Phytoneuron*
<www.Phytoneuron.net>
Editorial and publication information
Phytoneuron
enables quick and no-cost publication of reports primarily on taxonomy,
floristics, and geographic distribution of vascular plants. At present, the scope of the journal is
mostly limited to studies of plants of North America (including Mexico),
Central America, and the West Indies.
Also welcome are related articles, such as reviews and commentaries on
botanical issues.
Citation
examples
Nesom,
G. L. 2010. Pyracantha
(Rosaceae) naturalized in Texas and the southeastern United States. Phytoneuron 2010-2: 1–6.
Singhurst, J. R. and W.
C. Holmes. 2010. Carissa
macrocarpa (Apocynaceae
): New to the Texas flora. Phytoneuron 2010-19:
1–3.
Panda, S. and J.L. Reveal. 2012. A
step-two lectotypification and epitypification of Pentapterygium sikkimense
W.W. Sm. (Ericaceae) with an amplified description. Phytoneuron 2012-8: 1–7.
The editor of Phytoneuron is Guy Nesom. Submissions will be promptly reviewed by the
editor, based on his own knowledge and expertise. If
deemed appropriate or necessary by the editor, or if requested by the author,
review by other botanical peers will be sought.
An indication of the review process (if beyond
the Editor) will appear in the Acknowledgements. Submissions should be in MS Word (or
comparable) and format should generally follow the papers posted. Manuscripts should be single spaced and in 11
point font; margins: top and bottom 1 inch, left 1 inch, right 1.25 inches. Two character spaces between sentences. No character space between author's
initials. Check other format features of
literature citations in published manuscripts.
Illustrations may be imbedded in the manuscript but also should be sent
as separate jpeg files.
Manuscripts will be posted in PDF format. Copyrights belong to the author.
Publication in Phytoneuron
complies with the PDF/A archival standard (ISO 19005-1:2005), –– enabling
long-term archiving of electronic documents, ensuring that
they can be reproduced exactly the same way in the future. PDF/A documents are 100% self-contained, with
all of the information necessary for displaying the document embedded in the
file. Information from external sources
such as font programs and hyperlinks is not permitted. See full information in Wikipedia
("PDF/A") and Digital Preservation ("Sustainability of Digital
Formats"; http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/).
Manuscripts will appear online quickly upon review,
editing, and acceptance and will remain there permanently, organized by year
and order of appearance. Notification of
the online appearance of new articles will be sent to those on a mailing list
–– please email the editor if you want to be included on the list. The mailing list is over 300 individuals,
indicating that many botanists will be immediately aware of new publications
and have them quickly at hand to read.
As of 1 January 2012, valid publication of new taxa
no longer requires that a Latin diagnosis or description be included in the
protologue. For more details see Knap et
al. (2011; Phytoneuron 2011-64). Also as
of 1 Jan 2012, publication is effective through posting in electronic-only
journals that have an ISSN number. Phytoneuron
is such a journal. New typifications also
are validated through electronic posting.
Dates of electronic publication in Phytoneuron are clearly indicated for
each article.
A description or diagnosis, which may be in English or
in Latin, still is required for validation of new taxa. A diagnosis is preferable to a description,
and for Phytoneuron the following format for a diagnosis is this: "Similar
to [taxon] in [these features] but different from it in [these features].
Libraries are encouraged to make permanent copies
from the PDF files, enabling the existence of a full “shelf copy” for a tiny
fraction of a typical subscription price.
For libraries interested in archiving the files as paper copies or
digitally, contact the editor for ease of transfer.
2925 Hartwood Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76109
guynesom@sbcglobal.net
<www.guynesom.com>
Last update: 21 March 2012
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* The name Phytoneuron
alludes to the digital/electronic Internet as the primary path of this
botanical publication. Plants, of
course, don’t have neurons, but research in plant neurobiology points to the
involvement of vascular tissue “in conveying electrical impulses generated in
zones of special sensitivity to receptive locations throughout the plant in
response to mild stress” (Barlow 2008; Baluška & Mancuso 2009).
Baluška1, F. and S.
Mancuso. 2009. Plant neurobiology: From
stimulus perception to adaptive behavior of plants, via integrated chemical and
electrical signaling. Plant Signaling & Behavior 4: 475–476. [PDF]