Editorial policy

Fauna norvegica publishes:

1. Original research and scientific papers in zoology (except entomology and ornithology), in the form of standard articles, reviews or short communications, focusing on Nordic fauna. The geographic area covered is the mainland and surrounding seas in the Nordic countries. Appropriate topics include systematics and taxonomy, biogeography, faunistic studies, and biodiversity in order to describe abundance and distribution, as well as methodological development. Descriptive work is welcome
2. Book reviews
3. Conference proceedings relevant to the scope of the journal, on agreement with the editor

All research papers in Fauna norvegica are subjected to peer review. Submissions must not have been previously published or copyrighted, and must not be published subsequently except in abstract form or by written consent of the editor in chief.

Fauna norvegica is indexed in BIOSIS, Biological abstracts.

Appears with one volume (1 or more issues) annually.

Editor in chief
Torkild Bakken, Museum of Natural History and Archaeology NTNU

Editorial committee
Reidar Andersen, Museum of Natural History and Archaeology NTNU
Dag Dolmen, Museum of Natural History and Archaeology NTNU
Jan Ivar Koksvik, Museum of Natural History and Archaeology NTNU
Åslaug Viken, Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre

Technical editor
Dag Altin, BioTrix

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Language and style. Fauna norvegica publishes papers in English. Manuscripts should follow "Instructions to authors" as closely as possible. Manuscripts that do not conform to this guide will be returned for revision.

Manuscripts, should be submitted to the editor in chief electronically as attachment to an e-mail. This attachment should be organized in one of two ways: 1) a pdf-file where Figures and Tables are included on separate pages following the text; 2) a text file accompanied by a separate file with all Figures and Tables (keep the file size low). The body of the e-mail should include title and authors of the manuscript.

Organize the manuscript as left justified, double spaced with wide margins and numbered lines to aid the referees. Manuscripts should have a title with author names, an abstract followed by a list of up to five keywords and a suggested running head (36 characters or less), and postal address(es) of the author(s). Clearly state the name and e-mail address of the corresponding author by marking it with an asterix (*). Abstract should not exceed 300 words and should cover main results and conclusions of the paper. Authors, year, title and Fauna norvegica Vol. should be inserted above the abstract.

The body of the articles should be organized in sections labelled Introduction, Material and methods, Results, Discussion and References. All acknowledgements should be collected under a single heading at the end of the text, preceding References. Short communications must be structured in the same way as outlined for standard articles. Reviews may be organized differently.

Tables with their headings, legends to figures and numbered figures, should be on separate pages following the text, but their preferred location in the text should be clearly marked by <<INSERT TABLE/FIGURE xx HERE>>. Do not send original illustrations or files with illustrations intended for printing until the manuscript is accepted for publishing.

All measurements are to be given in SI units. Dates are written as 10 June 2003. Localities must be followed by a position or an UTM reference, given in a Table if appropriate.

Nomenclature. Scientific names of genera and species should be written in italics. The name of the author and year of description, separated by a comma, should be included the first time the name of a taxon is mentioned in the text, e.g. (Palio dubia Sars, 1829). Names of authors should be written in full. Names should be treated according to rules applied in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature .

Figures and Tables. Write Table and Figure both in the running text and above/beneath tables and figures. In the final page layout, the illustrations will occupy either one (76 mm), one and a half (120 mm) or two (155 mm) column’s width, and cannot be higher than 220 mm. Tables will be adjusted to fit either one or two columns in width. Do not use vertical lines in tables. The author should take into consideration that most figures will be reduced in size. In line illustrations, line thickness should not be less than 0.25 mm after reduction. Lettering should not be smaller than 8 points (1.5 mm) after the figure is reduced.

In figures symbols or different fills should be identified in the figure legend. In maps and illustrations of specimens a scale bar should be included. Choose contrasting patterns. Photographs must be of high quality with good contrast. Colour illustrations may be printed, if the authors meet the cost.

Figures should be submitted as separate files, clearly numbered, in TIFF or EPS formats, in resolution not less than 600 dpi.

References. In the text: Black (1979), Black & White (1973: 12-13), or as noted by Green (1978) and Black (1979). When more than two authors, add et al. to the name of the first author, e.g. White et al. (1980). Multiple references should be given in chronological order, i.e. (Black & White 1973; Green 1976, 1979; Black 1978). All references cited should be listed at the end of the paper in alphabetical order, using formats illustrated by the examples below. Journal names should be written in full. Works by the same author(s) should be listed in chronological order, but those by a single author should precede multiauthored works by the same first author, regardless of date. Works where author(s) name(s) and year are identical should be lettered consecutively (e.g. 1996a, 1996b). Personal communications should be mentioned parenthetically in the text (A.B. Black, affiliation, location, pers. comm.), verified with the source of the information and approved for use. An EndNote style file for formatting references is available from the journal's web page, or from the editors.

Paper:
Skjæraasen JE, Bergstad OA. 2000. Distribution and feeding ecology of Raja radiata in the northeastern North Sea and Skagerrak (Norwegian Deep). ICES Journal of Marine Science 57(4): 1249-1260.
Book:
Avise JC. 2000. Phylogeography: the history and formation of species. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 447 p.
Book Chapter:
Sjøtun K, Fredriksen S, Rueness J, Lein TE. 1995. Ecological studies of the kelp Laminaria hyperborea (Gunnerus) Foslie in Norway. In: Skjoldal HR, Hopkins C, Erikstad KE and Leinaas HP (eds). Ecology of fjords and coastal waters. Elsevier Science. pp 525-536.
Edited book:
Skreslet S (ed.). 2004. Jan Mayen Island in scientific focus. Dordrecht. Kluwer Academic Publishers. XV, 363 p.
World Wide Web (Internet):
Author AB. Title of web page. <Complete URL of web page accessed>. Published: YYYY-MM-DD (if appropriate). Accessed: YYYY-MM-DD.

Permissions/Copyright. The submitting author is responsible for submitting permissions to use copyrighted material as reprint of a previously published table, figure or extract of more than 250 words, pictures, maps or other copyrighted material. Include written permission from the holder of the copyrights with the manuscript submission. If in doubt, obtain permission as acknowledgement alone is not sufficient. Authors should exercise general professional courtesy in acknowledging intellectual properties such as patents and trademarks when appropriate.

Proofs. First proof will be sent to the corresponding author. It should be returned without delay. Alterations should be limited to correcting typesetting errors. Extensive alterations will be charged to the author.

Reprints. Ordinary reprints are not produced. Authors will receive a pdf-file of their contribution by e-mail.

Copyright transfer. As soon as the article is published, the author is considered to have transferred all rights to the publisher; requests for permission to republish the article, in whole or in part, should be sent to the Editor in chief.

Referees. Fauna norvegica covers a wide scope of research fields, and authors are encouraged to suggest three referees qualified to review their manuscript (name, address, e-mail).

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