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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR AN ORAL OR POSTER PAPER FOR THE FOLLOWING THEMES:

  • 2010 assessments for Lepidoptera
  • The science of conservation management
  • Landscape-scale conservation
  • Climate change impacts and adaptation
  • Future challenges

PUBLICATION OF PROCEEDINGS

We are currently in negotiation with the editor of an international peer-reviewed scientific journal to publish the proceedings of the above themes as a combined special issue of the Journal. As currently envisaged the special edition will be hardbound which will allow it to be marketed as both a themed edition of the journal and as a book (i.e. it will have both an ISSN and an ISBN) – this approach has a very beneficial effect on the impact factor of the Journal and the dissemination of the research papers as the book format will reach a different segment of the potential readership.

Papers selected for presentation at the Symposium will therefore be eligible for publication, subject to them meeting the criteria and standards of the Journal and the manuscript submission deadline. Please note, therefore, that to be considered for publication the full paper manuscript, written to the Journal specification and submitted through the normal Journal submission process, must be received by the Journal editor by the 25th March 2010 (the day before the conference opens). This deadline will be strictly adhered to so that we can ensure that publication is timely and not drawn-out by authors failing to submit promised manuscripts on time. It would help the organisers and the editor of the Journal if colleagues intending to submit a paper to the special edition of the Journal would indicate this in their covering e-mail when submitting an abstract. Note that acceptance of delivery of a paper at the Symposium does not guarantee publication in the Journal special edition.

Further details of the publication process and the Journal will be posted on this site when negotiations are complete.

 

SUBMITTING AN ABSTRACT

Abstracts should be submitted to Professor John Dover by e-mail (j.w.dover@staffs.ac.uk) as an attachment in Microsoft Word or Open Office format. The e-mail subject line should contain the message: ‘Butterfly Conservation 2010 Symposium:’ followed by the words ‘POSTER PAPER’ or ‘ORAL PAPER’ as appropriate. Deadline: Monday 2nd November 2009.

 

ABSTRACT LAYOUT

Abstracts must be in English; the font should be Arial, size 12. If using common names, scientific names should be included at first mention and be italicised. Layout should follow the following convention:

  1. In the first line give the words: POSTER PAPER or ORAL PAPER as appropriate, followed by the theme name.
  2. Skip a line then give the title in Bold, uppercase.
  3. Skip a line then give the authors in the format: Surname then initials. Separate each author by a semi-colon and penultimate and ultimate author by with an ampersand (&). Use superscript numbers to link to the author addresses which should follow the authors after a skipped line. Include the e-mail address of the lead author (who should also be the presenting author). Addresses should not be in bold:
     

    POSTER PAPER: The Science of Conservation Management

    IMPACT OF NECTAR PROVISIONING ON REALISED FECUNDITY OF COMMON BLUE BUTTERFLIES IN CEREAL FIELD MARGINS IN NORFOLK, UK.

    Somebody, I.S1; Outthere, O.R.2; Ami, A.L.1 & Lone, M.A.B.3

    1IESR, Staffordshire University, Stoke on Trent, UK: email j.w.dover@staffs.ac.uk; 2University of the World, Swaffam, UK; 3 Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, UK.

  4. The abstract itself should follow after a skipped line and should be no longer than 200 words, key references may be included (no more than 4, list alphabetically after the abstract). The text should be justified left and right. The abstract should normally include the aims, methods, results, and conclusions. Ensure the subject matter is written in such a way that its link to Lepidoptera conservation and the chosen theme is explicit. The abstract should not require a technical background for it to be understood: jargon should be avoided wherever possible.

Example of the body of the abstract and references:

 

Changes in agricultural practice since the 1940’s have given rise to monoculture cropping with high inputs of inorganic fertilizer, and pesticides. The resulting crops are devoid of broadleaved and grass weeds and field boundary vegetation has become impoverished (Everyman et al. 2003). We explored the link between the abundance of nectar sources in field boundaries and number of eggs laid on potted host plants in a manipulative experiment where we increased the abundance of nectar plants in field margins by direct planting. The target species was the common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) and the host plant Birds-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus......

Everyman, C.A.N; See, T.H.; Reis, A. & Problem, E.H. (2003) Impact of mechanisation   and agricultural impacts on the farm environment. Journal of the Very Obvious 11: 307-315.

A guide to referencing can be found at: www.staffs.ac.uk/schools/sciences/biology/Acstaff/Jdover/teaching.htm

NOTE: The organisers reserve the right to reject abstracts that are not suitable or ask that a poster be presented rather than a paper.