Notes to Contributors

Living World, Journal of The Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club publishes articles on studies and observations on natural history carried out in Trinidad and Tobago, and in the Caribbean Basin. Contributors to Living World are not limited to members of the Club.

Articles are sent to two referees for review.

Articles are accepted on the condition that they are submitted only to Living World. Where there are co-authors, the senior author must indicate that all authors have seen the paper and approve of it.

Relevant articles are abstracted in Zoological Record.

Articles can be forwarded on diskettes or CDs along with one hard copy to: Elisha S. Tikasingh, 12 Newbury Hill, Glencoe, Trinidad and Tobago. Files up to 500kb may be sent as e-mail to

elisha.tikasingh@gmail.com 
g.whitett@gmail.com

In general, we follow the Council of Biological Editors Style Manual.

All articles, except for Nature Notes, should be accompanied by an abstract and a list of key words.

Nature Notes is a section allowing contributors to describe unusual observations on our flora and fauna. The title of each Nature Note should include the key words in the title and should not exceed three journal pages including tables and photographs. Only a few key references should be included.

References should follow the Name and Year system. Some examples:

1. Journals:

The full title of a journal should be given.

Snow, D. W. 1962. A field study of the Black and White Manakin in Trinidad. Zoologica, 47: 65-104.

Quesnel, V., Farrel, T. F., Hilton, A., Hilton, J. and Zuniaga, L. 1996. The revegetation of the McClean Monument. Living World, Journal of The Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club, 1995-1996: 9-12.

1. Books and Monographs: Kenny, J. 2008. The Biological Diversity of Trinidad and Tobago. Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago: Prospect Press. 265 p.

2. Citation from Books and Monographs with Editors:

Collins, C. T. 2002. Notes on the biology of the Band-rumped Swift in Trinidad. p.138-143. In Floyd E. Hayes and Stanley A. Temple, eds. Studies in Trinidad and Tobago's Ornithology Honouring Richard ffrench. St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago: Depart. of Life Sciences, Univ. of the West Indies, Occasional Paper No. 11.

Apple Macintosh or IBM formats accepted. Digital Graphic & Photograph Formats:

Our column size is 8.89 cm (3.5"). Most graphics in the Journal are inserted at this width, unless there is a great deal of detail, in which case two columns are used.

BMP, PICT, HIT, JPEG, GIF. GIF and PICT formats are acceptable for line-art illustrations with solid colours but are not recommended for photographs.

Images should NOT be placed into the word processing files. Using text, indicate within the article where a particular image/graphic should be placed. Graphics/images should be sent in the formats indicated above as separate electronic files.

Line-art illustrations should be a minimum resolution of 300 pixels/inch, and photographs should be a minimum of 300 pixels/inch.

Hard Copy: Prints (i.e. not slides or negatives)

If graphics are computer generated, please submit them both in electronic form and hard copy. Actual photographic prints should be submitted when photographs are to be used to insure that colours are accurately reproduced.

 
 
Deadline for submission of articles for Living World is 
1 February of each year.