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Arborist News
Instructions to Authors of CEU Articles
Topics
CEU articles should relate to one of the ten domains of arborist
certification: Tree ID & Selection, Tree Biology, Soil and Water Relations,
Nutrition & Fertilization, Pruning, Cabling, Bracing & Lightning
Protection, Trees, People & Ecology, Safety & Climbing, Diagnosis &
Treatment, and Installation & Establishment. Typically we prefer to choose
a specific topic and expand into detail.
Format
CEU articles average 2,500 words in length, but the size varies by
topic and author. Authors should submit articles in electronic format by email
or disk, if possible. Please send articles double-spaced in MS Word or Word
Perfect to Sharon Lilly (slilly@isa-arbor.com). Do not type articles directly
into email messages; send them as an attachment. If articles are submitted
through traditional mail, please send a hard copy as well as a disk.
Review Process
CEU articles will be reviewed for technical content by at least one
person. All articles are subject to internal edit. The editor will consult with
the author about any significant questions or suggestions.
Learning Objectives
Please include two to five learning objectives with all CEU
articles. Example: The reader will be able to … (list objectives)
About the Author
Please include one or two sentences about the author; give the
name, title, employer, and other pertinent information.
Tables
Keep tables to a minimum. Captions should adequately describe
content so that tables are understandable when considered apart from the text.
Do not create tables with a word processor’s automatic table feature. Instead,
set up a basic table using tabs between columns. Tables should be placed at the
end of your manuscript but will be placed appropriately within the article
during layout and production.
Figures (Photos, Slides, Illustrations)
We prefer CEU articles to be accompanied by photographs and/or
illustrations. We recommend three to seven for each article.For pictures,
please submit slides or glossy photographs. For other figures (charts,
drawings, etc.), please submit clean, sharp originals (“camera-ready”). If you
wish to submit electronic files for photos or other figures, use “tif” (or
“tiff”) format, 300 dpi. Save them as separate files rather than incorporating
them into the electronic version of your manuscript. We cannot use electronic
artwork created in word-processing (e.g., Word or Wordperfect) or presentation
(e.g., Powerpoint) software. If your figures were created with those programs,
please submit camera-ready printouts.
CEU Questions
CEU articles must include CEU questions. We generally expect 20
multiple choice questions for 1 CEU credit. Shorter articles with ten CEU
questions may be valued at .5 credit. The questions should reinforce the
information presented in the article. Readers should be able to answer the
questions if they actually read and comprehend the article. A lay-person should
not be able to answer the questions without having read the article. Please
refer to the document, Making the Most of a Multiple Choice Item, for pointers
on writing good questions.
References
List references (if any) at the end of the article in alphabetical
order by name of author. References in text should be written as follows:
(Smith 1998) for a single author; (Smith and Anderson 1998) for two authors; or
(Smith et al. 1998) for three or more authors. When citing multiple sources for
one point or fact, arrange the references chronologically, from earliest to
latest: (Smith 1988; Jones 1990; Brown et al. 1998). Do not use any italics or
boldface in your list of references (exception: plant names and other Latin
terms should be italicized).
Examples of commonly used citations
Periodical:
Green, J.W., and S.M. Zorn, 1997. Herbicides to control tree roots. Journal of
Arboriculture 23:169172.
Book:
Howard, R.G. 1992. Integrated Management of Tree Pests. Prentice-Hall,
Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
Chapter in a book:
Hepper, W.R. 1991. Physiology of chemical movement in trees, pp 110. In
Smith, K.B., and M.E. Brown (Eds.). Systemic Chemical Treatments in Tree
Culture. Wiley, New York, NY.
For More Information
If you have any questions about these instructions, please call or e-mail the
ISA Educational Goods and Services Department, Arborist News,
(217) 355-9411;
editor@isa-arbor.com
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