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Instructions for Authors

General

ANZCCART NEWS is published electronically, approximately three times per year, and has a “circulation” of about 2000.

Content

Articles will be considered for publication only if they are generally compatible with ANZCCART’s Mission Statement. The editors reserve the right to reject an article or to suggest modifications to an article. When other than minor changes are required, authors will be consulted before final acceptance. The editors may seek independent advice before accepting a submitted article for publication. For a guide to the general style and content of articles, authors should consult previous editions, available from our web site.

Length

Long articles: approximately 3,000 words
Short articles and book reviews: approximately 1,000 words
Letters: approximately 500 words

Format

We prefer articles to be sent to us by email as attached files – preferable in MS Word or RTF format. The editors will carry out the final formatting.

Figures and diagrams

We encourage the publication of good quality high contrast figures and diagrams. These should be sent as separate files.

Preferred file types: TIFF or JPG
Preferred Image density: 300 dpi.

Copyright

Authors should ensure that any material they plan to publish in ANZCCART NEWS is not subject to any copyright restrictions. Generally, we expect authors to indicate their name and professional affiliation (e.g. University Department) after the title of their article. ANZCCART will not disclose additional author contact information (address / phone number / email) to third parties unless you have indicated otherwise. We ask that you indicate your willingness to share your email address with readers at the time you submit your article.

References

Generally, the style of referencing should be as indicated in the example given below, taken from an article by David Taggart that appeared in ANZCCART NEWS Volume 15, Number 3, 2002:

Text

“Assisted reproductive technology is well established in wildlife conservation programs in eutherian mammals (Taggart et al. 1997)”.

References

Taggart DA, Schultz D and Temple-Smith PD (1997) Development and application of assisted reproductive technologies in marsupials: Their value for conservation of rock wallabies. Aust. Mammalogy 19: 183-190.