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Fishery Bulletin 
Guidelines for authors 
Contributions published in Fishery Bulletin describe 
original research in marine fishery science, fishery engi¬ 
neering and economics, and marine 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 occasionally 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. 
All submissions are subject to a double-blind review 
to remove the identity of author and reviewer during the 
review process. 
Plagiarism and double publication are considered 
serious breaches of publication ethics. To verify the orig¬ 
inality 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 English-speaking 
colleagues before submission. 
Once a paper has been accepted for publication, online 
publication takes approximately 2 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 econom¬ 
ics. Tables and figures are not included in this page count, 
but the number of figures should not exceed 1 figure 
for every 4 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: abstract, 
introduction, methods, results, and discussion, but the 
results 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, condition, 
or event that expands our knowledge of fisheries science, 
engineering, or economics—and do not require a lengthy 
discussion. 
Companion articles should be submitted together and 
are published together as a scientific contribution. Both 
articles should address a closely related topic and may be 
articles that result from a workshop or conference. 
Preparation of manuscript 
Title page should include authors’ full names, mailing 
addresses, and the senior author’s email 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 abstract¬ 
ing agencies, it is important that they represent the 
research clearly and concisely. 
General text must be typed in 12-point Times New 
Roman font throughout. A brief introduction should 
convey the broad significance of the paper; the remain¬ 
der of the paper should be divided into the following 
sections: 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 2 subheadings). The entire text should 
be intelligible to interdisciplinary readers; therefore, 
all acronyms, abbreviations, and technical terms should 
be written out in full and defined 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 disci¬ 
pline. They should never be used for the main subject 
(species, method) of a paper. 
For general style, follow the U.S. Government Pub¬ 
lishing Office Style Manual (2016, available at website) 
and Scientific Style and Format: the CSE Manual for 
Authors, Editors, and Publishers (2014, 8th ed.) pub¬ 
lished by the Council of Science Editors. For scientific 
nomenclature, use the current edition of the Ameri¬ 
can Fisheries Society’s Common and Scientific Names 
of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico 
and its companion volumes ( Crustaceans, Mollusks, 
Cnidaria and Ctenophora, and World Fishes Import¬ 
ant to North Americans ). For species not found in the 
above mentioned AFS publications and for more recent 
changes in nomenclature, use the Integrated Taxo¬ 
nomic Information System (ITIS, available at website), 
or, secondarily, the California Academy of Sciences Cat¬ 
alog of Fishes (available at website) for species names 
not included in ITIS. Common (vernacular) names of 
species should be lowercase. Citations must be given 
for the identification of specimens. For example, “Fish 
species were identified according to Collette and 
