Manuscript preparation

Manuscripts must be written in English.

Please arrange your manuscript preferably as follows:
Title page including the title, the names of the authors, the contact information of the corresponding author and the key words (up to 8).
Abstract with maximum length of 400 words.
Introduction
Materials and methods
Results
Discussion
Acknowledgements
References
Tables and table legends
Figures and figure legends

The arrangement need not be followed in the case of a short manuscript for example presenting a new method or some preliminary results of larger projects. It may also be substituted in a case of a full-long manuscript if necessary. When ever using an alternative arrangement, authors should present a justification of it in the cover letter.

Submitting electronic supplementary material to Karstenia is not possible at the moment, but will be possible in the near future.

Manuscripts should be typed in double-line spacing throughout with at least 2.5 cm (1 inch) margins. Use a normal, plain font (e.g., Times New Roman) for text. Use also the page and line numbering functions to number the lines and the pages.

Genus and species names should be in italics. Authority names of species and of all lower levels (except of ‘forma’) have to be mentioned when used the first time. Abbreviations of authority names should follow KIRK & ANSELL (1992).