Submit a Manuscript
To submit a manuscript for publication in one of the four
ESA journals,
Annals of the Entomological
Society of America,
Environmental
Entomology,
Journal of Economic
Entomology, or
Journal of Medical
Entomology, please see below.
To submit manuscript for publication in American Entomologist, Arthropod Management Tests, or the Thomas Say books, please refer to the specific
submission requirements noted on each publication's home page.
Journal Submissions
The four journals published by ESA primarily contain
research articles, all of which are peer reviewed before being accepted for
publication. The
manuscript review
process
is described in the "Publishing Policies and Procedures" section. In addition to scientific research articles, all four
journals publish letters to the editor, interpretive or evaluative articles
that appear in a Forum section, and book and media reviews. Manuscripts that
describe entomological techniques and computer software programs generally are
not considered for publication in the journals, although software programs can
be covered in the book and media reviews section.
Papers that are published in the Forum section are authored
by acknowledged leaders in the field. Forum articles are reviews of a research
area that include a stimulating, thought-provoking discussion and that focus on
important, and sometimes controversial, issues. They should provide an
innovative approach to current thought and speculate about future research
directions. Forum articles may also be written by invitation of the journal
editor-in-chief.
Where to Submit
All articles should be submitted electronically using the
ESA web-based Rapid Review system. Go to
http://www.rapidreview.com
and select the "Author Log On" button next to the ESA journal titles.
All authors using Rapid Review are required to set up an account by filling
in their contact information and determining their user name and password. Once
a paper is submitted through the system, the author can log on subsequently and
see the status of his or her manuscript.
General Submission Instructions
All manuscripts submitted to the Entomological Society of
America should be written with clarity and readability in mind. Manuscripts are
subject to editing to ensure conformity to editorial standards and journal
style. Consult the Council of Biology Editors' style manual, Scientific
Style and Format Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 6th ed.,
along with recent issues of the journal for style and format. Follow the requirements
shown below when preparing manuscripts and refer to specific ESA editorial
standards as noted in the
ESA Style Guide.
For authors who are interested in using a commercial
editing service before submitting a manuscript,
click here to view a list of several service providers.
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Submit manuscript as an MS Word, WordPerfect, or RTF file with a
page size of Letter, 8.5 x 11".
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Use continuous line numbering on all pages of your
manuscript.
For instructions on how to insert line
numbers, click here.
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Type all as double-spaced, with 1-inch margins, and do not right justify
text.
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Use the font Times (New) Roman with a size of 12 point.
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Left-justify the title, author line, affiliation lines,
subheadings, text, and References Cited.
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Insert tabs, not spaces, for paragraph indents.
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Use italicization only to indicate scientific names (including
viruses), symbols or variables, and words that are defined.
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Use quotation marks for quoted material only.
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Use American English spelling throughout and follow
Merriam-Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 10th ed., for guidance on
spelling.
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Number pages consecutively, beginning with the title page.
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Begin each of the following on a separate page and arrange in the
following order: title page, abstract and key words (three to six words), text,
acknowledgments, references cited, footnotes, tables, figure legends, and
figures.
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Type all captions on a separate page and put each figure and
table on a separate page.
Refer to the
Figures
section of the ESA Style Guide for information on how to submit figures.
Refer to the
ESA Style Guide
for additional information.