Hamadryad publishes original papers dealing with, but not necessarily restricted to, the herpetology of Asia. Reviews of books and major papers are also published.
Manuscripts should be only in English and submitted in triplicate (one original and two copies, along with three copies of tables and figures), printed or typewritten on one side of the paper. Manuscripts can also be submitted as email file attachments. Papers previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere should not be submitted. Final submissions of accepted papers on disks (IBM-compatible only) are desirable. Authors with access to publication funds are requested to pay US $ 5 or equivalent per printed page of their papers to defray production costs. Reprints cost Rs. 2.00 or 10 US cents per page inclusive of postage charges, and should be ordered at the time the paper is accepted.
Major papers exceeding four pages (double spaced typescript) should contain the following headings: Title, name and address of author (but not titles and affiliations), abstract, Key Words (five to 10 words), Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, Discussions, Acknowledgements, Literature Cited (only the references cited in the paper). Appendices follow the main paper. Descriptions of new taxa will be considered as major papers regardless of size. Abstracts (up to 150 words) should summarize the important findings of the paper and should avoid references. In case of descriptions of new taxa, diagnosis should be provided in the abstract. Special attention should be paid to accents and diacritical marks: if fonts are not available in the software or typewriter, these may be put directly on the hard copy of the manuscript by hand.
References should be in the following format:
Papers:
GAULKE, M. 1994. Notes on the herpetofauna of Panaon and Samar East Visayans, Philippines. Hamadryad 19:1-10.
Books:
RUSSELL, P. 1796. An account of Indian serpents collected on the coast of Coromandel; containing descriptions and drawings of each species; together with experiments and remarks on their several poisons. George Nicol, London.vii+90pp+PI.I-XLVI.
Chapter in books:
KIEW, B.H.1984. Terrestrial vertebrate fauna of Lambir Hills National Park. In : An ecological survey of Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak.pp:55-63.E. Soepadmo & K. I. Sudderuddin (Eds). University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
Unpublished reports:
WILKINSON, J. W., J. W. ARNTZEN & R. S.THORPE. 1995. Amphibian populations on organic farms: their role in pest control. M. A. F. F. Report.iv + 48 pp.
Publications in languages other than English:
SZCZERBAK, N.N. & M. L. GOLUBEV. 1986. [The gekkonid fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries] Sci. Acad. Ukranian SSR Zool. Inst. 1986: 1-232. [In Russian]
Tables should be comprehensive without reference to the text. Tables should follow the main body of the paper, and their desired location within the text indicated in the manuscript. Footnotes are generally not allowed. Line art and half tones are preferred as electronic files saved on compact disks or attached to email files. Black and white photographic prints and slide transparencies are accepted if they are sharp and show good contrast. Black and white photos should be printed on glossy paper at least 152 x 204 mm after being trimmed at right angles and should carry the name of the author and of the manuscript at the back. Illustrations should be preferably done with Indian ink on good quality tracing paper. All lettering should be done using high quality computer printouts or transfers. Illustrations should be planned to fit either one column (6.5 mm) or one page (14 mm) width, after suitable reduction.
All manuscripts for Hamadryad are sent to two or more referees. Authors of papers describing range extensions and descriptions of new taxa should deposit their material in established systematic institutions and cite museum registration numbers. Range extensions not based on specimens, such as endangered or other protected species, may be based on photographs that are deposited in a recognized systematic institution.
Manuscripts should be sent by registered post to: Indraneil Das, Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia. Email: idas@ibec.unimas.my
