Chair: Al Buchanan

     Co-Chair: Tom Watters

Walkerana

Dr. John Burch's Walkerana website (Vol. 1-13).

This is a Call for Papers for submission to Walkerana, soon-to-be the new journal of the FMCS. Walkerana is a serial publication on mollusks named in honor of Dr. Bryant Walker, one of the most prominent malacologists of the first quarter of the Twentieth Century. Walkerana was closely affiliated with the international journal Malacological Review and will be the new journal of the FMCS in 2004. Walkerana is open to publication by authors of all countries, and does not limit the topic or the size of papers it publishes. All manuscripts are reviewed by competent authorities before decisions are made regarding acceptance for publication. Currently, each volume contains approximately 300 pages. Walkerana was published irregularly, depending on material that was available for printing. FMCS hopes to produce one volume with two issues per year. However, this is a work in progress and we will see how things develop.

Directions to Authors Walkerana will publish the results of original scientific work of either descriptive or experimental nature. The articles must not be published elsewhere. Walkerana aims to provide a common medium for such different aspects of biology as anatomy, biochemistry, cytology, ecology, genetics, medical zoology, paleontology, physiology, taxonomy, and zoogeography.

Walkerana is especially concerned with maintaining scholarly standards. All manuscripts will be reviewed by competent scientists. Papers will be judged on their contribution of original data, ideas, or interpretations and on their conciseness, scientific accuracy, and clarity.

Manuscripts should be in English, and should follow Walkerana style. All research articles must contain a concise but adequate abstract, which should be an informative digest of significant content and should be able to stand alone as a brief statement of the conclusions of the paper. Review papers and short notes do not need an abstract. Key words that indicate the main subjects of the paper should be provided by authors.

Papers are accepted on condition that copyright is vested in the journal. All statements made and opinions expressed in any article are the responsibility of the author.

The publishers will set the text in the style adopted for the journal, and it would be helpful if authors would follow this style as closely as possible in preparing the manuscript. In particular, simplified practices, such as the following, are favored: numbers one through nine and numbers at the beginnings of sentences are written out; numerals are used when the number is followed by units of weight and measure; percentages following a number are expressed as %; units of weight and measure (mm, ml, kg, etc.) are abbreviated when preceded by numerals, and the abbreviations have neither a period nor an "s" in the plural.

Prospective authors are encouraged to submit their manuscripts electronically in addition to normal paper copies to speed processing and reduce production costs. Disks can be in Mac or PC format and prepared with (preferably) Microsoft Word or WordPerfect, or saved as a text (ASCII) file. Latin names of genera and species should be underlined or italicized, and all Latin specific names of all organisms must be followed by the authority when the name is first mentioned in the text or table. Generic names should be written out when first used in a paragraph or at the beginning of a sentence; thereafter in the paragraph, generic names are abbreviated when used with a specific name.

Illustrations must be carefully executed and so planned that they may be printed as figures of an appropriate size. Drawings and lettering must be in black India ink or carbon black printing on white or blue-lined paper. Letters and numbers must not be less than 1 mm in height, preferably larger, after reduction. Photographs should be printed on white glossy paper, showing a full range of tones and good contrast. Literature Cited: see the current number of Walkerana for desired form of citing. In particular, it should be noted that in addition to the volume number, the complete page numbers of articles and books must be cited. The publisher and city must also be cited for books. Journal names in references in the Literature Cited must be written in full, i.e., they cannot be abbreviated.

Voucher specimens of all species used in research papers published in Walkerana must be lodged in a recognized repository, i.e., sample specimens must be sent to a museum and, preferably, the registered numbers and full data of these specimens published. This insures that future workers will have access to this material and that species determinations can be checked.

Proofs should be returned with minimal delay. Authors are requested to pay particular attention to the checking of numerical matter, tables, and scientific names. Reprints (separates; off-prints) may be obtained at cost price if ordered at the time off-set proof is returned. Order forms will accompany proof sheets sent to authors.

Please send papers or questions to:

Kevin Cummings
Walkerana, Editor-In-Chief
Illinois Natural History Survey
607 E Peabody Dr.
Champaign, IL 61820

ksc@inhs.uiuc.edu
217-333-1623

Ellipsaria

Ellipsaria, the newsletter of the FMCS, includes news, general announcements, and articles, including the type that had previously appeared in the Triannual Unionid Report.

Ellipsaria is distributed in April, August, and December. Contributions are generally due at the beginning of March, July, and November. Categories for contributions include society board & committee reports, news, contributed articles/abstracts, publications, meetings, job postings, etc. Short announcements (news, pubs, meetings, jobs) can be accepted after the due date up until the final layout is complete. If you have trouble making a deadline, please email the newsletter editor.

You must be a current dues paying member of FMCS to receive Ellipsaria but NOT to submit items. If you are not a current member and you'd like to be, you can get an FMCS membership application form from Heidi Dunn or http://ellipse.inhs.uiuc.edu/FMCS/.

How to submit:
An electronic submission via e-mail is preferred, but I can also take clean paper copies of relatively simple documents. I work on a Mac, so I should be able to handle most PC files. MSWord is optimal for text documents but I can convert most formats. Graphics should to be in MSExcel, PhotoShop, TIF, GIF, BMP, or EPS format; again, I should be able to translate several other formats. I'll do the best I can to work with you. Please limit submissions to one page (including title, authors, graphics, citations, etc.). Please keep graphics to a minimum and be aware that photographs will not reproduce well. Submissions will not be extensively edited and the newsletter editors reserve the right to reject items that exceed the stated size requirements or are not appropriate for this newsletter.

Please email submissions to Chris Mayer at camayer@inhs.uiuc.edu or mail to Illinois Natural History Survey, 1816 S Oak St., Champaign, IL 61820

25 March 2008