Manuscript submission

Manuscripts and requests concerning publishing in Karstenia should be submitted to editors editor[at]karstenia.fi. All manuscripts are subject to peer review and copy editing. Before submitting we encourage the authors to carefully read and follow the instructions given here to reduce the editorial load and to speed up the editing process. Note that the instructions are recently somewhat changed. Thus the previous issues (before 1/2009) should be consulted considering the style of the manuscripts only if they are not in conflict with the instructions given here.

Submission of a manuscript implies: that the work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract, or as part of a published lecture, or thesis); that it is not under consideration for publication anywhere else and that its publication has been approved by all co-authors.

The size of the manuscript should usually not exceed the word count of
- 9000 words research articles
- 12000 words review articles and large systematic revisions
including the abstract, figure and table legends. The editorial staff may exceptionally accept manuscripts with special importance even though they would substantially exceed the word limit.

Authors are encouraged to suggest up to 5 potential referees for the article. The suggested referees should not be working in close contact with any of the authors. The suggested referees and other notices to the editor should be provided in a separate cover letter submitted beside the manuscript. The manuscript and a possible cover letter should be in proper format for a Microsoft Windows or DOS operating system computer, preferably Microsoft Word files (doc). Files written on an Apple MacIntosh must be converted to Windows format. All figures must be readable by Word.