Wetlands
The Journal of the Society of Wetland Scientists
Aim and Scope
Wetlands is an international journal concerned with all aspects of wetlands biology, ecology, hydrology, water chemistry, soil and sediment characteristics, management, and laws and regulations. The journal is published quarterly, with the goal of centralizing the publication of pioneering wetlands work that is otherwise spread among a myriad of journals. Since wetlands research usually requires an interdisciplinary approach, the journal is not limited to specific disciplines but seeks manuscripts reporting research results from all relevant disciplines. Manuscripts focusing on management topics and regulatory considerations relevant to wetlands are also suitable. Submissions may be in the form of articles or short notes. Timely review articles will also be considered, but the subject and content should be discussed with the Editor prior to submission. All papers published in Wetlands are reviewed by two qualified peers, an Associate Editor, and the Editor-in-Chief prior to acceptance and publication. All papers must present new information, must be factual and original, and must not have been published elsewhere.
Editorial Board - 2008
Editor-in-Chief
Darold P. Batzer
Department of Entomology
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia, USA 30602
Phone: 706/542-2301
Fax: 706/542-2279
Email:
| Associate Editors - 2007-2008 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Institution | |
| Jim Anderson | West Virginia University | |
| Virginie Bouchard | Ohio State University | |
| Seb Buckton | Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust | |
| Aram J. K. Calhoun | University of Maine | |
| John C. Callaway | University of San Francisco | |
| Steven R. Chipps | South Dakota State University | |
| Robert G. Clark | Environment Canada | |
| Betsy A. Colburn | Harvard University | |
| David J. Cooper | Colorado State University | |
| Christopher Craft | Indiana University | |
| Katherina A. M. Englehardt | University of Maryland | |
| Gary N. Ervin | Mississippi State University | |
| John M. Farrell | SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry | |
| M. Siobhan Fennessy | Kenyon College | |
| Lauchlan Fraser | Thompson Rivers University | |
| Kevin Godwin | Coastal Carolina University | |
| Gordon Goldsborough | University of Manitoba | |
| Steve Golladay | Jones Ecological Research Center | |
| Rebecca J. Howard | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Andrew T. Hudak | USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station | |
| C. Rhett Jackson | University of Georgia | |
| Wayne Ji | University of Missouri-Kansas City | |
| Maggi Kelly | University of California - Berkeley | |
| Sammy L. King | US Geological Survey | |
| Ron T. Kneib | University of Georgia | |
| Randall K. Kolka | USDA Forest Service | |
| Claude LaVoie | Universite Laval | |
| William J. Mitsch | Ohio State University | |
| Masato Miwa | University of Florida | |
| Brian Palik | USDA Forest Service | |
| Steven Pennings | University of Houston | |
| Andrew Reeve | University of Maine | |
| Miklas Scholz | University of Edinburgh | |
| Mark H. Sherfy | Northern Prairie Wldlife Research Center | |
| Joshua D. Stafford | University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign | |
| Daphne van der Wal | Netherlands Institute of Ecology | |
| Barry G. Warner | University of Waterloo | |
Updated February 2008
Authors are encouraged to submit scientific manuscripts dealing with freshwater, marine, or estuarine wetland research from the viewpoint of any appropriate discipline or with relevant management or regulatory topics.
Editorial Contact Information
New manuscripts should be submitted electronically to:
Dr. Darold P. Batzer
Editor-in-Chief, Wetlands
Department of Entomology
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia, USA 30602
E-mail:
Submission requirements
Authors should submit manuscripts to Wetlands electronically. Please send an e-mail that attaches a PDF of your original manuscript (prepared in MS-Word) to the following e-mail address: . All tables and figures should be included in the PDF. (Authors should, of course, keep the original MS-Word file on hand in the event of revisions.) The subject title of the e-mail should read "Wetlands manuscript submission." The cover e-mail should include a statement that the information submitted has not been published elsewhere or describe the form of such publication and provide justification for consideration. The cover e-mail should also include the manuscript's abstract and the names and e-mails of two potential unbiased referees.
If authors do not have the capability to produce a PDF, send the file as a MS-Word attachment, and a PDF will be created in the journal office. That PDF file will be returned to the author for approval before it is sent out for review. If an author wishes to use an alternative form of submission (e.g., hard copy) first contact the Editor-in-Chief via e-mail for approval.
Manuscripts submitted should have the following format, and those not conforming to these guidelines will be returned without review. Manuscripts must be in English, double-spaced in 12-pt. font, and formatted for 21.5 x 28 cm pages (8.5 x 11 in) with 2.54 cm (1 in) margins on all sides. To facilitate electronic review, all pages and lines should be numbered. Line numbering in MS-Word (version 2003) is produced by:
- On the File menu, click Page Setup, and then click the Layout tab.
- In the Apply to box, click Whole document.
- Click Line Numbers.
- Select the Add line numbering check box, and then select the options you want.
Authors should refer to a recently published article for other format details. However, some information is provided here. The title, running head, abstract, key words, headings, tables, list of figure captions, and figures should all be clear and concise. Double-spaced tables and figures prepared with a graphic font should follow the text on separate pages and be referenced in the text. Each table should be headed by a prose title, but for figures, prepare titles only in a single list placed just before the figures themselves. Scientific names should accompany the first use of common names for all species; taxonomic authorities should accompany all scientific names at the species level, either upon first use or in existing tables. Complete statistical information should be reported for all results identified as significant (e.g., df, p for ANOVAs).
A typical Wetlands submission does not exceed 35 manuscript pages in length, including all tables, figures and literature cited. However, longer manuscripts may be considered if the subject matter merits extra journal space. Abstracts should be approximately 200 words. Manuscript titles should be limited to 100 characters.
Headings and subheadings are as follows:
MAIN HEADING (centered, no bold)
Sub Heading (on own line, left justified, first letter caps, no bold, no italics)
Sub-Sub Heading. (left justified, first letter caps, italics, text continues immediately)
Sub-Sub-Sub Heading. (indented, first letter caps, italics, text continues immediately)
Literature citations in the text should be organized in chronological then alphabetical order: Weller (1994) or (Winter and Rosenberry 1995) or Gorham et al. (1998) or (Brinson 1993, Wieder and Yavitt 1994, Mendelssohn et al. 1995). Citations in the Literature Cited section should conform to examples listed below, with special attention to proper punctuation and proper spacing between initials and volume/pages.
Journal article: Grace, J. B. and R. G. Wetzel. 1982. Niche differentiation between two rhizomatous plant species: Typha latifolia and Typha angustifolia. Canadian Journal of Botany 60:46-57.
Thesis: Meeker, J. E. 1993. The ecology of wild rice (Zizania palustris var. palustris) in the Kakagon Sloughs, a riverine wetland on Lake Superior. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Book: Mitsch, W. J. and J. G. Gosselink. 2000. Wetlands, third edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY, USA.
Edited book: van der Valk, A. G. (ed.). 1989. Northern Prairie Wetlands. Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA, USA.
Edited chapter: Richardson, C. J., R. Evans, and D. Carr. 1981. Pocosins: an ecosystem in transition. p. 3-19. In C. J. Richardson (ed.) Pocosin Wetlands. Hutchinson Ross Publishing Company, Stroudsburg, PA, USA.
Govt. report: Zedler, J. B. 1982. The ecology of southern California coastal salt marshes: a community profile. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Biological Services, Washington, DC, USA. FWS/OBS-81/54.
Preparing Final Versions of Manuscripts
If a paper is accepted, authors will be provided detailed instructions for preparation of the final version of their manuscripts. There are no page charges on final, accepted manuscripts submitted as computer files completely readable by Microsoft Word 2003 (or higher). Use of other software or submission of high quality hard copies, scannable by computer, may necessitate charges to the author ($10 or more per page). Color figures may be published at the authors’ expense.
