ACTA BIOLOGICA SLOVENICA LJUBLJANA 2022 Vol. 65, Št. 1: 93 70 let revije Acta Biologica Slovenica Alenka Gaberščik Društvo biologov Slovenije, Večna pot 111, 1000 Ljubljana Znanstvena revija Acta Biologica Slovenica (ABS) je glasilo stanovskega združenja biologov Društva biologov Slovenije. V letošnjem letu obeležujemo 70 let, kar je začel izhajati Biološki vestnik, predhodnik revije ABS. Novo ime Acta Biologica Slovenica je revija dobila leta 1997. Biološki vestnik je sprva objavljal izsledke domačih raziskovalcev z različnih področij biologije v slo- venskem jeziku. Kasneje so se izdajatelji odločili je objavljanje pretežno v angleškem jeziku. To je povečalo krog bralcev in omogočilo posredovanje izsledkov slovenskih znanstvenikov tudi v med- narodni prostor. Širša dostopnost revije se je še povečala z izmenjavo z več kot 200 domačimi in tujimi inštitucijami. Poleg tega pa so v Biološko knjižnico prihajale številne tuje publikacije s pod- ročja biologije, ki so bile na razpolago slovenskim raziskovalcem. Uredništvo revije je bilo vseskozi prostovoljno in je zahtevalo obilo srčnosti in predanosti. Sprva so uredniški odbor sestavljali slovenski znan- stveniki, od leta 1997 dalje ima uredniški odbor mednarodno sestavo. Do danes se je zvrstilo več odgovornih in tehničnih urednikov. V obdobju od leta 1962-69 je bil odgovorni urednik entomolog Štefan Michieli, med leti 1970 in letom 1992 je urednikoval zoolog, predavatelj in akademik Janez Matjašič, od leta 1995 do 2008 predavatelj in limnolog Mihael J. Toman, z letom 2009 sem uredništvo prevzela Alenka Gaberščik in ga lansko leto predala predavateljici in botaničarki Jasni Dolenc Koce. Revija je z nekaj krajšimi prekinitvami redno izhajala 2-krat letno. Do sedaj je izšlo 64 zvezkov. Do leta 2009 je revija izhajala le v tiskani obliki, s tem, da so bili angleški in slovenski izvlečki dostopni tudi na spletu (http://bijh.zrc-sazu.si/ ABS/SI/ABS/index.asp). Po letu 2009 smo za- čeli izdajati tudi spletno izdajo, z letom 2021 pa smo tiskano izdajo ukinili in prešli le na spletno izdajo, ki je v odprtem dostopu dostopna tako na portalu ZRC-SAZU, kot tudi na portalu digitalne knjižnice Slovenije http://www.dlib.si/details/ URN:NBN:SI:spr-ETYMF1IG). ABS je vključena tudi v svetovne baze, kot so CABI in Clarivate. Revijo sofinancirajo člani društva s svojimi članarinami in Javna agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije (ARRS), v pre- teklosti pa Javna agencija za knjigo (JAK), kar člani društva cenimo. Revija objavlja raziskave lokalnega in širšega pomena z vseh osnovnih področij biologije, od ekologije, botanike, zoologije, antropologije, molekularne biologije, biokemije, genetike, mikrobiologije, kot tudi prispevke na področju aplikativne biologije. Objavlja izvirne, pregledne znanstvene in kratke članke, novice o različnih znanstvenih dogodkih, recenzije znanstvenih knjig ter prispevke ob obletnicah znanstvenikov in znanstvenih ustanov. Občasno izidejo tudi po- sebne tematske številke (npr. o risu, ob različnih obletnicah). V reviji svoje izsledke objavljajo uveljavljeni domači in tuji raziskovalci (v razmerju 80 % / 20 %), k objavljanju pa vabimo tudi mlade raziskovalce in znanstvenike na začetku njihove raziskovalne poti. Revija objavlja tudi slovenske znanstvene članke, kar je posebej pomembno z vidika razvoja slovenskega strokovnega izrazja. K temu doprinesejo tudi slovenski izvlečki, povzetki ter napisi k slikam in tabelam v angleških člankih. Splet je precej olajšal in pospešil uredniško delo, pa tudi povečal dostopnost revije, obenem pa se vsebina lahko kaj hitro utopi v množici informacij, ki so danes na voljo uporabnikom spleta. Zato je treba vseskozi vzdrževati visoko kakovost in izvirnost znanstvenih prispevkov in si tako zagotoviti “vidnost”. 94Acta Biologica Slovenica, 2022, 65 (1) INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS 1. Types of Articles SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES are comprehensive descriptions of original research and include a theo- retical survey of the topic, a detailed presentation of results with discussion and conclusion, and a bibliography according to the IMRAD outline (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion). In this category ABS also publishes methodological articles, in so far as they present an original method, which was not previously published elsewhere, or they present a new and original usage of an established method. The originality is judged by the editorial board if necessary after a consultation with the referees. The recommended length of an article including tables, graphs, and illustrations is up to fifteen (15) pages; lines must be double-spaced. Scientific articles shall be subject to peer review by two experts in the field. REVIEW ARTICLES will be published in the journal after consultation between the editorial board and the author. Review articles may be longer than fifteen (15) pages. BRIEF NOTES are original articles from various biological fields (systematics, biochemistry, genetics, physiology, microbiology, ecology, etc.) that do not include a detailed theoretical discussion. Their aim is to acquaint readers with preliminary or partial results of research. They should not be longer than five (5) pages. Brief note articles shall be subject to peer review by one expert in the field. CONGRESS NEWS acquaints readers with the content and conclusions of important congresses and seminars at home and abroad. ASSOCIATION NEWS reports on the work of Slovene biology associations. 2. Originality of Articles Manuscripts submitted for publication in Acta Biologica Slovenica should not contain previously published material and should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. 3. Language Articles and notes should be submitted in English, or as an exception in Slovene if the topic is very local. As a rule, congress and association news will appear in Slovene. 4. Titles of Articles Title must be short, informative, and understandable. It must be written in English and in Slovene language. The title should be followed by the name and full address of the authors (and if possible, fax number and/or e-mail address). The affiliation and address of each author should be clearly marked as well as who is the corresponding author. 5. Abstract The abstract must give concise information about the objective, the methods used, the results obtained, and the conclusions. The suitable length for scientific articles is up to 250 words, and for brief note articles, 100 words. 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Tables and illustrations should be cited shortly in the text (Tab. 1 or Tabs. 1-2, Fig. 1 or Figs. 1-2; Tab. 1 and Sl. 1). A full name is used in the legend title (e.g. Figure 1, Table 2 etc.), written bold, followed by a short title of the figure or table, also in bold. Subpanels of a figure have to be unambiguously indicated with capital letters (A, B, …). Explanations associated with subpanels are given alphabetically, each starting with bold capital letter, a hyphen and followed by the text (A - text...). 10. The quality of graphic material All the figures have to be submitted in the electronic form. The ABS publishes figures either in pure black and white or in halftones. Authors are kindly asked to prepare their figures in the correct form to avoid unnecessary delays in preparation for print, especially due to problems with insufficient contrast and resolution. Clarity and resolution of the information presented in graphical form is the responsibility of the author. 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Before submitting a figure in EPS format make sure first, that all the characters are rendered correctly (e.g. by opening the file first in the programs Ghostview or GSview – depending on the operation system or in Adobe Photoshop). With PDF format make sure that lossless compression (LZW or ZIP) was used in the creation of the *.pdf file (JPEG, the default setting, is not suitable). Figures created in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc. will not be accepted without the conversion into one of the before mentioned formats. The same goes for graphics from other graphical programs (CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator, etc.). The figures should be prepared in final size, published in the magazine. The dimensions are 12.5 cm maximum width and 19 cm maximum height (width and height of the text on a page). 11. Conclusions Articles shall end with a summary of the main findings which may be written in point form. 12. Summary Articles written in Slovene must contain a more extensive English summary. The reverse also applie s. 13. Literature References shall be cited in the text. If a reference work by one author is cited, we write Allan (1995) or (Allan 1995); if a work by two authors is cited, (Trinajstić and Franjić 1994); if a work by three or more authors is cited, (Pullin et al. 1995); and if the reference appears in several works, (Honsig- Erlenburg et al. 1992, Ward 1994a, Allan 1995, Pullin et al. 1995). If several works by the same author 96Acta Biologica Slovenica, 2022, 65 (1) published in the same year are cited, the individual works are indicated with the added letters a, b, c, etc.: (Ward 1994a,b). If direct quotations are used, the page numbers should be included: Toman (1992: 5) or (Toman 1992: 5–6).The bibliography shall be arranged in alphabetical order beginning with the surname of the first author, comma, the initials of the name(s) and continued in the same way with the rest of the authors, separated by commas. The names are followed by the year of publication, the title of the article, the full name of the journal (periodical), the volume, the number in parenthesis (optional), and the pages. Example: Mielke, M.S., Almeida, A.A.F., Gomes, F.P., Aguilar, M.A.G., Mangabeira, P.A.O., 2003. Leaf gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence and growth responses of Genipa americana seedlings to soil flood- ing. Experimental Botany, 50(1), 221–231. Books, chapters from books, reports, and congress anthologies use the following forms: Allan, J.D., 1995. Stream Ecology. Structure and Function of Running Waters, 1st ed. Chapman & Hall, London, 388 pp. Pullin, A.S., McLean, I.F.G., Webb, M.R., 1995. Ecology and Conservation of Lycaena dispar: Britis h and European Perspectives. In: Pullin A. S. (ed.): Ecology and Conservation of Butterflies, 1st ed. Chapman & Hall, London, pp. 150-164. Toman, M.J., 1992. Mikrobiološke značilnosti bioloških čistilnih naprav. Zbornik referatov s posveto- vanja DZVS, Gozd Martuljek, pp. 1-7. 14. Format and Form of Articles The manuscripts should be sent exclusively in electronic form. The format should be Microsoft Word (*.doc) or Rich text format (*.rtf) using Times New Roman 12 font with double spacing, align left only and margins of 3 cm on all sides on A4 pages. Paragraphs should be separated by an empty line. The title and chapters should be written bold in font size 14, also Times New Roman. Possible sub-chapter titles should be written in italic. All scientific names must be properly italicized. Used nomenclature source should be cited in the Methods section. 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A manuscript element checklist (For a manuscript in Slovene language the same checklist is appropri- ately applied with a mirroring sequence of Slovene and English parts): English title – (Times New Roman 14, bold) Slovene title – (Times New Roman 14, bold) Names of authors with clearly indicated addresses, affiliations and the name of the corresponding author – (Times New Roman 12) Author(s) address(es) / institutional addresses – (Times New Roman 12) Fax and/or e-mail of the corresponding author – (Times New Roman 12) Keywords in English – (Times New Roman 12) Keywords in Slovene – (Times New Roman 12) Running title – (Times New Roman 12) 97 Abstract in English (Times New Roman 12, title – Times New Roman 14 bold) Abstract in Slovene – (Times New Roman 12, title – Times New Roman 14 bold) Introduction – (Times New Roman 12, title – Times New Roman 14 bold) Material and methods – (Times New Roman 12, title – Times New Roman 14 bold) Results – (Times New Roman 12, title – Times New Roman 14 bold) Discussion – (Times New Roman 12, title – Times New Roman 14 bold) Summary in Slovene – (Times New Roman 12, title – Times New Roman 14 bold) Figure legends; each in English and in Slovene – (Times New Roman 12, title – Times New Roman 14 bold, figure designation and figure title – Times New Roman 12 bold) Table legends; each in English and in Slovene – (Times New Roman 12, title – Times New Roman 14 bold, table designation and table title – Times New Roman 12 bold) Acknowledgements – (Times New Roman 12, title – Times New Roman 14 bold) Literature – (Times New Roman 12, title – Times New Roman 14 bold) Figures, one per page; figure designation indicated top left – (Times New Roman 12 bold) Tables, one per page; table designation indicated top left – (Times New Roman 12 bold) Page numbering – bottom right – (Times New Roman 12) 15. Peer Review All Scientific Articles shall be subject to peer review by two experts in the field (one Slovene and one foreign) and Brief Note articles by one Slovene expert in the field. With articles written in Slovene and dealing with a very local topic, both reviewers will be Slovene. In the compulsory accompanying letter to the editor the authors must nominate one foreign and one Slovene reviewer. However, the final choice of referees is at the discretion of the Editorial Board. The referees will remain anonymous to the author. The possible outcomes of the review are: 1. Fully acceptable in its present form, 2. Basically acceptable, but requires minor revision, 3. Basically acceptable, but requires important revision, 4. May be acceptable, but only after major revision, 5. Unacceptable in anything like its present form. In the case of marks 3 and 4 the reviewers that have requested revisions have to accept the suitability of the corrections made. In case of rejection the corresponding author will receive a written negative decision of the editor-in-chief. The original material will be erased from the ABS archives and can be returned to the submitting author on special request. After publication the corresponding author will receive the *.pdf version of the paper.