Aims and Scope. Mathematical Population Studies publishes carefully selected research papers in the mathematical and statistical study of human populations, biological populations, and population genetics. The journal is strongly interdisciplinary and invites contributions by mathematicians, demographers, (bio)statisticians, population geneticists, sociologists, economists, epidemiologists, geographers, and actuaries. The scope covers theoretical and empirical work. The journal serves as a forum for the exchange of views between researchers in academia, international organizations, research institutes, and statistical offices throughout the world. Short notes, letters, and reviews of software are welcome.

Submission of Manuscripts. Manuscripts should be sent electronically to the Editor-in-chief or Associate Editors at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/gmps. After an initial screening, they will have them reviewed. The Editor-in-chief has final say on the suitability for publication. The manuscript should be prepared using MS Word, WordPerfect, or LaTeX and should be clearly labelled with the authors' names, file name, and software program.

If the manuscript is supplied in LaTeX format, please also include a PDF version of the file. All parts of the manuscript should be typewritten, double-spaced, with margins of at least one inch on all sides. Number manuscript pages consecutively throughout the paper. Each manuscript must be accompanied by a statement that it has not been published elsewhere and that it has not been submitted simultaneously for publication elsewhere. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted material from other sources and are required to sign an agreement for the transfer of copyright to the publisher. All accepted manuscripts, artwork, and photographs become the property of the publisher.

For anonymity in the review process, names, affiliations, and mailing addresses should appear on a separate title page. Please indicate which author is the corresponding author. Authors should also supply a shortened version of the title suitable for the running: head, not exceeding 35 character spaces. Each article should be summarized in an abstract of no more that 150 words. Include a list of six key words to be used for database word searches.

Illustrations. Illustrations submitted (line drawings, half-tones, photos, photomicrographs, etc.) should be clean originals or digital files. Digital files are recommended for highest quality reproduction and should follow these guidelines: 300 dpi or higher; sized to fit on journal page; EPS, TIFF, or PSD format only; submitted as separate files, not embedded in text files.

Mathematical Expressions. Mathematical expressions should be typewritten, with any unusual or ambiguous symbols identified in the margins where they first occur. To simplify typesetting, please use the ‘‘exp'' form of complex exponential functions and use fractional exponents instead of root signs. Equations must be displayed exactly as they should appear in print. All equations must be numbered, even in appendix. Equations numbered as ‘‘n'' are referenced in the text by ‘‘Eq. (n),'' even if they are several equations. A mathematical result due to previous scholarly research must be declared as such.

Essential headings include: ‘‘Introduction,'' ‘‘Conclusion,'' and ‘‘References,'' and any other heading deemed necessary to reflect the important subsections or divisions. The last section must be entitled ‘‘Conclusion,'' and not ‘‘Discussion,'' ‘‘Conclusive remarks,'' or ‘‘Conclusions.''

References. References within the text. Cite references in the text by the ‘‘author-date'' method of citation, i.e., the last name and the year of publication. Examples:

Smith (1980) discusses. . .. . .(Smith and Jones, 1981; Gonzalez and Durand, 2003).

Reference lists. Examples:

Aubin, J.-P., Bonneuil, N., and Maurin, F. (2000). Nonlinear structured population dynamics with co-variates. Mathematical Population Studies, 9(1): 1–31.

Spelling. Spelling is to be American English. Authors are to follow the Notes for Contributors scrupulously. The journal uses the following as standard sources: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Ed. (Merriam-Webster).

Gender. Authors should use the nouns ‘‘man'' and ‘‘woman'' rather than adjectives ‘‘male'' and ‘‘female.''