Publications

A Journal of Biodiversity (since 1910)
Available at BioOne (www.bioone.org/) and AJOL (www.ajol.info/)

 

PUBLISHING POLICY

The Journal of East African Natural History is published jointly by the East Africa Natural History Society and the National Museums of Kenya. The Journal publishes papers and notes in the field of natural history, broadly defined as the study of organisms in their natural state, relevant to the eastern African region. Of particular interest are contributions that add to our knowledge of the status and conservation of biological diversity in the region. Since the biological landscape is to a large extent shaped by man, papers on ethnobiology will also be considered. Contributions can be substantial articles, short notes and book reviews. Once the paper has been selected by the Editors for possible publication in the Journal, the manuscript will be externally refereed by two persons who are acknowledged specialists in that field, before a decision is made of acceptance.

Papers will be considered on the understanding that they are being offered exclusively to the Journal and have not been submitted at the same time for publication elsewhere. Copyright is retained jointly by the East Africa Natural History Society and the National Museums of Kenya; reference to contributions in the Journal may be made, but no part of the text, diagram, figure, table or plate may be reproduced without permission from the Editors. Such permission will only be granted with the approval of the author.

 Manuscripts should be submitted as a Word document in an email attachment, to the Editor-in-Chief, Journal of East African Natural History at office@naturekenya.org  with cc to all co-authors. The manuscript should be accompanied by a covering letter from the author, or in the case of multiple authors, from the author responsible for decisions regarding the text. In the case of multiple authors, a statement should be included that all authors have seen the final manuscript and agree to its submission.

Contributors are encouraged to study the most recent version of the Instructions to Authors which can be found on www.bioone.org  Papers that do not conform to the above guidelines will be returned to the author for correction before review.

Editor In Chief

Benny Bytebier

Bews Herbarium, School of Life Sciences

University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pr. Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa

Editors

Charles Warui

East Africa Natural History Society

Kenya

 

Geoffrey Mwachala

National Museums of Kenya

Kenya

Editorial Committee

Thomas Butynski

Lolldaiga Hills Research Programme, Kenya

 

Marc De Meyer

Royal Museum for Central Africa, Belgium

 

Norbert Cordeiro

Roosevelt University & The Field Museum, USA

 

Muthama Muasya

Universtiy of Cape Town, South Africa

 

Deborah Manzolillo Nightingale

Nature Kenya, Kenya

 

Production Editor

Lorna Depew

East Africa Natural History Society, Kenya

Instructions to authors