Fishery Bulletin 



Guide for Contributors 



Content 



Articles published in Fishery Bulletin de- 

 scribe original research in fishery marine 

 science, engineering and economics, and the 

 environmental and ecological sciences, in- 

 cluding modeling. Articles may range from 

 relatively short to extensive; notes are re- 

 ports of 5 to 10 pages without an abstract 

 and describing methods or results not sup- 

 ported by a large body of data. 



Although all contributions are subject to 

 peer review, responsibility for the contents of 

 papers rests upon the authors and not upon 

 the editor or the publisher. It is therefore im- 

 portant that the contents of the manuscript 

 are carefully considered by the authors. 



Submission of an article is understood to 

 imply that the article is original and is not 

 being considered for publication elsewhere. 

 Manuscripts should be written in English. 

 Authors whose native language is not En- 

 glish are strongly advised to have their 

 manuscripts checked by English-speaking 

 colleagues prior to submission. 



Preparation 



Title page should include authors' full 

 names and mailing addresses, the corre- 

 sponding author's telephone, FAX number, 

 and E-mail address, and a list of key words 

 to describe the contents of the manuscript. 



Abstract should not exceed one double- 

 spaced typed page. It should state the main 

 scope of the research but emphasize its con- 

 clusions and relevant findings. Because ab- 

 stracts are circulated by abstracting 

 agencies, it is important that they represent 

 the research clearly and concisely. 



Text must be typed double-spaced through- 

 out. A brief introduction should portray the 

 broad significance of the paper; the remain- 

 der of the paper should be divided into the 

 following sections: Materials and meth- 

 ods, Results, Discussion (or Conclusions), 

 and Acknowledgments. Headings within 

 each section must be short, reflect a logical 

 sequence, and follow the rules of multiple 

 subdivision (i.e. there can be no subdivision 

 without at least two items). The entire text 

 should be intelligible to interdisciplinary 

 readers; therefore, all acronyms, abbrevia- 

 tions, and technical terms should be spelled 

 out the first time they are mentioned. The 

 scientific names of species must be written 



out the first time they are mentioned; sub- 

 sequent mention of scientific names may be 

 abbreviated. Follow the U.S. Government 

 Printing Office Style Manual (1984 ed.) and 

 the CBE Scientific Style and Format (6th 

 ed.) for editorial style, and the most current 

 issue of the American Fisheries Society's 

 Common and Scientific Names of Fishes 

 from the United States and Canada for fish 

 nomenclature. Dates should be written as 

 follows: 11 November 1991. Measurements 

 should be expressed in metric units, e.g., 

 metric tons as (t); if other units of measure- 

 ment are used, please make this fact explicit 

 to the reader. The numeral one (1) should be 

 typed as a one, not as a lower-case el (1). 



Text footnotes should be numbered with 

 Arabic numerals. Footnote all personal 

 communications, unpublished data, and un- 

 published manuscripts with full address of 

 the communicator or author, or, as in the 

 case of unpublished data, where the data 

 are on file. Authors are advised to avoid ref- 

 erences to nonstandard (gray) literature, 

 such as internal, project, processed, or ad- 

 ministrative reports. Where these refer- 

 ences are used, please include whether they 

 are available from NTIS (National Techni- 

 cal Information Service) or from someother 

 public depository. 



Literature cited comprises published works 

 and those accepted for publication in peer- 

 reviewed literature (in press). Follow the 

 name and year system for citation format. 

 In the text, cite as follows: Smith and Jones 

 (1977) or (Smith and Jones, 1977). If there 

 is a sequence of citations, list by year: Smith, 

 1932; Smith and Jones, 1985; Smith and 

 Allen, 1986. Abbreviations of serials should 

 conform to abbreviations given in Serial 

 Sources for the BIOSIS Previews Database. 

 Authors are responsible for the accuracy and 

 completeness of all citations. 



Tables should not be excessive in size and 

 must be cited in numerical order in the 

 text. Headings should be short but ample 

 enough to allow the table to be intelligible 

 on its own. All unusual symbols must be ex- 

 plained in the table legend. Other inciden- 

 tal comments may be footnoted with italic 

 numerals. Use the asterisk only to indicate 

 probability in statistical data. Because ta- 

 bles are typeset, they need only be submit- 

 ted typed and formatted, with double-spaced 

 legends. Zeros should precede all decimal 

 points for values less than one. 



Figures must be cited in numerical order in 

 the text. The senior author's last name and 

 the figure number should be written on the 

 back of each one. Illustrations should be 

 submitted as originals and not as photocop- 

 ies. Submit photographs as glossy prints or 

 slides that show good contrast, otherwise 

 we cannot guarantee a good final printed 

 copy. We may need to edit electronically 

 generated graphics; therefore do not submit 

 them as encapsulated postscript (EF'S) files. 

 Save them in the software program in 

 which they were created. Label all figures 

 with Helvetica typeface and capitalize the 

 first letter of the first word in axis labels. 

 Italicize species name and variables in 

 equations. Use zeros before all decimal 

 points. Use Times Roman bold typeface to 

 label the parts of a figure. Send only photo- 

 copies of figures to the Scientific Editor; 

 original figures will be requested when the 

 manuscript has been accepted for publica- 

 tion. Each figure legend should explain all 

 symbols and abbreviations in the figure and 

 should be double-spaced and placed at the 

 end of the manuscript. 



Copyright law does not cover government 

 publications; they fall within the public do- 

 main. If an author reproduces any part of a 

 government publication in his work, refer- 

 ence to source is appreciated. 



Submission 



Send printed copies (original and three cop- 

 ies) to the Scientific Editor: 



Dr. John B. Pearce, Scientific Editor 

 Northeast Fisheries Science Center 

 National Marine Fisheries Service 

 166 Water Street 

 Woods Hole, MA 02543-1097 



Once the manuscript has been accepted for 

 publication, you will be asked to submit a 

 software copy of your manuscript to the Man- 

 aging Editor. The software copy should be 

 submitted in WordPerfect or Microsoft Word 

 text format (or in standard ASCII text for- 

 mat if neither program is available) and 

 placed on a 5.25-inch or 3.5-inch disk that is 

 double-sided, double or high density, and 

 that is compatible with either DOS or Apple 

 Macintosh systems. 



A copy of page proofs will be sent to the au- 

 thor for final approval prior to publication. 



Copies of published articles and notes are 

 available free of charge to the senior author 

 (50 copies) and to his or her laboratory (50 

 copies). Additional copies may be purchased 

 in lots of 100 when the author receives page 

 proofs. 



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