Instructions for authors Bulletin of insectology

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

- General
The articles are published in English. Manuscripts submitted for publication may not be offered to any other journal (including preprint repositories) for prior or simultaneous publication.
Authors may archive post-print and publisher’s version PDF.
The papers will be available on the web site for free (open access) under the Creative Commons (CC-BY-NC) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). It is emphasized that authors submitting a manuscript to Bulletin of Insectology accept these rules.

- Manuscript
Manuscripts should be submitted in MS Word for Windows by e-mail. The sequence should be: title, author(s) (names in full, family names/surnames/last names in capital), author(s) affiliation, abstract, key words, introduction, materials and methods, results (or results and discussion), discussion (or discussion and conclusions), conclusions, acknowledgements, references, author(s)’ address(es) (corresponding author’s e-mail included), table and figure legends, table(s), figure(s). If necessary, it could be possible to add online supplemental materials.

- Scientific names
Scientific names and authorities must be provided at first mention of each organism in the abstract and again in the text. Names of authorities should not be abbreviated, except with L. for Linnaeus and F. for Fabricius (authority name without diacritical marks).
Correct examples: Musca domestica L.; Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner); Phaonia fuscata Fallen; Sitochroa palealis (Denis et Schiffermuller).
Incorrect examples: Musca domestica Linnaeus, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner), Ostrinia nubilalis Hbn., Phaonia fuscata Fallén; Sitochroa palealis (Den. & Schiff.).

- Manuscripts of taxonomy or systematics
The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature should be followed for formatting publications on taxonomy and systematics, except for the comma between authority and year in scientific names. Avoiding comma clearly identify the difference between the reference cited (i.e. Ishii, 1923) and the names of the authorities (i.e. Clausenia purpurea Ishii 1923).
Correct examples: Musca domestica L. 1758; Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner 1796); Phaonia fuscata Fallen 1825; Sitochroa palealis (Denis et Schiffermuller 1775); Tabanus spodopteroides Olsufjev, Moucha et Chvala 1969.
Incorrect examples: Musca domestica Linnaeus, 1758; Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner, 1796); Ostrinia nubilalis Hbn., 1796; Phaonia fuscata Fallén, 1825; Sitochroa palealis (Den. & Schiff., 1775); Tabanus spodopteroides Olsufjev, Moucha & Chvála, 1969; Tabanus spodopteroides Olsufjev et al., 1969.

- Figures
Figures should be provided on separate pages and numbered. The lettering of figures should be in Arial font, large enough to allow reduction. Figures can be reproduced width 80 or 166 mm. Drawings and morphological illustrations must include a scale bar. Colour photographs and plates will be available in the online version only, hard copy of the journal will be printed in black and withe.

- References cited
In the text, refer to author(s) surnames(s) and year of publication. When there are more than two authors, give the first author surname followed by et al.. References cited together should be arranged chronologically. In the reference list, the references must be cited in alphabetical and chronological order for one author or more than two authors; in alphabetical order by surname of the second author in case of two authors.
Journal titles should be given in full. Some examples are given below:

CAMPADELLI G., 1997.- Cenni sulla biologia di Vibrissina turrita Meigen (Dipt. Tachinidae) sull'ospite Arge ochropus Gmel. (Hym. Argidae).- Bollettino dell’Istituto di Entomologia "Guido Grandi" della Università degli Studi di Bologna, 51: 161-170.
CAMPADELLI G., CRUDELE G., 1994.- Alcune osservazioni sulla biologia di Pyrochroa coccinea L. (Col. Pyrochroidae).- Informatore Fitopatologico, 44 (9): 35-37.
CAMPADELLI G., CIANFICCONI F., MORETTI G. P., 1990.- Nuovi reperti di Tricotteri nell'appennino Tosco-Romagnolo.- Rivista di Idrobiologia, 29 (2): 547-561.
CHAPMAN R. F., 1998.- The Insect: Structure and Function.- Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
CRONIN J. T., HAYES J. L., TURCHIN P., 2000.- Evaluation of traps used to monitor southern pine beetle aerial populations and sex ratios.- Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 2 (1): 69-76.
KNERER G., 1993.- Life history diversity in sawflies, pp. 33-59. In: Sawfly life history adaptations to woody plants (WAGNER M., RAFFA K. F., Eds).- Academic Press Inc., San Diego, California, USA.
SWAIN T., 1977.- The effect of plant secondary products on insect plant co-evolution, pp. 249-256. In: Proceedings of XV International Congress of Entomology, (PACKER J., WHITE D., Eds) Washington D. C., 19-27 August 1976. Entomological Society of America, College Park, MD, USA.

- Peer reviews
Manuscripts will be reviewed by appropriate referees. Acceptance or rejection, however, is the decision of the Editor. Authors are responsible for the content of their article.

- Proofs and reprints
Proofs will be sent to the corresponding author for corrections.
No printed reprints are available. PDF articles will be available on the web site for free under the Creative Commons (CC-BY-NC) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Authors are welcome to further distribute PDFs of their published papers.

Address for submission and editorial correspondence should be addressed to:
Prof. Stefano Maini e-mail: bullinsect@unibo.it or bullinsect@gmail.com
Bulletin of Insectology
Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Alma Mater Studiorum - Bologna University
viale G. Fanin 42
I 40127 Bologna (Italy)
Tel: +39 051 2096701
e-mail: bullinsect@unibo.it or bullinsect@gmail.com

		Bulletin of Insectology
		INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS - General The articles are published in English. Manuscripts submitted for publication may not be offered to any other journal (including preprint repositories) for prior or simultaneous publication. Authors may archive post-print and publisher’s version PDF. The papers will be available on the web site for free (open access) under the Creative Commons (CC-BY-NC) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). It is emphasized that authors submitting a manuscript to Bulletin of Insectology accept these rules. - Manuscript Manuscripts should be submitted in MS Word for Windows by e-mail. The sequence should be: title, author(s) (names in full, family names/surnames/last names in capital), author(s) affiliation, abstract, key words, introduction, materials and methods, results (or results and discussion), discussion (or discussion and conclusions), conclusions, acknowledgements, references, author(s)’ address(es) (corresponding author’s e-mail included), table and figure legends, table(s), figure(s). If necessary, it could be possible to add online supplemental materials. - Scientific names Scientific names and authorities must be provided at first mention of each organism in the abstract and again in the text. Names of authorities should not be abbreviated, except with L. for Linnaeus and F. for Fabricius (authority name without diacritical marks). Correct examples: Musca domestica L.; Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner); Phaonia fuscata Fallen; Sitochroa palealis (Denis et Schiffermuller). Incorrect examples: Musca domestica Linnaeus, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner), Ostrinia nubilalis Hbn., Phaonia fuscata Fallén; Sitochroa palealis (Den. & Schiff.). - Manuscripts of taxonomy or systematics The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature should be followed for formatting publications on taxonomy and systematics, except for the comma between authority and year in scientific names. Avoiding comma clearly identify the difference between the reference cited (i.e. Ishii, 1923) and the names of the authorities (i.e. Clausenia purpurea Ishii 1923). Correct examples: Musca domestica L. 1758; Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner 1796); Phaonia fuscata Fallen 1825; Sitochroa palealis (Denis et Schiffermuller 1775); Tabanus spodopteroides Olsufjev, Moucha et Chvala 1969. Incorrect examples: Musca domestica Linnaeus, 1758; Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner, 1796); Ostrinia nubilalis Hbn., 1796; Phaonia fuscata Fallén, 1825; Sitochroa palealis (Den. & Schiff., 1775); Tabanus spodopteroides Olsufjev, Moucha & Chvála, 1969; Tabanus spodopteroides Olsufjev et al., 1969. - Tables Numbered tables should be provided at the end of the document. - Figures Figures should be provided on separate pages and numbered. The lettering of figures should be in Arial font, large enough to allow reduction. Figures can be reproduced width 80 or 166 mm. Drawings and morphological illustrations must include a scale bar. Colour photographs and plates will be available in the online version only, hard copy of the journal will be printed in black and withe. - References cited In the text, refer to author(s) surnames(s) and year of publication. When there are more than two authors, give the first author surname followed by et al.. References cited together should be arranged chronologically. In the reference list, the references must be cited in alphabetical and chronological order for one author or more than two authors; in alphabetical order by surname of the second author in case of two authors. Journal titles should be given in full. Some examples are given below: CAMPADELLI G., 1997.- Cenni sulla biologia di Vibrissina turrita Meigen (Dipt. Tachinidae) sull'ospite Arge ochropus Gmel. (Hym. Argidae).- Bollettino dell’Istituto di Entomologia "Guido Grandi" della Università degli Studi di Bologna, 51: 161-170. CAMPADELLI G., CRUDELE G., 1994.- Alcune osservazioni sulla biologia di Pyrochroa coccinea L. (Col. Pyrochroidae).- Informatore Fitopatologico, 44 (9): 35-37. CAMPADELLI G., CIANFICCONI F., MORETTI G. P., 1990.- Nuovi reperti di Tricotteri nell'appennino Tosco-Romagnolo.- Rivista di Idrobiologia, 29 (2): 547-561. CHAPMAN R. F., 1998.- The Insect: Structure and Function.- Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. CRONIN J. T., HAYES J. L., TURCHIN P., 2000.- Evaluation of traps used to monitor southern pine beetle aerial populations and sex ratios.- Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 2 (1): 69-76. KNERER G., 1993.- Life history diversity in sawflies, pp. 33-59. In: Sawfly life history adaptations to woody plants (WAGNER M., RAFFA K. F., Eds).- Academic Press Inc., San Diego, California, USA. SWAIN T., 1977.- The effect of plant secondary products on insect plant co-evolution, pp. 249-256. In: Proceedings of XV International Congress of Entomology, (PACKER J., WHITE D., Eds) Washington D. C., 19-27 August 1976. Entomological Society of America, College Park, MD, USA. - Peer reviews Manuscripts will be reviewed by appropriate referees. Acceptance or rejection, however, is the decision of the Editor. Authors are responsible for the content of their article. - Proofs and reprints Proofs will be sent to the corresponding author for corrections. No printed reprints are available. PDF articles will be available on the web site for free under the Creative Commons (CC-BY-NC) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Authors are welcome to further distribute PDFs of their published papers. Address for submission and editorial correspondence should be addressed to: Prof. Stefano Maini e-mail: bullinsect@unibo.it or bullinsect@gmail.com Bulletin of Insectology Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences Alma Mater Studiorum - Bologna University viale G. Fanin 42 I 40127 Bologna (Italy) Tel: +39 051 2096701 e-mail: bullinsect@unibo.it or bullinsect@gmail.com