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Manuscripts

The text should be in a clear, concise style and written in English. Papers should be in 12pt font, double spaced and with wide margins. Submission of the manuscript is taken to mean that the contents are original and that no similar paper will be submitted to another journal.

Papers will be accepted for publication by the Editors on the advice of at least one referee. They should conform to the following layout:

Research papers should not exceed 15,000 words; discussion papers should not exceed one printed page (approximately 600 words).
An informative brief title should be given, avoiding abbreviations. For retrieval and abstracting purposes the main subject matter covered by the paper should be indicated by the title.
Name(s) of author(s) and professional address(es) should be given at the end of the paper, after the references.
An abstract of not more than 200 words is required, which should be intelligible without reference to the main text.
In the main text, use three or fewer grades of heading (do not underline). Metric measurements should be given wherever possible and abbreviated as 6mm, 4m, 25km, etc. Radiometric dates should be given as 160 m.y., etc. Names of taxa should be in italics. Illustrations and tables should be referred to as in the following examples: Fig. 7, (Fig. 7), Figs 7 and 8, (Figs 7, 8), Table 2, (Table 2). Footnotes will not be accepted.
References should conform exactly with the examples given below. Journal titles should be given in full. Titles of books should also be given in full, together with the edition, place of publication and publisher. Tables should be on separate pages and each should have a brief title. If possible they should be prepared in a camera-ready form to avoid typesetting errors.
Captions of illustrations must be typed on a separate page. All illustrations should be termed figures in the text and numbered consecutively.

Original illustrations

These should be as Indian ink drawings on smooth white card or on high-quality transparent plastic. They should be drawn at about twice the required size. Letters should not be smaller than one millimetre after reduction. Laser-printed drawings generated with computer drafting facilities are also acceptable. The maximum size for illustrations is 21cm by 14cm. It is recommended that they be constructed either for the entire width of the type area (14cm) or for a column width (6.7cm). Large folding figures and coloured maps are subject to rigorous scrutiny and will be accepted only in special cases or when publication is assisted by a subvention. All illustrations should bear the author's name and figure number. Do not attach captions to the illustrations. Authors should submit one good copy of the original artwork at the drafted size and three copies reduced to publication size.

Photographs

Photographs (black and white) may be used when this is essential. Three prints of each, or two prints of each and one set of clear digital images, should be submitted at the final size (21cm by 14cm maximum) on glossy paper with strong contrasts. Definition must be extremely sharp. In the case of a composite illustration (as in palaeontology) one additional set of prints should be trimmed to final dimensions and carefully mounted (avoiding undue waste of space) on white board with rubber cement. Where possible, the convention of lighting from the top left should be followed.

References

Crow, M.J. and Max, M.D. 1976 The Kinrovar Schist. Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society 5 (A), 429-41.
Raup, D.M. and Stanley, S.M. 1971 Principles of palaeontology. San Francisco. Freeman.
Williams, A. 1969 Ordovician faunal provinces with reference to brachiopod distribution. In A. Wood (ed.), The Pre-Cambrian and lower Palaeozoic rocks of Wales, 117-54. Cardiff. University of Wales Press.
These should be referred to in the text as follows: Crow and Max (1976) stated ... . The folds in this area (Crow and Max 1976) are ... .