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Botanical Studies

The Botanical Studies, p u bl i sh ed q u ar ter l y, i s

spo nsor ed by the Inst itu te of Plant an d Microb ial

Biology, Academia Sini ca, and accepts both o ri ginal

papers and review papers on all aspects of plant science.

Contributions are welcomed from researchers worldwide.

Papers submitted to the Botanical Studies mu st be

previously unpublished.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

au thor(s) agrees that upon accept ance fo r pub licatio n

in the Botanical Studies, the copy right t o the entire

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/ is granted fo r teachin g, research,

scholarly or personal uses. Documents must not be copied

or p osted on any netwo rk co mpu ter, rep ubli sh ed 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 , el ect ron ic-m ai l, o r man uscrip ts sh ou ld be

submitted both Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file and corresping

Word file. 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 no t 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 editorial

office may not be able to view the submitted manuscript.

By post:

Sen d the disk and two hig h quality, o ne colu mn,

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 September 2008)

We can accep t CD-ROM (PC for mat ted). P lease

identify the disk by labelling it with the names of the

authors, title of the manuscript and date of submission.

Via email:

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

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For manuscript file(s) exceeding 10 MB, the on-line

submission is not recommended.

Other formats

Manuscripts not submitted in PDF should be prepared

using Microsoft Word. 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, please send one high-

quality hard copy suitable for scanning

Covering Letter

In the covering letter authors should state that all the

material is origin al (excluding Reviews), that n o p art

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 th o rs o f accep ted man uscr ip ts wi l l b e ask ed

to su ppl y on e h igh qualit y, do ub le-sp aced prin tou ts

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

PostScript ) files at a resolu tion above 3 00 dpi. 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.

Instructions to Authors

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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.

P ap ers o n taxo n om y sh ou ld fo ll o w t he st yl e of

Systematic Botany i n regard t o citati ons, k ey s, and

descriptions of taxa.

Abstract

An abstract (no m ore than t hree hu nd red word s)

will be published at the beginning of each paper. Avoid

ab brev iati on s (excep t ch em ical and ph ysi cal un its)

and referen ces. Giv e the scienti fic n ames, and 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),

(Ro ssman an d Pianka, 1994), Rossman et al. (1994),

(Rossman et al ., 1 99 4). If several p ap ers are ci ted

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 p ro pr iat e leg end at th e h ead, and n um ber ed

co nsecu ti vely wit h arabic n umerals in th e o rder i n

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.

In dicate 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.

Ph otographs mu st be of high quality, exh ibit high

con trast, and be p ri nted o n glazed 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 space bet ween the ind ividual print. Irregularly or

asymm etrical ly arrang ed g roups of p hoto grap hs wil l

not be accepted. L et ter th e i nd ividu al ph oto gra ph s

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 offprints of each article are provided free of

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.

Erratum

Botanical Studies (2008) 48: 287-294.

"endothecial" should read: "endothetical".