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INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTORS TO ALCES 

sentence, in which case it is spelled out. Italics should only 

 Use the name-and-year system to cite published 
literature.

TABLES - Present each table on a separate page. Prepare 
tables in the same font and font size as used in the text. 

page (21.5 cm), leaving 2.5-cm margins on all sides (i.e., 
16.5 cm wide). Table titles must be concise. Footnotes 
should be used to reduce the complexity of table titles 
and provide further details. 

 Use 
horizontal lines only to delineate the top and bottom of the 
table and to separate column headings from the body of the 
table. No vertical lines should be present in a table. Table 

 (i.e., the space bar).

ILLUSTRATIONS - 
page. Identify each illustration by printing the author’s 

If
necessary, also indicate the orientation of the illustration on 

. Letters and 

 The same 

the manuscript. Photographs must be of high contrast and 
Typed labels are not acceptable. 

The minimum resolution of electronically scanned images is 
600 dpi. After revision, authors should provide the original 

Gerald

Alces invites original manuscripts 
describing studies of the biology and management of moose 
throughout their circumpolar distribution, as well as other 
ungulate or carnivore species that overlap their range. Some 
manuscripts published in Alces originate as papers presented 

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shop, but 

data originality, ideas, analyses, interpretation, accuracy, 

explained in a covering letter and invoice sent to authors 
with galley proofs.

Authors should
Alces”,

Alces, Vol. 34 (1): 1998 

Updates are posted on the Alces

Please provide an electronic copy of the manu-

should maintain 2.5-cm (1-inch) margins on all pages, 
including tables and illustrations. 
justify all text

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sions should be handled similarly. 

Type the date (changed with each revision), corresponding 
author’s name, address, telephone, and fax numbers, single-

the author’s electronic mail address should be provided.

TITLE – Type the running head (<45 characters, including 
spaces) on a single line following the corresponding author 
information. The title (<
next line. 

Following the name(s) 
and address(es) of the author(s), provide a one-paragraph 
abstract.

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FOOTNOTES - Use only in tables and at the bottom of the 

differs from the address at the time of the study.

names of domesticated animals or cultivated plants. Use 
Système International d’Unités (SI) units and symbols. Use