles. For other plants,
animal groups and fungi the latest authority should be used. In
case of difficulty contact one of the editors. On first mention
of a species both English and scientific names should be given,
thereafter only one, preferably the English. Scientific trinomials
need to be used only if subspecific nomenclature is relevant to the
topic under discussion.
Italics should be used for all words of foreign languages,
including generic and specific scientific names, Metric units
and their international symbols should be used; if it is necessary
to cite other systems of measurement, these can be added in
parentheses. Temperatures should be given in the Centigrade
(Celsius) scale. Numbers one to ten should be written in full
except when linked with a measurement abbreviation or higher number,
thus 'five birds', but '5 km' and '5-12 birds'; numerals should be
used for all numbers above ten, four-figure numbers and above using
the comma thus: '1,234', '12,345'. Details of experimental technique,
extensive tabulations of results, etc., would be best presented as
appendices. Dates should be written 1 January 2000, times of day as
08h30, 17h55 (24-hour clock) etc. When citing a conversation
('verbally' or 'pers. comm.'), the contact's name and initials
should be included, preferably with the year of communication. A
full-length paper must include a summary not exceeding 5% of the
total length.
Any figure, diagram, line drawing or map should preferably be in
black ink on strong white or translucent paper; it should be called
a Figure, numbered appropriately, and fully captioned. Maps must be
marked with a scale and a north arrow. Lettering on figures should
be very neat, although the publishers will re-draw figures and
typeset lettering. Good photographs will also be considered. Captions
for figures and photographs should be typed on a separate sheet.
Authors of papers are encouraged to offer their work to one or
more biologists for critical assessment prior to submission to
Fritillary. Such help as is received should naturally be mentioned
in an acknowledgement section before the full references are
presented.
References in the text should follow the form '(Campbell and
Lack 1985)' when there are two authors and '(King et al. 1975)'
when there are more than two authors. More than one within the same
parenthesis should be chronologically listed, alphabetically if of
the same year. Publication by the same authors in the same year may
be distinguished by 'a', 'b' etc., after the date. Full references
must be listed alphabetically at the end in the form:
Church, A.H. 1922 Introduction to the Plant Life of the Oxford
District. Oxford University Press.
Fuller, R.J., Moreton, B.D. 1987 Breeding bird populations of Kentish
sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) coppice in relation to age and
structure of the coppice. Journal of Applied Ecology, 24: 13-27.
Fuller, R.J., Ray, C.M., Henderson, A.C.B. 1989 Distribution of breeding
songbirds in Bradfield Woods, Suffolk, in relation to coppice
management. BTO Research Report 50. British Trust for Ornithology,
Tring.
Fuller, R.J., Stuttart, P., Ray, C.M. 1989 The distribution of breeding
songbirds within mixed coppice woodland in Kent, England, in
relation to vegetation age and structure. Annales Zoologica Fennici.
Fuller, R.J., Warren, M.S. (in press) Conservation management in
ancient and modern woodlands: responses of fauna to edges and
rotations. The Scientific Management of Temperate Communities
for Conservation. British Ecological Society 29th Symposium.
Gauch, H.G. 1982 Multivariate analysis in community ecology.
Cambridge University Press.
The author's name, postal and email addresses should appear in
bold at the end of the article.
Authors will receive proofs for checking, which they are
required to return within one week of receipt. All joint
communication must indicate the name and full postal address of
the author to whom proofs should be sent. Textual changes in proof
cannot normally be countenanced. A complimentary copy of the journal
will be sent for each paper, to the senior author if there was joint
authorship. Offprints will be available at cost and should be ordered
at the time of submission.
Please send contributions to Dr. A W McDonald at Wolfson College,
Linton Road, Oxford, OX2 6UD.