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Response to: Monitoring Social Learning Processes in Adaptive Comanagement: Three Case Studies from South Africa. 2010. Cundill, G.

Submission Step 1

You will be guided through a 6 step submission process.

The components of the submission are as follows:

  • authors and their affiliations (entered as text during Step 2)
  • title, abstract, keywords, and acknowledgements (entered as text during Step 3) details
  • body of the manuscript (rich-text format, from Introduction through to end of Literature Cited, Step 4) details
  • tables (each table is an individual file, in rich-text format, Step 5) details
  • figures (each figure is an individual image file: JPG, GIF, PNG, Step 5) details
  • equations (each figure is an individual image file: JPG, GIF, PNG, Steps 4 & 5) details
  • appendices (saved as PDF if text, tables, or figures; other formats permissable for data, video, programs, etc, Step 5) details

If you have any difficulties with this process, contact the managing editor by email managing_editor@ecologyandsociety.org.

A. Manuscript Type

Select the appropriate section for this submission (see Sections and Policies in About the Journal).



B. Submission Checklist

Before you proceed to the next step you must indicate with a check-mark (mouse click each box) that you have complied with these requirements.

 This work has not been published elsewhere, nor is it presently being considered for publication by another journal. If either of these conditions apply, provide complete details in a covering letter (below) to the editors. Failure to notify the editors is grounds for rejection.

 I understand that Resilience Alliance is not for profit and charge a publication fee to offset costs of publishing articles that are freely available. The base cost is $975/manuscript. *Authors submitting to a Special Feature may have their fees covered by a separate funding source. Please make sure you know whether your fees are covered. Waivers must be granted before submission.

 I understand that a manuscript longer than 5000 word will be subject to additional charges.

 Use of figures and tables that have been published elsewhere is strongly discouraged.
If use of such material simply cannot be avoided, the author MUST

  1. declare in a cover letter that such material is submitted
  2. receive written permission from the original publisher to use the materials in perpetuity (that is, without any time limit). You can download copyright permission forms at http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/submissions/publish.php and submit the completed form after your article is accepted for publication.

 The text adheres to the formatting requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines (see About the Journal).

 The text of the paper, and tables are in Rich Text Format (RTF). The body of the manuscript has no embedded figures, equations, or tables.

 Equations and figures, if present, are correctly referenced in the body of the paper. (Have individual image files of the equations and figures ready for upload.)

 I have checked with my coauthors about their names and affiliations. I understand that they will not be changed after publication.

 If the work involves human subjects, the author certifies that the work was done with prior approval for human subjects research by an institutional review board (IRB) or equivalent ethics committee(s). The author certifies that the work followed ethical practices designated by either an IRB or ethics committee. If requested from the journal, the author will present documentation from the review board or ethics committee confirming approval of the research
Otherwise, the author certifies that the work did not involve human subjects.

C. Data and Code Archive Statement 

Ecology and Society requires authors to make all relevant data and code underlying the findings described in the manusript fully available. (See description https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/about/submissions.php#statement).

Please include your statement below.



D. Cover Letter to the Editor 

If it is appropriate, provide a covering letter regarding your submission. (If you are re-submitting a manuscript subsequent to review, please reserve your comments to the reviewers for a subsequent section.)



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