INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
These instructions apply to all program abstracts, poster abstracts and manuscripts submitted for publication in the Proceedings of the 19th Working Meeting of the IUCN-SSC Crocodile Specialist Group, Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The Proceedings will be produced directly from electronic files rather than from hard copies. Therefore, it is important that authors follow manuscript instructions carefully.

STYLE GUIDELINES
Complete style guidelines for authors can be downloaded in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format and Microsoft Word (DOC) format. The latter can be used as a style template if desired.

PROGRAM ABSTRACTS
Abstracts of oral presentations and posters will be printed in the Program. The format and style for program abstracts is the same as that for the Proceedings (see instructions below, and example in downloadable guidelines above). Abstracts should include title, authors' names and addresses, and should not exceed 200 words.

Abstracts must be submitted to Alfonso Llobet (allobet@cotas.com.bo) no later than March 10th 2008. Abstracts received after this date will not appear in the Program.

PROCEEDINGS
Papers submitted for oral and keynote presentations, results of workshops, short accounts of the conclusions reached in discussions, and poster presentations will be published in the Proceedings. Unless a manuscript or extended abstract is submitted, the Program abstract will be published.

All documents should be in Microsoft Word unless otherwise approved by the editors. Authors should submit an electronic version of their manuscript to Alfonso Llobet (allobet@cotas.com.bo) no later than June 5th 2008 by email (Po. Box. 2241, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, South America). A hard copy should be submitted to the organisers (to Alfonso Llobet) at the meeting. Electronic and hard copies must be received until June 5th 2008. Late submissions will not be accepted.

The Proceedings will contain unedited manuscripts submitted by the authors. The author, not the editor, will be responsible for proofreading the manuscript and for preparing the manuscript in the format outlined below. The final paper will appear in the Proceedings, as it was submitted. Any errors in the submitted manuscript will appear in the published version.

MANUSCRIPT FORMAT
Font: Manuscripts should be prepared in Times New Roman font.

Paper/Margins: Page setup should be set for A4 (210 x 297 mm) paper. Left and right margins should be 3.2 cm (1.25"), and top and bottom margins should be 2.5 cm (1").

Title: The title should be typed in capitals and lower case letters in 14 point bold font and centered. Do not use separate title pages. Authors' names should be in 11 point bold font and centered below the title. Superscripted numbers should be used with authors' names if there is more than one address. Addresses should be in 11 point bold font and centered below the Authors , with superscripted numbers if appropriate. (See example in downloadable style guidelines).

Abstract: The abstract (12 point, single space) should be directly below the authors' addresses. An additional abstract in an alternate language is acceptable, but not mandatory.

Text: Papers should be concise and focused. Text (12 point, single spaced) should follow immediately after the abstract, using appropriate headings (eg Introduction, Methods, Results, etc.). Paragraphs and headings should be separated by single spaces.

Tables, Graphs, Figures: Data should be presented in tables or graphs where possible. Do not present the same data in tables and graphs. Tables, figures and photographs (scanned images) should be inserted into the text near where they are cited. Use sequential Arabic numbers to refer to tables and figures in the text (Fig. 1, Table 1).

Photograph captions and figure legends must be placed immediately below the appropriate photograph and figure, and not on separate pages. Scanned photographs should be in black and white - do not use submit color graphs or photographs. Photographs and illustrations should be kept to a minimum. Table legends should be placed above the table to which they refer.

Page Numbers: Do not assign page numbers in manuscripts.

Literature Cited: Literature cited in the text should be listed chronologically by year then alphabetically by author (eg Neill 1971; Jenkins and Forbes 1983; Mazzotti 1983; Messel and Vorlicek 1986; Webb et al. 1987; Platt and Thorbjarnarson 1997; Ramos 2000). Use hanging indents to separate citations in the Literature Cited section at the end of the text. Do not separate citations with extra lines.

Style applied to literature cited follows generally the Journal of Zoology (London). Examples of citations for journals, books, book chapters, conference proceedings, theses and reports are shown in the downloadable style guidelines (see above).

LITERATURE CITED
See downloadable style guidelines (above) for citation format.

Deadlines:

• Abstracts – March 10th 2008

Manuscripts, extended abstracts – June 5th 2008