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GENERAL INFORMATION

CHECK LIST publishes articles that present species lists for a given locality. It also maintains a section of notes on geographic distribution. Manuscripts will be considered on the condition that they have not been published elsewhere or submitted for publication, in whole or in part, to another journal or book. Manuscripts must be submitted in digital format by e-mail (as .doc or .rtf files). Photographs and drawings can be sent as high-resolution .jpg, .tiff, .bmp, or .gif files. High quality color photographs are also accepted. Manuscripts should be written in English. If English is not your primary language, please arrange for review of your manuscript by a proficient English speaker before submission. If the author desires we can send your article to a translator with the corresponding author approval at a charge of 10.00 USD per text page. Please direct any question about submission to the editor in chief. Publication in CHECK LIST, including color pictures, is free of charge.

All submissions to CHECK LIST are subject to review by at least two referees and the main CHECK LIST editor. Authors are notified of the outcome of their manuscript within approximately 60 days.

MANUSCRIPT STYLE AND FORMAT

Manuscripts should be double-spaced, including tables and references, with wide margins on 21 x 29.7 cm (A4) white paper. Please use Times New Roman 12. Manuscript pages should be numbered consecutively (except the cover page). Manuscripts must be submitted in order specified below for each manuscript category.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPECIES LISTS

COVER PAGE

TITLE

Taxonomic group, locality (optional), State, Country

e.g.: Anurans, Municipality of Rio Claro, State of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil

AUTHOR(S)

Name(s) with respective institution and author for correspondence (provide e-mail):

Luís Felipe Toledo1,3 and Renata G. Udulutsch2

1Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Caixa Postal 199, CEP 13506-970 Rio Claro, Brasil.

2Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Caixa Postal 199, CEP 13506-970 Rio Claro, Brasil.

3Corresponding author:

SECOND PAGE

(the first to be numbered)

ABSTRACT

Up to 150 words

INTRODUCTION

Brief

MATERIALS AND METHODS

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Please, suggest the placement of Tables and Figures in the text

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (optional)

Permits/authorizations should be mentioned in Materials and Methods, not in the Acknowledgements.

LITERATURE CITED

Cited publications should be included in alphabetical order in the following formats:

Citing CHECK LIST articles

Toledo, L. F. and R. G. Udulutsch. 2005. Title of the article with Species names in italics. Check List 1(1): 1-10.

Journal articles with usual volume and issue number

Orr, J. W. 2004. Lopholiparis flerxi: a new genus and species of Snailfish (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Copeia 2004(3): 551-555.

Two authors in a journal series

Prado, J. and C. E. M. Bicudo. 2002. Theses as media for effective publication: new data for an old problem. Taxon 51: 525-527.

More than two authors in a journal series

Kizirian, D., L. A. Coloma, and A. Paredes-Recalde. 2003. New treefrog (Hylidae: Hyla) from southern Ecuador and a description of its antipredator behavior. Herpetologica 59(3): 339-349.

Chapter in an edited volume

Gentry, A. H. 1991. The distribution and evolution of climbing plants. Pp. 3-49. In F. E. Putz and H. A. Mooney (eds.), The Biology of Vines. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press.

Books

Oliveira, A. A. and D. C. Daly. 2001. Florestas do Rio Negro. São Paulo. Companhia das Letras. 339 p.

Material from the World Wide Web

Frost, D. R. 2004. Amphibian Species of the World: an online reference. Version 3.0. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Captured on 04 February 2005.

Gray literature

"Gray literature" will not be accepted.

TABLES

Tables should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and placed after LITERATURE CITED, one table per page with its corresponding legend. Authors are encouraged to indicate where the tables should be placed in the text. Tables should be formatted with horizontal, but not vertical, rules. In the text, tables should be referred as Table 1, Tables 2 and 3, Tables 2-5.

FIGURES

Figures should be numbered consecutively and their legends should be placed in a separate page after TABLES. All figures must be sent as separate pages or in separate files (.jpg .tiff .bmp or .gif files). Please, try not to exceed 1 MB per file. High quality color or black and white photographs, or computer-generated figures (e.g. maps) are preferred. After acceptance authors may be invited to send original figures. Authors are encouraged to indicate where the figures should be placed in the text. Figures should be referred to in the text as Figure 1, Figures 2 and 3, Figures 2-5, Figure 4A (not Fig. 1, figure 1, fig. 1, or Figure 4a).

NOMENCLATURE

Authors are entirely responsible for correct species identifications. When first mentioning a species name, provide its complete binomial name; do not provide the authority and date of the species name, unless discussing its taxonomic status. Scientific names must be in italics. Do not italicize the abbreviations "e.g.", "i.e.", and "et al.". Use SI units (download: SI, SI guide, SI rules and style), e.g.:

Time

02:22 h, 14:55 h

Distances and areas

15 km2, 60 m, 20,760 ha

Geographic coordinates

05°44'00" S 44°23'04" W

Temperatures

20 °C (note spacing)

Percentages

15 % (note spacing)

IN-TEXT CITATIONS

Author citations in the text must follow the pattern: "Lutz (1973)" or "(Sazima 1975)", "Secor and Diamond (1998)", "(Abe and Fernandes 1977)", "Johansen et al. (1987)" or "(Andrade et al. 2004)". Several publications must be cited in chronological order; e.g. "(Lutz 1973; Sazima 1975; Secor and Diamond 1998)". Two or more publications by the same author must be cited as "(Sazima 1975; 1976)" or "(Sazima 1974a; b; 1975)".

PROOFS

CHECK LIST will undertake proofreading of the original manuscript and send galley proofs to corresponding authors for final verification.

REPRINTS

Authors will not receive printed reprints. Only a printable, high-resolution .pdf file will be sent to the corresponding author by e-mail and free of charge.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR NOTES ON GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

This section is dedicated to geographic distribution notes. Notes should be organized into categories, such as distribution extension, distribution reduction, historical occurrence, filling gaps, or any other not listed here. Geographic distribution notes should be organized as follows:

Title

Taxonomic group, Species name(s) (or taxa name): category (distribution extension, distribution reduction, historical occurrence, filling gaps, other)

Example:

Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, Sphaenorhynchus caramaschii: distribution extension.

Author names and Institutions

Text

Acknowledgements (optional)

Literature Cited

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE .TXT FILE

To create an online database we require from the authors a file containing the taxonomic information of the species treated in their articles (can be created in the WORD software, but preferably in WORD PAD). This file should be as complete as possible to facilitate retrieval of articles after publication. All taxonomic information provided will be included in a database, from where it will be able to search for articles. If your article deals with Anurans and you do not include the word "Amphibia" in this file or in the title of the manuscript, someone searching with the word "Amphibia" will not find your article. 
<taxaList>
    <taxon class="Actinopterygii" family="Acestrorhynchinae" genus="Acestrorhynchus" species="falcatus"/>
    <taxon class="Actinopterygii" family="Acestrorhynchinae" genus="Acestrorhynchus" species="microlepis"/>
    <taxon class="Actinopterygii" family="Acestrorhynchinae" genus="Acnodon" species="normani"/>
    <taxon class="Actinopterygii" family="Acestrorhynchinae" genus="Knodus"/>
</taxaList>

Important remarks:


SUBMISSION

Please verify that you have the following files ready before submitting an article:

Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts by e-mail as attachments to the following address:

LINKS

Luis Felipe Toledo 2005