Email submission to Archives of natural history

When submitting a paper by email, the files attached to one or more emails should be kept as small as possible, please.

The file names should be formed from your surname, plus, when relevant, the figure or table number (for example, Nelson text, Nelson_table1, Nelson_figure01) and should be composed as follows.

1] Text (including abstract, key words, notes and references) in rich-text (.rtf), Word (.doc) or Wordperfect (.wpd) format. This file must not contain embedded tables or illustrations, and should not include tracking or comments.

2] Tables: each table should be in a separate text file (.rtf, .doc or .wpd) with its caption.

3] Illustrations (figures, diagrams, photographs): each image should be sent as a separate pdf file comprising the image with its caption. (Please do not attempt to send high-resolution images at this stage; these will be requested on a CD when required after a paper is formally accepted for publication.)

If you submit by e-mail, it is advisable to send a separate e-mail to editor[at]shnh.org.uk (without any attached files) informing the Editor that a paper has been submitted. This e-mail will be acknowledged.

The Honorary Editor reserves the right to request hard-copy of the text (including any tables) of each paper submitted by e-mail.

The style and format of a paper submitted by email should not differ from that os a paper sent by ordinary post: the same format rules apply.