Instructions to Authors. 



The following instructions have been drawn up for the' 

 guidance of authors submitting papers to be printed by the 

 Society. By following these instructions authors will 

 greatly facilitate the work of the Council, whose object it 

 is to issue the papers as early as possible after reading. 



Pa]iers for submission to the Council should be in the 

 hands of the Hon. Secretary one week before the date of 

 Council meeting. 



Manuscript should be typewritten, wdth double spacing, 

 preferably in duplicate, the author retaining one cbpy ; it 

 will simplify the work of the Hon. Editor if onlj^ generic 

 and specific names are underlined in the manuscript. 



References to literature should be furnished in general 

 accordance with the scheme adopted for the subject catalogue 

 of the International Catalogue of Scientific Literature, 

 viz. : name of author with initials following, (usually 

 omitting title of paper), abbreviated name of Journal with 

 place of publication, series (if any), volume, year, page ; e.J. 

 Da^'is, W. M., Proc. Nat. Acad. Sc, Washington, 3, 1917, 

 p. 649. 



The manuscript accepted by the Council is transmitted 

 to the Hon. Editor and should be ready for the press. There 

 should be no subsequent addition, and authors are requested 

 to make their final revision on the typewritten manuscript 

 to avoid correction other than ordinary printer's errors on 

 the proofs. Proofs will be submitted to authors in galley 

 form only. Authors are requested to return MSS and 

 corrected proofs to the Hon. Editor with as little delay as 

 possible. 



Illustrations should be line-drawings or black and white 

 drawings or photographs, and should be furnished ready for 

 the preparation of blocks. Where photographs are used 

 prints should be on bromide or gaslight paper. Where 

 possible it is suggested that line-drawings be used. The 

 maximum size for ordinary plates is 7 x 4 inches, and for 

 text-figures, 6x4 inches. 



Fifty authors copies are provided by the Society ;' 

 any further copies may be obtained at cost and should be 

 ordered when the proof is returned. 



