Demonstration of Online Capabilities
The Journal of Insect Science (JIS) offers authors an array of options to facilitate the delivery of information to the reader. While all JIS papers will be available in Portable Document Format (.pdf) to facilitate printing high quality documents normally found in hard copy journals, papers may be supplemented with features not readily available to journals restricted to a printed format. For example, along with their manuscripts, authors will be able to submit high-resolution color images, complete data sets, as well as video and audio recordings. These supplementary materials will facilitate communication of authors' findings.
Color SubmissionsAuthors can submit color images either in hard copy or in a digital format. The latter option is preferred to ensure the proper degree of resolution is obtained.
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Figure 1. This is an image of a frontal ganglion of a 5th instar larva of the tobacco hornworm moth, Manduca sexta. The ganglion has been immunostained for allatostain (red) and perisulfakinin (green). The cells that are yellow possess immunoreactivity to both peptides. This group of peptidergic cells innervate the visceral muscles of the caterpillar crop. (Image courtesy of Dr. Norm Davis, ARLDN, University of Arizona.) |
Authors can also submit complete data sets such as the following gene sequence alignment obtained using the genes coding for vitellogenins, apolipoproteinB and lipase.
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Figure 2. This is an alignment of gene sequences related to vitellogenin from across the animal kingdom. Sequences were aligned using the PileUp and Pretty programs within the GCG Sequence Analysis Software Program (Madison, WI). To view the larger image, you will need Adobe Acrobat 4.0 or higher: download Adobe Acrobat Reader. The basic software package is available at no cost. |
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A color graphic showing the unrooted tree constructed using the MacClade software, version 3, is also available.
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Figure 3. A color graphic showing the unrooted tree constructed using the MacClade software, version 3. |
Video and Sound Recordings
Video and sound recordings can also be attached to a manuscript to provide readers with actual examples of events reported in the text of a manuscript.
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Figure 4. A mating sequence in the moth. Note the clicking sound accompanying the mating ritual following the entry of a second male into the vicinity of the female. To view this moving image, you will need either RealPlayer (for both PC and Mac: download RealPlayer) or QuickTime (for Mac: download Quicktime). Both have a basic software package offered at no cost. {We thank William Conner for permission to use this video.} |