GUIDE FOR AUTHORS
“BioControl in Plant Protection” aims at publishing original full-length, short articles, short reports and review articles in biological control in its broader sense. Short articles and short reports (including text, figures and tables) must not exceed 6 and 2 printed pages, respectively.
1. Articles must be original and not already published or simultaneously submitted to other journals.
2. Articles can be either in Persian or in English. Persian articles should have an English summary and English articles should have a Persian summary (for Persian articles see Persian guidelines).
3. Text (excluding figures and table) should be sent with a title, names of authors and their addresses, emails, telephone numbers, affiliations and academic ranks should be submitted on A4 pages with 1.5 line spacing. Use 10 points Times New Roman font. All submitted materials must be digitized and submitted online (http://jbiocontrol.areo.ir/) electronically, with the manuscript ideally in Microsoft Word 2007. Illustrations [line drawings (bitmap, 1200 dpi or higher) and half tone pictures (300 dpi or higher)] should be submitted as Adobe files (layers left unflattened, to allow lettering to be added to figures during layout) and NEVER embedded in MSWord or as PowerPoint files.
4. The corresponding author should confirm 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.
5. Papers cited as ‘in press’ should be provided for the benefit of the referees.
6. The content should be structured as follows: Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgements and References. Keywords (minimum five words) and a Running Head should also be provided. Abstract should not exceed 250 words (for English or Persian).
7. English spelling is required, and should follow The Cobuild English Dictionary (Harper Collins Publishers, London).
8. Words of non-English origin, like et al., fide, bona fide, prima facie, in vitro, in situ, sensu, sensu lato (stricto), should be placed in italic. All Latin names (species and higher levels) are to be placed in italic.
9. Authorities of taxonomic names should only be written for the first time in the general text. Authorities for taxa should follow the list of authors’ names; see http://www.speciesfungorum.org/AuthorsOfFungalNames.htm and http://www.mycobank.org (for Fungi) and http://www.ipni.org/index.html(for Plants). Journal abbreviations
in the text (species synonymies, descriptions, etc.) should follow the International Plant Name Index (see http://www.ipni.org/index.html).
10. Reference citation in text: References in the text should be chronological, and given in the following form: ‘Smith & Jones (1965) have shown ...’, or, ‘some authors (Ellis 1960, Taylor & Palmer 1970, Zabetta 1970) consider that ...’. The names of collaborating authors are joined by an ampersand (&). Where there are three or more authors, names should be cited by the first name only, adding ‘et al.’, e.g. ‘Bowie, Black & White (1964)’ are given as ‘Bowie et al. (1964)’ or ‘(Bowie et al. 1964)’. Where authors have published more than one work in a year, to which reference is made, they should be distinguished by placing a, b, etc. immediately after the date, e.g. ‘Dylan (1965a, b)’. Reference citations in text should be in ascending order of year first, followed by authors’ names.
In the References section, citations should be strictly alphabetical, with papers having the same authors arranged according to date. Each reference should include the full title of the paper and journal, volume number, and the final as well as the first page number. In the case of chapters in books, the names of editors, first and last page numbers of the articles, publisher and place of publication are needed.
Examples:
Articles:
Ranjbar Aghdam, H., Fathipour, Y., Radjabi, G. & Rezapanah, M. 2009. Temperature–dependent development and thermal thresholds of codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Iran. Environmental Entomology, 38: 885-895.
Books:
Carey, J.R. 1993. Applied Demography for Biologists, with Special Emphasis on Insects. Oxford University Press, New York.
Carlile, M.J. & Watkinson, S.C. 1994. The Fungi. Academic Press, London. 482 pp.
Book Chapters:
Huffaker, C., Berryman, A. & Turchin, P. 1999. Dynamics and regulation of insect populations. pp. 269-305. In: Huffaker, C.B. & Gutierrez A.P. (eds.), Ecological Entomology. 2nd ed. Wiley, New York.
Conferences & Congress
MirKhalilzade Ershad, S.R., Farhoudi, F. & Allahyari, H. 2011. Optimizing methods of ladybirds mass rearing in laboratory condition. Proceeding of the biological control development congress in Iran, 27-28 July, Tehran, Iran, 196-176.
Thesis
White, D.A. 2001. Dissertation title. PhD thesis, Department, University, Country.
11. Address of BioControl in Plant Protection secretariat:
BioControl in Plant Protection secretariat, Department of Biological Control, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, P.O. Box 19395-1454, Tehran 1985813111, Iran.
Conflict of Interest: Authors must declare any potential conflict of interest (professional or financial) which could be held to arise with respect to the article both in the main body of the manuscript and in the covering letter. Administration of the journal disclaims any dispute if occurs.