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Fishery Bulletin 
Guidelines for authors 
Contributions published in Fishery Bulletin describe 
original research in marine fishery science, fishery en¬ 
gineering and economics, as well as the areas of ma¬ 
rine environmental and ecological sciences (including 
modeling). Preference will be given to manuscripts that 
examine processes and underlying patterns. Descriptive 
reports, surveys, and observational papers may occa¬ 
sionally be published but should appeal to an audience 
outside the locale in which the study was conducted. 
Although all contributions are subject to peer review, 
responsibility for the contents of papers rests upon the 
authors and not on the editor or publisher. Submission 
of an article implies that the article is original and is 
not being considered for publication elsewhere. 
Plagiarism and double publication are considered 
serious breaches of publication ethics. To verify the 
originality of the research in papers and to identify 
possible previous publication, manuscripts may be 
screened with plagiarism-detection software. 
Manuscripts must be written in English; authors 
whose native language is not English are strongly 
advised to have their manuscripts checked by Eng¬ 
lish-speaking colleagues before submission. 
Once a paper has been accepted for publication, on¬ 
line publication takes approximately 3 weeks. 
There is no cost for publication in Fishery Bulletin. 
Types of manuscripts accepted by the journal 
Articles generally range from 20 to 30 double-spaced 
typed pages (12-point font) and describe an original 
contribution to fisheries science, engineering, or eco¬ 
nomics. Tables and figures are not included in this 
page count, but the number of figures should not ex¬ 
ceed one figure for every four pages of text. Articles 
contain the following divisions: abstract, introduction, 
methods, results, and discussion. 
Short contributions are generally less than 15 double 
spaced typed pages (12-point font) and, like articles, 
describe an original contribution to fisheries science. 
They follow the same format as that for articles: ab¬ 
stract, introduction, results and discussion, but the re¬ 
sults and discussion sections may be combined. They 
are distinguished from full articles in that they report 
a noteworthy new observation or discovery—such as 
the first report of a new species, a unique finding, con¬ 
dition, or event that expands our knowledge of fisher¬ 
ies science, engineering or economics—and do not re¬ 
quire a lengthy discussion. 
Companion articles are presented together and pub¬ 
lished together as a scientific contribution. Both arti¬ 
cles address a closely related topic and may be articles 
that result from a workshop or conference. They must 
be submitted to the journal at the same time. 
Review articles generally range from 40 to 60 double¬ 
spaced typed pages (12-point font) and address a timely 
topic that is relevant to all aspects of fisheries science. 
They should be forward thinking and address novel 
views or interpretations of information that encourage 
new avenues of research. They can be reviews based on 
the outcome from thematic workshops, or contributions 
by groups of authors who want to focus on a particular 
topic, or a contribution by an individual who chooses to 
review a research theme of broad interest to the fisher¬ 
ies science community. A review article will include an 
abstract, but the format of the article per se will be 
up to the authors. Please contact the Scientific Editor 
to discuss your ideas regarding a review article before 
embarking on such a project. 
Preparation of manuscript 
Title page should include authors’ full names, mailing 
addresses, and the senior author’s e-mail address. 
Abstract should be limited to 200 words (one-half typed 
page), state the main scope of the research, and empha¬ 
size the authors conclusions and relevant findings. Do 
not review the methods of the study or list the contents 
of the paper. Because abstracts are circulated by ab¬ 
stracting agencies, it is important that they represent 
the research clearly and concisely. 
General text must be typed in 12-point Times New Ro¬ 
man font throughout. A brief introduction should con¬ 
vey the broad significance of the paper; the remainder 
of the paper should be divided into the following sec¬ 
tions: Materials and methods, Results, Discussion, and 
Acknowledgments. Headings within each section must 
be short, reflect a logical sequence, and follow the rules 
of subdivision (i.e., there can be no subdivision without 
at least two subheadings). The entire text should be 
intelligible to interdisciplinary readers; therefore, all 
acronyms, abbreviations, and technical terms should be 
written out in full the first time they are mentioned. 
Abbreviations should be used sparingly because they 
are not carried over to indexing databases and slow 
readability for those readers outside a discipline. They 
should never be used for the main subject (species, 
method) of a paper. 
For general style, follow the U.S. Government Print¬ 
ing Office Style Manual (2008) [available at website] 
and Scientific Style and Format: the CSE Manual for 
Authors, Editors, and Publishers (2014, 8 th ed.) pub¬ 
lished by the Council of Science Editors. For scientific 
nomenclature, use the current edition of the American 
Fisheries Society’s Common and Scientific Names of 
