Instructions for Authors

The suitability of manuscripts will be independently evaluated by the members of the Editorial Board and referees selected by the editors. Manuscripts should be submitted in two printouts prepared in the MS Word text editor (it is obligatory to attach one copy filed on CD). Each copy of the manuscript should be complete, including copies of tables, line figures and black and white photographs.

The manuscript of an original article should be entirely double spaced and arranged in the following structure:

• The First page: Title – not more than 100 characters including spaces; Authors – full forenames and surnames; Affiliations – full postal address of authors’ parent institutions; Correspondence address; Abstract – the main theses and results, not exceeding 250 words; Key words – not more than eight.
• Text: no right justification; no hyphenation at the ends of lines; no boldface and underline; only Latin names of taxa (genus, species, subspecies, variety) and all syntaxa should by written in italics.
• The standard structure of original articles:
  1. Introduction – the context for investigation, aims and the author’s hypothesis.
  2. Material and methods – sufficient information for replication of the results by a competent researcher.
  3. Results – important results first. Data should by presented in the form of figures and tables in numerical sequence. Statistical analyses enclosed if applicable. The use of SI units is obligatory. The subheadings and insertion places of figures, tables and photos should by indicated in the text (e.g. Fig. 1, Table 1).
  4. Discussion – the important results of the investigation and the pertinent literature.
  5. Acknowledgment(s)
  6. References – in alphabetical order; only the literature quoted.
  In the case of notes and review articles the above division of the content is not required.
• Scheme of references:
  Journal article:
  Mizianty M. 2005. Variability and structure of natural populations of Elymus caninus (L.) L. based on morphology. Pl. Syst. Evol. 251: 199-216.
  Book:
  Clayton W. D. & Renvoize S. A. 1986. Genera graminum. Grasses of the world. 389 pp. Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, London.
  Meusel H. & Jäger E. 1992. Vergleichende Chorologie der zentraleuropäischen Flora. III. Text ix+333 pp., Karten, Literatur, Register pp. ix+422-688. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena-Stuttgart-New York.
  Book chapter:
  Mizianty M., Frey L. & Szczepaniak M. 2001. The Agropyron-Elymus complex (Poaceae) in Poland: biosystematics. In: L. Frey (ed.). Studies on grasses in Poland, pp. 25-77. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków.
  Thesis:
  Melosik I. 1993. Systematical and phytosociological studies of three taxa from the section Sphagnum – Sphagnum centrale C. Jens., S. magellanicum Brid. and S. palustre L. on the basis of Polish data, Ph. D. Thesis, Department of Geobotany, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland.
  
  For other types of publications, the proper format of references will be assigned by the Editors. In addition, authors should include in references the appropriate DOI number, whenever applicable (as shown on the above examples). DOI numbers are usually located at the top of the article front page. They automatically make the active link, so care must be taken that the numbers are correct and complete.
• Citing in text – examples:
  ...according to Mizianty et al. (2001); ...according to Meusel & Jäger (1992); In Poland, the genus is represented by 4 wild growing species (Mizianty et al. 2001).
• Figures. The numbered figures and illustrations should be included on separate pages and provided with the concise captions containing a title and explanations essential for understanding of illustrated content. Figures should be of professional quality and should not include typed entries. Preferably, all figures and maps would be send in JPEG or TIFF format (resolution not less than 300 dpi; font Arial, 8 pts.) and illustrations prepared in Corel Draw. Graphs and diagrams should be presented in Excel and send along with the source data used in their preparation. Photographs and microphotographs must be clear and of high-contrast. In case of grouping several images into one plate, it is obligatory to include the layout scheme. Color printing is possible by arrangement with the editors, for additional charge. Illustrations can be reproduced in two sizes: over two columns (15 x 19 cm) and to one column width (7 x 19 cm). Originals of graphs, maps, schemata and photographs should be prepared in a way ensuring that after appropriate reduction (if applicable) they are clearly legible.
• Tables. The numbered tables with their corresponding captions should be sent on separate pages. They ought to be prepared in the MS Word editor (font Arial, 8 pts.), in dimensions not exceeding 15 x 19 cm.

Any other problems related to the preparation of manuscripts for publishing should be clarified with the editors.

The editorial staff will keep the authors informed on the successive stages of editorial processing of their works, including: (1) forwarding for review, (2) the review outcome, (3) the acceptation or rejection of submitted manuscript, (4) sending out a copy for an author’s revision; please note that the revision should be restricted to the correction of typographical errors and implementation of editors’ recommendations, (5) publishing. All information will be send to the author’s correspondence address.

Submission of a manuscript indicates a tacit understanding that the paper is not actively under consideration for publication with other journals. Once the paper is accepted, authors are assumed to have transferred the copyright of the paper to the Department of Plant Taxonomy of the Adam Mickiewicz University. After completing the review process authors are asked to send the signed declaration of Transfer of Copyright Agreement by regular mail to the following address:

Elżbieta Obarska (MSc)
Editorial Secretary
Adam Mickiewicz University
Department of Plant Taxonomy
Umultowska 89
61-614 Poznań, Poland

A properly completed Transfer of Copyright Agreement must be provided for each submitted manuscript.