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Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures

Utrecht, The Netherlands

Instructions to authors

CBS Biodiversity Serie

The CBS Biodiversity Series is an international journal which publishes books and checklists of filamentous fungi and yeasts, related to all fields of mycology, biotechnology, ecology, molecular biology, pathology and systematics. Authors who intend to submit manuscripts, or wish to include colour plates, should contact the executive editor in advance. There are no length restrictions, though it is generally expected that manuscripts should be in the excess of 100 A4 pages in print. Page charges for colour illustrations should be negotiated with the Executive Editor.

EXECUTIVE EDITOR

  • Prof. dr Robert A. Samson, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Fungal Biodiversity Centre, P. O. Box 85167, 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands. E-mail: samson

EDITORS

  • Prof. dr Uwe Braun, Martin-Luther-Universität, Institut für Geobotanik und Botanischer Garten,Herbarium, Neuwerk 21, D-06099 Halle, Germany. E-mail: braun@botanik.uni-halle.de
  • Prof. dr Pedro W. Crous, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Fungal Biodiversity Centre, P. O. Box 85167, 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands. E-mail: crous
  • Dr John C. David, CABI Bioscience, Bakeham Lane, Egham, Surrey TW20 9TY, UK. E-mail: j.david@cabi.org
  • Prof. dr Walter Gams, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Fungal Biodiversity Centre, P. O. Box 85167, 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands. E-mail: gams
  • Prof. dr David M. Geiser, Department of Plant Pathology, 121 Buckhout Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA 16802. E-mail: dgeiser@psu.edu
  • Dr Lorelei L. Norvell, Pacific Northwest Mycology Service, 6720 NW Skyline Blvd, Portland, OR, United States 97229-1309.
    E-mail: llnorvell@pnw-ms.com
  • Dr Amy Y. Rossman, Rm 304, Bldg 011A, Systematic Botany & Mycology Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, USA 20705.
    E-mail: amy@nt.ars-grin.gov
  • Dr Keith A. Seifert, Eastern Cereal & Oilseed Centre, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada KW Neatby Bldg, 960 Carling Ave, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A OC6. E-mail: seifertk@em.agr.ca
  • Prof. dr Jeffrey K. Stone, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Cordley 2082, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA 97331-2902. E-mail: stonej@bcc.orst.edu
  • Dr Richard C. Summerbell, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Fungal Biodiversity Centre, P. O. Box 85167, 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands. E-mail: summerbell
  • Dr Erast Parmasto, Institute of Zoology & Botany, 181 Riia Street Tartu, Estonia EE-51014. E-mail: e.parmasto@zbi.ee
  • Prof. dr Alan J. L. Philips, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Quinta de Torre, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal. E-mail: alp@mail.fct.unl.pt
Manuscripts and enquiries should be directed to the Executive Editor:

To submit a manuscript to CBS Biodiversity Series send:
1. THREE copies of the typescript, A4 size, which must be 1.5 line spacing throughout, leaving 2.5 cm margins on all sides;
2. A disk, with the manuscript processed with a PC word processor, ideally in Microsoft Word, incorporating all figures in electronic format (600 dpi);
3. A covering letter which clearly states the name and address of the person with whom the Executive Editor should correspond, and which confirms that: (a) all named authors have agreed to publication of the work; and (b) the manuscript does not infringe any personal or other copyright or property rights.
4. If the manuscript makes reference to papers which are 'in press', copies should be included for the benefit of the referees.
5. The content should be set out as follows: Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results or Taxonomic Part, Discussion, Acknowledgements and References. Key words and a Running Head should also be provided.
6. English spellings are required, and should follow The Concise Oxford Dictionary (Clarendon Press, Oxford). Words of non-English origin, like bona fide, prima facie, in vitro, in situ, should be placed in italic, together with scientific names of any rank (e.g. Ascomycota, Dothideales, Mycosphaerellaceae, Mycosphaerella nubilosa).
7. Common abbreviations are as follows: h, min, s, mL, µL, mg/L, °C, Fig., Figs, d, wk. Citation of nomenclatural authorities for taxa should follow the list of authors' names, see http://www.speciesfungorum.org/AuthorsOfFungalNames.htm. Journal abbreviations in the text (species synonymies, descriptions, etc.) should be consistent, e.g. B-P-H and B-P-H/S (Botanico-Periodicum-Huntianum/Supplementum).
8. Experimental procedures should be reproducible, and must follow Good Cultural Practice (Mycological Research 106:1378–1379), with sequences lodged at GenBank, alignments in TreeBase, voucher specimens in an acknowledged herbarium (Index Herbariorum or World Directory of Collections and Cultures of Microorganisms acronym), with accession numbers where allocated, and accompanying cultures in CBS.
9. Illustrations (including phylogenetic trees) and tables can be submitted in digital form, but hardcopies might be necessary when the quality does not meet the required standards for printing. Line drawings and half tone pictures should preferably be sent as tif files. Half tones at 300 dpi or higher, and line drawings at 600 dpi or higher. Do not submit illustrations or tables as Powerpoint files. For colour illustrations contact the Executive Editor.
10. Although part of a series, each book is seen as a separate entity, and the author can choose a suitable reference citation style, pending that it is consistent throughout.
11. The copyright of the published material will be assigned to CBS, unless agreed otherwise with the Executive Editor.