HOW TO PREPARE MANUSCRIPTS

The journal's language is English. British English or American English spelling and terminology may be used, but either one should be followed consistently throughout the article. The manuscript should be modified APA Referencing System.

Papers should be prepared with Microsoft Word in .doc or .rtf file format. Format paragraph text using the 'Normal' style in the styles menu. This puts a space before each paragraph so that a blank line is not required to separate paragraphs and automatically sets the text to double line, full justified, 11 pt Times New Roman Font layout Format the Title of the paper using the 'Title' style in the styles menu, use the 'Abstract' style for the abstract and the 'Quotation' style for paragraph quotes.

Quotations
Quotations less than three lines long should be incorporated into the text using double quotation marks. For longer quotations (more than three lines or two sentences), use 'Quotation' style in the styles menu.

Number the pages consecutively with the first page containing;

·         running head (shortened title)

·         title

·         author(s)

·         affiliation(s)

full address for correspondence, including telephone and fax number, e-mail address and related subject area

Second page

• Abstract: Please provide a short abstract of 100 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.

• Key words: Please provide 3 to 5 key words or short phrases.

Third and following pages

• Section Headings
  First-, second-, third-, and fourth-order headings should be clearly distinguishable.

Notes
Please use endnotes rather than footnotes. Notes should be indicated by consecutive superscript numbers in the text and listed at the end of the article before the References. A source reference note should be indicated by means of an asterisk after the title. This note should be placed at the bottom of the first page.

Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed in a separate section before the References.

References
In the text, references to the literature should be cited by author's surname followed by year of publication. If there are multiple citations, present them chronologically. When references are made to more than one paper by the same author published in the same year, they should be designated in the text as (White, 1995a,b) and in the Literature Cited as follows:

Journal article:
Duyar I, Pelin C. (2003) Body height estimation based on tibia length in different stature groups. Am J Phys Anthropol 122(1):23–27.

Book:
Moore LG. (1980) The biocultural basis of health: expanding views of medical anthropology. St Louis: Mosby, p 43–45.

Book chapter:
Ellison PT. (1991) Reproductive ecology and human fertility. In: Mascie-Taylor CGN, Lasker GW, editors. Applications of biological anthropology to human affairs. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p 24–54.

Abbreviations of journal titles should follow those used in Index Medicus.

Tables
Each table should be numbered consecutively. In tables, footnotes are preferable to long explanatory material in either the heading or body of the table. Such explanatory footnotes, identified by superscript letters, should be placed immediately below the table. Please provide a caption (without abbreviations) to each table, refer to the table in the text and note its approximate location in the margin. Finally, please place the tables after the figure legends in the manuscript.

Figures
All photographs, graphs and diagrams should be referred to as a Figure and they should be numbered consecutively. Multi-part figures ought to be labeled with lower case letters (a, b, etc.). Please insert keys and scale bars directly in the figures. Relatively small text and great variation in text sizes within figures should be avoided as figures are often reduced in size. Figures may be sized to fit approximately within the column(s) of the journal. Provide a detailed legend (without abbreviations) to each figure, refer to the figure in the text and note its approximate location in the margin. Please place the legends in the manuscript after the references.