Guidelines for Authors
Editorial focus and readership
Forest Genetic Resources is produced annually in English, French and Spanish.
Manuscript preparation and style
Manuscripts may be submitted in English, French or Spanish. Articles should be typewritten doublespaced on A4 paper (21 x 29.7 cm). Articles should be a maximum of 2 000 words long. If possible, the text should be submitted on a floppy computer disk. Name the word processing program used.
Editing
The Secretariat retains the right to edit material accepted for publication.
Measurement and numerals
All measurements should be given in the metric system. When monetary data are included in the article, a conversion to US dollars should be provided, using the current rate at the time the article is submitted.
Abbreviations and scientific names
Bombax ceiba flower, Thailand. Photo: Kenichi Shono
Abbreviations and acronyms should be defined the first time they are used; for example, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Scientific names and words in languages other than that of the text should be in italics (or underlined if italics are not available).
Bibliographies
Articles should be accompanied by appropriate references. The FAO style for bibliographies is as follows:
Note: The term et al. is used for references in the text where there are four or more authors to be listed. It is never to be used in the bibliography where, instead, all authors must be named.
Illustrative material
Forest Genetic Resources encourages authors to provide supporting illustrative material with manuscripts. Figures, graphs and drawings should each be on a separate page and the point of reference in the text should be identified. Figures are to be preferred to tables.
Forest Genetic Resources reproduces photographs in black and white; however, originals may be submitted as blackandwhite prints or negatives, or colour prints, negatives or slides (transparencies). Original material will be returned on request.