Journal of Mountain Ecology publishes two categories of original papers:
a - Research papers, up to 10-15 pp.; b - Monographs, up to 35-40 pp.

All manuscripts (in English) submitted are considered for publication on the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere.

Copyright:
If a manuscript is accepted for publication, authors or their employers must transfer their full copyright exclusively to the Gran Paradiso National Park.

Submissions:
We encourage authors to submit electronically, sending their manuscript in WORD format via e-mail to the associate editors.
e-mail:editors@mountainecology.org

You can also submit via ordinary mail sending your manuscript to:

Dr. Bruno Bassano
Parco Nazionale Gran Paradiso,
via della Rocca 47, 10123 Torino, Italy

If you choose to submit via ordinary mail, send three copies of your manuscript on good quality white paper, size A4. Double spaced throughout, with 2.5-3 cm margins. Please enclose also your manuscript in WORD format on Floppy-disk or CD Rom.

Title:
Use no more than 15 words. Use vernacular names of institutes and organisms. The name of the author(s) should be typed on the line below the title, the address should follow on the next line. Correspondence will be sent to the first-named author, unless otherwise requested.

Abstract:
Articles require an abstract which describes the problem studied, the most important findings and their utility. Place key-words below the abstract. Supply about 10 key-words (vernacular and scientific names of principal organisms, geographic area, etc.). In the abstract or text, the first mention of a vernacular name should be accompanied by its scientific name.

References, Literature cited:
Authors must use the style reported in the last issue of the journal. Use capital and lowercase letters for authorsí last names, initials for given names. In the text, references should be cited in the following forms: Rossi (1993); Rossi (1993a, b); Bianchi & Rossi (1993); Bianchi et al. (1993); (Bianchi, 1993); (Bianchi & Rossi, 1993); (Bianchi et al., 1993); (Bianchi & Rossi, 1993a, b).