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References
References should be listed alphabetically at the end of the manuscript and cited in the text by the author's name
and the year of publication, e.g. "(Gray, 1973)". Where there is more than one reference to the same author in
one year the letters a, b, c, etc. should be added. If there are more than two authors, they should all be named at
the first citation and in the reference fist, but the first name followed by et al. should be used in subsequent
citations. References should be checked particularly carefully for accuracy. Journal titles should be abbreviated
following the "World List of Scientific Periodicals", which is available in most large libraries.
The following examples illustrate the style:
GRAY, M.R., 1973 Cavenicolous spiders from the Nullarbor Plain and south-west Australia.
J. Aust. ent Soc. 12: 207-221.
VANDEL, A., 1965 Biospeleology. The Biology of the Cavernicolous Animals. Pergamon, London. pp. xxiv, 524.
WIGLEY, T.M.L and WOOD, I.D., 1967 Meteorology of the Nullarbor Plain Caves. In: J.R. DUNKLEY and
T.M.L. WIGLEY (eds), Caves of the Nullarbor. A Review of Speleological Investigations in the Nullarbor Plain
Southern Australia: 32-34. Speleological Research Council, Sydney.
Illustrations
For papers that have a geographical location we will provide a small location map in a standardised
style (typically a map of Australia with a dot, rectangle or arrow - see recent issues for examples).
Figures and photographs should not duplicate information in tables or other material.
Photographs should be relevant to the text, and supplied as clear black and white prints
with sharp focus. Figures should be supplied as Laser prints or drawn in Indian ink on white
card, heavy paper or tracing material and lettered using stencils or stick-on lettering.
Ink-jet prints should be enclosed in plastic to reduce the risk of water damage in transit.
Most computer drawn documents and photographic images can also be handled. Please ask for
additional instructions on file formats, pixel widths and photo "enhancements".
All illustrations should be designed to fit within a full page print area of 170 x 258 mm and
ideally should be a column width (80 mm) or double-column width (170 mm). They may be supplied
larger provided that these proportions are maintained, but allowance for reduction must be made
when choosing letter sizes and line thickness.
Fold-outs or colour photographs and maps will be subject to negotiation, and the authors may
be asked to make a contribution to the production costs.
Figures and plates should be numbered in a single sequence and specifically referred to in the text. The numbers
should be marked lightly in pencil on the margin or back of each illustration. An arrow and the word "top" should
be used if orientation is not obvious. Captions should be typed on a separate sheet (or supplied at the end of the
text file).