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Instructions for Authors

Scope of the Journal

The international journal Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology was founded to promote the concept of ecohydrology, which is defined as the study of the functional interrelations between hydrology and biota at the catchment scale (Zalewski 2000).

Ecohydrology extends from the molecular level to catchment-scale processes and is based on the three principles:

• framework (hydrological principle) – quantification and integration of hydrological and ecological processes at a basin scale,
• target (ecological principle) – necessity of enhancing ecosystem absorbing capacity and ecosystem services,
• management tool (ecological engineering principle) – use of ecosystem properties for regulation of the interplay between hydrology and biota.

(Zalewski, M. [Ed.] 2002. Guidelines for the integrated management of the watershed – phytotechnotogy and ecohydrology. UNEP, IETC Freshwater Management Series No. 5, http://www.unep.or.jp/Ietc/Publications/Freshwater/FMS5/index.asp)

The Journal will be pleased to receive manuscripts which adopt an integrative approach such as this to aquatic sciences, explaining ecological and hydrological processes at a river-basin scale, or propose practical application of this knowledge.It will also consider papers in other hydrobiological fields. Especially welcome are papers on regulatory mechanism within biocenosis and the resistance and resilience of freshwater and costal zones ecosystems.

Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology publishes: original research papers, invited or submitted review papers, short communications, book reviews, occasional special issues highlighting and integrating new directions of research.

General editorial practice

There is no page charge for published papers. Submission of a paper implies that:

• it is original, unpublished work and not under consideration for publication elsewhere,
• it has been read and approved by all co-authors,
• the authors assign exclusive copyright to the Journal if and when the manuscript is accepted for publication.

Manuscripts should be submitted by electronic mail to one of the e-mail addresses given on below. Manuscripts are presented to referees for evaluation. Decisions on acceptance, rejection or need for revision are made by the editor and are final. Rejected manuscripts will be returned to the authors only if they contain important comments from the referees. The publisher cannot take responsibility for loss or damage of mailed materials, so the author should keep a backup copy of the paper.

Revised version of the manuscript should be sent together with a covering letter explaining (in points) how the suggestions and criticism of the referees and the editor were handled.

Proofs are sent to the authors and they are responsible for correcting typographic errors. Alterations to the content must be avoided. In case of not receiving the authors’ corrections within two weeks, the paper is published after editorial correction only.

Offprint. The first author receives 25 offprint copies of the paper free of charge. Additional copies must be ordered at a cost when sending back proofs.

Manuscripts

Length. Papers should be double-spaced (about 30 lines per page, 60 characters per line). Succinctness of style is
a prerequisite. In general, research papers are limited to 25 pages of a standard typescript, including illustrations, references, etc. Review papers can attain 40 pages. Short communications should be structured as research papers but cannot exceed 12 pages.

Language. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology publishes papers in English only. Authors whose native language is other than English are strongly advised to have their manuscripts checked by an English speaking colleague prior to submission.

Paper organisation. A paper should be arranged as follows:

• Title of the paper.
• Authors’ name(s) and surname(s) (not initials).
• Address: full postal address of author(s) followed by an e-mail address.
• Abstract: a statement of the findings only, about 110 words. It should not include repetition of the title.
• Key words: up to six, excluding words used in the title.
• Running headline: a shortened title not exceeding 45 characters.
• Introduction: containing a formulation of the subject, a statement on its present stage of elaboration, and
• a clear definition of the aim of the paper, leading to the hypothesis/es tested.
• Materials and methods: the description must be sufficiently detailed to enable others to repeat the procedure.
• Results: only the results achieved in the work, followed by their analysis should be dealt with under this heading.
• Discussion: the interpretation of the presented results in the wider context of published works from elsewhere, an elucidation of theoretical and logical aspects, deductions, etc. Repetition of results must be avoided. Clearly formulated conclusions must be included at the end of discussion, in accordance with the stated aim and hypotheses of the paper.
• Acknowledgements: funding of research and other contributing parties should be acknowledged here.
• References. See below for examples.
• Tables, figures, list of tables and figures’ captions.

A review paper may not contain hypothesis-testing and original data, but should generally follow the same guidelines, particularly in respect of Discussion.

Text. Do not use capitals in the titles or the section headings. Use only the international system of units of measure (SI), e.g. joule (J) instead of calories (cal), dm³ instead of l (litre), and write e.g. indiv. m^–2 instead of indiv./m². The scientific (Latin) names of species are preferred: a full name (e.g. Coregonus lavaretus (L.)) in the title and first citation and a shortened name (e.g. C. lavaretus) in the rest of the paper.The text should be prepared as MS Word file.

Tables and figures. Tables should be double-spaced, numbered with Roman (I., II., etc.) numerals, with a brief title above each table. Avoid tables exceeding the size of a printed page. Figures must bear an Arabic (1., 2., etc.) numeral, a brief title below and the name of the authors. Figures should not be framed. Maps should be framed and should indicate North and scale. Use bar scales instead of numerical ones. Figures and tables should not duplicate information and should be understandable without reference to the text. Tables and figures must be referred to in the text, e.g. (Fig. 1), (Table I) in their ascending order. Written copyright permission must be obtained for any table or figure already published elsewhere in the same form. It is appreciated if all artwork is provided in separate files also (apart from pasted in the text) and sized to fit the format of publication (TIFF, EPS and PDF file formats are preferred). Resolution required is min. 1000 dpi for colour and min. 300 dpi for greyscale artwork.

List of references should contain all the references cited in the text, and only these, arranged as follows: surnames and initials of the authors, separated by commas (not “and” or “&”), year of publication, title of paper, title of journal, abbreviated according to the Serial Sources for the BIOSIS Previews Database (if in doubt, give the full title), volume number (in bold) and pages. Titles of books and journals should be printed in italics (examples 1 and 2 below). A chapter in a book should be cited as in example 3. Titles of papers published in a language other than English, French or German should be translated into English and language of its summary stated (see example 1). Books should be cited as in example 2. UNESCO and other international organisation documents – example 6. Titles and authors’ names written in a non-Latin alphabet should be transliterated according to international ISO rules.

Examples:

1. Kufel, L. 2000. Eutrofizacja jezior, czyli o niedostatkach pewnych modeli empirycznych i potrzebie spojnej koncepcji zjawiska [Eutrophication of lakes or on the shortcomings of some empirical models and the need for a coherent concept of this phenomenon]. Wiad. Ekol. 46, 267-281 [Engl. summ.].

2. Odum, E.P. 1971. Fundamentals of ecology. Saunders, Philadelphia.

3. Schiemer, F., Waidbacher, H. 1992. Strategies for conservation of a Danubian fish fauna. In: Boon, P.J., Calow, P., Petts, G.E. `Eds` River conservation and management. John Wiley and Sons Ltd. New York, pp. 363-382.

4. Statzner, B., Higler, B. 1986. Stream hydraulics as a major determinant of benthic invertebrate zonation patterns. Freshwat. Biol. 16, 127-139.

5. Zalewski, M. [Ed.] 2000. Ecohydrology. Ecol. Eng. Special issue 16, 1-197.

6. Zalewski, M., Janauer, G.A., Jolankai, G. 1997. Conceptual background. In: Zalewski, M., Janauer, G.A., Jolankai, G. `Eds` Ecohydrology: A new paradigm for the sustainable use of aquatic resources. International Hydrological Programme UNESCO, Paris, Technical Documents in Hydrology 7.

When in the text references should be quoted by mentioning the author's name and date, e.g. (Kufel 2000) or (Statzner, Higler 1986). If a work by more than two authors is referred to, only the name of the first among them should be mentioned, followed by et al. e.g. (Zalewski et al. 1997). Papers by the same authors published in the same year should be distinguished by small letters of the alphabet added after the year, e.g. Huisman (1999a). Unpublished work should be cited as follows:

(unpubl.) – not expected to be published at any definite time (to be mentioned in the text only).

(in press) – only when formal acceptance has been granted. State the author's name, title of the work and the journal, the year and volume whenever possible.

The following guides to style are recommended:

CBE Style Manual (Council of Biology Editors 1972, 3rd ed.). American Institute of Biological Sciences. Washington, D.C.,

O' Connor, M., Woodford, F.P. 1979. Writing scientific papers in English. Excerpta Medica, Amsterdam,

O' Connor, M. 1991. Writing successfully in science. Harper Collins, London.

Submissions of papers

• Submissions from all countries:

Maciej Zalewski
International Institute PAS . European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology
under the auspices of UNESCO
3 Tylna Str., 90-364 .od., Poland
tel/fax: +48 42 681 70 07,
e-mail: m.zalewski@erce.unesco.lodz.pl