Methods in Ecology and Systematics [MES] ISSN 1659-2182

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The Central American Institute for Biological Research and Conservation (CIBRC) is an non-governmental non-profit organization, located in San José, Costa Rica. It was establish in 1998 by professionals in Biology and Conservation, which are currently living in Costa Rica, United States and Europe. Their personnel is currently active at all levels of research, publication and education in the areas of Biology and Conservation.

The aim of the CIBRC is to promote and support scientific development of professionals and projects in the areas of Biology and Conservation in the Central American Isthmus.

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Who we are:
This periodical is adscribed to the Instituto Centroamericano para la Investigación en Biología y Conservación.  In the website of this Institute will be published in digital format three times at year in january, juin and December

Topics of interest:
MES publishes papers concerned with systematics and ecology, particularly related to development of new methodologies and applications. We include publication of programmes and applications of computational systems. The papers submited may be theoreticals or observationals. Aditionally, we accept systematic revisions as well as alpha-taxonomy papers.

Manuscripts:
Authrors will send the papers in the format they desire for publication. All pages with number.

Paper sections:
-Title
- Authrors names in capitals, plus posttal and electronic address of all the authors.
-Key words not included in title (no more than five)
-Abstract.
-Text (begining by an introduction, finishing by references).
      Figures and tables may be included in text and labeled.

Example of citation format:

Articles: Burr FA, Evert RF. 1982. A cytochemical study of the wound-healing proteins in Bryopsis hypnoides. Cytobios 6:199-215. Books: Gould SJ. 1989. Wonderfull life: the Burgess Shale and the nature of history. W.W. Norton, New York, U.S.A. Book chapters: Dow MM, Chevereud JM, Rhoads J, Friedlaender J. 1987B. Statistical comparison of biological and cultural/history variation. In: Friedlaender J, Howells WW, Rhoads J, eds. Solomon Islands project: health, human biology and cultural change. Oxford University Press, New York, U.S.A. 265-281. Thesis: Gay HJ. 1990. The ant association and structural rhizome modifications of the eastern fern genus Lecanopteris (Polypodiaceae). Thesis. Oxford University.

Languages:
We accepted manuscripts in SPANISH, PORTUGUES, FRENCH (preferred from France or Belgium) and ENGLISH (preferred british). Publication: The manuscripts may be remited to the following e-mail address MESpub@cibrc.org. The firts author will receive a PDF copy of the paper. All papers are reviewed by specialists. All papers submited need to be unpublished.

Reprints:
If you wish reprints you can receive a ninimum of 20 or maximum of 100. You need to pay for each copy US$ 1.00, for papers with a maximum of 40 pages, if the paper have more than 40 the price for reprint will be relative to the number of pages. Reprints are obligated in taxonomic papers with a minimum of 25 copies to be distributed in the libraries cited below.

Libraries:
1. Library of the Senckenberg Museum,
2. Library of the Instituto de Zoología de la UNAM,
3. Library of the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS),
4. Biblioteca del Instituto Centroamericano para la Investigación en Biología y Conservación*,
5. National Library of Costa Rica,
6. Library Sistem of the Universidad de Costa Rica*,
        and other libraries obligated by law in Costa Rica

Editor:

Axel P. Retana-Salazar Instituto Centroamericano para la Investigación en Biología y Conservacion Sistemática (coevolución) y Taxonomía de Thysanoptera, Phthiraptera y algunos grupos de Acari. Desarrollo de espacios matemáticos y algoritmos aplicados a evolución y taxonomía

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