Manuscript Review Process: One or two anonymous reviewers will review each manuscript. Reviewer’s comments will be mailed to the author and the author is responsible for making appropriate manuscript edits (if needed). After the reviewer’s edits have been addressed, the author will resubmit the edited manuscript to a designated editor or Dave Williams dave.williams@uni.edu. The manuscript will then be sent to a copy editor and designer. After the manuscripts have been edited and designed for publication, the author will be sent the final proof for any minor corrections.

I. General Format instructions

• Use 1” margins at top, bottom, left and right
• Use Times New Roman text and 12pt font
• Create tables in Microsoft Xcel and save as .xls or Microsoft Word and save as .doc file format.
• Do not imbed tables, pictures, and figures in the text. Place each of these on a separate page (see tables and illustrations sections).
• Double-space all text.
• Number the lines in the text (see example).
• Use all caps and bold for TITLE. Please limit your title to 20 words or less.
• Do not use scientific names in the title for domesticated animals or cultivated plants. • Please keep abstract to 250 words or less.
• Use metric units (English units may follow in parentheses). Do not place a period after a metric abbreviation (e.g. 3 mm)
• Use italics for scientific names and put into parentheses if followed by common names
• A scientific name must be listed with a common name when 1st listed in the text. The common name can be used without the scientific name thereafter in the text.
• Use the following abbreviations statistical abbreviations: ANOVA, SD, SE, df, ns, n, P, r, F, t-test, chi-square, X2, U-test. For other statistical abbreviations identify the full name in the text and cite the reference as needed.
• Write out one through nine unless a measurement (e.g. four fish, 7 mm, 4 min)
• Use % instead of percent (e.g. 50% not 50 percent)
• For scientific papers use main headings: Introduction, Methods or (Materials and Methods), Results or (Results and Discussion), Discussion, Conclusion (optional), Management Implications (optional), Acknowledgements (optional), and Literature Cited. Minor subheadings should be in italics and bold. Please use minor subheadings sparingly.
• Page Header (see example) - In the header on the cover page and on succeeding pages, type in the author’s last name in the top left corner followed by the title of the paper in the center followed by the page number in the top right corner.
• Cover Page (see example) - On the top left corner on page 1, enter the name and mailing address (including phone number and email) of the author who is to receive reviewer and editorial correspondence.

II. Literature Cited

• Please verify all entries against original sources for accuracy.
• Cite references in alphabetical order by first author’s surname and then by his/hers initials.
• List works by the same author(s) in chronological order, beginning with the earliest date of publication.
• Insert a period and space after each initial of the author’s name. Put a space between each initial. Insert two spaces after all other entries following a period.
• Citations should follow formats below with complete name of journals, states, and publishers.
Examples:

III. Tables

Please create tables in Microsoft Xcel and save file as .xls or in Microsoft Word and save as .doc file format. List each table on a separate sheet. If the table is longer than 1 sheet continue to the next sheet. Type the table caption above the table and double-space the text.

IV. Illustrations

Graphs and pictures should be in either JPEG or GIF format in a separate file with a resolution of 300 dpi or higher. Type a caption below each illustration on a separate page. Illustrations should follow after your last table page.

V. Color

The paper copy of the Proceedings of the 22nd North American Prairie Conference will be printed in black and white. The compact disk version of the proceedings will be in color. Please check your color illustrations in gray scale to make sure that there are no problems with interpretation of patterns, shading, and numbers.

For an example paper click here.

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