The views expressed in Tapir Conservation are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group. Copyright for all photographs herein remains with the individual photographers.
Tapir Conservation, aims to provide information regarding all aspects of tapir natural history. Manuscripts should be submitted in MS Word (.doc, at this moment we cannot accept documents in .docx format).
The Newsletter will publish original work by:
Preference is given to material that has the potential to improve conservation management and enhances understanding of tapir conservation in its respective range countries.
The primary languages of the Newsletter are English and Spanish. Abstracts in English are preferred.
Full Papers (2,000-5,000 words) and Short Communications (200-2,000 words) are invited on topics relevant to the Newsletter’s focus, including:
Manuscripts should be submitted in electronic format by e-mail to the contributions editor at the email provided. Hard copies will not be accepted.
Anders Gonçalves da Silva. e-mail: andersgs@gmail.com
In the covering e-mail, the Lead Author must confirm that:
a) the submitted manuscript has not been published elsewhere.
b) all of the authors have read the submitted manuscript and agreed to its submission, all research was conducted with the necessary approval and permit from the appropriate authorities and adhere to appropriate animal manipulation guides.
All contributors are strongly advised to ensure that their spelling and grammar is checked by native English or Spanish speaker(s) before the manuscript is submitted to the Contributions Editor. The Editorial Team reserves the right to reject manuscripts that are poorly written.
All manuscripts will be subject to peer review by a minimum of two reviewers. Authors are welcome to suggest appropriate reviewers; however, the Contributions Editor reserves the right to appoint reviewers that seem appropriate and competent for the task.
Proofs will be sent to authors as a portable document format (PDF) file attached to an e-mail note. Corrected proofs should be returned to the Editor within 3 days of receipt. Minor corrections can be communicated by e-mail.
The Editorial Team welcomes contributions to the other sections of the Newsletter:
Concise reports (<300 words) on news of general interest to tapir research and conservation. This may include announcements of new initiatives; for example, the launch of new projects, conferences, funding opportunities, new relevant publications and discoveries.
Informative contributions (<650 words) in response to material published in the Newsletter.
Contributions in English should make use of UK English spelling [if in doubt, Microsoft Word and similar software can be set to check spelling and grammar for “English (UK)” language]. The cover page should contain the title and full mailing address, e-mail address and address of the Lead Author and all additional authors. All pages should be numbered consecutively, and the order of the sections of the manuscript should be: cover page, main text, acknowledgement, tables, figures and plates.
This should be a succinct description of the work, in no more than 20 words.
Full Papers only. This should describe, in 100-200 words, the aims, methods, major findings and conclusions. It should be informative and intelligible without reference to the text, and should not contain any references or undefined abbreviations.
Up to five pertinent words, in alphabetical order.
For ease of layout, please submit all manuscripts with a minimum of formatting (e.g. avoid specific formats for headings etc); however, the following is needed:
References should be cited in the text as, for example, MacArthur & Wilson (1967) or (Foerster, 1998). For three or more authors use the first author’s surname followed by et al.; for example, Herrera et al. (1999). Multiple references should be in chronological order. The reference list should be in alphabetical order, and article titles and the titles of serial publications should be given in full. In cases where an author is referenced multiple times the most recent publication should be listed first. Please check that all listed references are used in the text and vice versa. The following are examples of house style:
Herrera, J.C., Taber, A., Wallace, R.B. & Painter, L. 1999. Lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) behavioural ecology in a southern Amazonian tropical forest. Vida Silv. Tropical 8:31-37.
Janssen, D.L., Rideout, B.A. & Edwards, M.S. 1999. Tapir Medicine. In: M.E. Fowler & R. E. Miller (eds.) Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, pp.562-568. W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, USA.
MacArthur, R.H. & Wilson, E.O. (1967) The Theory of Island Biogeography. Princeton University Press, Princeton, USA.
Foerster. C.R. 1998. Ambito de Hogar, Patron de Movimentso y Dieta de la Danta Centroamericana (Tapirus bairdii) en el Parque Nacional Corcovado, Costa Rica. M.S. thesis. Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica.
Santiapilli, C. & Ramono, W.S. 1989. The Status and Conservation of the Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) in Sumatra, Indonesia. Unpublished Report, Worldwide Fund for Nature, Bogor, Indonesia.
IUCN (2007) 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Http://www. redlist.org [accessed 1 May 2009].
These should be self-explanatory, each on a separate page and with an appropriate caption. Figures should be in black and white. Plates will only be included in an article if they form part of evidence that is integral to the subject studied (e.g., a camera-trap photograph of a rare situation), if they are of good quality, and if they do not need to be printed in colour.
The first time a species is mentioned, its scientific name should follow without intervening punctuation: e.g., Malay tapir Tapirus indicus. English names should be in lower case throughout except where they incorporate a proper name (e.g., Asian elephant, Malay tapir).
Full expansion should be given at first mention in the text.
Use metric units only for measurements of area, mass, height, distance etc.
The copyright for all published articles will be held by the publisher unless otherwise stated.
IUCN Tapir Specialist Group