Aroideana

Editorial Board

Dr. Derek Burch, Peter C. Boyce, Dr. Simon Mayo, Dr. Dan H. Nicolson, Dr. Thomas B. Croat, Dr. Michael H. Grayum, Josef Bogner, Dr. Jake Henny, Julius Boos

Aroideana is an illustrated annual devoted to information about the family Araceae and published by the International Aroid Society, Inc. No material may be reproduced by any means without written permission from the editor. Manuscripts, corrected proofs, and all editorial correspondence should be sent to: Dr. Derek Burch. All other correspondence is to be sent to:
International Aroid Society, P.O. Box 43-1853, So. Miami, FL 33143-1853 U.S.A.

Scientific and Nonscientific Manuscripts

Papers must be typed on standard A4 paper, be double spaced throughout, and for hard copy be on consecutively numbered pages, with 2.5 cm (1") margins on all sides. Ideally all manuscripts should be submitted to the editor in electronic format (either on 3.5 inch floppy disk or as an e-mail attachment) in MS Word 7 (or later) or compatible. Authors should follow recommendations of the Council of Biology Editors Style Manual. Measurements are to be in metric units.

Sequences of Sections

Follow this order: title, author name and address, abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgments, and literature cited. Captions must accompany all tables and figures. Abstracts should summarize the character and scope of the paper in 250 words or less, followed by no more than eight key words. Literature cited must be referenced in the text and listed alphabetically by author.

Illustrations

Line drawings and tables must be in black, high resolution ink, clearly labeled, and consecutively numbered. Photos must be completely labeled and show desired cropping if any. Figures will be published either one column (six cm) or two columns (12.6 cm) wide. Full page illustrations will be no more than 12.6 cm x 20 cm. Original art will be returned to the author. Figures will be published in black and white unless special arrangements have been made with the editor for reproduction in color.

Processing Manuscripts

Upon receipt, manuscripts are acknowledged and sent for critical review. Accepted manuscripts are sent to authors for revision in consideration of reviewers' comments and returned to the editor for typesetting. Page proofs are sent to the author for proofreading, with any changes other than typographical errors being charged to the author at cost at the editor's discretion. Authors with research support will be billed for page charges at the rate of $30.00 per printed page at the editor's discretion.

Voucher Materials

Descriptions of new species require deposit of type materials in a recognized herbarium.