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Articles submitted to The Michigan Botanist should include new botanical information pertaining to The Great Lakes region. The use of a generally accepted common name is also desirable (if one exists). It is also greatly appreciated if introductory text is used to place the study in context and indicate the significance of the work. Please don't assume the reader understands the significance of your work or terminology specific to your discipline. Authors are encouraged to contact the editor for help with any aspect of manuscript preparation. 1. Create text in 12-point Times New Roman font and double space paragraphs throughout.
2. For noteworthy collections, manuscripts should be formatted as described in The Michigan Botanist, volume 27(3) p. 90. A brief description of the formatting follows. The following title, "Noteworthy collections ", should begin each submitted manuscript followed on the next line by the State or Province for the species reported. The next line should list the taxon of interest using the following format: Species Author(s) (Family). Common name. The rest of the manuscript should include the following named sections: Previous knowledge, Significance of the report, Diagnostic characters (if desired), Specimen citations, and Literature cited. Each of these sections are largely self explanatory; however, "specimen citations" should include the relevant label data from the voucher specimen(s) including location data, collector(s), collection number, etc. Also please include which herbarium the specimen(s) is deposited in using the Index Herbariorum acronym. The manuscript should end with the name and address of the author(s).
3. Letters to the Editor can be formatted as general text without the specific sections listed above. However, literature cited and any tables or figures should be formatted as described below. 4. Please create tables using either a tab delimited format or a spreadsheet using Excel or other similar program. Each table is to be submitted as a separate file. Table numbers and captions should be placed at the top of the table. Any footnotes should appear at the bottom of the table. Please do not insert tables within the body of the text. 5. Send each figure as a separate file in a high-resolution format—eps, jpg, or tif. Figures like bar graphs that gain their meaning with color won’t work—use coarse-grained cross-hatching, etc. Create figure legends as a separate text file and print on the page preceding all figures. The typesetter will insert them as appropriate. Please DO NOT insert the figures in the body of the text file. 6. Citations: Please verify that all references cited in the text are present in the literature cited section and vice versa. Citations within the text should list the author's last name and publication year (e. g. Smith 1990). For works with more than 2 authors, use "et al." (e.g. Smith et al. 1992), and separate multiple citations with a semicolon and list chronologically (e.g. Smith 1990; Jones 1991). 7. Literature Cited: List citations alphabetically by author's last name. Author names are to be listed with surname first, followed by initials (e. g. Smith, E. B.). Separate author’s initials with a single space. The year of publication should appear in parentheses immediately before the title of the citation. The entire journal name or book title should be spelled out. Please put a space after the colon when citing volume number and page numbers.
8. Italicize all scientific names. Voucher specimens must be cited for floristic works or any other relevant study. Papers citing plant records without documenting vouchers are generally not acceptable. 9. Manuscripts may be submitted electronically to the email address of the editor. Authors may send separate files corresponding to the text, tables, and figures. Alternatively, authors may assemble all of the files into a single pdf. Printed versions of manuscripts may also be submitted in which case three copies should be provided. All manuscripts will be reviewed by at least two referees. After the manuscript has been returned to you for revision, you will have up to 6 months to submit your revision. After that time, the manuscript will be considered a new submission and will have to be re-reviewed. Page proofs will be sent to the authors and must be checked for errors. Major revisions generally cannot be made at this time. Substantial changes to proofs will result in charges to the authors.
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