Entomologica Americana is the journal of The New York Entomological Society, Inc. It publishes original research resulting from the study of insects and related taxa. Research that contributes information on taxonomy, classification, phylogeny biogeography, behavior, natural history, or related fields will be considered for publication. Manuscripts of any length may be accepted; longer articles are printed as research articles, and shorter ones as scientific notes. Book reviews are also printed. The costs of publishing the journal are paid by subscriptions, membership dues, page charges, and the proceeds from an endowment established with bequests from the late C.P. Alexander and Patricia Vaurie.

You are currently at the Entomologica Americana webpage. Links provided at this page will direct authors and readers to information relevant for submitting, tracking, and obtaining access to articles contributed to the journal. Beginning in 2007, all manuscripts are submitted electronically using the AllenTrack system. The process is initiated at the AllenTrack Entomologica Americana web page at http://nyes.allentrack2.net/cgi-bin/main.plex. Authors submitting electronically for the first time are required to set up an account by following the registration procedure found on the web page. Instructions for electronic submission of a manuscript are provided at this site. Directions for preparing a manuscript before submission are summarized here; more details, including specifications for literature citations and preparation of figures in electronic form, are provided on the Entomologica Americana web page.

Submit manuscripts in English, using Microsoft-Word or, Corel-WordPerfect., Text, or RTF format. Contributions should be in double spaced Times (New) Roman font (12 point), with 1 inch margins. Papers should conform to the following layout format:

1) The Title Page includes the title, author(s), institution(s), and a short running title. Where appropriate, mention in the title, in parentheses, the family name and a higher taxon, separated by a colon (e.g., Hymenoptera: Vespidae).

2) An Abstract in English should be included for all research articles (but not scientific notes), consisting of a 100-200 word summary. The abstract should be intelligible when published together with the title; in many instances, this is all a reader will see. Also include three to five key words. An abstract in a second language may also be included.

Also include a brief running title and three to five key words.

3) The Main Text should be organized into sections with appropriate headings, such as Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results/Conclusion, Discussion, etc.

4) Acknowledgments.

5) Literature Cited. Guidelines for formatting various types of reference sources are provided on the Entomologica Americana web page.

6) Table Legends.

7) Figure Legends.

8) Tables. Submit each table as a separate file. For formatting, use the Table functions of MS Word (preferred); MS Excel format is also accepted.

Figure Legends.

9) Figures. Each figure or grouping of figures should be submitted as a separate file. Use consecutive figure numbers, not series of figures involving letters (ie, not 1a, 1b, 1c ..., etc.). When figures are grouped together, position the number for each to its lower right[delete this sentence, this may not be the best position for all plates]. Authors should indicate a preference for one-column or two-column reproduction. The width of a single column is 25/8 inches; double column figures are 51/2 inches wide. Figures that are black and white line drawings, halftone (photograph) or line/halftone combination do not incur additional charges. Figures that incorporate color, whether color photograph or other, raise additional expenses (estimated at $1000 per page) which must be borne by the author.

8) Tables present difficulties in typesetting, and should be kept to a minimum. Each table should be submitted as separate file.

Conventions: Manuscripts containing cladistic analyses should include a separate file of the data matrix for verification of calculations by reviewers. The use of footnotes should be avoided. Use italics to indicate scientific names; the first mention of a species should include the full scientific name, with the author's name unabbreviated[end sentence here], except for Linnaeus (L.) and Fabricius (F.). , except for Linnaeus (L.) and Fabricius (F.). In the Literature Cited section, the titles of all journals should be spelled out completely.

Taxonomic Works: For each taxon, the following components should be included: Heading, Synonymy, Diagnosis, Description, Etymology, Specimens Examined. A detailed example of suggested formatting is provided on the Entomologica Americana web page.

Manuscripts containing cladistic analyses should be include a separate file of the data matrix for verification of calculations by reviewers.

Proofs: After a manuscript is accepted for publication, the corresponding author will receive page proofs as hard copy, directly from the publisher (Allen Press). Corrected proofs should be returned promptly to the editor to avoid publication delays. Revisions in proof should be kept to a minimum; alterations in proof will be charged to the author at the rate of $3.25 per revision line. Authors will also receive an reprint order form for hard copy reprints with their proofs; reprints are ordered directly from Allen Press.

Charges: Society members will be charged a fee of $23 per printed page, including black and white figures. Non-members will be charged $65 per printed page. Member authors who are students, or who do not have institutional affiliation, may petition to the Society for waiver of page charges for no more than eight pages on a once a year basis.

Authors are encourged to make electronic reprints available on line. The society participates in BioOne's Secondary Rights Management Program to make the journal's content available in electronic form. Authors are encouraged to familiarize themselves with this process; a link is provided on the journal web page.