Information for Authors
Submissions
Manuscripts should be submitted via the FWS Online Submission and Tracking System. This site can be accessed directly at http://freshwater-science.allentrack.net. Detailed instructions are provided on the submission site. Please direct questions to the Editor: Pamela Silver, School of Science, Penn State Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania 16563 USA. E-mail: psb3@psu.edu, phone: (814) 898-7132, FAX: (814) 898-6213. Detailed instructions for manuscript preparation and descriptions of FWS style and format are available online or in March issues. Manuscripts must comply with FWS style and format. Incomplete submissions or manuscripts that deviate significantly from FWS style and format will be returned to authors for revision before review.
Submissions should be accompanied by a covering letter that includes phone and FAX numbers of the corresponding author and e-mail addresses of ALL authors. The letter should describe the extent to which data, text, or illustrations have been used in existing or forthcoming papers or books, and should state an ability to pay page charges if the paper is published. The letter must attest to the bona fide nature of data used in the study that exist only on a website and must describe steps taken for quality control. The URL must be provided in the manuscript. Authors should be able to provide a hard copy of the data on request.
All submissions will be assessed by rigorous peer review. The Editor reserves the right to reject poorly prepared or poorly written manuscripts without review. Manuscripts will be judged on the basis of scientific merit and quality of writing. Revised manuscripts that pass peer review will be forwarded to the Editor for further editing/revision and a final decision regarding publication. Information on the status of manuscripts can be obtained from the Online Submission and Tracking System. Changes in contact information can be made online. Other inquiries should be addressed to the Editor.
Submit books for review to the Book Review Editor, E. F. Benfield (E-mail: benfield@vt.edu). Anyone wishing to review books for J-NABS should contact the Book Review Editor.
Page charges
A charge of US$50.00 per page is made for articles published in FWS. Reprints, a PDF file of the article, or open access may be purchased at the time of publication.