I.1    The editors of the JOURNAL OF THE FISHERIES SOCIETY OF TAIWAN welcome the submission of articles from various fisheries disciplines which are of interest to the fisheries profession.

I.2    The journal publishes three types of articles:

I.2.1 Regular paper. Manuscript must be original and must not have been previously published in or submitted for publication to any other journal. A model plan for the construction of a regular paper is as follows: 1. Abstract, 2. Introduction, 3. Materials and Methods, 4. Results, 5. Discussion, 6. Acknowledgements, and 7. References.

I.2.2 Short note. This is a brief report of scientifically sound research of limited scope, new experimental methods, and the like. It should not exceed 4 printed pages and needs not to have the formal organization of a regular paper.

I.2.3 Review. This will be received by invitation by the editor and will be subject to editorial review. Volunteered review is also welcome.

I.3    Proceedings of symposia, workshops and the like may be accepted for publication as supplements to the journal and are subject to the approval of the society.

I.4    The FISHERIES SOCIETY OF TAIWAN, publisher of the JOURNAL OF THE FISHERIES SOCIETY OF TAIWAN, holds the copyright on all journal articles.

II.1   Manuscript should be written in English with double spacing on one side of white bond or other good quality A4 paper. Leave left and right margins at least 30 mm. After save your manuscript as Word (.docx) file (Send two complete copies of the manuscripts in Microsoft Word file and Portable Document Format (PDF) to the Editor-in-Chief at the following E-Mail address: journal.fst@gmail.com or you may mail your printed manuscript to the Editor-in-Chief

II.2   The title page should include:

II.2.1        Complete title of the manuscript. When a paper is a part of a series, please still use independent tile for each paper. A paper has a series title with a specific subtitle is not recommended.

II.2.2        Running title is 50 character maximum including spaces.

II.2.3        The full name of the author(s) should be typed under the title.

Example: Jason Link, Jay Burnett, Paul Kostovick and John Galbraith

II.2.4        The author(s) affiliation(s) and the address for correspondence should be given as a footnote on the first page. Footnotes should be marked using asterisks 1, 2, 3, etc.

Example: 1National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Woods Hole, MA 02543, U.S.A

II.3   Abstract. The abstract must be a single paragraph of 300 words or less. It should contain the objective of the study, a concise description of the design and a clear statement of the results and conclusions. Because the abstract must often stand on its own, abbreviations should be avoided.

II.4   Authors are requested to write own about 5 key words immediately in a new line below the abstract. They are preferably to be selected from the title and abstract of the article.

II.5   Text. The text must be clear, concise and understandable. It should be grammatically correct language without euphemism or laboratory jargon. Use declarative sentences and avoid the passive voice. Use the first person when appropriate. Use past tense when referring to the study on which the paper is based. Reserve present tense for referring to existing knowledge or prevailing concepts and for stating conclusions. Use Arabic rather than Roman numerals and cardinal rather than ordinal numbers throughout, including references to tables and figures, e.g., Group 3, not the third group or Group lll; Table 1, not table l.

II.6   References. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of all literature citations. Article accepted for publication but not published may be cited as "in press". Such paper must actually been accepted when final revisions are completed on the current article. In the text, cite references by author and year of publication: Example: Shrimp were fed as previously described (Liao, 1990). We analyze data by the method of Liao and Hsieh (1988). When citing an article that has more than two authors, use “et al.,” e.g., “Brown et al. (1993) investigated…”. When citing multiple references together, include them in chronological rather than alphabetical order, e.g., “Other investigators (Peng, 1983; Liao and Hsieh, 1988; Yang et al., 1989) found…”.

If an author's name in the list is also mentioned with co-authors, the following order should be used:

Publications of the single author, arranged according to publication dates–publication of the same author with one co-author-publications of the author with more than one coauthor. Publications by the same author(s) in the same year should be listed as 1993a, 1993b, etc. Use the following system for arranging your references:

II.6.1        For periodicals:

II.6.1.1     One author

Yang GY (1982) Effect of dietary mineral levels in the growth of Tilapia auria, China Fish Month 356: 13-17. (in Chinese with English Summary or Abstract)

II.6.1.2     Two authors

Ulus IH, Wurtman RJ (1976) Choline administration: activation of tyrosine hydroxylase in dopaminergic neurons of rat brain. Science 194: 1060-1061.

II.6.1.3     For books:

Liao IC, Su HM, Lin JH (1983) Larval foods for penaeid prawns. In: CRC Handbook of Mariculture, Vol. I (J. P. McVey ed.), CRC Press Inc., Boca Raton, FL, U.S.A., pp. 43-69.

II.6.1.4     For theses:

Yeh HM (2001) Community structure, faunal zonation and biogeography of the deep-sea demersal fishes around Japan, and their relationships with environmental parameters. Ph.D. Dissertation (or Master Thesis), Department of Biological Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JAPAN.

II.6.1.5     For edited symposia, special issues etc.:

Liao IC, Su MS, Su HM (1991) An overview of live feeds production system design in Taiwan. In Rotifer and Microalgae Culture Systems: Proceedings of a U.S.-Asia Workshop. The Oceanic Institute, Honolulu, HI, U.S.A., pp. 135-150.

II.6.1.6     For monographs:

Liao IC (1991) Milkfish culture in Taiwan. In CRC Handbook of Mariculture, Vol. II (Finfish Aquaculture), (J. P. McVey ed.). CRC Press Inc., Boca Raton, FL, U.S.A. pp. 91-115.

II.6.1.7     For patents:

Winter M, F Gautschi F, Flament I (1972) Flavor Modifid Soluble Coffee. U.S. Patent. 3,702,253.

II.6.1.8     For Websites:

II.6.1.8.1  With authors

Bush G (1989 Apr 12) Pri

II.6.1.8.2  No authors

[USDA] United States Department of Agriculture [Internet] (2004). USDA announces first steps to update biotechnology regulations [cited 2014 Sept 19]. http://www.usda.gov/Newsroom/0033.04.html.

II.6.1.8.3  No publication date

APHIS. APHIS Hot issues [Internet] [cited 2014 Sept 19]. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/

II.7   Tables and Figures:

II.7.1        The approximate location of each table or figure in the text should be indicated in red ink in the margin of the manuscript.

II.7.2        Each table should be typed on a separate sheet and be headed by a brief legend. Please submit tables as editable text and not as images. Tables can be placed either next to the relevant text in the article, or on separate page(s) at the end. Please avoid using vertical rules and shading in table cells.

II.7.3        All original figures should be in a finished form ready for the photoengraver. Regardless of the application used other than Microsoft Office, when your electronic artwork is finalized, please 'Save as' or convert the images to one of the following formats (note the resolution requirements for line drawings, halftones, and line/halftone combinations given below):

II.7.3.1     EPS (or PDF): Vector drawings, embed all used fonts.

II.7.3.2     TIFF (or JPEG): Color or grayscale photographs (halftones), keep to a minimum of 300 dpi.

II.7.3.3     TIFF (or JPEG): Bitmapped (pure black & white pixels) line drawings, keep to a minimum of 1000 dpi.

II.7.3.4     TIFF (or JPEG): Combinations bitmapped line/half-tone (color or grayscale), keep to a minimum of 500 dpi.

II.7.4        Each figure should have a short precise legend. Legend should be listed on separate sheets.

II.7.5        Photographs should be glossy prints with strong contracts and be placed on the same sized papers (A4) as for the text.

II.8   Units of measure:

Si Units should be used in principle. Units should be written as in following examples. The plural 's' is not added to the abbreviate form of unit.

Example:

Length: A, pm, nm, μm, mm, cm, m, km

Area: mm², cm², m²

Volume: μl, ml, kl, mm³, cm³, m³

Mass: pg, ng, g, mg, kg, t, Da, kDa

Time: sec, min, h

Temperature: ^oC, K

Absolute quantity: pmol, nmol, μmol, mmol, mol

Concentration: pM, nM, μM, M, N, %, percent, ppm, μg/kg, mg/100 ml, mg/100 g.

Force: dyn, N (Newton), gw, kgw

Work‧ Energy‧ Heat quality: erg, ev, J (Jole), cal, kcal

Pressure: pa, mmHg, atm, bar

Electricity: Ω, V, W, mA, A, Hz

Photometr: cd, lx, lm, cd/m²

Sound: Hz, kHz, MHz, μbar, dB

Speed: cm/s, m/s, kt (knot), rad/s

Radioactivity: dpm, cps, cpm, nBq, Bq, kBq, Gy, kGy, mSv, Sv, R, kR

Rotation: rpm, cycle

Other: eq, x g, S (Svedberg)

III.    Send the complete copy of the manuscript in Microsoft Word file and Portable Document Format (PDF) to the Editor-in-Chief at the following E-Mail address: journal.fst@gmail.com or you may mail your two printed manuscript to:

Chun-Hung Liu

Editor-in-Chief

Department of Aquaculture

National Pingtung University of Science and Technology

Pingtung, 912301, Taiwan