Bulletin du réseau «Oiseaux d’eau Méditerranée»- Instructions aux auteurs
Bulletin of the network
“Mediterranean Waterbirds”
- Instructions for authors -
The network"Mediterranean Waterbirds" brings together differentpartners (local, national and internationalNGOs, universities,administrations, freeresearchers, particular people, etc.) involved in themonitoringand protectionof waterbirdsandwetlandsin the Mediterranean region.
TheBulletin of the Network "Mediterranean Waterbirds" is a biannualnewsletter(spring-summer issue and autumn-winter issue). Itis prepared by aneditorialteam composed ofthe Tour du Valat, the ONCFS(France),the AAO(Tunisia), theGREPOM(Morocco) and the ANAO(Algeria). This teamis open toall other partnersinterestedintaking part inthe edition of theBulletin.
TheBulletinof the Network "Mediterranean Waterbirds" exists only inelectronic formatand is available freeon the sitemedwaterbirds.net.
Content of submissions
The Bulletin of the network "Mediterranean Waterbirds"publishes articles relating to monitoring and management of waterbirds and wetlands in the Mediterranean region (inventories, raw or synthesized data, technical / or methods employed and able to improve, successful conservation, etc.), but all relevant information relating to these areas may also be considered (research article, dissertation abstracts, Review papers, Relevant references, etc.).
Examples of accepted proposals
A ‘’Research article’’ may include the results of studies on a population or a community of waterbirds, one or more wetlands or any other topic relating thereto. A '’Long paper’' may also address methodologies / techniques (description, relevance, constraints ...).
A ''Note'', shorter than aresearch article, may be a review of winter counts or reproduction, observations of remarkable migration, original observation of rare / threatened species, a poorly known phenomenon in wetland type, ...
The ‘Research articles’' and the ''Notes’' 'must contain the following sections: Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements and References.
A ''Dissertation Summary'' refers to a previously backed dissertation (which will be referred to by its full reference); it outlines the main findings of research related to themes in this newsletter, while avoiding copying the abstract developed in the original dissertation.
A ‘’Book/Article review’’ refers to a scientific publication or an unpublished report but wide dissemination. It briefly presents the main contributions of the analyzed document with a prospective evaluation comment, that respects the legal norms of scientific publishing. The synthesizeddocument, which must be already published, is referred to by its full reference.
A limited '’Relevant references’’is publishable if it is original or of great interest for the network or may concern the bulletin community.
Various '’Informations'’ (announcements, news) relating to significant events (conferences / workshops, meetings, events, exhibitions ...) will also be published if they concern the Mediterranean Waterbirds network.
Word limits
Research article: 1500-3000 words
Note: 300-600 words
Dissertation summary and Book/Article review: 200-300 words
Information: 100-200 words
Deadlines
Spring-Summer issue: submission deadline October 31 (published in January)
Fall-winter issue: submission deadline April 30 (published in July)
Style
Manuscripts should be written clearly and concisely in English or French.
Manuscripts should be submitted with a low level format: format word, character: Times New Roman, size 12 (italics used only for scientific names), 2.5 cm margins, double-spaced. All submissions will be reformatted to conform to the newsletter style.
Files and formats
Thank you to provide the text of manuscripts (including references, titles of figures and tables) in Microsoft Word format (.doc / .docx) or Rich Text Format (.rtf).
The figures and photos must be submitted separately from the text. The following formats are accepted: Tagged Image File Format (.tif), Joint Photographic Experts Group (.jpg), Graphics Interchange Format (.gif), Portable Network Graphics (.png), Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx), Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt/.pptx) and Microsoft Excel (.xls/.xlsx).
References
References must be limited to those cited in the text. They must be listed according to the names of authors / institution; and the year of publication like the following models: (Smith 1980), (Rodgers & Fox 2011) or (Hughes et al., 2001).
The list of references must conform to the following examples:
BirdLife International. 2013. Species factsheet : Larus audouinii. Downloaded from on 25/01/2013.
Brochet, A.L., Gauthier-Clerc, M., Mathevet, R., Béchet, A., Mondain-Monval, J.Y., Tamisier, A. 2009. Marsh management, reserve creation, hunting periods and carrying capacity for wintering ducks and coots. Biodiversity and Conservation 18: 1879-1894.
Papayannis, T. 2010. Un patrimoine à préserver: les zones humides méditerranéennes. Editions Buchet Chastel, Paris, 190p.
Ridgill, S.C. & Fox, A.D. 1990. Cold weather movements of waterfowl in western Europe. IWRB Special Publication No.13, Slimbridge, UK, 89p.
van Vessem, J., Moser, M. & Rose, P. 1992. Wintering waterfowl in the Mediterranean region and the effects of wetland loss and degradation. In: Finlayson, M., Hollis, T. & Davis, T. (Ed): Managing Mediterranean wetlands and their birds, IWRB Special Publication No.20: 169-176.
Submission andreview
Theeditors reserve theright to maketypographical corrections, spelling and grammarwithout consultingthe authors. They will also helptranslatethe summaries ina second languageother thanthat of submission.
Thank youto submit your articlesbeforethe deadlinesmentioned aboveto the coordinatorofthe editorial team >).
Copyright
The articles of theNetwork Newsletter"Waterbirds Mediterranean"arewithoutcopyright. Theymay be reproducedfor non-profitpurposes without special permissionprovided thesourceof the original documentis mentioned(egDeschampsC., H.Azafzaf, Feltrup-Azafzaf C., N.Hecker, P.RauDefosofElAgbani, MA Socialite-Monval. 2013.newinnovativemultilingual toolsfor trainingand identificationof waterfowlin North Africa. network Newsletter"waterbirds Mediterranean"1, 51-52).
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