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Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. When you're satisfied that your submission meets this standard, please follow the checklist below to prepare your submission.

Printed manuscripts are submitted to the Editorial office (Natural History Museum of Montenegro, PO.O.Box 374, 81000 Podgorica, Crna Gora (Montenegro), in two copies, legibly typed on paper of format A4 with double spacing, with not more than 30 rows on one page and on floppy disks, CD or DVD discs. TO AVOID HARD COPY, PAPERS COULD BE SEND ON E-MAIL: natura@pmcg.co.me following instructions for the work on the computer.

Manuscripts may be rejected without peer review if they do not comply with the instructions to authors or if editor estimate that they are beyond the scope of the journal.

Manuscripts of scientific and professional papers are published exclusively in the English Language. Authors whose native language is not English are encouraged to have their manuscripts read by a native English-speaking colleague before submission.

INSTRUCTION FOR THE WORK ON THE COMPUTER: Word 6.0 or more recent; font Arial, 10pt, character spacing Normal, titles and subtitles without Caps Lock, spacing single. Margins: 4 cm top and bottom, 3 cm left and right. Use in text as little formatting as possible (use only bold and italics where necessary). Special symbols (e.g. male or female sign) should be avoided because they are likely to be altered when files are read on different computers. You can code them as m# and f#, which can be replaced during page setting.

- The title should be concise and informative.
- The full name of the author(s) must be given below the title and should be typed in the upper case.
- The address of each author should be given below the name of author(s). E-mail address(es) should be provided if possible.
- The address in scientific and professional papers is followed by a brief synopsis (abstract) in the English Language, than title and synopsis in Montenegrin/ Serbian/other. Synopsis (till 10 rows) consists of the data on thematics of the paper and the key words are given at the end. Synopsis (abstract) in English Language is obligatory. Abstracts in other languages (Montenegrian, Serbian or other) we suggest to be included in addition to English abstract. Authors may submit longer extracts (summary) at the end of the paper, in English/Montenegrian/Serbian/other.

Papers which have already been published either in their entity or in essential parts shall not be accepted for publishing.

Scientific paper, as a rule, should have the following chapters: introduction, subject and method of research/work, results with discussion, conclusion, which should provide a clear and brief picture of the research and obtained results, list of literature used and (optionally) summary in the alternative language. The arrangement of the main text may varies with different types of papers, but should start with an introduction and end with list of literature.

All literature cited in the text must be listed in the references in the following format:

- Journal paper:
MARIĆ, D., ĆIROVIĆ, R. 2002: Morphological Characteristics of Bass (Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758) (Percidae, Pisces) from Skadar Lake. - Natura Montenegrina, Podgorica, 1: 125-134.

- Book chapter:
COBLE, D. & KNEŽEVIĆ, B. 1981: Growth and mortality of bleak (Alburnus albidus alborella) and carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Lake Skadar. In: Karaman, G.S. & Beeton, A.M. (Eds), The Biota and Limnology of Lake Skadar. - Biološki zavod Titograd, Smithsonian Institution Washington. pp: 320-333.

- Book:
BOLTON, B. 1995: A New General Catalogue of the Ants of the World. - Harward University Press, Cambridge, Mass., London, 504 pp.

- Internet resources:
AUTHOR (year): Title of website, database or other resources. - Publisher name and location (if indicated), number of pages (if known). Available from: http://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx (Date of last access).

- Disertations and non-serial proceedings of symposia/conferences are to be treated as books and cited as such.

Jornal titles (and publishers) must be written in full (not abbreviated).

Citation in the text:

one author: (Stumper, 1961);
two authors: (Jacobson & Forel, 1909); three or more authors: (Wilson et al., 1967).

Scientific names of the species are written in italics. The name of the author of a taxon is quoted only the first time in the text and on the figure, subsequently it is not quoted, provided that the text does not loose its clarity.

Scope of one manuscript is limited to 16 pages (2,000 symbols per page) where two illustrations equal one page. Exceptionally, if the contents and quality justify that, the papers may have larger scope.

Contributions (Tables, Figures, Photos) must be send as separate file or given at the end of the main text. Author designates in the main text only the place on which that contribution should be inserted. Table legends should be sufficiently clear so that the meaning of the data is understandable without reference to the text.

Graphs, drawings and photographs are submitted as scanned contributions in .TIFF, .BMP or JPG format with resolution of 200dpi or more, in larger format than it will be in the publication.

Summary in Montenegrin/Serbian/other should be brief, sufficient to acquaint the reader with the character of the paper, results and conclusions regarding the problem dealt with. Above the text of the summary there should be the name and the address of the author and the title of the paper.

Scientific-popular and other articles should present interesting things and events from the nature. They are submitted in English and the Montenegrin/Serbian language; should the author fail to do so the editorial board is entitled to have the paper trenslated into the alternative language. They should be original, written in a clear, readable style, illustrated by the quality photographs. The authorship of the photographs has to be clearly indicated. Original photographs or scanned ones with resolution of 200 dpi should be submitted. The original negative may be submitted, and the slides must be submitted in the original.

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • This submission meets the requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • This submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • All references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
  • All tables and figures have been numbered and labeled.
  • Permission has been obtained to publish all photos, datasets and other material provided with this submission.

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Copyright Notice

Authors who publish with Natura Montenegrina agree to the following terms:

1. Retention of Rights: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication.

2. Creative Commons Licensing: Simultaneously with publication, the work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0). This allows others to share, adapt, and build upon the work, provided the original authorship and initial publication in this journal are properly cited.

3. Non-Exclusive Distribution: Authors are permitted to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., posting it to an institutional repository or publishing it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.

4. Pre-print Policy: Authors are encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their personal websites) after the formal publication process is complete.

Note: For taxonomic papers, we recommend avoiding public pre-prints of new species descriptions prior to official publication to ensure compliance with ICZN/ICN nomenclatural rules.

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