
Society of Canadian Ornithologists
Société des ornithologistes
du Canada

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
We are looking for fresh material for Picoides, specifically the following:​​
Bird related articles and photos
Student Award reports
Society news items
Society Awards
News from Canadian bird labs
Canadian thesis abstracts
Announcements
Advertisements
Event notices
Book reviews
Letters to the editor
Bird related poetry
Bird related artwork
Interested in submitting, but not sure what to write? Check out our recent issues to get a feel for our content: https://www.sco-soc.ca/current-issue
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
General
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Submission deadlines are February 15, May 15, and October 15.
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Please email your submissions to Rob Warnock, Picoides Editor, at warnockr@myaccess.ca.
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Include your complete contact information (name and email address).
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If resubmitting, please submit the entire article with a note of changes.
Written Contributions
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Write as concisely as possible. Short articles should be 250-400 words, and longer contributions up to 1000 words.
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Editors reserve the right to edit articles for clarity and space limitations.
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Article files should be submitted as a Word document (.doc/.docx)
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Use 10-point font (preferably Arial) and as little in the way of formatting commands as possible.
Digital Images
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​Submit each image as its own separate file (do not embed in text documents).
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Provide images in their original file format (e.g., .png, .jpg) if possible.
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Include all figure captions under a “Figure Captions” heading at the end of the article.
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Name files clearly so each image can be matched to its corresponding caption.
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Use high resolution images, up to 4Mb per file.
Artwork Submission (Physical Media)
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We encourage the submission of all forms of artwork (e.g., paintings, sculptures, photography)! Please submit high-quality photographs of your original piece, following the digital image guidelines above.
