An Open Invitation to Submit Papers to Castanea (http=3A//www=2Esabs=2Eappstate=2Eedu) =
The Southern Appalachian Botanical Society (SABS) invites authors to sub= mit papers to the journal Castanea that focus on any aspect of botany pe= rtaining to the eastern United States (not just the southern Appalachian= s!)=2E These papers may focus on systematics=2C floristics=2C ecology=2C= physiology=2C biochemistry=2C and even molecular biology=2E While Cast= anea=91s strengths have traditionally been in systematics=2C floristics = and ecology=2C articles from all fields are welcome=2E Castanea has rec= ently instituted a series of invited review papers=2C the first of which= will appear in 2008=2C and also publishes monographs and symposia proce= edings=2E = = Castanea is a highly respected regional botanical journal now in its 72n= d year=2E It is indexed on the Web of Science=2C BioOne=2C EBSCOR=2C an= d now JSTOR=2E The journal was recently redesigned=2C and now features = a two-column format with a new font and a more modern and appealing styl= e=2E Beginning in January of 2008=2C the journal will move to an electr= onic submission process=2E = = The Editorial Board consists of an Editor-in-Chief and four subject edit= ors covering the areas mentioned above=2E All papers are evaluated by a= t least two highly qualified reviewers=2E Published quarterly=2C the jo= urnal will expedite reviews so that authors receive notification of the = status of their paper within 6 weeks of submis=ADsion and publication is= guaranteed within two issues from the date of acceptance (i=2Ee=2E=2C w= ithin 6-8 months of acceptance)=2E = = Any members of SABS who is senior author on a paper will receive 12 free= pages per year=2E Since membership is only =2435=2C it is more than wo= rth the cost of publishing! Otherwise=2C page charges are =2440/page=2E = SABS hopes you will be encouraged to publish in this newly revitalized = journal=2E A sampling of articles recently published=2C and ones upcomi= ng can be found on our website=3A http=3A//www=2Esabs=2Eappstate=2Eedu/C= astanea/Index=2Ehtm = = If there are any questions about publishing your paper in Castanea=2C pl= ease contact our editor-in-chief=2C Dr=2E George Johnson at=3A gjohnson=40= atu=2Eedu=2E We look forward to receiving your articles for consideratio= n for publication in Castanea=2E = Sincerely=2C Dr=2E Howard S=2E Neufeld=2C President The Southern Appalachian Botanical Society Dr=2E Howard S=2E Neufeld=2C Professor = Dept=2E of Biology = 572 Rivers St=2E = Appalachian State University = Boone=2C NC 28608 = ---------------------------- = Tel=3A 828-262-2683 = Fax=3A 828-262-2127 = email=3A neufeldhs=40appstate=2Eedu = website=3A http=3A//www=2Ebiology=2Eappstate=2Eedu = website=3A http=3A//www=2Ebiology=2Eappstate=2Eedu/faculty/neufeldhs=2Eh= tm
