The mission of the Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy, produced in conjunction with the Whittier Law School, is to address legal and political issues concerning the human race's interrelationship with and management of wildlife species, their habitats, and the biosphere. This includes analysis of the efficacy of international and regional wildlife treaty regimes, as well as national legislation and regulations, the impact of judicial decisions at both the national and international level, and the interface of legal and political institutions with other sectors in society that have a substantive impact on the management and conservation of species and ecosystems.

Manuscripts should be submitted to William C.G. Burns, Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy, 1702 Arlington Boulevard, El Cerrito 94530 USA. Email: JIWLP@internationalwildlifelaw.org. Authors are strongly encouraged to submit manuscripts on disk. The disk should be prepared using MS Word or WordPerfect and should be clearly labeled with the authors’ names, file name, and software program. The disk should be checked for viruses; please do not submit any disk that contains a virus. A hardcopy printout that exactly matches the disk must be supplied. Each manuscript must be accompanied by a statement that it has not been published elsewhere and that it has not been submitted simultaneously for publication elsewhere. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material from other sources and are required to sign an agreement for the transfer of copyright to the publisher. All accepted manuscripts, artwork, and photographs become the property of the publisher.

All parts of the manuscript should be typewritten, double-spaced, with margins of at least one inch on all sides. Number manuscript pages consecutively throughout the paper. Authors should also supply a shortened version of the title suitable for the running head, not exceeding 50 character spaces.

Manuscripts submitted for the main articles section of the Journal should not exceed 17,000 words, unless authorized by a member of the Board of Editors in advance. Book reviews should fall between 1000-2000 words.

Species names should conform to a recognized taxonomic reference list. The first time a species is referred to its scientific name should follow without intervening punctuation, e.g. African elephant, Loxodonta africana. English names should be in lower case throughout except where they incorporate a proper name.

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On the title page, include full names of authors, academic and/or other professional affiliations, and the complete address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address of the author to whom proofs and correspondence should be sent.

Footnotes should be single-spaced, numbered sequentially throughout the text, and, preferably, should appear at the bottom of the page. The format of footnotes should comply with The Harvard Law Review Association’s The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (17th ed. 2000).

The Journal has an international circulation; authors are therefore encouraged to ensure that the context of laws and policies are clearly explained (in footnotes, if appropriate) to readers who may be unfamiliar with the details of particular national systems.

Failure to conform to the Journal’s citation and style guidelines will result in immediate return of the manuscript to the author(s) for reformatting. For more specific guidance on our rules of citation, please consult our Rules of Citation and Style Guidelines and our Table of Abbreviations.

Illustrations submitted (line drawings, halftones, photos, photomicrographs, etc.) should be clean originals or digital files. Digital files are recommended for highest quality reproduction and should follow these guidelines:

• 300 dpi or higher
• sized to fit on journal page
• EPS, TIFF, or PSD format only
• submitted as separate files, not embedded in textfiles

Color illustrations will be considered for publication; however, the author will be required to bear the full cost involved in their printing and publication. The charge for the first figure is $900. Subsequent figures, totaling no more than 4 text pages, are $450.00 each. Good-quality color prints should be provided, in their final size. Figures needing reduction or enlargement will be charged an additional 25 percent. The publisher has the right to refuse publication of any artwork deemed unacceptable. Be sure that every figure has a brief descriptive legend and that every table has a concise title.

Tables and figures should not be embedded in the text, but should be included as separate sheets or files. A short descriptive title should appear above each table with a clear legend and any footnotes suitably identified below. All units must be included. Figures should be completely labeled, taking into account necessary size reduction. Captions should be typed, double-spaced, on a separate sheet. All original figures should be clearly marked in pencil on the reverse side with the number, author’s name, and top edge indicated.

All proofs must be corrected and returned to the publisher within 48 hours of receipt. If the manuscript is not returned within the allotted time, the editor will proofread the article and it will be printed per his instruction. Only correction of typographical errors is permitted.

Each author of the article will receive 25 complimentary offprints of their article. The corresponding author is responsible for distribution of offprints to co-authors. Reprints of an individual article may be ordered from Taylor & Francis by using the reprint order form included with page proofs.

~Updated 29 Dec 2003