Australian Journal of
Taxonomy
Open-access, online, rapid taxonomy
ISSN: 2653-4649 (Online)
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Optional fields
Your paper's title
Preferred format includes name, an indication of higher taxonomic group, and an indication of distribution
e.g. "Tirillus alpinus (Tirillaceae), a new species from the central Australia"
Author(s)
Preferred formats e.g. "Jane Doe" | "J.M. Doe [1*], M. Smith [1,2] & R.E. Wind [3]"
Use square brackets for author references to institutions. Use an asterisk for corresponding author if there are multiple authors
Author institution(s)
If there are multiple authors, place each institution on a new line, prefixed by the author number in square brackets
e.g. "[1] Center for Occasional Excellence" etc.
Corresponding author's email address
Do not precede with an asterisk if there are multiple authors
Author ORCID iDs (if available)
For each author please list author name followed by the ORCID iD (as a full URI i.e. preceded by the 'https://'), separated by a colon and space, e.g.:
Jane Doe: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097
M. Smith: https://orcid.org/0000-0009-4545-2217
Please ensure you use the same order, and the same name format, as given in the Author field,
If you do not have an ORCID identifier, it is a simple process to obtain one at https://info.orcid.org/what-is-orcid/.
Your abstract
It is good practice to mention the names of your new taxa and their geographic distribution, to ensure that the abstract will be meaningful when read stand-alone
Zoobank publication registration URL
For all zoological new species papers it is mandatory to register the publication with Zoobank as well as the individual taxa. Include the ZooBank LSID for the publication, for example: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A89540C2-B4B0-40C4-811C-28ADE47FE1F1
Introduction
Materials & Methods
Results
Discussion
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Your paper may have up to five general images (i.e. images that relate to the sections above), including figures, plates or illustrations . If you need more, consider using collages.
Note that you may also have up to five images per taxon; you will upload these in the taxon editor.
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Key Notes
Key Notes will be placed between the title and the key. Use these to add additional information or context for the key.
Key
Paste a key into this box in the form of numbered couplets. The key must be dichotomous (that is, with exactly two leads per couplet) and of the form: couplet number{sep}lead text{sep}couplet goto - where {sep} is either a tab or the tilde (~) character and couplet goto is either a number (of another couplet) or the name of a taxon.
For example
1~Flowers yellow~Tirillus deserti
1~Flowers blue~2
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Taxonomy Section
Classification
Use this section to record the higher-level classification of your taxa, if desired (common in zoological papers). It will appear immediately after the 'Taxonomy' heading and before the taxa in the paper.
Taxon's name:
This taxon is:
This name is:
Acknowledgments
Supplementary data
Supplementary data should be placed in a Dryad repository. List here any Dryad DOIs after an indication of the data file e.g.
'Genbank sequences: doi:10.5061/dryad.1234
References
Use a conventional referencing style of your choice. Please be careful to ensure consistency. (Use the buttons below to insert references using a common referencing style)
MS Notes
Use this field to keep house-keeping notes while writing your ms.
Referees
Please provide, if you can, names and email addresses of suggested suitable referees for your paper. You may also, if you wish, nominate people you would prefer not to referee.
Suggested referee(s) (please include email addresses)
Please do not use the following as referee(s)
Financial disclosures and conflicts of interest
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