Galapagos Research (Noticias de Galápagos)
Galapagos Research (formerly Noticias de Galápagos) publishes research papers and archival value news items (“News from Academy Bay”) covering any topic relevant to conservation and science in Galapagos, including historical material. The journal is published by the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands. It is available in printed form and the archive may be found online at www.darwinfoundation.org
Research Articles must be original contributions; material published elsewhere, in whole or in part, will not normally be accepted. Wherever possible, manuscripts should have been critically scrutinised by at least one scientist or specialist in the relevant field, before submission to the journal. Papers from CDRS staff and volunteers should be submitted to the Head of Department for review and approval prior to submission. Manuscripts submitted will be sent by the Editor for critical review to at least one relevant authority (normally two).
Items for News from Academy Bay should not normally exceed 1000 words. News items may include notices of happenings in the islands that affect science or conservation, recent or forthcoming major events or publications about Galapagos, achievements in Galapagos science or conservation etc.
Contributions are accepted in English. Editorial assistance will be made available to authors whose first language is not English, but this does not include full translation from other languages; it is the author’s responsibility to have the paper translated into English prior to submission. Submission by email (Word document as attached file) is preferred. Consult the editor for further advice.
Conventions regarding format of tabular material, numbers, metric units, references, etc. should match recent issues. Note particularly: dates should be in the form 2 Feb 1990 but months standing alone in text may be written in full; times of day are written 6h45, 17h32 and coordinates in the form 7°46´N, 16°4´E (no leading zeros); numbers up to ten are written in full, except when followed by abbreviated units (e.g. 6 m), numbers from 11 upwards are written in figures except at the beginning of a sentence. All references mentioned in the article, and only such, must be entered in the bibliography.
Locality names should be widely recognised and in current use where possible. Articles citing older names, or localities that are not widely known, should contain a map or gazetteer, including all such localities mentioned. Scientific names should follow a recognised authority, which should be mentioned in papers dealing with taxonomic issues or lengthy species lists. Scientific names of plants should follow P.M. Jørgensen & S. León Yánez (1999) Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75 (see (online database) , unless solid reasons for following a different scheme are presented.
Figures should be prepared as for final reproduction, allowing for 20–50% reduction. Figures prepared in an appropriate graphics package, saved at high resolution and submitted electronically are preferred. Figures should not be included in a Word file. Low resolution files or poor quality printouts will not be accepted. When designing Figures, pay attention to Galapagos Research page shape. Authors are encouraged to submit photographs that illustrate salient points of their articles. Photographs should be high contrast (for publication in monochrome) and high resolution (at least 600 dpi). Consult the Editor for further advice.
All Research Articles (but not News items) should include a Summary, not exceeding 5% of the paper’s length. The Summary should include brief reference to the major findings of the paper and not simply review what was done in the study. Summaries will be published in both English and Spanish and will be translated if necessary by the Editorial Board.
Authors will be sent a pdf file of their article and one complimentary copy of the issue in which their article appears. Offprints will not be supplied.
Questions should be directed to the Editor at cdrs@fcdarwin.org.ec.