Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science

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Publishing in the Journal

All manuscripts and correspondence concerning manuscripts should be addressed to the Editors:

Drs. Kelly Watson and Walter Borowski
journal@kyscience.org

Each volume of the Journal contains two Issues, the first normally published in spring and the second in fall. The JKAS accepts manuscripts throughout the year.

Guidelines for Contributors to the Journal

1. GENERAL

The Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science (J-KAS) publishes original  research papers and notes on all areas encompassed by the Academy.  Review papers will be considered for  publication, but the Editor should be consulted in advance.   The JKAS will publish manuscripts from   symposiums and special workshops; again, the Editor should be consulted as  symposium plans are developed.  Announcements, news, and other Academy information (as listed in the bylaws) will be included as received.
Authors do not have to be members of the Academy.
Acceptance of papers for  publication in The JKAS depends on merit as evaluated by each of two or more  external reviewers. All decisions by the Editor are final.
Manuscripts may be submitted at any time to the editors via e-mail (journal@kyscience.org) as MS Word documents.
In the accompanying message, list your telephone and FAX numbers and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and   E-mail addresses of three potential reviewers.
Format/style of papers must conform to the guidelines below and also to practices in recent issues of  the JKAS that are, in effect, a style manual.

2. FORMAT

Papers should be in 12-point type with margins at least 1 inch all around. Double-space throughout the   paper (i.e., one full line of space between each two lines of text,   LITERATURE CITED, or tabular data). Do not justify right margins. Indent the first line of each paragraph (but not the first line of entries in the  LITERATURE CITED – these should be hanging at 0.5 inch).

Except for scientific names  of genera, and of infrageneric taxa, which should be typed in italics, the  same type (roman) should be used throughout (i.e. one type size only; bold  only for paper title). Indicate the describer name the first time a  species name is mentioned.

Sequence of sections in  papers should, where appropriate, be as follows: Title of Paper,  name/address of author(s), ABSTRACT, 5-6 KEY WORDS (may repeat words in the title), body of paper, LITERATURE CITED, tables with captions above,  figure captions, and figures (all on consecutively numbered pages).

The first page should include the running head at the top right of the page (see 5 below), the paper’s  title and the name and address of author(s). These should be followed  immediately by the abstract, key words, and footnote. The footnote should  read “Corresponding author e-mail: xxxxx@yyyyy.aaa” 

The running head (top right of first page) should give a short version of paper title—last name  of author. If more than one author, use et al. (e.g. Smith et al.). Please limit to a total of 60 characters and spaces.

The abstract should not exceed 200 words and should be concise, descriptive, and complete in  itself without reference to the paper (literature is not cited in the  abstract).

Footnotes are not allowed except for the email address of the corresponding author and changes of address. Both types of footnotes should be at the bottom of the first page.

The body of the paper should include, where appropriate, the following sections: INTRODUCTION, MATERIALS AND METHODS, RESULTS, DISCUSSION, SUMMARY (optional),  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, and LITERATURE CITED. Each section heading should be in   capital letters and centered.
No more than three levels of  headings should be used: level 1, in capitals, centered; level 2, in capitals/lowercase, flush left; level 3, in italics, a paragraph indent  with initial capital only (except proper nouns and adjectives), and followed by a period, the text then starting after one blank space.

Personal communications   (avoid if possible) should be indicated in the text as follows: (name,  affiliation, pers. comm., date) e.g., (O.T. Mark, Wainwright College,  pers. comm., 5 Jun2013).

3. STYLE

In text, spell out one-digit numbers unless they are used with units of measure (four oranges, 4 cm),  and use numerals for larger numbers; do not begin any sentence with a  numeral.
Measurements should be in metric and Celsius units (24 ºC). Define lesser-known symbols and give the  meaning of acronyms at first use. Express time of day in the 24-hour  system. Dates should be written day, month (abbreviated to three letters),  year without internal punctuation. Units with multiple components should  have individual components separated by a virgule (e.g., g/m2/yr).
Names of authors of binomials  may be included but only at the first mention of the binomial. Cultivar  names are not italicized but are enclosed in single quotes.
Useful guides for contributors to the JKAS are the following: Scientific style and format: the CBE manual for authors, editors, and publishers, 6th ed., Cambridge University Press, 1994; The Chicago manual of style, 15th ed., University  of Chicago Press, 2003; The ACS style guide, 1997; and AIP style manual,   4th ed, American Institute of Physics, New York 1997.

4. IN-TEXT CITATION OF LITERATURE

Cite publications in the text  by author(s) and date – e.g., (Readley 1994); multiple citations should be  in chronological order and separated by semi-colons – e.g., (Foster 1976;  Ashley et al. 1987; Brown 1994); multiple citations of works by one  author(s) should be in chronological order – e.g., (Jones 1978, 1983);   publications by one author(s) in the same year should be distinguished by a, b, c, etc. – e.g., (Smith 1994a, 1994b). For in-text references to works with one or two authors use names of both authors – e.g., (Jones and Williams 1991); for works with three or more authors use name of the first  author followed by et al. – e.g., (Lee et al. 1985).
Do not include any reference  unless it has been published or accepted for publication (“in press”; see below).

5. LITERATURE CITED

List all authors of each  entry.
Do not abbreviate journal  titles.
The first line of each  reference should be typed flush left; the remaining lines should be  indented five spaces.
Examples of common types of references are given below.

JOURNAL ARTICLE:
Lacki, M. J. 1994. Metal concentrations in guano from a gray bat summer roost. Transactions Kentucky Academy Science 55:124-126.

BOOK:
Ware, M., and R. W. Tare.  1991. Plains life and love. Pioneer Press, Crete, WY.