The journal is currently revising its submission guideline document for authors and reviewers of Human–Wildlife Interactions manuscripts.

Please refer to the Author Checklist page for instructions about how to prepare your submission and what to expect at all stages between submission and publication.

The following selected information about article components may also assist you in manuscript preparation.

For all questions, contact the editorial office:

• Article Components
• Tables and Figures

Article Components

Abstract

The abstract, which appears in peer-reviewed and peer-edited manuscripts, should present a statement of findings in one paragraph not to exceed 3% of the length of the text, including the literature cited. It should include the following information: 1) Problem studied, question answered, or hypothesis tested and justification for study. What was it and why is it important? Indicate new data, ideas, or interpretations used directly or indirectly to manage wildlife. 2) Pertinent methods. State the methods used to achieve the results summarized in the Results (keep the methods brief unless a new, greatly improved method is being reported). 3) Results. Highlight the most important results, positive or negative. 4) Applicability of results. Explain how, where, when, and by whom data or interpretations can be applied to wildlife problems or contribute to knowledge of wildlife science.

Key Words

List 4 to 10 key words, in alphabetical order, that best describe major topics in the manuscript. Your key words will help researchers locate your article using abstracting services. In selecting key words, you should consider who would be interested in finding your article and what key works they will be using in their search. Key words will appear immediately after the abstract. Do not capitalize key words unless they are words that require capitalization, such as proper nouns (e.g., Canada goose). Key words should be separated by a comma; however, there is no punctuation after the last key word.

Sections

Typically, articles include introductory content as well as boldfaced section headings related to the study area, methods, results, discussion, and management implications. Boldfaced subheadings may also be used, and third-level headings should be indented and italicized.

Acknowledgments

The acknowledgments appear immediately before the literature cited section and should be brief. All acknowledgments should include the first initial (where appropriate) and the last name of individuals acknowledged. Wording should be simple, without qualifying adjectives. A. Ballard provided valuable assistance in preparing the appendices for this revision. D. Minnis provided assistance with reviewing drafts.

Literature Cited

In formatting literature cited entries, use the word-processing ruler to create hanging indents, not tabs or space bar. Type the citations double spaced, immediately following the text. Citations should be alphabetized by authors’ surnames, regardless of the number of multiple authors for the same publication. Within alphabetical order, the sequencing is chronological. Use upper- and lowercase letters (typing all capital letters complicates editing names such as DeGraaf and van Druff). Use 2 initials (whenever available) with one space between each initial. If citations have >1 reference for the same author(s) in the same year, differentiate the publications alphabetically and add a, b, c (in italics), etc. after the year for each entry. Always write out all author names, even for multiple citations by the same author(s).

Whenever possible, rather than Internet sources, cite the original sources (i.e., a hard or paper copy). However, if citing an Internet source, provide the date accessed within the literature cited.

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Tables and Figures

Tables

Tables should be created using the table function of the word processing software. Do not use tabs or spaces to create tables. Put only 1 row of text in 1 row of cells, and never use a multiple-text column format within a table. Do not prepare tables for small data sets (those containing many blank spaces, zeros, repetitions of the same number or those with few or no significant data); include such data in the text. For data that must be shown in a table, items that provide the most important comparisons usually read vertically, not horizontally. Place all tables at the end of the document (after the literature cited and figures, if any).

Figures

HWI editors encourage the use of full-color line drawings, photographs, or other illustrations that improve communication. Lettering in figures should be sentence case (i.e., mixed-case letters) and must be >1 mm tall when the figure is reduced. Embed figure images at the end of the document (after the literature cited) and place the appropriate figure caption under each figure. The caption may be several sentences long and include brief suggestions for reading and interpreting the figure. Photos are considered figures and, as such, should include captions and a statement of credit at the end of the caption.

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