PACHYDERM

Guidelines to contributors

Aim and scope

Pachyderm publishes papers and notes concerning all aspects of the African elephant, the African rhino and the Asian rhino with a focus on the conservation and management of these species in the wild. At the same time, the journal is a platform for dissemination of information concerning the activities of the African Elephant, the African Rhino, and the Asian Rhino Specialist Groups of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC).

Submission of manuscripts

Where possible, manuscripts should be submitted both in hard copy and on floppy disk. Alternatively, the text can be submitted by email. Whatever media are used, the hard copy of the script must be identical to floppy or email version. Contributions should be sent to:

The Editor, Pachyderm
IUCN/SSC AfESG
PO Box 68200
Nairobi 00200
Kenya
Tel: + 254 20 576 461
Fax: + 254 20 570 385
e-mail: afesg@iucn.org

Preparation of manuscripts

Manuscripts are accepted in both English and French languages. Where possible, the abstract should be provided in both languages. Title page: The title page should contain the following: 1. title, 2. name(s) of author(s), 3. full postal address(es), 4. name of corresponding author to whom proofs and editorial comments will be sent; give post, fax and email addresses for the corresponding author. Give additional key words, if any, that are not included in the title.

Research papers: Should be not more than 5000 words and be structured as follows: 1) Title page (as above), 2) Abstract of not more than 200 words (informative type, outlining information from the Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion, but not detailed results), 3) Introduction, 4) Materials and methods, 5) Results, 6) Discussion, 7) Conclusions if appropriate, 8) Acknowledgements (optional, brief), 9) References, 10) tables, 11) figure and photo captions, 12) figures and photos. Papers may be reports of original biological research or they may focus more on the socio-economic aspects of conservation, including market surveys. Preferably provide figures and maps in their original form, for example, Excel files, maps as eps or tif files (17 x 15 cm, 600 dpi), when submitting in electronic form. Indicate clearly the author or source of figures and maps and the credit for photographs.

Review papers: Should be not more than 5000 words. A review paper is usually heavily referenced to give a historical basis for the review and to compare or contrast previous research findings. We encourage narrative style using the first person.

Notes from the field: The journal welcomes notes from the field. They may contain figures and tables but should be brief, 1000 words or less.

Book reviews: Pachyderm invites reviews of newly published books, which should be no more than 1500 words long.

Letters to the editor: Letters are welcome that comment on articles published in Pachyderm or on any other issue relating to elephant and rhino conservation in the wild.

For any queries regarding Pachyderm, including information on subscriptions, please contact:

The Editor, Pachyderm
IUCN/SSC/African Elephant Specialist Group
PO Box 68200 Nairobi 00200, Kenya
Tel: +254 20 890 605
Fax: +254 20 890 615
E-mail: afesg@iucn.org