GUIDE FOR AUTHORS BIOTROPIA, The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Biology is a scientific publication of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) – Southeast Asian Regional Center for Tropical Biology (BIOTROP). It publishes articles in the broad areas of tropical ecosystems and environmental impacts, biodiversity conservation and sustainable development, and environmental and forest biotechnology, covering all aspects of the discipline biology. Articles published in the journal are papers reporting results of original research, reviews on specific topics not available elsewhere in up-to-date form and short communication in which advances in knowledge of significance are briefly announced. Submission of paper is taken to imply that it has not been submitted to other journals and that, if accepted, will not be published elsewhere. All papers submitted for publication in BIOTROPIA are evaluated by reviewers/experts in the field and subjected to editorial revision. Authors may suggest names of potential reviewers. BIOTROPIA uses anonymous reviewing, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are kept confidential. MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION Manuscript in the Microsoft Word file should be sent through our Open Journal Systems (OJS) address: http://journal.biotrop.org/index.php/biotropia or through our email publication@biotrop.org. While for authors who do not have internet access, they could submit their manuscripts by airmail including the digital file (CD) to the Editor-in-Chief, BIOTROPIA, SEAMEO BIOTROP, Jl. Raya Tajur Km 6, Bogor 16134, Indonesia. BIOTROPIA publishes the following article types: • Research article

A full article is expected to present an original and important major advance in bioscience having wide research scheme and deep discussion of the findings. Structure of the article consists of Introduction, Materials and Method, Results, Discussion, and References (see Manuscript Format in details). The article should be typed in paper length of 15 pages or 3000 – 4500 words (including figures and tables). Papers, in English, with spelling conforming to the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English, should be typed in 12 point Times New Roman font, double-spaced and with margins on all four sides of 2 cm on standard A4 paper. Manuscript submitted in computer diskettes should conform to the margin requirement. • Short communication

These should differ from full papers on the basis of scope or completeness, rather than quality of research. They may report significant new data arising from problems with narrow, well-defined limits, or important findings that warrant rapid publication before broader studies are complete. Their text should neither exceed 1500 words (approximately 6 pages of typescript) nor be divided up into conventional sections. When submitting Short Communication, authors should make it clear that their work is to be treated as such. MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION Overview of manuscript sections for Research article Manuscripts for Research article articles submitted to BIOTROPIA should be divided into the following sections (in this order):

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Title page Abstract Keywords Introduction Results and discussion Conclusions Methods Acknowledgements Endnotes References Illustrations and figures (if any) Tables and captions Preparing additional files

Title page The title page should: • • • • provide the title of the article list the full names, institutional addresses and email addresses for all authors indicate the corresponding author indicate a running title

Abstract The Abstract of the manuscript should not exceed 350 words and must be structured into separate sections: Background, the context and purpose of the study; Results, the main findings; Conclusions, brief summary and potential implications. Please minimize the use of abbreviations and do not cite references in the abstract. Keywords Three to ten keywords representing the main content of the article. Background The Background section should be written in a way that is accessible to researchers without specialist knowledge in that area and must clearly state - and, if helpful, illustrate - the background to the research and its aims. The section should end with a brief statement of what is being reported in the article. Standard chemical symbols and abbreviations may be used in the text, but full term should given when first mention. Units of measurements should be spelled out except when preceded by a numeral. If no-metric measurement units are used the metric equivalent should be mentioned. The complete scientific name of every organism must be cited when it is first mentioned in the text. The generic name may be abbreviated thereafter, except when there are references to other genera with the same initial. The use of common names must be accompanied by the correct scientific name on first use. Example : a. b. c. Sourgrass (Paspalum conjugatum) P. conjugatum Paspalum conjugatum and Pinus merkusii

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Results and discussion The Results and discussion may be combined into a single section or presented separately. The Results and discussion sections may also be broken into subsections with short, informative headings. Conclusions This should state clearly the main conclusions of the research and give a clear explanation of their importance and relevance. Summary illustrations may be included. Methods The methods section should include the design of the study, the type of materials involved, a clear description of all comparisons, and the type of analysis used, to enable replication. For studies involving human participants a statement detailing ethical approval and consent should be included in the methods section. Acknowledgements Please acknowledge anyone who contributed towards the article by making substantial contributions to conception, design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data, or who was involved in drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual content, but who does not meet the criteria for authorship. Please also include the source(s) of funding for each author, and for the manuscript preparation. Authors must describe the role of the funding body, if any, in design, in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; and in the decision to submit the manuscript for publication. Please also acknowledge anyone who contributed materials essential for the study. If a language editor has made significant revision of the manuscript, we recommend that you acknowledge the editor by name, where possible. Authors should obtain permission to acknowledge from all those mentioned in the Acknowledgements section. References References cited in the text should be presented according to the CBE (Council of Biology Editors) Style Manual, latest edition. The list of References should be given at the end of the paper, immediately following the section on Acknowledgement, if any. Examples of the BIOTROPIA reference style Article within a journal You CH, Lee KY, Chey RY, Menguy R. 1980. Electrogastrographic study of patients with unexplained nausea, bloating and vomiting. Gastroenterology 79:311-4. Article within a journal supplement Orengo CA, Bray JE, Hubbard T, LoConte L, Sillitoe I. 1999. Analysis and assessment of ab initio threedimensional prediction, secondary structure, and contacts prediction. Proteins 43(Suppl 3):149-70. In press article Kharitonov SA, Barnes PJ. Clinical aspects of exhaled nitric oxide. Eur Respir J, in press. 3

Published abstract Zvaifler NJ, Burger JA, Marinova-Mutafchieva L, Taylor P, Maini RN: Mesenchymal cells, stromal derived factor-1 and rheumatoid arthritis [abstract]. Arthritis Rheum 1999, 42:s250. Article within conference proceedings Meyer B, Hermanns K. 1985. Formaldehyde release from pressed wood products. In: Touroski V, editor. Formaldehyde: analytical chemistry and toxicology. Proceedings of the symposium at the 187th meeting of the American Chemical Soc. p 101-16. (Advances in chemistry series; 210). Kalter RJ. 1986. Macro and micro economic implications of bovine somatotropin on the dairy industry. In: BIO EXPO 86: proceedings: 1986 Apr 29-May 1; Boston. Stoneham (MA) : Butterworh. p 20315. Book chapter, or article within a book Schnepf E: From prey via endosymbiont to plastids: comparative studies in dinoflagellates. In Origins of Plastids. Volume 2. 2nd edition. Edited by Lewin RA. New York: Chapman and Hall; 1993:53-76. Whole issue of journal Ponder B, Johnston S, Chodosh L (Eds): Innovative oncology. In Breast Cancer Res 1998, 10:1-72. Whole conference proceedings Smith Y (Ed): Proceedings of the First National Conference on Porous Sieves: 27-30 June 1996; Baltimore. Stoneham: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1996. Complete book Margulis L: Origin of Eukaryotic Cells. New Haven: Yale University Press; 1970. Monograph or book in a series Hunninghake GW, Gadek JE: The alveolar macrophage. In Cultured Human Cells and Tissues. Edited by Harris TJR. New York: Academic Press; 1995:54-56. [Stoner G (Series Editor): Methods and Perspectives in Cell Biology, vol 1.] Book with institutional author Advisory Committee on Genetic Modification: Annual Report. London; 1999. PhD thesis Kohavi R: Wrappers for performance enhancement and oblivious decision graphs. PhD thesis. Stanford University, Computer Science Department; 1995. Link / URL The Mouse Tumor Biology Database [http://tumor.informatics.jax.org/mtbwi/index.do] Link / URL with author(s) Neylon C: Open Research Computation: an ordinary journal with extraordinary aims. [http://blogs.openaccesscentral.com/blogs/bmcblog/entry/open_research_computation_an_ordinary] Preparing illustrations and figures Illustrations should be provided as separate files, not embedded in the text file. Each figure should include a single illustration and should fit on a single page in portrait format. If a figure consists of separate parts, it

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is important that a single composite illustration file be submitted which contains all parts of the figure. There is no charge for the use of color figures.

Formats The following file formats can be accepted: • • • • • • • • EPS (preferred format for diagrams) PDF (also especially suitable for diagrams) TIFF PNG (preferred format for photos or images) Microsoft Word (version 5 and above; figures must be a single page) PowerPoint (figures must be a single page) JPEG BMP

Figure legends The legends should be included in the main manuscript text file at the end of the document, rather than being a part of the figure file. For each figure, the following information should be provided: Figure number (in sequence, using Arabic numerals - i.e. Figure 1, 2, 3 etc); short title of figure (maximum 15 words); detailed legend, up to 300 words. Please note that it is the responsibility of the author(s) to obtain permission from the copyright holder to reproduce figures or tables that have previously been published elsewhere. PROOFS Proofs will be sent by Fax/E-mail to the correspondence author and are expected to proofread the article carefully. The corrected proof should be received by the administration within two working days. MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION FEE There is no charge for the paper submissions. Ten off prints are given free of charge to the identified recipient author. Please note that we will not give the journal unless a request from the authors.

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As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

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