Instructions to Authors

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The Botanical Studies, p u b li sh ed qu ar t erl y, is

sp onso red by the In stit ute of Plant an d Micro bial

Biolog y, Academia Sin ica, and accepts both original

papers and review papers on all aspects of plant science.

Contributions are welcomed from researchers worldwide.

Papers submitted to the Botanical Studies mu st b e

previously unpublished. Reviews may be either invited or

unsolicited. All work must be submitted in English. There

are no page charges.

I. Copyright

By submitting a manuscript to Botanical Studies, the

author(s) agrees th at upon acceptance for pu blication

in the Botanical Studies, the cop yright to the ent ire

manuscript becomes the property of the Institute of Plant

and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. If the

author(s) does not have clear title to the copyright of any

part of the manuscript, written permission to publish must

be acquired from the copyright holder and presented to

the editor of the Botanical Studies.

Permission for fair use of Documents (such as articles,

information documents) from the Server http://ejournal.

sinica.edu.tw/bbas/ i s granted for teach ing, research,

scholarly or personal uses. Documents must not be copied

o r posted on an y netwo rk compu ter, rep ubl ished or

broadcasted in any medium. Legitimate quotations must

be accompanied by a complete reference to the originating

journal and to the Web server. Use for any other purpose

needs permission from the editor of the Botanical Studies.

II. Submission of Manuscripts

Manuscripts should be submitted in electronic format

b y p ost , elect ro nic-m ai l, o r m an uscri pt s sho ul d b e

submitted as a single Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file and

should be presented in accordance with the text. All

manuscripts should be accompanied by a covering letter.

This form of submission will expedite the processing

of the paper because it is the format used for reviewing.

Manuscripts not submitted in PDF format must be in

one of our specified formats and will be returned to the

corresponding author as a PDF file for approval before

being sent to referees. IMPORTANT: Note that Chinese,

Japanese, and Korean fonts must be imbedded in a PDF

document file when submitted, otherwise the ed itorial

office will not be able to view the submitted manuscript.

By post:

Send the disk and two hig h qu alit y, one col umn,

double-spaced printouts to the managing editor at:

Editorial Office

Botanical Studies

Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology

Academia Sinica

Taipei, TAIWAN 11529

Instructions to Authors

(revised January 2008)

We can accept 3.5" disk or CD-ROM (PC formatted).

Please identify the disk by labelling it with the names of

the authors and title of the manuscript.

Via email:

Manuscripts should be sent to: bbas@gate.sinica.edu.

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For manuscript file(s) exceeding 5 MB, the on-line

submission is recommended.

Other formats

Manuscripts not submitted in PDF should be prepared

using Microsoft Word or WordPerfect for the PC. All

elements should be included in one single file (Title Page,

Abstract, Text, References, Figure Legends, Tables and

Figures). Alternatively, send an DOC (Microsoft Word)

file. If figures are not included in the text, they should be

submitted as JPG, GIF, and should be clearly numbered . If

figures (and photographs) are not available electronically,

pl ease send one hig h-qu ali ty hard copy su itable for

scanning

Covering Letter

In the covering letter authors should state that all the

material is original (exclud ing Reviews), th at no part

has been submitted for publication elsewhere, and that

all authors have agreed to submission. Other additional

information may be included, e.g. section heading for

the manuscript to appear in the journal. IMPORTANT:

Do not include the covering letter in the body of the

manuscript!

III. Format for Accepted Manuscripts

Au t ho rs of accep ted m an u scrip t s wil l be ask ed

to su pp ly o ne h igh qu ali ty, d oub le-sp aced pri nto uts

together with an electronic copy. At that stage, the file

containing all the text elements (Title Page, Abstract,

Text, References, Figure Legends and Tables) should be

provided as Microsoft Word, WordPerfect for the RTF.

Figures should be saved as TIFF or EPS (Encapsulated

PostScrip t) fil es at a resol ution above 300 dp i. It is

essential that the final version of the hard copy and the

disk are identical.

IV. Text

The literary style and subdivision of the text should

conform to that in a current issue of the Botanical Studies.

The first page should contain the Title, a running title

of no more than six words, the name(s) of the author(s),

the address(es) of the institution where the work was

performed, the telephone and Fax numbers (and e-mail

address if available) of the corresponding author, and a

footnote indicating the present address of any author no

longer at the institution where the work was performed.

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The next page should contain the Abstract and Keywords

(and if present, Abbreviations). The Introduction

should start on page three, followed by Materials and

Methods, Results, and Discussion. After the body of the

manuscript, continue with Acknowledgments, Literature

Cited, Tables, Figure Legends, and Footnotes.

Pap ers o n t axo no my sh ou ld fo ll ow t he st yl e of

Systematic Botany i n regard to citatio ns, keys, and

descriptions of taxa.

Abstract

An abstract ( no mo re t han th ree hu ndred word s)

will be published at the beginning of each paper. Avoid

ab brevi atio ns ( ex cep t chemi cal and ph ysi cal u ni ts)

and references. Give the scientific names, an d where

applicable, the cultivar or variety of the plants used.

Chinese Abstract : A Chinese abstract with keywords is

necessary. The Botanical Studies will provide translation

for those unable to write in Chinese.

Keywords

Please suggest no more than ten keywords for the

paper. These follow the abstract, in alphabetical order, and

should characterize the scope of the paper, the principal

plant materials (scientific names only) if not too many,

and any special techniques used.

Literature Cited

Author citations in the text take the form: (Rossman,

1994), Rossman (1994), Rossman and Pianka (1994a,b),

(Rossman and Pianka, 199 4), Rossman et al. (1994 ),

(Ro ssm an et al ., 19 94) . If sev eral p apers are cited

simultaneously, they should be put in chronologically, e.g.

(Pikaard et al., 1987; Mignery et al., 1988). Put the list of

citations in alphabetical order by surname of principal

author. Use the following standard forms of citation:

a) Articles from journals and other serial publications

Chen, L.F.O., M.C. Cheng, and S.C.G. Chen. 1987. Similarity

and diversity of seed proteins in rice varieties. Bot. Bull.

Acad. Sin. 28: 169-183.

b) Articles from non-serial collective publications

Marschner, H. 1983. General introduction to the mineral nutri-

tion of Plants. In A. Lauchli and R.L. Bieleski (eds.), Inor-

ganic Plant Nutrition. Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology,

new series, Vol. 15a. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg,

New York, Tokyo, pp. 5-60.

c) Books

Iwatsuki, K., P.H. Raven, and W.J. Bock (eds.). 1986. Modern

Aspects of Species. University of Tokyo Press, Tokyo, 240

pp.

Salisbury, F.B. and C.W. Ross. 1985. Plant Physiology, 3rd edn.

Wadsworth, Belmont, California.

Tables

Su bmi t tables (each in a separate d isk fil e) with

an ap pr op ri ate leg en d at th e h ead , an d n um bered

co nsecu tiv el y wit h arab ic nu merals in the o rder in

which they are first referenced in the text. Plan tables

to fit either one or two column widths (8.2 or 17.1 cm),

and to be no taller than 21.5 cm on the printed page

(including the legend). Do not use the table feature of

your wordprocessor. Format tables using only space and

tab characters, and draw lines with dashes (do not draw

vertical lines). Each table must be referred to in the text.

Indicate the preferred location of the table in the text.

Indicate footnotes to tables by lower-case, superscript

letters, beginning with ．a・ in each table.

Figure Legends

Submit a legend for each figure. Each legend must

contain sufficient explanation to be meaningful without

cross-referencing with the text. The legends are part of

the text, not of the figures, and should be listed at the end

of the manuscript, starting on a new page.

V. Illustrations

Limit the number of illustrations (graphs, diagrams,

photographs) to the minimum needed to clarify the text.

The figure number, the author・s name, and an indication

of orientation should be written lightly with a soft, black

pencil on all figures submitted, either in the margin or

on the back. Lettering must be provided by the author.

All elements in the drawing should be large enough to

withstand reduction. Both axes of graphs must be labeled.

The vertical axis must be labeled sideways and read from

bottom to top.

Pho tograp hs must be o f h igh quality, exhi bit high

contrast , and be prin ted on g lazed paper. Trim them

neatly at right angles to show only essential features.

Photomicrographs must have an internal, labeled, scale

marker, and the magnification must also be stated in the

legend. Plan photographs or groups of photographs to fit

either one or two column widths (8.2 or 17.1 cm), and to

be no taller than 21.5 cm on the printed page (including

the legend). Neatly mount them on a white card, with

no sp ace between t he indi vidual print. Irreg ularly or

asymmetricall y arranged gro ups of ph otog rap hs will

not be accepted. Lett er the in di vi du al p ho to grap hs

alphabetically in capitals. Citation in the text should take

the form of ．Figure 1A・ and ．Figures 3, 4B, and 6・. Submit

original photographs for publication and photocopies for

each reviewer ・s manuscript.

VI. Offprints

Fifty offpri nts of each article are provided free o f

charge to the corresponding author, who is responsible

for distributing them among the co-authors. If necessary,

additional copies may be obtained at cost if ordered when

the page proofs are returned.