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The Mauritius Oceanography Institute and the University of Mauritius invite contributions from potential authors for presentation at the National Ocean Science Forum 2007.

The paper should report the results of original research. The material should not have been previously published elsewhere, except in a preliminary form. Papers will be peer-reviewed and published in a special issue of the University of Mauritius Journal of Science & Technology.

Instructions for authors

Submission of a paper is understood to imply that the article is original and unpublished and is not being considered for publication elsewhere. Submission also implies that all authors have approved the paper for release and are in agreement with its content.

Papers for consideration should be submitted to the Forum Secretariat, Mauritius Oceanography Institute, 4th Floor, France Centre, Victoria Avenue , Quatre Bornes on CD or by email to conference@moi.intnet.mu

Preparation of papers

1. Papers should be written in English or French.
2. Tables, figures and photographs should be included in the paper at the position where they would appear in the final print. In addition, digital versions of the figures and photographs at a resolution of at least 600 dpi should be submitted on a CD along with the text.
3. Authors are strongly advised to use the template available on http://moi.gov.mu/NOSF2007/template.doc for preparing their paper. This will greatly facilitate their work in terms of adhering to the instructions for the format of the paper. All instructions for the font, paragraph etc are embedded in the template. In the text, no reference should be made to page numbers; if necessary, one may refer to sections.
4. SI units should be used.

References

1. All publications cited in the text should be presented in a list of references following the text of the manuscript. The manuscript should be carefully checked to ensure that the spelling of author's names and dates are exactly the same in the text as in the reference list.
2. In the text refer to the author's name (without initial) and year of publication. Examples: “Since Peterson (1993) has shown that...” or “This is in agreement with results obtained later (Kramer, 1994)”. In the case of more than one reference: (Edwards, 1990; Marshall et al., 1992; Kramer, 1994).
3. If reference is made in the text to a publication written by more than two authors the name of the first author should be used followed by “et al.” in italics. This indication, however, should never be used in the list of references. In this list names of first author and co-authors should be mentioned.
4. References cited together in the text should be arranged chronologically (oldest reference first). The list of references should be arranged alphabetically on authors' names,and chronologically per author. 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 - publications of the same author with one co-author - publications of the author with more than one co-author. Publications by the same author(s) in the same year should be listed as 1994a, 1994b, etc.
5. Use the following system for arranging your references:

   • For periodicals
     Dame, R., Libes, S., 1993. Oyster reefs and nutrient retention in tidal creeks. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 171, 251-258.
   
   
   • For edited symposia, special issues, etc. published in a periodical
     Benzie, J.A.H., Ballment, E., Frusher, S., 1993. Genetic structure of Penaeus monodon In: Galland, G.A.E., Chen, H. (Eds.), Genetics in Aquaculture IV. Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium, 29 April-3 May 1991, Wuhan , China . Aquaculture 111, 89-93.
   
   
   • For books
     Gaugh, Jr., H.G., 1992. Statistical Analysis of Regional Yield Trials. Elsevier, Amsterdam , 278 pp.
   
   
   • For multi-author books
     Shigueno, K., 1992. Shrimp culture industry in Japan . In: Fast, A.W., Lester, L.J. (Eds.), Marine Shrimp Culture: Principles and Practices. Elsevier, Amsterdam , pp. 641-652.
   
   
6. Abbreviate the titles of periodicals mentioned in the list of references according to the International List of Periodical Title Word Abbreviations.
7. In the case of publications in any language other than English and French, the original title is to be retained. However, the titles of publications in non-Latin alphabets should be transliterated, and a notation such as “(in Russian)” or “(in Greek, with English abstract)” should be added.
8. Work accepted for publication but not yet published should be referred to as “in press” .
9. References concerning unpublished data and “personal communications” should not be cited in the reference list but may be mentioned in the text .
10. For information obtained from the Internet please follow instructions from:http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos2006/basic.html. But keep in mind that several of these sources are non-authoritative ones and may not necessarily be reliable.

Instructions for poster preparation

Posters should report the results of original research . The material should not have been previously published elsewhere, except in a preliminary form.

Posters should be of A1 size (594 mm x 841 mm) in portrait orientation.

As a guideline:

• Posters should include a title with a font size of at least 3 cm.
• Below the title, put author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s).
• Use pictures and figures rather than text wherever possible. This gives the poster a better visual appeal.
• Bright colours greatly enhance the attention of the viewer although too many colours should be avoided.
• When working on the arrangement of the display on the poster, it is preferable to align materials in two or more columns.
• A copy of the Abstract (300 words or less) may be placed in the upper left column of the poster, with a Conclusion in the lower right hand comer. Although there is considerable room for flexibility, it is often useful to have clear sections indicating the Aims of the Research, the Methods and Subjects involved, and the Experimental tasks. Another section may highlight the important Results, with a few sections being used to present the main points in Tables or Figures.

Copyright

1. An author, when quoting from someone else's work or when considering reproducing an illustration or table from a book or journal article, should make sure that he is not infringing a copyright.
2. Although in general an author may quote from other published works, he should obtain permission from the holder of the copyright if he wishes to make substantial extracts or to reproduce tables, plates, or other illustrations. If the copyright-holder is not the author of the quoted or reproduced material, it is recommended that the permission of the author should also be sought.
3. Material in unpublished letters and manuscripts is also protected and must not be published unless permission has been obtained.
4. A suitable acknowledgement of any borrowed material must always be made.