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INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
Fróðskaparrit is the journal of the Fróðskapur - Faroe
University Press. Papers from all areas of natural and
medical sciences, and the humanities are invited in any
language as long as their topics pertain to the Faroes.
All manuscripts received will be evaluated by the
board of editors and/or independent referees. This
style guide must be followed or else the paper will be
retumed to the author for revision.
Submit the manuscript to the Editor-in-Chief as a
paper copy or by email to: doreteb@ngs.fo including
a CD in Winword if the manuscript contains several
pictures and/or tables.
Authors will receive page proofs for correction and
the corrected proofs should be returned within 72 hours
to the Editor-in-Chief. Alterations should be kept to a
minimum, and extensive changes will be charged for.
You will be sent a pdf of the paper, which you are
free to place on your website or distribute as you wish.
The pdf will be locked and its content cannot be changed
or revised.
Style Guide:
Manuscripts should follow the general rules accepted
within the respective scientific field. However, end-
notes should be kept to a minimum and especially
footnotes should be avoided - the full explanation be
given in the text.
Italics (which can also be indicated in the text by under-
lining) should be used for:
1) References to titles of books and periodicals
2) Latin names of plants and animals
The title of the paper in bold, UPPER and lower
case and the author/s name: Italic, UPPER and lower
case followed by two line spaces.
Level 1 subtitle: Bold, UPPER and lower case fol-
lowed by one line space.
Level 2 subtitle: Bold, UPPER and lower case fol-
lowed by no space.
Level 3 subtitle: Italics, UPPER and lower case
followed by no space.
The title, author’s name with postal and Email
should be on the first page, followed by an abstract
of the paper, not exceeding 175 words amplifying but
not repeating the title. It should outline the purpose of
the paper, the work, details and important results and
conclusions. An extra summary should be provided to
be translated into Faroese or English depending on the
language of the paper.
The text should ideally contain: Introduction,
Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion and
Conclusions, but other concepts may be accepted. In
the text the International Systems of Units are followed
(Sl-Units, e.g. meter as m; degree C as °C). Figures:
Tables and Figures (including photographs) should be
listed after the text, and they should be explained in
the caption (not as: .. see text). In Tables the tabulator
must be used, never spaces. Figures must be submitted
as a EPS, tiff or jpeg file or printed on white paper.
Photographs in black and white or colour plates must
be supplied as dias or glossy prints, not larger than A4
in size or send by email.
In the text, references should not be cited by num-
bering, but as Joensen (1963), or when more convenient
as (Joensen, 1963). More than one reference should be
written as Joensen (1963; 1970), or (Joensen, 1963;
1970), or (Svabo, 1783; Joensen, 1963). References to
specific pages should be given as (Joensen, 1963: 123-
134). Two authors should be referred as (Joensen and
Táning, 1970) and more than two authors as (Enckell et
al., 1986). See below for references written in full. The
list of references should not be numbered but placed
in alphabetical order, the titles of books given in full,
and journals with the abbreviations used by the actual
joumal, as follows:
Benjaminsen, T. and Christensen, I. 1980. The natural
history of the bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampul-
latus (Foster). In: Winn, H.E. and Olla, B.L. (eds).
Behavior of Marine Animals 3: 143-158.
Enckell, P.H., Bengtson, S-A., Douwes, P., Niklasson,
M., Stille, B. and Wiman, B. 1986. The disper-
sal pattern of an anthropochorous species: Genetic
variation in populations of Lumbricus terrestris L.
(Lumbricidae) in the Faroe Islands. Hereditas 104:
253-261.
Svabo, J.C. 1783 (1959). Indberetninger fra en Reise
i Færøe 1781 og 1782. Selskabet til Udgivelse af
Færøske Kildeskrifter og Studier. København.
Udkast til Lov for Færøeme om Jagt, Fuglefangst m.m.
1911. Forslag og Betcenkninger afgivne af Den
Færøske Landbokommision. København: 303-314.
Submit manuscripts to Dorete Bloch, Editor-in-Chief
of Fróðskaparrit, Føroya Náttúrugripasavn, Museum
of Natural History, FO-100 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands,
Phone: +298 352320, Fax: +298 352321, e-mail:
doreteb@ngs.fo.