NZ Science Review provides a forum for the discussion of science policy. It also covers science education, the science system, and issues affecting the practice of science in New Zealand. It is aimed at scientists, decision makers, and the interested public. Readability and the absence of jargon are essential.

Manuscripts on the above topics are welcome, two copies of which should be sent to:

The Editor
NZ Association of Scientists
P.O. Box 1874
Wellington

In addition, a copy may be emailed to the editor (editor@scientists.org.nz).

As well as full papers, short contributions, reports on new developments and conferences, and reviews of books, all in the general areas of interest detailed above, are invited. The journal may also accept reviews of a general nature and research reports.

Full manuscripts (with author's name removed) will be sent for peer review, and authors will be sent copies of the reviewer's comments and a decision on publication. Manuscripts should not normally have appeared in print elsewhere but already published results discussed in the different, special context of the journal will be considered. They should preferably not exceed 2500 words.

To facilitate anonymous review, author's names on manuscripts and any acknowledgement of assistance should be on a detachable cover page. Manuscripts should be accompanied by biographies of not more than 100 words on each author's personal history and current interests. Authors are also expected to supply a suitable passport-size photograph of themselves. This will be published with the article.

Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced with wide margins on one side of the page. Articles may be submitted in Word for PC, rich text format, or plain text, by e-mail or on floppy disk or CD-ROM, however a hardcopy should also be sent so that fidelity may be confirmed. Diagrams and photographs should be in separate files (preferably eps, tif, jpg, at 300 dpi), not embedded in the text.

All tables and illustrations should be numbered separately - Tables 1, 2, 3, 4 etc. and Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. - and be referred to in the text. Footnotes should be eliminated as far as possible. Diagrams and photographs will be printed in black and white, so symbols should be readily distinguishable without colour, and hatching should be used rather than block shading.

References should preferably be cited by the author-date (Harvard) system as described in the Lincoln University Press Write Edit Print: Style Manual for Aotearoa New Zealand (1997), which is also used as the standard for other editorial conventions. This system entails citing each author's surname and the year of publication in the text and an alphabetical listing of all authors cited at the end. Alternative systems may be provided they are used accurately and consistently.