AN APPEALIn order to enrich the “National <strong>Zoological</strong> Collection” (NZC) and to up date information onthe occurrence and distribution <strong>of</strong> animal species in <strong>India</strong> Scientists/Naturalists and researchersworking on animal taxonomy/systematics are requested to deposit their identified specimens tothe <strong>Zoological</strong> <strong>Survey</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>India</strong> at the following address :Officer in Charge, Identification and Advisory Section,<strong>Zoological</strong> <strong>Survey</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>India</strong>, M-Block, New Alipore,Kolkata-700 053.These specimens will be registered and their data will be computerised. They are furtherrequested to deposit their type collection positively <strong>of</strong> ZSI and use the Registration number intheir publication <strong>of</strong> the new taxon.Dr. A.K. SANYALDirector-in-Charge<strong>Zoological</strong> <strong>Survey</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>India</strong>
INSTRUCTION TO AUTHORSFrequency <strong>of</strong> Publication : Quarterly – 4 parts in one volume.Publication time : Within 3 months after final acceptance.Categories <strong>of</strong> published material : Full paper, Interesting Case Reports, Field Reports, Taxonomic description anddistributions, Description <strong>of</strong> new taxa, Short Communications, Checklists.Instruction <strong>of</strong> submission : The article to be organized as :—1. Title; 2. Author/Authors along with address clearlymentioning the corresponding author and Affiliation, e-mail address; 3. Introduction; 4. Materials and Methods; 5. Systematicaccounts; 6. Results; 7. Discussion; 8. Summary; 9. Acknowledgement, 10. References; 11. Tables and Figures withappropriate title and legends on separate sheets.For short communication, the combination <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong> the above sections is recommended.Format <strong>of</strong> Manuscript : Submission <strong>of</strong> a manuscript implies that the report is original, unpublished and is not beingconsidered/disqualified for publication elsewhere.Manuscript in English should be computer-typed, double-spaced with 1.5-inch right-hand margins on one side in A4paper (210 × 297 mm). Font size 10-12 points, Times New Roman. Text should be justified. Footnotes should be avoided.All units <strong>of</strong> measurement are in metric. All manuscript sheets must be numbered successively. No portion <strong>of</strong> the articleshould be underlined except Latin names <strong>of</strong> genera and species, if not typed in italics. Submit in triplicate with a CD inMS Word, photo/map/chart/drawings in jpg/psd (photoshop).Introduction section should clearly describe the objectives <strong>of</strong> the study and provide enough background information tomake it clear why the study was undertaken. Lengthy literature review is discouraged. Some earlier references <strong>of</strong> work maybe cited.Materials and Methods should provide the reader with all the information necessary to repeat the work. For modification<strong>of</strong> published methodology, only modification needs to be described with reference to the original source.Under mateiral examined the following format should be followed strictly for e.g. :Material Examined : Holotype : Female : <strong>India</strong>, Kerala, Calicut University campus, 3-xii-1994, coll. T.C. Narendran and<strong>Part</strong>y (Reg. No. ......)Results to be presented by referring to tables and figures (if any) and without discussion.Discussion should include a concise statement <strong>of</strong> the findings, a discussion <strong>of</strong> the variety <strong>of</strong> the observations, a discussion<strong>of</strong> the findings in the light <strong>of</strong> other published works dealing with the same or allied subjects.Summary : A short write up to be given describing the article and its importance/need.References should be cited as follows :Title <strong>of</strong> periodicals should be abbreviated as in the latest edition <strong>of</strong> World list <strong>of</strong> Scientific Periodicals, London.Entries under “Reference” should not include any reference which is not cited in the text.Examples :Journal : Raghunathan, M.B. and Valarmathi, V. 2007. Zooplankton investigation from a paddy field in Tamil Nadu.Rec. zool. Surv. <strong>India</strong>, 107(1) : 55-62.Nandi, N.C., Das, S.R., Bhuinya, S. and Dasgupta, J.M. 1993. Wetland Faunal Resources <strong>of</strong> West Bengal, I, North andSouth 24-Parganas Districts. Rec. zool. Surv. <strong>India</strong>, Occ. Paper No., 150 : 1-50.Silas, E.G. 1961. Occurrence <strong>of</strong> the Sea-cow Halicore dugong (Erxl) <strong>of</strong>f Saurashtra coast. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc.,58(1) : 263-266.State Fauna/Conservation Areas : Mukhopadhyay, S.K. 1999. Fresh water Oligochaetes. Fauna <strong>of</strong> West Bengal, StateFauna Series, 3(<strong>Part</strong>-10) : 95-123. Published by Zool. Surv. <strong>India</strong>.Radhakrishna, C. 2007. Amphibia. In : Fauna <strong>of</strong> Kudermukh National Park, Karnataka, Conservation Area Series, 32 :20-25, Published by Zool. Surv. <strong>India</strong>.Book : Gupta, S.K. 1985. Handbook on Plant Mites <strong>of</strong> <strong>India</strong> : 1-520. Published by Zool. Surv. <strong>India</strong>.Tables – Each table should be typed on a separate sheet and must have an explanatory title. All numbers is in Arabicnumerals.Figures – All figures should be appropriately lettered and labeled with letters and numbers in Arabic numerals. themaximum dimension <strong>of</strong> figures is 131 × 193 mm. All figures should be submitted in original, no xerox copy would beentertained.Photographs – All photographs to be submitted in original. For Maps – fresh maps shall be encouraged. The mapsand photographs taken from other sources, if any, the sources must be given along with the manuscript and permissionto be obtained for production <strong>of</strong> the same. In case <strong>of</strong> Digitized/Scanned photo, it should be in jpg or Photoshop formatalong with one set <strong>of</strong> colour printout.Referee comments : Once the manuscript is received back from the referee, it will be communicated to the author withthe comments on its suitability and required to be resubmitted the revised manuscript incorporating all the suggestions/comments within one-month time. Failing which, it will be assumed that the author is not interested for its publication andthe case will be closed without any further intimation.Pro<strong>of</strong> reading : Galley pro<strong>of</strong> will be delivered to the corresponding author and the corrected pro<strong>of</strong> should be returnedto the Publication Division within 15 days from the receipt <strong>of</strong> the galley pro<strong>of</strong>.Reprints : 25 copies <strong>of</strong> the reprints <strong>of</strong> the paper published in Records ZSI, State Fauna, Conservation Area Series andEcosystem Series or any other contributory article published. In case <strong>of</strong> Bound volume in the shape <strong>of</strong> book viz. OccasionalPaper, Memoirs, Handbook, Special Publication, Fauna <strong>of</strong> <strong>India</strong>, Ten copies will be provided in case <strong>of</strong> single author.However, for multiple authors, 5 copies will be provided to each author as gratis free <strong>of</strong> cost subject to a maximum <strong>of</strong>25 copies.
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